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Bridgewater, NJ- The Bridgeport Bluefish (20-17) defeated the Somerset Patriots (23-14) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.
Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Jerry Sands made it a ballgame with a three-run opposite field home run (9) to cut the lead to 4-3.
"I was looking for a curveball. I was sitting on one the whole at bat," said Sands. "He had beat me with heaters earlier in the game and once he threw the 0-1 for a ball I was looking curveball again. Luckily I got it up in the air and out of here."
Somerset threatened with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and had the tying run on third base again in the ninth, but failed to plate any more runs.
"I very much like the way we fought our way back into the game. You'd like to see us push a run or two across there in those situations," said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. "It didn't happen. They have some good arms out there. It didn't work out this time."
The Bluefish took an early lead in the top of the second inning with three runs. Jose Cuevas drove home two runs on a single and another run crossed home on an RBI groundout for Ozney Guillen.
Jose Gil padded Bridgeport's lead with an RBI double in the fifth inning to make the score 4-0.
Cory Riordan (2-2) picked up the win, allowing three earned runs on six hits and five strikeouts in seven innings. David Kubiak (2-4) suffered the loss, allowing four earned runs on seven hits in five innings pitched. David Carpenter earned his 13th save of the season.
The 2017 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue at home on Monday afternoon with a 1:05 pm game against the Bridgeport Bluefish. The game features a Memorial Day Celebration, an appearance by Beauty and the Beast, and $1.00 Hot Dogs. For tickets, visit www.somersetpatriots.com.
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Knocked out! Legendary Dumbo boxing gym Gleason's leaving 31-year-old location
By Lauren Gill Posted on April 27, 2016
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It is punching out!
Legendary Dumbo boxing mecca Gleason's Gym has to move from its hallowed Front Street home of 31 years because its landlord wants the space back, and will relocate a block away in a few months.
The gritty local landmark has forged a legion of champions and appeared in countless films and television shows over the past three decades — and just last week hosted a training session with Canadian Prime Minister and pugilist enthusiast Justin Trudeau — but its longtime owner says he is happy to roll with the punches and start fresh in the new location nearby.
"There's a lot of history that will just move over to the next place — it's just another part of Gleason's history," said Bruce Silverglade, who has owned the 79-year-old gym — the oldest in the country — for 30 years. "Last week we had Prime Minster Trudeau, and in the new space we'll have another prime minister."
Developer Two Trees, which owns the building between Washington and Main streets, says it is moving the second-story fighter factory across the street a ground-floor space on Washington Street. Silverglade says it is to make room for a new project, though he doesn't know what it is.
The gym first opened in the Bronx in 1937, and has since moved three time, with legends including Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Jake LaMotta gracing its canvas.
But Silverglade says another move is no sweat — the landlord has always treated him well, giving him reduced rent during tough times, and he doesn't mind returning the favor.
"It's their space and they've been very, very good to me, so if I can help them by moving I'm happy to do so," said Silverglade, who found out about the move around three months ago, and is expecting to actually relocate in July or August.
Punching on: Legendary boxing gym Gleason's is moving a half-block away to a new ground floor location to make way for developer Two Trees to complete an unknown project.
Photo by Jason Speakman
The new incarnation — Gleason's fourth — will be smaller than the current space, though Silverglade said the extra square footage will come out of the offices, not the gym floor, which will be the same size.
And Silverglade says the gym's fighters and clientele are happy to move to some less beaten-down digs — especially new locker rooms, which will be a much-needed upgrade from the antiques currently serving the sluggers.
"My space after 31 years has been run down, and particularly the showers and the bathrooms aren't as nice," Silverglade said. "Everybody is happy, because it is going to be new."
Silverglade said the only real drawback is relocating all of the equipment and memorabilia Gleason's has accumulated over the years. He will need to maneuver five rings — held together by heavy slabs of metal — punching bags, weights, and cardio equipment, along with dozens of pictures and posters to the new digs.
But the boxing bigwig said there is plenty of spare muscle around the gym to help with the heavy lifting, and he is confident everyone will enjoy the end results.
"It will get done and when it's all over, I'm going to look back and say, 'Wow, what a nice change,' " he said.
Two Trees has been playing musical chairs with many of its Dumbo properties of late — last year, the developer dispersed the galleries at 111 Front St. throughout its many other neighborhood buildings, and it will soon relocate bookstore PowerHouse Arena from its 10-year-old home at Main and Water streets two blocks away to Adams and Water streets.
Reach reporter Lauren Gill at lgill@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260–2511. Follow her on Twitter @laurenk_gill
Ringside: Felix Angeles trains in one of the gym's five rings. Silverglade said the fighters and trainers will be tasked with moving the heavy metal slabs that make up the fight boxes.
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While this cooling yogurt sauce recipe is welcome alongside spicy foods, it is also amazing slathered on flatbreads or spooned over basmati rice. Try it alongside this Chile-and-Yogurt-Marinated Grilled Chicken. This recipe is from Gunpowder, an Indian restaurant in London.
Toast cumin seeds in a dry small saucepan over medium heat, shaking pan often, until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Transfer to a plate and let cool. Coarsely grind in a spice mill or coarsely chop with a chef's knife; set aside for serving.
Heat oil and mustard seeds in a small skillet over medium until seeds begin to pop, about 1 minute. Let cool.
Grate cucumbers on the medium holes of a box grater; squeeze out excess liquid with your hands and transfer to a medium bowl. Mix in yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and ⅓ cup cilantro; season with salt.
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Hailee Steinfeld Tried This INSANE Exercise To Get Her Toned Abs!
Home / Stars / Hailee Steinfeld Tried This INSANE Exercise To Get Her Toned Abs!
by Kristin Myers Posted on July 18, 2022 at 6:45 am
Actress Hailee Steinfeld is known for her killer curves.
She recently sat down with Shape to talk about the intense training she had to do when she entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kate Bishop in the Disney+ live-action series "Hawkeye," which saw actor Jeremy Renner reprise his role as the titular Avenger.
The 25-year-old model recently revealed one of the exercises she had to do for the role and it sounds absolutely brutal!
Hailee Steinfeld Reveals She Gets Her Toned Abs By Doing Bear Crawls The Length Of A Football Field!
Even before she had officially started the part, Hailee knew she had to get in serious shape and turned to her dad, a fitness trainer, for advice.
"I knew I wanted to get to a place physically that anything could be thrown at me on the day [if I got the role]," she said.
One of the exercises that she had to do was bear crawls across the length of a football field. The exercise is beneficial to work the arms and the abs in particular, but it's also killer on the quads and works the entire body.
Hailee laughed that the exercise was so brutal, that it was "short-lived" in her workout routine.
Along with bear crawls, the "Pitch Perfect 2" star also did circuit training, full-body work, and "a lot of endurance" training to prepare for a role.
Considering that her character is an archer, Hailee also worked with an archery coach to sharpen her skills before filming even began. Even though it doesn't seem as physically intensive as those bear crawls, Hailee revealed it was just as physically demanding.
"Let me tell you, [archery] will work out muscles you didn't even know you had," she said.
If she's not preparing for a role, Hailee Steinfeld still likes to keep active. She goes on long walks with her dogs, does yoga and pilates, and likes to calm both her body and her mind with guided meditations.
"I think finding your balance is truly about finding your happiness and being patient with yourself and being kind to yourself," she explained. "It is a term that we hear a lot along with a lot of suggestions as to maybe how to find that balance, but I think you are the one, the only one, that can really define what that is for you."
"I love working out, but I also love doing nothing: sitting in my backyard looking up at the trees and the sky and breathing," she continued. "I think we all can find three to five minutes to ourselves just to breath and remind ourselves of where we're at and check in with ourselves."
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Hailee Steinfeld also talked about the importance of staying hydrated, and not just when you're working out.
"I've gotten to a point where, if I don't hydrate, my body lets me know very quickly," she said, noting how important adequate water intake is for keeping skin healthy and glowing.
The "Bumblebee" actress takes her hydration goals so seriously that she's even partnered with the water bottle brand Core Hydration. To keep herself hydrated, she keeps alarms set on her phone reminding her to drink more water.
"I love the bottles that have the little markers of encouragement on them," she added.
She also said that water intake is important to her goal of leading a healthy lifestyle. "My goal always is to feel great, and how amazing that in working out and in working out properly, you get to reap physical benefits from that," she explained.
Hailee revealed that she learned the physical benefits of exercise from her father and she spends most of her workout time with him.
"I always feel the need to say that because sometimes I'm like, 'I work out with my dad,' and people are like, 'oh that's cute,' and I'm like, 'oh no, it's not cute,'" she explained.
She called his training "very challenging and very hard but so much fun."
"My dad knows me and knows what I'm capable of more than anyone," she added. "He pushes me to the best of my ability, and I come out stronger every single time."
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Das 1999 gegründete Abraham Geiger Kolleg in Potsdam ist ein Rabbinerseminar, ein An-Institut der Universität Potsdam in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die erste entsprechende Neugründung in Kontinentaleuropa nach der Schoa. Es ist nach Abraham Geiger, einem wichtigen Vertreter des liberalen Judentums in Deutschland, benannt und wurde von den Rabbinern Walter Jacob und Walter Homolka ins Leben gerufen. Gründungsrektor des Kollegs war bis Mai 2022 Walter Homolka. Seit 2008 bildet es auch Kantoren aus.

