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Juventus Vs Benfica: Juventus suffers a great 2-1 loss at home
Juventus vs Benfica: Juventus suffers a big 2-1 loss at home: With goals from Joao Mario and David Neres on Wednesday, Benfica, the two-time champions of Europe, rallied to defeat Juventus 2-1 and keep their pristine record in Group H of the Champions League.
Juventus had a terrible night as they lost three consecutive matches in Europe's top club competition for the first time in 50 years and dropped their first two games of the Champions League group stage.
"I already told the team these moments happen in football, we need to emerge from them as a team, with a sense of responsibility," Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.
"We have an important game coming up against Monza and after that we can think about Europe. It will certainly be difficult, but not all is lost."
When Arkadiusz Milik headed the ball from a Leandro Paredes corner kick into the bottom left corner in the fourth minute, Juventus took the lead.
The early goal appeared to catch Benfica off guard because Juventus controlled the first 25 minutes of the game and forced the Portuguese team to go on the defensive.
After 27 minutes, Neres crossed for Goncalo Ramos, who managed to head the ball right at Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin for Benfica's first serious opportunity.
As half-time approached, Benfica began to gain more control and possession as the pressure from Juventus eased.
The visitors were awarded a penalty in the 43rd minute following a VAR check after Juventus midfielder Fabio Miretti fouled Ramos inside the box and Mario equalised from the spot.
Juventus vs Benfica: Football is difficult to explain
Juventus suffers 2-1 defeat in the hands of Benfica
Benfica maintained their momentum in the second half with Neres putting them ahead in the 55th minute, firing home on the volley after Rafa Silva's shot had been parried into his path by Perin.
Juventus pressed forward in the last 10 minutes, with substitute Angel Di Maria leading the charge on his return from a muscle injury.
Bremer failed to convert an opportunity to equalise for Juventus in the 88th minute as the Italians slumped to defeat.
"I don't criticise the team, I understand the psychological situation. We've had some difficult moments and reacted, but conceding that penalty on the stroke of half-time, that was a real blow to morale," Allegri said.
"Football is difficult to explain, all we can say is that after going 2-1 down the game was over, we risked conceding 3-1 and 4-1."
Benfica are second in Group H with six points, level with Paris St Germain, who won 3-1 at Maccabi Haifa.
Benfica host Paris Saint-Germain next on Oct. 5, when Juventus will play Maccabi Haifa.


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Iowa Debate Hot Take
Dallas Taylor	2020 Election, Op-Ed, Primary/Caucus	 January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 3 Minutes
For what it's worth, and in no particular order, here's what I thought:
Elizabeth Warren had a *great* night. All her answers were sharp, cogent, and, I'm not afraid to say it, Presidential. She was the strongest candidate up there, and to my mind has the best chance of uniting the Democratic party's sometimes disparate elements, bringing new folks into the tent/coalition, and inspiring people who don't normally vote that it'd be worth it to elect her.
Bernie, well, Bernie was Bernie. If you like/love him, you probably thought he did well. If you have your doubts, he probably didn't win you over (especially, I'm guessing, if you're a woman: more on that below). He was his usual forceful, self-involved self (which came through when he mentioned he hoped it would be him who was nominated rather than saying what he was running to do, and his mansplainity when it came to whether a woman could win the Presidency).
Joe Biden stumbled and slurred and lost the thread at least a dozen times. He's too far past his prime (a prime in which he made a lot of bad calls, see: Iraq War, Anita Hill, the 2005 Bankruptcy Bill) and seemed like he was up past his bedtime. But it won't hurt him, because he's graded on a curve like Donald Trump is, albeit a slightly steeper one.
Amy Klobuchar had a decent night, and makes a decent case for herself. Which no one seems to be buying, and is not particularly inspirational. I like her okay, but I don't think she could have moved the numbers much even if she'd turned in a Warren-grade performance, which I don't think she did.
Pete Buttigieg made a few good points, and is obviously doing some tacking left-ish now that his surge is done. I see him as a party functionary or pundit when all's said and done, which I imagine will help him out with that whole 'poorest candidate on stage' thing he keeps talking about.
Tom Steyer wasted a hundred million dollars to go on that stage and tell everyone which others he agreed with. He also stole Kamala Harris' donor list and seems to have some bobble-head somewhere in his ancestry. I wish he'd fuck off and spend his money supporting someone who'd actually be a good President.
Moderators were okay, I guess, though I wish they were more interested in policy differences than trying to get people to fight. Still, I thought the ladies did well enough to cover for Wolf Blitzer.
The big dustup between Warren and Sanders was, I thought, pretty instructive. I was particularly impressed with how Warren handled her anger and turned the conversation to the 800 pound gorilla of sexism. I thought Bernie didn't do himself any favors, basically calling Warren a liar (a charge she pointedly did not respond to, though I saw what looked like a quick throwdown after the debate: I'd give good money to hear what she said to Bernie when she refused to shake his hand) and mansplaining the fuck out of sexism in politics. That they gave Joe Biden the last word was as sadly predictable as the rambling nonsense that came out of his mouth about the subject.
I was glad to see foreign policy take such a big role, since that's a big chunk of what a President does. "We've turned the corner so many times we're turning in circles" is a great fucking line. I was also glad to hear Warren on trade — another big chunk of what Presidents actually co — especially the notion of making labor and environmental standards a prerequisite for access to American markets.
Will it move any numbers? Convince any voters? Who the fuck knows? Debates aren't that big a deal. But if you were watching to see which one looked and acted like a President, I think you have to say Warren walked away with it. Do I think the MSM will agree? Prolly not. They're too invested in the status quo, and their bosses don't want to pay a wealth tax.
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For what it's worth, I pretty much agree with your take.

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Q: Why is such huge mount of heat released by brute-force GPG cipher? Please see GnuPG FAQ. I'm really interested in how to derive to "boil the ocean" by using the Landauer bound and the Margolus–Levitin limit.
Any suggestion is welcome.

A: I'll take a crack at this:
To brute force this, you'd have to, in the worst case, try every one of the possible combinations of keys. Let's take their example of a 128 bit key.
The Landauer limit states that at least $kT \ln2$ energy must be generated to erase a bit. You have to store your key somewhere so everytime you try one, you'll have to erase the old key with your new one, consisting of 128 bits.
Margolus–Levitin tells us that there is a maximum processing rate for computation. The time required to go from one state to an orthogonal state is at least time $\frac{h}{4E}$. The states in our system are the bits, which are potentially all orthogonal (e.g. $0000\dots \rightarrow 1111\dots$).
Putting these together, using the minimum amount of heat generated for each bit, and the maximum computation rate, let's be generous and say we can take 10 years to brute force a key.
Then to test a key that only differs by one bit from the previous takes:
$$t \approx \frac{h}{4E} \approx \frac{h}{4 kT \ln2}.$$
Solving for the temperature we find:
$$T \approx \frac{h}{k}\frac{1}{t}\frac{1}{4\ln2}.$$
Remember that we need to do this for each $2^{128}$ combination of bits, and the temperature change will linearly increase with every attempt so we have (using 10 years):
$$T \approx \frac{h}{k}\frac{1}{t}\frac{1}{4\ln2} 2^{128} \approx 1.3 \times 10^{19}K$$
I haven't checked if this would actually char the planet, but this is obviously a huge number and likely where GnuPG drew their conclusions from.
Note: this is totally ignoring dissipation of the heat generated, so take this with a grain of salt.

A: That GnuPG FAQ entry doesn't make much sense.  The minimum heat released by a computer brute-forcing a 128-bit cipher can be calculated just from the Landauer limit, the Margolus-Levitin limit doesn't factor in at all.  From Landauer's Principle we know that each bit erasure requires $kT \ln 2$ of energy to be released, so $2^{128}$ bit erasures  at a temperature of $295 K$ will cause $9.6 * 10^{17} J$ to be released.  This is a lot of heat, perhaps too much for a brute force attack on a 128-bit cipher to be reasonable, but certainly not enough to boil the Earth's oceans!
The Margolus-Levitin limit can be used to calculate the minimum time required, but that time is extremely small - a $1 \ \text{kg}$ computer can process a maximum of about $5.4 * 10^{50}$ operations in a second, so $2^{128}$ operations would take roughly $6.3 * 10^{-13}$ seconds.
My guess is that the GnuPG FAQ cribbed the "boil the oceans" idea from Jeff Bontick, who made the claim that fully populating a 128-bit storage system (which would actually have $2^{140}$ bits) would require boiling the oceans, and makes the argument for that claim here.  For his argument he actually uses a bound on storage capacity found by Warren Smith and Seth Lloyd, not the Landauer or Margolus-Levetin limits.  His argument is also flawed, in that he finds the minimum mass required by the limit (136 billion kg) and then says to operate at the limit, "the entire mass of the computer must be in the form of pure energy".  Even if this is true, there is no requirement to operate at the limit; a storage device of 272 billion kg of regular matter operating at half of the Smith-Lloyd limit would be extreme, but more palatable than half that mass of pure energy, and wouldn't require boiling the oceans.

