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In Re Tronox, Inc., Securities Litigation 09-CV-06220-Stipulation
In Re Tronox
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Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 1 of 54 EXHIBIT 1
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 2 of 54 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Civil Action No. 09-CV-06220-SAS IN RE TRONOX, INC. � SECURITIES LITIGATION Electronically filed THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO ALL CLASS ACTIONS STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT This Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the "Stipulation") is submitted in the above- captioned action pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Subject to the approval of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court"), this Stipulation is entered into between and among (i) Lead Plaintiffs LaGrange Capital Partners, LP and LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. (collectively, "Lead Plaintiffs"), Named Plaintiff The Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado and Named Plaintiff The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund (the "Named Plaintiffs," collectively with Lead Plaintiffs, "Plaintiffs"), on behalf of themselves and the Class (as defined below); (ii) Thomas W. Adams, Marty J. Rowland, Mary Mikkelson, (the "Tronox Individual Defendants"); (iii) Robert M. Wohleber, J. Michael Rauh, Luke R. Corbett, and Gregory F. Pilcher (the "Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants"); (iv) Kerr - McGee Corporation ("Kerr-McGee"); (v) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko"); and (Vi) Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y"), by and through their respective counsel in the above-captioned consolidated class action (the "Action"). The Tronox Individual Defendants, the Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants, Kerr-McGee, Anadarko, and E&Y are collectively referred to as the
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 3 of 54 "Defendants." Plaintiffs and Defendants are referred to collectively as the "Parties." This Stipulation is intended by the Parties to fully, finally and forever settle and release all claims against the Defendants, upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereof (the "Settlement"). WHEREAS: A. On January 12, 2009, Tronox Incorporated ("Tronox") and its affiliated companies tiled a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court"). Pursuant to Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, all actions are automatically stayed against a debtor who files a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code. Accordingly, Lead Plaintiffs did not name Tronox as a defendant in this Action. B. Between July 10, 2009 and August 12, 2009, three shareholder class actions were filed in this Court against certain of the Defendants for alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule lOb-S promulgated thereunder based on allegedly false and misleading statements issued by Tronox and certain of its officers and directors in the period from November 21, 2005 through January 12, 2009. On September 8, 2009, LaGrange Capital Partners, LP, LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd., The Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado and The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund, among others, moved to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. §78u-4 et seq. On October 13, 2009, the Court appointed LaGrange Capital Partners, LP and LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. as Lead Plaintiffs; the law firm of Gold Bennett Cera & Sidener LLP was appointed Lead Counsel; and the actions were consolidated under the caption in re Tronox, Inc. Securities Litigation (the "Action"), As reflected in the Court's October 13, 2009 Opinion and Order, it was agreed among counsel for 2
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 4 of 54 Plaintiffs that if the LaGrange entities were appointed to serve as lead plaintiff, The Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado and The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund would serve as Named Plaintiffs on behalf of bondholder claimants and work with the LaGrange entities. C. On November 24, 2009, Lead Plaintiffs filed the Consolidated Class Action Complaint For Violations of the Federal Securities Laws (the "Complaint"). The Complaint asserts claims on behalf of investors who purchased Tronox Class A and Class B common stock and/or Tronox Bonds during the period November 21, 2005 through and including January 12, 2009 (the "Class Period"), and alleged that Defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the financial condition of Tronox, including its environmental and legacy liabilities, in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule I Ob-5 promulgated thereunder. The Complaint asserted claims under Section 10(b) against all Defendants, and asserted "control person" claims under Section 20(a) against all Defendants except E&Y. Plaintiffs' claims were based on allegations that Tronox was essentially insolvent at the time of the initial public offering (iPO") and throughout the Class Period, materially understated its reserves for environmental liabilities throughout the Class Period and that such liabilities were not fully and adequately disclosed until Tronox filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 12, 2009. The Complaint further alleged that certain of the Defendants controlled Tronox as of its initial public offering on November 21, 2005 and, through such control, dictated during the Class Period the recording of materially deficient reserves for environmental liabilities and Tronox's disclosures about reserves and, therefore, faced liability for the securities law violations alleged. D. On January 11, 2010, Kerr-McGee and Anadarko moved to dismiss the claims asserted against them arguing, among other things, that Plaintiffs had failed to adequately allege reliance and scienter, none of the alleged misstatements were attributed to Kerr-McGee or Anadarko 3
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 5 of 54 and the Complaint failed to plead facts demonstrating that they were "culpable participants" in a Section 10(b) violation by Tronox or the other Defendants for purposes of the "control person" claim. The Tronox and Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants moved to dismiss the claims asserted against them on January 19, 2010 arguing, among other things, that the Complaint failed to allege facts supporting a strong inference of scienter and that Plaintiffs failed to sufficiently allege misstatements by Defendants Corbett and Pilcher. E&Y moved to dismiss the claims against it on February 8, 2010 arguing, among other things, that the Complaint failed to allege facts permitting a strong inference of scienter, or to adequately allege reliance or loss causation. F. �In June 2010, while the motions to dismiss were pending, the Parties voluntarily engaged in a full day mediation session with a professional mediator in an effort to explore a potential resolution of the Action. However, the Parties were unable to reach a settlement at that time and the litigation continued to be aggressively prosecuted by the Lead Plaintiffs. F. On June 28, 2010, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motions to dismiss. The Court denied the motions to dismiss filed by the Tronox Individual Defendants and E&Y in their entirety. Additionally, the Court ruled, among other things, that: Plaintiffs' claims against Kerr-McGee, Anadarko and the Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants for violations of Section 20(a) relating to misstatements after March 31, 2006 were dismissed without prejudice: Plaintiffs were granted leave to replead their claims that Kerr-McGee and/or the Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants controlled Tronox after March 31, 2006 (when Tronox was spun off from Kerr-McGee) and that Anadarko was a successor-in-interest to Kerr-McGee; and Plaintiffs' claims against Messrs. Corbett, Pilcher and Rauh, Kerr-McGee and Anadarko for violations of Section 10(b) were dismissed with prejudice based on the finding that these defendants made no actionable misstatements to the market regarding Tronox. 4
