text:
def whyrun_supported?
  true
end

action :create do
  converge_by("create lag #{@new_resource.name}") do
    if !@current_resource.exists
      converge_by("lag #{@new_resource.name} will be created") do
        create_lag
      end
    else
      converge_by("edit lag #{@new_resource.name} will be modified") do
        edit_lag
      end
    end
  end
end

action :delete do
  if @current_resource.exists
    converge_by("remove lag #{@current_resource.name}") do
      execute "netdev lag delete" do
        command "netdev lag delete #{new_resource.name}"
      end
    end
  else
    Chef::Log.info("Lag #{new_resource.name} doesn't exist, nothing to delete")
  end
end

def load_current_resource
  Chef::Log.info "Loading current resource #{@new_resource.name}"
  @current_resource = Chef::Resource::NetdevLag.new(@new_resource.name)
  @current_resource.exists = false

  if resource_exists?
    resp = eval run_command("netdev lag list --output ruby-hash")
    lag = resp['result'][@new_resource.name]
    @current_resource.links(lag['links'])
    @current_resource.minimum_links(lag['minimum_links'])
    @current_resource.lacp(lag['lacp'])
    @current_resource.exists = true

  else
    Chef::Log.info "Lag interface #{@new_resource.name} doesn't exist"
  end

end

def resource_exists?
  Chef::Log.info("Looking to see if lag #{@new_resource.name} exists")
  lags = eval run_command("netdev lag list --output ruby-hash")
  return lags.has_key?(@new_resource.name)
end

def has_changed?(curres, newres)
  return curres != newres && !newres.nil?
end

def create_lag
  params = Array.new()
  (params << "--links" << new_resource.links.join(',')) if new_resource.links
  (params << "--minimum_links" << new_resource.minimum_links) if new_resource.minimum_links
  (params << "--lacp" << new_resource.lacp) if new_resource.lacp
  if !params.empty?
    execute "netdev lag create" do
      command "netdev lag create #{new_resource.name} #{params.join(' ')}"
    end
  end
end

def edit_lag
  params = Array.new()
  (params << "--links" << new_resource.links.join(',')) if has_changed?(current_resource.links, new_resource.links)
  (params << "--minimum_links" << new_resource.minimum_links) if has_changed?(current_resource.minimum_links, new_resource.minimum_links)
  (params << "--lacp" << new_resource.lacp) if has_changed(current_resource.lacp, new_resource.lacp)
  if !params.empty?
    execute "netdev lag edit" do
      command "netdev lag edit #{new_resource.name} #{params.join(' ')}"
    end
  end
end

def run_command(command)
  Chef::Log.info "Running command: #{command}"
  command = Mixlib::ShellOut.new(command)
  command.run_command()
  return command.stdout
end

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text:
Q: Show that this section of the cone is a hyperbola Show that section of a cone, with vertex at origin and base $x=a$ & $y^2+z^2=b^2$, intersected by a plane parallel to $XY$ axes is a hyperbola.

A: Equation of the cone:
$$ \dfrac{y^2 + z^2}{b^2} = \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} $$
Equation of the plane:
$$ z= c $$
Substitute $z=c$ in the equation of the cone
$$ \dfrac{y^2 + c^2}{b^2} = \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} $$
or,
$$ \dfrac{x^2}{a^2} - \dfrac{y^2}{b^2}  = \dfrac{c^2}{b^2}$$
which is nothing but a hyperbola.

A: Allow that at any point A along the x axis, the cross-sectional radius is RA=B, where R is constant.
Then for any plane of fixed Z:
y^2 + Z^2 = (RA)^2
y^2 = R^2 x^2 - Z^2
which is the same as y^2 = Cx^2-D, where C=R^2 and D=Z^2 are constants, which is the formula for a hyperbola.

A: The equation should be $y^2+z^2=x^2$ instead of what you wrote (otherwise it's not a cone).  If $z=c$ is constant then the equation gives $y^2+c^2=x^2$ or $y^2-x^2=-c^2$, which is an equation of a hyperbola. (Delete the equation $x=a$.)

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Occasionally, I enjoy a meal out with friends and family, however, if it is a MEAL you're paying for, then surely, a meal is what you should get. My gripe is that there seems to be a wide variation in not the standard of food as such in British restaurants, but the value and quantity of food.
Recently, I was invited by friends to dine at what used to be a village pub but is now a restaurant with hyped up prices, but I did not choose the venue so I went along with it. I selected fish pie from a specials board and a soup starter. Although the soup was OK I would not say it was of special note, however the fish pie was a joke.
My sentiments exactly, but as we were with a group, none of us wanted to make a fuss, so we did what us Brits do best, put up and shut up. The chef / restaurant owner in this case had got away with it again, another ripped off customer. In fact, my share of the bill which did include a glass of red wine came to 27. I left feeling aggrieved and hungry.
This has happened to me time and time again, and I avoid going back to these restaurants because they're just not good value for money. But I ask; why do we all accept this silly less is more' nonsense? It's King's new clothes alright, but people are blind to it and accept this rip-off practise; the just eat the food, pay the bill and say nothing. If I dine out I need a meal to satisfy my hunger, not a piece of art, decoratively laid out on a plate so I can take pictures of it. Wake up England, make a fuss, you are being ripped off, the King really IS naked!
I know how you feel in a way I went to a Yates and got cheese and bacon burger with spiral fries and oraange j20 ansd paid £9.50 :O.
Me and my family went out on Friday 13th June 2014 for a meal the accasion a birthday, the restaurant COAST TO COAST in Strood Rochester in Kent, this is the biggest rip off restaurant we have ever visited,and we have been to a lot over the years. This is why. We ordered a kids meal when this arrived to our table two and a HALF chicken stripes about 4" long and the Half peace 2" the kids did not even get 3 hole strip why I can not explain,this was with about 20 chips,that's it,the price £7.95 we ordered twice we refused to pay and told the waitress to take them back. We had a meal deal this was 5 socking wet in batter dripping in grease FILE, the main we ordered was a chicken burger meal, this came out a dry bun with 2 stripes of cramatedd chicken NOT A BURGER as stated on the menu 20 chips £10.95 a joke,pint Shandy £5 joke, this meal was £190 eight adults 2 children this amount was with the kids meals taken off a joke . this is the first time we have been to a restaurant and came out hungry. Please do not go to any COAST TO COAST RESTAURANTS or you will regret it.
Petra, the late Michael Winner had a very good description of "Nouvelle Cuisine", he called "a series of decorated plates".
Rick Stein, on the other hand, just calls it "bo11ocks"!
What annoys me on the few occasions I come across one of these plates is how they pile it all up, usually with something soft, like designer mash, on the bottom, with the meat on the top so you have to disassemble the stack before you can eat it.
I enjoy good food and like programmes like Masterchef but I hate some of the modern conventions of fine dining such as the above mentioned tiny portions.
Why do they all do these nasty little skid marks of sauce on the plate? They put a tiny blob of sauce on and then smear it with the back of a spoon. What's the point? It looks messy and unappetising. If it isn't good then why bother and if it is good then an amount of sauce that is about the equivalent of an old fashioned coffee spoon isn't going to be enough. Put a decent amount on or leave it off.
And what is this new thing - foam? Every programme or menu suddenly has foam of this or that. It looks like cuckoo spit! I don't think I have even seen anything so unappealing on a plate. Nasty and pointless.
Welcome to rip of Britain.More fool you for not complaining.Hope you left them a decent tip.
"When we phoned to book the table, the manager was quite rude and when we arrived, the service in the restaurant didn't improve."
Why did you book a table from someone who was being rude to you?
Zest Indian - 69 Hanger Lane, W5 1DP. I would like to express EXTREME disappointment with this restaurant. We phoned and booked a table for a large group for the buffet lunch. To our surprise when we arrived at lunchtime (12pm), there was one meat dish in the buffet the rest were noodles or vegetarian dishes. We were the only people in the restaurant. Even more disappointing was that one of the people in our group eats there regularly and said that there is usually ample variety in the buffet. He thinks that when we phoned and pre-paid for our meal - the manager has taken away the meat dishes and left us with the rubbish food that is usually left over. When we phoned to book the table, the manager was quite rude and when we arrived, the service in the restaurant didn't improve.
We have lunches with groups of 10 or more at least once or twice a week and we were prepared to give Zest regular business, but because of their attitude over the phone and in the restaurant, they have now lost themselves a whole lot of business.
I was in a moterway restaurant the other day and went to the till with a sandwich, a can of cola, and an apple, and I said "sorry but I have only got a fifty pound note on me" the cashier said "don't worry, just put the apple back"
Give me the chippy or a greasy spoon any day, proper grub.
There are alot of restaurants out there with small pretentious portions of food that come at a hefty price. If your not prepared to recieve a big fat triple digit number when the waiter brings you the cheque, I suggest you try to stay away from those classy restaurants.
There are some "all you can eat" buffet restaurants that at first thought, you might think would serve cheap , poor quality , bad tasting, badly cooked food ( I agree there are many ) but some restaurants do freshly cooked dishes as you order. Maybe for £15 or so a head, with a few drinks ( which is what they usually profit on ) totalling £20-£30 , you will be walking out rubbing your jolly belly like santa claus.
The other day we went to a restaurant and asked for mineral water, and were served some in a bottle of size 200 ml. For this privilege they wanted £2.50 for the bottle plus its proportion of tip [12.5%].
They can all take a running jump down my bottomless pocket.


