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Many of you have commented lately how hard it is to find appropriate clothing for your daughters for the upcoming Passover Holiday. To some, it might be because you want to adhere to the laws of modesty; and to some, it's simply because you want your girls to look beautiful and refined, modesty aside, especially when it comes to our special Holidays! I hear you all!
It is hard to find beautiful and refined clothes for girls nowadays. And yes, it's important to honor the Holiday by wearing fine clothing and to teach that to our daughters as well. So here's where today's post comes in. Today I'm hosting a fabulous giveaway with Dainty Jewell's, where TWO JLP readers can win one item of your choice from Dainty Jewell's collection – be it for yourself, or your daughter!
When Dainty Jewell's approached me to do a pre-Passover giveaway for JLP readers, I went gah gah over this dress and the skirt I'm about to show you for my own daughters.
There are many other things in their site that I know you will love, but I am so pleased with what I chose for my girls for the upcoming Holiday.
I think this dress is the perfect outfit for Passover Seder. It is a truly magical night and as I've said here before, the evening is intended to be for the children. So, let our kids also dress in their finest and enjoy the beautiful experience of the Passover Seders.
I love the blush color as it feels exactly like Spring, Aviv, the season of our Redemption. It's such a subtle, feminine, elegant dress. At the same time, my girls love that it is so comfortable! I got many many smiles from those adorable girls for having chosen this for them. I have to tell you, I was going to take pictures of a "mock Seder," but the weather in Houston has been so beautiful and the bluebonnets are out. I couldn't resist, and we had to go out and shoot outdoors. I am so happy that we did!
Now when it comes to Yom Tov day and/or the Second Night Seder, I chose something a bit more relaxed, yet still fancy enough for the occasion.
This gorgeous skirt from their Spring collection is everything a girl could dream of! Since the skirt itself is a statement and the color is so stunning and fresh, I paired it with a simple top that still let the skirt shine. At the same time I wanted to use a contrasting color that would keep the outfit modern and current.
I can't wait to see my girls grace us both Seder Nights with their beautiful new outfits.
And now, you have the opportunity to choose something for your daughters (and/or for yourself) for this Passover. But act fast since this giveaway is only running for five days, until Sunday, April, 17 at 11:59 pm, to give you time to get your items before next Friday night! Rushed, I know…. Listen, it's Passover after all ;-). I can't wait to see who the two winners are, and what you choose. As always, we've given you multiple chances to enter. However, be sure to enter your JLP subscription, as the drawing will be made for JLP subscribers ONLY. Contest is open to readers with a U.S. Postal Address only. The two winners will be announced on Monday, April 18, 2016. Good Luck!
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Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea celebrated his 39th and 40th career WSBK wins after winning both races from the season opener at Phillip Island.
Rea claimed pole, and in a dramatic race, the defending champion was part of the leading pack of seven riders which saw the lead change hands almost every lap until tyre wear and performance came into play in the closing stages.
The final lap saw Rea in a scintillating battle with Ducati's Chaz Davies, with the Ulsterman taking the flag by the narrowest of margins.
The second Phillip Island race saw a small piece of history being made on two main fronts. Firstly, race one front row winner Rea, second placed man Davies and third placed Tom Sykes had to start Race Two from the third row under the new championship regulations – Sykes took over seventh grid place, Davies eighth and Rea ninth, in another new twist to the 2017 season.
The opening race saw the Yamaha of Lowes and the Aprilia of Eugene Laverty involved in a hard fight for first, before the field closed and Rea pounced.
Rea was able to get into the lead as early as lap six, but was unable to pull away, with Davies, Sykes, Fores and Melandri all in the mix.
The final lap was again between Rea and Davies, with the reigning champion winning by a margin of just 0.025 seconds.
This latest race win gave Rea his magical 40th career victory; a level only reached and then later passed by three other riders in WorldSBK history – Carl Fogarty, Troy Bayliss and Noriyuki Haga.
Rea, the 2015 and 2016 champion, also scored the Superpole win on Saturday to open his account with a perfect weekend.
Rea said: "Phillip Island was really rewarding and to win two last lap battles here means a lot because it is a such a hard track to lead from the front on. While that 40th career victory means a lot, it is more important to put a good score on the board for round one.
Michael Dunlop is set to race the all-new GSX-R1000 in 2017, with the 13-time Isle of Man TT winner signing for the new-look Bennetts Suzuki team for the forthcoming season.
Dunlop will race the new machine at the TT, the North West 200, the Southern 100 and the Ulster Grand Prix road races, as well as contesting the opening round of the BSB championship at Donington Park in April.
The 2016 Superbike and Senior TT winner and current out-right lap-record holder has already tested the bike at shakedown test at the team's Mallory Park, and heads to Spain for more tests at Cartagena and Almeria.
The Bennetts Suzuki team now heads to Cartagena for the first of two preseason tests, before the first official BSB test at Donington Park on 22 March.
New kid on the Yamaha block Maverick Viñales has done it again at Phillip Island, going even faster on Day 3 to top the timesheets once more.
Fastest on Day 2 and fastest during testing at Sepang and Valencia, the Spaniard has hit the ground running on the Factory Yamaha – ending the Australia test ahead of the Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez in second and Dani Pedrosa in third.
Viñales put in a 1:28.549 early in his impressive day's work; a time unthreatened until the final flag. Completing 101 laps and able to put in 1:28 laps in a row, the Spaniard also managed to rake in the laptimes in the 1:29 bracket in another ominous show of form.
His teammate – nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi – ended Day 3 in P11 and 0.921s in arrears. The "Doctor" did a best of 1:29.470 in the third session, but is bumped down to P12 on combined times.
The closest chasers to the impressive pace of Viñales were Repsol Honda duo Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. Marquez, who did 107 laps on Day 2 and is the only other rider in the illustrious 1:28 club, did a best of 1:28.843 as he prepares for his title defence – with another impressive 96-lap workload completed. Pedrosa, who was ill on Day 2 and only went out on track for the afternoon, was back on form on Day 3 and put in 65 laps with a quickest effort of 1:29.033, just missing the 1:28s and slotting into P3 on both Day 3 and combined timesheets.
The fastest rookie on Days 1 and 2 kept his crown on the third and final day of testing, as Tech 3's Jonas Folger shot up into P4. The German, who did an incredible 1:29.042, also suffered a crash but remained just ahead of 2016 Australian GP winner Cal Crutchlow on the LCR Honda. Folger's teammate, double Moto2 champion Johann Zarco, ended the test in P15 on combined times with a 1:29.670.
With Crutchlow locking out the top five, another impressive rookie was hot on the Brit's tail: Suzuki's Alex Rins. Beating new teammate Andrea Iannone on the timesheets on Day 2 and repeating the feat on Day 3, Rins put in a 1:29.103 to end up only 0.002 off the number 35 on the combined timesheets – despite a small crash. "Maniac" Iannone ended up P13 overall and twelfth on Day 3, completing 77 laps in the final session with a best of 1:29.547.
Seventh and eighth was a Ducati Team lockout. Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo were separated by less than a tenth, and both completed more than 70 laps. "DesmoDovi" was in full testing mode for the team, with "Spartan" Lorenzo's focus more angled at adapting to the Desmosedici. The Italian's best was a 1:29.248, with the Spaniard just behind on a 1:29.342.