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 6 of 54 0. �On July 28, 2010, the Tronox Individual Defendants and E&Y filed their Answers to the Complaint. H. On July 30, 2010, Lead Plaintiffs filed the First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the "First Amended Complaint") which added substantial factual detail in support of the claims asserted for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) during the Class Period dismissed in the Court's June 28, 2010 Order. 1 The First Amended Complaint asserted the same Class Period as set forth in the Complaint. I. On August 27, 2010, Kerr-McGee and Wohieber moved to dismiss Plaintiffs' Section 20(a) claim for the period after March 31, 2006; Corbett and Pilcher moved to dismiss the claims against them in their entirety; and Anadarko again moved to dismiss the claim against it. J. On November 18, 2010, Lead Plaintiffs filed in the Bankruptcy Court a Stipulation And Agreed Order (I) Permitting Lead Plaintiffs To File Proof Of Claim Out Of Time And (II) Granting Lead Plaintiffs Limited Relief From the Automatic Stay And Other Related Relief (the "Bankruptcy Stipulation"). Among other things, the Bankruptcy Stipulation required Tronox to cooperate with Lead Plaintiffs in preserving and providing access to records and witnesses relevant to the claims in this Action and further provided that "the automatic stay shall be modified to the extent necessary to permit the Lead Plaintiffs to prosecute the Securities Litigation against Tronox in the District Court" with any recovery limited to the extent of any available insurance. K. On January 5, 2011, the Court denied certain of the Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants' motion to dismiss with respect to the period that pre-dates August 10, 2006; denied The First Amended Complaint asserted claims under Section 10(b) against E&Y and the Tronox Individual Defendants for the full alleged Class Period and, with respect to Robert Wohleber, for the period covering November 21. 2005 through March 31, 2006, The First Amended Complaint asserted claims under Section 20(a) against defendants Kerr - McGee, Thomas Adams, Mary Mikkelson, Marty Rowland and Luke Corbett for the full alleged Cass Period; against defendant Anadarko for the period beginning August 10, 2006 through and including January 12, 2009; against defendant Michael Rauh for the period beginning November 21, 2005 through March 31, 2006; and against defendants Robert Wohleber and Gregory Pitcher for the period beginning November 21. 2005 through August 10, 2006. 5
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 7 of 54 Anadarko's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Section 20(a) claim that was predicated on control person liability and re.vpondeat superior liability; and denied Kerr-McGee's motion to dismiss. The Court granted Anadarko's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Section 20(a) claim that was predicated on successor-in-interest liability and granted Luke Corbett's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Section 20(a) claim with respect to the period that post-dates August 10, 2006. L. On February 4, 2011, Kerr-McGee, Anadarko, and the Kerr-McGee Individual Defendants answered the First Amended Complaint. M. Thereafter, the Parties engaged in extensive discovery, which included significant document productions by the Plaintiffs, as well as the review of terabytes of data (equivalent to tens of millions of pages of documents) produced by Tronox and the Defendants, as well as non-parties. Defendants deposed a representative from each of Lead Plaintiffs, Named Plaintiffs and Named Plaintiffs' investment advisors. The Parties also engaged and consulted with experts who prepared detailed expert reports, and the Parties deposed each other's expert witnesses. N. On August 9, 2011, Lead Plaintiffs moved for class certification. On September 16, 2011, Defendants opposed Lead Plaintiffs' motion on a number of grounds, including: (i) that Lead Plaintiffs' investment strategy and trading decisions rendered the Lead Plaintiffs atypical of the Class and inadequate to serve as a class representative; (ii) that each of the Named Plaintiffs was subject to unique defenses that rendered them atypical of the Class; and (iii) that Plaintiffs were not entitled to a fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance because they failed to establish that the alleged corrective disclosures impacted the price of Tronox Securities or that the market for Tronox Bonds was efficient. Certain Defendants also alleged that Plaintiffs had failed to establish that the market for Tronox Common Stock was efficient during the entire Class Period. On October 26, 2011, Lead Plaintiffs' motion was denied without prejudice, and with leave to renew, because the 6
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 8 of 54 Court requested the Parties to re-submit their respective submissions in support of and in opposition to class certification pursuant to a revised Order governing page limitations and timing. No decision on the merits of the motion was made at that time. On November 11, 2011, Lead Plaintiffs filed their renewed motion for class certification; Defendants opposed it on November 23, 2011. On December 7, 2011, Lead Plaintiffs filed a reply memorandum in further support of class certification. 0. �In March 2012, the Parties, with the consent of the Court, agreed to participate in a mediation conducted by the Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) of JAMS. The Parties submitted detailed mediation statements to Judge Weinstein and conducted extensive, protracted negotiations through him, both in person and telephonically. Plaintiffs engaged in these discussions with a view to exploring the possibility of resolution of the issues in dispute consistent with achieving the best relief possible in the interests of the Class. Thereafter, the Parties (with the exception of E&Y) reached an agreement in principle to settle in March 2012 and signed a term sheet on May 31, 2012, P. On March 2, 2012, the Parties entered into a stipulated agreement to extend certain discovery deadlines set forth in a Scheduling Order entered on January 13, 2012, pursuant to which and with the consent of the Court, Lead Plaintiffs agreed to withdraw their motion for class certification without prejudice to re-submit as previously filed, to allow the parties additional time to conduct discovery and explore the possibility of reaching a mediated settlement of the Action. Q. Lead Plaintiffs filed their second renewed motion for class certification on May 17, 2012. As of that date, E&Y was the only defendant with which Plaintiffs had not reached an agreement in principle to settle. R. Plaintiffs continued to conduct settlement negotiations with E&Y while the motion was pending. Plaintiffs and E&Y reached an agreement in principle to settle in late May 2012. 7
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 9 of 54 S. Plaintiffs' Counsel have conducted an extensive investigation of the facts; successfully opposed Defendants' motions to dismiss; engaged in significant discovery and document production, and retained and consulted with experts. They have also researched the applicable law with respect to the claims of Lead Plaintiffs and the other Class Members (as defined herein) against the Defendants and the potential defenses thereto. T. Based upon their knowledge of the case acquired through discovery and litigation to date, as set forth above, Plaintiffs' Counsel have concluded that the terms and conditions of this Settlement are fair, reasonable and adequate to Plaintiffs and the other Class Members and in their best interests, and have agreed to settle the claims raised in the Action as against the Defendants pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Stipulation, after considering: (1) the substantial benefits that Plaintiffs and other Class Members will receive from settlement of the claims against the Defendants; (2) the attendant risks of litigation; and (3) the desirability of permitting the Settlement to be consummated as provided by the terms of this Stipulation. U. Nothing in this Stipulation shall be construed or deemed to be evidence of an admission or concession on the part of any Defendant with respect to any claim or any fault or liability or wrongdoing or damages whatsoever, or any infirmity in the defenses that the Defendants have asserted or may assert. This Stipulation shall not be construed or deemed to be a concession by any Plaintiff of any infirmity in the claims asserted in the Action against the Defendants. V. The Parties to this Stipulation recognize that the Action has been filed by Plaintiffs and defended by Defendants in good faith and with adequate basis in fact under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; that the claims against the Defendants are being voluntarily settled on advice of counsel; and that the terms of the Settlement are fair, adequate and reasonable. 8
