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I just wanted to confirm that Rotan is correct when he says that it is possible to have additional associated names for entries in the ontology. Indeed the reason I introduced this capability was precisely to support the notion of different names for the same item in different contexts, as exemplified in Rotan's list.
Naturally, I think it will make life easier if the various names for a particular characterisic are related to one another in a simple way.
- Names, as used in the Ontology.
- Names, as used in the Core Vocabulary.
- Names, as used in the IDL.
- Names, as translated to programming languages to access the Core Vocab via an IDL-derived interface.
It is only the last case that I think will have the most impact for the success of the DDR. If I understand the suggestion made by Rhys, it may be possible to have additional associated names and a rationale for creating those names, so that software developers will observe a consistent convention in naming. If this is the case, and the burden on the DD group editor(s) can be managed so that this is not an onerous task, I would support this approach.
I don't think the developer community will really care about the names we use in the Ontology, or even the Vocabulary, but when it affects the source code they have to write (and later read, to maintain) they will care. I hope this discussion here shows that we care too.
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Explainer: What's at the centre of the Russia-Ukraine tensions?
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By Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press
Posted December 7, 2021 7:14 am
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Ukrainian and Western officials are worried that a Russian military buildup near Ukraine could signal plans by Moscow to invade its ex-Soviet neighbor.
The Kremlin insists it has no such intention and has accused Ukraine and its Western backers of making the claims to cover up their own allegedly aggressive designs.
It's unclear whether the Russian troop concentration heralds an imminent attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pushed for Western guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine, and the buildup could reflect an attempt to back up the message.
Here is a look at the current tensions:
What are the roots of the Russia-Ukraine standoff?
Ukraine, which was part of the Russian empire for centuries before becoming a Soviet republic, won independence as the USSR broke up in 1991. The country has moved to shed its Russian imperial legacy and forge increasingly close ties with the West.
A decision by Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to reject an association agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Moscow sparked mass protests that led to his ouster in 2014. Russia responded by annexing Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and throwing its weight behind a separatist insurgency that broke out in Ukraine's east.
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Ukraine and the West accused Russia of sending its troops and weapons to back the rebels. Moscow denied that, charging that Russians who joined the separatists were volunteers.
More than 14,000 people have died in the fighting that devastated Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland known as Donbas.
2:26 Ukraine president Zelensky says coup plot uncovered
A 2015 peace agreement brokered by France and Germany helped end large-scale battles, but efforts to reach a political settlement have failed, and sporadic skirmishes have continued along the tense line of contact.
Earlier this year, a spike in cease-fire violations in the east and a Russian troop concentration near Ukraine fueled war fears, but tensions abated when Moscow pulled back the bulk of its forces after maneuvers in April.
The latest Russian military buildup
U.S. intelligence officials last week determined that Russia is planning to deploy an estimated 175,000 troops and almost half of them are already stationed along various points near Ukraine's border in preparation for a possible invasion that could begin as soon as early 2022.
Ukraine has complained that Moscow has kept over 90,000 troops not far from the two countries' border following massive war games in western Russia in the fall.
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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said units of the Russian 41st army have remained near Yelnya, a town about 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of the Ukrainian border.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told lawmakers Friday that the number of Russian troops near Ukraine and in Russian-annexed Crimea is estimated at 94,300, warning that a "large-scale escalation" is possible in January.
Additionally, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces says Russia has about 2,100 military personnel in Ukraine's rebel-controlled east and that Russian officers hold all commanding positions in the separatist forces. Moscow has repeatedly denied the presence of its troops in eastern Ukraine.
Russia hasn't provided any details about its troop numbers and locations, saying that their deployment on its own territory shouldn't concern anyone.
What does Moscow want?
The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of failing to honor the 2015 peace deal and criticized the West for failing to encourage Ukrainian compliance. The agreement was a diplomatic coup for Moscow, requiring Ukraine to grant broad autonomy to the rebel regions and offer a sweeping amnesty to the rebels.
Ukraine, in turn, has pointed to cease-fire violations by Russia-backed separatists and insists there is a continuing Russian troop presence in the rebel east despite the Kremlin's denials.
Amid the recriminations, Russia has rejected a four-way meeting with Ukraine, France and Germany, saying it's useless in view of Ukraine's refusal to abide by the 2015 agreement.
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Moscow has strongly criticized the U.S. and its NATO allies for providing Ukraine with weapons and holding joint drills, saying that encourages Ukrainian hawks to try to regain the rebel-held areas by force.
Earlier this year, Putin ominously said a military attempt by Ukraine to reclaim the east would have "grave consequences for Ukrainian statehood."
The Russian president has repeatedly described Russians and Ukrainians as "one people" and claims that Ukraine has unfairly received historic Russian lands during Soviet times.
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Putin has strongly emphasized that Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO represent a red line for Moscow, and also expressed concern about plans by some NATO members to set up military training centers in Ukraine. He said that would give them a military foothold there even without Ukraine joining NATO.
Last week, Putin emphasized that Russia will seek "reliable and long-term security guarantees" from the U.S. and its allies "that would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory."
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He charged that "the threats are mounting on our western border," with NATO placing its military infrastructure closer to Russia and offered the West to engage in substantive talks on the issue, adding that Moscow would need not just verbal assurances, but "legal guarantees."
Putin's foreign affairs advisor, Yuri Ushakov, said the Russian leader will push for these guarantees in a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden set for Tuesday, but numerous former U.S. and NATO diplomats say any such Russian demand to Biden would be a nonstarter. Biden himself said Friday that he doesn't "accept anyone's red line."
Is the threat of a Russian invasion real?
Russia rejected talk of an invasion plot as a Western smear campaign and charged the claims could conceal a Ukrainian intention for an attack in the east. Ukraine denies such plans.
Some observers interpret the troop buildup as a demonstration by Putin that Russia is prepared to raise the stakes to convince NATO to respect Moscow's red lines and stop sending troops and weapons to Ukraine.
Last month, Putin noted with satisfaction that Moscow's warnings finally have some traction and caused a "certain stress" in the West. He added: "It's necessary to keep them in that condition for as long as possible so that it doesn't occur to them to stage some conflict on our western borders that we don't need."
U.S. officials conceded that Moscow's intentions are unclear, but pointed to Russia's past behavior as a cause for concern.
Biden pledged Friday to make it "very, very difficult" for Putin to attack Ukraine, saying that a set of new initiatives coming from his administration are intended to deter Russian aggression.
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This man went into Japan's 'No-Go' radioactive area to save abandoned animals
in Animals, Feature Post
When Fukushima's nuclear accident unfolded, people fled the area without looking back. But one man realized that humans aren't the only victims of the tragedy. Naoto Matsumura went back to Fukushima's 12.5-mile exclusion zone to care for the abandoned animals.
In 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history struck Japan. The 9.1 temblor took even seismologists by surprise, as did the following events. The earthquake generated a tsunami which broke through the defenses of the Fukushima nuclear plant; this led to a radiation leak, and everyone in the surrounding area was evacuated, leaving behind empty houses, abandoned buildings and uncared-for animals.
(Left) A dog that survived trapped inside a cattle barn for a year and a half after the nuclear disaster by eating the dead flesh of the starved cattle, and was eventually rescued by Naoto in the summer of 2012. Though most of the dog's fur had fallen out, he recovered thanks to Naoto's dedicated care. Naoto named the dog Kiseki ("miracle" in English) because of this. (Right) Kiseki, approximately two months after being rescued. His fur has grown back, and he looks like a dog again.
Matsumura too left at first, but he quickly returned. The 53-year-old fifth-generation rice farmer initially went back for his own animals, but quickly realized that many others need his help.
"I was scared at first because I knew the radiation had spread everywhere," he said of his initial days back home. "The next thought in my head was that if I stayed too long, I'd end up with cancer or leukemia. But, the longer I was with the animals, the more I came to see that we were all still healthy and that we would be OK."
Indeed, he is now the only man in the contaminated area, and refuses to leave it. He is fully aware that the radiation is dangerous. He knows the risks he's exposing himself to, but he says he refuses to think about that.
"They also told me that I wouldn't get sick for 30 or 40 years. I'll most likely be dead by then anyway, so I couldn't care less."
Scientists have conducted tests on him to see how his body is taking the shock. They found that he is being bombarded with radiation levels 17 times stronger than the normal person, because he was not only living in a radioactive area, but because he was also eating food and drinking water from the site. Doctors advised him to drink only clean water and get food supplies from the outside, and so he did.
"When I went down and let them look me over, they told me I was the 'champion,'" he said, meaning he had the highest level of radiation exposure in Japan.
He's gotten used to it now, he said the strangest thing was the silence. But he's not alone – he's taking care not only of his animals, but of most of the animals that remained in the city. Some have went feral or semi-feral, but many have come to rely him. Cats usually stay out of sight as do some dogs, but cattle remained domestic.
"Our dogs didn't get fed for the first few days. When I did eventually feed them, the neighbors' dogs started going crazy. I went over to check on them and found that they were all still tied up. Everyone in town left thinking they would be back home in a week or so, I guess. From then on, I fed all the cats and dogs every day. They couldn't stand the wait, so they'd all gather around barking up a storm as soon as they heard my truck. Everywhere I went there was always barking. Like, 'we're thirsty' or, 'we don't have any food.' So I just kept making the rounds."
The remaining cattle barely survived, but over 100 didn't make it – not only due to starvation, but because of the government. After the human evacuation, officials decided that livestock couldn't be cared for, couldn't be consumed, and so they had to euthanize them. This upset Matsumura.
"If they were going to be used for meat it wouldn't bother me," he said. "That's just the way life is. But why just slaughter them all and bury them? Animals and humans are the same. I wonder if they could kill people just as indiscreetly… In my book it would be better to adopt a wait-and-see approach because it could provide good experimental data for comparison with humans. If the animals survive, then maybe there's nothing to worry about. But if the animals start giving birth to deformed young a few generations down the line, then things could get crazy. If that happens, they should never let anyone come back here."
He and his animals barely manage – but he and his animals manage. With help and donations from the outside, he has dedicated his life to protecting animals left behind a dreadful tragedy. He relies solely on donations from supporters to work with and feed the animals. Truly, not all heroes wear capes.
To contribute and help him, check either this page (English, not updated) or this page (Japanese, updated).
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Малгожа́та Анджее́вич (, род. 14 января 1984, Бытом, Силезское воеводство, Польша) — популярная польская поп-исполнительница, имя при рождении — Малгожа́та Андже́йчук () в 2007 году певица сменила фамилию, сценический псевдоним — Го́ся Анджее́вич ()

