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Richard Dreyfuss claims Bill Murray was a 'drunken bully' on the set of What About Bob?
Richard Dreyfuss claims Bill Murray was a 'drunken bully' who threw an ashtray at him on the set of What About Bob?
By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com
Richard Dreyfuss claimed that he suffered verbal and attempted physical abuse at the hands of Bill Murray.
The 71-year-old actor accused the 68-year-old former star of Saturday Night Live of being a 'drunken bully' while on set of their 1991 film What About Bob?
In a video with Yahoo, released Wednesday, The American Graffiti star discussed his acclaimed career but his experience with Murray stood out as the most worrisome.
Bad time: In a video with Yahoo , released Wednesday, Richard Dreyfuss discussed his acclaimed career but his experience with Murray stood out as the most worrisome
The New York native expressed that he avoided the experience for years after.
'I didn't talk about it for year,' he said. 'Bill just got drunk at dinner. He was an Irish drunken bully.'
Richard explained how after the SNL alum returned from dinner he asked him to read part of the script he found especially funny.
Bad Bill: 'I didn't talk about it for year,' he said. 'Bill just got drunk at dinner. He was an Irish drunken bully'
'He put his face next to me, nose to nose. He screamed, at the top of his lungs "everyone hates you. you are tolerated."'
After the verbal attack Murray tried to make it physical.
'There was no time to react because he leaned back and took a modern, glass blown ashtray and threw it at my face [from just a few feet away],' he said. 'It weighed about three quarters of a pound and he missed me. He tried to hit me, I got up and left.'
Verbal and physical:'He put his face next to me, nose to nose. He screamed, at the top of his lungs "everyone hates you. you are tolerated."' After the verbal attack Murray tried to make it physical
What About Bob? followed psychiatrist Leo Marvin, played by Dreyfuss, after taking on new patient, Bob, played by Murray, who is suffocated by his own neediness and phobias.
Also in the video Dreyfuss discussed how he didn't understand the 'appeal' of the movie that brought him to fame, American Graffiti.
But did express gratitude to director George Lucas for sharing a tenth of his stake in the movie with the actors, which he said had made him more money than any other project.
Flying ashtray:'There was no time to react because he leaned back and took a modern, glass blown ashtray and threw it at my face [from just a few feet away],' he said. 'It weighed about three quarters of a pound and he missed me. He tried to hit me, I got up and left'
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The statistics are alarming: About 65% of Americans are now overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of obese adults jumped from 15% in 1980 to 27% in 1999. More than 15% of children from 6 to 19 years were overweight in 2000, which is three times higher than in 1980.
An estimated 18 million Americans have sleep apnea, which is often associated with people who are overweight. "As the person gains weight, especially in the trunk and neck area, the risk of sleep-disordered breathing increases due to compromised respiratory function," say Margaret Moline, PhD, and Lauren Broch, PhD, two sleep specialists at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
But the main reason is hormonal. Meet the culprits.
Leptin- It is known to suppress appetite and promote weight loss. Levels of leptin are elevated with sleep. Sleep deprivation is correlated with a decrease in leptin levels as much as 19%. No sleep, no appetite suppression.
Ghrelin- Sleep deprivation causes ghrelin levels to increase as well as hunger, particularly for foods rich in calories and carbs. Even a single night of sleep deprivation is sufficient enough to raise ghrelin levels and hunger the next day. Levels tend to be higher in patients with OSA, but are successfully reduced with OSA treatment.
Insulin- Produced by the pancreas, which is central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle. Basically, high insulin levels cause high fat storage.
Cortisol- is a glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal gland. Its primary function is to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis. Sleep deprivation leads to elevated cortisol levels in the afternoon and evening as sleep restriction or prolonged wakefulness represents stressors to the system. Insulin also acts in synergy with cortisol to regulate leptin production. When cortisol levels rise, leptin levels fall.
Growth hormone- Is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration and is secreted during Stage 3 sleep. Its release is pulsatile but is suppressed by sleep restriction. Reduced nocturnal growth hormone secretion evident in OSA patients is reversed by OAT/CPAP therapy before any sign of weight loss is evident.
Melatonin- It is secreted generally around 9 pm by the pineal gland in response to darkness and is one of the most potent antioxidants. Its main function is to induce sleep but it also functions to enhance the appetite-suppression of leptin.
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This design build project began with a call to BOWA for a purchase consultation while the property was still on the market. The prospective homeowners wanted to study the feasibility of adding a detached structure that would be complementary in style to the existing home and neighborhood. They wanted a structure that would provide additional garage space, a guest suite, and a home office. The site itself presented early challenges because the home was situated on a tight lot with dramatic grade changes. Based on the consultation, the purchasers put the property under contract and the BOWA team was ready to break ground the day after settlement.
To address the space size and fluctuating grade levels, BOWA constructed a series of retaining walls abutting the property line to maximize available building area and ensure the neighboring property was not disrupted. This strategy allowed for the addition of a sizable carriage house and a large courtyard to the rear for outdoor entertaining and enjoyment.
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FLEET REGISTRATIONS GROW 13.5% IN MARCH
In March, fleet registrations saw a 13.5% increase, becoming the best performing month for the vehicle industry in over ten years, according to the latest study from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) .
Demand for 14-plates played a key role in fleet registrations during the month, contributing to an overall growth of 17.7% in the new vehicle sector. A total of 194,955 fleet units were registered in the period, a rise from 171,726 in March the previous year, the SMMT said in a press release.
Registrations in the sub-25 "business" segment also recorded solid growth, going up by 23.4% to 23,209, compared to 18,809 for the same month last year. At the same time, private registrations increased 20.8%.
The overall vehicle market saw an increase in registrations to 464,824 units. The SMMT commented that this was one of the best months in terms of registrations since the move to the twice-yearly plate change in 1999.
March is generally a very strong month regarding vehicle registrations but the Society highlights that this March delivered an exceptionally high level of growth, probably resulting from the growing optimism of consumers in the market and the availability of new models and attractive deals.
Considering the past six years of particularly humble economic growth, there is still a considerable margin of pent-up demand that is boosting the new and used car markets, Mike Hawes, chief executive of SMMT, said.
Since January, new vehicle registrations have risen 13.7% to 688,122 units. The fleet sector has seen growth of 8.7% to 307,193 units.


Linden youths have been encouraged to submit proposals for the Youth Innovation Project of Guyana (YIPG) which will enable them to qualify for grants maximum of $2 Million to start up their businesses.
The youths were reminded that their interest is of priority to Department of Youth which is under the Ministry of Presidency. As such, they were encouraged to use all opportunities to benefit from the plethora of programmes and funding that are available.
This reminder was given by Director of Youth, Melissa Carmichael, who visited Linden on May 2 with a team to engage the youths in developing a closer relationship with them.
The youths were also encouraged to participate in the upcoming National Youth Week activities slated for the May 20 -27. While the activities will be national, on the 21, a Youth Forum will be held in Linden at the LICHAS Hall in McKenzie. Several ministers are expected to attend the forum.
Of the many concerns made by the youths was the need for recreational facilities in the mining town as well as the availability of youth empowerment programmes. Both Amelia's Ward youth advocate and Municipal Councillor, Elise Hall and Regional Chairman, Renis Morian reiterated this fact. Carmichael promised to relay the concerns to the Minister of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton and is optimistic that it will be addressed.
The Youth Director promised to have a Youth Officer for the region appointed within the shortest possible time. She noted that while this will allow for better communication, in the interim, the Department will continue to address the needs of the Linden youths.