Local hero Jack Miller was the next man up, with the Australian impressing once again on the Marc VDS Honda after proving a constant force to be reckoned with in the top ten. 2016 Assen winner Miller did a best of 1:29.358 to line up just behind five-time World Champion Lorenzo.
Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro was another who impressed, taking P6 on Day 2 and locking out the top ten on combined times. The Spaniard, whose best lap was a 1:29.361, put in 65 laps on Day 3 for the Noale factory, with rookie teammate Sam Lowes adding another 57. Lowes' best was a 1:30.200.
Espargaro's compatriot Alvaro Bautista on a satellite Ducati was one of the few riders to not improve on Day 3, but his time from the second session is enough to keep him P11 on the combined timesheets – just ahead of Valentino Rossi. Former 125 World Champion Bautista's best was a 1:29.411.
Pramac Racing's Danilo Petrucci was the final rider in the top fifteen, taking P14 overall – just ahead of Zarco. The Italian, on the GP17 Desmosedici, did a 1:29.615 to end the Australian test just over a second off the best lap by Viñales.
Next up is Losail International Circuit for another test – the last – from the 10-12 March, before the lights go out at the same venue later in the month and 2017 hits the gas.
The second official MotoGP test of 2017 saw blue skies greet the riders at Phillip Island, and by the end of Day One Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez topped the timesheets, with the Spaniard posting a 1:29.497 lap.
Marquez spent the day working with the engine specification chosen in Sepang alongside teammate Dani Pedrosa, and the reigning Champion put in 68 laps and set his best on his 53rd. Pedrosa, who spent most of the day in P4 before a late charge from some others in the top ten, ended the first session in seventh on a 1:30.281, after 55 laps.
The Factory Yamaha squad held second on the timesheets for most of the latter part of Day 1, first with Maverick Viñales and later with Valentino Rossi, with the Italian finishing the day in P2 on a 1:29.683. The rider from Tavullia also saved a potential crash earlier in the session. Viñales, who did a best of 1:29.989 after 64 laps, didn't better his time towards the end as his new teammate and Rossi's compatriot Andrea Iannone did, moving Viñales down to P4.
Iannone shot up the timesheets on his Suzuki near the end of the day, taking third overall with a 1:29.926 after having spent much of the session outside the top ten. The "Maniac" completed 70 laps and set his fastest on number 68.
LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow completed the top five with a 1:30.065. Crutchlow was another Honda pilot testing a version of the new specification engine for Honda, and put in a late charge to move up, doing 61 laps and setting his fastest on his final effort.
And what of the Ducatis? Andrea Dovizioso finished the day in eighth with a 1:30.410, while new teammate Jorge Lorenzo continued his progress as he focuses on adapting to the machine, spending much of the day in the top ten and one of the first out on track. The "Spartan" did 61 laps with a best of 1:30.631, taking 11th place.
Testing continues at Phillip Island on Thursday, with the grid eager to head back out and continue their 2017 preparations as lights out in Qatar begins to loom large.
Guy Martin has joined Team Mugen for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Zero race.
The Lincolnshire maverick will partner up with 23-time TT winner John McGuinness, his teammate in the Factory Honda road racing outfit, and replaces last year's TT Zero race winner Bruce Anstey.
Both John McGuinness and Guy Martin will fly out to Tokyo in April to check out the bike and get it set-up.
Team Mugen wants to smash the TT Zero lap record and break the 120mph barrier, and with martin looking to land his maiden TT win,this could possibly his best chance of that.
The CRF1000L Africa Twin might share the name and its styling DNA with the original 57bhp Honda XRV650 of 1988, but the reality is that the new bike is a completely different animal.
There are two versions – one with Honda's DCT automatic gearbox, complete with 80 mode settings controlling everything from traction control and power delivery to levels of gear selection and hill control. The second, the more basic manual version, costs some £1,000 less.
The bike we're testing today is the no-frills manual, and initial impressions are positive; it's a well finished bike. The attention to detail is superb, and Honda has obviously spent a lot of time getting the rugged off-road looks 'just so'.
Both bikes use same CRF450 Rally bike inspired frame design and that fluid, linear twin cylinder oversquare, 93.8bhp inline twin cylinder motor, and the first thing to point out is that the 1000cc engine is down on power compared to the competition – a BMW R1200GS pumps out around 125bhp, while the KTM 1190 Adventure makes around 150bhp.
However, on the move the relative lack of power isn't immediately obvious. The engine produces so much accessible torque, bottom end and grunt, it's a joy to ride.
On the road the engine feels smooth, and it's an easy bike to ride. The throttle feels direct, there's always enough torque on tap to allow quick and easy overtakes, and if not, just drop it down a gear, twist the throttle and go. And it's just as composed at the slower speed stuff. That broad spread of torque makes light work of the low speed stuff such as crawling through town. Impressive then so far.
Then there's the riding position. It's very upright, and the big wide bars make it easy to guide through corners. It's very Honda – it's very, very ergonomically comfortable and everything falls to hand just how you want it to; nothing feels strained and there's very little pressure on knees and wrists.
Yes, that screen may be small but it's effective at keeping the wind off my 6ft 2in frame, and while the seat isn't the widest, it is all-day comfortable.
But this is an adventure bike, and while few owners will be taking their £10,500 pride and joy mud-plugging, I'm glad to report it's actually pretty capable. The power delivery is linear, thanks mostly to the engine revving so flatly, and this means you always feel like you're controlling the rear wheel, allowing you to accurately mete out power and judge grip. And if the bike does get sideways, it's easy to use the torque curve to sort the bike out.
What stands out from all this riding is that the Honda may well have created the consummate all-rounder – The Africa Twin is just at home grinding out the miles on the daily commute, touring two-up, exploring green lanes or going on a proper adventure. Sometimes less is more.
Honda's WSBK assault has got wings this season, with the Red Bull backed Ten Kate team unveiling its 2017 livery.
This is the first time that Red Bull has been a title sponsor in the series, and with the new Fireblade beneath riders Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl, the team looks capable of taking a podium or even a win.
"This season promises to be a classic. Last year, the class was dominated by the best rider on the best bike. Johnny Rea was a class above his rivals, and he had a bike under him that matched his talent, even if there were a few issues with the gearbox.
it to be leading from the front again. He's fast, consistent and doesn't make many mistakes.
"There's also the news Honda Fireblade, and it will be interesting to see how it goes. Hayden and Bradl are both fast, but the bike is unproven. Expect a few podium finishes.
and his encyclopedic knowledge of bike racing make him perfectly placed to preview the season ahead.
can ever remember and we had nine different race winners.
"Marquez played the long game and showed a maturity we'd not seen before, happy to take points instead of pushing hard for the win. This consistency saw him take the title, on a bike many claimed was 'unrideable', and he's still the man to beat.
"Vinales has been the fastest man in pre-season testing and he's adjusted quickly to the Yamaha. He'll be oozing confidence, and it will be fascinating to see the team dynamics unfold between him and Rossi. Both will be desperate to be the fastest and it won't be long until there are fireworks.
"Lorenzo is another rider who has switched manufacturers, and he'll be desperate to show his speed after a so-so 2016. On his day he can be unbeatable, but he had too many off days last season, especially in the wet. The Ducati is fast and it will be interesting to see whether Lorenzo has to adjust his style to make it work.