Биография
Малгожата начала заниматься музыкой с самого детства, регулярно выступала на школьных вечеринках. Объехала всю Польшу, убедительно одержав победу на 30 конкурсах, включая и общенациональные фестивали.

В польском городе Бытоме получила две президентские награды за художественные достижения. После нескольких неудачных попыток работы с местными композиторами Гося начала сама создавать музыку, которая наиболее точно отражала её внутренний мир.

В старших классах певица серьёзно заинтересовалась итальянским языком и, чтобы улучшить свои навыки, отправилась во Флоренцию, где познакомилась с итальянским композитором Гоффредо Орланди. Он предложил Госе сотрудничество, став продюсером и композитором её дебютного альбома Stone. Аудитория оценила альбом Анджеевич: об этом свидетельствовали высокие места в хит-парадах и огромный интерес к её песням, размещенных на польских Интернет-порталах. К примеру, композиция «Słowa» заняла первое место среди исполнителей по количеству запросов: 5000 в день и  в месяц.

В 2005 году Гося была приглашена группой Ivan & Delfin для участия в конкурсе «Евровидение-2005». Во время песни «Czarna Dziewczyno» она пела на бэк-вокале и исполняла соло на аккордеоне.

По словам самой Госи, начало 2006 года стало весьма успешным для неё: она была отобрана для участия в белорусском национальном отборочном туре конкурса «Евровидение-2006» на с песней «Dangerous Game».

Участвовала в третьей версии польского телешоу «Звёзды на льду».

Награды

 Złote Dzioby
 Eska Music Awards в категории: «Радио-дебют года»
 Mikrofony Popcornu 2007
 SuperJedynki 2007 в категории «Дебют» и «Певица года»
 Viva Comet 2007 в категории Planet VIVA, или Charts Award
 «Famka 2007» в категории «Певица года»
 Mikrofon Popcornu 2008 в категории «Певица года»

Дискография

Альбомы
 Gosia Andrzejewicz (2004)
 Gosia Andrzejewicz Plus (2006)
 Lustro (2006)
 The Best Of Gosia Andrzejewicz (CD + DVD, 2007)
 Zimno? Przytul mnie! (2007)
 Wojowniczka (2009)
 Film (2xCD, 2014)

Синглы

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официаный сайт певицы
 Польские исполнители на конкурсе «Евровидение»

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Please join us on Saturday, March 24, 2018 starting at 9:30 AM for our annual spring cleaning day for our church. Refreshments will be available for those who join to help.
WOMEN'S MISSION FELLOWSHIP FOOD SALE!


In 2017 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency and announced a 5-Point Strategy To Combat the Opioid Crisis. Join us for this session as Attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights, and Disability Rights Section discuss issues impacting persons with Opioid Use Disorders and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The speakers will discuss Justice Department efforts to eliminate discriminatory barriers to treatment and recovery programs.
1 What are possible outcomes when Justice investigates a charge of discrimination of someone being denied access to a treatment/recovery program?
2 Is addiction/current use of opiods covered by the ADA? I thought that illegal use of a controlled substance was not covered by the ADA? Is there an exception or is it only "legal use" of opiods and not addiction that would be covered?
3 Do you have the case citation for Slide 34 (Baltimore zoning case)?
4 Do you have the case citation for Slide 34 (Baltimore zoning case)?


(CBS News) CBS News legend Mike Wallace, the "60 Minutes" pit-bull reporter whose probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview - a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago - died Saturday night. He was 93 and passed peacefully surrounded by family members at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn., where he spent the past few years. He also had a home in Manhattan.


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Commercial energy storage systems store solar energy for commercial facilities to utilize later. If you are thinking about converting your entire factory to solar energy, you may be wondering just how many solar panels you will need and/or how many energy storage boxes you will need. Here are some helpful hints to figure out what you will need. Total Square Footage of Your Factory Since the majority of your factory requires constant lighting and electricity, it helps to know its square footage.
If you own a restaurant that utilizes oil frying as a preparation method, you may find yourself spending what seems like an inordinate amount of time and mental energy on the process of removing and disposing of your waste oil. Many restaurants contract with a grease-removal company and pay a regular fee for removal while others handle the process themselves by placing the oil into an impermeable container and hauling it to a disposal site.


I've just added some great links to the Tutorials page. You'll find them in the lower left sidebar under "Miscellaneous Fairy and Fantasy Links."
The Fairy House Series has some great ideas for building fairy houses with kids and Fairy Legends and Lore includes a comprehensive list of fairy names, very useful for naming your fairy art dolls.