Geschichte, Profil, Vernetzung
Das Abraham-Geiger-Kolleg (AGK) ist als Kapitalgesellschaft eine gemeinnützige GmbH (gGmbH), wobei Homolka laut Handelsregister 90 Prozent der Geschäftsanteile hielt und die Leo Baeck Foundation die übrigen zehn Prozent; am 21. Mai 2022 wurde bekannt, dass sich Homolka als Gesellschafter des AGK zurückziehe und die Leo Baeck Foundation seine Anteile unentgeltlich übernommen habe. Aufgrund der Rechtsform als gGmbh untersteht das Kolleg nicht der staatlichen Stiftungsaufsicht, und das Arbeitsrecht des öffentlichen Dienstes findet keine Anwendung. Das AGK wird aus Mitteln der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der Kultusministerkonferenz aller deutschen Bundesländer, des Zentralrats der Juden in Deutschland, des Landes Brandenburg und der Leo Baeck Foundation gefördert.

Das AGK ist ein An-Institut der Universität Potsdam. Die fünfjährige Ausbildung erfolgt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kollegium Jüdische Studien. Sie schließt mit einem Magister in Jüdischen Studien ab.

Seit 2001 ist das AGK Mitglied der World Union for Progressive Judaism. Seine Absolventen sind seit 2005 durch die Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) akkreditiert. Die Ordination des ersten Jahrgangs erfolgte am 14. September 2006: Daniel Alter, Tomáš Kučera und Malcolm Mattitiani wurden zu Rabbinern bestellt. Alter betreute von September 2006 bis Juli 2008 die Jüdische Gemeinde zu Oldenburg, Kučera betreut die Liberale Jüdische Gemeinde München Beth Shalom. Mattitiani kehrte nach Südafrika zurück und übernahm die geistliche Leitung der Temple of Israel Congregation in Kapstadt.

Dies war die erste Ordination seit 1942 in Deutschland, als die Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums in Berlin durch die Gestapo geschlossen wurde.

2007 wurde das Kolleg als "Ort im Land der Ideen" ausgezeichnet, einer Standortinitiative unter Schirmherrschaft von Bundespräsident Horst Köhler. Die gleiche Auszeichnung erhielt 2009 die Kantorenausbildung.

2010 wurde Alina Treiger als erste Frau in Deutschland nach der 1944 ermordeten Regina Jonas durch das Kolleg zur Rabbinerin ordiniert.

Machtmissbrauch durch Vorgesetzte
Im Mai 2022 veröffentlichte die Die Welt Artikel über Vorfälle sexueller Belästigung am Kolleg. Die Presse warf dem Leiter Walter Homolka eklatanten Machtmissbrauch im Umgang mit den Vorwürfen vor.

Im Oktober wurde der Machtmissbrauch durch eine unabhängige Kommission bestätigt. Eine sexuelle Belästigung konnte "nicht nachweislich bestätigt" werden. Es habe jedoch "Begegnungen in Pool und Sauna" gegeben. Konkret wurde eine "Ausnutzung institutioneller Macht- und Abhängigkeitsverhältnisse" bestätigt. Dabei seien Entscheidungen gefallen, "die den weiteren Lebens- und Karriereweg der Betroffenen sehr negativ beeinflussten und für die Herrn Homolka wegen der Fülle seiner direkten und indirekten Einflussmöglichkeiten die Verantwortung persönlich zugeschrieben wurde[n]". Herr Homolka soll der Verursacher eines "Klimas der Angst" gewesen sein. Angestellte wurden unter Druck gesetzt auch am Wochenende private Dienstleistungen für ihre Vorgesetzte zu erbringen, z. B. deren Steuererklärung vorzubereiten. Der verantwortliche Direktor und Geschäftsführer des Kollegs Walter Homolka wurde beurlaubt. Sein Ehepartner wurde bereits seit Februar 2022 nicht mehr beschäftigt.

Die Union progressiver Juden in Deutschland wies Ende November 2022 den in diesem Kommissionsbericht erhobenen Vorwurf des Machtmissbrauchs zurück. Dabei verwies sie unter anderem auf Gutachten der Oberkirchenräte Christoph Vogel und Rainer Rausch.

Abraham-Geiger-Preis
Das Kolleg verleiht seit 2000 meist alle zwei Jahre den Abraham-Geiger-Preis für "Verdienste um das Judentum in seiner Vielfalt". Die einst im Jahr 2000 von Karl-Hermann Blickle gestiftete Preissumme beträgt 10.000 Euro. Bisherige Preisträger sind:
 2000: Susannah Heschel
 2002: Emil Fackenheim
 2004: Alfred Grosser
 2006: Karl Kardinal Lehmann
 2008: Hassan ibn Talal
 2009: Hans Küng
 2011: Helen Zille
 2013: Annette Schavan
 2015: Angela Merkel
 2017: Amos Oz
 2020: Christian Stückl
 2022: Jean-Claude Kardinal Hollerich

Emil Fackenheim Lecture
Das Kolleg lädt bedeutende Vertreter der judaistischen Wissenschaften, die durch ihr Wirken Tradition und Moderne verbinden, sowie weitere Persönlichkeiten ein.

 2003: John Desmond Rayner
 2004: Daniel Boyarin, University of California, Berkeley
 2005: Jacob Allerhand, Universität Wien
 2007: Michael Marmur, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem
 2008: Shimon Shetreet, Hebräische Universität Jerusalem
 2009: Seth Kunin, University of Durham
 2010: David Biale, University of California, Davis
 2011: David Ruderman, University of Pennsylvania
 2012: Hanna Liss, Hochschule für Jüdische Studien
 2013: René Bloch, Universität Bern
 2014: Giuseppe Veltri, Universität Hamburg
 2016: Volker Beck, Deutscher Bundestag
 2017: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Hebrew Union College Los Angeles

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website (englisch)
 Offizielle Website der Leo-Baeck-Foundation (deutsch)

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Jüdische Hochschule
Judaistik
Jüdische Bildungseinrichtung (Deutschland)
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Q: Create array of differences in col between two adjacent numbers in an array python/pyspark I have a column of arrays made of numbers, ie [0,80,160,220], and would like to create a column of arrays of the differences between adjacent terms, ie [80,80,60]
Does anyone have an idea how to approach this in Python or PySpark? I'm thinking of something iterative (ith term minus i-1th term starting at second term) but am really stuck how to code that. Thanks!