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Member-at-Large. These positions are often co-chaired. At our four executive meetings, we have had an open, respectful, environment to express various viewpoints, participated in informative, meaningful discussions and tried to be conscientious in decision making. Sincere appreciation is extended to each of the executive members this year for giving of your time and expertise in supporting the growth and wellbeing of our club.
Convenors of the interest groups - Book Club, Bridge, Gourmet Lunch, Gourmet Dinner, Heritage Gardening, Issue/Advocacy, Roamers, and Sunrise Breakfast - are congratulated for providing opportunities for stimulating discussions, opportunities for friendship, and new learning experiences.
Communication is essential in any organization. To our Website/Newsletter Manager Caroline Haist, gratitude is expressed for sharing your technology gifts and knowledge to ensure clear and timely messaging for our members and the public.
Thank you very much to our members for your participation on committees throughout the year. Your generosity has encouraged others, supported special events, and created a welcoming atmosphere.
As we reflect over the past year, we can consider how we were involved with our purpose in being a club. In the Pursuit of Knowledge, we were engaged with excellent programme speakers.
In the Promotion of Education, members gave generously to our scholarships, the Gift of Reading, the Montessori School Under the Tree, and International Women's Day projects. In the Improvement of the Status of Women, we wrote letters on behalf of True-Self and stood together On the Bridge. Participation in Public Affairs has taken us to the offices of our Mayor, the MPP and MP. In our community, members walk for the Coldest Night and for the Serenity Hospice. The needs of the community are also met with collections of socks/mitts, red scarves, toiletries, and Christmas presents.
CFUW North Bay is fulfilling our purpose through numerous activities and actions. We do not always meet the recipients of our good will, but please know, I am sure their smiles would light up your day.
As a proud member of CFUW North Bay, I would like to thank you for the privilege of serving as your President. I extend best wishes to the incoming executive, and to each of our members for a successful, exciting year ahead as we celebrate 100 years of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW).
In the summer through the Transition House, Demi Buffy Nakogee was given a $500 CFUW award. She was attending a twelve-week course for Aboriginal Women in the Trades.
In the fall through Amelia Rising a $500.00 CFUW Award was given to Kayleigh Bastin, a Nipissing University student.
The CFUW NB Secondary School Scholarships in June 2017 were given to West Ferris Secondary School in memory of Christine Whatmore and Nancy Ferguson. The recipients were Veronica (Roni) Neil, attending Nipissing University (BA Criminal Justice), and Kelsey Melnychuk, attending Canadore College (Biotechnology Technician Program). This June St. Joseph- Scollard Hall will be receiving our awards.
For the 2017-2018 year we gave a total of $3500.
We did not have extra funds to give any community awards for 2017-18, but we have $1000 in the scholarship account marked for the CFUW 100th Anniversary Scholarship. On March 15, 2017, the following motion was made at the North Bay General meeting: "CFUW North Bay celebrates the CFUW 100th Anniversary in 2019 by awarding a one-time only special award in the amount of $1000.00 to a deserving woman attending a North Bay post-secondary institution." This information was sent to CFUW National to be tallied with the other clubs' intentions. The criteria for this award will be established by a committee. Bunty Swanson and Heli Vail volunteered to sit on this committee; others may join. This award must be given out between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019.
As of December 2017, CFUW North Bay had 61 members. There were 9 new members. Unfortunately, 9 members did not rejoin this year.
The new members social gathering with the executive will be at the home of Marilyn Smith on Wednesday, May 30.
It has once again been my privilege to serve as Program Co-ordinator for CFUW North Bay. Our programs would not be as varied as they are without the assistance of those members who willingly serve on the committee. Planning takes place in late June and early July. We usually meet for two to three hours. Since everyone on the committee takes an active part in obtaining speakers, we need meet only three to four times. This past year a few of the highlights were the Silent Auction in November, Christmas Memories with John Balfe, and fun activities with Gord Hamden in January. April brought Lunch & Learn with our panelists explaining how they have been able to help newcomers settle in North Bay. May is our annual meeting, and June is our final meeting as we gather for a dinner meeting and social time.
The Gift of Reading was held on March 7 at Woodland Public School. This year 52 senior kindergarten children received new books generously donated by CFUW members.
Each month, we notify media about upcoming CFUW North Bay meetings and special events. We send out emails at least two weeks ahead of scheduled events to local radio stations, cable television, The Nugget, and Community Voices.. Notices include time, meeting location, topic, and guest speakers. An invitation is always included to guests and anyone interested in finding out more about CFUW North Bay.
Cementation: Many thanks to Cementation and Brianne Bourke for accepting and booking our CFUW meetings. Brianna recommended the club review emergency exit procedures, which was done at the beginning of the September meeting. The bookings are done by the social committee chair in August once the programme is set for the year. The key fob pick-up and return requires signage. The key fob must be picked up at front desk before 5 p.m the day of meeting. A phone number is required on the back entry door for late-comers. This has been used often. A thank-you to Kaarina Tulisalo, who took on the responsibility this year.
Holy Name Church: Kaarina Tulisalo books this venue as she knows all the people there, especially Tony who helped us.
Thanks to all members who contributed such tasty snacks/nibbles, cookies, and squares over the year. A sign-up sheet is available at all meetings so members can choose dates for their convenience. We phone a week before as a reminder.
Receipts are submitted on a regular basis to the treasurer and duly reimbursed. The total is in financial report.
A kettle ($37.77) was purchased this year for club use. Additional expenses were for decaf coffee ($7.00).
All seems to have run smoothly.
Thanks to members who have done a great job as greeters at meetings and events.
Members who remember to bring their mugs and wear their name tags are very much appreciated.
Many thanks go out to Marilyn Smith and Kaarina Tulisallo, who helped us to sort through the five bins stored at the North Bay Public Library. We shredded much of the information that no longer needed to be kept: 20-year-old receipts, etc. We now have three bins and information about what is in each of them. Although much work has been done, there is still much to do. Our most recent year books need to be completed. We still need to develop a full job description for the archivist, a decision on how we want to store information, and a policy on access to the archives.
Sharing national CFUW advocacy initiatives with NEWHA members.
Sharing information with our members regarding community initiatives such as Travel Link, Free Smiles Dental Care, and North Bay and Area Food Charter.
Arranging for CFUW members to continue to support the ACNBA Bathtub Project, Sock It to Us, and the Red Scarf initiatives.
CFUW North Bay sends representatives to sit on the International Women's Week sub-committee as formed under the umbrella of NEWHA. Unfortunately, the chair of NEWHA resigned in the first quarter of 2018, and therefore the subcommittee was not able to meet and plan the International Women's Week events that have taken place in past years.
CFUW North Bay was still able to host and sponsor the Join Me On the Bridge event, which is an international event uniting women and men on bridges all over the world to call for peace and development in solidarity with women in war-torn countries. This year approximately 50 people participated in North Bay as part of this global campaign.
Promoted and participated in a Gift of Reading event held in a kindergarten class at one of our elementary schools, where our members provide new books for all the children and read to them.
Promoted A Better Man film screening at Nipissing University led by CFUW Co-Chair Lisa Long.
Sent team representation to participate in The Coldest Night of The Year, a national fundraiser supporting local grassroots organizations supporting marginalized citizens.
Met with Mayor Al McDonald to discuss funding cuts to True Self, a local service provider that offers streamlined access to services that promote the safety, self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their families by fostering a structured collaborative community response.
Promoted a book drive for female inmates in the local prison led by the facility's social worker.
Prepared, presented. and led annual resolutions meeting held in March.
Our bridge club meets on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Numbers vary as our members are travellers. We usually have only one table. Sometimes a fifth person participates and we take turns sitting out. On the odd occasion, we have had eight people to play two-table bridge. Although we play duplicate rules from lessons taken at the North Bay Bridge Club, we take time to discuss the hands. Anyone wishing to join us can call Helen at 705-495-4271.
The book club meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in members' homes. Although we have a member present information about the book of that month and lead the discussion, the meetings are informal.
In June at the annual pot luck dinner, members suggest books for the following year - books that they have enjoyed reading themselves and that they feel will result in a lively discussion. Members then take a couple of weeks to check reviews and then vote by email for the books they would like to read. The list for 2018-19 will be available as soon as the voting is complete, usually by the end of July. Lists of the books chosen for 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 are still on the website.
Our CFUW Waterfront garden, which is just past the boat launch parking lot on the left-hand side going east, has gone through a major design change this past year. The junipers were dying, so they were removed, and transplanted asters, mums, and daylilies were set out in swaths for three-season colour. We still have some design work to do and are looking forward to planting, pruning, and weeding this spring. We also take care of two smaller gardens near the roadway. One of them has the Golden Mile sign in it.
Often, we get together after our Wednesday morning endeavours (8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from May until early October with weeks off during the hot summer days) and go to our home gardens for tea and muffins. We share laughter, gardening ideas, and plants. If this sound like fun and you would like to join us, please let us know. If you are walking on the Waterfront, take a look at our CFUW garden; it is quite beautiful.
Diane Steward, team leader, and Jeanette Wilmot, alternate team leader, stepped down, and Bonnie Cappadocia is the new team leader with Caroline Haist as alternate. Please contact Bonnie at bonnie.cappadocia@gmail.com if you would like to sign up or have any questions.
The 2017-18 Gourmet Luncheon Group increased in size to 17 members. In October, we met at the Urban Café to decide who would cook with whom in November, December, February, March, May, and June. It was also decided to forgo the January luncheon as the season is so busy. The April luncheon was to be held at a restaurant, but Gail Thomsen graciously invited us to her home for a wonderful meal.
The recipes for our lunches are on the website. Each meal this year was beautifully presented and very yummy. Our times together are special - lots of laughter and entertaining conversation.
This season was a great success with 10 to 12 members and guests attending every month. We enjoyed wonderful cuisine from restaurants such as The White Owl, Casey's, Crown and Beaver, 100 Elements, and many more. Next season we hope to increase our participants and try out more exciting restaurants.
Thank you everyone and hope to see you next year.
Roamers events continue to provide excellent opportunities for members to educate, advocate, and socialize. We bring community events to the attention of our members through the newsletter, the website, and direct mailings to members on the Roamers signup sheet. Our participation in and support of community events and organizations raise our profile in the community. Our contact list includes the North Bay Symphony, the Grandmothers for Africa, Near North Voices Community Choir, the Rapport Singers, the North Bay Choral Society, the Gateway Theatre Guild, the North East Women's Health Alliance, the AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area, Sunday Night Cinema, Live at the Met Opera, Canadian International Council, Nipissing Branch, the Canadian Club, Trinity United Church, St. Andrew's Church, Powassan and Chisholm United Churches, and the Callander Public Library.
Special events included the DIA Showtime, Fall into Fashion, the CFUW Cool Cats, and the Coldest Night fundraiser, Join Me on the Bridge, Senator Kim Pate's IWD Keynote Address, and other IWD events and the Canadian Club Dinner and speaker Dr. Monia Mazigh. Upcoming events include the Hospice Hike and Rick Mercer. Special thanks go to Caroline Haist for the excellent posts on the website and the monthly newsletter. Keep checking the website for updates and additional information. Thanks to members for continuing to submit suggestions for Roamers events.
The Sunrise Breakfast group meets on the last Friday of every month from June through May with the exception of December. We meet at 9 a.m. up to now at Guido and Arlene's Restaurant. Because it is closing, starting on Friday, May 25, we will be meeting at Auntie Jane's at 725 Main Street East.
Sunrise Breakfast is a very informal come-as-you can group of members, and sometimes friends or family join us. We talk, network, and catch up with each other while enjoying a great breakfast. Everyone is welcome to join us.
This past year, the 75th anniversary of CFUW North Bay, has been an auspicious one. The anniversary organizing committee and all club members past and present who pitched in, organized and participated in our 75th anniversary celebrations deserve kudos for their hard work in providing a lovely dinner and entertainment at the North Bay Golf & Country Club in October. What a memorable occasion with many previous members in attendance and several guests making this a special trip.
CFUW North Bay embarked on a new format of monthly meetings, which were structured to increase membership, leadership, participation and enjoyment. Our executive collaborated with the program committee to implement the suggestions from members. Those combined efforts led to informative and engaging general meetings. The program committee delivered on their promise that the membership would be entertained by meaningful and engaging speakers. Throughout the year, our social committee served faithfully at each meeting to ensure we were well looked after. Thank you!
Our September meet and greet on the theme of Me, You and CFUW was fun, informative and brought out new members.
The auction in November, called Countdown to Christmas, was well attended and a great success as our major fundraiser. The Indian Friendship Centre's Traditional Fiddling Program provided entertainment for all.
In early December, the Charitable Trust Dinner, which commemorates the students of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre, was enhanced with a presentation by Brenda Quenneville from Amelia Rising. Unfortunately our Christmas Memories celebration was cancelled due to inclement weather.
January brought fun and laughs from trying to guess the New Year's resolution and from Laura Rainer's gift draw. We had insightful discussion and debate on the national issue of whether to continue support for Graduate Women International.
Terry Campbell made a superb presentation in February on children's literature, which included sharing many selections, reading some favourites, and even an example of her wonderful storytelling. This was followed by activities to conduct with youngsters in the areas of visual arts and food preparation.
March was the resolutions meeting, which was presented in a novel format. We had a potluck dinner of delicious finger foods, resolutions presentation, and stimulating discussion about the issues. Many thanks to all those in the Issues and Advocacy committee who worked so diligently to summarize and present the resolutions so clearly.
Lunch and Learn in April featured Don Wallace and Melissa Sagit from the firm Wallace and Klein Partners in Law. They provided clear and direct information on the importance of having a will and powers of attorney.
The month of May will see our club informed on water conservation in horticulture and once again we will delve into the issues of the AGM. We are looking forward to our dinner meeting in June at Zorba's with guest speaker Kate Bevan, proprietor from our local downtown store, The Farm.
In closing, we wish to thank our diligent executive and those members who enthusiastically took the opportunity to lead the program this year. We were informed and educated and endeavoured to provide benefit to the community, advance human rights and improve the status of women. We are blessed to be part of a wonderful and supportive group of women, sharing the goal of supporting women.
I am pleased to report that CFUW North Bay has been able to give $4500.00 in scholarships and bursaries for 2016-17. This is the first year with our new trust agreement. The intent of the new agreement is to help women further their education and keep our scholarship money local. In rewriting the trust, we felt it was important to support women who are attending both Nipissing University and Canadore College. We are therefore giving three $500.00 scholarships to Nipissing instead of five as we have done in the past and two $500.00 bursaries to Canadore College. It is the same amount of money, just divided differently. The two $500.00 secondary school scholarships state that the students must be proceeding to Nipissing University or Canadore College.
This year we have extra money, and so we are in the process of giving two $500.00 community awards: one to the Multicultural Centre, in memory of Mary Chandler-Payne, and the other to the Transition House. We hope to help further the education of a deserving woman in need who will be attending a local post-secondary institution.
Last year the recipients of our CFUW NB secondary school scholarships from Ecole public Odyssée were Chelsee Lefebvre and Kaylee Bell. This June our secondary school scholarships will be going to West Ferris Secondary School in memory of Christine Whatmore and Nancy Ferguson.
The following students were the recipients of our 2016 -17 Nipissing University Scholarships: CFUW NB Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship, Kelly Gillard; CFUW NB Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies Scholarship, Cassandra Fernandes; and CFUW NB Schulich School of Education Scholarship, Brittany Holliday.
The following students were the recipients of the Canadore bursaries: CFUW NB Canadore College Non-Traditional Program Bursary, Jennifer French, Civil Engineering Technician and CFUW NB Canadore College Bursary, Robyn Sloan, Mechanical Technician – Welding.
As of December 2016, CFUW North Bay had 61 members. There were 7 new members. Unfortunately, 13 members didn't rejoin this year.
Due to a winter storm, the new members social gathering with the executive will be at the home of Marilyn Smith on Wednesday, May 31.
Each year the program committee keeps in mind CFUW's purpose. Our initial meeting in September welcomed everyone with a fun evening with Terryl Ryan: scarves as an accessory. October was the celebration of our 75th anniversary with dinner at the North Bay Golf & Country Club. November's highlight is always the silent auction. December brings the Charitable Trust Dinner. Brenda Quenneville from Amelia Rising was the speaker. Due to inclement weather our Christmas get-together and January's meeting were cancelled. In February Heli Vail and Susanne Carr initiated potluck and resolutions and April brings lunch and learn:Wills and Powers of Attorney. The annual general meeting occurs in May, and June is our end-of-year dinner.
As program chair I would sincerely like to thank the committee for all their time and effort. However I do have a concern about our meetings. The new structure was set in place to encourage more membership participation in taking some responsibility in the meetings. The leads for the meetings were basically program committee members except for those meetings chaired by the co-president. I believe we need to find ways of involving the membership more fully.
