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Q: transfer treeview children to another treeview in tkinter I just created an account on Stack Overflow so I could ask how can I transfer all the treeview rows of data to another treeview? I made a function to insert data in the treeview and I want to transfer these data in another treeview in another function. I managed to transfer the first row only. I'm having a hard time accomplishing this, any kind of help is deeply appreciated. Sorry for poor grammar.
Here is my main treeview:
cartTreeView = ttk.Treeview( posWindowCanvas )
cartTreeView[ "show" ] = "headings"
cartTreeView[ "columns" ] = ( "Sales ID", "Product Code", "Name", "Price", "Quantity", "Total" )
cartTreeView.heading( "Sales ID", text = "Sales ID", anchor = W )
cartTreeView.heading( "Product Code", text = "Product Code", anchor = W )
cartTreeView.heading( "Name", text = "Name", anchor = W )
cartTreeView.heading( "Price", text = "Price", anchor = W )
cartTreeView.heading( "Quantity", text = "Quantity", anchor = W )
cartTreeView.heading( "Total", text = "Total", anchor = W )

and here is the function that adds data into the treeview:
def addNow():

    getTreeValue = productsTreeView.focus()
    selected = productsTreeView.item( getTreeValue )
    total = float( selected["values"][2] ) * productQuantity.get()
    roundedUp = round( total, 2 )
    cartTreeView.insert( "", "end" , text = "", values = ( "000", str(selected["values"][0]), selected["values"][1], selected["values"][2], productQuantity.get(), roundedUp ) )

and here is the function that creates another treeview, and this is where i want the data from the main treeview to be displayed.
def transactNow():

    transactNowWindow = Toplevel()
    transactNowWindow.title( "Transaction Window" )
    transactNowWindow.geometry( "725x290" )
    transactNowWindow.resizable( height = False, width = False )

    transactNowWindowCanvas = Canvas( transactNowWindow, height = 550, width = 280, bg = "gray84" )
    transactNowWindowCanvas.pack( fill = BOTH )

    cartTreeView2 = ttk.Treeview( transactNowWindowCanvas )
    cartTreeView2[ "show" ] = "headings"
    cartTreeView2[ "columns" ] = ( "Sales ID", "Product Code", "Name", "Price", "Quantity", "Total" )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Sales ID", text = "Sales ID", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Product Code", text = "Product Code", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Name", text = "Name", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Price", text = "Price", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Quantity", text = "Quantity", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.heading( "Total", text = "Total", anchor = W )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Sales ID", minwidth = 0, width = 55, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Product Code", minwidth = 0, width = 90, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Name", minwidth = 0, width = 325, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Price", minwidth = 0, width = 80, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Quantity", minwidth = 0, width = 55, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.column( "Total", minwidth = 0, width = 80, stretch = NO )
    cartTreeView2.place( x = 10, y = 10 )

    cartTreeViewScrollBar = ttk.Scrollbar( transactNowWindowCanvas, orient = "vertical", command = cartTreeView2.yview )
    cartTreeViewScrollBar.place( x = 698, y = 10, height = 227 )
    cartTreeView2.configure( yscrollcommand = cartTreeViewScrollBar.set )

    for child in cartTreeView.get_children():
            cartList.append( cartTreeView.item( child )["values"] )

    cartTreeView2.insert( "", "end", text = "", values = ( cartList[0][0], cartList[0][1], cartList[0][2], cartList[0][3], cartList[0][4], cartList[0][5] ) )

My problem is I can only just insert one row, but I want to insert all the rows in another treeview.
        for child in cartTreeView.get_children():
                cartList.append( cartTreeView.item( child )["values"] )

        cartTreeView2.insert( "", "end", text = "", values = ( cartList[0][0], cartList[0][1], cartList[0][2], cartList[0][3], cartList[0][4], cartList[0][5] ) )

A: You should have tagged this with python and tkinter as well.
Anyway, here's how to transfer data from 1 tree to another.
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk

root = Tk()

tree_a = ttk.Treeview(root)
tree_a.pack()
tree_a["columns"] = ("1","2","3","4","5")
for i in range(5):
    tree_a.insert("",0,text=i,values=(i,i,i,i,i))

tree_b = ttk.Treeview(root)
tree_b.pack()
tree_b["columns"] = ("1","2","3","4","5")

def click():
    for child in tree_a.get_children():
        tree_b.insert("",0,text=tree_a.item(child)["text"],values=tree_a.item(child)["values"])

Button(root,text="Click",command=click).pack()

root.mainloop()


