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Le Tombeau des fusillés est un poème de Jules Jouy écrit à propos de la Commune de Paris le . Il est chanté sur l'air de La chanson des peupliers de Frédéric Doria. Il rend hommage aux 147 fusillés au Père-Lachaise le .

Interprètes
Armand Mestral dans l'album La Commune en chantant. Collectif. Disque vinyle double LP 33 Tours, 1971 - AZ STEC LP 89 – Réédition CD 1988 – Disc AZ
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Chanson de la Commune de Paris

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Geeks and greenies will love it unconditionally, but can Prius III also woo drivers?
The arrival of the new 3.9L/100km Toyota Prius in some neighbourhoods will be greeted as no more pleasing than the approach of a flaming asteroid. Do not stone these cynics as Earth-haters. Just one look at this blob - yes, blob, because wind tunnels don't sculpt Miuras, they sculpt humpy, lumpy hatchbacks with saggy jowls and thyroid issues - would arouse only a horny baleen whale.
And so far, Toyota's tally of scampy, fun-loving hybrids stands at exactly zero. That is, assuming you don't go orgiastic over each microgram per nanolitre of carbon dioxide saved on trips to the shopping centre.
For 2009, Toyota proudly unveils a Prius that is only incrementally improved. To make matters worse, Honda has essentially mimeographed the Prius's blob-chic shape with its new Insight. So let the cynics have their field day.
Alas, the new Prius is definitely better in some respects. It's less jowly. With its new scything headlights - LED optional - and up-kicked tail, it may even be called daring. Look close for the faint bulge. Saviour it, because that's all the testosterone on offer. Thanks to its more rigid body, wider track and tightly wired steering, the new model is definitely less clueless than its predecessor. Underbonnet kilowatts have risen and acceleration times are quicker.
The interior feel has also been coined up, the digital multicolour dash layout with its soaring centre console far less antiseptic than before. People who want to spend Lexus money on a Prius can now do so thanks to a pile-on of posh options. They include a self-parking system, lane-departure alarm, distance-monitoring cruise control, and heaven's own glass sunroof with solar panels which, when the car is parked, power a cabin-cooling fan. A titanium humidor can't be far behind.
Indeed, the latest Prius redesign glories in details. The wheelbase remains unchanged, the body has grown longer and wider by mere millimetres. But that body has been reshaped by the dictates of aerodynamics, interior packaging, and bored owners looking for freshness. The nose looks pointier, the upper grille openings smaller. The roof arc peaks farther back to allow more rear-seat headroom. Chiselling in the cheeks and an overhanging spoiler unite with new underbody trays to give a greasy 0.25 drag coefficient, Toyota claims.
Below a bank of digital, three-dimensional multicolour displays depicting, among other things, the power flow in the hybrid system, a flying buttress links the dash with the centre armrest while cleaving the front cabin into two distinct compartments. The shift selector moves off the dash and into a more traditional and sportif station at the driver's elbow, where, we are told, so-called 'hyper-milers' can more easily slap it into neutral on coast-downs for the few extra drams of fuel savings. The seats are trimmed more plushly, a height adjuster is now fitted to the driver's seat, and, at long last, the steering wheel tilts and telescopes.
About 50kg heavier at 1380kg, the new Prius gets more combined kilowatts underbonnet, 16 from the upsizing of the Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder from 1.5 litres to 1.8, for an even 100kW total. Gone is its predecessor's accessory drive belt: the water pump, steering booster, and air-con compressor are all electric.
Conceptually, the 202-volt, 27kW nickel-metal hydride battery pack and hybrid drivetrain are unchanged - one big electric motor helps the engine propel the car while a smaller starter/alternator also controls the drive modes via the planetary gear transmission. Even so, 90 percent of the powertrain components are new, with everything from the water-cooled power inverter to the two drivetrain motors shrunk.
The big, 60kW traction motor now has half as much grunt - 207Nm compared with 400Nm - but turns twice as fast, now 13,500rpm, through a torque-multiplying gear reduction drive. The system now more closely resembles that in US-market Camry and Kluger hybrids.
Finessing the hybrid drivetrain pays off in the more seamless switchover from electric to petrol propulsion. Apart from installing new engine mounts, engineers replaced the chain-driven final drive with gears so there is less 'chuggling' during engine start-up. Like the Insight, the new Prius lets you select a pure-EV mode, allowing engine-off driving up to 50km/h for 1.6km - remember, the battery pack is small.
The Prius also has an 'Eco' mode which slows down the throttle and idles the air-con more often to conserve petrol. Finally, there's a 'Power' mode that prioritises acceleration. Have it your way.
Suspension architecture is unchanged - struts up front, a torsion-beam behind. Caster was tweaked to give the helm a more pronounced on-centre feel - before it had basically none - and the electric power steering was retuned for a more natural, less game-console heft.
Otherwise, in city driving the new Prius feels pretty much the same as the old car. It still strolls off the line in no great hurry, needing just over 10 seconds to hit 100km/h. Still, this beats the old car, which couldn't reach 100 kays that quickly unless pushed off a cliff.
Toyota says it has reworked the soundproofing but we were unable to discern major hush improvements during a petrol-electric tour of central Florida. An android artificiality still characterises the steering and brakes, even if the wheel feels a little firmer to the palms.
But the Prius wasn't built for the pilotes in the neighbourhood. It's a commuting corpuscle for people who want to shave their fuel consumption in a highly visible way, rather than shave lap times. And at that, Toyota's wondrous blob excels.


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Le ferrier antique de Tannerre-en-Puisaye est un lieu où sont amassés des résidus d'extraction du fer, datant des époques gauloise puis gallo-romaine. C'est l'un des deux plus grands ferriers de France. Il est situé à Tannerre-en-Puisaye, dans le département de l'Yonne, en France. L'exploitation industrielle du site a cessé lors de son classement comme monument historique en 1982.

Localisation
Le grand ferrier de Tannerre est situé en Bourgogne, dans le département de l'Yonne, sur la commune de Tannerre-en-Puisaye, dans et autour du bois de la Garenne, immédiatement au nord du bourg.

Les deux tiers de la surface totale du ferrier sont dans ce bois et dans les parcelles boisées qui le jouxtent au nord. Le tiers restant s'étend sur les terres cultivées et en zone habitée.

Noter que ce n'est pas le seul ferrier de la commune, qui a sa bonne part des  ferriers répertoriés en Puisaye en 2008.
D'autres grands ferriers de la Puisaye sont à  Aillant-sur-Tholon, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Saint-Fargeau, Fontaines, Dracy, Mézilles et bien d'autres endroits.

Description

Ces vestiges d'exploitation sidérurgique antique et récente ont modelé le terrain tout en creux et en bosses : beaucoup de trous d'extraction de minerai, beaucoup de tas de scories de toutes tailles allant de petits monticules dispersés à des buttes de  de hauteur. Le tout s'étend sur une surface de . C'est le plus grand ferrier de Puisaye, suivi par Villiers-Saint-Benoît, Dracy, Toucy et plusieurs autres, le plus grand de France avec celui des Martys (Aude), et l'un des plus grands d'Europe.

De cette surface, 15,2 ha sont propriété de la commune et sont classés monument historique depuis 1982.

Il est situé au milieu d'un bois de environ 75 ha, probablement beaucoup plus grand à l'origine car l'extraction du fer exigeait de grandes quantités de charbon. Elle exige également beaucoup d'eau pour le lavage du minerai, et le Branlin passe au pied du coteau. Il faut également le concasser, ce qui était fait dans des moulins appropriés. Enfin il fallait de l'air pour activer les fourneaux, et le site est en haut d'une colline, en plein vent.

Le minerai est d'abord ramassé à ciel ouvert ; lorsqu'il s'épuise en surface, des fosses sont creusées – jusqu'à 2 m de profondeur ;
il en reste de nombreux exemples dans le ferrier et autour, généralement en partie comblés et souvent emplis d'eau. Plus tard, sont creusés des puits plus profonds et des galeries étayées.