Cementation: Many thanks to Cementation and Brianne Bourke for accepting and booking our CFUW meetings. The bookings are done by the social committee chair in August once the programme is set for the year. The key fob pick-up and return requires signage. The key fob must be picked up at front desk before 5 p.m the day of meeting. A phone number is required on the back entry door for late-comers. This has been used often.
Holy Name Church: Kaarina Tulisalo books this venue as she knows all the people there, especially Tony who helps us a lot.
Woodlands: Doris Toswell (resident) must book this venue. All plans were in place for a great Christmas party, but it was cancelled due to foul weather.
Thanks to all members who contributed such tasty snacks/nibbles, cookies and squares over the year. A sign-up sheet is available at all meetings so members can choose dates for their convenience. I phone a week before as a reminder.
Receipts are submitted on a regular basis to Marianne Rogers and duly reimbursed. The total is in financial report.
Thanks to Bunty Swanson and Heli Vail for assisting with social duties when required.
CFUW North Bay information stored at the North Bay Public Library. We now have five bins and information about what is in each of them.
began to go through each bin and to further organize what is there. More purging needs to be done.
Work was also done on year books for the last four years.
We still need to develop a full job description for the archivist, a decision on how we want to store information, and a policy on access to the archives.
The Gift of Reading was held on March 8 at St. Luke's Catholic Church. About 25 senior kindergarten children received books donated by CFUW members. Next year's convener will be Nat Brunette.
Attended monthly meetings as a subcommittee of NEWHA.
Shared national CFUW advocacy initiatives with NEWHA members.
Shared information with our members regarding community initiatives such as Travel Link, Free Smiles Dental Care, and North Bay and Area Food Charter.
Arranged for CFUW members to continue to support the ACNBA Bathtub Project, Sock It to Us, and the Red Scarf initiatives.
Attended the ceremonies with regard to the Red Scarf Campaign on AIDS Awareness Day.
Hosting the pre and post receptions for the Join Me on the Bridge event in partnership with ACNBA.
Promoting and participating the International Women's Day Tea at Calvary Pentecostal Church North Bay. The guest speaker was Dima Abdulaziz, a Syrian refugee. This was organized by one of our CFUW members who is the co-pastor at Calvary Pentecostal Church and a NEWHA member.
Met with our MP and MPP to discuss the resolutions passed at our National AGM in 2016.
Our bridge club meets on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Numbers vary as our members are travellers. We usually have only one table. Sometimes a fifth person participates and we take turns sitting out. On the odd occasion, we have had eight people to play two-table bridge. Although we play duplicate rules from lessons taken at the North Bay Bridge Club, we take time to discuss the hands. Anyone wishing to join us can call me at 705-495-4271.
In June at the annual pot luck dinner, members suggest books for the following year - books that they have enjoyed reading themselves and that they feel will result in a lively discussion. Members then take a couple of weeks to check reviews and then vote by email for the books they would like to read. The list for 2017-18 will be available as soon as the voting is complete, usually by the end of July. Lists of the books chosen for 2015-16 and 2016-17 are still on the website.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Heritage Gardeners. CFUW is pleased to have been part of this community endeavour from its beginnings in 1997. Over the years our team has had a number of our members take part in keeping several garden beds weeded and planted. Presently we are still redoing our main bed that faces the waterfront. Our present team has six CFUW members as well as two men and another woman from our community.
We meet Wednesday mornings at 8:30 in May through October. If you have an interest in gardening you can contact Diane Steward, team leader, at fredifred@gmail.com to learn how to sign up, or speak to Bonnie Cappadocia, alternate team leader, for information as Diane is in Vancouver until April 30.
This year the gourmet luncheon group had 15 members. In September we met at the Urban Café to decide who would cook with whom in November, February, April, May and June. It was also decided to forgo the December luncheon as the season is so busy. In March we met for a delicious lunch at the Kabuki House where all but one ordered the same meal!
The gourmet dinner group initiated some changes this year. The first was appointing Christine Todd as the convener. The second was rebranding our name so that we are also known as the dinner group. The third initiative was to extend the dinner invitation to all members to join us in our adventures in dining. This year we enjoyed culinary delights at Average Joe's, Casey's, Chicago Cafe, 100 Element, and the Ram's Head. Excellent food plus great company equal a most enjoyable evening. What an equation! Do join us next year.
Roamers events continue to provide excellent opportunities for members to educate, advocate, and socialize. We bring community events to the attention of our members through the newsletter, the website, and direct mailings to members on the Roamers signup sheet. Our participation in and support of community events and organizations raise our profile in the community. This year some of the events and organizations included a fashion show and concert for Grandmothers for Africa, the North Bay Symphony, Near North Voices Community Choir, the Rapport Singers, the North Bay Choral Society, the Gateway Theatre Guild, the North East Women's Health Alliance, the AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area, Sunday Night Cinema, Live at the Met opera, Canadian International Council, Nipissing Branch, the Canadian Club, Trinity United Church, St. Andrew's Church, Powassan and Chisholm United Churches, and the Callander Public Library. Special events included the DIA Showtime, the CFUW Cool Cats and the Coldest Night fundraiser, An Evening to Celebrate Women, Join Me on the Bridge, the Women's Day March, and other IWD events. Upcoming events include the Hospice hike and Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective Paddle Project Exhibition, Gala and Art Auction. Special thanks go to Caroline Haist for the excellent posts on the website. Keep checking the website for updates and additional information. Thanks to members for continuing to submit suggestions for Roamers events.
The Sunrise Breakfast group met on the last Friday of every month from June through May with the exception of December. We meet at 9 a.m. at Guido and Arlene's Restaurant on Trout Lake Road. It is a very informal come-as-you can group of members and sometimes friends or family join us. We talk, network, and catch up with each other while enjoying a great breakfast. Everyone is welcome to join us.
This past year has been another great one for CFUW North Bay.
Our executive has worked together to plan a year of interesting and informative general meetings. Our program committee, with suggestions from many of our members, have ensured that we have been entertained by wonderful and very meaningful speakers.
The auction in November, our major fundraiser, as always was a great success. Many thanks to our auction committee, who brought it together so beautifully, and to all who donated items and services.
During December, we paused to remember the students of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre, assisted so ably by North Bay Police Chief Paul Cook. In mid December, Gail graciously welcomed us once more into her beautiful home for a wonderful Christmas social.
January brought the start of our 75th anniversary celebration, with the presentation and flag raising at City Hall and social at the library. Thanks to the organizers of these wonderful events.
March was the resolutions meeting. A huge thanks to our advocacy committee members; the members worked tirelessly to summarize the six resolutions and present them so clearly to us all.
In April the Lunch and Learn, featuring the Serenity Hospice, was a great success. Many thanks to all who put this event together so well.
May 1 saw a large contingent of CFUW members and friends joining the Hike for the Hospice. CFUW members are proud to have raised over $1000 for this worthy cause.
May will also see our club, so ably lead by our sub committee on GWI, tackle the issue of learning about and voting on the most important issue that our club has been confronted with for many years. A special thank you to the members of this sub committee for your leadership and hard work.
Throughout the year, our social committee has served faithfully at every meeting to ensure that we are well looked after.
In closing, we wish to thank all the members of our executive for performing their duties so capably and for making this past year one full of service, learning, adventure and fun. We thank all of our members for their enthusiastic participation and support of each of our events. We appreciate their role in supporting us so well as co-presidents. We are all blessed to be part of such a wonderful and supportive group of women, sharing the goal of supporting women everywhere.
This past year has been a busy one for the scholarship committee. Our club donated $2500 to Nipissing University for four scholarships and one bursary. The scholarships were in education, biology, criminal justice, and nursing. We also gave a memorial bursary award. A $750 award was donated to Canadore College for a student in a non-traditional program.
École publique l'Odyssée will be receiving the two high school awards of $500 each for math and science. This amount was increased from $400 this past year.
The scholarship committee also redrafted the Charitable Trust Agreement to better reflect the current needs of students. It will be presented at the AGM for ratification.
As of December 2015, CFUW North Bay has 68 members, the same number as last year. Five of them are new. In December, Gail Thomsen invited the new members and the executive to her home for appetizers before the Christmas social. Information about CFUW was presented to the group.
As my tenure as program co-ordinator ends, I would be remiss in not thanking those members who volunteered to help on the program committee, both in the planning and executing of each month's theme. This past year we had many excellent speakers such as Hannah Bywater, Paul Cook, and Matilde Bazinet, to mention only a few. I know we all gained from each program. As well, our annual activities such as the silent auction, Christmas at Gail's, the potluck/resolutions meeting, and Lunch and Learn were enjoyable and helped in our promotion of education both in the community and the club. The 75th anniversary activities were well received. A special thank you to those members who organized and presented. Thanks again to all who gave of their time and talents to ensure our programs met with our purpose.
Each month, we notify media about upcoming CFUW North Bay meetings and special events. We send out emails at least two weeks ahead of scheduled events to local radio stations, cable television, The Nugget, and free publications such as Nipissing Reader. Notices include time, meeting location, topic, and guest speakers. An invitation is always included to guests and anyone interested in finding out more about CFUW North Bay. We also include the club's website address as a source of further information.
The new job description for publicity is posted on the website. Publicity works together with other committees to promote CFUW North Bay and to publicize events. A roll-up banner was designed, purchased, and unveiled at the 75th anniversary flag raising ceremonies. Articles and photos were submitted for our monthly newsletter and website. A window display in the North Bay Public Library in August promoted membership in the club. In September a notice was posted on Kijiji promoting CFUW North Bay. A window display in the library in January promoted the 75th anniversary kick off. Articles appeared in the CFUW Club Action Newsletter, The Nugget, Community Voices, and Bay Today and on air with Cogeco and CTV. The partnership with the North East Women's Health Alliance is a strong working relationship with five club members forming the CFUW sub committee. Meetings are held monthly and updates are shared with over 20 agencies and professionals working on women's issues.
The functioning of the publicity committee continues to be a work in progress.
Bookings are made for Cementation through Brianne Bourke, our liaison. She has also helped with the technical equipment when required. On October 21 two separate presentations, requiring different set-ups, worked with no malfunctions.
A new arrangement is in place for key fob pick-up. It must be signed out before 5 p.m. under "assembly room" sign and signed back in upon return to the front desk.
Stronger lights have been installed in the parking lot. There is a camera also, so drive carefully.
Thanks to Lynn Ingham and others who open the door.
Food and Drink: Each event is different, so it is necessary to "customize" the goods taken to each.
Thanks to all for all the goodies provided. The pot luck and resolutions meeting with 23 members present was great. Members brought many tasty ready-to-serve appetizers and sandwiches. Clean up was easy.
The downstairs room of the library was a good venue for the 33 people who attended the reception following the flag raising. Cake with very blue icing was served, along with coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. We managed to blow the fuses twice with all the plug-ins.
Holy Name Church proved a great venue for Lunch and Learn, where 42 members and guests attended. A beautiful cake with the CFUW logo was served.
Many thanks to Bunty Swanson for her assistance for all these events.
Expenses to April 30 were $35.07. Cake expenses came out of the 75th anniversary budget.
Telephone Team: We may need to use the team for the June 13 dinner at Osprey Links.
Analysis: Our approach to meetings seems to work well. We welcome suggestions for improvement. Members who bring their own mugs have been a big help.
I have enjoyed the last two years as the CFUW Liaison. It is a relatively easy job forwarding the communications from Ontario Council and CFUW National. That being said, it is a wonderful opportunity that all members have to know what is going on in our broader organization and in other clubs. I remember years ago, when we received a few copies of the Communique, that the president or CFUW Liaison would give highlights at a meeting, and then a few would take the Communique home. Now we all are getting the information at the same time. I hope you enjoy reading these communications and feel proud to be part of a larger group that is very much respected. During a webinar I participated in his month, CFUW President Doris Mae Oulton said that MP's from "the Hill" are coming to CFUW to see if they have research material for a bill the MP's would like to put forward. With this type of respect and with an organized staff at head office, you can see that we do make a difference.
Suggested and assisted the NEWHA Committee to apply for a $1000 grant from the Retired Teachers of Ontario Nipissing District 43 to cover the cost of medical supplies for the Rock Rose Clinic, which provides healthcare on a voluntary basis for marginalized women and their children who do not have access to a family doctor.
Attended the ceremonies with regard to the Red Scarf Campaign on AIDS Awareness Day, December 1.
Attended a rally to protest the health care cuts at the North Bay Regional Health Centre.
Hosting the pre and post receptions for the "Meet Me On The Bridge" event in partnership with ACNBA.
Promoting and participating in a community event, a Celebration of Women, an evening tea "Sharing Our Stories and Nourishing Our Souls," organized by one of our CFUW members who is the co-pastor at Calvary Pentecostal Church and a NEWHA member.
Invited Hannah Bywater, a 15-year-old secondary school student, to speak at the October general meeting in recognition of the International Day of the Girl Child. Hannah`s goal is to change the world one project at a time. She has been working to get clean water to villages in Africa.
Arranged to have Paul Cook, North Bay Chief of Police Services, to speak at our Charitable Trust Dinner on Violence Against Women and Domestic Abuse.
Participated in all of the Meet the Candidates Event for the 2015 Federal Election, especially the one which involved the Students` Councils from Nipissing University and Canadore College sponsored by the Retired Teachers of Ontario Nipissing District 43.
Met with our MP and MPP to discuss the resolutions passed at our National AGM in 2015.
CFUW hosted a Lunch and Learn on April 20 on the New Serenity Hospice, which will be built in North Bay in the near future. It emphasized the need for hospice care as well as the support of the community, both morally and financially. CFUW North Bay entered a team in the Hike for Hospice fundraiser on May 1..
In June at the annual pot luck dinner, members suggest books for the following year - books that they have enjoyed reading themselves and that they feel will result in a lively discussion. Members then take a couple of weeks to check reviews and then vote by email for the books they would like to read. The list for 2016-17 will be available as soon as the voting is complete, usually by the end of July . A list of the books chosen for 2015-16 is still on the website.
This year there were 35 members on the list, but not all attend every meeting. Our best-attended meeting was in September, when over 20 members participated.
The design team has assisted us with a new look, so we're in the process of redoing our main bed.
Our team is made up of four CFUW members and a couple of interested community members. If you are interested in waterfront gardening, Diane Steward, team leader, can give you information on signing up with the city.
We garden from May to October most years. Last year the team met Wednesday mornings. During May and June of this year, we plan to garden on Wednesday afternoons.
This year the gourmet lunch group had 20 members. We met on the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m.. Our first organizational meeting was held at the the Ram's Head in October, when we selected dates and cooking partners. There were two fall luncheons in members' homes. We resumed our regular schedule for the months of February, March, April and May. The June lunch will be a pot luck. This is a very active and animated group, and nothing is off limits for conversation or discussion. We enjoy good food and better friends.
It has been a very busy season for the gourmet dinner group. We may be few in number, but we are big on spirit and the desire to seek out the perfect meal. We did a lot of roaming this year, beginning with our September meeting at the Chicago Cafe's Chinese feast. From there, our journey continued to include stops at the home of Terry Martinelli for a genuine Mennonite feast and at the Ram's Head restaurant. When the new year began, we ventured out in the cold to Canadore College's famed 100 Elements. The meal was amazing, and I think most of us went home with leftovers. Then, we finally got to experience one of Chef Tanya Cross' Full Moon Feasts at the Artisan Café. It was a spectacular meal, and we recommend it to anyone who has not yet been. When spring finally decided to arrive, we ate at Churchill's and Average Joe's restaurants. June will bring us to a meal hosted by Heli and Linda. It is an event to which we all look forward. Please consider joining our little group next year. We are a lot of fun, and we know how to eat well.
Roamers events provide excellent opportunities for members to engage in the four descriptors on our new banner: Education, Advocacy, Networking, Fellowship. We alert members about community events of interest through our listings in the newsletter, on the website, and through announcements at meetings. Our participation in and support of community events raise our profile in the community. Some of the organizations and events included the North Bay Grandmothers for Africa dare-to-dine fundraiser, the North Bay Symphony, the Canadian Club, Near North Voices Community Choir, the Rapport Singers, the North Bay Choral Society, the Gateway Theatre Guild, Dreamcoat Theatre, North East Women's Health Alliance, The AIDS Committee, and Live at the Met Opera.. Special events included the Hospice Hike, An Evening to Celebrate Women, Stop the Cuts Rally, and Join Me on the Bridge. The Roamers events provide many opportunities for members to learn, to advocate, to socialize, and to relax and enjoy. Special thanks go to Caroline Haist who does such an excellent job posting the Roamers events.