A Durham fishing business is reeling in additional sales after benefiting from a free training scheme that's designed to boost business performance for North East companies.
The Durham Fly Fishing Company has landed an estimated 20 per cent increase in bookings for its specialist courses after proprietor Stuart Wardle went through the 'Boost Your Business' programme, which is led by a group of training agencies known as the North East Enterprise Agency.
The programme is part of a £1m package of business support being rolled out to local organisations as part of the regional skills and enterprise programme, Go>Grow.
Expert trout fisherman and qualified coach Stuart Wardle, who runs his business from Hutton Henry, provides a range of fly fishing services to individuals, groups and companies. These include guiding, coaching, tuition and team building days.
The business improvement skills picked-up on the training course have played a big part in helping Stuart to improve his sales and promotional activities, hooking extra business in the process.
Now, after seeing new bookings roll in, he predicts an increase of around 25% in revenues in the next 12 months if demand for his services continues to grow at the current rate.
Stuart said the course has given him a new sense of direction and has provided the springboard for ambitious plans to grow and develop his business, including a move into international markets.
He said: "Participation in the course has been an invaluable experience definitely helping to move my business forward and secure more work. My diary is the busiest it's been since I opened for business.
"Gaining new skills in enterprise development and digital promotion and sales tools, along with the opportunity to network with other businesses, has been really useful.
The three-day 'Boost Your Business' course covers a range of topics including understanding social media, producing digital content, measuring the success of digital promotion, as well as enterprise techniques.
Adam Clemerson, skills project manager at the North-East Enterprise Agency, said: "Since launching, the course has helped hundreds of people across the region, delivering tailored content to businesses. This is equipping them with the skills they need to develop and grow.
Ivan Jepson, director of business development at Gateshead College, which manages the Go>Grow programme, said: "Durham Fly Fishing is a great example of the benefits to be had by start-ups and enterprises who tap into the free training on offer.


TRUST IS a key element in all relationships that we have with others whether personal or business. When that trust breaks down or is betrayed, as it often is when fraud happens, the consequences can be dire.
Here in the Gulf, Owner Managed Businesses are an important if not dominant feature of business life. These businesses are mostly very successful and enjoy the trust of their customers and business partners – for these businesses their reputation is of great value.
Now with second, third or even fourth generation members of the family involved in the management and day to day operations of these businesses, many have expanded far beyond their original roots becoming diverse entities operating in multiple sectors and often representing international brands and familiar household names.
It's also inevitable that with such expansion, the role of the family at the hear of the business, controlling and directing it and intimately knowing what is going on, is harder to achieve.
The appointment of managers from outside the family usually brings wider expertise, a global focus and opportunities for cost savings and efficiency gains. It's fair to say, that where the family owners may have not always agreed with strategy among themselves, the external senior management may be able to find ways to navigate such issues without creating conflict or problems.
Such managers often therefore become extremely trusted by owners – sometimes almost close confidants who might even take on additional roles in managing personal finances and private issues too for owners.
Regrettably, that trust by the owner in the manager may not necessarily be reciprocated. For various reasons, whether greed, opportunity or some other perceived dissatisfaction, some members of the senior management might abuse that trust.
When we look at reasons why fraud or other business misconduct happens, we will often hear that the fraudster considered they were not being paid enough, that the rewards they expected were not coming their way. A recent investigation we have been working on shows us that the chief executive concerned was extremely well rewarded by the owner. He had acquired many tens of millions worth of assets in less than 10 years having previously been a junior auditor. The owner would regularly pay him very sizeable bonuses and yet all of this appears not to have been enough for him.
He had acquired a virtual blank cheque to increase his pay, authorise bonuses and accept commissions from his employer's Group companies without any reference to or oversight by the owner. He agreed settlements with indebted customers and appears to have taken portions of the settlements in cash.
He appointed relatives to various jobs and he created a parallel management structure in group businesses answering solely to him so as to circumvent effective scrutiny by general managers of the group companies. The owner trusted him like a son, and this was how that trust was betrayed.
In another case, an outsourcing arrangement to run a key part of an owner's group saw the appointment of a general manager from the outsourced supplier's business. It raised obvious questions about where that manager's loyalty truly lie.
These questions were answered in what appears to have been a ten year reign of working primarily for the benefit of the outsourced company management, hiding the fact that the general manager also managed two other businesses for his original managers and embroiling the company in a series of serious regulatory and compliance breaches.
Throughout the ten year period that he acted in this underhand way, the owner had no idea of what was really going on until a partner ceased to do business with them because they recognised they were also at serious exposure to regulatory and compliance sanctions.
A final example was another large group where a CFO had agreed a number of joint venture arrangements, all of which turned out to be utter financial failures. In this example fraud was not the underlying issue but rather a lack of effective due diligence and a disregard for the alarm bells raised by pre-acquisition audit reports which led the group into deals that it should have walked away from.
Unfortunately in this case, the owner and most other members of the management team were unable to penetrate the shield the CFO's seems to have erected to prevent scrutiny. Only with a rigorous and detailed forensic review of the facts, looking carefully at the timeline of the various joint venture deals, email trails, putting focused and very specific requests to the CFO for information and to provide rationale for the decision making process, did the CFO see that their position was untenable and resign.
In all these cases the owners had appointed apparently talented and trustworthy people to run their business for them. In all cases, this trust appears to have been misplaced. Trust is as we said at the beginning vital in our daily lives for healthy relationships. But that trust has to be earned and once earned, that trust needs to continually be maintained.
The adoption of what is called professional sceptisim is vital. An owner needs to be able to ask questions and ask for more evidence or justifications at any time. Senior management should be prepared to provide such information without it being requested.
Big problems lie ahead when senior management believe they no longer have any need to justify their actions or plans to the owner. The fact that owner managed businesses are less likely to have mature forms of corporate governance in place only accentuates the risk of rogue senior managers doing what they want and for their personal benefit, compromising the owners of the business.
In one case, the owner poignantly told us, that by the end, and just prior to a fraud being exposed, he felt, as owner, as if the CEO was in fact acting as the owner.


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La Villa Olímpica de la Juventud es una Villa Olímpica construida para los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de Buenos Aires 2018 en el barrio de Villa Soldati (Comuna 8), en el sur de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

Cuando en 2013 Buenos Aires fue elegida como sede de los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud, surgieron cinco llamados a concurso y las obras se hicieron a través de 10 licitaciones donde participaron ocho empresas constructoras locales.

Está localizada dentro del Parque de la Ciudad, próximo al Parque Polideportivo Roca y al Predio Ferial Olímpico. Consistirá de 1.440 nuevos apartamentos en 32 edificios de seis pisos, en una superficie de 160.000 m². Durante los Juegos Olímpicos, la villa albergara 7.500 personas, de las cuales el 30% de estas estarán en apartamentos de 40 m², con cuatro camas, dos dormitorios y un baño; mientras que el 70% restante estará en apartamentos de 65 m², con seis camas, tres dormitorios y dos baños.

El diseño de los apartamentos de la Villa Olímpica fue el resultado de seis competencias arquitectónicas, cinco para el sector habitacional y otro para el recinto ferial. Cada módulo habitacional incluye elementos de todos los proyectos ganadores, de esta manera la villa logra la diversidad arquitectónica de una gran ciudad.

La piedra fundacional de la villa fue puesta el 6 de mayo de 2016, la villa fue completada para fines de febrero de 2018.

Una vez finalizado los Juegos Olímpicos, las viviendas serán entregadas a ciudadanos mediante créditos del Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

Se puede acceder a la villa mediante la estación Cecilia Grierson del Premetro y por el Metrobús sur.

Galería

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Villas olímpicas
Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de Buenos Aires 2018
Villa Soldati