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d=[0,80,160,220]
df=pd.DataFrame(d,columns= ['col_list'])
df['col_new']=df['col_list'].diff()
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0   0        NaN
1   80       80.0
2   160      80.0
3   220      60.0

Also, if you want to delete the row with NaN you can do:
df.dropna(subset = ['col_new'])

#output

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1   80       80.0
2   160      80.0
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City of Darwin's Smart City Strategy #SmartDarwin is launching today at the Darwin Innovation Hub.
#SmartDarwin is a blueprint that will guide City of Darwin to become a digitally innovative Council, ensuring the city is digital and data-enabled.
"This strategy will underpin our policy and technical infrastructure now and into the future as we collaborate with the community, business and all levels of government to achieve our smart city vision," said Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis.
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"A key element of the program will include the installation of smart lighting and environmental sensors. Future projects under the #SmartDarwin strategy include the implementation of sensors to better manage waste and advanced cctv analytics.
We are excited about the possibilities this projects will bring for City of Darwin. By digitising our services we will be better positioned to be able to benefit from new technologies," said the Lord Mayor.
Telstra has been appointed to deliver a suite of smart technologies in the city centre such as LED smart lighting, smart parking, Wi-Fi, CCTV and video analytics.
Adam Oliver, Head of Telstra Enterprise SA/NT said "Telstra is thrilled to be a key part of this important project. We look forward to bringing our smarter cities expertise to assist City of Darwin achieve the vision of its #SmartDarwin strategy.
"Over the next few months we will work closely with our partners and local business owners to install a variety of technologies that will help switch on Darwin," said Oliver.
Already, Telstra has commenced the installation of smart sensor enabled LED lighting in Bicentennial Park.
The pathway lighting in Bicentennial Park will be upgraded with new light poles, LED smart lights and controllers to enhance safety and amenity, reduce energy consumption and provide dynamic lighting.
The Switching on Darwin project was the largest grant funded under the Australian Government's Smart Cities and Suburbs Program receiving $5million, with the Northern Territory Government contributing $2.5million and City of Darwin investing $2.5million.
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Michael Eletise is one of six players who were a cut above at today's Nike Opening regional at Los Angeles today.
As a result, the Kaiser offensive lineman has been invited to Nike Football The Opening, which will be held at a later date. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior has 18 scholarship offers at this point.
247Sports.com's Steve Wiltfong wrote this about Eletise.
Honolulu (Hawaii) Kaiser Top247 offensive guard Michael Eletise performed well at a Hawaii Nike event last month and came to California and did his thing again. The 6-foot-4, 302-pound Eletise is very impressive physically, an upside that could take him all the way to Sundays. He was dominant during 1-on-1s. This could end up being a UCLA-USC recruiting battle in the end.
Wiltfong also praised Mililani junior running back Vavae Malepeai.
Mililani (Hawaii) High running back Vavae Malepeai proved deadly in the open field. The No. 28 running back in the country has several Pac 12 offers.
Wiltfong also wrote about Sean Auwae, Kapolei's junior offensive lineman, who received a scholarship offer from Washington State after the Opening.


After Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") filed a patent infringement action against Tellabs, Inc. ("Tellabs"), Tellabs filed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of lost profits. As explained by the district court, Fujitsu Limited, a Japanese corporation, is the sole owner of two United States patents that Fujitsu Limited asserted in the litigation, U.S. Patent No. 5,521,737 ("137 Patent") and U.S. Patent No. 5,526,163 ("163 Patent"). Although Fujitsu Limited owns the patents, which relate to telecommunications systems, Fujitsu Limited does not sell any telecommunications systems in the United States. Sales of Fujitsu Limited's patented telecommunications systems in the United States are made by a non-exclusive licensee, its wholly-owned United States subsidiary FNC, which is a California corporation and headquartered in Richmond, Texas.
Tellabs contended in its motion "that (1) Fujitsu Limited is not entitled to damages in the form of the lost profits because it sells no products in the United States and (2) Fujitsu Limited cannot claim the lost profits of its North American subsidiary and non-exclusive licensee, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc." The district court explained that Fujitsu Limited sought to recover the profits that were allegedly lost by its domestic subsidiary, FNC, due to Tellabs' sales of the allegedly infringing systems pursuant to the 2005 Verizon and 2006 Quest contracts that Tellabs obtained.
Accordingly, the district court granted the motion for summary judgment on Fujitsu's claim for lost profits. Nonetheless, given the unique nature of the facts and the need for additional guiding precedent, the district court certified the lost profit issue to the Federal Circuit.


Oki Sato, founder of Japanese design studio Nendo, presented at Salone del Mobile his creation for Friedman Benda, 50 manga chairs.
Manga comics are deeply rooted in Japanese culture, since they can be traced back to Ukiyoe prints developed during the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.).This installation of 50 manga chairs is the result of adapting the strong symbolic nature of manga comics to furniture design. Manga consists of a series of frames on a single sheet of paper that creates a sequence.
Similarly, 50 standard chairs are lined up in a grid, each one conjures up a sense of story, and each with a design element from manga. For example, a "speech bubble" or "effect line" are added to visualize sound or action. Or emotional symbols from manga, like "sweat" or "tears", are formed so that a sense of story and character can be felt.
Watch the video of Oki Sato talking for Coveted Magazine about the Manga Chairs collection!
Los Angeles Homes will continue to take you all over the world for the best design shows.


Mitochondria of Vorticella convallaria like other ciliates, have tubular cristae arising from their inner membranes. However, they also have a bundle of filaments (DNA?) that extend through the center of the organelle. TEM taken on 4/5/71 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A operating at 75kV. Neg 17,150X. Bar = 0.5µm. The negative was printed to paper and the image was scanned to Photoshop. This digitized image is available for qualitative analysis. A high resolution image (CIL:39451) is available for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).
Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).


How Can Worsening Symptoms NOT be Related to MS?
This is why you need the help of an experienced MS specialist to sort out these issues and help you find the appropriate treatment. These are complex issues and even a skilled MS specialist will often find it difficult to determine at first to determine if your worsening symptoms are directly attributable to your MS. However, the cause usually becomes apparent over time. I hope this information helps.


The challenge? Getting a diverse group of stakeholders, with their own priorities and pain points, to agree and compromise on an enterprise solution that would adhere to a realistic scope and timeline. Systems Flow stepped in with an answer.
The end goal was to give business users a voice in a technical solution that included a commercial off-the-shelf solution (COTS) and potential custom solutions to supplement out-of-the-box functionality.
With mutual agreement on an approved project approach, we began planning the stakeholder workshops.
All-day, multi-week workshops provided numerous opportunities to walk through the current commercial loan origination process, learn about pain points, and build a mindset of cross-departmental cooperation – a crucial factor in the success of this enterprise solution. Systems Flow ensured the workshops ran smoothly day after day, from room setup and breakdown to effective conversation, time management, and decision-making. Participant feedback was overwhelmingly positive – energizing the team to move on to future-state definition.
With the current-state process sufficiently documented with system context diagrams and activity diagrams, the team turned to designing the ideal future-state process. To understand the various desires and improvement needs, listening sessions were arranged with dozens of stakeholders spread across the commercial lending line of business.
Systems Flow was an integral partner in planning and scheduling, working closely with project leadership to tailor session cadence to expectations and obtain maximum project benefit. Whether a large on-site discussion or a small web-based teleconference, we ensured efficient use of everyone's time and provided management with visibility into team resource capacity.
Weeks were spent documenting desired business process improvements, resulting in a comprehensive Future-State End-to-End Process, that included future-state system context diagrams, activity diagrams, and process narratives. The resulting process document contained the overarching vision for the project's end-state and informed the business requirements gathering process.
With this comprehensive set of documents, business leaders confidently moved into the vendor selection phase able to determine if a commercial offering aligned with their 1800+ business requirements. In addition, business and technical leads had a better understanding of the technology market's "out-of-the-box" functionality and where customization or alternative processes might be needed to meet their business requirements. With this crucial understanding of business need, project management chose a commercial lending solution and proceeded to the next phase of the project: Design and Implementation.
Engage a development partner to create a custom interface with an existing legacy system? Or utilize the new commercial platform's integration with a different third party application?
Pass system communication through a single enterprise service bus or integration platform as a service (iPaas)? Or develop point-to-point integrations?
Analysis of each alternative was based on the solid technical expertise of our solution architects coupled with a deep understanding of the business requirements. With our facilitation of options analysis discussions, the Fulton team quickly came to consensus and allocated resources accordingly.
The solution design was a critical deliverable meant to not only memorialize the design decisions for audit purposes, but also empower the Fulton team in their solution implementation.
Our on-time delivery of high-quality artifacts, planning, and facilitation was crucial to presenting a clear understanding of Fulton's business need and keeping the enterprise project on track, especially with its highly visible schedule constraints. Our approach to business analysis and solution architecture along with experienced workshop facilitation brought everyone together effectively and efficiently, resulting in mutual recognition, decision-making, and a clear path to implementing a successful enterprise loan processing solution.
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package transforms;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.function.BiConsumer;