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Family house in a quiet location close to open swimming pool and public transport. Disposition: 2 floors: 5 bedroooms, 3 bathrooms, (master bathroom with a tub, two bathrooms with a shower corner), pantry, separate technical room, store room, garage for 2 cars. Master bedroom with a bathroom and a walk in closet. House is having 2 living rooms. One is having a fireplace and the other one is an open gallery on the second floor. Built in wardrobes. 2 balconies. Floor heating, satelite, possibility to connect cable TV.
Kitchen is furnished with built in equipment and dishwasher.


First of all, let me thank you for the continued development and fixing of the game. I appreciate your efforts and feel valued as a consumer.
This is not the first thread I create about these issues. I was very pleased to be answered in the thread and see in further updates the issues fixed, but now I fear they are back.
1) AI went back to speeding through grass and gravel when you "close their door" in a sharp turn or chicane. This speeding happens without the lose of grip and speed. I had a situation when the AI followed me through 4 different curves all in the grass while I was on tarmac. Our speed and control was the same, in disparity of the terrain conditions.
2) If you are in the middle of the pack (e.g. POS 10/20) and pressuring POS 9 for an overtake, you and POS 9 start gaining terrain from POS 11 and losing ground to POS 8. When you pass POS9 and go over to catch POS 8, the same thing happens. Suddenly POS 9 is much slower than you and POS 8 (which was almost overtaking POS 7 just a few curves ago) suddenly cannot catch POS 7 anymore. This creates a situation that the driver battling position is always "dettached" from both front and back packs. This little "void" keeps on progressing with you and feels really weird. I don't know if this is an issue or not, but I noticed as a pattern.
4) Once AI bumps you out of the track, you receive a penalty for cutting corners. This was fixed on previous versions but "reappeared". Also, the "sensitivity" for cutting corners detection went back on being high.
As I stated in my previous thread, I really wanted to like this game. I can say that I like it more today then 6 months ago, for example. However, starting to face those issues again, after being fixed makes me really frustrated.
Please guys, this is constructive criticism. I know many will feel the urge to call me "casual" or "noob", but I'm pretty sure at least part of the issues described above are not related to my excess or lack of ability to play. I'm really into simulation and don't like arcade games - thus why I'm in PC.
Once again, thank you for your continuous support and a hope to continue to see the fixes coming.
I don't think they ever stopped cutting corners. At least I never noticed it.
This actually sounds fairly normal. If two cars are fighting for position, they will both lose ground to the rest of the field.
Agree but this hasn't changed since I've been playing. The AI cars have an almost pathological need to stay on the driving line.
Again I'm not sure this was ever addressed in previous releases. They did change the rules for cutting the track but I don't think they ever really got it dialed in. I got a warning just the other day for cutting the track and I still had two tires inside the white lines. Also note that the rules are stricter for qualifying than for the race and stricter for the race than practice.
For #2 he's saying he's losing the cars ahead (realistic) while pulling away from the cars behind (unrealistic).
I see....yeah, that's pretty weird. In any case, I don't think any of these issues were ever fixed so I don't think they're "back", just "still here".
Well... to address Schnizz58: the issues weren't probably gone, but they have been better "tuned". At least, while playing in the same category I've noticed a much more fair cutting identification system and it suddenly got bumped back up. That's probably why I thought it was gone. But good point. It may never have been vanished in the first place.
To address Redslayer: you're right, that's what I've meant. That seems very unrealistic and it is a pattern.
Let's see if the developers continue to be responsive.


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'Presidency for Sale'
Report Details Big-Buck Spending by Influence Seekers at Trump Properties
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer for Common Dreams
President Donald Trump's first year in office has been a "year of unprecedented conflicts of interest," according to a new report that documents how dozens of political candidates, foreign governments, interest groups, and other private entities have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the president's properties since his inauguration.
"Donald Trump entered office with the most blatant and potentially corrupting conflicts of interest in the history of American politics, and things only got worse from there." —Robert Weissman, Public Citizen
The 64 patrons identified by Public Citizen—through government filings and news reports—in Presidency for Sale range from the private prison company GEO Group and the American Petroleum Institute, to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Society and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, a contingent of lobbyists and state officials that work to advance a corporate agenda in legislatures across the country.
The Saudi Arabian government is also on the list, and as Public Citizen noted in a tweet about its report, "The Saudi effort to curry favor with the Trump administration stands out above all: A PR firm spent $270,000 on behalf of the Saudi government at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. on an undisclosed date."
The full list, detailed in a public spreadsheet, includes:
35 political candidates or political organizations;
16 trade or interest groups;
4 charities, including one run by Trump's son, Eric;
4 foreign governments;
3 religious groups;
2 individual companies; and
1 college football team.
Among the political organizations listed are groups supporting Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the House Majority Leader.
The most popular Trump properties frequented by the corporate and political powers that be, according to the report, are the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida—the so-called Winter White House, which Trump visits often—and the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
"Business is booming at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., not because of the décor, but because corporations and foreign governments want to curry favor with the president," said Public Citizen president Robert Weissman. "Donald Trump entered office with the most blatant and potentially corrupting conflicts of interest in the history of American politics, and things only got worse from there."
Although Trump has turned over control of day-to-day business operations to his sons, while serving as president, he has maintained close ties to his empire, which includes hotels, golf clubs, restaurants, and real estate developments.
"Donald Trump is a man who is easily flattered," noted Alan Zibel, the report's author and research director of Public Citizen's Corporate Presidency Project.
"Corporations and foreign governments know the best way to get on his good side is to open up their wallets at one of Trump's many businesses."
Public Citizen's report is just the latest to raise concerns about the administration's ethical conflicts.
Last year, watchdog groups filed a lawsuit to force the government to release the visitor logs for Trump residences and Mar-a-Lago, and a USA TODAY investigation published in September revealed how "top executives, lobbyists, and contractors are buying access" to Trump through memberships at his numerous golf clubs.
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So now that everyone knows the components of a bed, we can talk about putting it all together into a scrumptious mass of comfort and relaxation.
The first thing you want to remember is that if you always want your bed to be nice and clean and inviting, you have to make it everyday. Nothing makes your bedroom more untidy and stressful than an unmade bed. The inimitable Jolie Kerr runs a bed making challenge every year and every year more people are converted to the joy that is a nicely made bed. This is also great advice for a guest- make the bed everyday and make a marvelous impression on your host.
To make a nice bed, you take your mattress and cover it with either a topper or a mattress pad, or both! Then put your fitted sheet (that's the one with the elastic in the corners) on top of that. The lay your flat sheet over that (if it's printed, put the printed side down as that is the "nice" side of the fabric and then you are enveloped in the nice parts of your sheets!) and tuck in the bottom corners (hospital style or whatever is easiest for you). Then put blankets, if you are using them, over that. The next step is to put your pretty comforter/duvet/bedspread/quilt/coverlet on top. There are two main methods of doing this.
Lay it flat and then fold the top third backwards, place your sleeping pillows on the fold, and then fold the spread back over the pillows. This is what you frequently see in older motels since it was pretty popular in the 50s/60s/70s. It obviously works better with a flatter spread like a quilt or coverlet. This is a good option if you don't want to bother with shams or decorative pillows but you still want to disguise your drool-covered and sweat stained sleeping pillows.
Once your have your covering on, you need to put your pillows on. There are also two methods for this. You can lay your sleeping pillows flat, like you sleep, and put sham pillows (or not) on top of them, like pancakes. Or, you can do what pretty much all bedding stores do and put the sleeping pillows vertical, leaning against the headboard or wall and put the sham pillows in front of them. Then you can put your throw pillows in front of all that.
Wash your sheets once a week or at max once every two weeks, as a rule of thumb. Always wash guest sheets between guests.
When you are a guest, ask your host what they want you to do with your sheets at the end of the visit. Don't assume they want the bed made up with dirty sheets OR that they want you to strip it.
Of course, if you wish to sleep in a rats nest of unwashed, unmade sheets, that's pretty much your business.