Case 1:09-cv-06220-SAS Document 186-1 Filed 08/03/12 Page 10 of 54 W. �Defendants deny any wrongdoing or liability whatsoever; and this Stipulation shall in no event be construed as or deemed to be evidence of or an admission or concession on the part of any Defendant with respect to any claim, or of any fault or liability or wrongdoing or damage whatsoever, or of any infirmity in the defenses that the Defendants have asserted or could assert, if the Action were to proceed. Nonetheless, Defendants recognize that further litigation in the Action would be protracted and expensive, and that there is uncertainty and risk in any complex litigation. Defendants, have, therefore, determined that it is desirable and beneficial to them that the Action be fully and finally settled in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Stipulation. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among the Parties to this Stipulation, through their respective attorneys, subject to approval of the Court pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in consideration of the benefits flowing to the Parties from the Settlement, that this Action and all Settled Claims (as defined below) as against the Released Parties (as defined below) and all Released Claims Against Plaintiffs (as defined below) shall be compromised, settled, released and dismissed with prejudice, upon and subject to the following tenns and conditions: CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 1. �As used in this Stipulation, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. Action" means In re Tronox, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1 :09-cv-06220- SAS, and includes all actions consolidated therein pursuant to the Court's October 13, 2009 Order. b. "Anadarko" means Anadarko Petroleum Company. C. �"AP" means the action captioned Tronox Inc. et al. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., et al., No. 09-1198 (ALG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 9
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A's Host AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays In Huge Four-Game Set
By David Fucillo@davidfucillo Aug 19, 2010, 4:45pm PDT
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(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to push their winning streak to six games this evening when they open a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum.
That may be easier said than done, though, as the Rays will be facing one of the best young pitchers in the league in right-hander Trevor Cahill, who comes into tonight's tilt sporting the second lowest earned run average in the American League at 2.50.
Cahill, though, had a three-start winning streak stopped his last time out, despite a terrific performance against Minnesota, as he allowed just a run and six hits in seven innings of a 2-0 loss to fall to 12-5 on the year.
The Rays also got the better of the 22-year-old hurler the last time they faced him back in April of last season when they pounded Cahill for seven runs and eight hits in just 2 2/3 frames.
Tampa enters tonight's tilt tied atop the American league East standings with the New York Yankees following a three-game sweep over the American League West-leading Texas Rangers.
The Rays completed the sweep on Wednesday, as Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two run-scoring doubles and knocked in four runs, helping Tampa to an 8-6 win at Tropicana Field.
B.J. Upton finished with two hits, including a solo shot, and stole two bases for Tampa Bay, which has won seven of nine.
"I think we all feed off each other," Upton said. "It could be anybody in the lineup. Once we start things, the other guys jump on and it kind of all filters together."
James Shields (11-11) snapped a two-start skid after working seven solid innings. The right-hander allowed two runs -- one earned -- on four hits, struck out six and walked one. Rafael Soriano retired the final two hitters in the ninth to earn his 35th save of the season.
Getting the call for Tampa will be righty Andy Sonnanstine, who will be making his third start of the season. Sonnanstine picked up the win on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, as he allowed three runs and three hits in five innings. He is 1-1 as a starter and is 3-1 overall on the year with a 4.10 ERA.
Sonnanstine has faced the A's seven times (five starts) and is 2-3 against them with a 6.29 ERA.
The 27-year-old righty will be facing an A's team that just took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays, including a thrilling 5-4 win in the rubber match of their set on Wednesday.
After blowing a three-run ninth inning lead, Cliff Pennington singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Oakland to just its second win in six games.
Tampa Bay has won three of its five matchups with the A's this season.
4 game series vs Rays @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Thursday, Aug 19, 2010, 7:05 PM PDT
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Andy Sonnanstine vs Trevor Cahill
Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.
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Dan + Shay To Stop In Denver For First Arena Tour
Dan + Shay will be making a stop in the Mile High City this October for their first ever arena tour.
According to the duo's official Instagram page, Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour is scheduled to stop at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.
The Band Camino and Ingrid Andress will join the tour as special guests for all dates.
All tickets that have been previously-purchased will be honored for the new, rescheduled dates, including Dan + Shay's concert that was originally planned at Ball Arena for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
Dan + Shay — known for their eight No. 1 country music hits "Tequila," "Speechless," "All To Myself," "Nothin' Like You," "From The Ground Up," "How Not To," "10,000 Hours," and "I Should Probably Go to Bed" — have notched Grammy, Billboard, ACM, CMT, and Teen Choice Award wins since their 2012 debut.
Also - if you didn't know, the now super popular country music duo first paid a visit to The Boot in Loveland during our New From Nashville series back in 2013. At that time, the duo was just getting started, had written more than 80 songs together and completely won over the crowd with their perfect harmonies. You can learn more about some of the other country music artists we've introduced to you through New From Nashville here.
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Report: Endpoint Malware and Ransomware in First Three Quarters of 2021 Topped All of 2020
James Madison Adopts Online Commons
Mississippi Community Colleges Deploy Collaborative Tools
The Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges (MSBCJC) has selected the Wimba Collaboration Suite to deploy throughout Mississippi, allowing students and educators to connect through online video, voice, text, application sharing, polling, and white boarding.
The MSBCJC serves 273,000 students across 15 campuses statewide. Students can access courses from any of the system's 15 colleges, in an online environment provided by the Mississippi Virtual Community College. This fall, 20,170 students are taking an average of two online courses for a total of 42,292 enrollments.
"The relationship between student engagement and success is clear," said Christian Pruett, director of eLearning at the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. "With the Wimba Collaboration Suite, faculty can access a suite of easy-to-use tools that instantly improve teacher-to-student and student-to-student interaction. We have seen record growth in our virtual college this year, and we expect that this will make our online program even more attractive to students."
In a statement, the board said it was reconsidering the way it designs assessments and how courses are delivered in areas such as nursing.
"Faculty have relied on text-based instruction in their online courses for years," said Terry Pollard, eLearning specialist at the State Board. "With Wimba, we expect that faculty will begin to build lessons that incorporate a multi-modal approach to learning. By integrating voice and video technology, faculty can incorporate the best of on-ground instructional methods with the conveniences of online learning."
The Wimba Collaboration Suite has also been implemented statewide this year in the North Dakota University System, Utah Education Network, and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.


