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Wim De Corte is a Belgian football manager.

His previous clubs include Standaard Wetteren, Beerschot AC and Roeselare.

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1971 births
Living people
Belgian footballers
Beerschot A.C. managers
People from Wetteren
Association footballers not categorized by position
Belgian football managers
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We found 543 resources with the concept civics
How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer,...
Persuasion Across Time and Space Instructional Unit
Five lessons comprise the Persuasion Across Time and Space Instructional Unit module. Middle schoolers examine the persuasive techniques used in video and print advertisements and how ethos, pathos, and logos appeals are used in...
My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States
Is it possible to combine many voices into one national identity? That is the question addressed by the unit module "My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States." The unit consists of six lessons that ask high schoolers...
Civics Curriculum Guide
The 10 lessons in the Civics Curriculum Guide series, designed for high schoolers, contain 28 activities focused on important civic topics. Young scholars consider what it means to be an American and a good citizen, examine the Four...
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Six lesson plans in the Black History Month collection introduce middle and high schoolers to nonviolent actions as a means to resist oppression and encourage reform. Lessons look at the Children's March, music, and citizenship schools...
What Makes Democracy Work?
Eight lessons make up a collection designed to help high schoolers make sense of an election year. Class members learn about voting rights, the importance of a free press, and civic participation. The focus is on the 2020 presidential...
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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985
The four resources in this collection look at the strategy of non-violence as a response to injustice. High schoolers study the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 70s and its leaders, investigate examples of injustice and protest...
Step Two: The News and You
With so many news resources, scholars likely feel incredibly confused about what the news means. Pupils participate in reading activities, fill out graphic charts, answer questions on worksheets, and complete a quick write activity.
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Step Eight: Positions, Please!
Everyone sees the results of public policy, but not everyone understands the strategy that goes into creating an effective one. Now that your class understands the brainstorming process from earlier in the series, they continue on to the...
Step Five: All about Public Policy
Public policy is important to understand because it affects everyone. The resource tells middle schoolers how the government uses policy to accomplish goals in the administration. It includes a reading, true or false worksheet, a...
Life for German Youth in the 1930s: Education, Propaganda, Conformity, and Obedience
The German youth faced an onslaught of propaganda when they went to school, thanks to the Nazi regime led by Hitler during World War II. Pupils relate their education experiences to German youth by analyzing primary source readings,...
Repairing the Fabric of Democracy
During elections, headlines constantly lament the issue of low voter turnout. Help class members understand why this is such an important topic with relevant articles, a discussion of both sides of the issue, and a reflective essay.
Analyzing the Inaugural Address
Get high school historians to step outside their own shoes by responding to JFK's inaugural address from the perspective of a civil rights activist, a soviet diplomat, or a Cuban exile. After a class discussion about the address, the...
Here's something unusual and thoughtful: have your scholars do some pensive reflection themselves before tackling how such meditative techniques are used in prison rehabilitation programs. They watch the "Path of Freedom" video found...
Power Pack: Lessons in Civics, Math, and Fine Arts
For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week honors the contributions of the newspaper and is celebrated in the resource within a civics, mathematics, and fine arts setting. The resource represents every grade from 3rd to 12th with questions and...
DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil rights meets biotechnology in a instructional activity that scrutinizes the collection of DNA of citizens who have been arrested, but not yet convicted of a crime. Real-life cases are examined in which the DNA of a relative was...
Genetics and Reproduction
Disease prevention or designer babies? Use a set of slides to introduce the growing practice of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD. Teens read related articles and then break into groups to address different scenarios. Afterward,...
The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Imagine an old 1960s diner. There's a long, L-shaped counter top and classic diner stools covered in vinyl dotting the counter space. Sounds like your typical diner, doesn't it? A piece of this diner now sits in The Smithsonian. Why?...
Little Rock Nine
A compelling account of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine students to attend a desegregated school in Arkansas. Stills and video clips illustrate the tumultuous first year at Little Rock High School. Use this video to stir discussion...
The Freedom Rides
"We're going on to New Orleans. No matter what happens, we're dedicated to this. We'll take hitting; we'll take beating. We're willing to accept death." In 1960, a group of students, both black and white, journeyed across the south and...
Making the Branches of Government Relevant
A discussion of the three branches of government can be a fascinating experience.
The Southern Freedom Movement: A Case study of how Social Movements Happen
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Logan Square & Humboldt Park
West Side Kids Can Break Cycle Of Violence, 'Goodsinners' Founder Says
By Justin Breen | May 5, 2017 5:09am
@dnainfo_breen
Devanchey Bell
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CHICAGO — Violence was an everyday reality for Devanchey Bell growing up in a West Side neighborhood where gangs and gun violence are rampant.
The Englewood native and longtime West Garfield Park resident was warned that basketball would be his only way "out" of the neighborhood. Now, as the clothing line he dreamed up continues to grow, he's looking to dispel that narrative.
Bell started Goodsinners Chicago a few years ago through social media and has built a large following that includes more than 10,000 Instagram fans and hundreds of sales.
The name Goodsinners "perfectly summed up the imperfections of man and how we are drawn from both sides," said Bell, a graduate and former basketball standout at Gordon Tech (now DePaul College Prep).
Bell saw those imperfections growing up on the West Side, where several of his friends and family members have been victims of violence. The first model for his clothes, Walter Jones, was fatally stabbed. His uncle, Gerald Campbell, was killed in Austin in 1997.
In 2010, his neighborhood friend Jeremy Bagget was fatally shot. Bell said Bagget, 15, routinely played hoops at his house because it was one of the few homes in the neighborhood that had its own basketball rim in the backyard.
Bagget "was shot and killed and had the whole neighborhood in disbelief," Bell said. "He was so young, and I never seen so many of my neighborhood friends so lost. He had such a big heart, and for someone to murder him in cold blood was terrifying. That just showed me that age didn't matter."
We Envision Things and Go make it happen. #AntiHaircutForTheMoment
A post shared by Devanchey Bell (@goodsinners) on May 3, 2017 at 4:22pm PDT
Bell was playing basketball at Monmouth College but dropped out midsemester of freshman year after his grandmother, Laurie Philpot, died in a car crash in December 2013.
Bell, who's always loved fashion, started the clothing business shortly thereafter. He said friends told him basketball would be the only way to escape the violence of the West Side, but he was inspired to start his clothing line by the success of his mother, Alice Twitty, who owns and operates Twitty Tots Home Daycare.
Twitty, one of 13 children, grew up in several foster homes. She said Bell's drive mirrors her own.
"I've seen him build his brand from scratch and gain a fan base that didn't seem realistic to those around him," Twitty said. "But as his mother, I knew that if he said he was going to make something happen, then he was going to make something happen."
Bell's business had zero social media followers when he launched. He didn't have money to pay a photographer, so he started posting iPhone pictures he took from his backyard porch of shirts and hats he made. After a while, he put together a website and realized there was a market for his clothes, which include T-shirts, sweaters, jackets and hats.
He now works from home and a studio in Logan Square. In a few months he plans to move to an office. He also employs a photographer and a large pool of models. Most of his orders, Bell said, come from Los Angeles and New York, and he's had buyers from Germany.
"It feels good to know that a kid from a small house on the West Side of Chicago can reach so many people and have them believe in my vision," Bell said.
Bell wants kids from his neighborhood to know that realizing dreams is possible.
"I want to be the individual that breaks the cycle, and I believe that there are kids around me looking up to me, praying that I make it, so they know it's possible," he said. "I want to be a role model and lead."
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Phosphate (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. Roots employ adaptive mechanisms to forage for P in soil. Root hair elongation is particularly important since P is immobile. Here we report that auxin plays a critical role promoting root hair growth in Arabidopsis in response to low external P. Mutants disrupting auxin synthesis (taa1) and transport (aux1) attenuate the low P root hair response. Conversely, targeting AUX1 expression in lateral root cap and epidermal cells rescues this low P response in aux1. Hence auxin transport from the root apex to differentiation zone promotes auxin-dependent hair response to low P. Low external P results in induction of root hair expressed auxin-inducible transcription factors ARF19, RSL2, and RSL4. Mutants lacking these genes disrupt the low P root hair response. We conclude auxin synthesis, transport and response pathway components play critical roles regulating this low P root adaptive response.