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Summary: Draco and Hermione. ONESHOT. Love hurts. Love heals. Love breaks down doors and mends bridges. Too bad he fell in love with the Mudblood.
I remember the Summer after fifth year quite well. That was the summer I came home to my father in a blind rage over a photo that had ended up in The Daily Prophet of me. With one Hermione Granger. Kissing. Through all of the pain all I could think of was her. That one kiss had been worth it.
"Love hurts Draco," he has sneered. "No Mudblood is worth that kind of pain."
My friends would never understand. They didn't see him as I did. He was loving, and kind. The hateful, ice cold facade he wore was all for show. He could never be the uncaring man his father had raised him to be. At least not when he was with me. When he was with me he was happy...alive. He smiled and shared all of his silly plans to buy a car, and live in a quaint muggle neighborhood, and have cookouts with the neighbors, and use eklecticity like it was free.
I treasured that photo from The Prophet, but in seeing it I wondered just how much Draco had suffered for it.
"Draco," I breathed when I opened the door. Draco was a mess, and I KNEW my parents were behind me staring in horror at the young man standing at the door, covered in blood and gasping for breath.
"'Mione," he breathed, "can I-"
I immediately stood aside and helped him in the house.
"Draco, what-" I began, but I didn't need an answer. I saw the corner of the Prophet clipping sticking out of his pocket and I knew.
"Hermione, who is this, and what has happened?" demanded Mr. Granger.
"Daddy, this is Draco. We go to school together. Draco, did your father do this to you?"
Draco smiled the best he could, which wasn't much considering how swollen his face was.
"No. He has men to do his dirty work for him. He could never sully his hands so."
"Draco. I think we need to get you to hospital, you could have some internal bleeding," Hermione's father pushed.
"I can't. He'll have someone...a lot of someones waiting. I tore through the wards and ran. I can't go back," said Draco looking down.
"We can take you to St. Thomas' Urgent Care. It's a muggle facility, and we can send word to Headmaster Dumbledore from there. He won't let your father do this Draco. This isn't right."
Draco laughed and then winced. "My father is invincible Hermione. No one can touch him. Everyone can be bought, and our Vaults are stuffed with gold."
"I won't let him hurt you. This is wrong! It was a stupid picture. It could have meant anything!" I screamed.
Draco smiled. "No. It couldn't. I don't just kiss random girls, and I don't let the papers have anything I don't want them too. I wanted them to see me kiss you. I wanted them to know that it was real. You are my witch 'Mione, and I am your wizard, for as long as you'll have me."
With Draco I was free. Until I returned to school and had to pretend that I abhored the very ground he walked on. That was the absolute worst. I wanted to be a normal couple like Ginny and Dean, or Ron and Lavender. I wanted to hold hands and kiss, and go together on Hogsmeade weekends. Instead I was stuck stealing glances and leaving notes in odd places and using our Prefects badges to sneak quick meetings after curfew.
"I don't want to do this any more Draco. I'm not ashamed. I'm not afraid. I can protect you from my friends. And I'll stand up for myself against your friends. I don't care what anybody thinks anymore. I love you, and no one will change that. You took on your father for me Draco, the least I can do is stand up to our classmates."
"'Mione, a war is coming. This...you and I...it isn't safe! Don't ever think that I'm ashamed of you. I'm trying to protect you. I love you, and I would die without you."
"I can't do this Draco! I need you beside me. Not hiding in the shadows waiting for me!"
"What do you want me to do Hermione? Walk up to Potter and say 'hey mate, no hard feelings but I'm really into your friend here, and what say you we just forget the last 5 years, eh?'. I'm not safe, love. My family isn't safe. I can't protect you. Harry can. Please hang on for just a while longer. I promise it will all be over soon and then we can be together like we want to be. This war, the secrecy, it's just a phase, and we'll get through it, together, ok?"
Time didn't get easier. It got harder. And all we had was that one photo from the summer before sixth year. You kept it folded up in the pocket of your silly torn up muggle jeans, and I kept it in the locket you bought me before we left for home on Yule Break of sixth year. I didn't see you again after that. That following term I saw Draco Malfoy, heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House of Malfoy. Son of a Death Eater. Voldemort's newest recruit. Slytherin Prince. No where in your being was Draco Malfoy, the man I loved. You were cold, unreachable. There was no love in you and we slowly drifted apart until I was back to hating you. You made me hate you Draco. You made me turn away. Harry was there to pick up the pieces, so what did you expect?
He told me about the night on the Astronomy Tower and my heart was broken. You were lost forever to me then. I could never love someone who was almost a murderer, no matter the reason. Harry said that you had to, and I begged you tell me why, but you just sneered at me and told me you wouldn't expect a 'filthy mudblood' to understand. I burned the photo and the locket that night, and ejected you forever from my heart.
I didn't want to hurt you. I will admit that I meant to, because I had to keep you safe. The Dark Lord had already threatened my parents, what more could I do? If my father had died well, that would have been a huge relief to me, but I could never sacrifice my mother. She didn't choose the role life gave her. She was a pure blood. It was her job to be a good and dutiful wife no matter what path her husband chose. My father was a coward and refused to protect my mother so I had to step in instead. It took everything in me to keep my mother and I alive, and seeing that I had pushed you to the safety of Potter. I pushed even harder to keep you there, and it killed me inside. I needed you Hermione, more than you know. I needed your smile, and your intelligence, and your warmth. I needed someone to confess my sins to, and to share my plans with, and someone to help me keep a level head when it all went wrong. I needed someone to go to when I had no where else to turn.
My heart bled when you spat your hatred at me. I let you punch me just so I could feel. The rejection I got from you was a pain worse that Voldemort could ever have created. It was the pain of my heart being ripped from my body while I was still very much alive. But I couldn't show you my hurt. You would fight for me I know, and you would no longer have been safe. You may have burned all memories of me, but I still kept my memories of you, and every night before I went to bed I would pull out the photo of us back in fifth year, and imagine that once again, sometime soon, our lives would be that way again.
The war ended and Harry had you and your Mother declared innocent, and you didn't even have the decency to thank him. Or to say 'hi' to me. The hatred I felt for you would easily have been forgiven. I remembered the promise you had made to me. "It will all be over soon and then we can be together like we want to be." I waited, but I guess that meant nothing to you. Harry held me for hours that night once the realization had hit that you weren't coming back.
I came to find you after the trial and found you in the arms of Potter. How was I to compare to that? Savior of the wizarding world and decorated war hero. It was only natural that you chose him over me, a disgraced death eater with no money and no prospects. I turned around and left you then. I drank myself into a right rage and destroyed everything within reach for a week. I told you we would be together when it was all over, but I realize that after everything I had done to you, it had been beyond foolish of me to expect that you would wait. With the realization that I had lost you to a far better man, I burned the photo and tried to move on with my life.
"Hermione?" I couldn't believe it was you.
"D-Draco?" you laughed. "What are you doing here?"
You were so beautiful. Your hair had streaks of gold through it and had been straightened into a high pony tail. The sundress you wore left very little to the imagination and in the 5 years we had been away from eachother you had filled out in places I could never have imagined.
"I live here, now. Moved here a few years ago actually, to be closer to my job."
"You? Draco Malfoy? In a muggle neighborhood?"
"Complete with a fancy car and electricity," I smiled.
You laughed, and my heart broke in two.
"What do you do now, Draco?"
"I'm a Physicians Assistant, actually. I work at St. Daniels, in the Pediatric Ward. Yourself?"
You smiled at that. "I'm a writer. I do investigative research and report my findings in journals and papers and such."
"Sounds like old Hermione. So what brings you here?"
"House hunting, I suppose. Grimmauld is getting a bit stuffy what with all the people living there. Figured it was time to venture out on my own."
"What? Potter not joining you?" I asked, a bit sharply.
"Why would he?" Confusion was etched upon your face. "He's got Ginny and Jamie. I am moving to give them space."
"So you two aren't...I mean you're not-"
"What? Together? O- You thought? Gods no! Harry is like a brother to me! Where ever did you get that idea?"
"I saw you together, after the trials. I just thought-"
"Is that why you left? Why you didn't come back?"
"Come home Hermione. I miss you."