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The following grants are in excess of $5,000 and were awarded in 2001.
To provide scholarships enabling Baltimore City public school at-risk students to attend parochial schools in Baltimore City during the 2001-2002 school year. By participating in this model delinquency and dropout prevention program, these students are expected to benefit from smaller classes, one-to-one instruction and a structured educational setting.
To provide tuition assistance at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School for children of the purchasers of Patterson Park Community Development Corporation's renovated homes.
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Consortium
Two grants for general support of programs designed to integrate the cultural arts into the curriculum of Maryland's public schools.
Baltimore Academy of Excellence
For scholarships to enable 22 inner-city students to attend the Academy's Traditional School and Special Needs School in a year-round structured learning environment. The Academy enrolls students who have failed in a regular public school setting and who can take advantage of its specialized curriculum, individualized attention and counseling.
Baltimore City Public School System/100 Book Challenge
To support a coordinator to assist with the implementation of the 100 Book Challenge program in elementary schools. The program is designed to help teachers, families, and administrators create positive environments in which children learn to read independently.
Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore City College
For support of the 2001-2002 Speech and Debate Program, including field trips to colleges; and for a summer camp component.
Baltimore City Public School System/Edgecombe Circle Elementary School
In support of the Bridges to Learning Program for the 2001-2002 school year. The program consists of individualized assessments of students' cognitive and perceptual learning abilities and individualized plans for remediation based on the Structure of Intellect model of intelligence.
Baltimore City Public School System/Fast ForWord Computer-Based Program
To evaluate the "Fast ForWord" computer-based training program, a reading program designed for children with language-based learning impairments. The program incorporates adaptive technology, matching participants' incoming skill level, while focusing on re-enforcing key predictors to reading success: phonemic awareness, phonological awareness and language skills.
Baltimore City Public School System/John Ruhrah Elementary School
For costs of a staff assistant to implement the Bridges to Learning Program, a model for remediation of reading deficits.
Baltimore City Public School System/Lake Clifton-Eastern High School
For the continuation and expansion of the NOVEL/STARS on-line educational system at Lake Clifton Eastern High School, Francis M. Wood Alternative School and the Fairmount-Harford Alternative School for the 2001-2002 school year. This computerized school-based educational program is designed as a prevention project for students at risk of dropping out of school.
Baltimore City Public School System/National Academic League
In support of the 2001-2002 National Academic League in Baltimore City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in a competition and media atmosphere associated with athletic events to encourage higher academic achievement.
Baltimore City Public School System/Southwestern High School
For administrative support for the Pre-nursing Academy, created to reduce the dropout rate, provide exploration of career opportunities and help relieve nursing shortage.
Baltimore City Public School System/Tench Tilghman Elementary School
For the continued support of the Inside-Out Program, an environmental education program for third- and fifth-grade students. This scientifically-based curriculum involves creating a "green space" schoolyard garden, cooking classes, clean-ups, and a three-day camping trip with pre- and post-expedition briefings.
Baltimore City Public School System/The Midtown Academy
For completion of the third-floor building renovations to house the middle school, and for start-up costs of the phased-in seventh grade. As one of the New Schools, Midtown Academy is managed by a team of parents, teachers and an administrator.
Baltimore Curriculum Project
Two grants in support of the implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2001-2002 school year. The Project will also provide oversight for City Springs Elementary School and the Barclay School, two New Schools operating under a quasi-charter status.
Three grants for the implementation of a blend of the French model of preschool curriculum and the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence in Baltimore County Head Start Centers and three Baltimore City Public School System preschools. The objective of this effort is to develop an effective preschool curriculum that will prepare at-risk two- to four-year-olds for kindergarten in a structured preschool setting.
For services provided by the Baltimore City Public School System for FY2000 in support of the Baltimore Curriculum Project. The curriculum provides daily lesson plans combining two nationally known curricula, Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge.
Baltimore Reads, Inc.
For an evaluation of Baltimore City's adult literacy program to determine average cost of the programs and their effectiveness in changing the income levels of participants.
Core Knowledge Foundation
Planning grant to fund the search for a project director, and for creation of prototypes and related materials for the language arts lesson plans focused on vocabulary. The goal of this project is to reduce the literacy gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
Earthspan/Center for Conservation Research & Technology/University of Maryland Baltimore County
For the implementation of Eye of the Falcon, an educational pilot program in math, science and wildlife conservation research within the Ingenuity Project curriculum in Baltimore City public middle schools.
Fund for Educational Excellence
Five-year funding in support of a collaborative high school reform initiative in nine zoned Baltimore City high schools and the creation of six to ten "Innovation" small high schools. The objective of this major collaborative is to reduce the drop-out rate and to increase student achievement by improving academic rigor, creating more advanced leadership and raising the level of teaching.
In support of an ongoing evaluation comparing the effects of Catholic education programs and those of the Baltimore City Public School System. A selected number of at-risk inner-city youth will be in the study.
Kipp Foundation
A planning grant for the establishment of the Kipp Academy-Baltimore City, a highly structured, extended day, cultural arts-based academic program.