import io.DfieldIoHelper;
import net.imglib2.Cursor;
import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
import net.imglib2.converter.Converters;
import net.imglib2.img.imageplus.ImagePlusImg;
import net.imglib2.img.imageplus.ImagePlusImgFactory;
import net.imglib2.realtransform.ants.ANTSDeformationField;
import net.imglib2.type.NativeType;
import net.imglib2.type.numeric.RealType;
import net.imglib2.util.Util;
import net.imglib2.view.Views;
import net.imglib2.view.composite.Composite;
import net.imglib2.view.composite.CompositeIntervalView;
import net.imglib2.view.composite.CompositeView;
import net.imglib2.view.composite.GenericComposite;
import picocli.CommandLine;
import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
import util.RenderUtil;

@Command( version = "0.1.1-SNAPSHOT",
		description="Convert a displacement field from pixel to physical units.")
public class Pixel2PhysicalDisplacementField<T extends RealType<T> & NativeType<T>> implements Callable< Void >
{

	@Option( names = { "-i", "--input" }, required = true, description = "Input displacement field path" )
	private String dfieldPath;

	@Option( names = { "-o", "--output" }, required = true, description = "Output displacement field path" )
	private String dfieldOut;

	@Option( names = { "-r", "--resolution" }, required = true, split=",", description = "Resolution of output." )
	private double[] resolution;

	@Option( names = { "-j", "--num-threads" }, required = false, description = "Number of threads" )
	private int nThreads = 1;

	public Pixel2PhysicalDisplacementField() { }

	@SuppressWarnings( { "unchecked", "rawtypes" } )
	public static void main( String[] args )
	{
		CommandLine.call( new Pixel2PhysicalDisplacementField(), args );
		System.exit(0);
	}

	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
	public Void call()
	{
		DfieldIoHelper dfieldIo = new DfieldIoHelper();
		ANTSDeformationField dfield = null;
		try
		{
			dfield = dfieldIo.readAsAntsField( dfieldPath );
		}
		catch ( Exception e )
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		dfieldPixelToPhysicalWrite( dfield.getImg(), resolution, nThreads, dfieldOut );

		return null;
	}

	public static <T extends RealType<T> & NativeType<T>> void dfieldPixelToPhysicalWrite(
			final RandomAccessibleInterval<T> dfieldPixel,
			final double[] resolution,
			final int numThreads,
			final String outputPath )
	{
		System.out.println( "dfieldPixel : " + dfieldPixel );

		ImagePlusImgFactory< T > factory = new ImagePlusImgFactory<>( Util.getTypeFromInterval( dfieldPixel ) );
		ImagePlusImg< T, ? > dfieldPhysical = factory.create( dfieldPixel );
		dfieldPixelToPhysical( dfieldPixel, dfieldPhysical, resolution, numThreads );

		System.out.println( "dfieldPhysical : " + dfieldPhysical );

		DfieldIoHelper dfieldIo = new DfieldIoHelper();
		dfieldIo.spacing = resolution;
		try
		{
			dfieldIo.write( dfieldPhysical, outputPath );
		}
		catch ( Exception e )
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	public static <T extends RealType<T> & NativeType<T>> RandomAccessibleInterval<T> dfieldPixelToPhysical(
			final RandomAccessibleInterval<T> dfieldPixel,
			final double[] resolution,
			final int nThreads )
	{

		final ImagePlusImgFactory< T > factory = new ImagePlusImgFactory<>( Util.getTypeFromInterval( dfieldPixel ) );
		final ImagePlusImg< T, ? > dfieldPhysical = factory.create( dfieldPixel );
		dfieldPixelToPhysical( dfieldPixel, dfieldPhysical, resolution, nThreads );
		return dfieldPhysical;
	}

	public static <T extends RealType<T>, V extends Composite<T>> void dfieldPixelToPhysical(
			final RandomAccessibleInterval<T> dfieldPixel,
			final RandomAccessibleInterval<T> dfieldPhysical,
			final double[] resolution,
			final int nThreads )
	{
		assert resolution.length == ( dfieldPixel.numDimensions() - 1 );

		final long nv = dfieldPixel.dimension( dfieldPixel.numDimensions() - 1 );
//		final RandomAccessibleInterval<V> dpix = Views.collapse( dfieldPixel );
//		final CompositeIntervalView< T, ? extends GenericComposite< T > > dpix = Views.collapse( dfieldPixel );
//		final CompositeIntervalView< T, ? extends GenericComposite< T > > dphy = Views.collapse( dfieldPhysical );
		final CompositeIntervalView< T, V > dpix = ( CompositeIntervalView< T, V > ) Views.collapse( dfieldPixel );
		final CompositeIntervalView< T, V > dphy = ( CompositeIntervalView< T, V > ) Views.collapse( dfieldPhysical );

//		final Cursor< ? extends GenericComposite< T > > c = Views.flatIterable( dphy ).cursor();
//		final CompositeView< T, ? extends GenericComposite< T > >.CompositeRandomAccess ra = dpix.randomAccess();
//
//		while( c.hasNext() )
//		{
//			c.fwd();
//			ra.setPosition( c );
//
//			GenericComposite< T > vphy = c.get();
//			GenericComposite< T > vpix = ra.get();
//			for( int i = 0; i < nv; i++ )
//			{
//				vphy.get( i ).setReal( resolution[ i ] * vpix.get( i ).getRealDouble() );
//			}
//		}

//		BiConsumer<Composite<T>,Composite<T>> fun = new BiConsumer<Composite<T>,Composite<T>>()
		BiConsumer<V,V> fun = new BiConsumer<V,V>()
				{
					@Override
					public void accept( V src, V dst )
					{
						for( int i = 0; i < nv; i++ )
						{
							dst.get( i ).setReal( resolution[ i ] * src.get( i ).getRealDouble() );
						}
					}
				};

		try
		{
			RenderUtil.copyToImageStackIterOrder( dpix, dphy, fun, nThreads );
		}
		catch ( InterruptedException e )
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		catch ( ExecutionException e )
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