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Tom Burroughes, Group Editor , June 14, 2019
Just in time for the weekend, this story is another example of how sports and wealth management intersect.
Citi Private Bank and leAD Sports - an organization founded by the Adidas family dynasty - have partnered to work with entrepreneurs in the space. The move highlights how wealth managers target sports stars and the industry for branding, investment and client acquisition purposes.
The private bank said the relationship will help leAD start-ups to "build faster, stronger and smarter sports businesses".
leAD is described in Citi's statement today as a "global powerhouse for sports tech entrepreneurship and investments" and was established by the grandchildren of Adi Dassler (founder of the Adidas sports apparel and equipment firm) together with shareholders who are experts in the fields of venture capital, business, sports business, and tech. The organization has the leAD Sports Accelerator, the leAD Business Builder and the ADvantage Sports Tech Fund.
Citi said it is the first global bank to sponsor leAD sports and will be leAD's exclusive private banking sponsor.
Wealth managers' investment in sports hits several targets: it is an important part of the global economy in its own right; firms such as UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, also sponsor sports teams and organizations as part of their branding, and sportsmen and women, and associated professionals, are often high net worth individuals. (UBS is a global sponsor of Formula 1, for example. Separately, according to the Statista website, Bank of America spent $80 million on sports sponsorship in 2016, more than any other US bank that year - the latest year for which such figures are available.)
As an example of another sports-specific investment venture, earlier this year California-based Sapphire Ventures, a technology venture capital firm, launched a $115 million platform to back start-ups in the sport, media and entertainment sectors. The new platform is called Sapphire Sport.
Sports tech entrepreneurship
leAD Sports focuses on sports tech entrepreneurship and investments. The organization will have access to Citi Private Bank's banking and capital market solutions, along with investment expertise.
"Adi Dassler delivered world-class innovation in the world of sport in the 20th century, and now his eldest grandchildren are aiming to do the same," Peter Charrington, global head of Citi Private Bank, said.
Citi Private Bank's market-leading Sports Advisory & Finance team has structured and advised on the purchase and sale of numerous franchises for more than two decades.
Since its first accelerator program in 2017, leAD has enabled 23 early-stage start-ups from 14 different countries. From India to Ireland to Israel, leAD has supported a diverse range of sports in both the real and virtual worlds by providing strategic advice, direct investment and mentorship. Some of the sports start-ups that have graduated from the leAD Sports Accelerator Program include German start-up, Wingfield, which has developed a system that can transform any tennis court in the world into a smart court; UK-based Who Knows Wins, a start-up set to revolutionize social betting with a platform that allows friends and families to compete against each other in leagues on any sporting event; and Canadian start-up 2020 Armor, a company that makes electronic chest guards and brings the Street Fighter video game to life.
Adi Dassler's grandchildren – Horst, Klaus and Stefan Bente founded the organization. Along with the Bente family, leAD leaders include Andrew White, leAD chairman; Harold Primat, leAD board member; and Christoph Sonnen, leAD chief executive and ADvantage Sports Tech Fund partner.
Sports, media and entertainment industry figures have specific wealth management requirements of their own, which means that firms need to build specific offerings. Sports wealth planning, along with areas such as media and entertainment, is starting to become a significant segment within the wealth management industry, with money flowing into NFL football (in spite of some recent woes in that sport), soccer, tennis, Formula 1 and rugby. US basketball star LeBron James reportedly was the second highest paid athlete in 2017, earning around $86.2 million, according to the New York Post. James earned $31.2 million in salary and bonuses, and $55 million in endorsements. Golfers, such as Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIIroy, are some of the wealthiest individual sportsmen.
Tennis produces millionaires such as Switzerland's Roger Federer (a brand ambassador for Credit Suisse); motor racing has seen the rise of millionaires such as F1 motor racing champion Lewis Hamilton. (Hamilton has been criticized over his offshore tax planning practices.) Wealth managers are also taking notice, managing the wealth of stars and using them for branding purposes. The development of such offerings is also a sign of how banks and other organizations are trying to develop value-added propositions in a war for high net worth clients' business, moving beyond simple segmentation based on assets, for example.
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LAHORE: Over 1500 women marched on the Mall, from Nasir Bagh to Punjab Assembly under the banner of Women Workers Help Line (WWHL) to celebrate the International Women Day on Monday, March 8.
Despite prevailing fear among Lahorites after early morning suicidal attack on FIA building in Model Town, thousands of women workers, including home-based workers, domestic workers, brick kiln and embellishment workers made their way to Nasir Bagh to observe the International Women Day. To show solidarity with victims of Monday morning blast, WWHL canceled its segment of musical program and decided to celebrate the day in a simple manner.
Participants reached Nasir bagh in small groups from different areas of Lahore . The rally started around 1 o'clock from Nasir Bagh and terminated in front of Punjab Assembly at 3 o'clock. Led by WWHL leaders, Bushra Khaliq, Azra Shad, Riffat Maqsood and others, the participants were chanting full throat slogans against repressive anti-women laws and anti-workers laws. They were holding placards and banners inscribed with demands in favor of women workers. Among the participants there was large number of young girls, who were singing revolutionary songs.
Participants wearing red dupattas (scarfs) around their necks were marching in a disciplined manner behind the main banner, reading "Women struggle to continue till the end of all sorts of injustices and discriminations against women". The rally had a true radical color and mood as participants continued chanting anti-capitalist slogans all the way. The main slogans include " end to economic injustice", No to violence against women " "women want equal rights" Long live socialism" " End with discriminatory laws against women" Down with US imperialism" No to capitalism" No to Extremism".
At the end of the rally, WWHL leaders addressed the marchers. Speaking on the occasion General Secretary Women Workers Help Line Bushra Khaliq said women workers are the most marginalized section of our society. They are facing a number of problems including social, economic repression in the shape of denial to their just rights by the state and society. She condemned the extremist forces and capitalists joining hands to crush women rights. She also read out solidarity messages sent by various international organizations to WWHL on Women Day.
Chairperson WWHL Azra Shad said women workers have dared to come out on the roads despite prevailing fear. She said women workers are deprived of fundamental rights adding that they should be given equal wages. She urged the Punjab government to regularize the katchi abadis in Lahore . Spokesperson Labor Party Pakistan Farooq Tariq addressing the participants urged the government to issue social security cards to home-based women workers. He said women workers should be given minimum wage as Rs.15000.
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New Delhi: Local mobile manufacturing has taken off big in the last couple of years, generating thousands of jobs across the country, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
"Mobile and its parts manufacturing companies have grown from two to 268 now, creating thousands of jobs in both urban and rural areas of the country," Goyal said while presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha.
With the help of the government's phased manufacturing programme to incentivise indigenous production of handsets and their various sub-assemblies, most of such companies are from China who are now manufacturing and assembling flagship smartphones and their parts here.
In 2018, nearly 300 million mobile handsets were produced locally, according to Counterpoint Research.
Xiaomi initiated its 'Make in India' programme in January 2015 and within six months, set up a plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh in partnership with Foxconn.
"In March 2017, we announced second manufacturing plant in Sri City in partnership with Foxconn. Today, Xiaomi has six smartphone manufacturing plants in India and recently announced the first surface-mount technology (SMT) plant dedicated towards local manufacturing of PCBA units in Chennai," Muralikrishnan B, Chief Operating Officer, Xiaomi, media.
"Our factories with Foxconn has led to employment generation of over 10,000 people, of which more than 95 per cent are women," he added.
Samsung India has also set up the world's largest mobile manufacturing facility in Noida that has doubled the production, generating more jobs.
"In 2015, we set-up our first manufacturing facility that currently employs more than 5,000 people and generates employment for many more," Nipun Marya, Director, Brand Strategy, Vivo India, told IANS.
"With our recent announcement of an additional manufacturing plant, we are planning to provide additional jobs to 5,000 more in the first phase," he added.
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Espenshade: Data are not Proof of anti-Asian Discrimination | #Edu4All