This particular entry is probably going to sound more along the lines of one of my personal blogs, but it relates to TTDBYD.
I realize it's a new year and typically with that everyone feels like they need to make some momentous life change. I get like that too, but in changing things the end result is in theory supposed to be for the better.
Twice today, I've found out that a friend (two different people I mean) has given up something that is of significant importance to them and in both cases it seems it was because they became disillusioned--either with people or the process--and let that deter them from doing something they loved and were enthusiastic about.
Now, I am one who truly knows about letting that kind of thing get to me. I'm guilty on occasion of that, but then I take a step back, reassess my situation and go from there and I hope that both of my friends can do that--otherwise two talents are going to go to waste.
I say that to say--now, especially NOW is NOT the time to give up on accomplishing your goals, dreams or whatever it is you're trying to do. In fact now is the time to go harder, dig deeper and push yourself farther.
I'm ready. What about you?


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Q: How to make a function update objects in Python? I have been working on a Python program lately as a beginner dev
I am creating a function that will change an object called 'Score'.
Here is the full code of the function :
def Updating(solver : Solver, g: Goal, phase: Phase, a: int):
         solver_p = int(solver.get_score_at(g, phase))
         if a == 0:
            solver_p += 1

         return solver_p

My goal is to update the object "get_score_at" when calling it later in a Class.
By the present code, I am failing to update it correctly
Can you please tell me what am I doing wrong in my code ?