}


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"The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island" by NPS Photo , public domain
National Monument - New York
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is situated on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together comprise the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Visitors intending to enter the statue's base and pedestal must obtain a complimentary museum/pedestal ticket along with their ferry ticket. Those wishing to climb the staircase within the statue to the crown purchase a special ticket, which may be reserved up to a year in advance.
National Park Service - World Heritage Sites
Brochure of World Heritage Sites in the United States. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is situated on Liberty Island south of Ellis Island, which together comprise the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Visitors intending to enter the statue's base and pedestal must obtain a complimentary museum/pedestal ticket along with their ferry ticket. Those wishing to climb the staircase within the statue to the crown purchase a special ticket, which may be reserved up to a year in advance. "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal copper statue since 1933. Liberty Island is located in New York Harbor, and can only be reached by boat. Ferries operated by Statue Cruises depart from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Liberty Island Information Center The Liberty Island Information Center is currently closed. For information see a park ranger or volunteer in the Statue of Liberty Museum. A ranger or volunteer is available to answer questions and provide general information about the Statue of Liberty and make recommendations for your visit. The park brochure, Passport To Your National Parks (R) cancellation stamp, and the ferry departure schedule are also located in the Statue of Liberty Museum. The Liberty Island Information Center is on Liberty Island between the main dock and the flagpole across from the Cafe and Bookstore. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island from Statue Cruises Ferry Patina green statue atop her pedestal on Liberty Island; grey cloudy sky in the distance The Statue of Liberty's patina green stands out brilliantly on a cloudy day. The Statue of Liberty with New York City Skyline The Statue of Liberty in front of the New York City skyline. Statue of Liberty stands tall on Liberty Island with the skyline of bustling New York City in view. Close-up of the Statue of Liberty's Head Close-up of the Statue of Liberty's head, crown, and the folds of her robe This close-up reveals fine details of the Statue of Liberty's face, hair, crown, and robe, which can be difficult to see even in person. The Statue of Liberty taken on Liberty Island Entire patina green Statue of Liberty and very top of granite pedestal The Statue of Liberty stands tall on her pedestal: from the ground to the tip of the torch, she measures 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)! Statue of Liberty from Flagpole Plaza on Liberty Island Shoulders, head, and raised right arm of the Statue of Liberty from behind the statue. Millions visit the Statue of Liberty each year, but only a select few, like this peregrine falcon perched on the left-most ray, enjoy the view from above the crown. A Slice of History: Pizza in America The National Park Service and Evelyn Hill Inc., the food service concessionaire at the Statue of Liberty since 1931 and Ellis Island since 2009, have cooked up a way to celebrate Pizza. We've invited five purveyors of one of America's favorite foods to share their crusty craftsmanship and their founder's immigration stories with a temporary exhibit in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Person dressed as a pizza slice with pizza fans The Statue of Liberty in Recruitment and War Bonds Posters When the US entered into World War I, the government was faced with the dilemma of converting and funding a standing army to armed forces. The solution enacted were propaganda campaigns with intense recruiting and fundraising appeals that employed the Statue of Liberty as the symbol of American freedom. The Statue appeared in poster images with banner logos designed to appeal to the public's sense of nationalism, competition, guilt, fear, revenge and social standing. Cartoon of Statue of Liberty pointing at you: Domestic Sabotage: The Explosion at Black Tom Island In the early morning hours of July 30, 1916, a munitions depot located on Black Tom Island, in Jersey City, NJ, was deliberately sabotaged to prevent supplies from being delivered to Britain and France during World War I. Although this is the closest some would come to combat during the war, the attack rattled at America's golden door. Pile of rubble with a man standing next to it and Statue of Liberty in the background Designing the Parks: Learning in Action The Designing the Parks program is not your typical internship. Each year since 2013, this program at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation has introduced a cohort of college students and recent graduates to NPS design and planning professions through projects related to cultural landscape stewardship. In the internships, made possible by partner organizations, participants focus on an in-depth project that directly engages with a national park unit. A group of young people stand on forest trail and listen to two maintenance employees June: A Month of Milestones The times are a changin', and there's no better time to honor those moments of change than in June. Over the course of America's history, the month of June is filled with cultural changes, and some seasonal ones too. So just before the season changes and summer begins, take some time to visit these parks that commemorate extraordinary moments. Painting of suffragist on a horse Statue of Liberty's Original Torch Completes Move to New Home New York, NY (November 15, 2018) – The Statue of Liberty's original torch moved into its new home inside the new Statue of Liberty Museum currently being built on Liberty Island. The original torch being lifted by crane into the new museum Statue of Liberty in the background. Departing and Arriving US Soldiers View the Statue of Liberty For some US soldiers shipping off overseas, the journey to the European battle fields began with departure from the port of Hoboken, New Jersey, into New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty. Soldiers in uniforms stand on the deck of a steamship waving at the Statue of LIberty Liberty Through the Warriors' Lens Ten veterans from the Wounded Warrior Project® joined rangers from the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island for a photography workshop on Liberty Island on the first day of Fleet Week in New York City. Wounded Warriors taking photos of the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the ferry. Norman Thomas Newton Norman Thomas Newton served as director of the sub-commission known as the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Section from 1942 to 1943. The section was composed of museum curators, architects, artists, and academics who identified and re-located millions of cultural and artistic materials seized by the Nazis during WWII. Newton's personal commitments to public works and conservation echoed the developing aims of the NPS at that time. Four men in military uniforms stand on stone steps, holding paintings Heritage Documentation Programs Documents Statue of Liberty National Monument In June 2019, Heritage Documentation Programs staff led a team of NCPE interns on an intensive, ten-day site visit to document the Statue of Liberty as part of HDP's annual summer internship program. Once on site, the architects laser scanned the interior of the pedestal and Statue from bottom to top, collecting terabytes of data. Meanwhile, the historians combed through primary source documents, both at Ellis Island and at the National Archives' branch in Battery Park. Woman scans the stone fort wall surrounding the Statue of Liberty in the evening New Statue of Liberty Museum Opens to the Public The Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island opened to the public May 16 following a dedication ceremony presented by the National Park Service and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation President and CEO Stephen Briganti, as well as campaign chairperson Diane von Furstenberg, delivered remarks, which also included performances from Broadway stars and the Manhattan Girls Chorus. Original torch of the Statue of Liberty in a museum National Park Service Welcomes Veterans From The Mission Continues to Ellis Island for 9/11 Day of Service 120 volunteers came together on Ellis Island on September 7th for a day of service in remembrance of 9/11. The Mission Continues, a nonprofit organization that empowers veterans to continue their service and connects veterans with their skills to under-resourced communities, partnered with the National Park Service to plan and implement this day of service. 11 Ways National Parks Influenced World War I (and vice versa) Uncover the hidden history of World War I in the national parks! A Renault tank and infantry move through a field USPP Officers Rescue Man Who Jumped Into NY Harbor Battery Park, NY – At approximately 7:15 this morning officers from the United States Park Police responded to screams for help coming from the area along the seawall in Battery Park in lower Manhattan. The officers were alerted to a man who had fallen into the harbor. The Mission Continues 9/11 Day of Service on Ellis Island The Mission Continues, a national nonprofit, teamed up with the National Park Service (NPS) for a Day of Service Project at Ellis Island on September 11, 2017. The Mission Continues empowers veterans to find purpose through community impact while they adjust to life back home. Preserving Places of Captivity: Civil War Military Prisons in the National Parks During the Civil War, over 400,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were held prisoner at more than 150 diff erent prison sites. Approximately 56,000 of these died in captivity. Although Andersonville is the most famous Civil War prison, it is only one of many Civil War military prisons that are preserved by the National Park Service. Resilient Walkway at Statue of Liberty National Monument Statue of Liberty National Monument uses interlocking brick pavers and secured granite pavers to mitigate future storm damage at the park. A view of the Statue of Liberty National Park Service Commemoration of the 19th Amendment In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment the National Park Service has developed a number of special programs. This includes online content, exhibits, and special events. The National Park Service's Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) announces the release of a story map that highlights some of these programs and provides information for the public to locate and participate. Opening slide of the 19th Amendment NPS Commemoration Story Map Top Ten Tips for Visiting the Statue of Liberty Are you planning a trip to the Statue of Liberty National Monument this summer? Check out these top ranger tips for a fun, safe, and unforgettable trip! A smiling ranger walks with a group of visitors on Liberty Island "Wandering" Through Park Skies: How Peregrine Falcons Connect National Parks Peregrine falcons live across the world and can be found throughout the United States. Learn how four national parks are connecting visitors to these remarkable birds. A brown falcon sits on a green metal spike over water with a boat September 11, 2001, NPS Oral History Project This oral history project recorded the memories and perspectives of NPS staff who experienced the events of 9/11 and their aftermath. Transcripts and a 2004 report about the NPS response are available online. A petinad hand holds a flame aloft in the air. Ray Bloomer: NPS Accessibility Advocate When Ray Bloomer joined the NPS in 1976, he was the first blind person to be hired as an interpretive ranger. Soon, he was leading trainings for rangers across the country. Over the years, as disability rights laws passed, the NPS committed to making parks accessible for all visitors and worked towards improving how all employees approach accessibility. Throughout those changes, Bloomer has persisted in advocating for accessibility in parks through education and alliances. Ray Bloomer touches his fingertips to an interpretive panel on a wooden platform next to a waterway. Guide to the Thomas J. Allen Photograph Collection Finding aid for the Thomas J. Allen Photographs in the NPS History Collection.