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Since the publication in 2009 of his influential study (with co-author Alexandria Walton Radford) on admission patterns in the country's elite private universities ("No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal"), Princeton researcher Thomas J. Espenshade's data have been an oft-cited resource for the anti-affirmative action Right. In his study, Espenshade compiled GPA and SAT test scores for selective private institutions of higher education, and compared them to admission rates by race. He reported that Asian American applicants appeared to be admitted at a lower rate than White, Black or Latino peers with comparable quantitative scores. He then extrapolated that into SAT scores, concluding that a hypothetical Asian American student would require a theoretical extra 140 points on the SAT score to achieve the same probability of admission as a White peer, and a theoretical extra 450 SAT points to achieve the same probability of admission as a Black peer.
This finding has found its way into scores of anti-affirmative action articles, amicus briefs, lawsuits, and civil rights complaints. Most recently, it was cited as major evidence of anti-Asian bias during college admissions in the lawsuit filed by Students for Fair Admissions against UNC and Harvard by lobbyist Edward Blum. Espenshade also features prominently in the administrative complaint filed to the Civil Rights Office of the Department of Justice by 60 mostly Chinese American groups last Friday against Harvard University.
Espenshade's work is meticulous and appears to show some sort of disadvantage for Asian American applicants to certain selective private universities; but too often, it has also been overinterpreted, misinterpreted, and misreported. Espenshade's work is not a direct reporting of SAT score disparities at the nation's select universities. Asian American enrollees are not actually required to score 450 more SAT points than Black enrollees: at Harvard, the gap between average Black and Asian SAT scores is a mere 190 points on a 2400 point scale.
Furthermore, Espenshade's findings may not be applicable to public universities, which are far less selective than private institutions. It is not clear that Espenshade considered other factors that will influence selectivity, including for example nation of origin. Correlation is not causation.
But finally, and most importantly, Espenshade's data deliberately over-simplifies the college admissions process by excluding most of the criteria upon which admissions officers base admissions decisions. By considering only applicant GPA and SAT score, Espenshade necessarily places total (and determinative) weight on these two quantifiable metrics alone, and assumes that the over 900 other factors that admissions officers consider under holistic review are simply unimportant.
Holistic review is standard in college admissions precisely because institutions of higher education in America have increasingly deprioritized standardized test scores and GPA, in recognition of the numerous studies that demonstrate the poor power of these metrics in assessing applicant merit. Studies show that the SAT I — which was only ever intended to predict first-year college performance — predicts only 22% of variability in student success in that first year. A separate study showed that a 100-point increase in SAT score correlates to only about a 1/10th of a point in first-year college GPA. Colleges and universities that no longer require applicants' SAT scores find that their students fare just as well as students enrolled in schools where SAT scores are mandatory. In fact, the only applicant metric that the SAT appears to be able to faithfully predict is family income.
Critics of affirmative action argue, however, that Espenshade's data prove that holistic review is discriminatory against Asian Americans. They argue that race-conscious affirmative action, which is one of the hundreds of background datapoints considered (holistically) for each applicant, is biased against Asian American applicants. They argue that this extrapolated and theoretical 140 point gap between Asian and White applicants is proof that affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Thomas Espenshade, himself, doesn't buy that interpretation of his own data.
In 2009, Inside Higher Education reached out to Espenshade and asked him to comment on the popular (mis)interpretations of his data. They reported:
Espenshade said in an interview that he does not think his data establish this [anti-Asian] bias. He noted that while his formulas are notably more complete than typical test score comparisons by race and ethnicity, he doesn't have the "softer variables," such as teacher and high school counselor recommendations, essays and lists of extracurricular activities. It is possible, he said, that such factors explain some of the apparent SAT and ACT disadvantage facing Asian applicants.
At the same time, he said he understood that these numbers would certainly not reassure Asian applicants or those who believe they are suffering discrimination.
"I understand the worry of Asian students, but do I have a smoking gun? No," he said.
Asked again last Friday about inclusion of his data in the recent civil rights complaint against Harvard, Espenshade told the Harvard Crimson:
"I stop short of saying that Asian-American students are being discriminated against in the college application process because we don't have sufficient empirical evidence to support that claim," Espenshade said.
In short, Thomas Espenshade doesn't believe his data are proof of anti-Asian discrimination in the college application process.
So maybe the anti-affirmative action Right should stop co-opting his science to advance their own partisan agenda? Just sayin'.
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GOP Slouches Toward Irrelevancy
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"The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his way." -- Josh Billings
The potential long-term political implications of fustian talk radio host Rush Limbaugh's current stranglehold on the Republican Party and by proxy, the conservative movement, should perhaps be viewed by thoughtful progressives as a tragic-comedy in that it is both sad and amusing. Progressives for the most part, understand that the megalomaniacal Limbaugh's obvious compulsion to be acknowledged of his significance, and his chronic need to feel relevant both politically and socially -- traits that are obviously rooted in his past experiences -- are currently fed by and derived from his comparatively vast listening audience of millions of "ditto heads."
The area where some progressives perhaps find their cheekiest gratification lay in the knowledge that the underlying reason both rank and file and leadership Republicans fear Limbaugh is because they themselves are fully aware that nearly all those ditto heads are in lockstep behind an irrational, insecure powder keg. Indeed, the image of hip-hop lingo slinging Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele begging forgiveness for "dissing" -- by describing as an "entertainer" -- the GOP's Big Boss Man and his millions-deep following of ditto heads, provides a splendid example of what many progressives find smirkingly amusing about the level of post-rational behavior within the base of the GOP. Behavior which has at this point, elevated a talk-show host to a status of influence within the GOP above that of the party's own National Chairman.
Who knows? Maybe the shock and awe of George W. Bush's decimation of their party has driven many Republicans to conclude that compared to G-Dub, Limbaugh actually represents a step up for their party in the leadership department.
It is something worth pondering. Right now, other than Limbaugh, who could more easily convince the base that it is objectionable for much of the world to now view the U.S. with respect rather than hold it in contempt, or, more successfully argue that a forceful repudiation of torture by the current Administration somehow makes this country more vulnerable to acts of terrorism?
In any event, Steele, who (like Limbaugh) has always struck me as somewhat of a buffoon, has usually managed to stop just short of ignorant. As such, the party's incongruous new chairman certainly understands the significance of this month's Gallup poll showing that not only do just 50 percent of Republican voters have any idea whatsoever as to who leads his party, but that among those who went ahead and ventured a wild guess, Limbaugh was tied with Newt Gingrich for the top spot. Rush Limbaugh? For old-school Republicans, this may qualify as one of their party's "Reagan is rolling in his grave" moments.
Nevertheless, recent events clearly indicate, as syndicated columnist Peggy Noonan forthrightly pointed out in the Wall Street Journal recently, that it is Limbaugh's, not Steele's words on which the Republican base cling these days. "Mr. Steele was forced to grovel in apology because Rush is more powerful than he is." asserted Noonan. "When Michael Steele gets up in the morning ... people don't want to hear his opinion."
Be that as it may, the fact of the matter is, Steele's characterization of Rush was essentially spot on. Although technically, Rush would be defined as a pundit, his presentation is far too tabloid to construe him as anything more than an entertainer. In fact, that tag has always been Rush and his followers' cover in situations where his comments have been particularly outlandish or incendiary. The fact of the matter is, the word "pundit" is a terrible mis-calculation -- made many years ago by the GOP -- of what Limbaugh, in essence, truly is.
Perhaps Republicans need to be reminded that those umbrellaed under the category of "entertainer" include, among others, circus clowns. This brings us to one of the many takeaways here, which is: If you are part of a political party that, in essence, takes its cues from individuals whose primary responsibility is to enrich themselves by generating high ratings and boosting advertising revenue, you are clearly not part of a viable political party. This is what I find saddening; the far-reaching political ramifications of the descent of a hapless GOP into benighted irrelevancy, pulled there by the weight of, among all things, a churlish and rapacious, radio personality.
Limbaugh-Republicanism
From the perspective of a progressive who relishes authentic deliberation on the pros and cons of new ideas and/or opposing political points of view, and who loathes the legitimate apathy that (at least prior to 2008) has engulfed local and national politics, the scope of the GOP's stunning decline into self-inflicted political irrelevancy -- hastened by its tighter embrace of Limbaugh-Republicanism resulting in a further exodus (or, in some cases, a purging) of its moderate conservative base -- is a truly sad turn of events.