"The price increases in place are different depending on market demand and in the context of a $500 million privately funded renovation by Steve Ross," Dolphins president Tom Garfinkel said. "We didn't take a huge price increase year one [of the renovations]. We didn't go out with personal seat licenses.
Garfinkel also noted that the Dolphins, in 2018, will continue to offer nearly 10,000 seats priced under $55 per game on a per-game season ticket basis and 20,000 seats under $63.
The season ticket price will include 10 home games next season, as opposed to nine the past three years. The Dolphins played a regular-season home game in London in 2015 and 2017 and played a home preseason game in Orlando in 2016 because the NFL wanted a game there in advance of the Pro Bowl there that season.
The Dolphins declined to specify how many season tickets they have sold, but the Dolphins say it's the most the team has sold since 2010. The Dolphins also have a waiting list of nearly 2000 for season tickets.
Season-ticket holders will again have the option of paying for 2018 season tickets in 12-month installments. The renewal deadline is in January.
The one section that had the most dramatic season-ticket price increase for 2018 was the club level in the east end zone. The reason: The Dolphins slashed prices for those seats last year, believing they would no longer be categorized as club seats.
But the Dolphins have returned club-seat privileges to those seats, including access to additional restaurants and air conditioned lounges. So the prices were raised to levels that they would have been had Miami known they would remain club seats.
The Dolphins' 2018 home schedule includes AFC East rivals New England, Buffalo and the Jets, plus Jacksonville, Tennessee, Chicago, Detroit and the AFC West team that finishes in the same slot that Miami finishes in the AFC East.
The Dolphins will sell standing-room-only tickets starting at $40, $25 for preseason games. Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel discusses why they made the move.
Starting QB for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday: Derek Carr?