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Past time for Scott to honor vow to act against LGBT discrimination -
Source: Orlando Sentinel
'Last month Gov. Rick Scott issued a proclamation declaring June 12 Pulse Remembrance Day "in recognition of the 49 innocent lives lost in the horrific attack on Pulse nightclub" in Orlando a year earlier. He directed state flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset and asked state residents to pause for a moment of silence.
Orlando faith leaders call on Rick Scott to protect LGBTQ state employees -
Source: Orlando Weekly
Under Florida law, it's still legal to deny housing, refuse service and fire people from their jobs because they identify as LGBTQ, says the Rev. Terri Steed Pierce. Equality Florida and other LGBTQ advocates have been asking Scott for months to add "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" to anti-discrimination protections for state employees.
Faith leaders call on Gov. Rick Scott to honor Pulse victims with executive order -
Central Florida's faith leaders called on Gov. Rick Scott on Monday to honor a pledge his aides reportedly made in the weeks after the Pulse massacre to protect LGBT state employees from discrimination.
Faith leaders, LGBTQ community request action from Gov. Scott -
Source: WESH 2
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida faith leaders and members of the LGBTQ community came together Monday to make one request of Governor Rick Scott:
"To make good on his promise to enact non discrimination protections for LGBTQ workers employed by the state of Florida. It is a simple request," the Rev. Rudolph Cleare said.
It is a promise, the group claims, the governor made when he came to visit Orlando more than year ago and just days after the Pulse Nightclub massacre.
Orlando faith leaders call on Rick Scott to sign anti-discrimination order -
Source: Florida Politics
"Saying he promised to do something after Pulse and the gay community is still waiting, a congregation of Orlando faith leaders Monday called on Gov. Rick Scott to sign an executive order banning anti-gay discrimination in state government.
LGBTQ activists call for more protection from Scott -
Source: WCTV-TV
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- LBGTQ activists say Governor Rick Scott broke his promise to do more to protect against discrimination after the Pulse night club shootings.
Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the shooting, says even in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in recent history, little to no progress has been made in the state.
Pulse survivor: Gov. Scott 'cold,' 'out of step with community' -
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
One year ago I witnessed hell. Standing in a dark bathroom at Pulse nightclub, I choked down tears, held onto a dozen trembling bodies, and breathed in gun smoke. We were unarmed; we were under attack.
But the sad reality is, the LGBTQ community is no stranger to attacks. In 2017, it is legal for Floridians to be denied housing, public accommodations, and even fired simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. In the 21st century, employers can hand us a pink slip for the person we fall in love with.
Activists, political leaders criticize Scott on LGBTQ issues -
Source: News4Jax
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Officials with Equality Florida and the Florida Democratic Party are criticizing Gov. Rick Scott for failing to issue an executive order protecting LGBTQ individuals from employment and housing discrimination.
Leon County Democratic Party Chairman Andy Janecek said the Legislature as a whole has failed the LGBTQ community when it comes to protecting employment rights.
Gay, black leaders speak about finding their place -
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Nadine Smith, co-founder and CEO of Equality Florida, has also watched her family evolve.
"When I came out to my family — they found a letter— I was in my teens and it was the last day I lived under their roof. My father and I didn't speak for years after I came out," said the 51-year-old. But he walked her down the aisle in 2009 and even appeared in a commercial advocating gay marriage in 2016.
Pulse mom to Rick Scott: Prove LGBTQ hate has no place in Florida -
On June 12, 2016, my son Christopher Leinonen was murdered because of who he was. Christopher and his boyfriend, Juan Ramon Guerrero, were at an LGBTQ nightclub, a safe space for their community — a place that, until that horrific night, was free from the fear and discrimination found in so many other aspects of their lives. But a deranged gunman fueled by hatred and armed with an assault rifle killed Christopher, Juan and 47 other innocent, loving people.
Democratic Lawmaker Says Florida Gov. Scott Used Zika, Hurricane as Excuses to Not Sign Promised LGBT Protections -
Source: The New Civil Rights Movement
Activists Say Rick Scott Promised an Executive Order After Pulse. It's Been a Year, but No Action.
Advocates call out Rick Scott for failing to sign LGBTQ anti-discrimination order after Pulse -
A year after a gunman targeted the gay nightclub Pulse on "Latin Night" and murdered 49 people, LGBTQ advocates say Gov. Rick Scott broke his promise by failing to sign an order that would protect state employees against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Fla. Dems, Equality Florida say Rick Scott 'broke promise' to protect LGBTQ employees -
Equality Florida is accusing Gov. Rick Scott of breaking a promise made last year to the organization that he would issue an executive order protecting LGBTQ state employees from discrimination in hiring and contracting.
Now the Florida Democratic Party is piling on.
LGBTQ activists say Rick Scott promised to ban discrimination and never delivered -
In the wake of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando last year, Gov. Rick Scott's staff told LGBTQ rights activists in backroom meetings that he would sign an executive order banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in state hiring and contracting.
One year later, it's a promise Scott hasn't kept, says state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, an Orlando Democrat and former lobbyist for Equality Florida, which advocates on behalf of Florida's LGBTQ community.
Frustration mounts over Gov. Scott's failure to sign order protecting LGBTQ public employees -
Source: WFTV
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In the days and months after the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub attack, support for the LGBTQ community in Florida was at an all-time high.
As that support peaked, groups such as Equality Florida and individuals including state Rep. Carlos Guillermo-Smith were assured that Gov. Rick Scott would be signing an executive order to protect state employees and government contractors from discrimination.
Equality Florida CEO recalls 1993 March on Washington -
Source: Washington Blade
Written By: Michael K. Lavers
Onslaught of anti-LGBT bills in 2017 has activists 'playing defense' -
Written By: Susan Miller
Even in some states that saw a flurry of "good bills," the failure of these to win approval was disappointing, activists say.
The contrasts are clear... -
We are in the single digits now - there is less than a week before the most important elections we've ever seen for the LGBTQ community. This election will mean the difference between maintaining the incredible progress we've made, such as nationwide marriage equality and LGBTQ adoption rights, or losing the these basic rights. In this election, especially for President of the United States and Florida Senate, the candidates have very different views on LGBTQ equality.
Doug Ball, tireless advocate, to be honored by Equality Florida -
Civil liberties, serving the hungry and homeless, and religious freedom are among his causes
(March 11, 2015) Pick any Naples-area organization working to improve people's lives. Doug Ball is probably in it. And spreading good cheer along the way.
Newscaster Michael Putney will be honored at Equality Florida's Miami Gala -
Three key Miami-Dade players who helped bring marriage equality to Florida will be honored at Equality Florida's annual Miami Gala on Sunday, March 15th.