It is also certainly something that should have been easily foreseen. The effect that the Party's harebrained choice of Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's running mate had in sparking a defection of untold millions of Republican moderates into the Obama camp came relatively late in the game. What's puzzling is how the GOP failed to recognize and appropriately adjust to the stagnant fallaciousness of the Limbaugh-Republicanist political calculus when, prior to its colossal Palin error, Rush, for all his supposed influence on the body politic, had failed in his campaign to prevent McCain from capturing the nomination in the first place. But, here we are. It is, as the saying goes, so ironic that it's un-ironic; yet so un-ironic, it is!
In other words, once again, the GOP proves that it rarely misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Politically speaking, it seems clear that during a time in which the Democratic Party and the nation as a whole is experiencing its first black president and the unique perspective that he brings, there is also an unprecedented opportunity for a truly viable Republican Party that authentically promotes genuine core conservative fiscal and social values to re-emerge.
It's an opportunity that could help achieve an outcome -- resulting from a bona fide philosophical debate with the Obama Administration -- that could potentially embody aspects of both progressive liberal and enlightened conservative philosophies in finding solutions to our current, multi-layered national crisis. In addition to possibly sparking a social and economic revival, such an achievement could also become the point at which the restoration of the credibility of this country's political process begins.
Indeed what could be any more ideal -- politically speaking-- than having at least two vibrant and viable political parties from which solutions to the challenges facing America can be intellectually fleshed out by means of legitimate analysis of each party's philosophical approach, followed by spirited, honest debate by all sides eventually leading to a workable consensus? There's no telling where such an exercise would lead, but as far as the process goes, from its zealous followers to full-blown wonks, it would amount to political utopia.
Yet, this potential for a sustained political rush (no pun intended) and some real solutions to the nation's ills is now seriously undermined due to the mindless pandering in which Republicans have indulged their party's grandiloquent de facto leader, Rush Limbaugh. If the presumption is that it's unthinkable that the Grand Old Party would be willing to commit political suicide rather than risk offending a few million politically and socially out-of-step ditto heads, think again. It's happening right now.
Misguided Populism
Examples abound of a politically and socially off-kilter contemporary Republican Party intent on communicating its ideals in a manner that appeal only to its base. This intense focus by the GOP to manage and maintain a dwindling (for them) voter demographic, seems to have resulted in an approach to politics that in no way represents what mainstream conservative Republicans recognize as their party's traditional core values. Even those outside the party may not find it difficult to conclude that what we have today is a sort of vapid, out-of-step, often ugly and somewhat bootleg form of Republicanism.
Setting the standard of course, is Limbaugh, whose pronouncements on all things Republican serve as a sort of rhetorical template for what eventually become generalized Republican talking points. The problem is, most often, they simply don't make much political sense.
For example, Limbaugh, whose Operation Chaos campaign during the Democratic primary was -- from the perspective of one who believes that gender issues ingrain the Right's longstanding philosophical issues with Hillary Clinton -- a gender-divisive campaign targeting Mrs. Clinton. Today, Republicans, perhaps most notably, Newt Gingrich, are channeling Limbaugh's latest attempt to bring down yet another (potentially) powerful female, Sonia Sotomayor, this time via fairly easily refutable charges of incompetence and racism. Thus, in one fell swoop, Limbaugh-Republicanism manages to alienate both women and Latin-Americans. Newt eventually saw the handwriting. Within days he recanted the racism charge.
Earlier this year, there was a similar mis-step surrounding the Wall Street stimulus package. Many Republicans were fairly tripping over themselves to join Limbaugh in criticizing the Obama Administration over the president's opposition to attempts by CEOs of some corporate receivers of stimulus funding -- your and my tax dollars -- to use some of that money to award themselves millions in bonuses. Thus, in the midst of a deep middle-class recession the GOP finds itself essentially advocating CEO bailouts. How populist is that?
As if alienating the voter mainstream through misguided populism isn't enough, the GOP has generated even further estrangement from the mainstream as a result of its refusal to flatly repudiate Limbaugh's rhetorical excesses. Asked to submit a 400-word statement describing what his hope is for the Obama administration, Rush's response included the following: "I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."
It's perhaps fair to presume that the patriotic Americans whom the Republicans claim to represent could argue that Rush, in essence, is rooting against America. What's missing? Only a familiar chant: Death to America! From this perspective, it is also an indication that in rooting for Obama's failure, Rush and his Republican followers endorse the notion that it is preferable for America to fail than to acknowledge and move on from the failure of the previous eight years of Limbaugh-Republicanism. In any event, the absence of widespread Republican repudiation of Rush for essentially trying to popularize the the idea that America should fail in it's recovery efforts is quite revealing.
Of course it is possible that for many die-hard Republicans, the price to be paid for refuting Limbaugh-Republicanism is far too high. Enlightened conservatives such as Colin Powell, have found themselves essentially written out of the Party by the likes of Limbaugh-Republicanists such as former vice-President Dick Cheney, or as in the case of moderates like Olympia Snowe and Charlie Crist, have been marginalized.
As Snowe, noted in Salon this April: "You certainly haven't heard warm encouraging words about how (Limbaugh-Republicans) view moderates. Ultimately, we're heading to having the smallest political tent in history."
Even the repulsive Arlen Specter -- whom one might assume has amassed sufficient party cred given his role in securing the Supreme Court seat for the even more repulsive Clarence Thomas -- has fallen off with the GOP's Limbaugh-Republicans. After having garnered little support for re-election from fellow Republicans who favored Club for Growth conservative Pat Toomey, Specter switched to the Democratic Party in April, a defection that further weakens the GOP since it gives the Democrats in congress a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority.
But it goes even further. Moderate party members like Snowe acknowledge that convincing the voting public that the Republican brand remains viable after eight harrowing years of the Bush Administration is an ever-increasing hard sell. Yet rather than attempt to re-brand itself into something it once was; a big tent Party, not of circus clowns, but of Abe Lincoln, the RNC -- still led of course, by the now appropriately humbled Steele -- took into consideration a resolution to re-brand the Democratic Party into something it is not; Socialist. To its credit, the RNC eventually voted down their resolution to begin formerly calling the Democratic Party the Democrat Socialist Party, but still managed to chump itself by going on to pass a resolution condemning the Democrats for leading the country into "socialism."
Cult-like Rhetoric
But, other than engage in childish political tantrums, the question that must be raised is where, from these Limbaugh-Republicans, are the traditional Republican ideas for resolving problems in the housing, health care, or financial market sectors? In fact, where are the ideas, period? Substance has been substituted with either a steady mantra of "NO!" from the GOP to literally every Obama Administration proposal designed to address such issues, or, has been submitted in the form of comically absurd proposals such as the four-pages long "solution" to the nation's health care crisis (containing no numbers) announced by House Republicans in mid-June this year.
That move followed an earlier GOP fiasco involving an alternative federal budget plan hastily assembled by Republicans amidst charges that the GOP had become the "Party of No" and as a response to challenges from critics to either put up or shut up. The result? A plan so anemic not just in numbers but overall substance, that the 19-page document, presented in March, was likened to a "glossy pamphlet" which, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs pointed out, "took me several minutes to read."
The GOP's enormously insipid responses and actions on these and other issues appear to extend beyond what might be considered "normal" political dis-ingenuousness. They seem to reveal an almost feckless insouciance about issues ordinary Americans consider acutely important.
Dan Gurley, who was the Party's national field director until 2006, laments what he sees as the Party base's willingness to allow the GOP to devolve from a national to a "regional" political entity.
"It seems like the base of the Republican Party is doing everything it can to drive everyone away from the party who is not in 100 percent agreement with them" Gurley asserts in an article recently published in Salon.
"It's not a party," concludes Bob Herbert in a New York Times column he wrote last month titled Out of Touch. "It's a cult." According to Herbert, as a party, the GOP "doesn't seem to care about anything other than devotion to a set of so-called principles that never amounted to more than cult-like rhetoric."
On the subject of cults, a parallel could be arguably drawn between the GOP's seemingly fratricidal behavior of today and that of the People's Temple back in 1978. That religious cult was led, of course, by Rev. Jim Jones, whose image of himself as a leader/savior seemed rooted, as appears the case with Limbaugh, in an axiological sense of paranoia and insecurity.