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Politics | Interstate 69
Bloomington outwits INDOT on 'hardship buyout'
by Steven Higgs
Photograph by Steven Higgs
INDOT's Jim Stark listens as Mayor Mark Kruzan and County Commissioner Mark Stoops expose the vindictive political tactics and unabashed hypocrisy of Gov. Mitch Daniels and his highway department. Kruzan, Stoops and six other local leaders told Daniels "No I-69 in Bloomington" in clear and unambiguous terms on 9/11.
After accusing the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) of "hijacking" city and county highway funds and holding both governments "hostage," Mayor Mark Kruzan rendered moot the issue of a "hardship buyout" of I-69 property at Tapp Road and State Road 37.
"To address the problem which INDOT feels is a genuine one, the City of Bloomington today intends to make an offer to purchase this property," Kruzan announced as the Bloomington/Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) took up the matter on Sept. 11. Where the state wants to put an interchange for I-69, the city will develop an affordable housing project, he said.
After the meeting, INDOT representative Jim Stark said INDOT will be satisfied as long as the property owner is. "I know that I am really happy that this lady is going to get her property purchased," he said. "That was the intent of us asking for the amendment to go through."
The property owner will have to accept the city's offer, and the City Council will have to approve the deal, Kruzan said. Council President Andy Ruff said he will put it on the council's agenda at the earliest opportunity.
The MPO then voted 8-5 to postpone action on INDOT's request. Ruff said the five who voted "No," including Stark, demonstrated that they were only concerned with advancing I-69 and had no genuine interest in the property owner's best interests.
Voting against the measure were Lynn Coyne from Indiana University, Bill Williams from the Monroe County Highway Department, Bill Stuebe from the Bloomington Plan Commission and Mike Farmer from the Town of Ellettsville.
Voting with Kruzan and Stoops were Ruff, Julie Thomas from the Monroe County Council, Kent McDaniel from the Bloomington Public Transit Corp., Susie Johnson from Bloomington Public Works, Richard Martin from the Bloomington Plan Commission and Jack Baker from the MPO Citizen Advisory Committee.
At the Friday afternoon meeting in the City Council Chambers, INDOT representatives finally came clean on the details behind the "hardship buyout" and their I-69 strategy.
INDOT's Jay Mitchell said the landowner at State Road 37 and Tapp Road cannot sell the property because it is in the I-69 right-of-way. Due to her failure to sell, the woman asked INDOT to purchase the property under its Hardship Acquisition Program (HAP).
Referring to the legal justification for the HAP buyout, Stark reiterated the fact that it is I-69-related. The property, he said, "is considered to be tied to a regionally significant project, I-69."
That explanation contradicted what Federal Highway Administrator Robert F. Tally Jr. wrote to MPO members in June about the same purchase. "For clarification, the stipulations above apply to the 'project' which for this situation is defined as the project to acquire a single parcel of property under the HAP and not the 1-69 project as was alluded to during the last MPO Policy Board meeting."
Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops says INDOT officials have said the county's future funding for road and street projects depended on how the MPO voted on an I-69 hardship buyout.
The 9/11 MPO vote was the second time the 13 voting members have rejected INDOT's request. And in his letter, Tally repeatedly insisted that highway planning by law must be cooperative. "FHWA expects that the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning requirements for States and Metropolitan areas are met," he said.
But INDOT consultant Mary Jo Hamman told MPO members the backstory to the agency's insistence that the MPO approve the Tapp Road buyout. And her sequence of events painted a picture of an INDOT with no interest in cooperation, the law or the Bloomington community.
When INDOT agreed to purchase the property, it was a done deal, Hamman told the MPO. "Once she had applied and it was accepted, INDOT was obligated to buy the property."
Under state law, property purchased as a hardship acquisition must be included in the Indiana State Transportation Improvement Plan (INSTIP), she said. And for that to happen, it likewise had to be in the local TIP, "which is why we have come to this body to request it to begin with."
INDOT committed itself to buying property in the MPO's jurisdiction, without cooperating with the MPO, the City of Bloomington or Monroe County, all of whom share jurisdiction over land use and highway planning at Tapp and 37.
In his June letter, Tally also made clear that Gov. Mitch Daniels and INDOT have the legal authority to assume control of highway investment and planning in Monroe County. And at the 9/11 meeting, Stark said he believed the state was prepared to cut off $38 million in highway funds if the MPO again rejected the Tapp Road buyout.
When McDaniel asked him to clarify what INDOT would do if the MPO voted "No," Stark said it could cut the local funding. When Stoops asked if the state would cut the funds, Stark said: "Well, it wouldn't be my decision, but the answer would be, 'Yes we would.'"
Kruzan and Stoops cited multiple examples of INDOT resorting to low-brow, bush-league retaliation against them for opposing the hardship buyout.
Kruzan cited the Jackson Creek Trail project. Despite the city having completed all the necessary paperwork and INDOT requirements, an application that normally would have been processed expeditiously has been inexplicably held up. City officials learned of the delay on the INDOT Web site and in the newspaper.
"Perhaps it's a message to the community," Kruzan said, adding that Monroe County has had similar experiences.
Stoops said the county has had several projects held up by INDOT, some of which aren't even in the MPO jurisdiction. "INDOT told us last week," he said, "we asked why these projects were delayed, how long they would be delayed, and their answer was it depends on our vote on Friday."
I-69 supporters like IU's Lynn Coyne were left relatively speechless as I-69 opponents won a significant showdown with INDOT.
Martin echoed other MPO members when he lambasted INDOT for cutting off communications with local officials at all levels. "It is very hard for us as a body to participate in a process that is 'continuing' and 'cooperating' and 'comprehensive' without participation on the part of INDOT," he said, citing two MPO requests of INDOT for "information we consider crucial to our ability to plan. We're not getting the information we need."
After the meeting, Ruff, Kruzan and Stoops responded to requests for comments.
Ruff: "My main comment addresses a comment made at the end by another committee member. What's convoluted about this is INDOT's and Federal Highway's assertion that this project is somehow fiscally constrained and deserves being discussed at all. There's is no identified source of funding for this. The whole thing is a charade. And this outcome I think is ideal because we'll get affordable housing use out of it, and then, by the time (I-69) comes to the next stage, which will never come, it will be over."
Kruzan: "We'll find out whether INDOT was sincere when they said this was all about the hardship case. That literally is my only thought. Lisa Abbot and Susie Johnson went out and looked at it and felt that they could, through redevelopment commission or other monies. We've been talking about acquiring houses as well as apartments, and they feel that they can do a pilot project there. I'm not going to pretend that I know all that they're going to do.
"We were quite honestly looking at whether the county could eminent domain this property. It's not in the city limits, and Susie Johnson said, 'Why don't we just buy it?' And then she talked to Lisa, they went out and looked at it and talked to the realtor. It's not a done deal, even from the seller, but also the council has to approve it."
Stoops: "I think this was an easy solution, but I don't think it's over. I don't think anybody ever believed that this hardship acquisition was really the whole point of the exercise. It was their kind of thinly veiled attempt, and they've really put their threats and their blackmail behind it, to kind of coerce us into doing this. It's absolutely incredible. … Can you imagine? It's got to be illegal. It has to be illegal. 'You vote the way we want you to vote, and you'll get your funds.'"
Steven Higgs can be reached at .


Is it possible to attach CPU cores from many physical servers for one VM?
I'm new to Openstack. So sorry if it'll be a dumb question. I've read some articles and it seems that with Openstack I can dedicate as many CPUs for VM as cluster have at all. (in this fashion one VM can have 8 CPU cores from one physical server and let's say 32 Cores from another physical server(Compute node)). Is it really possible with Openstack??
I'm new to Openstack. So sorry if it'll be a dumb question. I've read some articles and Is it seems that with Openstack I can dedicate as many CPUs possible for VM as cluster have at all. (in this fashion one VM can to have 8 CPU cores from one physical server and let's say 32 Cores from another physical server(Compute node)). Is it really possible node) with Openstack??
(I always thought that it's merely impossible to transmit all CPU instructions over the network due to the huge amount of traffic needed for that and due to the difference between (measured in the order of magnitude) the speed of CPU and speed of NIC) Openstack?