As dissatisfaction with this stagnating capitalist system has grown in most of the Western imperialist countries, pundits and the media have come up with a label for politicians who rail against the "establishment" and speak in the name of "the people." That word is "populist." But, like the politicians they pin the term on, the media are deliberately confusing the public.
Reactionaries like Donald Trump, Geert Wilders in The Netherlands and Marine Le Pen in France aren't populists, they're racist demagogues.
Vince Copeland, a co-founder of Workers World Party along with Sam Marcy and Dorothy Ballan, in his book "Market Elections" quoted Mary Ellen Lease, a farm woman and leading Populist orator: "Wall Street owns the country. It is … a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street and for Wall Street." And populism wasn't just a white movement. Many Black farmers in the South, betrayed by the Republican Party of the northern bankers, were in the Populist movement.
Really, even in the wildest stretch of the imagination it would be false to call Donald Trump a populist. Will he nationalize the railroads? Break up big trusts? Support shorter hours with better pay for workers? Hit the billionaires with a progressive income tax?
Trump and his grouping shudder at all these things. They want to lower taxes on the rich while cutting social programs for the masses. They don't want to nationalize anything profitable, rather they want to privatize education.
Trump's cabinet appointments read like a Who's Who of big business, from former Exxon-Mobil head Rex Tillerson as secretary of state to a flock of bankers, especially from Goldman Sachs, that include Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Special Adviser Stephen K. Bannon. And there are the actual billionaires: Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary and investor Carl Icahn as special adviser on regulatory reform.
Are all the rich ruling class for Trump? Obviously not. He is under attack from plenty in the ruling class who fear he and his "alt-right" advisers are going to mess up the political system in this country, which has served their interests so well.
Trump is a living example of not a populist but a demagogue. He preys on the vulnerabilities of millions who feel they have been losing ground and turns their anxieties and anger into fear and hatred of people who themselves are even bigger casualties of imperialist globalization. His campaign mixed vicious, racist rhetoric with promises he never intended to keep — all to get the votes of workers and the middle class.