Not surprisingly, Jones, who perished along with hundreds of his followers in a mass suicide in 1978, shares other similarities with Limbaugh. Both shamelessly covet unthinking devotion; were/are extraordinarily ego-centric; and known to be heavy narcotics users. The People's Temple began as a small church of altruists who, after having become slavishly swept up into what became a cult of personality involving Jones, reached its zenith as an independent colony in Guyana, named of course, "Jonestown" after its leader. Today, all that's left of Jonestown is a legacy of the cadaverous consequences blind idolatry can bring.
"Half-Brained" Republicanism
Could Rush Limbaugh be the Rev. Jim Jones of the Republican Party? That's arguably far-fetched. But certainly, a continued hearty embrace of Limbaugh-Republicanism by GOP politicians can't possibly bode well for the party's long-term survival. Undoubtedly, to hard-core ditto heads, be they GOP leaders or the party's Rush Republican voter base, Limbaugh's current media omnipresence debunks this notion. For them, the current back and forth between their leader and the Obama Administration provides further proof of the self-sustaining relevancy of Limbaugh and his ideas.
Perhaps they overlook the possibility that at this particular juncture in history, it's Limbaugh's sheer irrelevancy -- indicated by the absence of actual data showing mainstream support for the "principles" which constitute Limbaugh-Republicanism -- that generates for someone of Rush's stature as a politically-involved entertainer, one last fleeting moment of relevancy as the living contrast to a changed political landscape.
Whether that analysis is correct or not, based on present trends, it is clear: unless the Republican Party weans itself from its attachment to Limbaugh-Republicanism very soon, by the end of President Obama's first term, there will be no Republican Party as it was known during, for example, the Reagan era. Just a Lyndon LaRouche-type outfit consisting of Limbaugh, Gingrich, Cheney, Palin and a bizarre collection of a few million socially-regressed ditto heads.
Certainly Ronald Reagan, the GOP's sainted "Great Communicator" no longer speaks from the Oval Office or from anywhere for that matter. The "Gipper's" apparent linear replacement now speaks from a broadcast studio awash in the ostentatious glow of a gold microphone -- his own personal Guyana. From there the suddenly stale Kool-Aid of half-brained, bootleg Republicanism is ladled out to what's left of the party's base by a talk show host who has no qualms about letting his ditto head followers know that when he communicates with them he does so with "half my brain tied behind my back."
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In 2017, Jeffrey T. Mezger earned a total compensation of $9,944,513 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at KB Home.
Mezger received $4,378,425 in non-equity incentive plan, which accounts for 44.03% of total compensation.
Mezger also received $428,586 of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1,062,500 in salary, $3,999,994 in stock awards and $75,008 in other compensation.
In 2016, Jeffrey T. Mezger earned a total compensation of $8,956,859 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at KB Home.
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One of the 'lesser' demons of the postmodernist society – at least in this part of the world – is the appalling food culture that we have come to embrace. Takeaways, home deliveries, quick service, street stalls, there are a number of easy substitutes to escape the drudgery of cooking or eating the bland food rustled up by the bai/rannar masi. Sometimes I wonder if there is a bigger harbinger of the 'depthlessness' of the cultural trends that capitalism has brought on. Yes, I draw heavily from Fredric Jameson's quantification of postmodernism.
But I believe that this abnormal fixation with oil, fat, cheese and bread is a direct fall-out of the society we live in. Food is the most readily available antidepressant that effectively combats the everyday depressions brought on by societal expectations, annihilations, abrasions and what not! Short-lived effect and long lamented aftereffect(s), but who cares really?
We are no exceptions. Unhealthy junk, rich & oily Mughlai/North Indian, Chinese that is a permutation and combination of exactly three tastes, overpriced pizza and a never-ending supply of aerated drinks (well, you need something to wash all of it down with): everything finds a place of food decadence in our daily lives.
It so happens that apart from the usual dose of burgers, fries, nuggets, sausages and other sundry processed food (that I usually ate during office Lunch Hour as recently as two months back) we often order in the staple Biryani, juicy tandoori, some reddish concoction or the other which passes off as Chicken bharta/butter masala/ korma/do-piaza or some whitish thick curry that passes off as 'less-spicy' dishes such as Dahi Chicken. Hail Rajesh Koothrapalli for making Placebo Effect as common as flu!
On occasions that we manage to be a little less lethargic, results vary from Cold Italian Salad with Yogurt dressing, Spaghetti Bolognese, Sandwiches minus dollops of mayo, Noodle Soups to more elaborate traditional Bengali/Indian affairs. Not to say the meals are proper 3-course ones but are more than decent and unquestionably healthier (also cheaper). Our efforts have had decent outcomes such as flavoured rice (or good ol' boiled rice), Fries (Brinjal; at times with Neem Leaves, Potatoes and even Bitter Gourd), lentils (tok dal, light masoor dal. moong dal with peas), vegetable curry (Lau Bori, Alu Jhinge Posto, Nutrella-r torkari, Paneer, Alu Beans, Beet Thoran and more), Egg Curry (Dimer Dalna or Kasa) and Chicken Recipes tingled with our respective styles of cooking or scouring the length and breadth of India (last we had a Keralite dish with brinjal and curry leaves!). But such spurts although not too uncommon, are pretty much well-balanced by the all too convenient home delivery.
Not-so-surprisingly, the increasing fat content round our middles (and in my case some other unmentionables) do bother us quite a bit but we always dream of a better tomorrow where-in we will have slimmer waistlines owing to a healthier diet and an exercise regime. In my (our) defence, the 'tomorrow' does arrive but is tossed right out of the window on subsequent weekends. Oh, well…I dream a little more on such days.
Last weekend was a little different though. A super-late morning, a showdown induced by spilt milk while making the day's first cuppa and an abandoned effort to cook was followed by the decision to have the entire day's meal at The Blue Poppy on Russell Street. Now, we stay quite a distance away from Russell Street so 'ordering in' was not an option. Any die-hard Kolkata Foodie would tell you that the Blue Poppy is the place to be, if you love your momos and thukpa. I got to know about this cozy little place while surfing the net randomly on a sleepy Friday in office. The effort to get our bums out and travel half the city was rather fruitful and a pleasant change from the greasy and substandard food we have become addicted to, over the last 5 months. Prior to that, we at least made the effort to go to restaurants. But nevermind!
Blue Poppy specialises in 'Tibetan, Bhutanese and Nepali cuisine' (and also serves Chinese; no surprises there). I am given to understand that the three have similar (if not common) features. So we started our meal with a steaming bowl of Ema Datshi, the national dish of Bhutan. Ema Datshi is a classic example of food tasting best when made with the simplest of ingredients and a lot of love. It's a cheese and chilli soup flavoured with garlic (and perhaps also onion). Unlike 'continental' cheese-based dishes that make you feel bloated up after small helpings, this Bhutanese soup is a study in contrast. I wish I could have a bowlful more but soon a plateful of perfectly shaped piping hot pork momos were placed on the table and boy did we devour or did we devour! Momos are ubiquitous in every nook and cranny of Kolkata. Although not 'inedible', they are usually way too big with too little stuffing and a rather thick skin. The Blue Poppy serves small portions with a mildly flavoured stuffing and a soft white flour coating. Appetiser and Starter: Check.
Next we scoured the menu to decide the main course: Pork Phaleys, Pork Thenthuk and Pork Shapta. Yes, it was an all-pork affair (once in a blue moon doesn't hurt, seriously). The Phaleys, which I consider to be the oriental equivalent of pies, were quite big and filling. If you are a Denzong regular, then Phaleys and Tai Paos shouldn't be new to you. Phaleys here are obviously superior. Thenthuk is a variation of thukpa: square noodles served in a broth of seasonal veggies and lots of pork shreds. The long-noodled Thukpa is a little more soupy than the Thenthuk but tastes more or less the same. The only spicy dish was the Shapta, a stir fried preparation of shredded pork (or beef), garlic, onions, and tomatoes. The pork almost melted in our mouths, not something all restaurants – even relatively fancier ones – can manage. A Nepali friend of mine, tells me ideally the Shapta is to be had with Timo (a Tibetan bread) to balance the spices that sets your taste buds on fire. Nonetheless, we were taking spoonfuls of thenthuk in-between, so the Shapta's fieriness didn't really hit us that bad.
The entire day's meal punched in one sitting, had us suitably bloated and I had to pack my portion of the Thenthuk (the two of us polished it off later in the night). Oddly enough, Blue Poppy gives you an archaic hand-written chit for a receipt (if you can call it one). No, it's not a pink cash memo. Just the food items and prices scribbled in a very amateurish writing on a piece of ruled paper.
Me: 55.6 at 5'1''. My Other (at this point, definitely not the better) Half: 73 at 5'5''.
A while later, we were on the metro battling the putrid smell emanating from our co-passengers and wishing it was winter instead. The rest of the evening was the usual routine of random chats, mobile games, TV series episodes/movies and finally sleep at 5 the next morning. I was rather pleased with myself for the food we had was not really greasy or too high on calorie, in spite of all the pork in them.
Next Day: Another super-late morning. A courtesy visit in the afternoon and another sultry evening and the almost healthy (although extremely lazy) weekend was coming to an end. But….as the clock neared 9, we ordered in two plates of Mutton Biryani 'balancing' it out with boondi raita…and yet I continue to dream.


