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The Environment Council agrees to ratify the Paris Agreement
Environment Ministers of all EU member states have today agreed to ratify the Paris Agreement through a process which allows the EU to deposit its instrument before the EU countries approve it separately. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomes this exceptional move and calls upon the EU to show the same commitment to increase its climate action in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
"We welcome today's decision by the Environment Council, which shows that the EU can get its act together when put under international pressure", Wendel Trio, Director at Climate Action Europe (CAN) Europe said.
"The unprecedented move by the international community to ratify the Paris Agreement has taught the EU an important lesson; that it can no longer take for granted to be seen as a leader and that it risks lagging behind if not acting fast and boldly enough.
There are two immediate steps that the EU must now take to prove that being a party to the Agreement when it enters into force is not only a political show-off. First of all, all member states should ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of this year, so that the objectives of the Paris Agreement can be rapidly translated into national action. Secondly, the EU must urgently – and by 2018 the latest – review its inadequate 2030 target, as it is out of sync with the objectives of the Paris Agreement."
Caroline Westblom, CAN Europe Communications Officer, caroline@caneurope.org,
Wendel Trio, CAN Europe Director, wendel@caneurope.org, +32 473 170 887
The Agreement will enter into force on the 30th day after 55 countries representing 55% of global emissions have ratified it. With 61 countries representing 47.79% of global emissions having already ratified, it is likely that the Agreement will enter into force this year.
Today's approval needs the consent of the European Parliament next week. Once the Parliament has given its consent, the Council can formally adopt the Decision through a written procedure.
Follow CAN Europe on Facebook and on Twitter.
COP27 RESCUED IN OVERTIME WITH AN AGREEMENT TO SET UP A FUND TO ADDRESS CLIMATE LOSS AND DAMAGE
Climate justice win to help people suffering from loss and damage and to make the EU and other big historical polluters pay for the impacts of climate change Risk of
EU's announcement at COP27 to increase emissions reduction is still far off track to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C
Much higher ambition could inspire other countries to step for the mitigation work programme which governments are expected to adopt at COP27 The EU should increase its energy targets for
MEDIA ADVISORY: THE EU HYDROGEN RUSH AT COP27 IS SHORT SIGHTED AND RISKS EXTENDING THE ENERGY CRISIS BEYOND THE EU
The EU will sign a MoU on renewable hydrogen with Egypt, while having already signed one with Namibia last week, and is about to sign one on hydrogen only with


A recent addition to the field of video legal ethics is The Rest of the Story: Interviews with Two Disciplined Attorneys. Produced by Gerald Sternberg and Dyann Hafner, the film focuses on two attorneys who have been through the disciplinary process, covering how these attorneys got into trouble, what the disciplinary authorities did, and what advice the attorneys would give to other lawyers.
As an exercise in legal ethics "storytelling," The Rest of the Story is a partial success. The second attorney on the film—who was disciplined for alcohol-related neglect of post-conviction criminal representation—is animated, engaging, and believable. He is a man with personality, and he has the ability not only to maintain audience attention, but to persuade viewers that he is not so very different from them.
In contrast, the first attorney in The Rest of the Story is not a person with whom it is easy to empathize and not a persuasive source of advice. To be sure, his story has instructional potential: it tells of how the attorney's misappropriation of client funds led to a decision to commit suicide, and to marital breakup, criminal prosecution, disbarment, and, ultimately, employment as a substitute school teacher. Still, in the end, one is left with a nagging suspicion that film audience members would be unable to identify with the attorney. His story is more pathetic than gripping or memorable.
The simple, sequential structure of the tape affords the option of omitting the first attorney's story from classroom use. In this respect, Sternberg and Hafner's film has an advantage—severability. The segment involving the second attorney runs a mere twenty minutes, and there may not be a better way than this for a class to focus sharply on the human dimensions of the disciplinary process.
Vincent R. Johnson, Celluloid Legal Ethics: Discipline Redux (video review), 3 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 745 (1990).