Toward expenses of the Jumpstart Program, a work-study education program for college students to tutor preschool children in an effort to improve academic achievement.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
For the implementation of the Get Ready to Read! assessment tool in the Baltimore County Head Start Centers, designed to determine extent of the children's reading readiness.
Parks & People Foundation
In support of the SuperKids Camp 2001, a six-week summer school educational, cultural and recreational program for inner-city Baltimore City public school students entering third grade who are performing below grade level.
Teach For America-Baltimore
For expansion of the program to recruit, select, train and provide ongoing support for 100 Teach For America corps members. Recent college graduates are then placed in 34 Baltimore City public schools.
The Baraka School, Inc.
For the continuation of The Baraka School residential program for the 2002-2003 school year.
Toward operating expenses for the 2001-2002 school year. The boarding school, located in Kenya, provides a residential academic program for 21 at-risk underachieving Baltimore City middle-school boys.
The Ingenuity Project
For continued support of the 2001-2002 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for Baltimore City public middle and high school students with emphasis on scientific research and preparation for national competitions.
The Piney Woods School
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To provide scholarships at a boarding school for selected at-risk Baltimore City adolescent male students for the 2001-2002 school year. The grant includes funding for the salary of a retention counselor whose responsibilities are to encourage positive attitudes, appropriate social behavior and academic achievement.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
Toward costs of staffing to assist incarcerated fathers file for modifications of child support payments.
Baltimore City Foundation
In support of the Baltimore Stars Coalition's participation in the 2001 Amateur Athletic Union boys' national basketball tournament.
For continued support of ChildSight, a vision screening program for Baltimore City public middle-school students for the 2001-2002 school year. The program, expanding to 40 schools, enables over 12,000 students to be screened for vision correction needs. Free on-site refractive error eye examinations and eyeglasses are available through third-party payments.
Baltimore City Healthy Start, Inc.
Third-year funding of Recovery In Community, a substance abuse prevention and recovery initiative. The purpose of the citywide program is to expand the number of treatment slots and increase the resources and supports available to recovering addicts and their families. By assessing the effectiveness of a comprehensive continuum of community-based supports, the program aims to reduce relapses and drug-related crime.
Baltimore City Public School System/Universal Classroom Breakfast Program
Two grants to provide gap funding for non-reimbursable breakfasts for the Universal Breakfast Program in classrooms in seven schools during the 2001-2002 school year. The program is part of an ongoing study to determine the long-term effects of students' participation in breakfast in the classroom (as opposed to the cafeteria) on attendance, tardiness, incidence of disciplinary action, academic achievement and the Maryland State Performance and Assessment Program.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
For an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Baltimore City Early Disposition Court. The court was established in 2000 to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts. It was established to handle criminal defendants charged with misdemeanors who are eligible for release on their own recognizance.
Baltimore Police Foundation
To purchase in-car video camera equipment for 50 police vehicles. The purpose of this initiative is to promote officer safety, at the same time, realize more effective criminal investigations and arrests.
For the purchase of information technology equipment for support of the Police Court Liaison Program. The installation of a computerized system will enable electronic transfer of summonses and provide a scheduling matrix and 24-hour hotline.
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Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly split from his model girlfriend Camila Morrone after five years together.
It's been said that over the summer, the actor, 47, and model, 25, grew apart – but fans have speculated that their break up comes after the model turned 25. Leonaro has famously never dated anyone publicly over the age of 25.
Leo and Camila were rumoured to be dating back in 2017 and in 2019, a source told People: "It's definitely not a casual relationship. Camila spends a lot of time at his house. Camila is long known as Leo's girlfriend. And Leo introduced her to both of his parents long ago."
Speaking about their 22 year age gap, Camila previously stated: "There are so many relationships in Hollywood, and in the history of the world, where people have large age gaps.
"I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date."
Leonardo has dated many beautiful women including fashion models Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli, and actress Blake Lively, but never anyone under the age of 25.
Leo and Gisele had reportedly been together for five years until they split up in 2005 when she was 25.
The actor and Bar also split up in 2009 when she was 25 years old.
However Leo and Blake ended their five month relationship when she was 23.
He went on to date model Erin Heatherton, who was 22 years old when they called it quits.
Actress Toni Garrn was 21 when she and Leo broke up after a year of dating, and Kelly Rohrbach was 25 years old when her and the Titanic star ended their relationship in 2016.
Leo also dated Danish model Nina Agdal but the pair split when she was 25 as well.
Comedian Ricky Gervais once made a joke at the Golden Globes about Leonardo's famous age gaps in his relationships.
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Q: How to automatically resize dialog pane when content is added? For an application I am developing, I need the user to input a number of rows of data. The exact number is variable and the users should be able to add rows themselves too. I've got this all working now with a JavaFX Dialog, apart from the fact that when you add rows, the Dialog is not resized accordingly. Is there a way to get the Dialog to resize automatically when a row is added?
Below is a demo application with a sample test application with a Dialog similar to what I want.
package test_dialog;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ButtonType;
import javafx.scene.control.Dialog;
import javafx.scene.control.DialogPane;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Test_Dialog extends Application {