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In 1839, after years of service in South Africa, the famous missionary Robert Moffat returned to Scotland to recruit helpers. When he arrived at the church one cold wintry night, he was dismayed that only a small group had come out to hear him. What bothered him even more was that the only people in attendance were ladies. Although he was grateful for their interest, he had hoped to challenge men. He had chosen as his text Proverbs 8:4, "Unto you, O men I call." Moffat had one stirring challenge in his message: "I have sometimes seen, in the morning sun, the smoke of a thousand villages, where no missionary has ever been." Moffat felt frustrated as he gave the message, for he realized that very few women could be expected to undergo the rigorous life in undeveloped jungles. In his discouragement Moffat almost failed to notice one young man assisting the organist. That young man was deeply moved by the challenge and heard the call of God. The following year, David Livingstone, that young man who had heard Robert Moffat's challenge and God's call, sailed to Africa. For the next thirty- three years, he ministered in the interior of Africa to villages where no missionary had ever been before.
…When called to encounter the ridicule of those who, not knowing the hope of Christ's calling, nor the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, nor the exceeding greatness of his power towards those who believe, despised all labors of love amongst the heathen as wild and visionary ; the Lord helped (Martyn) to keep his ground, and to bear his testimony. "With my Bible in my hand, and Christ at my right hand," said he, "I can do all things: what though the whole world believe not, God abideth true, and my hope in him shall be steadfast.
What Would a Cultural Relativist Do?
When Wesleyan missionaries arrived in Fiji in 1835 they found a society "in which infanticide, human sacrifice and cannibalism were endemic"…in 1868 out of a population of 120,000 almost 106,000 were reported to be in regular attendance at public worship.
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(it is an illusion) that indigenous cultures prior to the missionary impact were in a condition of static perfection. This mythical view is itself a peculiarly arrogant form of cultural imperialism, founded on the notion that non-Western societies knew nothing of change or innovation until brought into contact with the modernizing West. On the contrary, almost all cultures exist in a state of perpetual flux, and represent an amalgam of diverse and often contradictory influences. The choice confronting indigenous cultures has not ben between change and no change, but between a number of possible directions of change, som evidently more beneficial than others.
Amy Carmichael was a missionary to India, and one night in a village in India she wrote these words. Listen carefully: "I could not go asleep. So I lay awake and looked; and I saw, as it seemed, this: that I stood on a grassy sward and at my feet a precipice broke sheer down into infinite space. Back I drew, dizzy at the depth. Then I saw people moving single file along the grass. They were making for the edge. There was a woman with a baby in her arms and another little child holding onto her dress. She was on the very verge. Then I saw that she was blind. She lifted her foot for the next step – it trod air. Oh, the cry as they went over!
"Then I saw more streams of people from all parts. They were blind, stone-blind; all made straight for the precipice edge. There were shrieks as they suddenly knew themselves falling, and a tossing up of helpless arms, clutching at empty air. Then I saw that along the edge there were sentries set at intervals. But the intervals were far too great; they were wide, there were unguarded gaps between. And over these gaps the people fell in their blindness, quite unwarned, and the gulf yawned like the mouth of hell.
"Then I saw, like a little picture of peace, a group of people under some trees, with their back to the gulf. They were making daisy-chains. There was another group. It was made up of people whose great desire was to get more sentries; but they found that very few wanted to go. Once a girl stood alone in her place, waving the people back; but her mother and other relatives called, and reminded her that her furlough was due. Being tired and needing a change she had to go and rest for a while; but no one was sent to guard her gap, and over and over the people fell, like a waterfall of souls.
"Once a child caught a tuft of grass that grew on the very brink of the gulf; it clung convulsively and it called, but nobody seemed to hear. Then the roots of grass gave way, and with a cry the child went over. And the girl who longed to be back in the gap thought she heard the little one cry and she sprang up and wanted to go, at which they reproved her; and then sang a hymn. Then through the hymn the pain of a million broken hearts rung out in one full drop, one sob. It was the Cry of Blood".
In his missionary endeavour in China one of Hudson Taylor's young converts was a young man called Nee Yung Fa. He was a Ningbo cotton dealer, and he was converted under Hudson's preaching. He was also a leader in a reformed Buddhist sect – now this was a sect that didn't go in for idolatry at all, but they were searching for truth and for the real true and living God. At the end of one of Hudson Taylor's sermons, Nee Yung Fa stood up in his place and turned to address the audience and said: 'I have long searched for the truth as my father did before me. I have travelled far but I haven't found it. I found no rest in Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, but I do find rest in what I have heard tonight. From now on I will believe in Jesus'. Nee Yung Fa took Hudson Taylor back to his group of Buddhist believers, and he addressed that group and told his own testimony. Then another individual there was converted, and both of them were baptised. The other member of the group asked Hudson Taylor: 'How long has the gospel been known in England?'. How long has the gospel been known in England? 'For several hundred years', he replied with a great tone of embarrassment. 'What!', exclaimed Nee, 'What? Several hundred years, and you have only come to preach to us now? My father sought after the truth for more than 20 years and died not finding it! Why didn't you come sooner?'.