Read Across America Day is a national event celebrated every year on Dr. Suess's birthday, March 2nd.
This year, United Way of Brazoria County partnered with the Brazoria County Head Start Schools in Alvin, Angleton, and Sweeny along with the Brazoria County Library System, The Dow Chemical Company, Zachry Care Team, and many dedicated volunteers to read classic Dr. Suess stories to Head Start students. Volunteers also led the children in games and cultivated creativity through art activities. The time and care spent with the children this year was incredible, and we can't wait to do it all again next year.
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Amazon claims AWS Rekognition can now detect fear
The cloud giant has updated its facial recognition software as regulators mull the privacy concerns of the technology
by: Bobby Hellard
Amazon Web Services has revealed an update to its facial recognition software, Rekognition, that can detect a person's fear.
This update was announced on Monday along with improvements to accuracy and functionality of its facial analysis feature that can identify gender, emotions and age range.
The company claims the software can already accurately read seven 'emotions', but it has now added an eighth - the ability to spot fear.
However, some experts have pointed out that while there is scientific evidence that suggests there are correlations between facial expressions and emotions, the way they're communicated across cultures and situations can vary dramatically.
Facial recognition technology is "dangerously inaccurate"
Is facial recognition fit for purpose?
"Today, we are launching accuracy and functionality improvements to our face analysis features," the tech giant said. "Face analysis generates metadata about detected faces in the form of gender, age range, emotions, attributes such as 'Smile', face pose, face image quality and face landmarks.
"With this release, we have further improved the accuracy of gender identification. In addition, we have improved accuracy for emotion detection (for all 7 emotions: 'Happy', 'Sad', 'Angry', 'Surprised', 'Disgusted', 'Calm' and 'Confused') and added a new emotion: 'Fear'"
The ethical use of facial recognition, and its accuracy, particularly when deployed on a crowd, has caused concern throughout the world. From the London Met Police's use that resulted in zero arrests and a 98% failure rate, to San Francisco's outright ban of the technology, it's now more famous for its problems than its benefits.
The UK's Information Commissioner (ICO) has announced an investigation into the privacy aspect of facial recognition, which came to light this week after the owner of a development site in King's Cross confirmed the technology was being used.
Amazon's own Rekognition has also been a source of controversy after it was revealed that US law enforcement used the technology. There was even reports that AWS tried to offer the software to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement organisation, which sparked protests from Amazon staff.

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Hello everyone, I hope you're all well and enjoying the holiday period. Today I wanted to share two products that have really helped me to repel the effects of central heating on my skin. Now don't get me wrong, having radiators is a huge blessing, and I always think about the poor souls who have nothing but a thin blanket to keep themselves warm in the harsh winters. Something we probably take for granted most days.
However heating can be pretty damaging to the skin, especially if your skin type is normal/dry. Personally I have found itchiness, irrtated skin and general discomfort of my face and hands. My feet actually seem ok because they're normally wrapped up in my favourite slipper socks, but you can't really wrap up your delicate face and hands so it's important that we take the steps to give our skin a helping hand, and here are two of my absolute favourites.
This is a super budget friendly mask, but don't judge skincare by it's price-tag. This mask provides instant relief to my skin when it feels really tight and needs a lot of quenching. Vitamin E is the key element here, combined with grapeseed oil and at least once a week in this season, I have been massaging this into my skin and leaving it on for around 15-20 minutes. I know some people actually leave this overnight and I have no doubt that it works really well. Personally I see the amazing impacts it has after a relaxing 20 minutes, my skin feels plump, hydrated and happy! I really couldn't ask for more from a facemask when my skin is in need of some TLC, it's worth twice it's price and more to me!
Although as you can see a little goes a long way! I bet I'll have this bottle till expiration, such good value for money.
What are your winter skincare staples?
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Riding the Wave of Success
Business owner Irvan Gunawan misses surfing at Manly Beach before class at ICMS, but is proud to have started his own cafe in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Irvan Gunawan graduated from his Hospitality Management studies at ICMS in 2009. He's now the owner of the Monopole café in Surabaya, Indonesia.
When asked what career achievements he is especially proud of, Irvan says: "Starting my own business and having a group of young employees who are like family."
"ICMS gave me the opportunity to work in food and beverage during my industry training. This helped me realise that I belong in the food and beverage industry."
After completing his high school studies in Sydney, Irvan was drawn to ICMS due to its renowned Industry Training program. It's a decision he is glad for. 'It was a wonderful and unique experience," he says.
Irvan undertook his industry training placement at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney. "I was a bartender in the lounge at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney. I worked for about nine months there and the internship opened my mind to the world.
"I learnt how to make cocktails and coffee, and that I belonged to the food and beverage industry. I also used my earnings at industry training to pay for two terms of my tuition fees. More importantly, it allowed me to understand how employees feel and how to manage them," he adds.


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import { getTemplateSrv, TemplateSrv } from 'app/features/templating/template_srv';

import {
  QueryEditorArrayExpression,
  QueryEditorExpression,
  QueryEditorExpressionType,
  QueryEditorFunctionExpression,
  QueryEditorOperatorExpression,
  QueryEditorPropertyExpression,
} from '../expressions';
import { SQLExpression } from '../types';

export default class SQLGenerator {
  constructor(private templateSrv: TemplateSrv = getTemplateSrv()) {}

  expressionToSqlQuery({
    select,
    from,
    where,
    groupBy,
    orderBy,
    orderByDirection,
    limit,
  }: SQLExpression): string | undefined {
    if (!from || !select?.name || !select?.parameters?.length) {
      return undefined;
    }