    class ScalableDialog extends Dialog<String> {

        int nrRows = 2;

        public ScalableDialog() {

            // We are resizable
            setResizable(true);

            // Set up the grid pane.
            GridPane grid = new GridPane();
            grid.setHgap(10);
            grid.setVgap(5);
            grid.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
            grid.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);

            // Set up dialog pane
            DialogPane dialogPane = getDialogPane();
            dialogPane.setHeaderText(null);
            dialogPane.getButtonTypes().addAll(ButtonType.OK, ButtonType.CANCEL);
            dialogPane.setContent(grid);

            // Create some fields to start with
            for (int i = 0; i < nrRows; i++) {
                grid.addRow(i, new TextField("Row: " + i));
            }

            // Add button
            final Button buttonAdd = new Button("Add Row");
            buttonAdd.setOnAction((ActionEvent e) -> {
                // Move Button to next row
                GridPane.setRowIndex(buttonAdd, nrRows + 1);
                // Insert new text field row
                grid.addRow(nrRows, new TextField("New: " + nrRows++));
            });
            grid.add(buttonAdd, 0, nrRows);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        Button button = new Button();
        button.setText("Open Dialog");
        button.setOnAction(e -> {
            new ScalableDialog().showAndWait();
        });

        StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.getChildren().add(button);

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250);

        primaryStage.setTitle("Scalable Dialog Test");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }

}

A: Do
dialogPane.getScene().getWindow().sizeToScene();

on action event handler of "Add" button.
Stage.sizeToScene(), is similar to Swing's jframe.pack(). At the bottom the dialog is being added to some (sub, secondary) stage, and we can get it by getScene().getWindow().

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Красная книга Ненецкого автономного округа — аннотированный список редких и находящихся под угрозой исчезновения животных, растений и грибов Ненецкого автономного округа. Она была подготовлена под редакцией О. В. Лавриненко и И. А. Лавриненко.

Издание
Первое издание Красной книги Ненецкого автономного округа (НАО) выпущено в 2006 году. Красная книга Ненецкого автономного округа является официальным изданием, предназначенным как для специалистов, так и для широкого круга читателей.

В издании представлен список редких и находящихся под угрозой исчезновения животных, растений и грибов Ненецкого автономного округа. Список содержит 225 видов — 123 вида растения (из них 102 вида сосудистых растений: 2 вида папоротниковидных и 100 видов отдела цветковых), 36 видов грибов и лишайников, 66 видов животных.

Для каждого вида из основного списка приведены иллюстрации, карта распространения, определены статус и категория редкости, даны краткое описание, сведения о численности и необходимых мерах охраны.

В феврале 2018 года прокуратурой НАО направлено исковое заявление в Нарьян-Марский городской суд о понуждении Департамента природных ресурсов, экологии и агропромышленного комплекса НАО и КУ НАО «Центр природопользования и охраны окружающей среды» обеспечить переиздание Красной книги, издание которой должно осуществляться не реже одного раза в 10 лет.

Примечания

Литература
 Красная книга Ненецкого автономного округа / отв. ред. О. В. Лавриненко, И. А. Лавриненко. — Нарьян-Мар: ГУП НАО «Ненецкий информационно-аналитический центр», 2006. — 450 с: ил.

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См. также
 Список животных, занесённых в Красную книгу Ненецкого автономного округа
 Список растений, занесённых в Красную книгу Ненецкого автономного округа
 Список мохообразных, лишайников и грибов, занесённых в Красную книгу Ненецкого автономного округа

География Ненецкого автономного округа
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Gabriel Blancafort i París (La Garriga, Vallès Oriental, 10 de maig del 1929 - Collbató, Baix Llobregat, 24 d'agost de 2001) és un mestre orguener.

És fill del compositor Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló, pare de l'orguener Albert Blancafort i Engelfried i germà d'Albert Blancafort i París. A partir de 1961, al final d'una època de llarga postguerra, quan a Espanya encara predominaven els postulats d'O. E. S. A., amb els seus orgues neoclàssics i eclèctics de tracció elèctrica, Gabriel Blancafort fou l'introductor dels nous corrents de l'orgueneria de l'Europa central, reorientada cap a la recuperació dels sistemes clàssics de transmissió mecànica i d'harmonització (Orgelbewegung) i restaurà l'ofici d'orguener a casa nostra.

Com a investigador, feu importants contribucions al redescobriment de les característiques diferencials de les diverses tradicions de l'orgueneria a la península Ibèrica. La seva obra va suposar una fita important en l'orgueneria de la península, ja que el seu taller es pot considerar com el bressol del tipus d'instrument i modalitat d'ofici que s'ha imposat arreu de Catalunya i Espanya.