The Gardenmakers are thrilled to announce that Sam Gordon, our young apprentice, has made it through to the World Skills final to be held at the NEC in November. This represents the culmination of a year of qualifying heats undertakes alongside Sam's block release studies. He will battle it out with 5 other young landscapers over 3 days. They will be tasked with typical disciplines such as paving, deck construction, wall building, plant identification and working to a clients brief.
The competition is fierce and the winner could then be selected to represent the UK in the finals in Austria in 2012 and then Shanghai in 2021.
Obviously, for us, this is a BIG DEAL! Sam's been with us for two years now and has been mentored by Darrell over this time. From early on Sam showed a propensity of raw natural talent and it's been our task to nurture and build on that. I have to say it's very satisfying to see that work coming to fruition.
The only thing left to do now is wish Sam the best of luck!!


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Dyan Valdés
"Be My Revolution"
"Stand" LP comes out 11 February, 2022
Following a violent attack on the streets of Berlin during the first lockdown in 2020, I decided to start writing and recording my own music in order to process the trauma. I started with the song "Stand," a rallying feminist call-to-arms, and then at the encouragement of many friends that the song resonated with, I kept writing. The result is the album, also called Stand. I played all of the music on the album, which I wrote at my Berlin home under lockdown.
The music is edgy pop with a message, drawing on themes of feminism and lifting up the female experience in the lyrics, combined with powerful pop music. The album tells the story of me finding my voice, and overcoming the external and internal forces that have been holding me back. Stand is a record for marginalized people everywhere.
After spending much of my musical career being the only woman in the room, I chose to work exclusively with women at every level of the project: production, engineering, post-production, design, styling, film, photography, and promotion.
Produced by Dyan Valdés, Julia Borelli, Maya Postepski at Nadoki Studios, Berlin
Recorded at Nadoki Studios and Pomegranate Studios, Berlin
Mixed by Julia Borelli at Nadoki Studios
Mastered by Julia Borelli at Nadoki Studios
Photography by Petra Valdimarsdóttir
Artwork by Gabriella Seemann
Outfit by Katja Schmidt
Hair by Steffi Schmidt
Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
A Different Kind of Love
Heat and Hammers (Interlude)
You Would Not Like Me Now
All songs written and performed by Dyan Valdés
Copyright 2021, R.I.P. Ben Lee Records
Published by Buck Moon Music, ASCAP
Making music and smashing the patriarchy.
© 2021 All rights reserved. Made by #bettercallkat


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'The Art of Dwelling' talk by Anna Hart
Anna Hart is founder and organiser of AIR, a commissioning and research studio at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She was previously Head of Special Projects at the Hackney Building Exploratory. Her practice as an artist, designer, producer and teacher concentrates on temporary and participatory interventions within the everyday. She is particularly concerned with the small scale, the local and the unannounced. Anna studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Architectural Association, has taught architecture at University of Westminster, Oxford Brookes University and the Bartlett, and currently teaches on MA Architecture, BA Fine Art and MA CCC at Central Saint Martins.
By making a commitment to being present locally for a prolonged period, AIR establishes an on-going dialogue with the neighbours. The everyday is a shared frame of reference in the maelstrom of the global context – the physical, social, economic, political, and historical of place providing the raw material for dialogues, experiments and interventions. Artists make work on pavements, and in shops, offices, cafes, pubs, places of worship, homes, parks, and so on, with the generous support, openness and participation of local people. Conversation is the starting point and process for practice, with resulting artworks becoming provocation for further conversation. Year on year, a body of conversations, artworks and interconnections accumulates, the temporary communities forged around them providing the foundations for longer, and different, ones.
Related talks & projects
The Art of Dwelling Conference
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Q: A question on group action on algebras Let $G$ be a finite group acting on an associative $k$-algebra with unity ($k$ algebraically closed of characteristic zero). The action is called ergodic if $ A^G = \{ a \in A | g \cdot a = a, \forall g \in G \} = k$.
Anyone know an example of a non-semisimple finite dimensional algebra with an ergodic action of a finite group?