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Our award-winning Pittville Park was the brainchild of Joseph Pitt, who founded the area of Pittville to the North of the Town with stunning Regency townhouses, surrounding a huge green park. You can still see the original gates as you enter the park, and it also features a boating lake, skate park, tennis courts, golf putting green, a wildlife lake, a menagerie of animals, a huge children's playground, and of course the famous Pittville Pump Rooms, home to our spa waters, at the top of a grand sloping lawn.
The nostalgic art deco Lido at Sandford Park is a must during summer months, offering two heated outdoor pools. Meanwhile Cheltenham Town Hall is an iconic cultural venue offering a year-round events programme, and our iconic Hare and Minotaur sculpture on The Promenade offers a wonderful taste of culture. With a growing arts, theatre and music scene, entertainment venues include the Town Hall, the Everyman Theatre, The Playhouse, Cheltenham Racecourse and The Bacon Theatre. Live entertainment takes place in many of Cheltenham's pubs and music venues, and the recently expanded Brewery Quarter in the centre of town is home to a Cineworld Imax multiplex cinema, Hollywood Bowl, Mr Mulligan's Lost World indoor adventure golf and The Play Farm, an indoor soft play area suitable for children up to the age of 12.
If the weather isn't kind, head to one of Cheltenham's Museums or Galleries. The Wilson - Cheltenham's Art Gallery & Museum, also home to the Tourist Information Centre, is an attraction enjoyed by both locals and visitors alike and offering free admission. With a gallery dedicated to their extensive fine art collection, it puts on many exhibitions and seasonal events throughout the year. The birthplace of Gustav Holst, composer of 'The Planets', can be found at the Holst Birthplace Museum in Clarence Road on the north side of the town, and they, too, host events, particularly geared to children and families during the school holidays.
Galleries in Cheltenham include The Gardens Gallery in Imperial Gardens, Whitewall Gallery at the back of Cavendish House, or Castle Fine Art on The Promenade.
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Oklahoma Sooners Football Recruiting / Is It Time to Panic at Linebacker?
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Next season assuming that Frank Shannon returns, the Sooners will have 9 scholarship linebackers. With 4 linebackers on the field for the Sooners in their base defense, you can see real quick that depth will be an issue for next year. Ideally the Sooners would take at least 3, if not 4 linebackers in the class. The Sooners have offers out to numerous uncommitted prospects but the outlook for landing some of these prospects looks bleak. To make things worse they have ZERO commitments for the class of 2015.
After the Tennessee game, most assumed the Sooners would have their pick from elite talent across the country. 3 losses later, and a lack of recruiting momentum has put a damper on what was at one time looking like a talent filled class.
To further complicate things, the Sooners must find players like Geneo Grissom at outside linebacker in order to really shine defensively with the 3-4. Recruiting a 200 pound linebacker out of high school will no longer be the norm. Here is a look at the remaining uncommitted prospects with Sooner offers along with my predictions where they will end up.
4 Star Anthony Wheeler 6'2" 215 lbs. from Dallas, TX (OU, Texas, Baylor) This appears to be a recruit that the Sooners will land barring something unforeseen.
5 Star Keisean Lucier-South 6'5" 220lbs. from Orange, California (UCLA, USC, OU) Lucier-South appears to be locked into UCLA, although I wouldn't completely count the Sooners out, in fact they are still close.
3 Star Anthony McKee 6'2" 195lbs. from Columbus, OH (OU, MichSt) McKee is torn between the Spartans and Sooners, but my gut tells me he will be in East Lansing next year.
4 Star Darrin Kirkland Jr. 6'1" 235lbs. from Indianapolis, IN. Kirkland recently visited the Sooners, but they appear to be on the outside looking in. Look for Kirkland to pick from the Vols or Ole Miss.
5 Star Malik Jefferson 6'3" 220lbs. from Mesquite, TX. Malik is an absolute superstar but will either be a Longhorn or Aggie next year.
4 Star Ricky DeBerry 6'2" 240lbs from Mechanicsville, VA. DeBerry has focused in on the Crimson Tide, Volunteers, Buckeyes, and Sooners. OU has a legitimate chance here.
4 Star Arthur McGinnis 6'2" 225lbs. from New Orleans, LA. McGinnis seems to be focused on Ole Miss, Miss St, OU, A&M, and Tennessee. McGinnis is quiet and its anyone's guess where he will end up.
5 Star John Houston 6'3" 210lbs. from Gardena, CA. Houston appears to be locked in to USC, even though many claim he will visit the Sooners.
So it would appear that the Sooners are the favorite for one of the linebackers listed, and possibilities for several others. It's not time to panic yet, but it's obvious that the Sooners MUST offer multiple prospects.The OU coaches offered multiple DB's this week, and I would guess that multiple new LB offers will soon be coming.
Further, one would have to think that a very difficult decision will have to be made by Bob Stoops in the offseason if the recruiting at the position doesn't pick up. Linebacker recruiting has suffered and dwindled over the past few years. It might be time to go in a different direction.
This will definitely be an interesting situation to watch between now and signing day. Best case for the Sooners would be to win convincingly over the next few weeks, hope that UCLA falls apart and new offers go out.
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هذه الصفحة غير متوفرة باللغة العربية.
Adapted from 'Echoes' - GRN Switerland newsletter
The Ukraine has been at war with Russia for several years now and living conditions are deteriorating in the country. Humanitarian aid has been forbidden along with restrictions being placed upon all Evangelical Churches in one particular region. Many people with disabilities and children are abandoned and without help. In partnership with the Mission to Hope, our GRN team in Belgium has been working with local churches over several years to bring material and spiritual aid to people living in these very difficult conditions in this region.
They were able to provide DVDs to a sizeable deaf community of "The Living Christ" in Eastern European sign language, which is understood in all ex-Soviet Union countries. They continue to develop Christian resources in sign language. They were also able to provide GRN recordings on mp3 players to various churches which will give people greater opportunity to hear the Good News and grow in understanding and faith.
Our team were touched by the vision of their Ukrainian brothers and sisters who, in spite of their own difficulties, fervently desire to help the poorest people who are often neglected by society: abandoned children, the deaf, the blind and those with poor eyesight and other disabilities. They seemed to hear the Lord's voice, so close to them: "Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." (Matthew 25:40)
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أخبار عالمية - أخر أخبار خدمة و موارد "الشبكة العالمية للتسجيلات" حول العالم.
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لغة Ukrainian Sign Language - معلومات عن Ukrainian Sign Language
Sign Language Videos - A new avenue for GRN recordings
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On October 23rd, the Global Citizen's Club hosted a vigorous debate on Measures G 2018 and H 2018 – two ideas on how to appoint an Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw Santa Barbara County's district lines after the 2020 census. This is an important local issue, and we wanted to help our community be better informed. Please watch, learn, let us know if you have questions. And don't forget to vote on November 6th (or before via mail).