Biografia
Fill del compositor Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló i de la violinista Elena París i Elias fou el sisè d'entre onze germans, dels quals destaca Albert, compositor i director d'orquestra. Els estudis bàsics els feu al col·legi Sant Ignasi-Sarrià (Barcelona) i al Seminari Conciliar de Barcelona. Després, i durant sis anys, rebé formació literària i teològica clàssiques a la Universitat Pontifícia de Comillas (Cantàbria).

De retorn a Barcelona, l'audició de les classes d'orgue de Joan Suñé Sintes, la seva amistat amb els mestres organistes Paul Franck i Montserrat Torrent, el contacte amb el pare Gregori Estrada, de Montserrat, i la restauració de l'orgue de la Catedral de Barcelona el 1952 per l'orguener Pau Xuclà, determinaren el seu viu interès per l'instrument i el feren introduir-se en l'art de l'orgueneria, ofici al qual consagrà la seva vida professional fins a la fi.

El seu aprenentatge començà el 1954 a Collbató, a la Fábrica de órganos de Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, coneguda com a «Tallers Rogent» que havia sigut fundada el 1925 pel patrici local Joan Rogent i Massó. El 1956, anà a fer estada als Établissements González a París i, després, des del 1959, a la casa Walker a Ludwigsburg (Alemanya), on pogué conèixer i absorbir els corrents dominants de l'orgueneria a l'Europa central en aquell moment: l'Orgelbewegung, i que es concretaven en el retorn i perfeccionament dels sistemes clàssics de mecànica i harmonització, propers als dels instruments de Bach, Buxtehude i Pachelbel.

El 1961 retornà a Collbató, als Tallers Rogent, on aviat s'encarregà de la direcció tècnica i el 1963, primer associat amb Joan Capella i després, el 1974, en va assumir totalment la propietat i la direcció, els refundà com a taller d'orgueneria amb el seu propi nom. A partir d'aquest moment, i fins al 1998, mitjançant la construcció, reconstrucció o restauració de 138 instruments, assolí un estil propi, exercí el seu mestratge tot reivindicant l'orgue d'estètica barroca i transmissió mecànica. Acollí un gran nombre de col·laboradors i deixebles que, després, es van establir com a tallers independents a diversos punts de la geografia catalana i espanyola. El 1998 deixà la direcció del taller avui Blancafort. Orgueners de Montserrat S. L. al seu fill Albert Blancafort i Engelfried.

Obra
Quan encara era als Tallers Rogent, el 1962, ja restaurava l'orgue del Vendrell, un instrument de Ludwig Scherrer, de l'any 1777 i vq restituir=li la cadireta i afegir un pedaler de trenta notes, de transmissió elèctrica. Ja independitzat, el 1964 escometé la tasca de restauració de l'orgue de la Basílica Colegial de Daroca, a l'Aragó, de Pascual de Mallén, del 1498, modificat per Guillaume de Lupe el 1569 i el 1597. És aquesta restauració que marca el començament d'una vida de reflexió, observació i estudi dels instruments ibèrics antics, des de les quals desenvolupà la seva proposta artística i el seu estil propi. L'opus de Gabriel Blancafort, entre restauracions i obres de nova planta, abasta 138 instruments.

Restauracions i transformacions més destacades
 Any 1974. Orgue de la Basílica de Santa Maria de Mataró, de Gaietà Estadella i Solé, del 1927, de quatre teclats manuals i pedaler i 61 jocs. La transformació, en col·laboració amb l'orguener francès Georges Lhôte, feu l'instrument més barroc, en mecanitzar-li tota la tracció, afegir-li una batalla doble i la cadireta, i ampliar i fer canvis en alguns jocs.
 Any 1977. Orgue de l'església de Santa Maria la Major de Montblanc, de dos teclats, orgue major i cadireta, i pedaler de 12 notes, de 1607, reconstruït per Josep Boscà el 1703 i Anton Boscà el 1750. Restaurat també en col·laboració amb Georges Lhôte.
 Any 1993. Orgue de la catedral de Mallorca, de quatre teclats manuals i pedaler i 54 jocs, de Jacme Febrer, de 1490, que havia sofert l'última transformació per Amézua el 1926.
 Anys 1985 a 1994. Orgue de la Catedral de Barcelona, del 1538, de Pere Flamench, que havia sofert un munt de transformacions al llarg dels segles. Amb el criteri de respectar l'orgue antic tot afegint-li el més necessari per adequar-lo a les exigències actuals, es reestructuraren les mixtures, es completaren els jocs del pedaler, s'afegí un tercer cos de recitatiu i, en teclat a part per alleugerir-ne la pulsació, es posà una brillant trompeteria de batalla proporcionada a la grandària del gran orgue. Es renovà tota la tracció, que passà a ser mecànica i, finalment, restà la distribució actual de quatre teclats manuals, un pedaler i 58 jocs.

Principals obres de nova planta
 Anys 1972 a 1976. Órgano del Sol Mayor, a l'església de Nuestra Señora de La Encarnación de Marbella (Andalusia). L'instrument disposa de quatre teclats manuals, un pedaler i 56 jocs.
 Any 1976. Orgue del santuari de Torreciudad, Lo Grau (Aragó). Instrument amb quatre teclats manuals, un pedaler i 62 jocs.
 Anys 1982 a 2002. Orgue «Cabanilles» de l'església de la Companyia de Jesús de València. Amb quatre teclats manuals, un pedaler i 71 jocs, és el més gran dels orgues realitzats per Gabriel Blancafort, encara que ell no en pogué veure l'acabament.
Realitzat pel seu fill Albert:
 Any 2001. Orgue de la catedral d'Alcalá de Henares, (Espanya), amb tres teclats manuals, un pedaler i 43 jocs.