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THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY
Evening Update Wednesday 30 September 2020
An appeal against the closure of all bars and restaurants in Marseille for two weeks has been rejected by the Administrative Court this afternoon. The appeal had been brought by Renauld Muselier, the President of the Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region and various restaurant owners. The closures were implemented as a result of the area being placed on "maximum alert" for the coronavirus, as announced by Health Minister Olivier Veran last Wednesday. The decree closing bars and restaurants in Aix-Marseille will therefore remain in force until 11 October. However, a review will take place after it has been in force for eight days. Reports say that a further appeal is planned to the Council of State.
The French government has announced the extension of partial unemployment until the end of this year. In an interview today Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne said that partial activity is being retained with zero charges for all protected sectors. She named culture, events and sports as examples of such sectors, in addition to the hotel and catering sectors for which an extension was announced yesterday.
Some of the drivers on the Marseille bus network have stopped work in support of a colleague who was attacked this morning. A driver on bus line 44 was attacked by a motorist during an argument in this morning's rush hour. Police were quickly on the scene and the alleged attacker was arrested. The bus driver was taken to hospital but his life isn't thought to be in danger.
The town hall in Antibes Juan-les-Pins has announced the closure of the stade nautique in Antibes as from today. The town hall said that the closure was being made pursuant to Monday's prefectural decree but added that the closure only affects users who are not supervised and the facility will therefore remain open to schools and clubs.
The Design and Arts Weekend scheduled to take place this weekend in Juan-les-Pins has been cancelled. Organisers have said that new dates for 2021 will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Monaco government has announced that it will make a contribution to the cost of renovation works in private dwellings. The allowance is intended to encourage individuals to carry out work in their homes, by calling on building professionals in the Principality. The renovation bonus can be requested by tenants and/or owners aged over 65 who wish to carry out work on their housing in the Principality by using companies from Monaco. The amount is 20% of the total of the work, including tax, capped at € 2,000. The premium will be paid directly by the State to the company chosen by the individual, on presentation of the invoice. The scheme is aimed at supporting the Monaco economy.
Traders in Juan-les-Pins are holding a three day clearance sale this weekend. All participating merchants will offer their items outside in front of their store on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Wearing a mask is compulsory throughout the clearance sale area and inside the shops.
The French Department of the Interior has released statistics showing the work of firefighters in France. As at December 31 last year there were 253,000 firefighters in France and they carried out 4,819,900 interventions in the year. Traffic accidents accounted for 6% of call outs, fires for 7% and the rescue of victims or to offer help to individuals 79%.
Emergency service phone lines were jammed by a large volume of callers after a loud explosion-like noise was heard in Paris and across surrounding areas at about midday today. The Police Prefecture quickly took to social media to explain that the loud noise wasn't an explosion but had been caused by an airforce plane breaking the sound barrier.
Oil company Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it plans to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs. The company currently employs about 83,000 people. It plans to implement the cuts by 2022. The number of job losses includes 1,500 people who were taking voluntary redundancy.
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has announced a rise in first-half profits of 51%. Pre-tax profits increased to £68.1m in the six months to 31 August, up from £45.2m a year earlier. The increase comes despite controversy regarding the pay and working conditions of some workers involved in making its products.
UK bank TSB has said that it will close 164 branches and will cut 969 jobs. It will, however, create 120 new jobs. The bank said it had seen a shift to digital banking by its customers but said that it would still retain one of the largest branch networks in the UK.
Tennis.. Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open ahead of her second-round match today. The three time champion said at a press conference this morning that she was suffering from an achilles injury and was struggling to walk. She said that it's not an acute injury, but wasn't sure that she would play in another tournament this year.
Tenth seed Victoria Azarenka is out of the French Open after being defeated by world number 161 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the second round. the final score was 6-2 6-2.
Fifth seed Kiki Bertens is through to the third round after defeating Sara Errani. Bertens suffered from severe cramp during the match and left the court in a wheelchair.
In the mens singles Stan Wawrinka beat Dominik Koepfer to go through to the third round.
Cricket... Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley have all received England Test central contracts for the first time. However, Jonny Bairstow hasn't been given a central contract but remains contracted for limited-overs matches. Tom Curran has been given a white-ball contract. The contracts run for 12 months from 1 October.
Football... Aston Villa have signed Ross Barkley from Chelsea on a season-long loan. The England player has been with Chelsea since 2018 and was previously with Everton.
There are four English League Cup ties tonight. Newport County play Newcastle, Burnley host Manchester City, Brighton play Manchester United and Everton play West Ham.


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Simple French Onion Soup Recipe
By: A.J. Andrews
How to Make French Onion Soup
How to Make Lentil Soup
How to Make Beef Wellington
Easy Tortilla Soup Recipe
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From Julia's Kitchen to Your Table in About 30 Minutes
Julia Child's classic soupe à l'oignon recipe from her masterwork, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," basically serves as the de facto archetype for all succeeding versions of the dish. But the recipe has one weakness, particularly for busy moms who don't have a lot of time to make dinner: Julia advises cooking the onions for 40 minutes or more. You can, of course, caramelize onions in 40 minutes, but you can also caramelize them in around 10 minutes, with little to no deviation in flavor.
Total Time: 35 minutes | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Serves: 6 to 8
2 1/2 pounds yellow onions, thinly sliced
Pinch of sugar
Pinch of salt, plus more to taste
8 cups beef stock (you can substitute vegetable or chicken stock if desired)
1/2 cup white wine or white vermouth (optional)
3 tablespoons brandy (optional)
6 to 8 day-old baguette slices, 1/2-inch thick
2 to 3 cups Gruyere cheese, shredded
1/2 to 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Cook the onions in a dry, nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat until well browned, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Lower the heat to medium and add the butter, oil, sugar and a crack or two of black pepper to the onions.
Cook the onions until limp, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. While the onions cook, bring the stock to a simmer in a separate pan.
Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to combine. Cook the onions for about 1 minute, and then transfer them to the simmering stock.
Add the wine and brandy, if using, to the stock. Stir the stock and simmer it for at least 20 minutes. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning to taste with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Heat the oven broiler. Arrange 6 to 8 oven-safe 1-cup crocks or ramekins on a sheet pan and add the soup to each, leaving about 1/4 inch of space at the top.
Top each soup with a piece of baguette followed by a generous layer of Gruyere, spreading it all the way to the edge of the crocks. Drop a generous pinch of Parmesan in the center of the Gruyere.
Broil the crocks of soup until the cheese turns a crisp, caramelized dark golden brown. Wait a few minutes for the crocks to cool and set them on heat-proof saucers or trivets to serve.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking; Julia Child
A.J. Andrews' work has appeared in Food and Wine, Fricote and "BBC Good Food." He lives in Europe where he bakes with wild yeast, milks goats for cheese and prepares for the Court of Master Sommeliers level II exam. Andrews received formal training at Le Cordon Bleu.


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Luree Gorden-Hines
Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Radio/Television, Storytelling, Theatre; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Guest Speaker for Schools/Classrooms, Multi-Day Artist Residency for Schools/Classrooms, Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Private Lessons for Adults, Private Lessons for Kids, Workshop Presenter for Schools/Classrooms; VoiceOver, Host, and Actor Coach
Adding The Principal's Office to her arsenal, Luree Gorden has starred in over two dozen commercials, films, and theatre productions. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, she continued her training by earning her Master of Fine Arts in Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, CA. Luree has been featured on major networks and streaming platforms including Disney, Travel Channel, Netflix, HBO, ABC27, and NBC
Adding The Principal's Office to her arsenal, Luree Gorden has starred in over two dozen commercials, films, and theatre productions. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, she continued her training by earning her Master of Fine Arts in Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, CA. Luree has been featured on major networks and streaming platforms including Disney, Travel Channel, Netflix, HBO, ABC27, and NBC Universal. Her works include affiliations with BlueWater Media, Copeland Productions, Tyler Perry Studios, SALT Productions, and Nferno Productions. She's no stranger to the stage or screen and her experience shows. She believes every dream is given for a reason. Our journey is to make that dream a reality. Luree also has a proven track record for transforming performers acting skills.
Artist Style: Theatre: Comedy, Drama; Film/TV/Digital Series
Briefly describe the class(es) you offer:
Luree offers Private & Group Lessons including: •Virtual Workshops •Acting •Actor Coaching •Acting for the Camera •Confidence Building •Self-Tapes •Audition Techniques •Scene Study •Monologue Breakdown •Hosting •Classroom Presenter/Speaker •Public Speaking •Director (Film, Theatre, & TV) •Theatre Producer •Theatre Director
Willing to be a guest speaker / workshop presenter in a classroom setting.: Yes
Type of lesson (Private and/or Group): Private, Group
Regional Commerical featuring Luree Gorden


Apache is only dependent on nghttp2 if you want mod_http2 and mod_proxy_http2. If nghttp2 is not present, it simply will not try to build these modules.
So far the best thing I've seen being used IMHO is Mozilla Build Tools and MSVC. I have not build it this way but at least one person has.
@glsmith: Thanks for the response. Can you please share the compilation steps for building nghttp2 using Mozila Build Tools.
The only thing you need nowadays is a GNU make.exe that is accessible from within the VC14 command prompt environments.
in the nghttp2\lib\MSVC_obj directory you will find a nghttp2.lib which links the nghttp2.dll. There will be a nghttp2-static.lib as well.
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, cygpath -w C:/buildN/nghttp2-1.12.0/lib/MSVC_obj, ...) failed.
<< was unexpected at this time.
cut, grep & sed are part of msys.
cygpath is part of cygwin obviously.
Still, none of these are native to windows or Visual Studio.
I have the same problem with cygpath in mozilla-build. This mozilla-build is a few years old however since I tossed the idea of ever supplying apr_crypto_nss-1.dll.
Building NgHTTP (MSVC) ver. "1.12.0".
Apparently not. In my Visual command prompts cygwin is available in the path (with make, sed, cut and grep).