Trois puits gallo-romains ont été découverts, de 1,20 mètre de largeur et avec un débit de /h. L'un était profond de 6 à 8 mètres, les deux autres de 7 à 9 m  (maintenant comblés). L'un des deux plus profonds était dans la zone de la Motte Champlay, l'autre vers l'extrémité de l'ancienne voie de chemin de fer.

Les minerais les plus utilisés à Tannerre étaient l'hématite rouge (teneur en fer de 70%) et la limonite, une hématite hydroxydée (teneur en fer de 60%). La marcassite ou sulfure de fer y était rarement utilisée.

Histoire

Antiquité et Moyen Âge
Le ferrier de Tannerre, et l'extraction du fer dans la région, a connu une période d'activité intense depuis avant la période gallo-romaine et jusqu'au Moyen Âge. Le fer était produit dans des bas-fourneaux d'argile par le procédé dit de « réduction directe », et épuré en forge sur place. Le peuple vivant là était les Sénons. Nous sommes à moins de  (à vol d'oiseau) de la Loire et des Bituriges Cubes, à qui l'on attribue la découverte de l'étamage et qui étaient de la meilleure réputation quant à leur travail des métaux généralement et du fer en particulier. Les plus anciens bas-fourneaux étudiés en France, des fours à  scories piégées de faible production, sont dans le Sénonais et remonteraient au  Ils sont très nombreux dans le Sud de la Puisaye, allant en diminuant vers le nord de la région. Vers la fin de la Tène, tous les sites d'exploitation importants de Puisaye semblent avoir accru leur taille et raffiné leur équipement.

Déjà largement présente du temps des Celtes (en Gaule l'âge du fer débute vers 800 à 700 ), l'activité s'accroît avec les romains qui mettent la main sur les ressources des territoires conquis. Ils font construire de très gros ateliers, sans pour autant que la production privée réduise notablement. Les moyens et techniques qu'ils mettent en œuvre fournissent des « scories à laitier » de même qualité que celles d'un haut-fourneau moderne. La production des 300 ans de cette période romaine est estimée à 80 % de la production totale, toutes époques confondues. Ceci veut dire qu'en 300 , le ferrier occupait déjà plus ou moins autant de surface qu'actuellement. Un village gallo-romain était certainement construit à flanc de colline.

 Haut Moyen Âge
Les romains partis, cette activité décroît notablement dans la région. Durant le haut Moyen Âge, de petits ferriers subsistent dans les alentours de Saint-Fargeau jusqu'à Lavau, et au nord de Villiers-Saint-Benoît. Mais les archives mentionnent beaucoup plus souvent des activités de forge plutôt que de production de fer. Cette décroissance perdure jusqu'à la quasi extinction de cette activité vers la fin du haut Moyen Âge, laissant derrière elle comme seuls témoins visibles des buttes de scories, les ferriers, qui à Tannerre atteignaient au moins  de haut et y sont regroupées principalement dans la moitié nord du ferrier.

 Moyen Âge central
Vers le  une zone dans l'ouest du site est nivelée et un château-fort construit là, qui garde le chemin vers Paris. C'est la Motte Champlay. Elle est prise en 1359 par l'anglais Robert Knolles, au service de Charles II de Navarre lors de la tentative de prise du pouvoir de ce dernier en 1358. Knolles laisse à Champlay, qui permet de piller les voyageurs vers Paris, son lieutenant Dauquin de Halton. Selon un accord entre Knolles et le connétable Robert de Fienne, la motte est rasée par les troupes anglo-navarraises, de même que le village (qui ne faisait probablement pas partie de l'entente agréée) et le fort du bas, lors de leur départ de la Puisaye après le traité de Brétigny en 1360. Tannerre s'éteint pendant plus de deux siècles, et ne recouvre pas son intense activité passée. La motte Champlay ne sera pas reconstruite. De gros blocs maçonnés en ont été trouvés en 2009 lors de relevés de terrain.

Temps modernes

Les scories ont de tous temps été occasionnellement réemployées pour réparer et « ferrer » des chemins et autres surfaces carrossables. Mais les prélèvements dans ce sens sur les ferriers antiques restaient très limités.

De 1900 à 1982, les buttes de ferriers ont été exploitées de façon industrielle, systématisant l'utilisation (déjà commencée au ) des scories pour empierrer les routes et constituer le ballast des voies ferrées.

Par ailleurs, les déchets encore riches en métaux étaient envoyés aux hauts-fourneaux de Lorraine (entre autres ceux d'Homécourt) pour en extraire le fer et le manganèse restants. En effet, les scories puyaudines étaient plus riches en fer que le minerai lorrain dont la teneur moyenne en fer était à l'époque de environ 30 %. Elles étaient donc utilisées en complément de la charge normale : on « enrichissait la charge ».

Par ailleurs, les scories de Tannerre contenaient de la silice, qui dans les hauts fourneaux correspond au « fondant » dans les bas-fourneaux : elle permet d'abaisser la température à laquelle la charge fond, ce qui facilitait la tâche des hauts-fourneaux et rétablissait leur bon fonctionnement.
À cette époque, un réseau complet de chemin de fer était en place dans le ferrier, avec aiguillages, plaques tournantes, dérailleuses, atelier et puits. Les ouvriers s'étaient bien sûr construit des logements au plus près, sur le site même, avec cantine.

La première guerre mondiale stoppe les activités, qui reprennent en 1916 avec l'arrivée d'ouvriers réfugiés belges et italiens. La guerre finie, ce sont des Serbes qui y travaillent. Avec la fin de la deuxième guerre mondiale, arrivent les gros engins de terrassement, notamment pelles mécaniques et excavatrices. L'utilisation de ces engins accélérant la disparition du ferrier de Tannerre, il est classé monument historique en 1982. Toute exploitation cesse dès lors, laissant aux futurs chercheurs un vaste terrain d'investigation qui, selon Henri de Raincourt le ministre venu à l'inauguration en septembre 2009, rappelle Verdun ou la ligne Maginot par ses bouleversements.

Valorisation du site

Après 20 ans d'abandon du terrain, l'association du ferrier de Tannerre, créée en 2008, a réalisé un travail d'aménagement considérable pour faire connaître le site – qu'il a d'abord fallu nettoyer des décharges abusives, débroussailler, et dont il a fallu retrouver les sentiers. L'inauguration s'est déroulée le 19 septembre (journée du Patrimoine) 2009.

La communauté de communes a misé sur la création d'un parcours de course d'orientation, objectif facilité de ce que le bois n'est pas un terrain de chasse : il peut donc être laissé en accès libre toute l'année sans danger de ce côté. Le comité de l'Yonne de course d'orientation a fourni son expertise pour le tracé des chemins et la pose de 25 balises et d'un panneau d'accueil. Le parcours peut également s'étendre sur les terres privées entourant la propriété de la commune, sur demande au propriétaire pour des événements ponctuels.

Après deux premières courses en juin 2011 et mars 2012 qui ont permis de tester les pistes, le championnat d'Académie UNSS s'y est déroulé le 17 avril 2012, avec 177 participants qui ont unanimement apprécié le terrain et ont assis la réputation des installations, dont l'accès est libre, gratuit et permanent. Les cartes d'orientation sont vendues au restaurant de Tannerre « Le Coup d'Frein », qui en est le dépositaire officiel.

Parallèlement à ce projet réussi, l'association a créé et mis en place des équipements d'accueil et d'information : portiques aux entrées du site, panneaux d'informations et de découverte aux entrées et aux points significatifs, mise en place de l'infrastructure d'accueil. Le centre du ferrier, emplacement de l'un des forts de la Motte Champlay, a été aménagé en aire de repos avec bancs et tables. Un gros travail de recherches a permis d'identifier la Motte Champlay, le chemin de fer, l'activité du début du siècle, et autres éléments intéressants.