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Biografia e ministero episcopale

Il luogo e l'anno di nascita di Gioacchino Francesco Caprini sono stati dibattuti: Arischia e L'Aquila si contendono i natali del presule. La nobile famiglia arischiese Caprini, come molte altre casate aristocratiche locali, aveva scelto di inurbarsi a L'Aquila, pur mantenendo possedimenti nella nativa Arischia.

Diventato sacerdote, fu nominato canonico del Duomo aquilano.

Il vescovo aquilano Ignacio de la Cerda lo nominò vicario generale e, successivamente, i cardinali Francesco Barberini e Tommaso Ruffo lo delegarono alla reggenza della Vicaria di Farfa.

Nel centro sabino Gioacchino Francesco Caprini ospitò il fuggiasco vescovo aquilano Ignacio de la Cerda, malvisto dal governo borbonico e bandito dal Regno di Napoli.

Il 24 gennaio 1718 papa Clemente XI lo nominò vescovo di Bitetto. Fu ordinato il 6 febbraio dello stesso anno dal cardinale Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, vescovo di Frascati, co-consacranti José Gasch, arcivescovo di Palermo, e Bartolomeo Castelli, vescovo di Mazara del Vallo. Curò il restauro del tetto della cattedrale di Bitetto.

Attività letteraria
Cura l'edizione e la pubblicazione del Mazzetto di vari discorsi sagri opera dello zio, l'agostiniano Giovanni Paolo Caprini.