The person who was born on January 5 has the remarkable resilience to stand up immediately even if it gets stuck.
You will recover persistently from adverse conditions in your private life and society, and sometimes dramatically.
In your private life, you can overcome illness, disaster, bad luck, regain your lost status, or lead a group to regain credibility.
You can recover from damage quickly, and you may be able to recover from any injury or accident.
You are also quick to recover from the emotional side of disappointment and rejection.
This is basically because you have confidence in yourself, and you can move forward by forgetting the past.
So, you are not a heartless person who thinks nothing of losing.
Conversely, we are deeply involved in the subject and have enthusiasm.
That's why other people are amazed by the ability to thinking from your big setbacks.
This strength may be born because you know enough that humans are not the only people to win.
You are full of talent and can make the most of people's talents.
This is demonstrated in all aspects of the home, society, and specialty fields.
You are well-suited to the work that teamwork requires, and you are blessed with the makings of a leader.
But you should not think too much optimism or assume that everything can be solved theoretically.
Because you are bright and positive, you overlook the stupidity of others who are and to yourself and your group, and sometimes it leads to failure.
The problem is that if you overcome adversity and anxiety and regain your composure, you will be satisfied with it.
It is natural to relax to some extent, but it is necessary to reconsider the loss of spontaneity and creativity, or to stop mental growth.
When you are older, you may lose your opinion and become a rut.
Even if you lose your image or your cozy role in a pinch, you need to show a drastic attitude.
You are serious and authoritative.
Also, you won't be depressed for a long time, and you'll bounce back soon.
Because you are resilient physically and mentally, you have a lot of advantages in terms of health.
But do not neglect prevention.
Be wary of diseases and discover early on.
Then, the probability of being cured is increased.
You can prevent a variety of illnesses by exercising regular exercise and healthy eating habits and keeping your health healthy by adequate sleep.
Be careful not to overestimate your resilience.
Be flexible and have a natural attitude.
You don't have to understand everything.
Don't be afraid to ask for other people's help or guidance.
Please take good care of your life.
This concludes the fortune telling that was born on January 5.
No matter how you look, that person will not turn even if you notice.
What kind of emotion is in his heart?
Do you want to know the real intention he holds for you?
I'm going to tell you that he is likely to make progress with you.


2022 will be an exceptionally exciting year for Cunard with the introduction of a brand-new ship to the fleet for the first time in 12 years! This will be Cunard's 249th vessel to sail under the Cunard name and Adam D Tihany has been appointed as Creative Director.
Although, the name of the ship is yet to be announced there has been a lot of excitement over the news that Tihany will oversee the entire interior design process. What is to be anticipated is unknown, but his works can usually be found in luxurious hotels, restaurants and resorts across the globe, including The Beverly Hills Hotel, Belmond Hotel Cipriani and the Oberoi New Delhi.
Tihany has promised to deliver several surprises in his works, with a light contemporary feel that will still hold on to the brands values so previous guests will still feel at home. His team will be delivering some stunning ideas and concepts and we cannot wait to hear more news and see the concept come to life.


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Club Feet Among Birth Defects Caused by Zoloft, Lawsuit Charges
By: Staff Writer Antidepressants
Tylanda Kidd, a mother who took anti-depressant Zoloft (sertraline) during her pregnancy, is suing drug manufacturer Pfizer, alleging that her baby suffered birth defects after Zoloft use. Her lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2012 in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court in Philadelphia.
Kidd's son was born with birth defects including bilaterial clubbed feet, which the lawsuit claims were caused by her Zoloft use during pregnancy. Doctors tried to correct the condition with casts, but the attempts failed, and in 2007, when the baby was nine months old, he required surgery for his club feet. He is now five years old, and according to Kidd's Zoloft attorneys, he "continues to suffer physically and emotionally."
Studies find risk of Zoloft side effects
According to the lawsuit, before approval by the FDA in 1991 and placement on the market, Pfizer conducted animal trials which found that the drug caused side effects in animal fetuses. Yet Pfizer still put the drug on the market and did not warn doctors or patients of the risks associated with taking the drug during pregnancy.
In the years since Zoloft was approved, many lawsuits have been filed claiming the drug caused birth defects. In addition, a number of studies have confirmed its side effects along with other SSRI medications, including Paxil and Prozac.
In 2005, the FDA required a black box warning be added to the label warning that Zoloft could increase the risk of suicidal tendencies in children and adolescents. In 2007, the FDA required the black box warning to be updated to include the risks of heart defects and persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (PPHN) when taken during pregnancy.
Many other birth defects cited in Zoloft lawsuits
The many pending lawsuits cite a host of serious birth defects, including the aforementioned clubbed feet and PPHN as well as congenital heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate, limb abnormalities, abdominal defects, omphalocele (a condition in which the baby's intestine or other abdominal organs stick out of the navel), neural tube defects, craniosynostosis (a malformed skull), and anal atresia (the partial or complete closure of the anus).
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A teenager named Maren Sanchez was killed, stabbed to death by a fellow student, a 16 year old boy, when she refused his invitation to be his date in the prom which is supposed to be held on Friday, April 25, 2014.
But because of the gruesome incident, the prom was postponed. The suspect is already taken into the custody of the police, so the incident is now under investigation. For sure the school has CCTV or surveillance camera so hopefully it captured the video of the entire incident.
Here's Maren Sanchez short biography.
Maren Sanchez was 16 year old, she is a popular student of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut.
A photo of Maren Sanchez from her Facebook account.


We offer a competitive salary commensurate with the appointee's qualifications and relevant experience. The appointment will be made on an eight-month fixed-term contract.
The closing date for application is 22 March 2019 or postmarked on 22 March 2019. Applicants not invited for interview by the end of May 2019 may assume that their applications are unsuccessful and their applications will not be retained for more than two years.


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Finalergebnisse

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Ex-airport worker admits to taking bribes during UN meeting
by: JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A former supervisor at Kennedy Airport admitted Friday that she took bribes to allow Qatar and other countries to park their planes overnight during the United Nations General Assembly.
Marlene Mizzi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and receiving unlawful gratuities. She was sentenced to community service.
Mizzi, 55, granted an overnight parking exception to a Qatari diplomatic flight in 2014 without proper approval. In return, prosecutors said, she received free limousine rides, meals and gifts from the Qatari mission.
"Mizzi broke the law and defiled the public's trust when she granted favors to foreign governments in exchange for bribes, gifts and rewards," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a news release.
Mizzi's defense attorney, Joseph Conway, said Mizzi was not involved in a "quid pro quo" but received improper "thank-you gifts" after the fact for helping Qatar.
"It's a violation of the rules, no question about it," Conway said. "But this was more of a rules violation than a crime. She wasn't someone who had her hand out" looking for bribes.
State prosecutors also charged Joseph Jourieh, who is accused of giving gifts to Mizzi while working as a travel coordinator to the Qatari mission. Jourieh has pleaded not guilty.
Mizzi also admitted receiving gifts from other foreign countries during her tenure at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Prosecutors did not disclose the names of the other countries.
Foreign aircraft are not allowed to park overnight at JFK during the heightened security of the U.N. General Assembly. Port Authority rules require foreign state aircraft to depart from JFK within two hours of arriving during the annual conference.
Mizzi, who served as an assistant airport duty supervisor, was in charge of explaining these rules to foreign diplomats at a pre-assembly conference, prosecutors said.
Mizzi worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates New York-area airports, for 35 years. Conway said Mizzi will receive her pension despite her conviction.
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A boy accused of shooting and killing four members of a Utah family and wounding a fifth surrendered peacefully following the Friday night slayings, but has since refused to speak with detectives trying to piece together a possible motive, police said Monday.
Police in the small town of Grantsville released the names of the victims, who ranged from 14 to 52 years old, and said the boy was related to them. But authorities declined to specify the suspect's age, his relation to the victims or release his name at the request of the district attorney until formal charges are filed.
by WKRG Staff / Jan 21, 2020
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) -- Opening statements are set to begin this morning in the Donald Hartung trial around 9am CST.
Hartung is accused of killing his mother and two half-brothers in 2015. The bodies of Bonnie Smith, John, and R.T. were found inside their on on Deerfield Drive in Pensacola in 2015. At the time of the murders, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan initially believed the crime was motivated by witchcraft. Investigators have since debunked that claim. Family members believe Hartung's motive was money.