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CARIBBEAN RING OF FIRE (The)
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Scientific expedition on board the "Ocean Voyager" to explore the famous "Ring of Fire", a series of volcanos in the Lesser Antilles. A region still traumatised by the memory of one 8th May 1902 when Mount Pélé literally exploded, devastating busy harbour town St. Pierre in seconds and killing 28.000 people in a "nuée ardente", a phenomenon little known at the time. Since Summer 1997, the Soufrière on the island of Montserrat has once more been active. Does it present a real danger ? The scientists at the Institute of Global Physics in Paris aim at evaluating the risks on land and under the sea on board a 150 foot floating laboratory equipped with two submarines capable of diving to depths of 1000 metres.
- Special Jury Prize - World Festival of Underwater Pictures (Antibes / France, 2000)
- National Geographic Award - Int. Mountain and Adventure Film Festival (Autrans / France 1999)


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Clinical Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Pericarditis
Sharona Hariri, BA*, Alisa Wray, MD, MAEd^ and Lauren Sylwanowicz, MD^
*University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA
^University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, CA
Correspondence should be addressed to Lauren Sylwanowicz, MD at lsylwano@uci.edu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8HP85Issue 3:4
Cardiology/VascularVisual EM
History of present illness:
A previously healthy 14-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of chest tightness and pressure for the past two days. He noted shortness of breath and worsening of symptoms on the day of presentation. He denied fevers, myalgia, upper respiratory symptoms, or recent travel. The physical exam was unremarkable with normal heart sounds, no murmurs, rubs or gallops, and no chest wall tenderness to palpation. The patient's chest X-ray was normal.
Significant findings:
An electrocardiogram (ECG) was concerning for ST segment elevation in leads II, III, aVF, and V4, with subtle ST elevations in V5 and V6 (see black arrows). There is also ST segment depression in aVL (see blue arrows).
The patient was found to have a troponin of 4 ng/mL. Pediatric cardiology was consulted in the emergency department, and an echocardiogram was performed which was within normal limits. The patient received non-steroidal anti-inflammatories in the emergency department and was discharged on ibuprofen with a diagnosis of acute pericarditis. Pediatric cardiology provided close follow-up including 48-hour, 2-week, and 6-week echocardiograms. Repeat echocardiograms were all normal, and the patient did well with resolution of his chest pain.
Pediatric pericarditis is a rare diagnosis in the emergency department. It accounts for less than 0.2% of pediatric chest pain visits.1 The clinical presentation typically includes chest pain, fever, tachycardia, and shortness of breath.2 The most common causes of pediatric pericarditis include viral or idiopathic etiology.2 On cardiac exam, the patient may have a high-pitched pericardial friction rub, although this finding is transient and varied between patient cases, with poor sensitivity (35%).3 However, when it is present, a pericardial friction rub has high specificity (approaching 100%) for acute pericarditis.4
Classic ECG findings include diffuse ST segment elevation, such as that seen in our patient, which is present in 65% to 70% of cases.3,5 PR-segment depression can be observed within the first hours to days, with ST segment depression in leads aVR and V1.6 Elevated inflammatory markers are often present.1,2 Elevated troponin levels are less common in acute pericarditis but one study reported they occurred in 32.2% of cases.3
Echocardiograms are the optimal diagnostic tool, allowing for direct and noninvasive evaluation of the patient's ejection fraction, with the ability to identify the presence of pericardial effusion.2 In thepediatric population, 37% to 68% of admissions for pericardial effusion occur as a result of idiopathic pericarditis.7 Serial echocardiograms can be used for follow up of stable patients. lternative imaging such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) or cardiac computed tomography (CT) may also be used for evaluation of injury.1 In a study evaluating the accuracy of CT findings in acute pericarditis, the sensitivity was 54%-59% with specificity of 91%-96%.8 CMR is the most sensitive method in diagnosing acute pericarditis, where regions of delayed gadolinium enhancement of the pericardium indicate inflammation and injury. It can be useful in cases where the diagnosis of pericarditis remains uncertain.6 Although CT and CMR studies may be performed, echocardiography remains the principal diagnostic method in the clinical evaluation of pericarditis.6
First-line management encompasses implementation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy. This is often in combination with other anti-inflammatory medications such as corticosteroids, aspirin, colchicine, or methotrexate.7 Complications include the spread of inflammation within pericardial layers leading to involvement of the myocardium causing decreased left ventricular systolic function.9
Chest pain, pediatric pericarditis, ECG, ST-segment elevation, echocardiogram, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy.
Baskar S. Pediatric pericarditis. American College of Cardiology. http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2016/06/08/11/43/pediatric-pericarditis. Published June 8, 2016. Accessed September 27, 2018.
Jone P, Darst JR, Collins KK, Miyamoto SD. Cardiovascular diseases. In: Hay WW, Jr., Levin MJ, Deterding RR, Abzug MJ, eds. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics. 24th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2018:604-605.
Bainey KR, Bhatt DL. Acute pericarditis: appendicitis of the heart? Mayo Clin Proc. 2009;84(1):5-6.
Tingle LE, Molina D, Calvert CW. Acute pericarditis. Am Fam Physician. 2007;76(10):1509-1514.
Bonnefoy E, Godon P, Kirkorian G, Fatemi M, Chevalier P, Touboul P. Serum cardiac troponin I and ST-segment elevation in patients with acute pericarditis. Eur Heart J. 2000;21(10):832-836. doi:1053/euhj.1999.1907
Khandaker MH, Espinosa RE, Nishimura RA, Sinak LJ, Hayes SN, Melduni RM, et al. Pericardial disease: diagnosis and management. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010;85(6):572-593. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0046
Shakti D, Hehn R, Gauvreau K, Sundel RP, Newburger JW. Idiopathic pericarditis and pericardial effusion in children: contemporary epidemiology and management. J Am Heart Assoc. 2014;3: e001483. doi: 10.1161/jaha.114.001483
Hammer MM, Raptis CA, Javidan-Nejad C, Bhalla S. Accuracy of computed tomography findings in acute pericarditis. Acta Radiologica. 2014;55(10):1197-1202. https://doi.org/10.1177/0284185113515866
Cremer PC, Kumar A, Kontzias A, et al. Complicated pericarditis: understanding risk factors and pathophysiology to inform imaging and treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;68(21):2311-2328. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.07.785
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Former Glasgow resident, Viola Himmelberg passed away April 21, 2017 at Seasons Care Center in Kansas City, MO. Viola Louise Himmelberg was born January 13, 1921 in Glasgow, MO to Alvin and Annie (Fuemmeler) Brucks. She attended St. Mary' Catholic School in Glasgow. Viola married George Martin Himmelberg November 5, 1947 at St. Mary's Church and he preceded her in death July 3, 2011. Viola enjoyed being around her family and friends and was a devout member of St. Mary's Church and the Council of Catholic Women. She is survived by two daughters, Connie (Bob) Hutchin of Lee's Summit, MO and Nancy (Ken) Mellard of Leawood, KS; one son, Jerry (Kerry) Himmelberg of Kansas City, MO and one son-in-law, Bobby Parks of Glasgow; nine grandchildren, Brian, Kristin, Tim, Leah, Brent, Rachel, Michelle, Kelly and Kasie; 13 great grandchildren, Emma, Ellie, Sydney, McKenna, Kennedy, Jordon, Mason, Jacob, Jackson, Brynn, Silas, Alexandra and Grant. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Parks. A funeral mass will be 10 AM, Monday, April 24, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Glasgow with Father Alex Gabriel officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 7:30 PM, Sunday evening with a Prayer Service – Rosary at 7:30 PM at the Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Glasgow. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary's School in care of the funeral home.


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Мале Тракани (, ) — село, громада в окрузі Требішов, Кошицький край, Словаччина. Кадастрова площа громади — 11,02 км². Населення — 1073 особи (за оцінкою на 31 грудня 2017 р.).

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Перша згадка 1332 року як Tarkan. Історичні назви: 1339 року як Kystarkyan, з 1927-го — Malý Tarkan, з 1948-го — Malé Trakany, .

1938–44 рр. під окупацією Угорщини.