A: Shouldn't a function that alters the state of an object not always be a class method?
So instead of getting the current score and add outside a 1 if there is an goal and try to write that back to solver, you should probably do the following like this.
Add a classmethod to your solver class like:
def scores_goal(self):
    self.solver_p += 1

So if you then run solver.scores_goal() the value is increased by one internally.

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Following the success of the original Zodiac LP, Garson went on to compose and arrange a 12 album series of zodiac albums for A&M Records, one album for each sign. Like Zodiac, each album contained original tunes with heavy use of electronics. In 1971, he composed an entirely instrumental electronic Black Mass album, released on Uni Records under the pseudonym Lucifer, that again featured the Moog. Jason Alkeny at Allmusic describes the Black Mass album as "undoubtedly... his masterpiece"


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I really find citations to be annoying. Who cares if you are supposed to add a period instead of a comma? Who cares if everything gets capitalized, or only the first words? The original point of citations was so you could refer the reader to a relevant quote or an idea from someone else. Well guess what. We have a way better tool for that now. They're called hyperlinks.
Citations are the original hyperlink. Example: A reader is cruising along reading a lengthy document on law or medicine or something equally prestigious and comes across something with which he is unfamiliar. "Golly, I sure wish I knew more about where this information came from," he says to himself. But lo and behold there is a little number next to the sentence he was just reading. He glances at the bottom of the page and finds the same corresponding number next to a little note, a footnote if you will. He is then able to follow the citation in the footnote to a completely different article and then learn more about that topic.
The same process is currently availble on the web except it is much easier. If you see something you want to know more about, you click on it.
I can see why students cut corners and spend as little time as possible on citations. It's boring and it is not the reason they went to school. I get bored to tears coming up with citation examples. And I don't always get the capitalization right. Citations are not fun or glamorous.
Even though I think they're dumb, I can still see the value in them. Properly citing teaches you to give credit where credit is due. It teaches you to be able to separate your thoughts from other people's thoughts. It's also good practice following set formats and writing a certain way. In their jobs many of these students may have to use specialized writing: things like business memos, technical writing, commenting in their code. Students have to learn sooner or later they have to be able to understand and follow specific rules for writing.
That doesn't make it any more fun, but at least it gives them a reason why they should care about proper citations.
I couldn't agree more. What drives me crazy are all the different formats: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian… I wish all disciplines could agree on one standard format. Every time I help a student with a citation I have to get out the book and look it up, so I can make sure we've got all the stupid little details right.
The Digital Object Identifier System might be something to keep an eye on (http://www.doi.org/). Wouldn't it be great if all you needed for a cite was maybe an author, title, and then the DIO number?
That would be really awesome. Just one simple number that would be universal instead of a plethora of different citation formats.
They are completely useless and make the reading stilted and difficult to follow (I'm thinking here of scholarly writings). Intrusive. Frankly, I think a system where you just number your citation and have a numbered listing (references) at the end is more than enough and would allow readers to get on with reading the damn paper in the first place and for writers to get on with writing while STILL giving credit where credit is due. It's stupid on all accounts; a waste of time, effort and money; needlessly tedious and de-motivating for students and let's be real here… when you read a citation in the paper do you actually READ it? NOOOOOOO, you pass it as quickly as possible and hope that there is a string of at least 4 words together before the next one. ARG. I HATE THEM.
Very well said. Citations are tedious and boring, and as another commenter said, nobody even reads into them 95% of the time. That's not to say we shouldn't show where are information is coming from, but links have certainly dated citations.
I think the whole "this is the way you have to cite things, and if you don't do it EXACTLY like this, you are WRONG" thing. I recently wrote a research paper for my English class, and we had to do MLA citations. What you have to understand about my English teacher, is he is very specific about everything, and just loves to take of points from really dumb things. (In other words he is a turd.) So he gave us a format for the MLA citations at the end of our paper. And I followed the example very closely, and I thought I did it right. Ha. Wrong. I later realized in class the day it was due that I forgot to alphabetize it, but it was too late to print it out again. I figured that he would only take of a few points for that. Wrong again. My essay was actually pretty awesome, and my mom (who has the same degree as my turd like teacher) helped me write it. But guess what he gave me. A 90. Now I know it's still an A, but still. Are you kidding? 10 points because I didn't Alphabetize the freaking citations?
Citations are torture. Not only is there a crazy amount of styles which all boil down to the same damn thing (but god forbid you confuse them; the reader will never find that article if you don't write the title in cursive!) but every time i write something i get demanded to add more footnotes, even if the only thing that I'm citing is my own brain or . Oh, and obviously, footnotes require a completely different style than my bibliography! I've gone from a effortless and fluent writer to a stressed-out case of writers block in only few years.