    let parts: string[] = [];
    this.appendSelect(select, parts);
    this.appendFrom(from, parts);
    this.appendWhere(where, parts, true, where?.expressions?.length ?? 0);
    this.appendGroupBy(groupBy, parts);
    this.appendOrderBy(orderBy, orderByDirection, parts);
    this.appendLimit(limit, parts);

    return parts.join(' ');
  }

  private appendSelect(select: QueryEditorFunctionExpression | undefined, parts: string[]) {
    parts.push('SELECT');
    this.appendFunction(select, parts);
  }

  private appendFrom(from: QueryEditorPropertyExpression | QueryEditorFunctionExpression | undefined, parts: string[]) {
    parts.push('FROM');
    from?.type === QueryEditorExpressionType.Function
      ? this.appendFunction(from, parts)
      : parts.push(this.formatValue(from?.property?.name ?? ''));
  }

  private appendWhere(
    filter: QueryEditorExpression | undefined,
    parts: string[],
    isTopLevelExpression: boolean,
    topLevelExpressionsCount: number
  ) {
    if (!filter) {
      return;
    }

    const hasChildExpressions = 'expressions' in filter && filter.expressions.length > 0;
    if (isTopLevelExpression && hasChildExpressions) {
      parts.push('WHERE');
    }

    if (filter.type === QueryEditorExpressionType.And) {
      const andParts: string[] = [];
      filter.expressions.map((exp) => this.appendWhere(exp, andParts, false, topLevelExpressionsCount));
      if (andParts.length === 0) {
        return;
      }
      const andCombined = andParts.join(' AND ');
      const wrapInParentheses = !isTopLevelExpression && topLevelExpressionsCount > 1 && andParts.length > 1;
      return parts.push(wrapInParentheses ? `(${andCombined})` : andCombined);
    }

    if (filter.type === QueryEditorExpressionType.Or) {
      const orParts: string[] = [];
      filter.expressions.map((exp) => this.appendWhere(exp, orParts, false, topLevelExpressionsCount));
      if (orParts.length === 0) {
        return;
      }
      const orCombined = orParts.join(' OR ');
      const wrapInParentheses = !isTopLevelExpression && topLevelExpressionsCount > 1 && orParts.length > 1;
      parts.push(wrapInParentheses ? `(${orCombined})` : orCombined);
      return;
    }

    if (filter.type === QueryEditorExpressionType.Operator) {
      return this.appendOperator(filter, parts);
    }
  }

  private appendGroupBy(groupBy: QueryEditorArrayExpression | undefined, parts: string[]) {
    const groupByParts: string[] = [];
    for (const expression of groupBy?.expressions ?? []) {
      if (expression?.type !== QueryEditorExpressionType.GroupBy || !expression.property.name) {
        continue;
      }
      groupByParts.push(this.formatValue(expression.property.name));
    }

    if (groupByParts.length > 0) {
      parts.push(`GROUP BY ${groupByParts.join(', ')}`);
    }
  }

  private appendOrderBy(
    orderBy: QueryEditorFunctionExpression | undefined,
    orderByDirection: string | undefined,
    parts: string[]
  ) {
    if (orderBy) {
      parts.push('ORDER BY');
      this.appendFunction(orderBy, parts);
      parts.push(orderByDirection ?? 'ASC');
    }
  }

  private appendLimit(limit: number | undefined, parts: string[]) {
    limit && parts.push(`LIMIT ${limit}`);
  }

  private appendOperator(expression: QueryEditorOperatorExpression, parts: string[], prefix?: string) {
    const { property, operator } = expression;

    if (!property.name || !operator.name || !operator.value) {
      return;
    }

    parts.push(`${this.formatValue(property.name)} ${operator.name} '${operator.value}'`);
  }

  private appendFunction(select: QueryEditorFunctionExpression | undefined, parts: string[]) {
    if (!select?.name) {
      return;
    }

    const params = (select.parameters ?? [])
      .map((p) => p.name && this.formatValue(p.name))
      .filter(Boolean)
      .join(', ');

    parts.push(`${select.name}(${params})`);
  }

  private formatValue(label: string): string {
    const specialCharacters = /[/\s\.-]/; // slash, space, dot or dash

    const interpolated = this.templateSrv.replace(label, {}, 'raw');
    if (specialCharacters.test(interpolated)) {
      return `"${label}"`;
    }

    return label;
  }
}

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A plush property in the "Westbourne", this huge 105 sqm apartment offers superb living in a premium address, complete with secure private parking. Finely finished to detailed specifications, it features a charming north-facing courtyard, plus a substantial living area and further dining space. Infused with an elegant sensibility, this living area leads to the bedroom, a perfectly sized space with, built-ins and tasteful brand new carpet. In essence, this is a deluxe, low-maintenance pad, standing as an incredible investment or a fantastic abode about which to call "home".