STM (Security and Trust Management) is a working group of ERCIM (European Research Consortium in Informatics and Mathematics). STM is the fourteenth workshop in this series and will be held in Barcelona, Spain, in conjunction with the 23rd European Symposium On Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2018). The workshop seeks submissions from academia, industry, and government presenting novel research on all theoretical and practical aspects of security and trust in ICTs.


Book Review – Peopleware – Software is too expensive to build cheaply….
It is one of my all time favourite books – a true timeless classic that really should be mandatory reading for every knowledge worker.
I have both the first and second editions on my reading list, so I can do a two-fer and review them both at once.
I bought the first edition in a 2nd-hand bookstore for $15 – the price is still on the inside cover. Two days later, I ordered the second edition for the eight all-new chapters.
Overall, the book holds its age well – it's nearly 25 years old now, as it was first published in 1987. If they release a '25th anniversary' edition, do pick it up.
The Right People – covers how important it is to get the right people for your environment, not necessarily the most skilled or the cheapest.
Growing Productive Teams – pretty obvious; this is about how you nurture teams, how you can help make them gel, and how you prevent them falling apart.
It's Supposed To Be Fun To Work Here – enjoyment and satisfaction in the work environment – what a novel idea!
Son of Peopleware – a reflection on the 12 years between the two editions, lessons learnt and new insights.
It's a little dated in some ways. Some of the specific problems described in the book have gone away or reduced, while some of the specific solutions aren't quite right anymore. But as a whole, the book is still highly relevant.
Each section is broken into several chapters. In the first part of the book, each chapter focuses on a particular issue. That may be a common negative phenomenon or anti-pattern – Chapter 3 is about overtime and workaholics, while Chapter 7 is about issues with 'The Furniture Police' – the people who don't let you re-arrange workspaces to enable greater collaboration. Or it may be a positive workplace practise, such as Chapter 21 'A Spaghetti Dinner', which describes a simple team-building exercise and why it works. Each chapter is short and focused – any chapter can be read in just a few minutes, which makes this a great book to read in spurts.
Managers jeopardise product quality by setting unreachable deadlines. They don't think about their action in such terms; they tink rather that what they're doing is throwing down an interesting challenge to their works, something to help them strive for excellence.
Allowing the standard of quality to be set by the buyer, rather than the builder, is what we call the flight from excellence. A market-derived quality standard seems to make good sense on as long as you ignore the effects on the builder's attitude and effectiveness.
In other words, good people want to build good products that they are proud of. Having worked in more than one environment where building good products was always a struggle, this is a principle I can agree with at a gut level.
The book does have some gaps. In particular, it assumes that knowledge workers should work alone or in pairs, even when part of a collaborative team – this runs counter to some of the various Agile methodologies I'm a fan of, which put emphasis on the benefits of a co-located team working in a communal area. That said, there is little in this book I disagree with, and a lot that I'm in violent agreement with.
If I could make any manager I report to read just one book, it would be this one. If I could make them read a dozen, this would be the first – closely followed by several others by the same authors ("Slack", by deMarco, is another favourite). It doesn't matter that some of the advice in this book is 25 years old – it's still important.


PDFs are awesome. They make documents look beautiful with full color graphics and crystal clear text that can easily be zoomed in or out, depending on the preferences of the reader. They can be printed or viewed right on the computer. The one thing that PDFs are not is editable. If you want to add information to a PDF file, it can be next to impossible unless you convert the PDF to another format.
Excel is a great choice for converting your PDFs and PDF to Excel Converter is an incredibly easy to use option for performing these conversions.
To have your PDF file converted to an easy to edit Excel file, you simply need to upload it to their website and give your email. Once the file is converted they will send you an email containing your Excel file. All you need to do is open this file in Excel and add any information you feel necessary. They make the process incredibly easy. They also make sure to accurately display tables they way they are in the PDF, so everything will stay as intended.
Convert PDF documents to Excel spreadsheets for easy editing.
Retains the size and shape of tables to keep the documents integrity.
Emails finished product so you can get access to it from anywhere.
Use Excel to do calculations on your document.
Similar tools: PDF Converter and FoxyUtils.
There are also other PDF to excel converters. We use Tabex for accurate PDF table extraction.


Most of us work to deadlines at least some of the time. Deadlines are a common source of stress for leaders and teams.
So much so, that there is often a flurry of work close to a deadline to avoid being late. In the hustle and bustle of work, some missed deadlines even simply "sneak up on us".
Why Do We Need Deadlines?
When missing deadlines becomes a habit for your team, you have a problem. Deadlines play a useful role in teams because they give people something to aim for.
Deadlines also force people to think about the work involved in a task. Without goals or targets, teams can drift endlessly from week to week, without any urgency.
Deadlines also force you to prioritise your effort. If something is due tomorrow, it should be more important than a task needed next month.
Deadlines can make the working week more interesting. Although it sometimes feels nice to not have to rush towards a goal and to take your time, it can also feel pointless.
If you don't have a deadline for a task, it can feel like nobody cares about your work.
There are many teams out there that are in the habit of missing deadlines. I've seen them, I've led a few of them and tried to improve them. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't.
If your team has developed the bad habit of missing deadlines, it's usually not because they are all incompetent. More likely, it's because of the context they're working in and the culture of the team, rather than being all to do with their ability.
If you're a reasonable manager who tries not to burn out your team members, then you probably don't yell and scream at them too often. But for deadlines to be effective, there needs to be some sort of pressure.
I find that usually the best type of pressure is external to the team. If somebody important from outside your team is demanding a deadline be met, it can carry more weight than if you are the only one who cares.
On the other hand, if your CEO is meeting with the President on Tuesday and your team needs to prepare the presentation, this external pressure helps people to work hard to meet the deadline.
To learn more about pressure and how it can help your team, read this post: How to Use Work Pressure to Help Your Team Thrive.
If you just make up deadlines, your team will get into the habit of missing them. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but eventually they will learn that your deadline doesn't really matter.
When there is no real reason for a deadline, other than to have a goal to aim for, it will become obvious that hitting the deadline isn't that important.
But wait, you're the boss. Shouldn't your team just do what you say and work really hard to achieve the goal you have set? Maybe.
The problem occurs when even *you* know that missing the deadline won't have any real impact. It's hard to push a team to work hard when there is no real reason to do so.
It becomes obvious that a deadline is arbitrary when there are no consequences for missing it. When the deadline comes and goes and all that happens is the due date is shifted back to next week or next month, there is a clear signal that the deadline is just for show.
To learn more about the importance of consequences, read this post: Why Leaders Must Drive Consequences in the Workplace.
Unrealistic deadlines are not motivating. It may be good to set stretch goals to push your team, but stretch goals are designed to just be a bit hard, not completely ridiculous.
You can't say no. If you say "Yes" to your own boss regardless of how ridiculous the task is that she throws at your team, then you're likely to commit to an unrealistic deadline.
There is no planning: How many times have you heard that it's a "finger in the air" estimate? If you just pick a date out of thin air with no planning as to how to work will be done, it's just sheer luck if you manage to hit the deadline. Some teams will work themselves hard to get the work done anyway. But do you really want your team burning out because you have set a ridiculous timeframe?
You aren't collaborating: Frustration often arises when a date is determined without any collaboration. If you make up the deadline without talking to the people who actually need to do the work, it's likely to be nothing more than a guess.
When a team is facing an unrealistic deadline, it's rare that they strive hard to meet it. Sure they'll work hard, but in the back of their mind, they know that the deadline is probably not achievable.
Getting your team to work really hard to achieve something when they don't really believe it is extremely difficult.
Deadlines are valuable tools for teams. But missing deadlines consistently can cause teams to lose confidence and begin to treat them with less respect. Once a team loses respect for deadlines, it's a hard task to get them to try to achieve them.
To stop missing deadlines continuously, you need to have the right structure in place. You need some sort of real pressure, to create a real deadline that is realistically achievable.
Unless you have these three components in place, your team are going to develop an unhealthy disrespect for deadlines. In turn, you'll have difficulty planning activities because you'll never quite know when they are going to be complete!
Have you had problems with your team missing deadlines? How did you handle it? Share you experiences in the comments below!