A: Let $A = k[x,y]/(x^2,xy,y^2)$ and let the generator of the two-element group act by $x \mapsto -x$, $y \mapsto -y$.
More generally, take any finite group acting on $R = k[x_1, \dots, x_n]$ with invariant subring $S = k[f_1, \dots, f_m]$, and set $A = R/(f_1, \dots, f_m)$.

A: Another example: Let $V$ be a finite dimensional representation of G such that $V^G=0.$
Then you can take sem-direct product algebra $A=k[G]\oplus V,$ where $V^2=0$ and $g\cdot v=gv, g\in G, v\in V.$

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Hundreds of demonstrators were seen on Saturday locking arms outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center to demonstrate against the US immigration policy which has separated children from their parents.
Protesters with signboards reading "STOP CAGING FAMILIES" stood before a fence onto which children's shoes and keys were tied while some agitators were seen holding a piece of barbed wire in front of their face as a way of protest against the policy.
According to FOX, the policy has separated over 2,300 children from their parents. Although, President Trump has signed an executive order to end the separation at the border. The latest order reportedly does not include those who have parted from their parents.


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We manufacture titanium turned parts and milled components to customers who demand exemplary component consistency.


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Q: How to populate concurrenthashmap from multiple threads? I have a ConcurrentHashMap which I am populating from multiple threads.
private static Map<DataCode, Long> errorMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<DataCode, Long>();

public static void addError(DataCode error) {
    if (errorMap.keySet().contains(error)) {
        errorMap.put(error, errorMap.get(error) + 1);
    } else {
        errorMap.put(error, 1L);
    }
}

My above addError method is called from multiple threads which populates errorMap. I am not sure whether this is thread safe? Is there anything wrong I am doing here?
Any explanation of why it can skip updates will help me to understand better.

A: Whether this is safe depends on what you mean. It won't throw exceptions or corrupt the map, but it can skip updates. Consider:

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*Thread1: errorMap.get(error) returns 1

*Thread2: errorMap.get(error) returns 1

*Thread1: errorMap.put(error, 1+1);

*Thread2: errorMap.put(error, 1+1);

A similar race exists around the keySet().contains(error) operation. To fix this you'll need to use atomic operations to update the map.
On Java 8, this is easy:
errorMap.compute(error, oldValue -> oldValue == null ? 1L : oldValue + 1L);

On older versions of Java you need to use a compare-and-update loop:
Long prevValue;
boolean done;
do {
  prevValue = errorMap.get(error);
  if (prevValue == null) {
    done = errorMap.putIfAbsent(error, 1L);
  } else {
    done = errorMap.replace(error, prevValue, newValue);
  }
} while (!done);

With this code, if two threads race one may end up retrying its update, but they'll get the right value in the end.
Alternately, you can also use Guava's AtomicLongMap which does all the thread-safety magic for you and gets higher performance (by avoiding all those boxing operations, among other things):
errorAtomicLongMap.incrementAndGet(error);