Products are available in any stone material design and handle occurring in nature. The selection in color closely rivals their natural cousins. Shipping and handling is much more efficient because waste is reduced. Any time a pre-designed system can be used in a section of the project the property owner can be well-advised to look into the alternatives. Most applications for manufactured stone are created to be employed in conjunction with other wall construction and handle techniques, and provide an overall project that whenever completed gives a long time of service and value.


This is Jo Yates-Smith and she is the Manager of The Brighton MNC Group. She has been a member since the beginning and a Manager for the last 18 months. She is also the owner of Sussex Business Bureau, which is a virtual office that offers a wide range of services to support your Business. She became a Manager in Oct 13, and thought it would be a great opportunity for her and her business.
I have made some great friends and contacts through MNC, but one of the highlights was going up to Coutt's Bank in London. It was an amazing experience.
Sussex Business Bureau has just celebrated 5 years in business which I am really proud of. I have a team of 5 people who offer support & business services to a wide range of companies. Whether it is answering your calls, doing your bookkeeping, administration support or attending one of the famous speed Networking events across Sussex, Sussex Business Bureau can tailor make it to suit your business.


This entry was posted in Gareth Porter on June 5, 2018 by Manige.
Gareth Porter is an independent investigative journalist and historian who has specialized on issues related to the U.S. national security state for 14 years. He received the Gellhorn prize for journalism for 2012, awarded annually by the Gellhorn Trust in the UK to honor journalistic writing that reveals government lies and propaganda.
Porter was a regular contributor to Inter Press Service on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Syria until 2014. His articles have also been published in The Nation, Middle East Eye, Truthout, Truthdig, The American Conservative Middle East Eye, Consortium News, Foreign Policy, and Al Jazeera. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare(2014) and Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam (2005), among other books.
This entry was posted in Gareth Porter on May 29, 2018 by Manige.


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Cosmo Jarvis on 6 Music
Crazy Screwed-Up Lady is the followup single to the astonishing Problems by COSMO JARVIS, which came out in November 2009. It's due out as a single (from Wall Of Sound records) on March 22nd, though the record company has apparently declared the video lacks enough "impact" to get played on TV. if you like this, you'll love Cosmo's YouTube channel – which has something like 60 self-authored videos – and his recent work is quite stunning.
He'll be my guest on 6 Music Introducing in the small hours of Monday Feb 15th 2010, shortly after 1.30am GMT, talking about the story behind this video among other things – and the show will be archived online for 7 days after transmission at the usual address: bbc.co.uk/6musicintroducing
London-based broadcaster & songwriter, born 1950. His best known songs are 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Glad To Be Gay and War Baby; he has also co-written songs with Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Dan Hartman and Manu Katché. Read More...
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MTG: Mel Candy
I've spoken in the past about Magic The Gathering's player psychographics, characterisations that the game developers use to describe and discuss the types of players that engage with their game. These archetypes are Tammy, Jenny and Spike, and they also kinda line up with other, similar efforts to categorise gameplay choices from the work of Roger Caillois, immense racist and clown-hater.
In the conversation about player psychographics, one Matt Cavotta introduced the idea of the Vorthos, a type of player who cared about and engaged with the game because of its lore, someone for whom the fiction of the play took paramount presence. In Magic's case, it kind of needed this distinction because there's a whole collection of people who engage with the game for reasons that treat the game as a secondary element of the game.
And then, with Vorthos, there was one more name that Mark Rosewater introduced, bringing their player nicknames up to five: Mel.
If we're still going with Caillois' model of Agon/Alea/Mimicry/Ilinx, then Mel represents Janet Murray's addition of Rhythmos. Mel is the player who loves Magic because of the interaction of rules; the way that interconnected rules systems behave when put into proximity with one another. Mel is the player who finds the ways things interact as more important than anything to do with the pressures of winning or losing. This is as with all such things, a sort of 'extracted' vision of the archetype, mind you: Mel as an archetype can be described as doing things, but no player, even the most Mel-ish of Mels, is actually beholden to behave that way.
Mels are players who are often interested in investigating the rules and environments of the game because that interests them, and those players, as it happens, are just the kind of people who flock to the space of custom magic design.
It makes sense! Some players when they see a mechanic ask what can I use this card to do, but Mel, Mel looks at the card right in front of them and asks what can I use the bits of this card to do that aren't this card? It's a great impulse, it's very accordant with design sensibilities, and I have no mark against nor complaints with the wonderful group of Mels who hang around in the custom magic card creating spaces.
Mels.
My friends.
We have a problem.
This is Jund Hackblade. It is an unremarkable workhorse draft common from the Alara Reborn set, which came out in 2009, 11 years ago. It mostly was used by decks to patch their early drops, in an environment that was full of three and four colour decks. The fact you could just drop this creature on the board as a 2/1 for RB or RG was a big deal. The 'big deal' of this card is its mana cost, which is both conventional multicolour, and hybrid.
This mechanic was used on fifteen cards and it's sometimes called 'hybrid gold.'
And eleven years later, Wizards have never used it again.
Now, Wizards have been asked why hasn't this shown up again, and Mark Rosewater has specifically mentioned it's because these mana costs confuse players, and don't open up space that's worth exploring. This mechanic was made, explored, given the ultimate live-fire test, and found to not be a good mechanic. There's not enough interesting space to compensate for its confusion. This would be, conventionally, seen as a user experience problem, tested, and we'd be done with it.
Mel doesn't want to leave this mechanic alone.
And so, we get more designs. Designs that use this tiny space where something needs to be valid across two colour combinations but interesting in the doing. Designs that strive to push this workhorse mechanic, made to fill a space in a draft set, into proving that there's more stuff, better stuff it could be doing. We see this a lot, and it comes in waves. Someone remembers one of these cards, uses the gold hybrid design, someone else makes cards based on what they saw, we get a rash of these cards that don't really inspire or work or fix the problems, and then… it goes away for a while. It's about a mechanical exercise, like 'one mana planeswalkers' or 'how to destroy an emblem' or 'how to give white card draw.' The problem is always approached in terms of 'rules interface' and never in terms of 'is this a thing we should do, for gameplay reasons?'
Now, this is not to say this is a bad thing! But we need to recognise when we're making cards that aren't about what players can engage with, not about cards that are good or offer good gameplay or if we're deliberately ignoring the lessons that Magic has learned and amazingly shared without us. We need to know when we're designing things just to play with the rules and satisfy ourselves, with these game pieces that aren't made for playing.
I propose we call these designs Mel Candy.
This is not perjorative! I know I've made a bunch of Mel Candy in the past, and still do! The point is not to criticise these things, but rather to recognise what they are: An impulse to play with rules, and not to play with players.
Written by Talen Lee Posted in Games, Magic: The Gathering, Making
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See the gallery for tag and special word "Afford". You can to use those 8 images of quotes as a desktop wallpapers.
I am available to all women - all women who can afford me, that is.
How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?
We're a new show. We can't afford instant replay.
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You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.
CNN can still afford 36 bureaus around the world.
You can't afford to live your life with regrets.
Usually, I make such small-budget films that I can't afford to buy weather.
I can't afford a whole new set of enemies.
Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford.
There is no one that we can afford to throw away.
Much more quotes of "Afford" below the page.
Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.
If I could afford to live in London I would.
To me, growing up in South Wales, a pair of Diesel jeans were the thing to have - if you could afford them.
Everything we do we should look at in terms of millions of people who can't afford it.
The sun's going down and we can't afford to come back to it tomorrow.
If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it.
We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.
It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.
The people who depend on an antenna are often those who are underprivileged - the elderly and the disadvantaged who can't afford a $200-a-month cable bill.
I almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it. It was a jewel.
I don't feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if you've got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just don't buy too much.
Things really began to move for us. In 1953 I could afford to marry Doreen.