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Brown Anderson
Brown Anderson was a former B.S.A.A. operative working for a Special Operations Unit as part of the West Africa branch. He was part of a relief squad that assisted with operations in Kijuju during the Las Plagas outbreak of 2009. There he fought Majini and witnessed some horrific sights, including the deaths of his entire unit. Following the incident, Brown quit the B.S.A.A. and became a survival instructor, hiring himself out to various scientific and adventure groups.
In 2014 he was hired by the production team of reality TV show 'Idol Survival' as an expert to assist with the terrain and
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Brown reappeared later on when Emerald Beach was besieged with zombies as a biohazard took hold. There he helped Laura Bierce and Crazy Alexander escape back to the White Castle; a large ship privately hired out to the production team. On the ship Brown was able to recover his weapons and they held the zombies at bay as they swarmed all over the ship. However, during the attack Brown was injured and infected with the t-Virus variant developed by former Umbrella researcher Dirk Miller. He was knocked overboard whilst unconscious and his life was saved by Laura, who pulled him back to the island. Brown regained consciousness and was unaware he had been infected. He cheekily played dead when a worried Laura started to perform mouth to mouth CPR then slipped his tongue into her mouth. Laura was simultaneously shocked, repulsed and relieved by his gesture, though unfortunately for them both the transmission of saliva also caused Laura to become infected.
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BRUSSELS—Belgium's privacy watchdog on Tuesday hailed a Brussels court decision ordering Facebook Inc. to stop tracking nonmembers in the country without their consent.
The Belgian Privacy Commission had brought the case against Facebook in June, accusing the company of raking in personal data of its users as well as nonmembers, without asking for consent or adequately explaining how the data would be used.
A Brussels court this week ordered Facebook to stop trackingInternet users not registered with the social media site or pay a daily fine of €250,000 ($269,000). Once it receives the court's official action order, Facebook will have 48 hours to comply with the ruling.
For actual Facebook members, the court deemed these users have given their consent to be tracked through social plug-ins when signing up to site and that consequently this didn't pose a problem.
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Hooray For Our Chains (3)
What Happened to Ann Coulter's Mouth?
Ann Coulter arrived at the boat dock with a Styrofoam plate on her head. She called out for Michael Savage but at first he didn't answer. She was just about to leave when Michael Savage appeared. His fat eyelids barely moved. Ann Coulter told him she brought Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, but if he didn't want it, she would chew through the kitchen wall because she smelled peanut butter on a spoon in the sink. Ann Coulter suggested that Michael Savage let go of the past, but he refused to listen. Ann Coulter said she could chew through the wall and hide under the stove until I fell asleep. Michael Savage told Ann Coulter that the United States is fifty leagues below the degeneracy that brought about Hitler. Ann Coulter chewed through a television power cord. Ann Coulter chewed a hole in a sack of corn.
We Have No Affective Knowledge of Any Other Reason for Existing
"Where have you been, Shimmy?" he asked.
The President of the War on Terror sat on the edge of my litter box.
He kicked his cantankerous legs back and forth and chewed a sprig of parsley.
"Sleeping in front of the bookshelf," I said.
"The hardest part of making a big decision, Shimmy, is the run-up to the decision. But once you make up your mind, it's a liberating moment."
"And under Tony's desk. On the tabletop hockey game under the bed. And on Raoul Vaneigem's The Revolution of Everyday Life. Next to a pile of folded clothes on the ottoman. On the kitchen floor in front of the stove. In the bathtub. And in the bedroom closet. On a backpack. On the suitcase. On Tony's desk chair. And on the bean bag chair until it scares me."
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He added, "You don't invite me over anymore."
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"I'm comfortable with my decision, but I'm not ready to give a speech yet. There are a lot of people who don't understand prayer, Shimmy."
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The President of the War on Terror glanced behind the bookshelf, looking, no doubt, for where I hid my copy of the Constitution. A slack-jawed waterbug crawled along the wall.
He said, "I'm not a brooder. I probably shook hands with 9,000 people when they came through."
"You fondle our suffering like a good dog and hand out photographs of crushed but smiling people," I said.
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"The War on Terror turns our wretched earthly existence into a time of voluptuous expectation."
Democracy Rears Its Head and, Putin-Like, Comes into the Airspace of the United States of America
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The Vatican vs. Gertrude Stein (Part XVII)
THE VATICAN: You may not vote for any candidate who supports abortion rights. A candidate for office who supports abortion rights has disqualified himself as a person that you can vote for. If a political candidate supported abortion, it would not be morally permissible for you to vote for that person. This is because, in voting for such a person, you would become an accomplice in the moral evil at issue. If the candidate about whom you have strong feelings or opinions is pro-abortion, then your feelings and opinions need to be corrected by your correctly informed conscience. The Democratic Party once was the party that helped our immigrant parents and grandparents better integrate and prosper in American society. But it is not the same anymore. At this point the Democratic Party risks transforming itself definitely into a "party of death" for its decisions on bioethical issues. The church must always be very clear on this point.
GERTRUDE STEIN: There is no pope.
Studs Terkel (1912-2008)
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May Studs Terkel have happiness and the causes of happiness, and be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.


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Identification of TUB as a novel candidate gene influencing body weight in humans
R. Shiri-Sverdlov, A. Custers, J.V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, P.J.J. van Gorp, P.J. Lindsey, J.H.O. van Tilburg, S. Zhernakova, E. Feskens, D.L. van der A, M.E. Dolle, T.W. van Haeften, B.P. Koeleman, M.H. Hofker*, C. Wijmenga
CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases
NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism
GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction
Previously, we identified a locus on 11p influencing obesity in families with type 2 diabetes. Based on mouse studies, we selected TUB as a functional candidate gene and performed association studies to determine whether this controls obesity. We analyzed the genotypes of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around TUB in 492 unrelated type 2 diabetic patients with known BMI values. One SNP (rs1528133) was found to have a significant effect on BMI (1.54 kg/m(2), P = 0.006). This association was confirmed in a population enriched for type 2 diabetes, using 750 individuals who were not selected for type 2 diabetes. Two SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with rs1528133 and mapping to the 3' end of TUB, rs2272382, and rs2272383 also affected BMI by 1.3 kg/m2 (P = 0.016 and P = 0.010, respectively). Combined analysis confirmed this association (P = 0.005 and P = 0.002, respectively). Moreover, comparing 349 obese subjects (BMI >30 kg/m(2)) from the combined cohort with 289 normal subjects (BMI <25 kg/m(2)) revealed that the protective alleles have a lower frequency in obese subjects (odds ratio 1.32 [95% CI 1.04-1.67], P = 0.022). Altogether, data from the tubby mouse as well as these data suggest that TUB could be an important factor in controlling the central regulation of body weight in humans.
https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997
10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997
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Shiri-Sverdlov, R., Custers, A., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J. V., van Gorp, P. J. J., Lindsey, P. J., van Tilburg, J. H. O., Zhernakova, S., Feskens, E., van der A, D. L., Dolle, M. E., van Haeften, T. W., Koeleman, B. P., Hofker, M. H., & Wijmenga, C. (2006). Identification of TUB as a novel candidate gene influencing body weight in humans. Diabetes, 55(2), 385-389. https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997
Shiri-Sverdlov, R. ; Custers, A. ; van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. et al. / Identification of TUB as a novel candidate gene influencing body weight in humans. In: Diabetes. 2006 ; Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 385-389.
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AU - Wijmenga, C.
N2 - Previously, we identified a locus on 11p influencing obesity in families with type 2 diabetes. Based on mouse studies, we selected TUB as a functional candidate gene and performed association studies to determine whether this controls obesity. We analyzed the genotypes of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around TUB in 492 unrelated type 2 diabetic patients with known BMI values. One SNP (rs1528133) was found to have a significant effect on BMI (1.54 kg/m(2), P = 0.006). This association was confirmed in a population enriched for type 2 diabetes, using 750 individuals who were not selected for type 2 diabetes. Two SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with rs1528133 and mapping to the 3' end of TUB, rs2272382, and rs2272383 also affected BMI by 1.3 kg/m2 (P = 0.016 and P = 0.010, respectively). Combined analysis confirmed this association (P = 0.005 and P = 0.002, respectively). Moreover, comparing 349 obese subjects (BMI >30 kg/m(2)) from the combined cohort with 289 normal subjects (BMI <25 kg/m(2)) revealed that the protective alleles have a lower frequency in obese subjects (odds ratio 1.32 [95% CI 1.04-1.67], P = 0.022). Altogether, data from the tubby mouse as well as these data suggest that TUB could be an important factor in controlling the central regulation of body weight in humans.
AB - Previously, we identified a locus on 11p influencing obesity in families with type 2 diabetes. Based on mouse studies, we selected TUB as a functional candidate gene and performed association studies to determine whether this controls obesity. We analyzed the genotypes of 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around TUB in 492 unrelated type 2 diabetic patients with known BMI values. One SNP (rs1528133) was found to have a significant effect on BMI (1.54 kg/m(2), P = 0.006). This association was confirmed in a population enriched for type 2 diabetes, using 750 individuals who were not selected for type 2 diabetes. Two SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with rs1528133 and mapping to the 3' end of TUB, rs2272382, and rs2272383 also affected BMI by 1.3 kg/m2 (P = 0.016 and P = 0.010, respectively). Combined analysis confirmed this association (P = 0.005 and P = 0.002, respectively). Moreover, comparing 349 obese subjects (BMI >30 kg/m(2)) from the combined cohort with 289 normal subjects (BMI <25 kg/m(2)) revealed that the protective alleles have a lower frequency in obese subjects (odds ratio 1.32 [95% CI 1.04-1.67], P = 0.022). Altogether, data from the tubby mouse as well as these data suggest that TUB could be an important factor in controlling the central regulation of body weight in humans.
U2 - 10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997
DO - 10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997
JO - Diabetes
JF - Diabetes
Shiri-Sverdlov R, Custers A, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, van Gorp PJJ, Lindsey PJ, van Tilburg JHO et al. Identification of TUB as a novel candidate gene influencing body weight in humans. Diabetes. 2006 Jan 1;55(2):385-389. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.55.02.06.db05-0997