Recerca i publicacions
Els seus nombrosos articles, publicacions i conferències constitueixen una aportació a l'estudi musicològic de l'orgue de gran relleu. Fou membre fundador de la Sociedad Catalana de Musicologia i membre fundador de l'International Society of Organbuilders  el 1957. El 1994 fou membre electe de la Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona, encara que el discurs d'ingrés -pòstum- el feu el seu fill Albert el 2003.

L'observació dels instruments antics de la península Ibèrica el portà a establir clarament la distinció i antagonisme entre l'orgue català de la corona d'Aragó, amb exemples clars a Catalunya, Aragó, València, Balears i el Rosselló, i l'escola castellana d'orgueneria (Toledo, Salamanca, Sevilla, Granada, etc.), a més del reconeixement de les particularitats i paral·lelismes d'altres escoles secundàries. Això i la descripció, contra el tòpic i amb bon suport documental, del període de l'orgue gòtic com l'etapa en la història d'aquest instrument del més gran desenvolupament, en la qual passà de ser un instrument petit i portàtil al gran orgue de catedral, són les dues contribucions més importants de Gabriel Blancafort a la musicologia.

Estil
El mateix Gabriel Blancafort explicava les seves concepcions d'allò que havia de ser un orgue a casa nostra i que concretava en aquests punts:
 En esglésies i catedrals recuperar el lloc d l'orgue prop de l'altar.
 Estructura vertical dels diversos cossos de l'orgue, ordenats de la forma tradicional tot seguint el werkprinzip, i recuperació de la cadireta en tribuna, tan típica de l'orgue català.
 Transmissió mecànica directa, tant dels teclats manuals com del pedaler, salmers de corredora i consola de finestra, ço que porta al control absolut i directe del cant de l'instrument per part de l'organista.
 Disposició i harmonització dels jocs a pressió molt baixa i a peu obert, d'acord amb la tradició barroca de l'orgueneria de l'antiga Corona d'Aragó, amb cors ben definits per a cada teclat de principals, nasards i llengüeteria. L'atac resulta precís i, a vegades, molt marcat.
 Generalització de les façanes en estany, fins i tot pels canons de 16 peus.
 Utilització freqüent dels jocs partits i dels mitjos jocs.
 Recuperació de l'estil de l'orgue renaixentista català, enfront l'estètica barroca de l'instrument castellà.

Distincions
 El 1989 la Generalitat de Catalunya li atorgà la Carta de Mestre Artesà.
 El 1991 el Ministeri de Cultura de l'estat espanyol li concedí la Medalla de Plata al mèrit artístic de Belles Arts.
 El 1993 l'Agrupació Foment de Cultura Catalana li atorgà el premi Francesc Pujol.

Altres activitats
Gabriel Blancafort també feu incursions en el món de la política. Fou cap de llista per Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya a Collbató, a les eleccions municipals de 1999, en les que fou escollit regidor, càrrec que exercí fins a la seva mort.

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Blancafort, orgueners de Montserrat

Orgueners catalans
Garriguencs
Alumnes del Col·legi Sant Ignasi de Sarrià


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We would like to offer some tips for the night before testing to help our students perform at their very best.
Only review what is necessary and only for a short amount of time. Do a bit of review in the afternoon or early evening, and then put all review books down. Don't touch your books again until after the exam. Stressing over intense review will just make things worse.
Get a good night's sleep. Sleep helps improve memory and will make you feel more relaxed in the morning. Sleep will not only improve your memory, but you will generally feel better physically and mentally and be able to focus for longer periods.
Have a carb-y dinner and a protein-filled breakfast. Carbohydrates release energy more slowly than other foods, so you won't feel a difference until the next morning. The energy you get will be something, but nothing incredibly substantial. As for breakfast the morning of the test, protein (e.g. eggs) provides energy in a much shorter period.
Find a way to relax. Obviously, this is easier said than done, but do what helps you to stay calm – yoga, reading, watching a movie, whatever it is. Keeping your head clear is important. Getting your mind off of the point of stress, even for a little while, will do wonders for your sanity.