No. This is definitely not an ordinary blog picture. This is when blogging meets art, I guess. A very personally defined art. I recently read some posts, about how blog pictures should be only barely edited and only show the clothes in specific windlight which caught my attention as a)a lot of people got involved in it making it a debate and b)I'm one of those bloggers that are struggling, trying to figure out what a)viewers and b)designers want to finally see.
I found the post completely reasonable, as the point of it was clear. Customers should be able to see the product clearly, not altered from heavy editing or distorted by avatar positioning. But my question regarding that would be, what are vendor images and demos for? All designers/creators post at least one vendor/ad picture of the product on their social media and the event so everyone should be able to see what the product looks like before purchase. What are bloggers for then? Well, in my opinion, bloggers are used to show something different. Show their own personal styling using one specific product, show their creativity and imagination and even sometimes, their art. They're also used as a great advertisement as well, depending on how big their fan base is but that is a totally different subject.
Whether it's my poor Photoshop skills or my limited free time, I try not to spend too much time editing my pictures or going too far with it. I do follow the rule, that in most cases less is better. I have also realized that the better the raw image is the less editing it will need. This is why I try to spend more time in taking a good snapshot, improving my photography and then only touching it up on Photoshop or BeFunky. But everyone needs something to make them different from the others. Everyone needs to find their niche and that one thing that will make them stand out.
Personally I'm still trying to find mine, which explains my constant look changes and picture differences. It's useless as I end up hating everything I make. But I definitely know LOTD (Look Of The Day) blogging is something I cannot do. Standing there in front of an empty wall, hands down, looking like a mannequin and just changing outfits, is something that would eventually make me get bored of blogging and quit. If there's one thing I love about this whole experience is having to use my head, trying to come up with something different, something interesting, something that would catch the viewer's attention. I always aim for diversity. Do I always succeed? No, but I have so much fun doing it. It's so challenging having an idea in your head and making a picture of it using specific tools. Yes, always keeping in mind that showcasing the "sponsored" products is the main interest but sometimes, the whole picture does that for you.
I believe everyone should be free to do what they feel like in their images and say whatever they feel like saying on their blogs. It's their platform to express their feelings, creativity and imagination anyways, so they have every right to do so. Besides, it is up to each and every single one of us to appreciate, like or dislike one's work. So try not to think of what designers like or want to see first but focus on what you want to make. If they have chosen you to work with, it means they have faith in your work. If not, yes, bummer, but remember how much fun you had doing it and how, even for a few minutes, you loved the result.
This was the case with this post's image. Maybe I'm influenced by Halloween which is close (even though we don't celebrate it in Greece) or I'm just too excited about the upcoming Nightmare and Salem events that open on Saturday. The dress from Lybra for Shiny Shabby September round, inspired me for something dark and witch-y. I'm sure it's not what Natzuka had in mind when she created it, but I couldn't help it. Hair is from Runaway inspired by the Enchantress from the Suicide Squad movie and can be found at the We Love Roleplay event for a couple more days. Pose and props are all from Glitterati which can be found in the marketplace, among other amazing creations of her, perfect for photography.
Highly recommended: The picture is best viewed whilst listening to the Castle by Halsey.
That would be all for now, catch you all next time. Have a good day/night and be kind to one another.
Halsey I loved immediately, as soon as I heard this song. I have been looking her music up ever since then and enjoying all of her songs so far.
I hope you're well too and we need to hang out for my "therapy" as soon as possible! hehe.


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Home India Delhi NGT raps DDA for casting aspersions on Panel's findings
NGT raps DDA for casting aspersions on Panel's findings
JKR Staff
The DDA counsel said he did not intend to cast aspersions and was just questioning the basis of the findings and technology used by the experts panel.
The NGT last month had issued notice to spiritual figure Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on a contempt plea against him for blaming the Centre and the panel for damaging Yamuna floodplains by allowing his NGO's cultural extravaganza held there.
"Notice to the respondent," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said while seeking his reply before May 9, the next date of hearing.
An expert committee had told the NGT that a whopping Rs 42.02 crore would be required to restore the floodplains which was ravaged due to the cultural extravaganza last year.
The expert panel had suggested that there would be two components of rehabilitation plan — physical and biological, which would cost Rs 28.73 crore and Rs l3.29 crore respectively, besides additional ancillary expenses.
The AOL had alleged that the findings of the panel were "biased" and made allegations against Prof C R Babu, a member of the expert panel which had quantified the damage to the floodplains.
"The Art of Living is a responsible and environment- sensitive NGO. We have never caused any damage to the environment but have in fact worked for preserving and reviving it through various environment-related projects over the years," it had said.
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Leon Jan Piniński (8 March 1857 – 4 April 1938) was a Polish scholar, diplomat, art historian and politician. A professor of Roman law and one-time rector of the Lwów University (1928–1929), he devoted much of his life to a political career in his home city of Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine), first under Austria-Hungary then in newly independent Poland.

Life
Leon Piniński was born in Lwów, then in Austro-Hungarian Galicia. A member of the Piniński noble family with the Austrian rank of hrabia - (Count), he was a younger brother of Stanisław whose daughter, Julia Pinińska, inherited the family castle and estate in Grzymałów Hrymailiv. After homeschooling, Leon went on to pass his matura exam at the renowned Jesuit college in Tarnopol. He later graduated from the Faculty of Law at Lwów University. Piniński continued further studies at the universities of Leipzig, Berlin and Vienna. In 1891 he became a professor of Roman law at his alma mater and was elected to membership of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.

A year later he gave up his scholarly career to devote himself to local politics. A member of the Podolacy aristocratic political faction, he became one of the most popular conservative politicians in Lwów. In 1889 he was elected to the Imperial Council in Vienna. In 1894 he was also elected to the Galician Sejm. His terms in both offices ended in 1898, when he became the governor of the province of Galicia. During this time he actively opposed the growing popularity of Socialist ideas. He also tried to counter the rise of Ukrainian nationalism. Extremely conservative, in 1903 he was dismissed from office and replaced by the politically liberal industrial mogul, Andrzej Kazimierz Potocki.

Although Piniński retained his seat in the Austro-Hungarian Senate, he retired from public life and devoted himself to advanced studies of law as well as art history. During World War I he briefly returned to politics, but was not as successful as before. Following the rebirth of Poland, Piniński returned to his alma mater as professor of Roman law and lectured on criminal and civil law. In 1928 and 1929 he briefly served as a rector of Lwów University. At the same time, he continued his history of art research and managed to gather an extensive collection of works of art. Most of it he later donated to Wawel Castle Museum and the Ossolineum. A large part of his collection, which included English prints, was later stolen by the Germans during World War II and was never returned to Poland. Piniński himself retired in 1930s and died in Lwów, where he is buried.

Pretender to the English throne
The Piniński family are descended from Charles I of England and a descendant of Leon's brother, Aleksander, Peter Piniński, has voiced such a claim.

References

See also
History of Lviv

1857 births
1938 deaths
Counts of Poland
Lawyers from Lviv
People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Polish politicians
Governors of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Polish art historians
Polish art collectors
Polish people of World War I
Polish people of the Polish–Ukrainian War
University of Lviv alumni
Academic staff of the University of Lviv
University of Lviv rectors
Members of the Polish Academy of Learning
Subjects of Nazi art appropriations
Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery


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from __future__ import print_function
import configuration
from uuid import getnode as get_mac
import datetime
import json
import urllib2
import re

connection = None
engine = None

# Packet
usePacketSeparator = False
packetSeparator = "==="
packet = None
sampleRe = re.compile('^\w+=\d+(\.\d+)?(,[\da-fA-F]{2})?$')

try:
    from sqlalchemy import create_engine
    from sqlalchemy import Table, Column, MetaData
    from sqlalchemy.types import DateTime, Numeric, Integer, String

    # Database
    url = "mysql://%s:%s@%s/" + configuration.c.getCfgValue("dbName")
    username = configuration.c.getCfgValue("dbUsername")
    password = configuration.c.getCfgValue("dbPassword")
    host = configuration.c.getCfgValue("dbHost")
    engine = create_engine(url % (username, password, host))
    metadata = MetaData()
    observations = Table('observations', metadata,
        Column('id', Integer, primary_key = True),
        Column('obs_time', DateTime),
        Column('unit_id', String),
        Column('port', String),
        Column('type', String),
        Column('value', Numeric(20,6))
    )
except ImportError:
    # TODO: do not print this if "silent" mode is configured in config file!
    print("Warning: using a database for data storage is not possible, package dependencies are missing.")
    print("To store to use a database, install: python-sqlalchemy python-mysqldb\n")

def openDBConnection():
    global connection
    if configuration.c.getCfgValueAsBool("saveToDB") and engine != None:
        connection = engine.connect()

def closeDBConnection():
    global connection
    if connection != None:
        connection.close()

def maybeAddDataToDatabase(port, newString):
    global usePacketSeparator, packet