Surrounded by other budding entrepreneurs at a startup incubator in Sydney's inner-city, Oliver Morton-Evans is explaining how he is hoping to help stroke and spinal cord injury patients.
He and his fellow co-founders of Neuromersiv, have been developing a virtual reality device that simulates everyday chores to further increase motivation in rehabilitation.
"We know we're onto something big and it could be quite life-changing for a lot of people," Mr Morton-Evans told SBS News.
"If we can pull off what we have planned, we'll be really impacting a lot of lives."
The device is still in its prototype phase but the team have high hopes that successful trials in 2019 will lead to commercialisation the following year.
Mr Morton-Evans, 39, has cerebral palsy and says while he has endured setbacks and challenges as an entrepreneur, none relate to his disability.
Rather, he says, it is his own lived experience that gives Neuromersiv a competitive edge.
"Knowing the challenges of living an independent life and how important that mobility is for greater independence and how empowering those people to get that independence back is a momentous thing."
Rohan O'Reilly is also co-founder of Neuromersiv and has worked with Mr Morton-Evans on the project since its inception a year ago.
"As soon as I saw Oli, first of all, it was his spirit that shone through and I could tell he was highly articulate. And he understood business, which is quite important," he told SBS News.
"There are two types of businesses in this world; there is the business that you make money, and there is business [where] you help people and make money ... and I could tell that was really important to him."
Mr Morton-Evans previously established a successful animation studio because, like many other many Australians with a disability, he struggled to gain employment despite being well qualified.
"I often used the tactic of not putting on my CV and I would get a lot of first interviews but then the astonishment for them when they saw I had a disability, that was quite challenging for them," Mr Morton-Evans recounts.
It's a common circumstance that many face, driving them to consider self-employment. 2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics show the rates among people with disability are 43 per cent higher than non-disabled Australians.
"The intersectionality of disability with gender, ageing, Indigeneity and cultural background are all considerations that affect the choice of people to become self employed or explore entrepreneurial opportunities," Simon Darcy, a professor at the University of Technology Sydney business school told SBS News.
"As our research has identified, a proportion of entrepreneurial ventures are social enterprises established by people with disability for a variety of purposes to address user led solutions to complex social problems."
Katherine Gill was an occupational therapist but is now a disability researcher and policy adviser, and has also started her own organisations. Her functional neurological disorder has come to greatly affect her movement.
Like Mr Morton-Evans, she draws on her personal experience in her roles as the chair of the Consumer Led Research Network and president of FND Hope Australia.
"I think you can better meet the needs of people with disability, understanding needs in terms of innovation. You can problem solve, you are trying to solve a problem for yourself but you're also trying to solve a problem for everyone else with that condition. So much better ways you can really see a solution be developed."
"Starting your own business can be a relief because you know what barriers there are and you can get going with your work without being held back," she told SBS News.
"You know you've got a brilliant product, you know you've got huge potential, you know how much you have to offer but it's letting other people see that and getting the key stakeholders to see it."
New South Wales Minister for Disability Services Ray Williams says while progress is slowly being made, the lingering prejudices need to be challenged.
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A humorous look at the game of golf through verse, cartoons and observations from one of New Zealand's best-loved cartoonists. His earlier book of verse, Nursery Rhymes your mother never read you (2005) was the first New Zealand poetry book to have been awarded both a New Zealand bestseller Gold medal and a New Zealand Bestseller Platinum medal (16,000 cps sold). Widely known as both a landscape painter and a political cartoonist, and not at all as a golfer, Garrick Tremain succumbed to the intrigue of golf many years ago and perseveres with its challenges despite reason and advice. He finds it astonishing that it engenders such strong emotions in some people: watching him in action, grown men have been known to weep. This book is his tribute in verse, cartoons and quotes to the game and those who persist in playing it!
Garrick Tremain is highly regarded both as a painter and as New Zealand's funniest and most perceptive political cartoonist. His political cartoons are published every weekday in the Otago Daily Times. He lives in New Zealand's Wakatipu Basin, where he shares life with his wife, Jill, and their two cats, Marco Stan Polo and Oliver R. Buckle.


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The War of 1898, better known as the Spanish-American War, was caused by a variety of factors. They can be boiled down, however, to two main factors and a catalyst.
After rebellion broke out in Cuba in 1895, the Spanish-American war began when reports of Spain's vicious military tactics led to public outcry in the United States. The destruction of an American battleship, the USS Maine, and the U.S. government's resolution to stop Spanish occupation by force sparked further conflict.
One of the causes of the Spanish-American War (1898) - newspaper publishers like Hearst and Pulitzer sensationalized news events (like the sinking of the Maine) to anger American public towards Spain.


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The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (; ;  ,  ()) is a liberal democratic, constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in Nepal.

The party was formed by Panchayat era prime ministers Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand in 1990. The party led two coalition governments in 1997 under Thapa and Chand. The two were also appointed prime minister by King Gyanendra in the 2000s; Chand in 2002 and Thapa in 2003.

Rajendra Prasad Lingden is currently serving as party chairman after being elected at the party's general convention in December 2021. Rastriya Prajatantra Party is currently the fifth-largest political party in the House of Representatives after winning 14 seats at the 2022 general election and is one of seven national parties recognized by the Election Commission. The party is part of the ruling coalition in Nepal with Ligden serving as deputy prime minister and Ministry of Energy along with two other ministers and a state minister.

History

Founding and early years, 1990–1994
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party was formed by the ruling elite of the Panchayat era on 29 May 1990. The party split in the same year after another group also registered itself with the Election Commission. Thee two parties had the same name, ideology and statute but different flags and election symbols. The two parties, one led by Surya Bahadur Thapa zand the other led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand, contested the 1991 elections. The two parties won four seats between them with Chand's party winning three seats and Thapa's party winning one seat. Following their performance at the elections the two parties agreed to merge into a single Rastriya Prajatantra Party on 8 February 1992.

The party held its first general convention from in 1992 from 11 to 16 June in Kathmandu and unanimously elected Surya Bahadur Thapa as its chairman. Lokendra Bahadur Chand and Rajeshwor Devkota were elected leader and co-chairman, respectively. The party emerged as a third force at the 1992 local elections and the 1994 general elections. The party received 18 percent of the votes and won 20 seats to the House of Representatives, making them the third largest party in the parliament.