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The objective is to have a central archive of published letters and articles as samples to assist people in writing to various newspapers and politicians.
The aim is also to provide information about current issues to those who join. Email alerts will advise on issues. Notification of issues by members for redistribution is also welcomed.
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Hood By Air Continues the Child-Oriented Taboo Trend With Fetishistic Pacifiers & More
by Sandra Song
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First it was the My Little Pony peens, now it's all about the fetishistic pacifiers, thanks to Hood By Air's blockbuster SS16 fashion show yesterday, which took place in front of the legendary Philharmonie de Paris.
Titled "Galvanize," this collection is a far cry from last year's "Daddies" collection (which pivoted upon ideas of frustration, repression and restraint), though one that still attempts to dismantle "identity" and play with accepted societal norms.
With an interesting take on silhouettes and cuts typically associated with children (i.e. overalls, hair clips, putting items of clothes on wrong parts of your body), there was also a big emphasis on (child psychology-rooted) oral fixations -- from the spiky, S&M-esque pacifiers to the codeine bottle invites, which designer Shayne Oliver told Dazed was inspired by "the idea of having to always drink something, it's like a pacifier in a way -- it's just a comfort thing." Another interesting tidbit is that Oliver's good friend (and Björk/Kanye collaborator) Arca made his runway debut yesterday -- a relationship that Oliver himself described as "infantile."
Too bad he couldn't soundtrack.
[h/t Dazed; images via]


Jet Homoet studied Documentary at the national Film an Television School, Beaconsfield, England.
Her graduation film, That fire Within, was the beginning of many films focusing on ordinary women with a personal mission in life. Setting her subjects against the backdrop of social and political circumstances, Jet Homoet gives insight into their courage and determination using a direct and intimate film style.


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Q: Control flow in Play framework I have a form page. When the page is submitted, I want it to go to a central controller (instead of a form action value) which will get all the information (form action value, post values, get values), and I want to pass those values to another play application to process. Is that possible? How can I do it?