    saveToDB = configuration.c.getCfgValueAsBool("saveToDB")
    sendToOpenSense = configuration.c.getCfgValueAsBool("sendToOpenSense")
    if newString == packetSeparator:
        usePacketSeparator = True
        if packet != None:
            if saveToDB:
                # Save data to DB
                saveDataToDB(packet)
            if sendToOpenSense:
                #Send data to sen.se
                sendDataToOpenSense(packet)
            packet.clear()
        else:
            packet = {}
    else:
        s = newString.replace (" ", "")
        if sampleRe.match(s) != None:
            arr = s.split("=")
            if not usePacketSeparator:
                if saveToDB:
                    # Save data to DB
                    saveDataToDB({port+":"+arr[0]: arr[1]})
                if sendToOpenSense:
                    #Send data to sen.se
                    sendDataToOpenSense({port+":"+arr[0]: arr[1]})
            else:
                packet[port+":"+arr[0]] = arr[1]
        else:
            print("ERROR: received incorrectly formatted sensor data via serial port!\n")

def saveDataToDB(packet):
    global connection

    mac = str(get_mac())
    for key in packet.keys():
        arr = key.split(":")
        val = packet[key]
        ins = observations.insert().values(obs_time = datetime.datetime.now(), unit_id = mac, port = arr[0], type = arr[1], value = val)
        connection.execute(ins)

def sendDataToOpenSense(packet):
    url = 'http://api.sen.se/events/'
    header = {
      'sense_key' : configuration.c.getCfgValue("senseApiKey"),
    }
    feeds = configuration.c.getCfgValue("senseApiFeeds")
    type2feedMap = {}
    for feed in feeds:
        arr = feed.split(":")
        sensorType = arr[0]
        feedId = arr[1]
        type2feedMap[sensorType] = feedId
    data = []
    #mac = str(get_mac())
    for key in packet.keys():
        arr = key.split(":")
        #port = arr[0]
        sensorType = arr[1]
        value = packet[key]
        measurement = {
            "feed_id": type2feedMap[sensorType],
            "value":   value
        }
        data.append(measurement)
    data_json = json.dumps(data)
    req = urllib2.Request(url, data_json, header)
    response_stream = urllib2.urlopen(req)
    json_response = response_stream.read()
    #print json_response

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Il distretto di Yellel è un distretto della Provincia di Relizane, in Algeria.