Genealogia episcopale e successione apostolica
La genealogia episcopale è:
 Cardinale Juan Pardo de Tavera
 Cardinale Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
 Vescovo Frans van de Velde
 Arcivescovo Louis de Berlaymont
 Vescovo Maximilien Morillon
 Vescovo Pierre Simons
 Arcivescovo Matthias Hovius
 Arcivescovo Jacobus Boonen
 Arcivescovo Gaspard van den Bosch
 Vescovo Marius Ambrosius Capello, O.P.
 Arcivescovo Alphonse de Berghes
 Cardinale Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
 Vescovo Gioacchino Francesco Caprini

Non consacrò nessun vescovo.

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La Riera de Fontscalents és una riera dels termes municipals de Castellcir i Castellterçol, de la comarca del Moianès.

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Es forma en el lloc on s'ajunten el torrent de la Mare de Déu amb el Sot del Forn, a prop i a ponent del Mas Montserrat, al sud-est del Verdeguer. Des d'aquell lloc davalla cap al sud-est, deixant a la dreta els Camps de Portet. Poc després rep per l'esquerra el Xaragall de la Cuaranya. Tot seguit travessa la Quintana d'Esplugues, deixa a l'esquerra la font de Fontscalents; en aquell lloc deixa a l'esquerra, en el mateix marge de la riera, la Poua Montserrat.

Poc després, deixa a la dreta la masia d'Esplugues, passa per sota del Pont d'Esplugues i deixa a l'esquerra el Pou d'Esplugues. Encara, rep per l'esquerra el Sot d'Esplugues, deixa a l'esquerra les restes del Molí Vell i continua cap al sud-oest, amb la Font del Molí Vell. En el moment que rep per l'esquerra el Sot de la Vinyota, deixa enrere Castellcir per entrar en el terme de Castellterçol a ponent del Pla de la Terma.

Ja en terme de Castellterçol, deixa a la dreta -nord- la Vinyota i el Molí Nou, mentre que a l'esquerra queden la Font de la Vinyota i la Poua del Molí Nou. De seguida deixa a l'esquerra Cal Murri, rep per l'esquerra el Xaragall dels Pollancres, i s'aboca en el torrent de l'Àngel per tal de formar la Riera de la Fàbrega just a llevant del Polígon industrial El Vapor.

Bibliografia
 RODRÍGUEZ LARA, José Luis. Aproximació a la Toponímia del Moianès. Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau, Editor, 2009. (Col·lecció "Camí Ral", núm. 30). .

Enllaços externs

 La Riera de Fontscalents en el seu entorn, a l'Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya

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Quantitative analysis of fatty acids in Prosopis laevigata flour
M. Cruz-Gracida Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Oaxaca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-3359
S. Siles-Alvarado Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESIQIE, Unidad Profesional "Adolfo López Mateos" https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7786-0426
L. L. Méndez-Lagunas Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Oaxaca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-6354
S. Sandoval-Torres Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Oaxaca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8518-1362
J. Rodríguez-Ramírez Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Oaxaca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0866-9230
G. Barriada-Bernal Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Oaxaca - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-0551
https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.0702182
Fatty acid, Linoleic acid, Mesquite, Prosopis
Ripe mesquite pods are widely consumed by humans and animals in arid and semi-arid areas for their protein, carbohydrate, crude fiber and fat contents. The goal of this work is to identify and to quantify the fatty acid profile of flour from mesquite pods. Structural assignments were confirmed by the analysis of fragmentation patterns of mass spectra obtained by GC-MS. The results showed that 75% of the fatty acids were unsaturated, of which linoleic acid was predominant, while palmitic and stearic acids, and saturated fatty acids were found in minor proportions.
AACC International. Approved Methods of Analysis, 11th Ed. Method 58-19-01. Total, saturated, unsaturated, and monounsaturated fats in cereal products by acid hydrolysis and capillary gas chromatography), special properties of fats, oils, and shortenings. AACC International, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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Augris, a male member (2372)
A female member (2372)
Augris' species were a humanoid species living on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. They had a small bone structure at the center of their bridge which they decorated with a small ring.
Controlled by the oppressive Mokra Order, the planet also featured a resistance movement, known as the Alsaurian resistance movement. The Mokra ruled without mercy, and prohibited the citizens from having communications equipment.
The USS Voyager became unwillingly involved in a conflict with the Mokra Order in 2372 while trying to acquire some supplies. They were first encountered by the Voyager when an away team was sent in search of tellerium from a trader that Neelix was familiar with on the planet.
Tuvok and B'Elanna Torres were arrested, and imprisoned by the Mokra Order, and Voyager was threatened and fired upon after Chakotay tried to locate Captain Janeway on the planet's surface.
The Mokra Order functioned as a military police state and were not above torturing their prisoners. Tuvok was subjected to torture, and despite his Vulcan ability to resist pain he was made to scream several times as a result of the intensity of the torture.
Technologically, this species were unfamiliar with transporter technology, but operated a highly advanced orbital sensor net as well as powerful phased ion cannons and hand-held weapons. (VOY: "Resistance")
The species' script featured writing based on zig-zagged lines.
Language in a neon sign
Language in a handwritten letter
Augris
Darod
Caylem
Ralkana
Unnamed members of Augris' species
The relation between the Mokra Order and their subjects was not clearly explained, but going by makeup they appear to be the same species.
StarTrek.com noted that the Mokra claimed to be "helping our Alsaurian neighbors defend themselves against common enemies", [1], while elsewhere describing the planet as the "Alsaurian homeworld" ruled by the Mokra Order dictatorship. [2]. The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 9, 307) described the Alsaurian resistance movement as existing "among the citizens of the Mokra Order", and the Mokra Order as the government of the humanoid civilization on the planet. Again, nothing was explained in the episode besides the Mokra (seemingly short for Mokra Order, though like "Alsaurian" a candidate for the true name of the species) considered the planet theirs, and the term "Alsaurian" was only used as part of the term "Alsaurian resistance movement".
The name "Alsaurian" is supported by information from the shooting call sheets, especially for day 7 - 29 September 1995 and day 8 - 2 October 1995 and the production shooting schedule, were the background performers are listed as "Alsaurians". The German reference book Das Star Trek Universum volume 4, by Ralph Sander called the planet "Mokra" and the capital city "Alsauria". (p. 401) A trading card by Rittenhouse Archives is also listing Caylem as an Alsaurian. [3]
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