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Homes Can Still Sell in the Fall and Winter!
It may seem like everyone that was looking for a home has already found one, but with each season come new buyers! Home shoppers are still out there in the fall and winter. Homes still sell year 'round!
Here are few tips for making your home listing stand out, even in the off season of fall or winter.
1. Keep the temperature of the home pleasant and comfortable.
You want to create an inviting atmosphere when people come into your home. The potential buyer should get a feeling of warmth when they come in the door. If the home is vacant, keep the heater on a timer so the property is warm during showing times. A vacant home also needs air flow to keep it smelling nice and show that it is being kept up with.
2. Light up the home!
It's even more important to make sure each room is well-lit during the darker winter months. Open the blinds for natural light, turn on lamps and hall lights before a showing. Keep the light fixtures dusted and make sure they all have working light bulbs.
Building a fire also creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. If you have a family room or large finished basement, you could add some blanket throws and pillows on the sofa. If your home has outdoor features that show well in the season (like a fire pit) make it a cozy place to spend the winter, and be sure to stage them for the showing.
4. Show off your landscaping and outdoor spaces.
To help prospective buyers look beyond the brown grass of the cooler season, just display photos of the house taken when things were green and blooming. Make a few flyers or a photo album and leave them out (and open) where buyers are sure to see them.
5. Add to the curb appeal.
Make sure the sidewalk, front porch and driveway look good for the showing. Curb appeal still matters in the fall and winter, and the outside appearance makes them want to come inside. Spruce up the yard and the porch and make it look new and inviting.
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Depression is a serious but treatable medical condition that can strike anyone regardless of age, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, or gender. However, depression may go unrecognized by those who have it, their families and friends, and even their physicians. Men, in particular, may be unlikely to admit to depressive symptoms and seek help. But depression in men is not uncommon: in the United States every year, depressive illnesses affect an estimated seven percent of men (more than six million men).
Depression comes in different forms, just as is the case with other illnesses such as heart disease. The three main depressive disorders are: major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness). Not everyone with a depressive disorder experiences every symptom. The number and severity of symptoms may vary among individuals and also over time.
Research and clinical findings reveal that while both men and women can develop the standard symptoms of depression, they often experience depression differently and may have different ways of coping. Men may be more willing to report fatigue, irritability, loss of interest in work or hobbies, and sleep disturbances rather than feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and excessive guilt.
Some researchers question whether the standard definition of depression and the diagnostic tests based on it adequately capture the condition as it occurs in men. Men are more likely than women to report alcohol and drug abuse or dependence in their lifetime; however, there is debate among researchers as to whether substance use is a "symptom" of underlying depression in men, or a co-occurring condition that more commonly develops in men. Nevertheless, substance abuse can mask depression, making it harder to recognize depression as a separate illness that needs treatment.
Instead of acknowledging their feelings, asking for help, or seeking appropriate treatment, men may turn to alcohol or street drugs when they are depressed, or become frustrated, discouraged, angry, irritable and, sometimes, violently abusive. Some men may deal with depression by throwing themselves compulsively into their work, attempting to hide their depression from themselves, family, and friends; other men may respond to depression by engaging in reckless behavior, taking risks, and putting themselves in harm's way. Four times as many men as women die by suicide in the United States, even though women make more suicide attempts during their lives. In light of research indicating that suicide is often associated with depression, the alarming suicide rate among men may reflect the fact that men are less likely to seek treatment for depression. Many men with depression do not obtain adequate diagnosis and treatment, which may be life saving.
More research is needed to understand all aspects of depression in men, including how men respond to stress and feelings associated with depression, how to make them more comfortable acknowledging these feelings and getting the help they need, and how to train physicians to better recognize and treat depression in men. Family members, friends, and employee assistance professionals in the workplace also can play important roles in recognizing depressive symptoms in men and helping them get treatment.
Seek Help for Depression If you are having symptoms of depression or know someone who is, seek help. There are several places in most communities where people with depressive disorders can be diagnosed and treated. Help is available from family doctors, mental health specialists in mental health clinics or private clinics, and from other health professionals.
A variety of treatments, including medications and short-term psychotherapies (i.e., "talking" therapies), have proven effective for depressive disorders: more than 80 percent of people with a depressive illness improve with appropriate treatment. Not only can treatment lessen the severity of depression, but it may also reduce the duration of the episode and may help prevent additional bouts of depression.
For additional information, please see the Depression article.


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Ellen Adolfina Winqvist, född 30 mars 1882 i Malmö, död 20 april 1961 i Malmö, var en svensk skulptör.

Efter konstnärlig utbildning i Malmö och för Kai Nielsen i Köpenhamn arbetade hon huvudsakligen med figur och porträttskulpturer i skilda material. Hon medverkade i Skånes konstförenings utställningar i Malmö under 1930- och 1940-talen med ett antal skulpturer. Winqvist är begravd på Sankt Pauli mellersta kyrkogård i Malmö.