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Home Defense & Security Pacific states push for TPNW assistance to nuclear survivors
Pacific states push for TPNW assistance to nuclear survivors
Teburoro Tito
By Nic Maclellan
Pacific delegates will play a key role at a major nuclear disarmament conference this week in Austria, as governments discuss the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons and implementation of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Over the last year, Kiribati Ambassador to the United Nations, Teburoro Tito, has played a central role in consultations over treaty provisions on assistance to nuclear survivors. Under British colonial administration, Kiribati was the site for nine UK hydrogen bomb tests in the 1950s. This week in Vienna, Tito – a former President of Kiribati – joins other Pacific delegates to promote mechanisms to assist Pacific islanders living with the health consequences of exposure to ionising radiation.
Provisions of the TPNW nuclear ban treaty also require environmental remediation of nuclear sites. In the Pacific, there's plenty of work to be done at ten sites across Oceania – from the islands and deserts of Australia, to the land and waters of Marshall Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia, following fifty years of Cold War nuclear testing by the United States, United Kingdom and France.
On 21-23 June, the Austrian government hosts the inaugural TPNW Meeting of State Parties. The nuclear ban treaty, which entered into force in January 2021, has now been ratified by 61 states, while a further 28 states have signed but not yet ratified. In our region, Aotearoa New Zealand and ten island states and territories have ratified or acceded to the treaty: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
In a major change of policy, Australia will now send an official delegation as an observer to the Meeting of State Parties, after the election last month of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Phil Twyford, the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control in Aotearoa New Zealand, has travelled to Vienna for the nuclear ban conference. Twyford said the NZ government joins Pacific island neighbours to focus on the humanitarian impacts of more than 310 nuclear tests in Oceania, and hopes the summit will look at "the treaty's positive obligations for state parties, to assist countries that have been affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons and for remediation of contaminated areas."
Between 18-23 June, the Austrian capital will host four major disarmament events, long delayed by the COVID pandemic.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will organise a civil society conference on 18-19 June, with Pacific youth and church delegates travelling to Vienna to participate. Host nation Austria will then convene an international conference on the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons on 20 June, followed by an open meeting for parliamentarians from around the globe. These summits will be then followed by the official TPNW Meeting of State Parties (1MSP), to discuss implementation and verification of the nuclear ban treaty.
These events are the result of the campaign initiated by ICAN, a citizens' movement that was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its disarmament initiatives. With support from the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, global medical associations, indigenous peoples, peace and faith groups, this citizens' movement has created new momentum around nuclear disarmament, challenging the inaction of the UN Conference on Disarmament and the failure of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
A statement to the summit from the International Committee of the Red Cross notes that "the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comprehensively prohibits nuclear weapons as a necessary first step towards their elimination. In parallel, it provides pathways for future measures to achieve nuclear disarmament and its verification."
The new TPNW includes unique provisions requiring states to commit to assistance for nuclear survivors – of vital importance to the civilian and military personnel who staffed nuclear tests sites in the Pacific and neighbouring island communities.
Kiribati takes the lead on assistance
Last year, Kiribati and Kazakhstan were jointly appointed to facilitate discussions with governments, UN agencies and civil society groups on the best mechanisms to implement TPNW provisions on assistance to nuclear survivors.
The two countries share the sad experience of being used as testing grounds for atomic and hydrogen bombs. The former Soviet Union tested nearly 500 nuclear devices in Kazakhstan, while the United Kingdom and United States used Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in Kiribati as a nuclear test site. Britain conducted nine atmospheric nuclear tests at Malden and Christmas Islands in 1957-8. The United States then conducted another 24 atmospheric tests on Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in 1962, accompanied by nuclear missile launches from Kalama (Johnston Atoll).
Many service personnel and civilians living near the test sites have suffered serious health effects due to exposure to hazardous levels of ionising radiation, after prevailing winds carried radioactive fallout over vast distances from the test sites.
In their joint working paper to the TPNW summit, Kiribati and Kazakhstan state that "the positive obligations of the Prohibition Treaty are central to its humanitarian goals. Their aim is to address the harm from past use and testing of nuclear weapons, as well as the ongoing and expected future harm from the contamination that resulted."
Article 6(1) of the treaty obliges each state party to provide assistance to affected individuals within its jurisdiction including, but not limited to, medical care, rehabilitation, and psychological support.
Article 6 (2) also obliges each State party to "take necessary and appropriate measures towards the environmental remediation of areas" under its jurisdiction or control that have been contaminated by the testing or use of nuclear weapons.
Article 7 places extra responsibility on nuclear weapon states that have used or tested nuclear weapons, calling on them to provide "adequate assistance to affected States Parties, for the purpose of victim assistance and environmental remediation."
For NZ Minister for Disarmament Phil Twyford, "this is long outstanding business in many parts of our region where the nuclear weapons states tested their weapons. They have never fronted up and properly acknowledged the damage that they did, the multigenerational health effects and the degradation of the environment, in all the places where nuclear weapons were tested."
New Zealand has now joined Kiribati, Marshall Islands and member agencies of the Council of Regional Organisation of the Pacific in a Nuclear Legacies Task Force to advance this agenda (although other countries and territories in Oceania that experienced nuclear tests – such as French Polynesia and Australia – are not participants in the Forum initiative).
Earlier this year, Ambassador Tito wrote: "As a co-facilitator, Kiribati has taken on the responsibility of representing the voices of Pacific countries, which are reluctant to challenge their former colonial powers that possess nuclear weapons. Several of them are still dependent on these nuclear states for security and defence measures, making them reluctant to publicly support progressive nuclear disarmament measures. As a result, these countries have turned to Kiribati to share their perspectives with the international community."
After months of consultations, the Kiribati and Kazakhstan governments have summarised a range of proposals for consideration at this week's summit, including: the creation of an implementation framework for articles 6 and 7; requirements for reporting on implementation; the establishment of an international trust fund for affected states; and the need for inclusivity and active participation of nuclear survivors and affected communities.
Observers to meeting
As the nuclear ban treaty was being negotiated, it was first ignored and then fiercely opposed by nuclear weapons states, as well as allies like Australia, Japan and European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which rely on U.S extended nuclear deterrence.
Now the TPNW has entered into international law, however, the nuclear states and their allies are slowly recognising they must engage with the process, even though some remain concerned it will undercut the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In Vienna this week, alongside governments that have already ratified the TPNW, there are a number of countries participating as observers.
Even as war rages in Ukraine, key NATO members like Germany and Norway will attend the TPNW summit as observers, despite strong pressure from the United States and from NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg not to do so. The Republic of the Marshall Islands, which is engaged in bilateral Compact negotiations with the United States, has not yet ratified the treaty, but will attend as an observer, seeking clarity around provisions that should oblige Washington to extend more support to Marshallese survivors of the 67 US nuclear tests on Bikini and Enewetak atolls.