Comuni
Il distretto comprende 4 comuni:
Yellel
Aïn Rahma
Kalaa
Sidi Saada

Collegamenti esterni

Yellel


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Dore Lake Memories - Part Four.
Verner Johnson by Peggy Johnson.
Verner Johnson was born in a small village near Stockholm, Sweden in 1898. He immigrated to Canada in 1919 and came to Dore Lake in 1922, to fish. He met Margaret Zeigler and they were married in 1923, in Prince Albert. 1901 and worked at Lake of the Woods, Ontario. Then he took a homestead at Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Margaret's mother, three brothers and sister came to Canada in 1903. Margaret was born in Canada. They came to Dore Lake in 1920 and lived on Michel Point. Margaret tells of the terrible weather that her family encountered on their trip north in March, and how they had to stay at Sled Lake until it improved. At Dore they lived in tents until the buildings were finished. The barns were built first to protect the horses from the insects. So, the house was not completed until October.
During the eleven years the Zeigler family lived at Michel, they had big gardens every year. They also had cows and chickens. Berries were plentiful and she tells of picking waterpails full for canning. When Verner and Margaret were married, they lived on Joseph's Point for three years and then moved to Michel Point.
In 1934, Margaret was remarried to Kai Hansen, a licensed electrician, who worked for Waite Fisheries in Big River. They lived in Big River until the latter part of the 1950's, when they moved to Saskatoon. Verner had a dog team that he raced in derbies. In 1924 he won first prize at La Pas, Manitoba and in Prince Albert, in 1925. He won second prize with his team in Big River, in 1926. In the first years Verner did a lot of trapping. He trapped long haired fur-bearing animals and muskrats in the spring.
In December of 1967, Vemer was returning from Spruce Point when a blizzard came up. He survived in his car for six days of severely cold weather, until he was found by his sons and Ferdie Edquist, with the D.N.R. bombardier. He escaped with light frostbite and malnutrition. Verner Johnson continued to live on Dore Lake until his death on November 15, 1972.
Verner Johnson (center) after winning an
endurance race in Big River.
Verner and son Carl, with a pet deer
Also winter's catch of coyotes and foxes.
Verner Johnson's home at Michel Point.
The orchard at Johnson's home.
Verner Johnson's winning dog team.
John Thompson.
As long as my memory remains, Dore Lake will always have a special meaning to me. I spent many of my younger years here. I treasure the fond memories of old friends, who are now long gone, but by no means forgotten.
I recall the winter of 1924-1925. Fishing season opened on December 1 and lasted till February 15th. The quota then was 800,000 pounds. Whenever the limit was caught fishing would be closed down. However, as there were not many fishermen on the Lake during these early years, the fishing would almost always last till February. There were a couple of seasons when fishing went to February 15th, but by the time February rolled around, most fishermen had called it quits. By this time we all had our share of the cold. Furthermore, most of us had to haul the fishing tools and the fish boxes with a hand sleigh. It was a difficult job in the bitter cold. Only the permanent fishermen had sleigh dogs.
It was in Einar Bergthoson's camp, that I put in my first winter on Dore Lake. I was treated very well by Einar and Halli Freeman, a nineteen year old youth. The food was the very best, as old Einar (then in his late sixties), was a good cook. His deep dish raisin pie was the best.
Except for Christmas, we fished everyday, Sundays as well. The winter of 24-25 was very cold with lots of snow. Therefore, when the fishing season was over I received my wages and headed back to Big River.
The only transportation at this time, was by horse drawn freight swings. It was rather slow from Dore Lake to Big River. It took three and half days. The day I decided to leave camp there were no swings operating. So I left real early in the morning, still no daylight yet, but the road was good. From Camp Four, it was only a mile and a half to the portage that went to Sled Lake. When I got to the bush I turned around to give Dore Lake a dirty look, for which I thought was surely the last time. Under my breath saying to myself, "You so and so, you'll never get a chance to freeze me again". That day I made it to the north end of DeLaronde Lake; a distance of about forty miles. The next day I did not get such an early start and it was hard walking on DeLaronde Lake. The road had drifted in, so going was hard. I made Big River that night; late in the evening and very tired.
The next day I took the train from Big River to Prince Albert, where! stayed two or three days. Then I took a train from Prince Albert to Winnipeg, where I worked at odd jobs until the summer fishing season opened on Lake Winnipeg. I fished there all summer. When that job was over, I headed west to harvest at Dafoe, Saskatchewan. There I met up with my former employer, Halli Freeman, where he was also harvesting. He asked me if I would come and fish for him and "old" Eniar again. I had by then forgotten about the tough, cold winter the year before, and was only too glad to get the job. Fishing had gotten into my system and so had Dore Lake. It is no myth, that if one has put a full year in the northern wilderness, that he or she will experience the unexplainable urge to return again.
The Depression was on and times in the south were real bad. There was little work and no one had money. By this time, I had a small log hut, that! used to winter fish with. In 1931, I made up my mind to stay on Dore Lake the year round. Living on the Lake were several young men, like myself, with a few nets and also some traps. It wasn't much, but it was better than riding the freight trains in the south, looking for work in different places, which turned out to be the same story; no work, no money.
One day I met up with Frank Cinton and Joe Schmidt, who were staying at Frank Schloegel's (Sr.) fish camp, on Joseph's Point. We all had a long talk over many cups of coffee. It was decided that I was to move in with them for the summer. In early fall, Frank Clinton and Joe, would move to Emmeline Lake, for they had heard that the trapping was good around this lake. I would stay on at Dore and feed their dogs, as well as mine, and trap. Whatever fur was caught would be split three ways. All went well, but Joe did not fit into that kind of life and pulled out for good. Frank Clinton fished Dore Lake for many winters, but as fish prices were so poor, he gave that up. Frank built himself a very fine trapping cabin, on a lovely point, on Emmeline Lake. He made trapping his sole occupation. He trapped for many years and his big catches of fur told his story. However, Frank was hit with a tragedy. Without any notice, his whole trap line was put into a game reserve. It must have been a tough break at first, but it turned out well, as Frank was given a field officers job on his trap line. He used his own cabin as a headquarters and stayed with the department until his retirement.
I married Grace Blanchette and we made our permanent home in Dore Lake, on Joseph's Point for several years. Soon my wife and I decided, that since our oldest son, Fred, was five years old, that we had better move to Big River, where there was a school.
I still trapped in the fall and fished in the winter for several more years. When Waite Fisheries built their filleting plant on Dore Lake. I fished for two summer seasons after that. I then sold my fishing outfit and camp to Waite Fisheries. I still have many fond memories of those many years on Dore Lake. We had very little in the line of luxuries, but there was no limit to the game, fish and berries. With a garden we did not feel the Depression very much. There were plenty of foxes and coyotes. The prices were not high, but a dollar went a long way in those days.
John Thompson with two timber wolves.
John Thompson's dog team, 1936.
John Thompson's fishing camp.
Freighting Fish With Horses.
A Bit of Family History by
Stewart Thompson.
>My grandfather was Bjarni Tomasson. He came to Canada from Hunavatn, Iceland. He landed at Brandon, Manitoba in 1894. He met my grandmother, Steinunn Jonson, in Brandon, Manitoba. She had immigrated from Akureyn, Iceland, the year unknown. From what I can gather, they were married in Brandon, likely in 1894.
Grandpa and Grandma Tomasson owned a farm in Brandon, where they soon started a family. They had three daughters; Emma, Anna and Kristine and three sons; Tom, Steve and my father John. Dad was born in Langruth, Manitoba on August 4, 1907. I never found out much about my grandparents as Dad didn't talk much about any of his family. I know he left home for good at the young age of thirteen. He found work on a ship on Lake Superior for awhile, worked on farms for several years, before going to Gimli, Manitoba. In Gimli, Dad worked on the fishing boats and learned the fishing industry.
Eventually, Dad would travel to a beautiful place in northern Saskatchewan called Dore Lake. As he only spoke Icelandic, it was only natural that he would work with Icelandic speaking fishermen who at that time (1924-1925), were practically the only people winter fishing. Dad fished for Einar Bergthorson and Halli Freeman. Dad fished winters on Dore Lake and summers on Lake Winnipeg.
In those days, most of the transportation was done by horse teams. It was mainly Scandinavian and Icelanders who moved north to pioneer the commercial fishing industry in northern Saskatchewan. Joe Stefansson was one of the first Icelandic fisherman on the Lake, along with Thorstein Sigurdson. Helgi Johnson, J.K. Johnson, Ari Arison and of course my father, John Thompson. I don't know to this day, why Dad changed his name from Tomasson to 'Thompson'.
Later on my father owned a homestead south of Dore Lake called "Stoney Lake"; on the map it is called "Delaronde Lake". By now Dad was married and had started raising foxes and mink, besides owning cattle, horses and pigs, and growing grain.
I first started fishing on Delaronde Lake with my father at about age ten. I recall sitting in the bow of the boat with a paddle forcing the boat ahead, while my dad set the nets from the back end. When he said, "Point the boat's nose towards that big spruce tree across the lake, by the Indian Village", I made sure I did my best! Even though he was my father and loved me, we obeyed, because I learned at a very young age that "Hell hath no fury, like an Icelander not listened to!"
My parents raised five boys; Fred, Stewart, Jackie, Ron and Howard in that order. We raised mink and fished until 1956, at which time Dad moved everything north to a place called Ile-a-la-Crosse.
We all worked hard, hand cleared everything and built it into one of the most beautiful mink ranches in northern Saskatchewan. I would usually fish and as we raised over 2000 mink, it was a full-time job supplying them with fish. Fred, Jack and Howard usually worked in the mink yard with Dad. Fred and Jack went mink ranching on their own and were very successful.
Fred retired from mink ranching in the early sixties and served three years on the first municipal council in the north. He was a former Saskatchewan boxing champion and has been a hockey, baseball and boxing coach in his community of Buffalo Narrows.
Fred Thompson was first elected MLA for the Athabasca Constituency in 1975. He was re-elected in 1978, 1982, 1986 and 1990, and is the longest-sitting member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly (consecutively). He is a Caucus Critic for the Department of Parks, Saskatchewan Forest Products and Northern Affairs Issues. He and his wife, Theresa, have three sons.
When Dad retired to his home in Big River, Saskatchewan, his son, Jackie Thompson, wife Margaret and their three sons, took over the mink ranch. Jackie pelted out later on and turned the place into a tourist resort called "Silver Pine Resort". He is still there now. In winter, he and his three sons still fish commercially.
Ron Thompson joined the Army and became Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion. He took the welterweight and middleweight championship of the Canadian Army. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional and went to the United States where he became Oregon State Champion. He went on to fight three world champions. He is now retired and last year was inducted into the Canadian Boxing hall of fame.
Howard Thompson and his wife Marlene, have owned their own plumbing company "Top Rank Inc." for over 30 years and are about to retire.
I (Stewart Thompson) still commercial fish and live in New Westminster, British Columbia, with my wife Alice. I'm presently taking Icelandic lessons. I have not worked for over a year, due to a car accident.
My Dad always said he wanted to die in his own home and not in a nursing home; and he wanted his five sons to carry him. On Monday, January 24, 1983, Dad passed away in his kitchen of a massive heart attack. He was 75 years old. He was carried by his five sons and a grandson. Mother is 80 years old and lives in Saskatchewan.
A few brief passages above were taken from the book "A look at the Past", History of Dore Lake, written by Anne-Maria Dilella.
Stewart informs us that since this writing his brother, Fred Thompson, has been appointed the Honourable Associate Minister of Economic Development in the Saskatchewan Government.
Stewart Thompson enjoys writing and has had a poem published in "American book of Anthology". He travels often to Saskatchewan and is interested in contacting other Saskatchewan Icelanders.
Stewart Thompson outside brother Jack's Camp
with a Walleye Pike - Pickerel.
Stewart and Jackie Thompson at Dore Lake, Saskatchewan.
Left to Right: Stewart, Jackie and Fred Thompson
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Muneer Ahmad Magry is currently pursuing his doctorate from Deakin University Australia. His areas of interest are sustainable livelihoods, community development, natural resources management, sustainable foresty, value chains of Non-timber forest products. Mr Magry has been actively involved in various summits on sustainable development pertaining to agricultural value chains. Mr Magry has ample research, academic and consultancy experience, he has worked with various national and international organizations in different capacities, he has also published various research articles in reputed journals. Mr Magry has also previously worked as a country manager for climate scorecard, a global think tank working on climate change reporting.


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Bank of Canada announces details of its Bankers' Acceptance Purchase Program operations
Notice - Monday, March 30, 2020, 15:00 (ET)
The Bank of Canada (Bank) announced today details of the next operation under the Bankers' Acceptance Purchase Program (BAPF) will be as follows:
Amount (billions)
Reverse auction date
Eligible maturity range
$20 April 6, 2020 April 8, 2020 Up to July 28, 2020
The reserve rate (minimum yield) for the next operation will be 3-month OIS + 20 bps.
Additional details, including the purchase amount and eligible maturity range will be provided following the prior operation.
BAPF operations will continue to be conducted weekly until market conditions improve. The weekly purchase size will be around $10 billion, subject to market conditions. The reserve rate (minimum yield) will be published on the Bank's website ahead of each operation.
Primary dealers are asked to submit their offers using the Bank provided submission spreadsheet between 8:30 (ET) and 9:00 (ET) on the day of the operation. Offers are to be submitted to operations@bankofcanada.ca. The results will be announced on the Bank's website as soon as possible following the operation.
BAPF operations until the end of April will be conducted on the following dates:
Further details related to these operations are available in the Terms and Conditions for Bankers' Acceptance Purchase Facility.
Mark de Guzman
Financial Markets Department
Scott Kinnear
Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Source(s): Bankers' Acceptance Purchase Facility


A cool looking stainless steel men's ring that's perfect as a modern wedding ring with a single straight band of inlaid sterling silver. This ring is 5mm wide, has smoothed edges and is made with a court fit (also called comfort fit) which means it can be put on and taken off more easily because, while it's the correct size in the middle of the ring, it's slightly wider at each edge. It's polished on the inside and satin-polished on the outside. This product is priced to come in a clear plastic pouch without gift packaging.
For a small charge we can supply either a 10STERLING-branded black-fabric pouch or a smart black & silver gift box. See pictures opposite. Please click on the "Gift Box" option below to make your choice. Included with this product is our free stainless steel dog tag keyring on which we'll emboss your first name and a phone number so that if you lose your keys then there's a good chance you'll get them back. Worth £6.
V happy with this lovely ring for my partner.