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Svenska skulptörer under 1900-talet
Konstnärer från Malmö
Gravsatta på Sankt Pauli mellersta kyrkogård
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>> Home / NEWS+OPINIONS / News / NO GLOSS FOR FOSS: SOMERVILLE HAS SCANT GREEN SPACE, BUT WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE LITTLE THERE IS?
NO GLOSS FOR FOSS: SOMERVILLE HAS SCANT GREEN SPACE, BUT WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE LITTLE THERE IS?
December 19, 2019 By JANE REGAN and STEPHANIE WITTENBACH
An aerial view of Foss Park, taken from the document "2019 Foss Park Community Meeting Kickoff
Somerville residents agree with city and state officials that Foss Park, one of the city's biggest open spaces, needs a facelift. And likely much more, as anyone who has played ball or walked a dog there knows about the dust bowls, lack of drainage, and other challenges.
Last year, the state announced a $1.2 million-dollar project that includes building a new artificial turf field, plus adding field lighting and completing walkway upgrades and drainage improvements.
But what else is in the works? And what else is possible?
The field is only one feature of the nearly 14-acre park, which is owned by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It also has a pool, a playground, basketball and tennis courts, several baseball diamonds, and other open spaces.
Earlier this fall, city officials and state representatives hosted two meetings to hear from residents about what additional kinds of improvements or changes they might like to see. The goal of the summits was to "gather community feedback" so that "elected officials and staff can continue to advocate for improvements to be made that reflect the needs of our entire community," according to Jacklyn Rossetti, Somerville deputy director of communications.
"Advocate" is the key word. At the moment, the only improvements actually planned for and funded are the state's updates to the playing field.
"We are getting that field, which is a really great thing, but that's all we're getting right now," Ward 1 City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin said in an interview. "There's no real funding mechanism right now to address all the concerns besides the field."
About 20 people showed up at a November meeting at the East Somerville Community School to discuss the topic. The city had translators on hand for Haitian Creole-, Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking residents, but as the meeting proceeded, nobody from those communities appeared to be present (officials promised to do further outreach).
Luisa Oliveira, Somerville's new director of public space and urban forestry, launched the meeting by addressing the park's history, in the process noting some of the multiple challenges on hand. For one, the park is surrounded by highways on three sides. Also, about 16% of the park's 113 trees are dead (2) or in poor condition (16), while the ash trees are being menaced by the Emerald ash borer beetle.
For almost 90 minutes, different city staffers addressed various major issues—playing fields and other sports-related installations, the natural environment, and traffic—and recorded notes as people weighed in.
Among the things acknowledged by participants: the need for dog-friendly spaces, more trees, and even a pathway that reaches the nearby Stop & Shop supermarket. Pool users asked for more shade, while a tennis player noted that the city has far too few courts, and that those that do exist are underused as a result of poor maintenance. Some asked for locker rooms, water fountains, and seating by the fields and bathrooms. A few residents stressed the need for grass rather than more turf, a running battle in these parts, and also requested more natural space in general. A few mentioned problems, such as discarded syringes and trash.
Pop Warner President Roger Desrochers, who oversees five football and cheerleading teams that use the facilities, made the case for more turf fields that can be played on for more hours than grass, and which recover more quickly after rainfall.
"We're building this huge great city here in Somerville that is bringing families from all around," Desrochers told the room. "If you build this park to where people will be proud, you're going to bring more and more kids and our youth programs are going to start to build up again."
"We have a lot of youth sports in this city that should be using it," Desrochers later said in an interview. "There's no other big park in the city, rectangular, that our team can use. My kids haven't had a goal post to practice kicks in 10 years."
As the meeting wound down, one woman asked, "Is there more money available?"
State Sen. Pat Jehlen, seated beside Rep. Mike Connolly, acknowledged that DCR did not have "a lot of money," but added that there may be funding for some of the less expensive suggestions, although not "next year." Connolly agreed, saying that the state budget is "in a state of austerity," but that the meeting was important because the ideas aired will "help us understand how we can advocate."
The lack of funding for improvements, said McLaughlin, who represents the ward in which Foss Park is located, said the lack of funding was "the elephant in the room."
"Who's paying for this, and who's owning the property after it's paid for?" he asked. "If we're going to put millions of dollars into this property, we have to have some say in what goes on with it."
"The City would like to make improvements to Foss park in partnership with DCR to better serve residents," Rossetti wrote in an email. "Dilboy and Foss are are our largest parks and as a densely populated community we have a significant interest in improvements made to both facilities. This is why we continue to work closely with our state partners and advocate for improvements that will best meet the needs of our community."
After the November meeting, McLaughlin said that he is willing to entertain a plan in which the city funds some improvements, but only if it comes with more control.
"I don't want us to spend $10 million for trees or something and then the trees die and we need DCR to take care of it," he said. "Everything we put in financially, we need to be able to have control over."
Somerville's Public Space and Urban Forestry Division is drafting a report based on feedback from two meetings on this issue that have taken place so far.
Story published in collaboration with Somerville Neighborhood News.
JANE REGAN
Journalist, filmmaker, scholar. Students and neighbors can do great public interest journalism. Faculty @COMatBU
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NO GLOSS FOR FOSS: SOMERVILLE HAS SCANT GREEN SPACE, BUT WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE LITTLE THERE IS? - December 19, 2019
JOE VS. THE REVOLCANO: THE MOVEMENT TO TOPPLE LONGTIME SOMERVILLE MAYOR CURTATONE IS OUT KNOCKING ON DOORS RIGHT NOW - October 3, 2019
IT'S OFFICIAL: OUR REVOLUTION SOMERVILLE ENDORSES MAYORAL, CITY COUNCIL, SCHOOL COMMITTEE CANDIDATES - August 11, 2019
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AND A HEALTHY PLANET FOR ALL: HONK! BRINGS WACKY POLITICAL ACTIVISM FOR 13TH YEAR - October 23, 2019
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Garrett is 9 1/2 months and Ryann is 2 1/2 years!
I know, I haven't posted in over a month. Sorry, Grandparents, and friends & family. There will be more to come in the next few weeks.
Garrett's mobility is still increasing, but thankfully he isn't walking just yet! He was a slim 16lbs and 13oz at his 9 month appointment. Still climbing the scale in the 10th percentile. He's starting to make lots of syllables/words "ma-ma, da-da" but not intentional yet as to refer to Mommy and Daddy. However, he knows his sister…his first word is "Ry-Ry"! Garrett will also say bye-bye and nigh-nigh. Our new favorite thing to get him to do is "Squeeze". He's currently cutting his top two teeth and is not himself, hopefully he will get through it soon.
Ryann just turned two and a half and our little princess is quite the chatty cathy! She is usually repeating her brother but more and more her conversations are in her own words and let me just say, she can tell a story!! We are working on telling the truth verses a story aka lie! She has quite a sense of humor, very much like her Daddy. She loves her brothers and will do anything to have one (or both) of them laughing. And I figured my daughter would love to have her picture taken, not so much…it was a lot of effort to get the few I took of her. Oh well, I get some funny ones and they are always better as they express her personality! Enjoy!


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Bridging Youth Activism with Governing
Building a political party for the 21st century
Wikipolitica is a social and political movement that seeks to re-establish the central role of the community in politics and policymaking. It was created by student activists disillusioned with corruption and elitism in Mexico's politics, and it is part political party, part activist group, and part open-source community. Wikipolitica's 6 local nodes run independent candidates for office. They model open, collaborative governance with decentralized decision-making. They run local transparency and accountability projects, complete with hashtags. The network gained national attention in Mexico in 2015, when Wikipolitica spearheaded and supported the successful campaign of 25-year-old Pedro Kumamoto for an independent seat in the Jalisco Congress. By 2018, the network was supporting 17 candidates at the local and federal levels.
In 2012, the U.S. National Intelligence Council questioned whether governance institutions around the world would prove to be resilient in the face of rapid technological and social change, including the empowerment of new groups. "Will governments and institutions be able to adapt fast enough to harness change instead of being overwhelmed by it?," the Global Trends 2030 report asked. The pressure on institutions, including political parties, has only intensified since that was written. To fill the gap, less democratic or antidemocratic movements are on the rise. Decentralized, pro-democratic activist movements are also stepping into the breach, but it is uncertain whether they can make the transition from activism to formal politics and governing.
2011 was a landmark year for street protests: the Arab Spring, the 15-M anti-austerity movement in Spain, Occupy Wall Street. That wave of activism broke across Mexico in 2012 with the #YoSoy132 student protest movement, which inspired thousands of young Mexicans to become politically engaged. But after the protests, organizers debated the future of their movement for months.
Activist Pedro Kumamoto told Open Democracy that they didn't want to choose one path—they wanted to have policy impact, and reclaim democratic institutions, and keep up the pressure in the streets. They wondered what it would look like to create a truly democratic and decentralized political movement—a 'wikiparty' that would lower barriers to political participation and model a more open, collaborative style of governing. The Jalisco branch saw an opportunity for proof-of-concept in 2015, in the 10th district for their state legislature. They put Kumamoto forward as an independent candidate on a pragmatic citizen-empowerment and good-governance platform. They mounted a grassroots, small-donor, social-media savvy campaign, and they won. (The El Pais headline read, "Pedro Kumamoto, the candidate of 500 dollars, wins in Jalisco.") In office, Kumamoto donated 70 percent of his salary and published a list of every single vote he took in the Jalisco Congress, with an explanation.
In a 2017 interview with Big Bold Cities, Kumamoto's staff members described Wikipolitica as doing politics differently.
"We've heard 'no' a lot of times, but we want to show there is reason for a spirit of hope," one staffer said. They also said that the constant and exponential growth of civil society in Jalisco is the source of greatest excitement. "Civil society is not only growing, but it's becoming more demanding and professionalizing their organizations. They're looking for realistic solutions to real problems."
From Independents to a New Party. Kumamoto's victory attracted a wave of new supporters to Wikipolitica. By 2018, Wikipolitica was supporting two candidates for the federal Senate (Kumamoto and Juanita Delgado,) three candidates for the federal Chamber of Deputies, and 13 candidates for local legislatures in five states. However, high-profile candidates failed to win seats despite winning votes, revealing the limits of independent candidacies. In January 2019, the Wikipolitica Jalisco chapter ceased operations and its leaders took different paths to continue their political engagement. Some are forming Futuro, a local political party, while others are forming new civil-society groups or joining established coalitions or initiatives such as Tómala, a civil-society platform which supports dialogue and projects on anti-corruption, gender inclusion, citizen participation and more. Wikipolitica MX still has six chapters across five states.
Policy Innovation. In 2017 Kumamoto scored a major victory when the Jalisco Congress modified its constitution to slash the amount of public funding received by political parties. (The decision was upheld by the Mexican Supreme Court, paving the way for such a reform in other states.)
Governance Innovation. Wikipolitica Jalisco experimented with different internal structures and was always iterating. It had a Local Assembly made up of all voting members, which appointed three governing bodies: a political council for strategic planning; a supervisory board for compliance and dispute resolution; and an executive team which managed operations. Membership was open to all, and a transparent Merit System rewarded active participation and commitment with voting rights as well as community responsibilities.
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