Elle a également recréé des postes de travail montrant les différentes étapes de l'extraction et du traitement du minerai dans l'Antiquité et dans les deux derniers siècles. Pour ce faire elle a fabriqué différents outils de travail de l'époque antique, dont un bas-fourneau façon antique et son soufflet, une forge médiévale et un grand soufflet façon . Le bas-fourneau demande une reconstruction régulière, sa durée de vie n'excédant pas quelques charges. Il fournit une température de 800 à 900 °C.

Pour la représentation des temps modernes, l'équipe a réinstallé et remis en service une partie du chemin de fer qui a été en service de 1912 à 1931. Elle a demandé l'aide de l'association du Petit Train de Champignelles qui a fourni la documentation nécessaire et les encouragements idoines. Ce circuit de train éducatif emprunte une partie de l'ancienne voie de chemin de fer en voie de 600 mm qui reliait le site à Villiers-Saint-Benoît, et certains des tracés en voie de 500 mm dans le ferrier. En 2009, 40 m de rails en voies de 500 mm et un aiguillage ont été installés. En 2012, le site d'exploitation du  a été raccordé au cœur du ferrier par  de rails en voies de 500 mm ; une opération qui a incidemment mis au jour une partie de tuyère en argile et le fond d'un pot, provenant des plus anciennes couches du ferrier. Le wagonnet utilisé est d'origine (en 1931 les wagonnets avaient été remplacés par des camions). Un poste d'extraction des scories a également été recréé, avec un crible reconstruit à l'identique.

Ces efforts ont abouti à un site représentatif de l'exploitation du ferrier du . Il est équipé d'un poste d'extraction des scories avec un crible reconstruit à l'identique, d'un circuit de rails avec aiguillages et wagonnet  pour amener les scories aux lieux de chargement dans des wagonnets allant à Villiers-Saint-Benoît.

Des visites guidées et des démonstrations de réduction en bas-fourneau y sont ponctuellement organisées, notamment lors des journées nationales d'archéologie mi juin et lors de la fête du ferrier le deuxième dimanche de septembre.

L'association a rédigé un livret sur l'histoire du site, disponible depuis fin 2013.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques de l'Yonne

Monument historique dans l'Yonne
Monument historique classé en 1982
Site archéologique dans l'Yonne


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100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
Alain Mimoun
Directed by Louis Gueguen • 1959 • France
ALAIN MIMOUN, a short film made about the titular long-distance runner, is a jewel of a documentary, enhanced by a wonderfully laid-back jazz score by Alain Goraguer.
Up Next in 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
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1956 • Sweden
This short film covers the equestrian segment of the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Directed by Heribert Meisel • 1960 • West Germany
This documentary of the VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley 1960, directed by Austrian sports journalist and sometime screen actor Heribert Meisel, is the first known visual record of an edition of the Winter Games in the United States. A West...
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Q: What is the most elegant way to see if an expression is affected by a certain symbol?
Possible Duplicate:
Determine whether some expression contains a given symbol

Let's say I have some expression:
sample = {1, 1/q, f[m]}

And I want to check it if it has the symbol m in it.
My question: Is there a clean or fast way of checking if m is in the equation?

What I came up with so far:
Do[StringFreeQ[ToString[sample], "m"], {i, 300}] // AbsoluteTiming
(* {0.0120007, Null} *)

and
Do[(sample /. m -> Unique[]) === (sample /. m -> Unique[]), {i, 300}] // AbsoluteTiming
(* {0.0100005, Null} *)

These solutions work, but I feel like there might be a faster, functional way of doing this.

A: How about:
sample = {1, 1/q, ff[f[m]]};
FreeQ[sample, m]
(* False *)

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Harvesting the workshop: how to get out of the box?
2015, June 1-3rd we had experienced the second Amara Transformational workshop in Finland. At the Open Space session teams mixed of facilitators and participants co-created inquiry to questions from the audience. I've got joy to jump into the group coping with tough existential question How to get out of the box? The conversation created insights that I will try to summarize here. However I recognize, that my memory is cheating me thus I openly ask co-creators to correct or add what was forgotten by posting comments on FB or our blog.
When we grow our Comfort zone becomes a Discomfort zone. What was helpful before becomes limiting toward the future – we feel irritation for being caught in "the box".
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There's a nice little book on the dilemma of being in and getting out of the box: Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute.
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After some not inconsiderable scouting around Malaga for locations that would be similar to Santiago de Chile we "came up with the goods" and a shoot-date was set.
What was originally a three day shoot was condensed into one very intensive day. The story was about Honecker, the last director of the old East Germany and his absconding to Chile when the wall came down.
The interiors for the film had all been shot in Germany but some exteriors with South American flavor were required to give the overall feeling that it had been shot in Latin America.
Locations for the exterior of his private villa and the streets of Santiago were approved and a reduced crew flew in for three days on the 5th of October.
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The morning was taken up by car to car and interior scenes in a "Chilean" taxi which had to be shipped from Germany.
Then we shot outside the walls of a villa in Alhaurin and finally in a quiet street in the old quarter of Malaga and wrapped at 11pm.


I liked the "Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug." I liked it as long as I could pretend that it was in no way, shape, or form, associated with the brilliant light hearted adventure known as "The Hobbit" written by the visionary J.R.R. Tolkien. The second movie resembled the well known and beloved story even less than the original. I would be hard pressed to think of a single scene that was taken directly from the book and not vastly altered. I know I'm prejudice, because I grew up on "The Hobbit" and anyone who messes with it is a blasphemer who is messing with my childhood, but I don't feel like movie can even measure up to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy movies. The action sequences quickly become absurd and remind me more of "Pirates of the Caribbean" than "Lord of the Rings." The orcs are suddenly far more intelligent than they've been portrayed, which seems to be a calculated move to suit the needs of the plot. We've been introduced to the Jar Jar Binks of Middle Earth and he drives a sleigh pulled by rabbits T_T And the entire feel of the movie is just wrong. It doesn't capture the spirit of Middle Earth or "The Hobbit." I can enjoy the movie, for the most part, if I banish its association with Tolkien and Middle Earth all together and consider it some kind of outrageous fan fiction. But I can not accept it as part the tale of the Rings. I think Peter Jackson got too full of himself after the success with "The Lord of the Rings," and thought he could improve on a brilliant adventure and turn it into an epic. Unfortunately he's making a fool of himself.
People who haven't read the book, will likely enjoy the movie well enough, but I'm a purist and as such will complain loudly about this defacement of classic literature.


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Q: AWS Lambda Test S3 Event Notification is Null I have the following Kotlin code:
 override fun execute(input: APIGatewayProxyRequestEvent): APIGatewayProxyResponseEvent {
        val response = APIGatewayProxyResponseEvent()
        val body = input.body
        if(body != null) {
            val json = JSONObject(body)
            val s3 = json.optJSONArray("Records").getJSONObject(0).getJSONObject("s3")
            val bucketName = s3.getJSONObject("bucket").getString("name")
            try {
                val jsonResponse = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(mapOf("message" to bucketName))
                response.statusCode = 200
                response.body = jsonResponse
            } catch (e: JsonProcessingException) {
                response.statusCode = 500
            }
        }

        return response
   }

I want to basically get the function to be triggered on a new S3 put and just get the bucket name. When I try locally to pass a APIGatewayProxyRequestEvent with the following body:
{
  "Records": [
    {
      "eventVersion": "2.0",
      "eventSource": "aws:s3",
      "awsRegion": "us-east-1",
      "eventTime": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "eventName": "ObjectCreated:Put",
      "userIdentity": {
        "principalId": "EXAMPLE"
      },
      "requestParameters": {
        "sourceIPAddress": "127.0.0.1"
      },
      "responseElements": {
        "x-amz-request-id": "EXAMPLE123456789",
        "x-amz-id-2": "EXAMPLE123/5678abcdefghijklambdaisawesome/mnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGH"
      },
      "s3": {
        "s3SchemaVersion": "1.0",
        "configurationId": "testConfigRule",
        "bucket": {
          "name": "example-bucket",
          "ownerIdentity": {
            "principalId": "EXAMPLE"
          },
          "arn": "arn:aws:s3:::example-bucket"
        },
        "object": {
          "key": "test%2Fkey",
          "size": 1024,
          "eTag": "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
          "sequencer": "0A1B2C3D4E5F678901"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

The kotlin code works as expected. When I deploy this on AWS lambda, and I either provide the exact same body in a test event or actually uploading an object on S3 to trigger the function, the input.body is null. I don't understand why.