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Before referring to our specific location we would like to give some general information about India: There are around 1.3 billions of poor worldwide. About 40 % of them live in the subcontinent of India. Almost every third Indian is classified as poor by the government. This means that the amount of the poor corresponds almost to the inhabitants of the European Union. In figures - Of the 1 billion Indians:
650 millions do not have access to sanitation facilities
290 millions are illiterates
226 millions do not have access to clear drinking water
62 millions of the children aged under five are undernourished
88 % of the pregnant suffer from anaemia
The federal state Madhya Pradesh, which is the location of our work, has the third highest rate (45 %) of people living in poverty. The above-average part of original inhabitants (adivasi) which are in the lowest class in social system, is in direct relation to this enormously high rate of poverty.
Madhya Pradesh together with Chattisgarh is the biggest federal state of India and has 66 million inhabitants. 44 % are illiterates. According to statistics there is 1 doctor for 6803 inhabitants and the average life expectancy is 55,5 years (in Switzerland: 1 doctor for 500 inhabitants, average life expectancy: over 80 years). In some districts where the rate of adivasi is high there are almost 100 % illiterates. This means that virtually nobody can read or write in these villages.
In view of the political development in the past years an improvement of the situation seems more utopian than ever. Since politics in India have failed in this regard until now, people pin their hope on private initiatives or the missions on the country side. We became acquainted with one of these missions during our stay in India in 2002 and we decided to support the mission presented below:
Dattigaon mission with Father Edward Sarel. Father Edward, Adivasi himself, grew up in this area and after his studies in philosophy and theology was given the possibility to take the Dattigaon-Mission in Dhar district under his guidance. Meanwhile about 400 children get warm food, accommodation, education and medical support daily with Dattigaon-Mission. Father Edward is devoted to his task with his whole engagement and especially with a lot of love for the children. You can feel this loving care when you look at the laughing and cheerful faces of the children when they surround you on your arrival at the mission. Remarkable is that father Edward does not missionary work in the conventional way, which means the recruitment of new believers, but he warmly welcomes all the children, irrespective of their religion. All the children come from Adivasi-families, are original inhabitants and therefore Hindus or have their old tribe religion..
Kindergarten class and children up to 8th standard are taught on the mission, children from all other classes visit the nearest government schools. In the past the lessons at the mission where held in the dormitories or outside, meanwhile the classes can be held in the new primary school built by "together". The total costs for food, hostel expenses, school material and medicine come up to 15 US$ per child and month. But most of the families are not even able to pay this small amount for their children.
In addition, thanks to father Edwards support, some young of the mission are given the possibility to study in Indore, the next bigger city. Most of the people study medicine, mechanical engineering or law to take responsibility over the community later. Thanks to this far-sighted "help for self-help" poverty can be reduced and a new basis for a society can be realized which – we hope – will improve the given structures. Finally, only well-educated members of a society can free it from poverty. By means of education the increase of population might be regulated, the understanding for hygiene, health support and the environmental awareness developed. However, to fill the head, first the stomach must be filled – and that is why it is so important to do this basic work.
Since 2003 it has been the aim of "Together" to improve the devasting circumstances in which the natives (Adivasi) of the indian federal state Madhya Pradesh live. With the help of donations we support the missionary station Dattigaon and the surrounding villages. Its district comprises of 52 widely scattered villages where the people live as self-supporting farmers without land. The basic idea of "Together" is to give help from one human being to another where it is needed the most, irrespective of ethnic, religious or political ideas. The idea when choosing projects is to assist with the aim to achieve self-help, which means in particular agricultural, health and educational projects. Due to recurrent periods of drought, it is specially difficult to produce food. The result is malnutrition and an absolutely live-threatening situation. Furthermore, the problem of a high rate of illiteracy is also a reason for the increasing indebtness and the discrimination of the tribes.
During our multiple journeys in the last few years we visited over 20 of these villages. It was always very impressing for us and the people of the villages, which partly had never seen people with white skin color before. We had a close look of the situation in the villages, supervised current and completed projects and took the requests of the villagers. Father Edward was an indispensable help by doing the translations. We were confronted with problems of really existential kind. At times, we could hardly imagine how the people live in these villages. Nevertheless we were utterly welcome by the villagers and they even gave us from the little they had. We were invited for tea and even for a meal many times. In view of the poverty it was sometimes almost embarrassing for us.
Manoj, Jagdish, Barbara, Hans und Father Edward
Adivasi-Gehöft Biscuits als wichtige Nahrungsergänzung
One of the biggest problems is the shortage of water. Sometimes water has to be brought over several kilometers (mostly from women which carry the water container on their head). Some villages are completely dependent on rain, they don't have wells. This means a permanent fight for survival for a lot of people; no rain – no harvest. They have to decide either to starve or to move away. For this reason a lot of villagers leave their village for some months (or even forever) to find a job in the quarries of Rajasthan or in the big cities. I leave it out to describe in detail the way of living there. We have seen some of these slums in Indore where the worker live. The circumstances of living there are catastrophic and absolutely beneath human dignity.
Slums in der Nähe von Dhar
After having collected the requests and having checked the situation we could finally start with our work. We have supported the villages and the mission as follows...
Indienreise 2023 24 November 2022
Indienreise 2020 22 January 2022
Indienreise 2017 22 February 2017
Indienreise 2016 22 September 2016