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In teoria della probabilità, la disuguaglianza di Boole, nota anche come limite per l'unione, afferma che per ogni collezione finita o numerabile di eventi, la probabilità che accada almeno uno degli eventi è minore o uguale alla somma delle probabilità dei singoli eventi. Questa disuguaglianza viene generalizzata da due disuguaglianze di Bonferroni.

Disuguaglianza di Boole

Consideriamo un insieme finito o numerabile di eventi A1, A2, A3, ... . Per esso vale la disuguaglianza

Disuguaglianze di Bonferroni

Nel caso di collezioni finite di eventi, la precedente disuguaglianza può venire generalizzata nelle cosiddette disuguaglianze di Bonferroni le quali forniscono estremi superiori e inferiori alla probabilità per l'unione di tali eventi.

Introduciamo le seguenti quantità:

e per 2 < k ≤ n,

dove si intende che la somma sia da effettuare sopra tutte le k-uple di interi  soddisfacenti .

Per gli interi dispari k ≥ 1 si dimostra che

mentre per gli interi pari k ≥ 2

La disuguaglianza di Boole si ottiene come caso particolare relativo a k = 1.

Voci correlate
 George Boole
 Carlo Emilio Bonferroni
 Probabilità
 Teorema della probabilità totale

Collegamenti esterni

Teoria della probabilità
Boole e Bonferroni, disuguaglianza di

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The curtain rises on the Ducati World Première 2019: the appointment is for 4 November at 19:00 (CET) in live streaming on premiere.ducati.com.
Many of these Ducati novelties will be absolute debuts, including three completely new motorcycles, along with many other new versions, all to be revealed live on Sunday evening by Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding.
The new Ducati Scrambler range and the new Multistrada 1260 Enduro will also be on the DWP2019 stage, additional novelties for 2019 unveiled in advance before EICMA.
In addition to live streaming on premiere.ducati.com , the Ducati World Première will also be live streamed on the official Facebook and Youtube pages of Ducati.
Ducati and Ducati Scrambler will be taking part at EICMA 2018 from 8 to 11 November at the Milan Trade Fair, Pavilion 15 Stand N06.
TV channels that want to broadcast the Première can contact us for the satellite coordinates.
Many of these Ducati novelties will be absolute debuts, including three completely new motorcycles???
Erm, 2 (we know about the V4 Streetfighter) but don't tell anyone before the 4th...……….
It's ok, no one reads the front page posts from Ducati …………….
(we know about the V4 Streetfighter) but don't tell anyone before the 4th...……….
Now got it switched on, let's see what innovative products we will be served.
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Three Questions for Jacob Kushner '10
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Name: Jacob Kushner
Title: Freelance Foreign Correspondent
Graduation year and degree: 2010 BA in Journalism and Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies
International journalist Jacob Kushner has reported on critical topics from across the globe. His work has appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harper's, The Economist, National Geographic, Foreign Policy and The Guardian. In one of his latest projects, "Stopping the Next One" for BBC Future, he partners with journalist Harriet Constable to explore animal-borne illnesses around the world that run the risk of becoming the next global pandemic, and what scientists are doing to prevent this. We caught up with Jacob to hear more about his reporting and advice he has for J-Schoolers.
When it comes to this reporting project, what are you most proud of?
My sources! These scientists are out there on the front lines trying to identify and stop the next pandemic. They are dedicated, smart and tend to approach their work with a delightful sense of humor. They made me feel optimistic that we can mitigate or even prevent future pandemics — if only we put policies in place to stop humans from destroying ecosystems and exacerbating the spread of zoonotic disease.
When COVID-19 lockdowns prevented me from traveling to Brazil to report the story about yellow fever outbreaks among monkeys and humans, Brazilian scientists picked up an iPhone and a tripod and video-called me and sent me audio recordings from Brazil's Atlantic Forest where they were vaccinating monkeys against the disease. By doing so, they illustrated to our readers and viewers how humanity's fate and the fate of these animals are intertwined. They also spent hours helping me understand complex concepts of biology, ecology, virology and more.
Even though they didn't always agree with the way we had to simplify the science to help our audience understand, they complimented us for getting the story right. Which reminds me of something the Maltese-American journalist and illustrator Joe Sacco wrote, that "a journalist who says, 'well, I pissed off both sides–I must be doing something right,' is probably fooling himself and, worse, he may be fooling the reader."
I think one good test of good journalism is not just whether your audience respects what you've reported, but your sources too — even when they might disagree.
Don't make it an "Africa" story or an "immigration" story or a "science" story or a "school board" story. Make it a story that is so interesting — and so important — that you could write it for any section at all. One of the ways to do this is to pursue stories that challenge our own assumptions:
Biologists could soon resurrect extinct species. But should they?
The United States is legalizing marijuana. So why are we still criminalizing it abroad?
Western doctors and donors think vaccines are silver bullets to the world's ills. So what do we owe Africans when we send them vaccines that don't really work?
When a narco gets out of jail free, is he a cunning conman? Or is the way that the entire world goes about catching criminals all wrong?
Remember that it's not just about asking your sources "the tough questions." We need to ask uncomfortable questions of our audience, too:
Many of us donate to foreign countries after disaster strikes. What if we're making things worse?
Museums are important institutions—they teach us about other cultures, and the past. But what if they're perpetuating a racist future?
Many Americans go abroad to volunteer to help others. What if all we're doing is helping ourselves?
Islamic extremists wish to terrorize us. But what happens when the terrorists are us?
What is your favorite J-School memory?
That time when I stormed into the basement of Vilas to complain to a Daily Cardinal editor about an error in a headline, and instead of arguing back or ignoring me, he grinned sheepishly, apologized, then became my best friend.
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Testing your trait with PHP Spec could seem like a tough job, at least, that's what it looked like to me. Since a spec represents the class you're testing and a trait can't be instantiated, it might seem not possible. Thankfully PHP Spec is amazing. I've only been using it for a full week now and I've never had more fun testing. The object and method creation is amazing. Ok. That's enough. Now let's talk about the solution to test your trait.
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Phill Lewis
Lewis in 2007
Phill Lewis (born September 4, 1968)[1] is an American actor, television director and comedian, often seen in comedic roles. He is best known for his role as Mr. Moseby on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck.
Lewis was born in Uganda to an African-American family. His father Delano Lewis, was an U.S. Ambassador to South Africa. In 1993, Lewis was driving under the influence when he struck another car and killed one victim. He was convicted of manslaughter and driving under the influence. He was sentenced to five years in prison.[2]
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Henry Smith Chenault, 1904-1987
Out of Caroline County and the Mount Vernon Church was called a young man who would make a very strong impact on the Kingdom of God and to all who knew him. Henry Smith Chenault felt that call at the age of 10 or 11. From that point on the course of his life was tremendously affected. Henry Chenault was one of 11 children, nine of whom grew to adulthood. He was of a modest farming couple and the only one to continue his education beyond the seventh grade because he knew he needed education to become a preacher. Because of difficult times, he had to stay out of school four years to work on his father's farm, so he was 21 when he finished high school. At that, he was allowed to finish high sc:hool only because he drove a school bus which consisted of a team of horses and a wagon. Of course, he had to do his chores on the farm as well as taking care of the horses and driving the wagon.
Henry Chenault's first pastorate was Kenwood Church in Hanover County from 11/27-1930. He went from there to two churches in South Sussex for three years and to Gretna Charge from 1933-1937. From there he went to King George Charge and then to West Chesterfield Charge. It was said that, "He spent his early days building congregations and finances in a series of very small, failing churches that didn't have money during the depression." He served Strasburg Church from 1941 to 1945 then he went to Wesley Church in Petersburg. From there he went to Fairview Heights in Lynchburg, and then in 1949 to McKendree Church, Norfolk. After that period of time Henry Chenault's churches were Grace in Danville, and Chesterfield Heights and Christ Church both in Norfolk. Then he moved to Wesley Memorial Church in Martinsville. Crewe was his last pastorate where he retired in 1968. After that retirement he must have still had much to offer and perhaps a restlessness for the Kingdom for he served as visitation minister at Court Street, Lynchburg, supply work on the Amherst Circuit, and did various Bible studies while living in Richmond later on.
Henry Chenault finished his education at Randolph-Macon College and Emory University's Candler School of Theology. His remains were laid to rest back home where the call had been first given in Mount Vernon Church, Caroline County. Surviv- ing him are his wife, Frances Moore Chenault; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Frances Deaton of Garner, N.C.; and three sons, Henry S. Chenault, Jr. of Richmond, Charles Douglas Chenault of Petersburg, and Hartwell L. Chenault of Radford. Henry S. Chenault, Jr.
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To round off the string of strings reviews, here is an interesting album of solo viola by Portuguese sound artist Tiago Morais Morgado. He has already released a number of albums with primarily electronic soundscapes that explore a broad variety of sonic textures. He is a kind of iconoclast, somebody with wild ideas and a strong willingness to break the boundaries of listening experiences. Musical genres are a platform to start with, or a wall to break through, using styles like synth-pop, retro-futurism and chill wave, as well as free improv and classical music. He started his formal musical studies in 2000, studying alto viola, music technology and musicology.
On this short album he brings us improvisations for viola solo, with an explicit reference to Bach's cello suites on the third piece "Minuets first Cello Suite", but then further expanding on the soaring lyrical patterns for his other improvisations. It is a reference which is harsh and at times even violent, but also brought with a delight in the music and an equally powerful lyricism and sensitivity. Purists will cringe at his abrasive and raw sound, which is my opinion also part of the fun. He respects the music for the right reason: for its jubilating pleasure and lyrical dance of joy.
Listen and purchase from Bandcamp.
Really enjoyed reading these reviews and intend to give a bunch of these a listen.
If you don't mind me asking, do you have a favorite?
Actually two : Vilde&Inga - Silfr and Elisabeth Coudoux - Some Poems.