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Q: The output is list of numbers instead of one number I ran into the problem, I am new with this kind of usage of Python, I hope some one helps me in this issue.
I have a code using RungeKutta algorithm.
As I do print(vH), it prints:
[70, 98.72259439054349, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

How could I juts have 98.72259439054349 in out put when I write print(vH)?
This is the RungeKutta part of the code and nrk=300. Using nrk we have accurate out put, but with this code as you see we have 300 zeros in output.
def rk4(dH_func, H0, A, B, alpha, b, rho_de0, rho_dm0, z0, z1, nrk):

        if dH_func != False and drho_dm_func != False and drho_de_func != False :
           vH = [0] * (nrk + 1)

           h = (z1 - z0) / float(nrk)
           vH[0] = H = H0

           for i in range(1, nrk + 1):
               k1_H = h * dH_func(z, H, rho_de, rho_dm)

               k2_H = h * dH_func(z + 0.5 * h, H + 0.5 * k1_H, rho_de + 0.5 * k1_rho_de, rho_dm + 0.5 * k1_rho_dm)

               k3_H = h * dH_func(z + 0.5 * h, H + 0.5 * k2_H, rho_de + 0.5 * k2_rho_de, rho_dm + 0.5 * k2_rho_dm)

               k4_H = h * dH_func(z + h, H + k3_H, rho_de + k2_rho_de, rho_dm + k2_rho_dm)

               vH[i] = H = H + (k1_H + k2_H + k2_H + k3_H + k3_H + k4_H) / 6

               return vH

A: In your function you write:
for i in range(1, nrk + 1):
    # ...
    return vH

So that means that at the end of the first iteration, you immediately return the result.
If you want the function to return the result after all the iterations are done, you should write the return vH outside the body of the for loop, like:
for i in range(1, nrk + 1):
    # ...
return vH

If you only want to print the second item, you should print it with:
print(vH[1])

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Llamas can have a wonderful, soft coat. Their fleece is sought after by men and women who create yarns and weave or knit products due to llama fiber's soft and warm characteristics.
The quality of a llama's fiber can vary widely from animal to animal.
When selecting a llama for its fleece, learn from the breeder how often that animal can be sheared in a year which will in turn indicate how much fiber that animal will produce.


In 1854, when Salem Normal School welcomed its first class of women who wanted to prepare for a teaching career, the city of Salem embraced the new school, endowing its One Broad Street location. Over the decades, the city and school developed a relationship that was mutually beneficial, but that waxed and waned.
That close historical partnership is entering a new phase with the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement between Salem State University (Salem Normal School's heir) and Salem Public Schools (SPS).
Mayor Kim Driscoll is pleased that SSU will expand their connection with SPS through their Graduate School of Education and their commitment to the Horace Mann Laboratory School especially. "There is no more important mission for our city than ensuring that all our children receive a first class education that provides them with an opportunity to succeed," she said.
One of the major sources of excitement for both SPS Superintendent Margarita Ruiz and SSU Dean of the School of Education, Dr. Joseph Cambone, is the return of the Horace Mann Laboratory School to its original purpose as a true "training school" for SSU students. "Some of our faculty longed to get back to collaborating with Salem Public Schools," Dr. Cambone said during a phone interview.
Horace Mann Laboratory School was founded in 1896 and is now located at 33 Loring Avenue. Its 265 K-5 students and 26 teachers have traditionally drawn on the comprehensive resources of Salem State University.
When Superintendent Ruiz stepped in as superintendent in 2015, however, that liaison with the SSU School of Education was at an all time low. After the Horace Mann principal resigned soon after Superintendent Ruiz's arrival, Dr. Cambone had a proposal for her and School Committee Chair, Mayor Kim Driscoll: What if a "very qualified" SSU faculty member served as interim principal for a year so Dr. Ruiz could have the time to think through where she wanted to go next with Horace Mann?
Superintendent Ruiz and Mayor Driscoll agreed, and SSU faculty member Chad Leith, EdD, was appointed interim principal for 2015-2016. "That was the genesis of our reigniting what has been in the past a close relationship but that had, over the years, become less strong," Dr. Cambone said.
Dr. Cambone and Superintendent Ruiz wanted to use this turning point as an opportunity to explore the mutually beneficial ways SPS and the SSU School of Education could strengthen their ties and craft a formal agreement to memorialize that bond. To that end, they asked Leith to help convene a "blueprint committee" to rethink the SSU/SPS relationship and to consider ways in which the historic partnership between the two institutions could be better leveraged to enhance the learning experiences of Horace Mann students and aspiring teachers from SSU.
The blueprint committee included SSU faculty, an undergraduate education student, Horace Mann faculty, and a Horace Mann parent, and came up with five categories of activities to address.
Among those activities is collaboration between SSU and Horace Mann faculty around "curriculum enhancement", meaning how teachers actually teach their subject matter. "Each year, whatever the core focus of Horace Mann is for their professional development and curriculum, we'll work on our (SSU) side with some of our experts to assist," Dr. Cambone said. This year, the core focus at Horace Mann is science.
Thanks to a 3-year grant, the SSU School of Education faculty and students and the Horace Mann community are also collaborating on "youth development", including vacation, after school and summer programming. Winter and spring break "vacation academies" are under discussion.
As part of their curriculum, SSU students observe and student teach in classrooms while they do coursework to become early child educators. Returning Horace Mann to true "laboratory" status boosts the opportunities for students with interests in English language learners and kids with special needs to gain that targeted experience.
Following his 2015-2016 year as interim principal, Leith was selected as principal of Horace Mann after submitting to a process that involved input from Superintendent Ruiz and the community. Once selected, that SSU faculty member steps off the faculty and into the role of principal for just under a three-year term, renewable one time. Leith is still an SSU employee, but reports first to Superintendent Ruiz and then to Dr. Cambone.
Leith's expertise in English language learners (ELL) and inclusion classrooms, and his experience as a bilingual educator dovetail well with the needs of Horace Mann's diverse student body, many of whom are newcomers who speak little or no English.
"Our students and families represent the full spectrum of the larger Salem community. We want to be sure we are continually looking for new ways of supporting and challenging our learners academically so that all students are moving forward, regardless of their particular needs," he said.
The "blueprint committee" also suggested that Horace Mann support community outreach. To that end, a bilingual human resource specialist was hired to spearhead more Horace Mann community school efforts and to work on banding together with parents, the after school programs, service programs and other resources within the city.
"Another goal for the current year is to strengthen our approach to family and community engagement. I'm proud to say that we have a lot of happy children and families, but I know we can do better," Leith said.
Both Dr. Cambone and Superintendent Ruiz point to the broader implications for the entire district of the revitalized Horace Mann/Salem Public Schools connection. "As students do their practicums at Horace Mann, they'll get excited and think about working for us here at Salem. That's what we want to be able to do," Superintendent said.


LAW firm Mills & Reeve has appointed partner Niall Innes to lead its Manchester office.
Innes will take over from existing head Mark Hovell, who led the integration of George Davies last year and is now focusing on growing the national firm's sports sector.
Innes, who specialises in professional indemnity, will continue to lead the insurance team in Manchester.


Indeed. : In US, all men are Negated EQUAL?
As a native Southern Californian (1944 to 1973) I know very well that Southern California may revert to a bare desert setting. Those who service the surrealistic green landscapes of the well off are in a world of hurt now.
Water, water everywhere…and so are the rest of us.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign seems to be eager to talk about any political issue except the Keystone XL oil pipeline: a major wedge issue for Democrats.
The Clinton campaign refused to say whether or not Hillary opposed or supported Keystone XL in a Bloomberg poll of all the major presidential hopefuls. Clinton's spokeswoman was happy to tout the former secretary of state's position on global warming science and regulating carbon dioxide emissions, but refused to answer the poll's question on Keystone.
"The Democratic hopeful has studiously avoided taking a position on the issue, which splits two of her party's key constituencies: environmentalists and labor. Her campaign ignored this question on Bloomberg's list," Bloomberg's poll noted.
That's Hillary. Conniving but fooling no one.
Rich- Conniving yes but perhaps fooling many instead of no one. There are plenty of "on ones" who demand to be fooled. Millions of clueless females want a president with female plumbing to perhaps assuage their lives as frustrated women. No one dare ask them if they would have married Bill Cinton knowing his wandering pecker ways. These are dangerously arrested development females but they vote so they may get their way.