A: You could try altering the action attribute of the form so it points to your central controller.  If the method you point to doesn't have any parameters, you'll need to extract them from the request yourself.
If you're using the #{form} tag, you'll need to switch to a regular HTML  element:

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A: For this you have to use an External LoadBalancer.
The LoadBalancer will take the submitted form values and throw to the instance. The Instance will get the values and sent back the reply.

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Aceasta este o listă a limbilor oficiale sortate alfabetic.

Limbile oficiale ale instituțiilor supranaționale

Limbile oficiale ale țărilor suverane

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Abazină

 Karaciai-Cerchezia
Abhază

 Abhazia
Adighee

 Adâgheia
Afrikaans

Albaneză

Altai

 Republica Altai
Amharică

Arabă

 Zanzibar

Armeană

 Arțah
Avară

 Daghestan
Azeră

 Daghestan

B
Bască

 Navarra
 Țara Bascilor
Bașchiră

 Bașchiria
Bielorusă

  5 municipalități în Polonia
Bosniacă

Bulgară

C
Catalană

 Catalonia
 Comunitatea Valenciană
 Insulele Baleare
Cehă

Chewa

Ciuvașă

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Kesari Nath TripathiIANS
Senior BJP leader, former Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi passes away
Prayagraj, January 8, 2023
Former West Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi passed away in Prayagraj on Sunday morning. He was 88.
Tripathi was also a three-term Speaker of the UP Legislative Assembly.
He had been admitted to a local private hospital in December with a fractured hand and breathing issues.
He also had general weakness besides decreased oral intake and urine output and was later shifted to the ICU. After undergoing treatment at the hospital for more than a week, Tripathi was brought home, where he passed away in the early hours of Sunday.
Tripathi had contracted COVID-19 twice and recovered after a long treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow.
Tripathi, born on November 10, 1934, in Allahabad, held additional charge for short stints as the Governor of Bihar, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
He was a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly for six terms.
He was cabinet minister of institutional finance and sales tax in Uttar Pradesh during the Janata Party regime from 1977 to 1979.
Tripathi also practiced as a senior advocate at the Allahabad High Court.
He was also an author and a poet and has authored several books. His chief literary works are two anthologies called 'Manonukriti' and 'Aayu Pankh'. His book 'Sanchayita: Keshari Nath Tripathi' received many accolades.
BJP leader
Kesari Nath Tripathi
Former Bengal Governor
Former UP Assembly Speaker


Homemade fermented food is a valuable source of biologically active prebiotic substances and probiotic microorganisms. Five prioritized ethnic fermented foods from the Black Sea region: Bosa (Bulgaria), Socata (Romania), Kvass (Russia), fermented beans (Turkey) and Sauerkraut (Ukraine), based on the original recipes using unique microbial starters were studied. The dynamics of microbial compositions during the fermentation process of each product was clarified and the best combination of lactobacilli starters needed to reproduce the original formulations were defned. In addition to our earlier published data these results demonstrate the opportunity to design novel food products which might be used in the practical implementation of personalized diets.
Key words: ethnic fermented foods, prebiotic and probiotic components, microbial starters, designed food, personalized nutrition.
Vasylyuk O.M., Kovalenko N.K., Harmasheva I.L., Oleshchenko L.T. Vydilennya ta identyfikatsiya bakteriy rodu Lactobacillus z fermentovanykh produktiv riznykh rehioniv Ukrainy. Mikrobiol. Z. 2014; 76(2):2–9.
Koval N.V., Boyko N.V. Tradytsiyni produkty kharchuvannya roslynnoho pokhodzhennya i yikh spryinyattya naselennyam: rezultaty anonimnykh opytuvan. Naukovyi visnyk Uzhhorodskoho universytetu. 2015; 52(2):141–144.
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Todorov S.D., Botes M., Guigas C., Schillinger U., Wiid I., Wachsman M.B., Holzapfel W.H. Boza a natural source of probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2008; 104:465–477.
Simren M., Ohman L., Olsson J., Svensson U., Ohlson K., Posserud I., Strid H. Clinical trial: the effects of a fermented milk containing three probiotic bacteria in patients with irritable bowel syndrome – a randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2010; 31(2):218–227.
Levchuk O., Bati V., Petrov V., Markush N., Sapundieva T., Alexieva I., Jorjadze M., Costea C., Karpenko D., Hayan O., Kocauglu B., Boyko N. Beneficial Microorganisms of traditional foods of Black Sea Region and their potential implementation. BaSeFood Newsletter. Posters presented at: Traditional Food International. 4–5 October, 2012. Cesena, 2012. P. 36.
Petrov V.O., Chendey T.V., Boyko N.V. Personalized diets in prevention and treatment of metabolic associated diseases. EPMA Congress. Congress Proceedings. 19–22 September, 2013. Brussels, 2013. P. 48.
Meleshko T., Bati V., Petrov V., Levchuk O., Boyko N. Personalised diet in treatment of patient with diabetes type 2: result of limited clinical trial. World Summit 2016 Gut Microbiota for Health. 5–6 March 2016. Miami, 2016.