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Home » Health Plus Blog » Life after a Liver Transplantation: Second innings in Life
Liver transplantation is a surgical procedure during which a diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one from a donor. A liver transplant may be necessary for people with liver failure or liver disease that cannot be treated with other treatments.
What is the Success rate of Liver Transplants?
The success rate of liver transplantation varies depending on several factors, including the person's overall health and the condition of their liver at the time of the transplant. In general, however, the success rate of liver transplants is quite high.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, the one-year survival rate for liver transplant recipients is more than 90-95%, and the five-year survival rate is more than 70%. These rates are similar to those for other types of organ transplantation procedures.
Life after liver transplantation
For most people, liver transplantation greatly improves their quality of life and allows them to return to many of the activities that they enjoyed before their liver condition made them sick. However, it is important to note that recovering from liver transplantation can take around 3 months' time before a person can fully return to their normal routine.
After the transplantation, the person will need to take medications to help prevent their body from rejecting the new liver. These medications can have side effects, such as an increased risk of infection, nausea, and diarrhoea. The person will also need to follow a healthy diet and avoid alcohol to help protect their new liver.
In general, life after liver transplantation is likely to be much healthier and more active than it was before the procedure. However, it is important for transplant recipients to be aware of the potential risks and challenges associated with the surgery, and to work closely with their medical team to ensure the best possible outcome.
Do's and Don'ts after a Liver Transplantation
To ensure success aft a liver transplantation, here are a few dos and don'ts:
It is very important to follow your doctor's instructions for taking your medications after a liver transplantation. This will help prevent the rejection of the transplanted liver.
Eat a healthy, balanced diet low in fat and high in protein. Your doctor or a dietitian can provide you with specific dietary guidelines to follow. Avoid eating raw or undercooked meat, eggs, or shellfish as these may contain harmful infection-causing bacteria. Ensure you thoroughly cook every food before you eat.
Drinking alcohol after a liver transplantation can be very dangerous, as it can damage your new liver and increase the risk of rejection
Regular exercise can help improve your overall health and speed up recovery after a liver transplantation. Your doctor will be able to recommend an appropriate exercise plan for you.
Visit your doctor for your follow-up appointments as it will allow them to monitor your progress and make adjustments to your treatment plan.
After a liver transplantation, it is important to avoid activities that could put your new liver at risk. This may include activities such as contact sports or heavy lifting. Talk to your doctor about what activities are safe for you to do.
Getting Your Life Back on Track
Getting back to work after a liver transplantation can vary depending on your liver condition at the time of the transplantation, the extent of surgery and your overall health. However, most people can return to work within a few weeks after their transplantation.
As you begin feeling better, you can begin working part-time, and this will allow you to gradually adjust to your new routine and build up your strength and stamina.
Though undergoing a liver transplantation is challenging, with the right support and care, most people can successfully recover and return to a healthy and active life. Transplantation recipients need to take their medications as prescribed, follow a healthy diet, avoid alcohol, and attend follow-up appointments with their doctor.
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NEWSBASE: The attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure are the oil industry's 9/11
Satellite image of smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia
By bne IntelliNews September 16, 2019
The attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure could turn out to be the oil industry's 9/11. Reacting to the news analysts from JP Morgan said: "Clearly oil assets have been massively mispriced. The assumption that production facilities are secure is wrong. They are all vulnerable to attack and production is not secure."
The immediate impact of the bombings, allegedly carried out by Iranian-backed Houthi based in Yemen, is that it has shaved at least half a trillion dollars off the mooted IPO of Saudi Arabia's Aramco that the Kingdom was hoping would list with a market capitalisation of some $2 trillion dollars.
For Saudi Aramco, the timing of the attack is a disaster, coming just after it had sought to take control of the narrative surrounding its planned IPO and bail the Kingdom's finances out in the process.
Having replaced Khalid Al-Falih as Energy Minister and Aramco chairman in the last two weeks, Riyadh was setting the stage for a complete focus on the listing. But now the float will be in disarray as investors scramble to reassess the risks to Saudi oil production. Was the attack a one off, or the start of a sustained campaign by Saudi's enemies? The atmosphere is similar to the shock caused by the Al Qaeda terrorists flying planes into the iconic Twin Trade Towers 20 years ago and striking a blow in the heart of New York that left the US reeling.
It is still not clear who ordered the attacks, but the US has been quick to point the finger at Tehran. In 2001 the US was also quick to act and within months had sent its military into Afghanistan, the de facto headquarters of Al Qaeda in the hope of capturing or killing Osama bin Laden. The possibility of targeted US missile strikes against Houthi strongholds in Yemen or even a retaliation against assets in Iran are on the cards as both the Saudis and the Americans are out for revenge, wrote Ariel Cohen in Forbes. The war on terror has been extended into the energy sector and America's credability as a global policeman is on the line.
"Washington needs to clarify that Iran cannot win the escalation domination game in this conflict, and Iran's strategic assets and high-value regime targets, including its nuclear program and the oil export facilities, will be at stake. The U.S. and its allies have an overwhelming air, naval, missile and, if necessary, ground forces superiority in the region. Nothing less than the future of the global energy supply and America's economic well-being is at stake," Cohen said on September 15.
An estimated 4% of Aramco stock was supposed to be auctioned internationally, with 1% to be sold on the local stock exchange. However, with the oil concession not included in the listing, doubts had already been raised about the shares' valuation, which will be further depressed now.
The target price eventually arrived at for the 5% of shares in Aramco was expected to value the company at around $1.5tn, though Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has previously said he believes the firm is worth closer to $2 trillion. The proceeds from the Aramco listing are due to go to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to be used to help the flagging and heavily oil-dependent Saudi economy.
While the attacks may end up not resulting in a major change in Aramco's valuation, several industry sources told Middle East Oil & Gas (MEOG) that they will come as a wake-up call for potential investors who had perhaps not factored in sufficient geopolitical risk.
There are reports of others who have suggested that the added risk could reduce the valuation by as much as $500bn. MEOG sources suggest that MBS would be very reluctant to accept a valuation of $1 trillion and the IPO would probably be scratched in this case.
The next few weeks will be crucial for the company as it needs to quickly restore some investor confidence. Production can be resumed in weeks, according to Aramco, but there could be longer delays before full production is resumed, which would unsettle investors.
And clearly security will be significantly beefed up. Al Qaeda previous tried to attack the facilities at Abqaiq and failed. Now investors will be asking themselves how 10 projectile-carrying drones could fly more than 700km into Saudi territory and not be detected.
Like in 2001 there will be a lot of soul searching and recriminations once the initial shock has worn off. That will be followed by a major restructuring of Saudi Arabia's security arrangements and will certainly include some sort of retaliation against claimed perpetrators.
The lasting effect will be to further undermine the security of the region and inflame tensions further. Unlike 9/11 where a small group of terrorists targeted innocent civilians, an oil sector 9/11 will set government against the international energy sector and that could have far wider consequences for the global economy.
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Update: Modernist Cuisine now has a sequel, Modernist Cuisine at Home. You can find a sample chapter here. For the original review of Modernist Cuisine, please scroll below.
I'm a fan of books that deepen my understanding of how food comes together, rather than simply providing recipes and leaving me to trust in the mysteries of heat and flavor. Apparently, there's an experiment you can do with slices of American cheese to discover the wavelength of your microwave and a series of procedures for finding the sweet spot on your grill. I'm fascinated by that sort of thing. So I felt thrilled to get a look at Nathan Mhyrvold's encyclopedic book, Modernist Cuisine, essentially a scientific treatise on the chemistry and physics of cooking.
To geek out fully, I knew I was going to need to be able to cook sous vide: a water-bath method that allows you to cook food to a precise temperature and hold it there for as long as necessary to achieve the exact result you want. So, I bought a Sous Vide Supreme, the first commercially available water oven for home cooks, borrowed a very accurate metric kitchen scale and thermometer from a friend who runs a micro-distillery, and found a place where I could purchase liquid nitrogen. On Top Chef the molecular gastronomists seem to go through a lot of liquid nitrogen. I was, I imagined, on the verge of throwing the best dinner parties.
But here's the thing: even with the fancy new additions, Modernist Cuisine is not a work that lends itself to the simple appliances in an ordinary home. Almost all of the recipes require ingredients that I wouldn't have known where to purchase even when I lived in Manhattan and did my grocery shopping at Balducci's and Gourmet Garage. The sous vide machine did make flank steak that was as tender as filet mignon, perfect soft boiled eggs, and fish cooked exactly to the point of doneness and no more. But I found the times and temperatures for cooking these things from various blogs and recipe websites, not from Modernist Cuisine. In fact, during the three weeks I reviewed the work, the pattern of my days was largely this: find a new recipe for sous vide cooking online, start the protein in the water bath, and then spend three or four hours reading Modernist Cuisine. I used a few components from the recipes offered, but never completed one. I read and reread it, but never really cooked from it.
Here's one example: I'd wanted to make the egg salad sandwich inspired by Wylie Dufresne, chef-owner of wd-50 in Manhattan and a pioneer of molecular gastronomy. It's a fascinatingly deconstructed thing, each part of the sandwich greatly altered using the chemicals and techniques of modernist cuisine and then brought back together to make a deceptively simple plate. The photograph of it was beautiful enough to frame and hang in my kitchen. But it required chemicals and tools that couldn't be obtained locally and wouldn't arrive, if ordered, for weeks. Had I been able to attempt it, I think it would have been a very Lucille-Ball-at-the-chocolate-factory sort of thing, funny primarily because you, the reader, would know right away it was doomed to failure even if I seemed to think I might be able to pull it off. There would have been sketch-comedy anecdotes about small kitchen explosions and photographs of me in a nineteen-fifties apron holding up a beaker and looking dismayed.
And, for me, that's the central problem of Modernist Cuisine: the concepts in the book—particularly those about the physics of heat transference and the chemistry of cooking—are surprisingly accessible. But it's more Eshbach's Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals than Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I'm a far more knowledgeable cook now that I have read it, but I had to look to other sources for recipes that would let me actually apply this new knowledge in my own kitchen.
Modernist Cuisine is not a cookbook. It's "a large-scale culinary reference book." It's lavishly illustrated, it explains difficult concepts in language that can be understood by a layperson while still retaining the integrity and usefulness of the information, and it's exhaustive in its scope. If a scaled-down version were offered, one that included the beautiful photography and the exposition but left out the impossible recipes, I'd gladly pay a few hundred dollars for it. But there's something about these recipes that made me feel like a little kid trying to get the basketball away from a bigger kid who was holding it higher than I could jump. I felt frustrated to learn all this knowledge and then see that I'd never have the equipment, time, or expertise to use it as the book suggests.
Still, dinner tonight will be better than it could ever have been before I read Modernist Cuisine. The duck breasts are in the Sous Vide Supreme as I write; in an hour, I will take them out and crisp the skin in a hot skillet lightly coated with grapeseed oil until the fat is rendered. It's a technique I would never have tried without Modernist Cuisine, but it's a recipe I got from Alton Brown's Food Network blog.