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Flatwater Canoeing, Tundra Ecosystem and Smoking Hills
Guided Canoe Expeditions on the Horton River in Canada's Northwest Territories
Join us on a canoeing adventure on the Horton River. This large but gentle river flows through the tundra as it winds northward to the Arctic coast. A canoeing trip on the Horton River is as remote a river trip as one is likely to enjoy in North America. Even the Inuit of Paulatuk, the nearest community, rarely travel this far.
Horton River Highlights
One of the most remote rivers in North America
See the mysterious Smoking Hills, a rare and curious phenomena
Tremendous hiking in the high arctic tundra
Abundant wildlife and wildflowers
Horton River Overview
Three outstanding features characterize the Horton River: the wildlife (caribou, muskoxen, wolves, grizzly and various birds, including falcons and hawks in abundance), the scenery (rolling tundra, a steep canyon valley and the Smoking Hills on the coastline), and the clear, swift-flowing waters that are generally easy to navigate.
Fishing is generally very good along most of the river route during the latter part of July, when the floodwaters dissipate and the river turns clearer. When fishing is good, lake trout and grayling are the species commonly caught. There is an Arctic char run that occurs later in the summer months.
Much of the Horton River lies within the Northern Interior Plain region of the Mackenzie Lowlands. It is generally low, hilly topography marked by numerous lakes and streams. The Horton Lake district is characterized by highly loamy and sandy till and a moderate to low relief. Limited glacial till found on the Bathurst Peninsula suggests the region escaped late Wisconsin glaciation (Parks Canada).
About 150 years ago the Horton River was shortened by about 150 kilometres when a channel was eroded on the east banks in the area closest to the ocean. The river now spills almost directly into the ocean, rather than through a more delta-like maze, which is common to other rivers on the Arctic coastline.
Horton River History
Five Inuit archaeological sites exist in the Horton/Anderson River region, including two Thule winter houses near the Cape Parry DEW Line station (Parks Canada). Two others are reported to be located at Tom Cod Bay and another at Cape Bathurst (Milton Freeman Research Ltd.). The earliest of these dates back to about 1350 AD. However, human habitation is likely to have come much earlier, with the Paleo-Eskimo migration from Alaska and Siberia during the period 2500 to 2000 BC, followed by the pre-Dorset culture, which existed between 1700 and 900 BC, and the Dorset culture which appeared around 500 BC.
The Dorset people are renowned for artistic ivory carvings of animals, human figurines and masks. Any artifacts found in the area must be left undisturbed and reported to the Prince of Wales Museum in Yellowknife.
Most of the Horton River archaeological sites were inhabited by Thule cultures, which migrated into the Canadian Arctic from Alaska during the period 1100 to 1400 AD. The Thule people were highly adapted to the harsh Arctic conditions, and were skilled at building skin boats such as the umiak and the kayak. They travelled by dog team, used bows and arrows to hunt, and wore goggles to guard against snow blindness.
Today, descendants of the Thule culture, the Karngmalit (Mackenzie) Inuit, live in the community of Paulatuk, which is located about 100 km due east of the Horton River on the coast. The name Paulatuk means coal or soot in Inuktitut.
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CPD is proud to welcome Jay Stein as the newest member of the CPD Advisory Board. Stein is Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Stein Mart, Inc. and brings to the Board decades of business world experience.
"We are thrilled to work with Jay as the CPD Advisory Board continues to place the Center at the cutting edge of the public diplomacy field," said CPD Advisory Board Chair Barry Sanders. "We know that his deep executive leadership background, his strong interest in international relations, and his commitment to educational endeavors will be an asset to our distinguished Board."
"Jay joins us at an exciting time," noted Dr. Jay Wang, CPD Director. "He brings incredible leadership to our Board and his joining underscores the Center's commitment to broadening societal support for public diplomacy."
Stein served as President and CEO of his family's namesake Stein Mart from 1977 to 1989, and again as CEO from 2012 to 2016. He was elected to the position of Chairman in 1989.
Mr. Stein has been active on the local and national levels in charitable, civic and educational endeavors. In Jacksonville, Florida, where the company is headquartered, he has been affiliated with or chaired all the major cultural organizations in the city and his philanthropy has extended throughout the community. In 1993, he received the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Mr. Stein is a Trustee Emeritus of the board of directors of three New York Stock Exchange companies. He has served on the boards of a number of national institutions, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, the Hebrew Union College and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was a founding member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. and was presidentially appointed to its Council.
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Home Flood NoticesFlood Watch – Lake Erie Shoreline / Erie Shore Drive – April 3, 2018 – 11:00 a.m.
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SOCHI.- Russian tennis player and Olympic medalist Maria Sharapova runs with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI.
SOCHI.- Fireworks light the sky over the Fisht Olympic Stadium as the Olympic flame is lit at the end of the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS.
SOCHI.- The Sochi Winter Olympic games official mascots, the Leopard, the Polar Bear, and the Hare, perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LIONEL BONAVENTURE.
SOCHI.- Dancers and actors perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS.
SOCHI.- Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC.
SOCHI.- The President of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko, accompanied by the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, speaks during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND.
SOCHI.- Acrobats perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL.
SOCHI.- Actors and dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND.
SOCHI.- Sculptures portraying a hammer and sickle float above a street scene during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
SOCHI.- Russia's torchbearers Irina Rodnina (L) and Vladislav Tretyak light the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014, in Sochi. AFP PHOTO/ POOL / MATT SLOCUM