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RULING: Court Rejects Trump Administration Effort to Shut Down Case Against Pompeo For Not Recovering Illegally Seized Trump-Putin Meeting Interpreter Notes
Press Release December 11, 2019
State Dept. Must Produce Evidence About the Contents of Interpreter Notes
Court Notes Oddity of a President Seizing Interpreter Notes Following Meeting with Foreign Leader
Washington, D.C. — In an immediate ruling from the bench today, a federal court rejected the Trump administration's effort to dismiss a lawsuit against Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for his unlawful refusal to recover the interpreter notes President Donald Trump illegally seized following a meeting with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin. Today's order was issued in a case filed by Democracy Forward and American Oversight.
The court ruled that the case will proceed because the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that the interpreter notes were State Department records and that Pompeo had reason to believe that the notes were unlawfully seized.
"President Trump clearly wishes to shield his interactions with foreign leaders even from those within his administration. But the law doesn't allow Secretary Pompeo to turn a blind eye to those efforts," said Democracy Forward Senior Counsel Nitin Shah. "Today's ruling is a win for government transparency and accountability."
"The administration has done everything it can to hide what Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed in Hamburg," said Austin Evers, Executive Director of American Oversight. "Today's ruling is an important step to ensuring the government complies with its legal obligations."
The administration has a pattern of concealing details of President Trump's conversations with foreign leaders, notably the White House effort to "lock down" President Trump's call with Ukrainian President Zelensky, the contents of which is part of the ongoing Congressional impeachment inquiry. Pompeo's refusal to recover and preserve these records has allowed President Trump to further conceal his interactions with President Putin, and deprives the American government of an official record of high-level communications with Russia.
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American Oversight is a non-partisan, nonprofit ethics watchdog and is the top Freedom of Information Act litigator investigating the Trump administration. Since our launch in March 2017, we have filed more than 100 public records lawsuits, uncovering and publishing tens of thousands of documents including senior officials' calendars, emails, and expense records. Relying on FOIA and other public records laws, we file requests to uncover misconduct that otherwise would not see daylight, and then we harness the independent power of the courts to force the administration to obey the law.
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Now reading: Shark Teeth: Amazing Beach Fossils
Shark Teeth: Amazing Beach Fossils
By Bob And Ashby Gale
FIVE UNIQUE SHARK TEETH
Many adventurous beachgoers spend their time combing sandy shorelines in search of seashells. The ocean holds an incredible diversity of many-colored shells in various shapes and sizes, which were once the protective homes and skeletons of equally unusual creatures. There are other riches among the sands to be discovered by those who love to scour southeastern beaches extending from Texas, to the Florida peninsula, and up through southern New Jersey. These treasures range from ten thousand to millions of years in age and reflect life on earth long before, and soon after, man appeared. They are the fossil remains of mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish species from an earlier era of history.
Some of these were giant versions of animals that are common today. Glyptodonts and giant armadillos were up to nine feet in length and were contemporaries of giant ground sloths, land tortoises, tapirs, and alligators. Other fossilized remains include intricately patterned teeth and mouth parts of the ancestors of manta rays, pufferfish, and drum fish. Finely-toothed sting ray spines and beautifully colored shark teeth can be found, as well as whale vertebrae and inner ear bones, and huge pieces of leg joints, toe bones, tusks, and molars of mammoths and mastodons.
The good news is that these fossils are available on beaches and inlets that are open to the public! You won't be disturbing any paleontological sites by collecting them, because they have naturally eroded out of ancient soils along coastal plain rivers or churned up from long buried ocean sediments. Then, the fossils are randomly washed up onto beaches by tidal currents and left behind as the tides retreat. Thanks to the gravitational pull of the moon, this happens twice in every 24-hour cycle. And even more fossils appear from the churning wave action brought on by regular offshore storms or occasional hurricanes.
Of all the fossils, shark teeth are undoubtedly the most popular sought out by beachgoers. Many people do not realize that the teeth they find are actually fossils, not teeth recently lost by today's shark population. Sharks have multiple rows or "files" of teeth. They regularly lose teeth and replace them from these files. Only teeth that rapidly become buried in sediments have a chance to become fossilized, though. Those that don't, quickly decompose. So, there is only a small chance that a tooth will actually become fossilized. Fortunately, the many millions of years that sharks have reigned in the seas guarantees that there is an abundant supply of these fossils! The following are descriptions of fossil teeth from five unique shark species, both living and extinct.
The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), which lives today, has lived in our oceans for the past 5 million years, so many fossilized great white teeth can be currently found. This shark rose to prominence with the best-selling book and movie "Jaws." This new-found fame also tragically led to the great white's demise as it became a popular food cuisine that led to overfishing and a crash in the shark's worldwide population. Protective measures have helped to bring its numbers up, but the shark is still listed internationally as "Vulnerable"—one step away from endangered status. Great white shark teeth are broadly triangular and flat in shape, as well as being large, measuring up to 3" long and 1.5" to 2" wide. Both edges of their enamel crowns have coarse serrations, which allow them to saw easily into their prey of bony fish and sea mammals.
SAND TIGER SHARK
Another commonly found tooth is that of the modern Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus). These teeth are much narrower and more pointed than the great white shark and have sharply U-shaped roots. When viewed from the side, the teeth show a slight but elegant undulating curve from the root to the crown tip. The overall length of sand tiger teeth is slightly over one inch. The teeth have another feature that makes them readily recognizable. They have what looks like a tiny sharp tooth or "cusplet" protruding from the root on either side of the pointed crown. These teeth are efficiently designed to pierce and grip small to medium sized prey and act as a "cage" preventing their escape! Sand tiger sharks appeared during the late Cretaceous, around 72 million years ago, replacing their predecessor, the Extinct Sand Tiger shark (Carcharias cuspidatus), which appeared more than 45 million years earlier. This species had similar teeth, but contained double, rather than single cusplets. Sand tiger shark teeth have changed very little over the last 70 million years, the only significant differences being in the shapes and sizes of each species' cusplets.
LONGTOOTH TIGER SHARK
The extinct Longtooth Tiger Shark (Physogaleus contortus) is fascinating in its overall shape, which includes a long twisting crown and a centrally raised root. On some shark species, the upper and lower teeth look quite different, but longtooth tiger sharks are identical in both sets. The twisted, or contorted, crown can be very pronounced on many teeth and this feature gives rise to the shark's species name. The raised root appears as a noticeable bulge above the crown. Longtooth tiger sharks lived during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs 33 to 5.3 million years ago.
SNAGGLETOOTH SHARK
Another extinct shark, but one with easily recognizable teeth, has the wonderfully descriptive name Snaggletooth Shark (Hemipristis serra). This shark has very different upper and lower teeth with the former being slightly broad and more or less triangular, but sharply curved. The lower teeth are long and pointed and at first glance resemble sand tiger shark teeth, especially when viewed from the side. The striking feature that makes this fossil tooth stand out appears in the crowns of both sets of teeth. The enamel edges of the crowns are lined with coarse serrations that cover all but the tips, one edge being coarser than the other. The snaggletooth shark was a contemporary of the longtooth tiger shark, but outlived that species, surviving through the Oligocene and Miocene and well into the Pleistocene before becoming extinct 1.1 million years ago.
GIANT WHITE SHARK
The last shark mentioned here is the granddaddy of all sharks from prehistoric times to the present and was the apex predator from about 16 to 3.6 million years ago. This was the mighty Extinct Giant White Shark (Carcharocles megalodon). Known more commonly as "Megalodon" or "Meg," this shark's teeth are the most massive, robust teeth of any shark. Specimens have tall prominent roots, a wide V-shaped dental band, or "bourlette," between the crown and the root, and medium serrations along both crown edges. The teeth are wide, thick, and dense, and cannot be mistaken for the teeth of any other shark species. The largest tooth specimens are recorded at just over seven inches tall and the body length of this shark was nearly 60 feet!
These teeth and other animal fossils are out there waiting to be found, so get out there and start hunting!
Read about collecting shark tooth fossils in Venice Florida ›
Learn more about shark fossils in A Jaw-Some Collection ›
Bob, Pam, and Ashby Gale have just written the first extensive book on beach fossils, A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. The book contains more than 1,200 high-quality color photographs and detailed descriptions of more than three hundred fossil specimens found on beaches from Texas, east to Florida, and north to New Jersey. Learn more at www.fossilsabg.org.
This article appeared in the Beachcombing Magazine November/December 2020 issue.
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Bogotá, Colombia's capital city steeped in history
Bogotá, located in a fertile plateau of the Andes, attracts visitors from all parts of the world with its historical sights, parks and typical amenities that a metropolis of millions has to offer.
From a climatic point of view, Bogotá can be visited all year round. Due to the high altitude, the thermometer rarely rises above 23 degrees. December to March and July to August are the drier months.
Interesting holidays are for example in March/April the "Semana Santa" at Easter and on August 5 and 6 the "Carnaval de Bogotá" for the anniversary of the city foundation, which is celebrated with parades, folklore and lots of music.
US citizens do not need a visa to travel to Colombia; however, passports should be valid.
The danger of robberies and trick thefts is still present. Here, due to the generally high propensity to violence, no resistance should be offered.
Bogota: Before the trip, cost of living and accommodations
Before departure, it is recommended to refresh the standard vaccinations such as tetanus, diphtheria, but also hepatitis A, rabies and typhoid. If you are planning to travel on to yellow fever areas of the country, a yellow fever vaccination is also strongly advised.
Effective mosquito protection is important. Furthermore, attention should be paid to drinking water hygiene.
"Ajiaco" is a culinary specialty that should be tried. It is a creamy chicken soup with different kinds of potatoes and corn on the cob, garnished with cream and capers and served with rice and avocado.
The cost of living depends greatly on the area. Restaurant meals start at about 16,000 COP. A beer costs from about 3,500 COP. A lunch meal is offered from about 10,000 COP.
After arriving at El Dorado Airport, the traveler can get to the center of the city by cab for about 15,000-25,000 COP. The trip takes about 20 minutes. The bus covers the distance for about 1,700 COP.
Starting at about 25,000 COP, the city's hostels offer accommodations; three-star hotels charge from about 52,000 COP. A popular area for budget overnight stays is the historic neighborhood of La Candelaria.
Local bus transportation is very inexpensive, with TransMilenio express buses using dedicated bus lanes. Ticket prices for this start at around 2,000 COP.
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France? Japan? Brazil? Does your graduate want to see the world after he or she graduates? Well, if they're planning on studying abroad, spending their life travelling the world, or just starting out on a new journey, than a travel theme graduation party is perfect! From passports to suitcases to exotic food and world destinations, there is a lot of inspiration out there for invitations, decorations, and menu ideas.
Travel Theme Graduation Invitations - These have a fun boarding pass style and you can customize all the wording.
Passport Invitations - These are fully customizable, so add a photo of your grad and stamps to reflect their journey.
Luggage tags - create a custom invite in the shape of a luggage tag. Add a bit of bakers twine and a coordinating envelope.
Postcards - perfect for a travel theme. Pick some up from the town where your grad is going off to college.
Let the Journey Begin, James has Graduated!
Christine has Graduated! Destination... Job!
When planning a graduation party, timing is everything! June and July are busy months for parties... other graduations, weddings and summer BBQs. Ask your most important guests (Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles) to check their calendars beforehand to make sure they will be able to be there.
Set a budget. Graduation parties can get expensive if you let them get away from you. A budget will help you to decide where you are having the party, how many people you are inviting, and what you will serve them (ordering from a caterer, organizing family for potluck, or doing it all yourself).
If you can host a large party then go for it! Such a major milestone should really be celebrated! I always start with my holiday card list to cover family and family friends. Then add other important people in your grad's life... neighbors, the graduate's friends (and the parents of close friends), favorite teachers and even coaches.
Decide on the guest list, date and time as soon as possible. The earlier you send the invitations, the better the turnout will be!
An open house party is where guests are expected to come and go as they please, and can span a longer time to accommodate different schedules.
Invitations to a graduation party can also be mailed with graduation announcements (save a stamp).
Near the entrance to the party set up "customs checkpoint". A Graduation Travel Theme Banner will do the trick! Add your own wording like, "Customs - Amy's Graduation Party, Do you have anything to declare?" Add graduation balloons to this area to draw everyone's attention.
Line the walkway to your entrace with graduation luminary bags! Customize with photos of the grad at their favorite vacation spot.
2019 Life-Sized Graduate Cutout: Your grad might not have time to greet every guest at the door, so a cutout of the girl graduate or the boy graduate serves as the next best thing. Pile suitcases around the cutout and add a speech bubble that says, "I'm leaving on a jet plane! Don't know when I'll be back again!"
A graduation sign in board is a classic way to let guests leave message to the grad. You can have it read "Travel advice for Brian and well wishes for his journey!"
A guest book photo frame is also fun... guests sign the matte surrounding a picture of the grad from vacation. Make sure to buy smudge free markers!
For a grad who is going away to college, have guests fill out postcards! Then you can mail them a few at a time to the dorm.
Create a photo scrapbook with a travel theme and leave places for friends and family to fill in messages.
Set up a vintage suitcase and have guests write notes of well wishes, advice and congratulations! The grad can read them after the party.
Suitcase Cooler - Line a vintage suitcase with a clear trashbag and fill with ice and water bottles wrapped in travel theme graduation water bottle labels.
Hang maps all over your party space! They make easy decorations indoors and outside. Try using maps as a background for your buffet/dessert table or photo booth!
Travel Posters - Hang travel signs pointing to the grad's favorite destinations. Use these or make your own!
2019 Glasses - These glasses are a great way to decorate your guests! Add some other touristy wearables like flower leis, bucket hats, and Hawaiian shirts.
Confetti - Make some from a large paper punch (craft store) and a few old maps (thrift store). Or use easy graduation confetti!
Table Covers - For your tables, take a colored table cloth and put a clear one over it. In between put pictures of the grad on vacation and traveling through the years. You can also include ticket stubs and maps to add interest. The clear table cloth keeps everything from getting messy!
Table Numbers - Choose a vacation destination for each table. Guests will love to sit at the "France" or "China" table!
Seating Cards - If you're going with assigned seating, direct guests to their tables with luggage tag seating cards. The tag doubles as a great favor!
Tie balloons to the handles of small suitcases.
Set up each table with a different travel theme and decorate accordingly. You can do different countries (China, England, Australia) or National Parks (Everglades, Yosemite, Grand Canyon) or modes of travel (Planes, Trains and Automobiles).
A globe perched on top of a stack of college textbooks is perfect for a grad heading off to college.
Small toy airplanes serve as great ballon weights for groups of white balloons made to look like clouds.
Wrap cylindrical vases in maps and fill with flowers for a classic look. Add a few paper airplanes attached to skewers for a fun twist!
Personalized Centerpiece - If you like the personal touch, this three-sided centerpiece lets you customize the wording and add a photo! Just attach a balloon bouquet to finish off the look.
Italy - Pizza, pasta salad, anti-pasta. Decorate with clear jars of dry pasta and jars of sauce.
Mexico - Taco or burrito bar. Fill a sombrero hat with chips and add a few Mexican flags.
China - Chinese takeout, egg rolls, lo mien, all the favorites. Decorate with takeout boxes, chopsticks and fortune cookies.
Again, stick with your theme! These favors match our graduation travel boarding pass invitation, and they'll look great sitting at a place setting or on a favor table. If you're going with a table, make sure to add a decorative sign that says, "Baggage Claim" - so much fun!
Personalized Travel Theme Candy Bar Wrappers - Who doesn't love chocolate? These personalized wrappers are a great way to keep your guests thinking of your party long after it has ended!
Personalized Mint and Candy Tins - A great party favor that can be customized with your choice of wording and even a photo!
Personalized Travel Theme Lollipops - Much like the cookies, now is your opportunity to shine on a lollipop. Yum.
Personalized Travel Theme Party Favor Bags - An easy way to package all of your favors, and to give your guests one last reminder of your party!
Luggage Tags - Make sure there is a special thank you note from the grad slipped in!
Travel Theme Favor Bags filled with candies and treats for the trip home!
Little Booze Bottles - For a college grad, mini booze bottles (like what you would find on a flight or a hotel mini-fridge) make a fun favor!
Have fun planning your travel theme graduation party, and congratulations from the Party Girl!