With the election last month of an Australian Labor Party (ALP) government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, there will also be renewed debate in Canberra about the TPNW, which was actively opposed by the outgoing Coalition government. Prime Minister Albanese personally introduced a motion to the ALP national conference in December 2018, committing his party to sign and ratify the TPNW after "addressing the need to ensure complementarity with the NPT and an effective verification and enforcement architecture."
Last year, the ALP reaffirmed its national policy to sign and ratify TPNW when in government. A majority of MPs in the new Australian government have signed an ICAN Parliamentary Pledge to work for Australia to sign and ratify the treaty, including Prime Minister Albanese (though not Defence Minister Richard Marles or Foreign Minister Penny Wong).
Last week – overturning the policy of the Coalition government led by outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison – the Albanese government announced it would attend the TPNW summit in Vienna as an observer, with a delegation led by Susan Templeman MP.
Despite this, Australia's bi-partisan decision to purchase nuclear submarines under the September 2021 AUKUS agreement raises concerns about the proliferation of nuclear technologies – an issue to be debated at the next review conference of the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). While in opposition, Prime Minister Albanese put conditions on Labor support for proposed nuclear-powered submarines: no requirement for a domestic civil nuclear industry, no acquisition of nuclear weapons, and compatibility with the NPT.
Governments will now meet in New York in August for the NPT review conference – a process long mired in delay and failure. For decades, after the NPT was extended indefinitely in 1995, the major nuclear weapon states have refused to commence comprehensive nuclear disarmament negotiations, an obligation set out in Article VI of the treaty.
NZ Minister for Disarmament Twyford says the new TPNW – which calls for nuclear abolition rather than arms control – has only won widespread international support because of the failure of nuclear states and their allies to act on disarmament through the NPT.
"The NPT was already under great stress," said Twyford. "It's been the repeated failure of the nuclear weapon states to deliver on their Article 6 obligations over the last six review conferences – a history of 'non-delivery' that lead in the early 2000s to the creation of ICAN and a resurgence of activism around the world, which led to the TPNW. Sadly, I don't think the nuclear weapon states and their allies have done anything to reinstall faith in the international community that they are serious about meeting those commitments.
SOURCE: ISLANDS BUSINESS/PACNEWS
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On Easter Eve there will be a regional gathering for worship, fellowship and food of the Zimbabwean Anglican Fellowship.
You are all warmly invited to a special Easter prayer service and commemoration, hosted by the Zimbabwe National Anglican Fellowship.
The event will take place at St. Peter Parish, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 April, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.
Traditional Zimbabwean food will be served.
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Jess Arndt's LARGE ANIMALS
Many of Jess Arndt's stories open mid-conversation. Characters are in the middle of their lives, grappling with dying relationships, medical questions, traffic, dream beasts called Walri. They're working to keep themselves in line, while inside each is scrambling to understand the cryptic motivations that drive them into precarious situations.
The stories in Arndt's Large Animals are surprising and funny and darkly tragic—each narrator possessing a singular voice. However, there's also a trans sensibility woven into every line, and for the first time in my reading lifetime, I saw reflected in complicated, beautiful imagery and voice, the innermost thoughts I'd believed particular to my trans experience. This book was a revelation requiring no translation, no substitution, no willful blindness. I might have cried once or twice.
Everything is real, but nothing is quite right.
Arndt's language is at once familiar in its intimacy and disarming in its honesty. In "Contrails," the narrator moves sweatily through the last few days before top surgery, simultaneously hoping that the procedure will change everything and worried that it will solve none of the problems that come with living in a trans body. This uncertainty pervades the story; the narrator cautiously imagines a new life "on the other side" and calls ex-girlfriends to tell them the news, only to find the phone interactions unsettling—partial deconstructions of past lives. Arndt's deft interrogation of what it means to live at the mercy of an unwieldy body creates little room for hope. And whatever hope is left is heartbreakingly fragile.
While the narrator of "Contrails" pauses to contemplate a life in which shirts finally fit correctly, the narrator of "Moon Colonies" bounces around Atlantic City, waking up to waves glowing "like Uranium, a deep sweat coming up off the seafloor." This story is all color and movement, grit and longing. The characters own the landscape as though they have always been there. Their pasts are complex and intertwined, and they operate as a single organism until the night everything changes. "Moon Colonies" is as much a celebration of youth as it is of sound and light. Arndt's language is muscular and unexpected, echoing the way those years post-college, pre-adulthood can feel: "There was a haze over the boardwalk. I couldn't tell if it was the beat or the breeze up, sucking aloft those clouds of sand. I felt clammy pressed in between the two of them. A line of sweat slurred along my chest binder."
There are beautiful memoirs of transition out there, tales of hardship and fear, authenticity and growth. Hormones, coming out, surgeries—sometimes prescriptive, sometimes rose-colored, sometimes tragic. It's all important, all worth exploring. However, fiction is where my heart beats the loudest, where I find my most comfort, my worst fears. It's that liminal space between incomprehensible dream and hard reality, where truth can sometimes reside.
I, too, occupy a liminal, nonbinary space that defies definition and solace. I live in a gender I barely know how to interpret, much less explain to others.
This book was a revelation requiring no translation, no substitution, no willful blindness. I might have cried once or twice.
I found that Arndt's stories spoke to my experiences not only on a personal level but also on a literary level. Everything is real, but nothing is quite right. Things are happening, but they're also stuck in amber. The stories in Large Animals are both grounded and fantastic. The characters are fully realized in that space, in part because they refuse to meet (or have) easy expectations. Characters are mislabeled, misinterpreted, punched, and left. Characters are loved, given second chances, and tolerated. But nothing is easy and nothing is even.
So, we meet many of these characters already in a defensive crouch, isolating and waiting for more information. Isolation, both self-imposed and accidental, runs a current through the book. In the collection's title story, fantastically huge walrus-creatures seem to be locked in a wrestling match with a narrator who has moved deep into the desert to struggle with worthiness, invisibility, and loss. The walrus is both irresistible and frightening. The narrator's desire to connect with people nearby is the same. It is impossible to understand whether the narrator is able to differentiate reality from dreams as they fall farther and farther away from civilization.
At the Texas Book Festival last November, I had the opportunity to moderate a discussion between Arndt and Eileen Myles. They explored the bonds that writers form—with each other, with animals, with words. Their conversation veered from their first meeting to the writing process. I had so many questions about the bonds that show up in Arndt's collection. The ones that are forged are tenuous and limited. In "Together," a newly unemployed bartender and wife share a parasite that keep them connected after the bartender has been compelled to strike out alone through cities both strange and familiar. This unexpected search for autonomy is surprising. The narrator's natural inclinations are to keep close: "I knew that things should not be separated—that pairs, no matter where you found them, should stay intact." Once home, their world has changed both inside and outside: "the parasite wasn't all. In our Greenpoint yard, hard pink asparagus-like weeds were erupting everywhere, pushing skyward with a level of tenacity I no longer recognized."
This story, like a few of the others, rewards close attention because it wanders away right under your nose while you're reading it, much the way the narrator wanders the cities where the parasite may or may not have been contracted. The humor, however, is hidden away behind corners that are worth exploring.
Jess Arndt's Large Animals is a slim collection of stories that are difficult to forget. They explore the power of cultural expectations to mold lives, as well as the finely balanced resistance it takes to become an authentic physical representation of the love, desire, and intellect that resides inside every one of us.
REVIEWED BY JACK KAULFUS
Jack Kaulfus is a trans writer living and teaching in Austin, Texas. Jack's first collection of stories, Tomorrow or Forever, is forthcoming from Transgress Press. To read more of their writing, both online and in print, visit jackaulfus.com.