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Japan's labor minister survives no-confidence motion over data scandal
Online: Mar 02, 2019
Last Modified: Mar 02, 2019
The Lower House has rejected a no-confidence motion against labor minister Takumi Nemoto that was submitted by opposition parties in protest over his handling of the ministry's release of faulty jobs data.
The motion, which called for Nemoto's resignation, was voted down Friday by the ruling bloc led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the Lower House.
The rejection reflects "an understanding that I have done my duties properly," Nemoto told reporters after the vote.
Kiyomi Tsujimoto of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan told reporters that the motion was submitted over Nemoto's inappropriate handling of the scandal.
The faulty collection of monthly labor data over nearly 15 years resulted in the underpayment of work-related benefits to more than 20 million people and raised doubt about the accuracy of government statistics.
Opposition parties accused Nemoto of involvement in an alleged government attempt to make the prime minister's Abenomics economic policy package appear more successful by inflating wage data.
In monthly labor surveys, the ministry is required to gather results from all businesses in the country with 500 or more employees. But it had only surveyed a third of the roughly 1,400 such businesses in Tokyo since 2004.
In January last year, the ministry began using software to make it appear that the necessary data had been collected, leading to a sudden rise in wage figures.
Opposition parties also accuse Motoya Nakae, a former Abe secretary, of exerting his influence when the labor ministry changed its methodology for the collection of wage samples, contributing to increased figures for real wages.
They also claim that Nemoto is hiding figures that suggest average real wages actually dropped in 2018 from the previous year.
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Brexit is building into a 'sweet spot' for Green Reit
The future looks bright for Irish property group but there are clouds on the horizon
Green Reit chairman Gary Kennedy, director Stephen Vernon and chief executive Pat Gunne. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Tue Sep 19 2017 - 06:25
Although a cloud of Brexit uncertainty hangs over many sectors in the State, commercial property's prospects appear bright, for now anyway. Green Reit's results for the 12 months to the end of June illustrated this clearly yesterday.
The property investor and developer is focused on offices and logistics, mainly in Dublin, although it has one significant asset in Cork. It is one of a few players in its sector that is benefiting as some businesses opt to shift operations out of the UK and into the State.
Recently it signed up British bank Barclays as tenant in one of its higher-profile properties, 1 Molesworth Street in central Dublin. According to Stephen Vernon, executive chairman of Green Property Reit Ventures, it is in talks with other potential tenants for the half of the building that it has not let to the UK lender.
Similarly it has signed up a luxury goods retailer for a unit in Horizon Logistics Park, which is strategically located close to Dublin Airport. While Green has yet to name the company, it appears that this deal is also partly a result of Brexit.
Brexodus
Its annual contracted rent is now close to €73 million. Its properties in central Dublin and Leopardstown, where it is building a 9,000sq m office block on spec, mean that it is likely to pick up yet more business as the Brexit exodus continues.
Speaking after the results yesterday, Vernon pointed out that the Brexit effect and the strength of the Irish economy generally were combining to drive its performance. Pat Gunne, chief executive of Green Property Reit Ventures, acknowledged that the company was very much in a "sweet spot".
Nevertheless, there may be a few clouds on the horizon. One of the elements that is driving economic growth is foreign direct investment. That is partly down to our 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate and a general tax regime that multinationals regard as attractive.
The weekend's Ecofin meeting and the European Commission's ruling on the Apple tax deal indicate that the State may not have it all its own was in this area forever. Both Gunne and Vernon agree, but as they point out, there is a "long, hard road" to be travelled before the EU reaches any deal at all on tax.
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Waggoner Engineering Announces Fresh Approach to Client Delivery
JACKSON, MS Waggoner Engineering, Inc. announces an approach to internal decision-making that will better reflect its client-centric focus to service delivery. Now, in its fifth decade of service, the company maintains customer satisfaction as a core value, positioning the business as a prominent leader in several focus areas including municipal and county infrastructure, water resource, transportation and geospatial services. Building on this success, Waggoner has made the decision to shift from a project-based organizational structure to one that will associate its employees with specific roles based on geographic markets to allow for a more intense focus on serving the client.
"We feel it's healthy to periodically evaluate the talent within our company along with the dynamics of the marketplace to ensure we remain progressive in our business practices," said Joe Waggoner, founder and CEO of Waggoner Engineering. "This evaluation has successfully streamlined our internal structure and produced an elevated level of responsiveness and sensitivity to our clients." The new approach features a multifaceted delivery strategy that includes project, discipline and account managers that work together to oversee the full scope of each endeavor and help guide the design process while ensuring customer success.
As part of this effort, Waggoner's role is to oversee business development efforts and the overall management of the company. Emad Al Turk, who has re-joined Waggoner as President, will help ensure daily operations are successfully managed and the client-centric approach is accomplished throughout the business. "I'm thrilled to be back during what I believe to be the most exciting season in the life of this company," said Al Turk, who previously served as Waggoner's COO for 15 years. "While any engineering firm can design a roadway, Waggoner serves as a true partner to its clients, going alongside them to package, fund, plan and innovate."
Three additional Waggoner team members will now serve in a different capacity to manage all business activity across designated regions of the Mid-South states. Hunter Arnold, who was formerly responsible for water resources and coastal programs for Waggoner, will serve as Vice President of the Central region of the company's current territory, covering Ruston, Louisiana, to Jackson, Mississippi, and Alabama. "Our service to local governments, state agencies, industries and private companies is marked by a keen understanding of the mission and objectives of the client, combined with new and better method across our fields of service," Arnold said of Waggoner's approach. "Every engagement is a chance to advance the greater cause of the customer."
Tracy Huffman, who oversees Waggoner's operations in Memphis, Tennessee, and Hernando, Mississippi, will continue to serve this area as Vice President of the Mid-South region. Further, Anthony Brister will be responsible for the region spanning from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Gulfport, Mississippi, and Alabama as Vice President of the Southern region. Brister believes the multifaceted approach for project management is a significant and valuable change for Waggoner. "The overriding theme of what we have done is based on delivering our current and future clients the absolute best service that Waggoner can offer," Brister said.
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The Balmoral bonnet (in Scottish English or Balmoral cap otherwise, and formerly called the Kilmarnock bonnet) is a traditional Scottish hat that can be worn as part of formal or informal Highland dress. Developed from the earlier blue bonnet, dating to at least the 16th century, it takes the form of a knitted, soft wool cap with a flat crown. It is named after Balmoral Castle, a royal residence in Scotland.  It is an alternative to the similar and related (informal) Tam o' Shanter cap and the (formal or informal) Glengarry bonnet.