Government and second split, 1995–1999

Coalition governments, 1995–1997
The party initially supported the minority government of CPN (UML) but later withdrew their support and backed a no-confidence motion against prime minister Manmohan Adhikari. The party then joined a coalition government with Nepali Congress and Nepal Sadbhawana Party under the premiership of Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba. A faction of the party led by former prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand were dissatisfied with the coalition government and in March 1996 some cabinet ministers close to Chand withdrew their support for the Deuba government and resigned before a no-confidence vote was set to table by the opposition CPN (UML). The ministers withdrew their resignation before the no-confidence vote and Deuba won the confidence vote. Six cabinet ministers close to Chand again resigned from the government in December 1996 but supported Deuba in the confidence vote later and rejoined the cabinet.

Chand and Thapa governments, 1997–1998
In March 1997 a faction of the party led by Lokendra Bahadur Chand joined a coalition government with CPN (UML), with Chand as prime minister. On 3 October 1997, the faction led by Surya Bahadur Thapa voted for a no-confidence motion tabled by Nepali Congress and toppled the government. Thapa was then made the prime minister on 6 October 1997 with the support of Congress.

After losing support within his party Thapa asked King Birendra to dissolve the house and call for fresh elections. After the recommendation of the Supreme Court, the king called forth a special session of the parliament to debate the no-confidence motion filed against Thapa. Thapa survived the no-confidence vote and expelled six central committee members for threatening to back a no-confidence motion against him.

The second general convention of the party took place from 12 to 16 November 1997 in Birgunj. Surya Bahadur Thapa was re-elected for a second term as chairman. Prakash Chandra Lohani, Pashupati SJB Rana and Kamal Thapa were nominated as vice-chairman, general secretary and spokesman respectively. Lokendra Bahadur Chand however created his own Rastriya Prajatantra Party on 9 January 1998 claiming that Thapa had mismanaged the party, did not listen to the directions of the central committee and accused Thapa of not holding the general election in a fair manner. He broke off with 10 members of parliament including 8 from the House of Representatives and 2 from the National Assembly. Thapa resigned as prime minister on 10 April 1998 and was replaced by Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala.

The two parties contested the 1999 elections and fared badly in the election with the party winning 11 seats and the party led by Chand not winning any seats. Following the elections, the parties decided to merge again on 31 December 1999. A group led by Rajeshwar Devkota however decided not to rejoin the party and formed their own Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist).

Direct rule and internal conflicts, 2002–2015

Second Chand and Thapa governments, 2002–2006

The king dismissed the government of Sher Bahadur Deuba in 4 October 2002 after failing to conduct the elections following the dissolution of the House of Representatives on May earlier that year. Lokendra Bahadur Chand was then appointed as prime minister on 11 October 2002. He resigned on 31 May 2003 after protests from opposition parties calling for the restoration of the parliament and the formation of a national consensus government. Chand had also faced accusations from within his party of failing to address these issues. He was replaced by Surya Bahadur Thapa on 5 June 2002.

At the third general convention of the party held in Pokhara from 12 to 14 December 2002, Surya Bahadur Thapa completed his second four-year term as party chairman and could not compete for the post of chairman again as per the party constitution. Pashupati SJB Rana was elected chairman during the convention and Padma Sundar Lawati, Kamal Thapa and Rosan Karki were nominated vice-president, general secretary and spokesperson respectively.

There were calls within the party for Surya Bahadur Thapa to resign as prime minister for undermining democracy by failing to form a national consensus government. He resigned on 7 May 2004 and was replaced by Nepali Congress (Democratic) leader Sher Bahadur Deuba. On 4 November 2004, Thapa announced that he would be quitting the party and forming a new centre-right liberal party. The party was formally launched on 13 March 2005 as Rastriya Janashakti Party.

On 1 February 2005, King Gyanendra dismissed Deuba as prime minister and seized executive powers. The party announced their support for the pro-democracy agitation led by the Seven Party Alliance but ten members of the party's central committee, including Kamal Thapa who had rejoined the party after leaving for Janashakti, supported the coup. Thapa along with six central committee members were appointed to the King's cabinet in December 2005 with Thapa becoming Home Minister.

On 10 January 2006, members of the central committee close to Kamal Thapa voted to replace Pashupati SJB Rana as party chairman with Thapa. Thapa's claim as new chairman was dismissed by other members of the party. Thapa's faction of the party contested the 2006 local elections that was boycotted by the Seven Party Alliance and the Rana faction of the party. The party won mayoral positions in major cities including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bharatpur and Dhangadhi in an election marred by a lack of candidates, violence and low turnout. The party members that supported Thapa, including six incumbent cabinet ministers, were expelled. On 28 October 2006, they formed their own party, the royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, under the leadership of Kamal Thapa.