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Dutch-Burghers and mythmaking: the myth of pure European descent
J. B. Muller
The male ancestors of that community of people known and called the'Burghers' originated from the European continent from the beginnings of the 16th century. That is an incontestable fact of history. They were, broadly, 'Europeans' drawn from the assorted mixture of ethnicities that inhabited that continent at that time. However, they did not have a stereotyped appearance and ranged from the pale pink, blue-eyed and blond-haired to the swarthy, dark-skinned, black-haired and black-eyed types found around the Mediterranean coast. Indeed, there were tall and blond Swedes, Lithuanians, and Russians as well as Greeks, Maltese, and Italians. The first wave were from the Iberian Peninsula, that is, modern Portugal and Spain, and it should be remembered that the southern portions of the peninsula were occupied by the North African Arabs for hundreds of years during which Arab, Berber, Taureg, Jewish and Negro genes (DNA) mixed with those of both the Portuguese and the Spanish. Several hundreds of years before that, Europe up to the banks of the Rhine and Britain up to Hadrian's Wall were all part of the Roman Empire and the other boundaries of that empire encompassed parts of Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Greece, Romania, and the southern parts of Middle Europe. Rome's legions were drawn from all these parts of its empire and certainly included Asians and Africans. These soldiers like all soldiers and sailors everywhere, wined, dined and wenched and added their genes to the largely Celtic pool then spread all over the European continent. All of this contributed to an amazing racial mixture before their descendants ventured out of that continent in the 16th century.
Portugal was a sparsely populated country of mainly poor peasants but from the latter part of the 15th century its ports teemed with all sorts seeking employment on its caravels and galleons then beginning the great exploratory voyages initiated by Prince Henry, the Navigator. Others were seeking to escape from something or the other, usually deadly, such as the horrible Inquisition or impositions by their secular and spiritual lords. You could be sure that not many rich and famous manned these ships except perhaps as adventurers and merchants seeking wealth beyond the dreams of avarice. Therefore, these ships were manned by those classified as 'riff-raff,' the homeless flotsam and jetsam that inhabit every port and when even these were not available, the authorities quickly emptied the jails. This does not mean that these people were never-do-wells or criminals. They were unfortunate enough to fall on very hard times in a day and age when life wasn't easy. Then, mortality was high not only from diseases and draconian discipline but also from the horrendous storms at sea. Some authorities estimate that as much as 60 per cent of the ships that set out never made it back to their home ports! One should also remember that all these voyages were into the Great Unknown—navigating with crude instruments. Landfall was not always a welcome blessing as the native peoples encountered were fearful, suspicious and distrustful of these peculiar strangers. This was also compounded by the inability to communicate meaningfully.
This scenario, with some improvements with the passing of time and somewhat better knowledge, was repeated when the Dutch ventured forth to create their seaborne empire around the world. Holland, too, was a thinly inhabited country that thrived on trading. The fat and comfortable Burghers were loath to leave their counting houses and trading chambers for obviously dangerous voyages into the unknown. However, history, time and circumstance played into their hands as Europe was convulsed with wars, dynastic struggles, and the religious wars that erupted with the advent of the Reformation. These struggles, of one sort or another, had refugees from persecution streaming into countries that provided refuge, such as Holland. It now had an abundant pool of manpower to make the most of for its forays to grab hold of the Portuguese monopoly of valuable commodities. Thus, the Heeren XVII recruited Walloons, Flemings, French, Germans, Swiss, Frisians, Danes, Luxembourgians, Swedes, Lithuanians, Russians, Poles, Hungarians, Swiss, Italians, Britons, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese to serve the Veerening Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC, the world's first transnational trading corporation established in 1602. This heterogeneous collection of ethnicities went to man the crews of its vessels and formed its defence forces. Many of these only possessed the clothes on their backs and were, perhaps, the poorest of the Poor. You can be sure that most of them were illiterate, didn't possess any family names or surnames as we know them today, and couldn't even spell those names properly. Thus, it was left to the Dutch boekhouders or record-keepers to write down their names with wide variations in spelling! Many of the Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity were given identifying names that were offensive and insulting and had no connection to genuine ancestral names in the countries of origin. This was done in the baseless belief that they were guilty of deicide—that is, killing Jesus Christ—God! It should be remembered that the naming conventions of the time named people after their ancestral villages, their occupation or vocation, some physical peculiarity or resemblance to something, or merely as 'son of' and some names were made 'Dutch' to resemble Dutch-sounding names much like some names were 'Anglicized' during British times. It should also be mentioned here that the language of the intelligentsia at that time was Latin and all educated people spoke it and wrote it. In order to escape being denounced for their Judaic faith by the 'righteous' Christians, many 'volunteered' to become either crew or soldiers on board the Dutch ships leaving the Netherlands during that period.
Many of those who arrived on this Island during the Portuguese period (1505-1656) and the following Dutch period (1656-1796) chose to settle rather than go back to a Europe full with the continuing danger of persecution. They settled and took Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor, Malay, Malayalee, and Negro, women as wives or common-law wives (mistresses). Naturally, they had children within and without the benefit of wedlock or 'holy matrimony' as it is now called. It should also be acknowledged that few European women, if any, ventured to embark upon what were still dangerous voyages on ships that were, by today's standards, no better than small fishing trawlers. Generally, these were the wives of high officials, merchants, and the ubiquitous onder-koopmen junior merchants or buyers. Through the natural process of mixed marriages a coloured or hybrid population slowly grew in the coastal towns of Sri Lanka, notably Jaffna, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Hambantota, Tangalle, Matara, Galle, Kalutara, Colombo, and Negombo. Some few descendants of the Europeans also intermarried with the coloured population of mixed origin and it is from this heterogeneous gene pool that a political community or class of persons was designated by the British who referred to them as 'Burghers.' During Dutch rule, the Company's employees (or servants) were designated 'compagnie-dienaars' and the others were 'vrijburgers' or Free Burghers. Many British [English, Welsh, Scots, and Irish] soldiers, sailors, and 'shoppies' also married cinnamon-complexioned Burgher girls, contributing to the population of fair-skinned Burghers who believed themselves to be 'pure' European! In the 19th century, under the British, educational opportunities available trough the missionary schools were taken advantage of by Burgher parents who saw the wisdom of a good education and secure employment in the developing public services being established by the British. The British also saw an advantage in employing this hybrid community that they placed between themselves and the heterogeneous indigenous population. Whatever some older members of the Burgher Community might fondly imagine about the 'good old days' the British saw to it that there was a 'line' that no Burgher or other native on the Island was permitted to cross and this taboo was enforced on stringently British terms: As the imperial Rulers and the subservient Ruled. Indeed, 'natives and dogs' were not allowed into their clubs and the signs were only removed post-1956! Many Burghers who enlisted in British regiments were astonished at the racial discrimination practiced by the British even though some of them were equally 'white.'
As an imperial power with a globe-girdling empire the British were a relatively benign power and were inclined towards liberalism and the ideas that flowed from the Enlightenment. However, all shades of opinion were tolerated and freely expressed as long as it was recognized that Britain was a leading power that ruled the waves—and she brooked no challenge from any other.
Then, the class system was well-entrenched with the aristocracy at the top and the commons at the bottom and everyone knew what his place was within this time-hallowed structure. This was also practiced among the Burghers with the fairest-skinned Dutch-Burghers at the apex of the pyramid and the darker-skinned Portuguese Burghers at the base. But this was a 'class' distinction and it was only when ethnicity became the basis for representation that the issue of 'race' came to the fore and the Burghers began thinking of themselves as a separate and distinct 'race.' This new misconception relegated those at the bottom of the pile, that is, the so-called Portuguese Burghers to be part of the indigenous population. When Burgher leaders were questioned on what constituted a 'Burgher' racially, they were hard put to come up with a clear definition because each and every family was mixed to some degree with the indigenous population and Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor, Malay, and other Oriental ancestors on the distaff side that were hardly acknowledged. This was in the 19th century. In the 20th many families had their indigenous or Oriental ancestors on the female side quietly erased and the mythmaking began in earnest. Many Burgher genealogists or amateur genealogists actively participated in this exercise to 'Europeanize' and sanitize Burgherancestry.
In this day and age we know that the concept of 'race' is not scientific but entirely religio-cultural. It has no basis whatsoever in human biology where there is only one 'race:' the human race inhabiting the Planet Earth and all such so-called 'races' are mixed to a greater or lesser degree. The three broad types are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid with many sub-types—but all are distinctly human sharing the same blood, or, to put it another way, "of one blood." The mixing of these types have produced hybrid communities all over the world and the mixing goes on apace as people free themselves from archaic and unscientific religio-cultural taboos. Therefore, to insist that any one or more races are 'pure' is specious at best. It follows that there are no 'pure' Dutch-Burghers [or for that matter, Portuguese Burghers]. All the male ancestors originated in the European Fatherland and domiciled themselves in the Sri Lankan Motherland, which provided the mothers and, in the process, produced the Burghers—a synthesis of two different types or sub-types. Whilst the Burghers are a rather heterogeneous genetic sub-type their religion, culture, and language belongs to what we loosely term 'Western' as distinct from 'Oriental' even though Burgher culture has adopted many Oriental traits, habits, mannerisms, and attitudes over the almost 500-year period of their sojourn on the Island of Sri Lanka. For example, speaking English does not make them British, having a German surname does not make some of them German, making and eating bolo d'amor or love cake does not make them Portuguese, following a remarkable Palestinian prophet from the land of Judah does not make them Jewish. Likewise, wearing a sarong and cotton vest at home with chappals on the feet does not make them Sinhalese, Tamil, or Moor. The Burghers do all these things with an easy-going friendliness and without even a shadow of racial prejudice. If all this be true it is illogical why any Burgher should try to establish that he or she belongs to a separate and distinct 'race' with pretensions to superiority? The sooner some Burghers with 'Bourbon' attitudes shed those and reconcile themselves to the fact that they are a hybrid people of mixed origin, the better for the Community.
Mythmaking may perhaps or might be comfortable for some but the fact is that the myth created does not stand scrutiny and unbiased investigation. When it is exposed as without any foundation in fact, the shame is doubled and the family with false airs and graces [about ancestry] stands discredited.
Burghers must get real about who they really are; they should know their history and heritage; they should disabuse their minds of myths and prejudices fostered and promoted by the ignorant and uninformed, and in objectively appreciating the ground realities that now obtain, integrate themselves into mainstream society as fully co-equal citizens of Sri Lanka.
In conclusion let me say that the Burghers are a most unique ethno-socio-cultural community [a mosaic made up of different pieces, different colours and textures] with a rich and varied heritage drawing its stimulation from not one but two well-loaded sources: One European and the other Asian and this is simply tremendous because of its indescribable diversity. As a unique community with a dual and complex Euro-Asian heritage, Burghers have much to offer their compatriots in developing a healthy world-view shorn of fallacious beliefs about racial superiority, in Aryan supremacist ideas, and ethno-religio-linguistic majoritarianism on the one hand and the enervating victim syndrome of those who have been led to believe that they are 'second-class' citizens or unwanted aliens. This also makes the Burghers potential 'bridge-builders' between diametrically different socio-cultural streams. This is largely unrealized potential that could be channeled and let loose, especially in the Burgher homeland of Sri Lanka now sorely in need of reconciliation and healing between its other estranged communities. The Burghers could work towards negating the polarization that has taken place since the Donoughmore Constitution was introduced by the British in 1931.
The heterogeneity of the Burghers is their greatest strength and asset in a shrinking world and the role of peacemaker fits like a glove with their shared Judaeo-Christian heritage, their ability to communicate internationally, their connexions in the worldwide Diaspora, and their intrinsic ability to smile, make friends, and crack a joke and to live and let live.
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One response to "Dutch-Burghers and mythmaking: the myth of pure European descent"
Running away from Sri Lanka at the drop of a hat hasn't really helped the Burghers has it? They are a dying group of people now, scattered across the world. If only they had they guts to stick it out in Sri Lanka they would have had a much better chance at preserving their community and idenitity.


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