HATTIESBURG, Miss. – (March 30, 2017) Five Pine Belt residents were honored for their commitments to caring for the community as winners of the Spirit in Action Awards, presented at the annual Spirit of Women Spring Event on March 30.
Taya Kyle, widow of Chris Kyle, author of the New York Times bestselling book and Academy Award-winning motion picture, American Sniper, shared her powerful story of love, war, faith and renewal. Taya believes every person alive seeks love and faith in something. Every person struggles and fights some sort of battle. Ultimately, we are looking for renewal. Taya's story was about withstanding and persevering even when life brings uncommon and unforeseen circumstances to our door.
Before Taya began her talk, the Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard opened the event with the presentation of colors. The VFW entourage was escorted by the Presbyterian Christian School Drum and Bagpipe Corp as they played America, God Bless America, and Grand Old Flag. This was followed by a beautiful performance of the Star Spangled Banner by the Victory Belles from the National World War II Museum. Eagle Scouts, Gannon Priebe and Evan Preusch, led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the invocation was given by Forrest General Chaplain, Charles James Parker, a 17-year combat veteran.
Jan Lacey – Jan's community service includes involvement with Leadership Pinebelt, the Area Development Partnership, the United Way of Southeast Mississippi, Hattiesburg Country Club, and many others. Among her proudest accomplishments is the creation of Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity. The Hattiesburg chapter was formed by Jan and four other members of the 1989 Leaders For a New Century class, and to date, it has built more than 65 homes.
Russ Hendley – Russ has always been involved in the Hattiesburg community through organizations such as the Roundball Express Basketball Showteam for area youth, which he founded, Hattiesburg Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Education Foundation for Hattiesburg Public Schools, among others. Russ has served as chair for the area American Heart Association Walk and pacesetter chair, campaign chair, and board president for the local chapter of the United Way. In 2002, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Hattiesburg Junior Auxiliary.
Kent Oliver – Kent, a husband and father of two young daughters, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare form of incurable cancer, and his life was put into a spin. His dream of organizing a comedy show, Laughs 4 Life, was born when he and his family became aware of a noticeable lack of joy and laughter in their day-to-day lives following his diagnosis. Using his own diagnosis as a catalyst to help others, Kent organized a comedy fundraiser. Because of Kent's efforts, nearly $124,000 was raised for The International Myeloma Foundation and the Forrest General Cancer Center.
Debbie Thomson – After the loss of her son, Quinn, Debbie began to look for ways to help other parents who had lost a child. She founded a support group for grieving parents that meets on a monthly basis. She is also responsible for single-handedly securing sponsors to bring Christina Rasmussen, bestselling author, speaker and philanthropist, to Hattiesburg for a free workshop about dealing with grief. Debbie constantly reaches out to other parents dealing with the loss of a child – whether she knows them or not.
Jay Slaughter, posthumous – For over 20 years, Jay served as director of HMP Nursing, a division of the HMP Management Corporation here in Hattiesburg. Jay had a passion for helping others, and HMP Nursing Services was the perfect venue for his skill and talent.
After graduating Leadership Pinebelt, he went on to serve on the Steering Committee for 10 years. Jay also served on the University of Southern Mississippi Nursing Advisory Board, the Board for Wesley Manor Retirement Center, Partners for the Arts Board of Directors, and South Mississippi Alzheimer's Association Board. Jay served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Parkway Heights United Methodist Church day care, Early Encounters, as well as the Staff Parrish Relations committee. He served as treasurer of the Oaks District Neighborhood for several years. He and his wife, Susan, taught children's Sunday school for 8 years and together served on the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant Board of Directors.
Jay was a fighter and did so with great persistence while continuing to work and serve his community and family. He will be missed greatly but his fun-loving spirit and tenacity for life will always be with us. Jay's wife, Susan, and his children, Kathryn and Cade, accepted the award on his behalf.
Spirit of Women is a national network of American hospitals and healthcare providers that ascribe to the highest standards of excellence in women's health, education, and community outreach. With more than 8,700 members, Forrest General is the exclusive Spirit of Women hospital for South Mississippi, having attained Premier status in recognition of strong efforts in moving women to take action for their health!