I found myself driving down to Newport Beach this afternoon to attend the Newport Beach Film Festival. The drive down was your typical SoCal freeway congestion which makes you wonder why you ever left the house. Anyway, I arrived alive with just enough time to get my will-call ticket for California Typewriter.
The film is a documentary portrait of writers, collectors, an actor, and one eccentric artist, all of whom remain dedicated to the typewriter as an object of art and inspiration. Among those featured are Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and the artist Jeremy Mayer. Ultimately, at the core of the film is the moving struggle of California Typewriter, a typewriter repair shop in Berkeley, California, owned by Herbert L. Permillion since 1981.


Every Super Bowl Winner & MVP From Past 52 Years! At +2.5, the Rams have the third-shortest odds of any underdog going into the Super Bowl since the turn of the Millennium. The Rams' past two trips to the big game were tight affairs in which they beat Tennessee and lost to New England.
Former Jets center Kevin Mawae was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. He's now second all time in receptions, sixth all time in receiving yards and eighth in receiving touchdowns.
Gonzalez spent 12 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and his final five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. He played in 203 regular-season games and made 53 interceptions, returning seven for touchdowns.
Eight new names will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame on August 3rd, 2019 in Canton, Ohio.
Others who will be inducted in August are former Chiefs and Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, ex-Redskins and Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, former Chiefs safety Johnny Robinson, longtime Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and former Cowboys executive Gil Brandt. Brandt helped build one of the most dominant franchises in sports along with Hall of Famers Tex Schramm and Tom Landry. Bailey recorded 52 interceptions in his career abd racked up 18 in two seasons (2005-06), the most in the National Football League in over 20 years.
Reed, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, teamed with Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis on some of Baltimore's stout defenses. He was also named first-team All-Pro six times, with two second-team honors thrown in for good measure.
In fact, the shutdown might have increased the number of jobs added as furloughed workers sought out part-time jobs. The economy needs to create roughly 100,000 jobs per month to keep up with growth in the working-age population.
Mawae was an eight-time Pro Bowl player and a six-time first-team All-Pro. Law had two one-year stints with the Jets, the more memorable one coming in 2005 when he led the National Football League with 10 interceptions.
Robinson was chosen by the Dallas Texans in the first AFL draft.
Law started in four different AFC Championship Games and had the famous score against the Rams to help kick off the Patriots dynasty during the 2002 Super Bowl. Denver has won three Super Bowls under his leadership. He blocked for Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin in all of his seven 1,000-yard seasons with the Jets.