Yey, its Ice Cream Sunday and time to take mom out for Mothers Day. With another beautiful day ahead take out the bikes and include a little trail riding to the day activities.
Also, view the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide and remember to register for the Root River Bluff & Valley Bicycle Tour. There are always fun, new rides coming up.
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Making a stop on her bike at the local Ice cream shop in Mankato, this young cyclist favors a color of a cool treat flavor that just about matches the color of her hair. Located in the scenic Minnesota River Valley the Mankato area offers many fun bike riding and hospitality opportunities in the area. A year round bike destination check out the fun at the Mankato River Ramble, October 11, 2016.
See more places to ride and explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.
Now, rolling into our 10th year as a bicycle tourism media our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. As HFB searches and presents more fun cycling related photos, worth a grin, scroll through the information and stories we have posted that may help you find your next adventure. Then, while out there if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, next to the route you regularly commute on, or at an event you plan to attend, be prepared to smile. You never know where our camera's will be and what we will post next!
As HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please reference our blog and the annual print and quarterly digital Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide to find your next adventure. We are proud of the updated – At-a-Glance information and maps we are known for at the HFB Destination section on our website and in the guide. Now, as the Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of information, now available for mobile devices.
This entry was posted in News and tagged #FindYourNextAdventure, #onlyinMN, bike friendly Mankato, community bike event, ice cream smile, state bike trails on March 11, 2016 by Russ Lowthian.
Bike Pic Jan. 15, ice cream smiles Friday!
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Bravo! Datuk Sasikala Devi Subramaniam Helms New Position As The Acting Selangor Police Chief
It is indeed a great feat achieved by Datuk Sasikala!
IMAGE CREDIT: POLIS SELANGOR (FACEBOOK)
It's 2023, there's no room for saying women can only do certain things. This is because the subject of gender equality is becoming more broadly accepted globally in recent days. We can see how women have been given limitless opportunities, and many women out there courageously take risks to go after their dreams.
With that being said, recently our lady hero Datuk Sasikala Devi, the Selangor Deputy Police Chief gracefully helmed a much-respected responsibility as the Selangor Police Chief, effective last Friday (30th December 2022).
Datuk Sasikala is now the first Indian female officer who holds a highest ranking position in the police force.
She took over the task from outgoing Selangor Police Chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed, who retires on the 2nd of January 2023. He has served the nation for over 35 years in the Royal Malaysian Police.
The handover ceremony of the post from Selangor Police Chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed to Selangor Deputy Police Chief Datuk Sasikala Devi was held on 30th December 2022 at the Selangor Contingent Police Headquarters, witnessed by Bukit Aman Department of Internal Security and Public Order (KDNKA) director, Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali.
She is the Deputy Director of Investigation in the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) of the Royal Malaysia Police. She has vast experience in the investigation, prosecution, legal and international liaison fields. Besides having a Bachelor's degree in Economics, she also has an MBA, a Bachelor's degree in Jurisprudence, and a Certificate in Legal Practice.
For the past 32 years, she has served remarkably in the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), Crime Investigation Department (CID) and Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID).
Datuk Sasikala also is well known for her bold and brave action in leading the police raid team on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's home over the 1MDB inquiry. Furthermore, she was the first senior female officer appointed as Deputy Director of the Commercial Crime Department at Bukit Aman.
For many women around the nation, this iron lady's triumphs serve as a huge source of inspiration. We send our warmest wishes your way!
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A favourable political and financial environment, a talent pool, a cutting-edge research infrastructure and a geographic location that opens onto North America and Europe: Montréal offers the best conditions for success for companies in the life sciences and health technologies (LSHT) sector.
Montréal's LSHT ecosystem has developed into a concentration of strong niches of excellence in which scientific and industrial partnerships broaden. The quick emergence of health technologies, personalized medicine and genomics also acts as a vehicle for innovation for industries. The Montréal metropolitan area is a talent incubator that brings together a critical mass of entrepreneurs, researchers and investors, who give rise and generate the treatments and medicine technologies of tomorrow.
A CRITICAL MASS EMPLOYMENT
IT Health
Industry's supplier chain
Public research centres
Proportion of jobs5: 30,819 in private companies, 14,300 in the industry's supplier chain, 11,000 in public research centres.
Montréal is ranked 10th among the metropolitan regions active in LSHT in North America and 1st for operating costs.1
More than 56,000 direct jobs in LSHT in Québec, of which close to 80% are concentrated in the Montréal metropolitan area, distributed with Industry (45,000) and public research centres (11,000).5
The Montréal LSHT sector is comprised of 93% of SMEs with fewer than 200 employees.
Approximately 650 companies active in LSHT in Québec and 12% of them have more than 100 employees.
A QUALITY TALENT POOL
World-class universities
Faculties of medicine
Technical cégeps (colleges)
Research centres of university hospitals including specialties in pediatrics
Eight higher education institutions offer LSHT programs in the Montréal metropolitan area.
Québec is ranked 6th in North America for its number of academic institutions and for its mass of Ph.D. graduates in LSHT4.
6,000 students in programs related to the health industries obtain their degree each year4.
A VALUE-CREATING industry
Province of Québec
In the LSHT5 industry, Montréal alone contributes to 79% of GDP, an amount totalling $4.5 billion, out of $5.8 billion of Québec's GDP.
The LSHT sector creates 75% more value-added per direct job than all the other economic sectors in Québec4.
Québec is ranked 6th in North America in relation to the share of total R&D expenses, all sectors combined, with respect to its GDP4.
GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED expertise
1. Québec
2. Alberta
3. Ontario
4. British Colombia
5. Florida
6. North Carolina
7. Texas
8. Illinois
10. Pennsylvania
11. Connecticut
12. New Jersey
14. Massachusetts
15. California
Québec ranks 1st in the pharmaceutical, clinical trial management and medical device sectors.
Scientific publications from Québec stand apart in 4 disciplines in which Québec ranks 6th in biology, 7th in chemistry, 10th in clinical medicine and 11th in biomedical research4, out of 15 jurisdictions in North America.
Québec ranks 3rd in biomedical R&D4 out of 15 jurisdictions in North America.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FAVOURABLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE
1st in North America for its low operating costs in LSHT with a 23% cost benefit4.
Lower salaries by an average of 2% to 10% compared to those in large North American urban centres specialized in LSHT2.
Favourable tax rate and R&D tax burden 2 to 5 times lighter than that of other large Western cities.
The Montréal metropolitan area is ranked 1st in North America and 2nd globally among all the 55 major international cities with more than two million citizens studied with respect to their tax burdens2.
A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2. Connecticut
5. New York
7. California
10. Ontario
11. Illinois
12. Alberta
13. Texas
15. Florida
Québec has successfully positioned 8th in North America for the granting of public research funds out of 15 jurisdictions4.
Québec is ranked 2nd for government assistance out of 15 jurisdictions in North America. Out of the 11 projects identified between 2013 and 2015, 3 involved incentives greater than US$10 million4.
Presence of 80 subsidiaries of world-class international companies.
KPMG-SECOR. (2015). Economic value of the innovation chain in LSHT (Valeur économique de la chaîne d'innovation en SVTS) (French only).
Montréal InVivo and Montréal International. (2013.) Profile of the life sciences and health technologies industry in the Montréal metropolitan area (Profil de l'industrie des sciences de la vie et des technologies de la santé du Grand Montréal) (French only).
Montréal International. (2013). Greater Montréal: IT-Health, a growing, emerging sector (Les technologies médicales dans le Grand Montréal : un secteur en pleine effervescence) (French only).
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"Wise beyond his [or her] years," we say of someone who lives by a wisdom we recognize as being beyond the scope of their own lifespan, or even this universe.
What if that sort of wisdom were available to all of us?
What if you could know things beyond the scope of your own natural ability to know, beyond your own limited human experience, and even beyond the perspective that your experience on this earth for 1,000's of years could give you?
When offered whatever he wanted from God, what King Solomon requested was wisdom; and he was commended for it.
Wisdom belongs to the Lord (Rev. 5:12), the One who knows and sees all things.
Wisdom comes with the filling of the Spirit of God (Exod. 31).
Wisdom is not just about knowing what is true, it's about putting that knowledge into practice in life; and it brings honor (Deut. 4:6).
Wisdom from God's Spirit gives creative solutions to perplexing problems.
Remember when two women claimed an infant was theirs long before DNA testing? God enabled King Solomon to ferret out who the true mother of the child was, delivering justice (I Kings 3:27-28).
Wisdom is understanding which season of the world we are in, end times, and the market of the beast (Rev. 13:18).
In God's wisdom, He has blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Eph. 1:3, 8).
Wisdom has a quality of goodness about it that, like yeast through dough, works through the person to whom the Spirit imparts it. It is pure, peaceable, gentle [patient*], and easy to be entreated [good for persuasion*], full of mercy [compassion, tender mercy*] and good [beneficial*] fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy [un-dissembled, sincere, unfeigned*](Jms 1:13-17).
Amazingly, this wisdom—beyond both our years and this universe— is available to us for the asking!
With all the voices out there, why add mine to the mix?


As Oak CE Primary is a new school, we do not yet have an Ofsted inspection. New schools are usually inspected within the 3rd year of opening.
We do, however, recognise the importance of the Ofsted reports from the three schools that came together to form Oak CE Primary. These reports can be found by following the links below.
As a new school, we continue to work on the priorities highlighted in these separate reports as a through school.