Design
Originally with a voluminous crown, today, the bonnet is smaller, made of finer cloth, and tends to be dark blue, black, or lovat green. Ribbons in or attached to the back of the band (originally used to secure the bonnet tightly) are sometimes worn hanging from the back of the cap. A regimental or clan badge is worn on the left-hand side, affixed to a silk or grosgrain ribbon cockade (usually black, white, or red), with the bonnet usually worn tilted to the right to display this emblem. The centre of the crown features a toorie, traditionally red.  Some versions have a diced band (usually red and white check) around the lower edge's circumference.

History

As worn by Scottish Highland regiments, the blue bonnet gradually developed into a stiffened felt cylinder, often decorated with an ostrich plume hackle sweeping over the crown from left to right (as well as flashes of bearskin or painted turkey hackles). In the 19th century, this tall cap evolved into the extravagant full dress feather bonnet while, as an undress cap, the plainer form continued in use until the mid-19th century.  By then known as the Kilmarnock bonnet, it was officially replaced by the Glengarry bonnet, which had been in use unofficially since the late eighteenth century and was essentially a folding version of the cylindrical military cap.

The name "Balmoral", as applied to this traditional headdress, appears to date from the late 19th century, and in 1903 a  bluebonnet in traditional style but with a stiffened crown was adopted briefly by some Lowland regiments as full dress headgear. After the Second World War, while all other Scottish regiments chose the Glengarry, a soft blue Balmoral was adopted as full dress headgear by the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) and was worn with the green no. 1 dress jacket and with khaki no. 2 or service dress. As part of the amalgamation of the Scottish regiments in 2006, the military Balmoral was done away with all battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland now wear the Glengarry.

Use of the Balmoral has been championed by songwriter Richard Thompson, who uses it on stage, in addition to its traditional place in Highland dress.

North American usage
All Canadian highland regiments, ex. The 48th Highlanders of Canada, the Nova Scotia Highlanders and the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, as well as the officers, warrant officers and senior Non-Commissioned Officers of The Calgary Highlanders wear the Balmoral. It has also been recorded as being worn unofficially by Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.

Other usage
The Hong Kong Police Band bagpipes section wears a black and red version.

The Balmoral is widely used as a part of a uniform in Army Cadets and pipe band. It is also used as an element of formal highland dress.

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Franklin (en inglés: Franklin Precinct) es un distrito electoral ubicado en el condado de Morgan en el estado estadounidense de Illinois. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 1192 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 9,28 personas por km².

Geografía
Franklin se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Franklin tiene una superficie total de 128.43 km², de la cual 128.05 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0.3%) 0.38 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 1192 personas residiendo en Franklin. La densidad de población era de 9,28 hab./km². De los 1192 habitantes, Franklin estaba compuesto por el 98.24% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0.34% eran amerindios, el 0% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.42% eran de otras razas y el 1.01% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 1.26% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Distritos electorales de Illinois
Localidades del condado de Morgan (Illinois)