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I was recently asked a sort of two fold question. The first fold was my list of theologians who have had the greatest impact on me. This wasn't a difficult question for me. In order I would say John Calvin, N.T. Wright and Karl Barth. That's hardly a reassuring list to conservative evangelicals. Any attempt to extend beyond my top three would include theologians of more conservative backgrounds but they wouldn't come close to these top three. R.C. Sproul and Alistair Begg would be mentioned. Augustus Strong would be on the list. And rounding out the list would be some fringe names like William Inge, Markus Barth and Athanasius.
The second fold was the same question but with living theologians. This is surprisingly more simple. Some of the same people show up. But there are also some new names. This is my attempt to answer that question.
This selection is controversial for conservatives. It shouldn't be. But anyone who challenges the normative language of the church often revives the evil eye. Wright is one of those guys.
His views on justification have raised more than a few eyebrows. And his full doctrine on the subject can't be accepted blindly. But his views on the kingdom of heaven, the Kingship of Christ and the historicity of the resurrection make him an invaluable resource to the modern church.
I don't think I am exaggerating when I say he is the most important Theologian, and Christian, alive right now. He is a prolific author and his writing will be the foundation of the church for generations.
Sproul is the most important Reformed teacher of our day. He has been teaching in the Reformed tradition for decades. The clarity of his teaching is second to none. The warmness of his spirit is matched by few.
These features make Sproul an invaluable resource for all people wanting to learn theology in the comfort of their home. His videos are fantastic and cover the full scope of the Scriptures. His books will continue to be irreplaceable for the church.
Recommended Reading: The Holiness of God and What is Reformed Theology?
In many ways Gentry is the theologian with the least cultural impact of the group. While being a great teacher on multiple subjects Mr Gentry is the best teacher I can recommend on eschatology. His preterist understanding of Daniel, the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation are the best available.
His books remain the standard on Preterism and Postmillennialism. Everyone who comes after him will have to study him. Those who disagree will need to refute him. His best books are written at a very high level. But his efforts in the Made Easy series are to be commended. In this laymen format he has written on postmillennialism, the Olivet Discourse, the book of Revelation, predestination and God's law (theonomy).
This addition is unique. Bishop Ware serves in the Eastern Orthodox Church. British by birth and Anglican for much of his early life, Ware has provided profound insight into the EOC for me. His writings on the history and doctrine of the church remain the most important writings for people interested in the EOC.
For the EOC, his writing has greatly increased their public exposure and helped remove many false stereotypes in the western world. Far from "essential" for Protestants, Bishop Ware immediately becomes a warm and pleasant walking partner when evaluating the old church. For those studying church history he is a must. For those interested in expanding their theological universe, he is an essential gateway.
Recommended Reading: The Orthodox Way and How Are We Saved?
I'm just running the gauntlet on less than conservative recommendations. Doug Wilson is a great theologian. A consistent preterist and postmillennialist. A devout Reformed thinker who has some social taint for his affiliation with the Federal Vision. While all that stuff is good to know, it isn't the reason he is on the list.
Doug is on the list because of his extensive writing on the family. He really has covered a large scope of family life in a practical manner. Boy, girls, family life, education, discipline, a Christian home. You name it and he has written about it.


Exactly what is a Physics Major?
But where can you go with this degree? Anywhere! Over the next month we will be delving into the different aspects of the Physics degree and how you can utilize it. You will have the opportunity to learn more from alumni who chose this major. Other features will include loads of links to aid you in discovering the different possibilities. So take a moment and come discover the different quarks of the Physics degree.
Visit the Department of Physics and Astronomy website for lots of great information. The Alfred P Sloan Foundation has provided a great overview of the field of physics, click here for a pdf summarizes different opportunities.
There are a lot of options for the physics major but you do have one choice to make first: do you want to work or do you want to go to graduate school? This decision will help you decide what you want to do later on in life. If your dream career is working at NASA then I do suggest going to graduate school. A lot of different career fields in the sciences require a higher degree beyond the bachelors.
While it is a little difficult to pinpoint actual job titles I can give you a taste of the different types of employers you can look forward to with a degree in physics.
Here are a few resources to help you get started in discovering what you want to do with your physics degree.
When looking at different resources to find more about a degree area and careers always think of variety. Don't stick with just one type of resource to use in your research. Below you will find a good list of different types of resources you can use to find more about physics and related careers.
For those of you on the road to post-secondary education you have a lot of choices to make regarding the right graduate school for you. One of the best websites in helping you narrow down your list of graduate schools is http://www.gradschools.com/. There you can search by program and specialization. So start searching because graduate application deadlines are fast approaching.
Please note that some of the associations may also have job links or other resources you can use during the job search. And of course one of the best resources are your professors. They have an in depth knowledge of the fields you want to enter into and can give you a wealth of information about them.


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Q: $O$ is connected if and only if every two points $x,y\in O, x\ne y,$ are connected by a piecewise linear path Let $O\subset\Bbb{R}^n$ be an open set.  Prove that $O$ is connected if and only if every two points $x,y\in O, x\ne y,$ can be connected by a path in $O$ made up of a finite number of segments (a piecewise linear path).

I feel that one direction is straight forward: assume that there is a piecewise linear path from any $x,y\in O$, say $\varphi(t)$ such that $\varphi(a)=x, \varphi(b)=y, \varphi\in C([a,b],\Bbb{R}^n)$ then $O$ is path connected, hence connected.
I feel the other direction is a bit more complicated and I'm not sure how to approach it in order to be rigorous.

A: Hint: Let $x_0$ be an element of $O$. Consider the set of all elements in $O$ that have a piece wise linear path to $x_0$ (which is clearly not empty since you can take a ball around $x_0$). Show this set is both open and closed, thus must be all of $O$.
To see that the set must be all of $O$, let the set be $X$. If $X$ is open and closed, then $O=X\cup (O\setminus X)$ is a separation unless $X=\varnothing$ or $O\setminus X=\varnothing$. As stated above, $X\neq\varnothing$, hence $O\setminus X=\varnothing$, or equivalently, $X=O$ which is what we wanted to show.