At Property Link, we are pleased to bring this lovely 2 bedroom house in the Waterside area to the rental market.
This delightful property would be ideal for individuals or couples. The property is located within walking distance of all local amenities as well as being conveniently situated just a short distance from the Peace Bridge, making the city centre a short walk away.
I am interested in 8 Gortfoyle, Derry/Londonderry, Waterside. Please contact me about this property.


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Number 21 of 1974
SHANNON FREE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act.
Amendment of section 8 of the Principal Act and section 2 of the Act of 1970.
Advances to the Company by Minister for Finance.
Short title and collective citation.
Acts Referred to
1970, No. 9
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act, 1959
1959, No. 36
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SHANNON FREE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED ACTS, 1959 TO 1970. [16th July, 1974]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
1. —(1) In this Act—
"the Act of 1970" means the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1970 ;
"the Company" means the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited;
"the Principal Act" means the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act, 1959 .
(2) The Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Acts, 1959 to 1970 and this Act shall be construed as one.
2. —So much of section 2 of the Principal Act (as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1970) as provides that the aggregate of the amounts which the Minister for Finance may subscribe under that section in taking up shares of the Company shall not exceed seventeen million pounds is hereby repealed and, in lieu thereof, it is hereby enacted that the aggregate of the amounts so subscribed shall not exceed twenty-five million pounds.
3. —Section 9 of the Act of 1970 is hereby repealed and, in lieu thereof, it is hereby enacted that the aggregate amount of grants to be made to the Company under section 8 of the Principal Act and section 2 of the Act of 1970 shall not exceed seventeen million pounds.
4. —Section 10 of the Act of 1970 is hereby repealed and, in lieu thereof, it is hereby enacted that the aggregate amount of advances under section 4 (1) of the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1963 , and advances under section 4 of the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1961 , shall not exceed seventeen million pounds.
5. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1974.
(2) The Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Acts, 1959 to 1970, and this Act may be cited together as the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Acts, 1959 to 1974.


This is a hand made print of a woman and her beagle titled 'Dogs in Rome'.
When my husband and I visited Rome, as well as being impressed by all the sights of this amazing city, I was also most taken by the well groomed dog owners and their equally well turned out dogs. This print is of a beautiful young Italian woman walking her very dapper beagle.
The printed area is 13 x 21cm and the paper is 16.5 x 24cm. It is a print of one of my illustrations transferred to a relief plate. Two colours of oil based inks are used, a caramel orange and a deep purple.
All of my prints turn out slightly differently – depending on where the plate is placed on the paper, how much ink is rolled on, and how much pressure is used to transfer the ink from the linocut onto the paper. This is limited edition print of 30.


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Mix the breadcrumbs, cheese and beaten egg with the rice cooked the day before. Place the cheese and ham on a pancake made from the rice, pinch the edges together and roll it into a ball the size of a walnut. Fry the balls in a deep fat fryer set to 200°C until golden. Serve with herbs and salad.


Francesco Quinn proves the apple does not fall far from the tree, as the son of screen legend Anthony Quinn brings his unique intensity to the forthcoming Quentin Tarantino-produced biker flick, "Hell Ride". Something of a hellion himself, Francesco races motocross and street bikes, is a spokesman for the Motorcycle Industry Council, travels the world making movies, and puts in over 300 miles weekly on his road and mountain bicycles. He shared his thoughts on the demon steed he commands in the film.
"I play a character named Machete, so the bike had to be muy malo," the multi-lingual Quinn quips. The Honda VTX1300 selected is a personal favorite, though he quickly points out, "As a graduate of the [MotoGP champion] Freddie Spencer and [AMA Supercross champion] Rick Johnson schools, I ride pretty much anything on two wheels."
Taking on the task of morphing the elegant cruiser into a mean machine was television and movie motorcycle custom specialist Avery Ennis. "The look is aggressive, as if a shade tree mechanic who hates chrome blacked everything out himself with spray can barbeque paint. There are three or four different shades of black in there," Quinn chuckles. "The engine covers and head covers have a hammered metal finish to emphasize that home made look, with touches like the heat stained mesh grille over the clutch cover."
Two-into-two Cobra pipes give this junkyard dog a menacing bark, and the three-lamp projector headlight from Joker Industries imparts new massiveness to the bike. If the film's protagonists saddle up on mounts as edgy as Quinn's, "Hell Ride" promises to live up to its name.


I've been wanting to do a tortellini soup for a while. The recipe below is my own creation, based on reading several versions. If you like chorizo sausage, you can add a pound of chopped chorizo to the initial sauté. Being an ovo-lacto-pescatarian (I eat eggs, milk and fish with my veggies), I like to keep my soups meatless.
Once again, as I'm finding with these recipes, prepping the fresh veggies took longer than the actual cooking time. You could easily make this on the stovetop. What I like about the instant pot is that you don't have to worry about it while it's cooking. No stirring, no pot-watching. And it cooks in a fraction of the time.
Prepare fresh vegetables. Add olive oil and vegetables and garlic to the instant pot. Set on sauté and stir until onions are translucent. Add broth, stewed tomatoes, garbanzo beans, basil and thyme to the pot. (If you are using frozen or dried tortellini add with the broth). Seal and cook for 5 minutes (my pot has a soup setting). Wait a few minutes before releasing the steam.
Add greens, fresh tortellini to the pot and simmer on sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring gently.
Blend in cream. Salt and pepper to taste.
Delicious and so easy to prepare. Serve immediately. The tortellini will absorb the broth if stored. You may need to add liquid to reheat. Or leave as is and call it stew! For me, this batch is another week's worth of delicious home-made soup for my packed lunch. Bon Appetit!
I've been wanting to try this recipe since I got my pressure cooker. I will definitely be making it again. I had to improvise on one of the ingredients. (See Below) My grocery store was out of leeks! The produce guy said the restaurants wipe them out every week! ☹ And my brand of pressure cooker does not allow for under 5 minutes, so I split the time in two. It doesn't seem to have affected the outcome. It came out great!
Thanks to Letty's Kitchen for this awesome recipe. It's a keeper, it's delicious, it's super easy, and it's vegan. Quadruple win!
In your pressure cooker, sauté onions (or leeks) in olive oil until tender. Add broth, potatoes and garlic. Close and seal the lid and pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. Quick release the steam.
Lightly mash some of the potatoes (I like leaving most of the cubes intact) and stir in the kale. Close and seal the lid once more and pressure cook on high for an additional 5 minutes.
Release and add the apple cider vinegar and 20 turns of fresh ground pepper. If you used salted veggie broth you will probably not need to add any more. I didn't need more salt. Season to taste. Serve with chopped green onion garish.
If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can do this on the stove top, cooking the potato portion 20 minutes and the kale portion an additional 10. I love how easy this recipe is. The veggie prep took longer than the cook time!
The recipe makes 8 cups of soup. I'm going to enjoy this for lunch this week!
In a soup pot sauté the leeks and garlic in the olive oil until tender. Add potatoes and fill the pot with enough water so that the potatoes are covered. (You won't be pouring the water off.) Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are breaking apart. Remove from heat as mash the potatoes, leeks and garlic in the pot. Add butter, spinach, crushed red pepper, pepper and salt and half of the condensed milk. Stir the corn starch into the remaining condensed milk and add to the pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until thickened. Serve and enjoy!
I would be remiss if I didn't include this magical recipe in my blog. After all it is a feature element of the title of my recipe category. I learned this recipe as a young scout using a campfire as the heating element, but it can easily be modified to work in a modern kitchen. The key element when planning this dish, besides getting the perfect stone of course, is that it is meant to be a group cooking event. The more the better! Which means PARTY!
1 Stone or Pebble – One should take great care in selecting the perfect stone or pebble for the intended group. Shape, size, color and interesting marbling should all be taken into consideration, as each attribute contains particular magical properties (you will know your stone and what those properties are once you have found it!) Oh…and one more thing…be sure you have thoroughly cleaned the stone before cooking.
As the perfect host or hostess, you will also want to provide other side dishes such as bread (you can find my famous Beer Bread recipe here) or crackers, beverages, perhaps a nice green salad, dessert and napkins, bowls, utensils, etc.
On party day, once all your guests have arrived, gather everyone (each with their can of soup in hand) to the kitchen or the campfire where you will have placed your stock pot. This is when you will present the "magic" stone to everyone, explaining it's particular magical qualities, not the least of which is the ability to render anything that is added to the pot edible. And not "just" edible, but the "Most amazing delicious soup they have ever tasted!" Then place the stone in the bottom of the pot and invite your guests, one by one, to present their soup and add it to the pot.
Once everyone has contributed their soup to the recipe, turn up the heat and give it a good stirring until it is simmering and bubbly hot. Serve with the sides you have provided, and enjoy!
The real magic of course is not that you have just created the most delectable, one of a kind, impossible to replicate soup recipe of all time, but that you have done it with family or friends and spent a lovely time together doing it!