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TV Ratings (April 17-24, 2008)
As promised here are the ratings results for April 17-24 beginning with the latest report for Thursday night featuring the return of ABC's hit line-up. Weekend ratings (Friday to Sunday) will be posted on Monday afternoon.
Recent behind-the-scenes changes at "Ugly Betty" may be an indication how unhappy ABC honchos are with the show's declining ratings and they won't be any happier after this week's disappointing return. Year-to-year the show is down 19% in the demos.
The return of the 9pm battle between blockbuster dramas "Grey's Anatomy" and "Crime Scene Investigation" was quite worrying as both shows fell considerably from their spring 2007 levels (-25 and -20% respectively among adults 18-49).
NBC's attempt to give "30 Rock" a boost by swapping timeslots with Scrubs wasn't successful as "The Office" fell in the once-again ultra-competitive Thursday at 9pm timeslot.
There was also bad news for CW's "Supernatural" which scored one of the worst results in its 3-year run.
"Lost" won the 10pm timeslot among adults 18-49, although CBS' old-skewing "Without a Trace" was dominant in overall viewers.
THURSDAY (April 24)
8:00pm Ugly Betty (8.52 million)
9:00pm Grey's Anatomy (16.02 million)
10:02pm Lost (12.33 million)
8:00pm Survivor: Micronesia (12.98 million)
9:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (16.74 million)
10:01pm Without a Trace (13.58 million)
8:00pm My Name Is Earl (6.06 million)
8:30pm Scrubs (5.30 million)
9:00pm The Office (7.56 million)
9:31pm 30 Rock (5.54 million)
10:01pm ER (7.35 million)
8:00pm Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.64 million)
The CW:
8:00pm Smallville (3.56 million)
9:00pm Supernatural (2.27 million)
WEDNESDAY (April 23)
8:00pm Wife Swap (5.89 million)
9:00pm Supernanny (5.42 million)
10:00pm Men in Trees (5.21 million)
9:00pm Criminal Minds (R) (9.02 million)
10:00pm CSI: NY (R) (7.73 million)
8:00pm Deal or No Deal (9.89 million)
10:00pm Law & Order (12.63 million)
8:00pm 'Til Death (6.16 million)
8:30pm Back to You (7.27 million)
8:00pm America's Next Top Model (4.23 million)
9:00pm Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious [season 2 finale] (2.30 million)
TUESDAY (April 22)
8:30pm According to Jim (R) (4.07 million)
9:00pm Dancing With the Stars (17.48 million)
10:02pm Boston Legal (10.52 million)
8:00pm NCIS (14.09 million)
10:00pm Shark (R) (4.80 million)
8:00pm Most Outrageous Moments (4.20 million)
8:30pm Saturday Night Live (R) (3.92 million)
10:00pm Law & Order: SVU (11.50 million)
9:02pm Hell's Kitchen (11.56 million)
8:00pm Beauty and the Geek (1.56 million)
9:00pm Reaper (2.40 million)
MONDAY (April 21)
9:32pm Samantha Who? (10.13 million)
10:02pm The Bachelor: London Calling (7.66 million)
8:00pm The Big Bang Theory (7.51 million)
8:30pm How I Met Your Mother (8.52 million)
9:00pm Two and a Half Men (13.28 million)
9:30pm Rules of Engagement (10.63 million)
10:00pm CSI: Miami (14.42 million)
8:00pm Deal or No Deal (10.02 million)
10:00pm Medium (9.54 million)
8:00pm Bones (8.64 million)
9:00pm House (R) (8.04 million)
8:00pm Gossip Girl (2.44 million)
SUNDAY (April 20)
7:00pm America's Funniest Home Videos (R) (7.06 million)
8:00pm Oprah's Big Give [season 1 finale] (10.03 million)
9:00pm Desperate Housewives (15.58 million)
10:02pm Brothers & Sisters (10.50 million)
7:00pm 60 Minutes (10.56 million)
9:00pm MOVIE: Sweet Nothing in My Ear (8.14 million)
7:00pm Dateline (5.10 million)
8:00pm Monk (R) (5.73 million)
9:00pm Psych (R) (4.02 million)
10:00pm Law & Order: SVU (R) (5.95 million)
7:00pm King of the Hill (R) (2.62 million)
7:30pm American Dad (R) (2.96 million)
8:00pm Simpsons (R) (5.30 million)
9:00pm Family Guy (R) (5.51 million)
7:00pm America's Next Top Model (R) (1.21 million)
8:00pm Everybody Hates Chris (1.26 million)
8:30pm Aliens in America (R) (1.20 million)
9:00pm The Game (1.53 million)
9:30pm Girlfriends (R) (1.39 million)
SATURDAY (April 19)
8:00pm MOVIE: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (R) (3.95 million)
8:00pm Cold Case (R) (4.16 million)
9:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (R) (4.42 million)
10:00pm 48 Hours Mystery (5.92 million)
8:00pm Law & Order: CI (R) (3.25 million)
10:00pm Law & Order (R) (5.12 million)
8:00pm Cops (4.96 million)
9:00pm America's Most Wanted (5.37 million)
FRIDAY (April 18)
8:00pm Desperate Housewives (R) (3.14 million)
9:00pm Duel (3.29 million)
10:00pm 20/20 (5.30 million)
8:00pm Ghost Whisperer (R) (6.74 million)
9:00pm Moonlight (R) (5.28 million)
10:00pm NUMB3RS (R) (6.82 million)
8:00pm Most Outrageous Moments (R) (5.45 million)
9:00pm Canterbury's Law [season 1 finale] (4.68 million)
8:00pm Friday Night Smackdown! (4.07 million)
8:00pm Lost (R) (3.74 million)
10:00pm Eli Stone [season 1 finale] (6.13 million)
9:00pm CSI: (R) (10.69 million)
10:01pm Without a Trace (R) (9.47 million)
9:00pm Don't Forget the Lyrics! (9.53 million)
9:00pm Supernatural (R) (2.10 million)
Rebecca Romijn Demoted on "Ugly Betty"
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Chesapeake Energy just opened its office at Fox Commerce Park earlier this year, but the Ohio Valley's largest active natural gas driller is cutting hundreds of workers throughout the country.
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake has issued a federal Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act notice with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to eliminate 60 jobs from its Uniontown, Ohio office.
"The past few months have been very challenging as we have evaluated the competitiveness of the company," said Doug Lawler, chief executive officer, in a letter to the workers who are being relieved of their duties. Lawler has been cutting jobs at the company since August.


Exhibitions offer your company a unique opportunity to promote your services to a very wide range of people, including potential customers. While there are a variety of creative and innovative ways to market your brand, exhibitions are one of the few ways you can reach many people at once and engage with them on the ground floor—and this is a surefire way to make connections and build an emotional bond between your company and your clientele.
If your employees are good salespeople and capable of striking up conversations with just about anybody, there's a good chance that your next exhibition will be successful. Even still, without the use of some key promotional items, you won't be able to leave a lasting impression after the exhibition is over. Take-home items are a great way of building brand loyalty and ensuring that your customers remember your company's name, logo, and possibly even your contact details long after the hustle and bustle of the exhibition is over. Here are some tried-and-true suggestions for affordable, branded promotional items that help you promote your small business—without breaking the bank or exerting a lot of energy.
This is the obvious one. Everyone uses pens, and no one ever seems to have one when they need it. Small business owners have been using this method of branding for decades, and for good reason—it works. If you offer a free pen—branded with your company's logo, address, and contact information—to each customer who wanders by your booth or table, they might stash it away and never look at it again. On the other hand, they might find themselves whipping it out during their next business lunch and recalling your company's name. If they associate your company with the friendly, positive interaction they had at the exhibition, there is a good chance they will give you a call if they're in need of your services or collaboration in the future.
You might not consider this as an option, but more companies are taking the plunge and adorning electronic devices such as USBs with their logo. Why? For one, it's a unique and interesting idea that not every business is doing yet, so you'll stand out from the crowd. In addition, USBs are a staple for everyone in both their personal and professional lives, and they're small enough that branding them with a company logo can be relatively inexpensive. Businesses that operate in the digital media, IT, or coding space will find particular success with branded electronic devices. Find your demographic, and target it with promotional items and branded accessories that people will actually use in their day-to-day lives.
They're stylish, functional, practical promotional items—and essentially turn your customers into a walking billboard when they carry them around. What better choice is there? Whether you choose to brand a tote bag, rucksack, or backpack with your company logo, if you offer branded bags to exhibition guests, you can guarantee they will actually put them to use out in the real world, giving your company free advertising. What's more, tote bags are an environmentally friendly alternative to grocery bags, and many of your customers will make use of them when they go shopping—meaning that you could potentially reach a much wider audience.
No office cubicle is truly complete without a coffee mug. Caffeine gets your employees through the day, and chances are your customers make use of it, too. Most coffee lovers won't turn down an opportunity to purchase a new mug, especially if it's unique and has a memorable image on it. Every time your customer sits down to have their morning brew or get a mid-afternoon jolt, they'll be thinking of none other than your company. Branded accessories send the message that your company is serious and professional. If you haven't invested in company coffee mugs yet, you should highly consider it. Not only are mugs highly practical in the workplace, but your logo against a simple white or black background can be a visually stunning effect.
This might seem like a no-brainer, but many companies skimp on promotional T-shirts except for very special occasions. An exhibition is a perfect opportunity to reach a lot of people in one place, and even if you can't approach every single individual, you can dress your team in sleek and stylish attire. Simple white blouses for the ladies and button-downs for the men are a good choice if you're hoping to portray a professional and put-together image for your company. A high level of customization isn't necessary, either—a simple embroidered logo on each shirt goes a long way.
Dubai's exhibition season is about to get underway, with major events like Cityscape Dubai little over a month away. You need to start preparing right now if your company is participating.
Promotional items are one of those smaller considerations that can get overlooked in the rush to prepare, but getting a collection of branded accessories ready in advance is something that can help you get ahead. If you are serious about making exhibiting worthwhile, you should download our amazingly useful event calendar.