Constituent Assembly, 2007–2015
The party held its fourth general convention from 9 to 11 December 2007 and re-elected Pashupati SJB Rana as party chairman. Following the 2006 revolution a national consensus government under the leadership of Girija Prasad Koirala was formed. The parliament was reinstated and eventually transformed into the Interim Legislature Parliament after including the Maoists. The party had eight seats in the parliament but two MPs, Budhhiman Tamang and Brijesh Kumar Gupta, were dismissed because of their support of the royal coup.

In the 2008 elections the party failed to win a seat from the constituency vote but got 2.45% of the party list votes and won 8 seats to the 1st Constituent Assembly through the party-list proportional representation system. Party chairman Pashupati SJB Rana also lost from Sindhupalchowk 1. On 28 May 2008, at the first session of the 1st Constituent Assembly. The party voted in favor of abolishing the monarchy and turning Nepal into a republic. Lokendra Bahadur Chand who was serving as the parliamentary party leader of the party was absent during the vote. The party joined the Madhav Kumar Nepal led government in June 2009.

At the party's fifth general convention from  17 to 19 May 2013, the Rastriya Janashakti Party merged into the party and Surya Bahadur Thapa was elected as the chairman of the unified party. It was also decided that the senior leadership would rotate annually between Surya Bahadur Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Pashupati SJB Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani. In the 2013 elections, the party won constituency seats in Rupandehi 2, Chitwan 5 and Dhankuta 2 and got 2.75% of the party list votes and won 10 seats through the party-list proportional representation system for a total of 13 seats in the 2nd Constituent Assembly. The party supported the CPN (UML)–Nepali Congress coalition government under Sushil Koirala following the election and sent two ministers to the cabinet.

Federal Nepal, 2016–present

Continued internal conflicts, 2016–2020
On 21 November 2016, the party announced it's unification with the Kamal Thapa led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. The new party retained the name of Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The new party had a total strength of 37 in the Parliament of Nepal, becoming the fourth largest party. Thapa was elected as chairman of the party in a special general convention in Kathmandu in February 2017. The party joined the coalition government on 9 March 2017 under CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal with Kamal Thapa serving as deputy prime minister. Prakash Chandra Lohani split away from the party following the decision to join the government and because of issues regarding the electoral symbol of the party. He announced the formation of Ekikrit Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) on 29 March 2017. Another split occurred on 6 August 2017 after Pashupati SJB Rana broke away forming Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic). The party joined the coalition government under Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba on 13 October 2017 with Kamal Thapa again serving as deputy prime minister.

In the 2017 general and provincial elections, Rastriya Prajantatra Party formed an alliance with Nepali Congress and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic). The party only won one seat to the House of Representatives and party chairman Kamal Thapa lost in Makwanpur 1. Only general secretary Rajendra Lingden was elected from Jhapa 3 after forging an electoral pact with the Left Alliance against Nepali Congress in some eastern districts including Jhapa. The party got 2.06% of the party list votes and could not become a national party after failing to pass the 3% threshold in party list voting. The party also won one seat each to provincial assemblies of Province 1, Province 3 and Province 6.

Re-unification and new leadership, 2020–present

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Samyukta), created through the merger of Rana and Lohani's splinter groups, merged with the party on 12 March 2020, with Kamal Thapa, Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani all acting as chairs. In July 2020, Sunil Bahadur Thapa, the son of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, resigned from the party and joined Nepali Congress. The party conducted its general convention from 1 to 3 December 2021 and elected Rajendra Prasad Lingden as the party's chairman. He defeated  former deputy prime minister and incumbent party chairman Kamal Thapa at the general convention. The party also announced that it had 150,000 active party members. The general convention also elected Nepalgunj mayor Dhawal Shamsher Rana as the party's general secretary and former member of constituent assembly Bikram Pandey as the party vice-president. Following the general convention, Kamal Thapa left the party and revived the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal.

The party announced intentions to unify other pro-monarchist groups under their umbrella and groups including Nepal Ka Lagi Nepali Campaign, Mission Nepal, Gorach Abhiyan and the Gyanendra Shahi led Hamro Nepal Hami Nepali Campaign joined the party in the following months. Former chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, Rabindra Mishra also joined the party on 28 September 2022 as senior vice-president.

The party fielded 140 candidates to the House of Representatives at the 2022 general and provincial elections and forged an election pact with CPN (UML) in Jhapa, Banke and Rupandehi districts. Party chairman Rajendra Lingden retained his seat in Jhapa 3 and the party gained 6 more direct seats. The party also got 5.58% of the party list vote to become one of seven national parties in the Federal Parliament. The party won 7 proportional seats for a total of 14 seats at the House of Representatives. The party was also successful in winning seats to all seven provincial assemblies.