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Patronis wants Rubin fired at next Cabinet meeting
by: News Service Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is pushing to fire the state's top financial regulator, who was suspended amid a sexual harassment investigation, at the next Cabinet meeting.
Patronis' request to consider the termination of Office of Financial Regulation Commissioner Ronald Rubin at the July 25 meeting was made Thursday, as allegations of misconduct have been levied against both Patronis and the man he once encouraged his Cabinet colleagues to hire.
The request, from Patronis' Director of Cabinet Affairs Robert Tornillo to other Cabinet aides, accused Rubin of "alleged retaliatory tactics" following his suspension by Patronis. The chief financial regulator removed Rubin from his post on May 10, after an employee accused the insurance regulator of harassment.
"Mr. Rubin and his associates have publicly disparaged victims, and CFO Patronis is concerned of potential retaliation against victims and possibly other OFR employees," Tornillo wrote in an email. Patronis' office released the email to the press on Thursday.
"Based on these facts, Mr. Rubin should not continue to receive a more than $13,000 monthly salary at the taxpayers' expense," Tornillo added.
Tornillo also pointed to an on-going inspector general's investigation into the harassment charges against Rubin.
The proposal to fire Rubin comes a little more than three weeks after Rubin filed a lawsuit against a Tallahassee lobbyist in which Rubin accused Patronis of running "pay to play — or else" politics out of his office.
Rubin has strongly denied the harassment allegation and has refused to resign. His lawyer, Michael Tein of Miami, declined to comment on Thursday.
In the request to place the proposed firing of Rubin on the Cabinet's July 25 agenda, Patronis also wants Gov. Ron DeSantis and the other Cabinet members — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Attorney General Ashley Moody — to appoint an interim commissioner and set up the process to name a permanent replacement.
Fried, the only Democrat on the Cabinet, backed Patronis after the harassment allegations against Rubin were announced by Patronis in May.
Moody has called the sexual-harassment accusation troubling. DeSantis has said action will occur swiftly, once the inspector general investigation is completed.
DeSantis and the Cabinet hired Rubin in February, with strong backing from Patronis.
But the sexual harassment complaint — and Patronis' handling of it — has exposed a deep rift between the insurance regulator, the chief financial officer and powerful insurance-industry lobbyist Paul Mitchell, who once recruited Rubin but has since become his nemesis.
The state employee who filed the complaint against Rubin has asked Moody to investigate Patronis for his handling of the complaint. Patronis released a redacted version of the complaint to the media, and publicly stated that there were "troubling allegations in a sexual harassment complaint."
The employee's lawyer, Tiffany Cruz, said that "there can be no dispute that the release of this complaint, even redacted, is a knowing and willful violation of Florida Statutes and should be investigated."
Moody made the request for an investigation part of the inspector general review, which has no timeline to be completed.
In the complaint, the employee said Rubin took her to lunch on April 30 and brought her to his nearby downtown condo to see recent renovations. Inside, Rubin told the employee to remove her shoes so as not to track dust inside. Rubin also removed his shoes before they viewed the condo.
The complaint said the employee felt the situation was "awkward" and "uncomfortable." After the lunch, the employee started to avoid Rubin and was moved to a different job, at her request.
Rubin, meanwhile, also requested that Moody investigate Patronis, as part of a lawsuit filed last month by Tein.
The 33-page complaint filed in Miami-Dade County circuit court alleges conspiracy and defamation and was directed against Mitchell, considered a strong ally of Patronis.
The lawsuit, highlighting text messages, claims Rubin's father, a wealthy developer, repeatedly refused pressure to make a $1 million political donation for his son's hiring.
It also contends that Patronis and his inner circle, which includes Mitchell, employ public humiliation and defamatory allegations to replace outsiders who "might expose their unlawful activities."
Mitchell has described Rubin's account of events as "largely fictional" and "self-serving."
The Office of Financial Regulation, which oversees state-chartered financial institutions, securities firms, finance companies, money-service businesses and debt collectors, has an operating budget of about $41 million a year and nearly 360 employees.
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) --- Wednesday several Bay District teachers and staff over the age of 65 became the next group to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Teachers say they received an email from the district explaining if they met the age requirements, then they were able to get the vaccine through the district-- by making an appointment with PanCare.
Gulf Coast State College sees uptick in respiratory therapy enrollment
by Emily McLeod / Jan 20, 2021
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) -- Gulf Coast State College said despite the pandemic, more students are enrolling in their respiratory therapy program.
Interim Program Director, Jennifer Barber, said job security is one reason why enrollment is up in the respiratory care program.
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The sweet-tasting and crunchy brussels sprouts can be grown from seeds pretty easy, much like their cabbage cousins. Here's how to grow brussels sprouts this cool season for fresh and tasty vegetables in winter.
It's such a fulfillment to eat the vegetables I and my family have excitedly grown. We all know nothing gets healthier than that. But come winter, we go back to buying vegetables most probably treated with chemicals to keep shelf life longer. It cannot be entirely avoided but you can always extend growing season. With vegetables from the brassica family like cabbages, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts to grow well into the first frost. Find out how you can raise them in the cool fall season or in early spring as you scroll on.
Brussels sprouts are an ideal vegetable crop for fall gardening. Just like their cousin cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflowers in the brassica family, they require the cool season to grow. You can start seeding indoors, 4 months before the first fall frost.
There are approximately a hundred and ten varieties of brussels sprouts. You can grow the 'Oliver' which is an early type or the 'Jade Cross' which is disease resistant. If you want to grow for flavor then take on the 'Albarus' or 'Brodie'.
Seeds of vegetables from the brassica family all look the same, therefore can be started pretty much the same too. You can start seeds indoors using indoor grow lights.
Seedlings are ready for transplant when their roots have filled their seedling cell. Plant them 12 to 24 inches apart in your plant bed. You can bury your seedlings up to the leaves when they are leggy to support growth.
Growing vegetables in a raised bed is ideal for cool weather crops. A raised bed warms faster than its surroundings and allows water to drain quickly.
In learning how to grow brussels sprouts, remember to water regularly in the early stage of growth and lessen as the plant matures. You can fertilize the soil before planting and mid-season with natural fertilizers. Then side dress with regular compost or vermicompost. Do not cultivate as the roots are shallow but aid their growth instead with stakes.
What's even great in growing in raised beds is that you can apply season extending tools such as homemade mini greenhouses or row covers. Mulching will also protect your plants from early frost.
Vegetables from the brassica family can be prone to pests and diseases. You can hand pick worms eating the leaves or apply natural pesticides. Growing brussels sprouts with alliums like onions and chives and herbs can also help prevent pests. Potatoes and beets also make great brussels sprouts companion.
As the buds appear and start to grow, you will need to concentrate the soil nutrients into them. Cutting the lower leaves will help, which you can also eat as greens like collards. You will need to cut the tip off 4 weeks before the harvest for optimum growth and to harvest them at the same time.
Brussels sprouts are at its best when the buds are tight. They are ready for harvest when they have reached at least an inch in diameter. Buds mature from the bottom unless you cut the tip off for a uniform harvest.
Don't wash the brussels sprouts until right before you use them. Before storing them, make sure to remove discolored and loose leaves. They store well in the refrigerator but pickling is another way to keep and enjoy them longer.
Don't grow brussels sprouts in the same spot two years in a row to keep the soil healthy and to avoid pests and diseases. Another tip when preparing this veggie is to avoid overcooking them or else they'll smell of rotten eggs. It is best to have them roasted, grilled, or sautéd for a nutty and sweet taste.
With these fresh ideas on how to grow brussels sprouts, you too can grow these veggies successfully. Give it a try and have your family love it as much as you do. Now that you know all it takes is the right variety and a pretty cool season.
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