After the long hiatus from symphony concerts it was exhilarating to be greeted with a delicious mix of atmospheric mystery and primordial reptilian percussion. Soprano Lehobye held the space excellently – powerful projection of her lower register and timely use of her full capacity in the climaxes. Ndodana-Breen's first poem has an air Puccini, Hindemith, and Southern African traditional instruments and scales. His second poem demonstrates a glorious extended romantic lyricism and beautiful ensemble work, particularly soprano and cello. The third poem is a busy, richly scored tapestry with impressively subtle ever-present percussion. Three Orchestral Songs on Poems by Ingrid Jonker enjoyed a resounding and successful première performance, and I look forward to hearing it again soon.
Concerti are complicated beasts – for every impressively dexterous pianist who's fingers move inaudibly, sound evaporating into the air of the City Hall, there is one who hacks and clangs rough-shod, headless and headstrong. With such a concerto as this, it was to my significant relief to hear in the opening bars, the evident power in Mahidhara's left pinky finger, coupled with an ensuing sensitivity that balanced her sound exquisitely. Her sensitivity was continuous in the ensemble passages, maintaining eye contact with the players and being very much part of them as opposed to in front of them. Her occasional pounce at the end of a phrase to lift it from the swelling tide of the orchestra; her tiger-like staccato, fiery, impassioned, regal; her cool sensual lyricism; and her narrative dynamic control over sumptuous melodies and gorgeous rippling accompaniments, identify her as an intensely individualistic performer with amazing technique and strength. I found her interpretation refreshingly Rachmaninovian – in his own performances he doesn't "put a lot on it". He avoids melodrama, it's actually quite understated, and this brings a wonderful clarity to his melody structures and harmonic progressions. I had the distinct impression that Mahidhara's intention was to play this work as it had been conceived.
Finding it necessary to congratulate conductor Perry So after the concert for its overall success, and particularly on the balance he achieved with Prokofiev's unexpected coupling of instruments in the symphony, we agreed that the voicing is somewhat odd! Prokofiev is known for his unusual orchestration, favouring percussion, and the darker rattling tones of the brass section (thanks Ryan Kierman and his bass trombone). I liked that So's interpretation acknowledged the novelty, for example lifting the tuba (Shaun Williams) out of the harmony and spotlighting the part. Brass and horns played exceptionally, in stunning rich tones. Slavomir Mrazik and Ryan van der Rheede on trombones were absolutely jaw-dropping with a section of widely spaced arpeggios – must be a great piece for auditions. The orchestra was synchronously dexterous and rhythmically tight, in rendering Prokofiev's percussive staccato style. As conductor So unfolded the climax, flower-like, he revealed ever brighter and more wonderful layers, building the intensity – resplendent trumpet playing by Paul Chandler, Pierre Schuster, and David Thompson.
If you missed this concert, book now for Thurs 28!
Its going to be another humdinger!
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Kohli labels RCB batting performance 'reckless'
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Virat Kohli's wicket in the first over was the first domino to fall in a record low innings by Royal Challengers Bangalore	© BCCI
Virat Kohli has been part of many historic feats, but all those have given him a lot of joy. The latest one, registered on Sunday evening, was one he said he wants to forget quickly. Four years to the day after registering the highest total in IPL history, Royal Challengers Bangalore embarrassed themselves by hitting the opposite end of the spectrum as they posted an IPL record low total, 49 all out against Kolkata Knight Riders.
"Our worst batting performance," Kohli said summing up the defeat. "It really hurts. After the kind of half that we had, we thought we could capitalise and chase it down. Reckless batting, I can't say anything at the moment. It was that bad. This is just not acceptable."
Nobody reached double-figures and there were three ducks recorded in the Royal Challengers' batting. One of them was Kohli, the first wicket to fall when he edged to second slip just three balls into the chase. Kohli was visibly disgruntled walking back as he gestured to show he had been distracted by some movement above the sight screen. "The sightscreen is very small here. One guy got up as the bowler was loading up, that distracted me. Still it wasn't a big deal. That was just one down. Nine guys could have done the job."
When asked if he would dwell on the nature of the defeat, Kohli said that the best thing for Royal Challengers is to focus on the next match rather than spend any significant time analysing how his side lost.
"There's nothing to review anything about the second half, it was that bad," Kohli said. "We need to forget it and move forward. We're a much better team. We got 200 plus in the last game. I'm sure everyone realizes what they've done wrong. You have to come out, show intent and back yourselves. I'm sure we won't bat like that again in the tournament."
This was Royal Challengers' fifth defeat as last year's runner-up slipped to the bottom of the points table with half their games complete. After losing to Rising Pune Supergiant at home on April 16, their third straight defeat, Kohli had said the franchise could not be expected to repeat last season's feat of winning their last four league matches to make the playoffs. However, they may require another hot run to end the season to have any chance of reaching the knockout stage based on the history of previous standings at the end of the league stage.
No team has reached the IPL playoffs with fewer than seven wins, though the fourth playoff spot in each of the past two seasons went to teams finishing on 16 points. With just four points from two victories, Kohli's team realistically needs to win at least five if not six of their remaining seven matches to make the playoffs this season but they haven't given up hope yet.
"We're going back home for a couple of games," Kohli said. "We've got back-to-back games, need to try and win those to get some momentum."
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