The brain stem is the posterior section of the brain that includes the pons and the medulla oblongata, which is continuous with the spinal cord. The midbrain is usually included as part of the brain stem and includes the corpora quadrigemina (shown partially on the photo as the corpos colluculi.) The midbrain joins the diencephalon, which consists of the thalamus and hypothalamus.
The brainstem plays an important role in the regulation of the cardiac cycle and respiratory function. It also plays a role in regulation of the sleep cycle, in conjunction with hormones secreted by the pineal gland.


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60 Best Single Mom Quotes To Admire Her Valour This Parents' Day
Being a single mother is the most difficult job in the world. You have to do everything for your children. But there is nothing more beautiful than raising kids when you are a single mother. Your children are the most precious gift God can give a woman and being a mother makes her more beautiful than any crown or diamond ring could do.
June 1 has also been proclaimed as the "Global Day of Parents" by the United Nations as a mark of appreciation for parents' commitment toward their children. But what about numerous single moms out there in the world who are fighting all day long to provide the best facilities for their children while raising them single-handedly?
They are true superheroes and Sheroes. Their efforts are the most commendable in the entire world as they play the role of both a mother and a father in raising their children.
From managing finances to fulfilling all the demands of their children, they are the most hardworking and dedicated persons ever in this world.
Let's read some quotes appreciating the efforts of single moms whose sacrifice and immense love we all pledge to acknowledge.
1."Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact." – PJ O'Rourke
2. "If you bungle raising your children, I don't think what you do matters very much." – Jackie Kennedy
3. "Being a working mother and a working single parent instills in you a sense of determination." – Felicity Jones
4. "The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because stuff worked out. They got that way because stuff went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes."- Elizabeth Gilbert
5. "As a single mum you'll discover inner strengths and capabilities you never knew you had." – Emma-Louise Smith
6. "I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud it so much." – Molly Sims
7. "I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother." – Mary Louise Parker
8. "I want to show the example that you can be a single mother and work and handle a lot of other things at the same time." – Christina Milian
9. "As a single mom, I'm juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content." – Edie Falco
10. "There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, ears, and mind of your child, you are a SUPER MOM." – Stephanie Precourt
11. "Some days she has no idea how she'll do it. But every single day. It still gets done." – Anonymous
12. "Being raised by a single mother, I learned to appreciate and value independent women." – Kenny Conley
13. "Respect to all mums doing double duty because of men failing to do their part as dads." – John Mark Green
14. "Being a single parent is not a life full of struggles, but a journey for the strong." – Meg Lowrey
15. "When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thought. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child." – Sophia Loren
16. "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated." – Maya Angelou
17. "I would say to any single parent currently feeling the weight of stereotype or stigmatization that I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life." – J.K. Rowling
18. "I think it's really important for every mother to find their own way." — Solange Knowles
19. "Gone are the days when you would sit and wait for your knight in shining armor. Be brave, be independent and believe that you can do it, and you can do a better job."- Unknown
20. "She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing single about a single mom." — Mandy Hale
Inspirational Single Mom Quotes
Raising a child on your own is usually stressful. Without a partner, the stakes are higher. As a single parent, you might have sole responsibility for all aspects of day-to-day child care.
Some necessary compliments you must give to make her feel she's not alone are as follows–
You're teaching your children so much about multi-tasking. It's amazing.
You're stronger than you think you are.
You're doing a great job.
You're beautiful inside and out, and so are your children.
You're an amazing role model for all women.
Let's read some quotes to acknowledge the strength and courage of single moms working tirelessly with a smile on their faces.
21. "I am a single mom and I'm the breadwinner and I have to work and I have to do these things and that's just the way it is. I don't think my son even knows any different." – Charisma Carpenter
22. "I can't tell you how much I respect all the single parents out there doing it solo" – Jennie Finch
23. "Only mothers can think of the future because they give birth to it in their children."- Maxim Gorky
24. "A single mom tries when things are hard. She never gives up. She believes in her family, even when things are tough. She knows that above all things, a mother's love is more than enough."- Deniece Williams
25. "It's not single parenthood in and of itself. It's more about how people parent." – Sophie Zadeh
26. "Mothers – especially single mothers – are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being." – Evan Bayh
27. "I didn't plan on being a single mom, but you have to deal with the cards you are dealt the best way you can." – Tichina Arnold
28. "Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is till our kids. Any parent does whatever it takes for their kids and a single mother is no different." – Paula Miranda
29. "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted." – Garrison Keillor
30. "The most difficult part of dating as a single parent is deciding how much risk your own child's heart is worth." – Daniel Pearce
31. "Better a loving single-parent family than a 'conventional' family where the parents hate each other and the father is a demagogue." – Moby
32. "I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations." – Linda Lael Miller
33. "The strength of my mother is something I didn't pay attention to for so long. Here she was, this single mom, who was part of the Great Migration, who was part of a Jim Crow south, who said, 'I'm getting my kids out of here. I'm creating opportunities for these young people by any means necessary." – Jacqueline Woodson
34. "Being a single mum is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride." – Anonymous
Single Mom Quotes Which Demonstrate Satisfaction And Love
Irrespective of all the hard work and struggles a single mother has to go through, she is always satisfied and feels fulfilled after seeing the smiles on the faces of her children and their needs being met. She deserves appreciation and care on her part as she, too, is a human being and has her own wishes too of times.
Best Single Mom Quotes is a collection of true-life quotes from real single moms. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs, but our amazing moms handled it all! They have faced many challenges over the years and have become stronger for it. These best single mom quotes are encouraging and motivational for anyone who is going through a tough time.
35. "The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before." – Rajneesh
36. "At the end of the day, it's the bond you share with your child that matters, and you mommy know just how to do that." – Unknown
37. "We are born of love; love is our mother."- Rumi
38. "The best place to cry is on a mother's arms."- Jodi Picoult
39. "Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."- William Makepeace Thackeray
40. "When you look into your mother's eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth."- Mitch Albom
41. "A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them"- Victor Hugo
42. "A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."- Cardinal Meymillod
43. "A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's."- Princess Diana
44. "A child's first teacher is its mother."- Peng Liyuan
45. "Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing."- Ricki Lake
46. "Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws."- Barbara Kingsolver
47. "Motherhood changes everything."- Adriana Trigiani
48. "There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing."- Billy Sunday
49. "Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face."- Geroge Eliot
50. "A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories."- Honore de Balzac
There are no perfect moms. Every single mom is doing the best she can. You're a mom, and you are doing an excellent job of it.
With no spouse to negotiate or argue with over day-to-day responsibilities and expenditures, things get done more quickly and efficiently. Looking at the bright side of the situation, knowing you, alone, are in charge can be quite liberating and empowering.
Single mothers also cite an increased bonding time with the children as a benefit. Without a spouse taking up time with needs and requests, a single parent has more time – and energy – for the children. Let's read some quotes which focus on the beauty of the presence of a mother in a child's life and a child in a mother's life.
51. "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers."- Rudyard Kipling
52. "The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom."- Henry Ward Beecher
53. "You don't take a class; you're thrown into motherhood and learn from experience."- Jennie Finch
54. "Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials."- Meryl Streep
55. "Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life."- Sophocles
56. "Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on." – Maria Shriver
57. "I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is." – Oprah
58. "There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." – Jill Churchill
59. "Babies are bits of star-dust blown from the hand of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of birth for she has held a star." – Larry Barretto
60. "Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother's love is not." – James Joyce
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I successfully completed a wet-exit at least a dozen times, even with my eyes closed. The knowledge that I could free myself from the watery confines of the high school pool, if I had to, helped me to relax. Even though the instructors were standing by, ready to turn the boat over, I needed to know that I could do it!
It reminds me of my desire to do my own injections or learn to drive with hand controls. Allowing others to help me is something I have worked on, but somewhere in my core it is important that I know I can save myself. That knowledge allows me to put aside the panic, and the fear of drowning in MS symptoms. It's easier to "roll" with things after that. And rolling with things may mean asking for help when I need it, or modifying my activities for a while. As they say about kayaking, "swimming should be your last resort." Indeed it can be tiring, frightening and humbling to muddle through this disease alone.
My kayak lessons provide a good reminder that I do not have to go it alone and save myself. But knowing that I can makes it easier to learn to roll. And, if I find myself underwater, I must remember that while it may feel like a long time, it really isn't. My spirit is designed for recovery and I can hold my breath as long as I need.
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