With College of DuPage facing state and federal investigations and questions about its spending practices, members of the new majority on its board of trustees say they needed to move quickly to implement reforms to "stop the bleeding," prevent problems from festering and set a new tone.
So in the first several hours after being sworn in on Thursday night, three newly elected COD trustees joined with new board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton to hire two new law firms, authorize the state to conduct a performance audit, approve an internal investigation and place embattled school President Robert Breuder on administrative leave.
All of those decisions came in 4-3 votes of the seven-member panel, with holdover trustees Erin Birt, Dianne McGuire and Joseph C. Wozniak providing the opposition -- at least partially because they said they weren't given input into the agenda.
"You don't let problems fester," said new Trustee Deanne Mazzochi, who was seated Thursday along with fellow Hamilton allies Charles Bernstein and Frank Napolitano. "The prior board let problems sit and fester, and now problems have gotten exponentially worse. So we need to stop the bleeding and get things under control."
The Glen Ellyn-based community college has been under intense scrutiny since last summer, when Breuder lost a $20 million state grant after one of his emails -- intimating that the school should create a reason why it needed the money -- was made public.
The controversy intensified in January when members of the prior board approved a $762,868 buyout package for Breuder, who is scheduled to retire next March.
Then, after government watchdog groups raised questions about how taxpayers' money was being spent, federal authorities launched a criminal investigation.
As part of that probe, subpoenas were issued requesting years of records related to Breuder, college trustees, senior management personnel and COD Foundation members. DuPage County prosecutors also issued subpoenas seeking years of spending records and contract information for Breuder.
Mazzochi says that's why the new board couldn't afford to wait to take action.
"I think our agenda (Thursday night) signals to taxpayers, signals to legislators, signals to faculty and students, we are going to resolve these problems," she said. "We're going to bring things back on the right track."
The first step toward implementing those reforms was to put Breuder on paid administrative leave. The vote came just two days after the college announced Breuder was going on medical leave for unspecified reasons and for an unspecified period of time.
Mazzochi said putting an employee on administrative leave is a procedural step that's commonly taken when there's an investigation.
"Part of the whole point of an administrative leave is you want to ensure that you're preserving evidence," she said. "You don't want someone to start destroying documents or emails."
As part of his leave, Breuder must surrender "all keys, telephones, computers and other equipment or devices" the college has provided to him. He also needs written authorization from Hamilton to be on campus or attend college events.
In addition, the board hired a law firm to conduct its own internal investigation of the school.
McGuire opposed that move, questioning why it's necessary when federal authorities already are looking into the school.
But Mazzochi said the college's internal probe will have different standards of proof than the federal investigation. "Our primary goal is to make sure the operation is running efficiently, effectively for the betterment of the students," she said.
Bernstein, meanwhile, said the internal investigation will give officials the opportunity to see how money is being spent at the Waterleaf, a 130-seat upscale restaurant that opened in October 2011 on the COD campus.
The Waterleaf has never made a profit and lost more than $536,000 in fiscal 2014. Additionally, records show some school administrators and board members spent taxpayer money on meals and drinks at the restaurant.
"I do not know if the U.S. Attorney will get around to (investigating the Waterleaf) now or next year or the year after," Bernstein said. "I think it is very important for the college to understand what's going on at that restaurant. That, to me, is a fundamental reason why we need to do this -- and we need to do it in a timely manner."
Mazzochi said the new majority also wanted to move quickly Thursday to "set the tone from the top."
"So no more drinking wine on the taxpayer dime," Mazzochi said. "No more luxury travel that's unnecessary. We need to be accountable to the people who elected us. These are the things that they told us they wanted."


PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday August 27, 2015.
DORSET Council had to amend its name on Facebook slightly because a local authority in Tasmania already has a Dorset Council page.
Councillors were told on Monday that the 'Dorset Council' name was already in use by an authority in Tasmania and Facebook has said that neither Dorset Council or Dorset Council UK is acceptable for the new council's pages.
The new council's Facebook handle is @DorsetCouncilUK but the page name is Dorset Council for you.
Councillors at Monday's shadow Dorset Council overview and scrutiny said that they had difficulty in finding the new authority on Facebook – although they had several sites which were critical of the new council.
Communications team manager Jen Lowis admitted the situation was 'not ideal' and that trying to talk to a human being from Facebook had, so far, proved impossible, but she added that she was confident the situation would reach a successful conclusion, eventually.
The issue was raised during a discussion about the new council's communication strategy which most councillors welcomed although one, Cllr Shane Bartlett, said his experience had been that parish and town councillors were disappointed about what they were being told.
"It is not the fault of the officers. A lead should have come from the members...but it has been a disappointment," he said.
Shadow council leader Cllr Rebecca Knox defended the communications strategy which, she said, had tried to reach out to everybody, including sending a regular newsletter to town and parish councils. She added that existing councillors all had a role to play in spreading the word about the new council and what it hopes to achieve.
Said Cllr Ray Bryant: "I'm personally happy with the communications but what I suspect is happening is that there are many on town and parish councils who are expecting too much at this stage.
"There was a belief about what services would be passed down, but that has yet to be decided," he said.


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New CEO for Cambridge International
Cambridge International has appointed Christine Özden as its new Chief Executive from January 2019.
Christine joins from Oxford International AQA Examinations, where she is Managing Director. She will take over from Michael O'Sullivan, who leaves in December after more than five successful years in the role. Michael has grown the range of services Cambridge International offers schools and ministries of education worldwide and substantially built up its teacher support network.
Christine has a wealth of experience in international education, having worked for more than 20 years in senior roles at companies including Pearson, Apollo English and Oxford University Press. She began her career in international education at Cambridge University Press, where she worked for seven years as an Area Sales Manager in the English Language Teaching Division. In her most recent role, she led Oxford International AQA Examinations in launching its services in the Middle East and Asia.
Saul Nassé, Group Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment, said he was delighted to welcome Christine to the organisation.
'Christine has an unwavering belief in education's ability to change lives and support families. Couple that with her deep international experience – she's lived in four countries and worked across four continents – and she's a perfect fit for Cambridge International.
'Michael O'Sullivan has grown a top team, and I look forward to Christine taking the work they do to the next level.'
Christine said: 'I am delighted to be joining Cambridge International at such an exciting time in worldwide education. Its programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education and it is an honour to be chosen to work with the Cambridge team, whose commitment to educators, students and their communities I share.'
Christine has an MA in Arabic and Turkish from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from Warwick University.


Designs for Living and Learning—an updated and expanded edition of the early childhood favorite!
Margie Carter has worked as a preschool, kindergarten and primary school teacher, curriculum developer, High/Scope trainer, child care director, and college instructor. She received her B.S. in more..
Deb Curtis has spent the past 40 years working with children and teachers in early childhood programs. She is the coauthor of numerous professional learning books with Margie Carter, including The more..
Designs for Living and Learning not only maintains that children thrive in spaces designed for both; it provides an updated second edition to planning outdoor and indoor environments that nurture children and families. Hundreds of photos and stories for early childhood programs around the world accompany discussions of the latest early childhood education trends, how to develop a sense of wonder and scientific thinking, and how to arrange and store materials to invite the best responses from kids. With its wealth of facts and fun ideas for environment and play areas, this is a 'must' for any involved in early childhood education.
Margie and Deb have done a phenomenal job of revising Designs for Living and Learning to ensure that the culturally relevant environments being created by paradigm shifting early childhood programs are highlighted. However, the power of their work is not in merely capturing the images that captivate our senses, but rather it is in providing us a window into the intentionality behind these images. It is far too easy to create an environment that is beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, it is harder to create an environment that reflects the unique culture of your early childhood community, one that builds connections for children, strengthens parents understandings of their child's development and pushes the field of Early childhood education forward. Carter and Curtis have not only achieved this balance, they have also made the information accessible through imagery that touches our soul. When we at the Paradigm Project are working to help programs deepen their practice and create environments that draw upon the richness of a school's unique community, we find Designs for Living and Learning to be a "go to" resource for us, one that can live on for the teachers and Directors after we leave the school.
What is a quality experience and environment for young children? The voices of teachers in diverse settings - teachers who involve children in the design process and who design with attention to their own values and the rights of all children - are a powerful resource. Add to their voices the guiding philosophical perspectives and pedagogical approach of Deb Curtis and Margie Carter who engage with teachers around the world and you have this resource - bubbling over with photos and design ideas. New work included in this edition focuses on the professional development experience that can be the heart of transforming your environment. Quality is always a process and never finished. Let Margie and Deb provoke and inspire you on your journey.
Beautifully constructed to connect to developmental and learning domains with well-conceptualized final chapters answering the questions that all will be asking as they read the book, "how can I do this in my classroom?" and "where will I get the resources"?
This new edition illuminates how the environment becomes an active agent that helps to shape the living going on inside it: the reader sees that the environment and the life it contains are compellingly inseparable. This is a thoughtful, inspiring, and empowering contribution to the early childhood field.
Age focus: 3–5. Softbound, 360 pgs.