Evolution of complex hierarchical systems is only partly determined by main stream which, in its turn, is defined by system potential, outside conditions and adequate top-level control actions. Random corrections, caused by low-level decisions based on self-made short-term and short-scale estimations, make system trajectory rather chaotic. A temporal behavior of such near-to-chaos system will correspond (in terms of nonlinear dynamics) not to the motion along a smooth manifold but to "infinitely fragmented" fractal set. So, the more complicated is the system motion, the higher becomes the fractal dimension of the attraction channel and the more unstable becomes the system. However, the systems in question are capable to self-organizing and so are capable to surviving. As results, these systems will restore the "directed" (according to the minimum dissipation principle) development due to adequate control through all level of hierarchy. So, the study of reguliarities of the attraction channel formation during the restoring of the "directed" development becomes reasonable to obtain better understanding of self-adjusting physics.


The Ascension of the Lord, remembered on the fortieth day after Easter, is one of the most ancient Christian holidays apparently established already in the IV century. The source of the iconography of the Ascension of the Lord are the texts of the Gospel and the Acts of the Holy Apostles. The icon of the Ascension of the Lord is a single composition with two centers – the Lord Jesus Christ and the Mother of God. In the upper (Heavenly) part of the icon – the Savior surrounded by angels hold a scroll in his left hand, a symbol of teaching, and with his right hand blesses the apostles, and through them, all their successors and all those whom they bless. The presence of angels supporting the halo is an expression of the glory and greatness of the Savior. The blessing gesture connects the upper and lower (Earthly) plan of the icon, thus symbolizing the unity of the Spirit and the Body of the Church. The second composition center of the icon is the image of the most Holy Virgin. The Evangelists do not describe her presence at the time of the Ascension of her Son. However, it is her image that testifies of the Christ, born in the flesh, born of the Virgin. The special position of the Mother of God is emphasized by the platform on which She stands among the two groups of apostles. The whole group with the Mother of God in the center represents the Savior's treasure – the Church (body) which he left to them on earth.


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U.S. to Start Troop Withdrawal as Taliban Vows to Resume Attacks and Afghan Gov't Rejects Prisoner Swap
HeadlineMar 03, 2020
In Afghanistan, the Taliban says it is resuming operations against government forces after the partial truce, which preceded the U.S.-Taliban deal signed this weekend. The Taliban also said it would not move forward with intra-Afghan talks until the Afghan government released 5,000 prisoners — which President Ashraf Ghani said he refuses to do. On Monday, an explosion at a football field in the eastern Khost province killed at least three people and wounded 11, though no group immediately claimed responsibility. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he gave the green light to begin the withdrawal of U.S. troops but that he expects violence to continue throughout the process.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper: "This is going to be a long, windy, bumpy road. There will be ups and downs, and we'll stop and start. That's going to be the nature of this over the next days, weeks and months."


Topic: Phantasy Star Portable 2.
Re: Phantasy Star Portable 2.
It worked for me with no problems.
Is there a way to enable all ps3 games for remote play on fw 4.21? I have a CECH 30XXX, so downgrading isn't an option for me.
I am trying to transfer phantasy star portable 2 to my vita through the ps3, but it wont appear on content manager. I've seen a video of it being played on the vita, so it should work. Any way to bypass this?
I try to run the pc client, but it says vhandler has stopped working. Help?
dang. How am I supposed to do a vhbl video when there's no way for me to install it!
If the vita is doing all the encrypting then couldn't we just have a program trick the vita into thinking its connected to a ps3 and then transfer the games that way?
IDK how easy that would be though.
Well what does the ps3 do? even if the games arent on the vita psn, it still lets you play them.


Supreme Court: Federal Arbitration Act Doesn't Apply to Transportation Independent Contractors - Employee or Independent Contractor?
In New Prime, the Court was presented with two issues arising from an independent contractor agreement that contained an arbitration clause: 1) who should decide if a claim falls within the transportation workers exception to the FAA, a court or an arbitrator, and 2) does the transportation workers carve-out from the FAA (which refers to "contracts of employment") apply when, on the face of the independent contractor agreement, the plaintiff is not an employee? The Court answered these questions by holding: 1) that a court – rather than an arbitrator – should resolve a dispute over the applicability of the FAA's Section 1 exemption for "contracts of employment" of transportation workers, and 2) Dominic Oliveira's independent contractor agreement with New Prime, an interstate trucking company, falls within the Section 1 exemption from the FAA.
Looking to the sequencing of the relevant sections of the FAA, the Court determined that to invoke the statutory powers of Sections 3 and 4 to stay litigation and to compel arbitration, a court – and not an arbitrator – must first determine whether the contract falls within Sections 1 and 2, exempting contracts of employment of certain transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce. Only then can the court proceed to the merits of whether the Section 1 exemption applies to a particular contract.
The parties agreed that Oliveira was a "worker engaged in interstate commerce." And Oliveira assumed for purposes of the appeal that his contract with New Prime established only an independent contractor relationship. Thus, the Court keyed in on what the term "contract of employment" meant at the time of the FAA's adoption in 1925. Siding with Oliveira, the Court concluded that the term usually meant nothing more than an agreement to perform work, which would include not only employer/employee agreements but also independent contractor agreements. Therefore, the Supreme Court held that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit was correct in determining that it lacked authority under the FAA to order arbitration of Oliveira's claims.
While the New Prime decision has the potential for far-reaching effects in the transportation industry, and especially for interstate transportation workers, it is equally important to keep in mind what the Court did not determine in its opinion.
First, the Court did not reach the issue of what constitutes "interstate commerce" for purposes of applying the Section 1 exemption because the parties agreed that Oliveira was engaged in interstate commerce. The issue of who is an "interstate" transportation worker is where future litigation is likely to focus, as the courts and the transportation industry further define the scope and limits of the New Prime decision.
Third, the Court declined to look beyond the FAA at other potential avenues to compel arbitration in this case. Where the FAA does not apply, the applicable state law on arbitration will determine whether a claim is arbitrable and, if so, whether the arbitration agreement is enforceable. Thus, interstate transportation workers' claims may still be subject to arbitration under state arbitration acts and, in the absence of state statutory law, common law. Further, the determination of whether a class action waiver in an arbitration agreement would be enforceable will likely be analyzed on a state-by-state basis. The impact on state court opinions decided before the New Prime decision remains to be seen, and will likely be the subject of future court battles.