Ideology
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party was established as an alternative force to the major political parties, Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). The party was founded on the principles of democracy, constitutional monarchy, nationalism and economic liberalism. At the time of the party's foundation Surya Bahadur Thapa's party was considered as the more liberal party and Lokendra Bahadur Chand's party was considered as the more conservative party.

Monarchy and federal structure
At the first session of the 1st Constituent Assembly, the party voted to abolish the monarchy and turn Nepal into a secular republic. Later however, the party advocated for turning Nepal into a Hindu republic. Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, a splinter group of the party which had voted against abolishing the monarchy changed its constitution to support the re-establishment of the Hindu state and a return to constitutional monarchy. After the merger between the two parties in November 2016 it was announced that the unified party would take up the constitution of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. The party has stated support for a Sanatan Hindu state with full religious freedom and registered an amendment proposal for such on 19 March 2017. The Election Commission removed the portion of the party statute that advocated for a Hindu state and monarchy on 17 March 2017 and asked the party to remove the provisions again on 22 January 2022 claiming that it was against Article 260 of the Constitution of Nepal.

The party supports a ceremenional monarch, a directly elected prime minister and a fully proportional parliament. The party also calls for the scrapping of the provincial governments claiming that it is an expensive experiment. The party wants to instead strengthen the local governments and create a two-tier federal structure.

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

Provincial elections

Province 1

Madhesh

Bagmati

Gandaki

Lumbini

Karnali

Sudurpashchim

Leadership

Chairmen

 Surya Bahadur Thapa (1990–2002, 2013–2014)
 Pashupati SJB Rana (2002–2013, 2014–2016, 2020–2021)
 Kamal Thapa (2016–2021)
 Prakash Chandra Lohani (2020–2021)
 Rajendra Lingden (2021–present)

Prime Ministers

Current leadership

Provincial committee chairmans

List of Members of Parliament

Members of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Prajatantra Party

See also
 Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal
 General Convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (2021)

References

External links
 Party website
 Info on the party from FES

Conservative parties in Nepal
National conservative parties
Nepalese nationalism
Hindu nationalism in Nepal
Monarchist parties in Nepal
Nepalese Hindu political parties
Hindutva
1990 establishments in Nepal
Right-wing parties
Right-wing populism in Asia
Social conservative parties


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The 2020 Romance Report
The 20 biggest celeb love news stories of 2020
By Jessica Wedemeyer 7:39am PST, Dec 25, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at the biggest celebrity love-life news stories of the year, starting with the love triangle no one saw coming… In late April, there were reports that Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were quarantining separately amid the coronavirus pandemic, indicating that their longtime off-and-on relationship had finally come to an end. Then in early May, the "Transformers" actress was seen hanging out with Machine Gun Kelly — her co-star in the upcoming thriller "Midnight in the Switchgrass." On May 18 — the same day the "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum confirmed on his podcast that he and Megan quietly separated in late 2019 — multiple media outlets reported that she and MGK were officially dating. Things soon got serious for the new couple. Over the summer, they went Instagram official … prompting Brian to publicly shade his estranged wife. Then in late November, Megan and the rapper-actor made their red-carpet debut as a couple at the 2020 American Music Awards. In the process, she debuted a new tattoo purportedly dedicated to him. Three days later, she filed for divorce. (As Megan became increasingly comfortable publicly gushing about her boyfriend, she also became increasingly comfortable bashing her ex.) Brian, meanwhile, caused a stir when he started spending time with Courtney Stodden and Tina Louise amid Megan's hot new romance. (Tina also moved on from Brian with a famous musician: She was seen packing on the PDA with Diddy in October.) Now keep reading for more of the year's biggest celeb love life updates…
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What a rollercoaster! In late May — following months of questions about the status of their relationship prompted by reports they were quarantining separately amid the coronavirus pandemic — Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich finally announced that they were calling it quits after nearly three years of marriage… But then it appeared as though they'd reconciled: They were seen out together several times over the summer amid reports they were eager to make their marriage work. Ultimately, however, they were unable to get past their differences. On Nov. 2, the "Dancing With the Stars" alum officially filed for divorce from the retired hockey star.
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It was quite the whirlwind year for Demi Lovato. She was first seen with former soap star Max Ehrich in March, and from there, things took off like wildfire… Just weeks into their relationship, they made the decision to quarantine together amid the coronavirus pandemic. In July, they got engaged, but just two months later, they called it quits. Things soon turned messy, with Max publicly bashing the superstar on social media and even accusing her of using their relationship as a "calculated PR stunt" … which was ironic, to say the least. Following the breakup, Max seemingly intentionally stoked speculation there were new women in his life. In October, he shared photos of himself spending time with "American Idol" alum Sonika Vaid. The following month, singer Mariah Angeliq started making regular appearances on his Instagram feed.
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Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas — who connected on the set of the upcoming thriller "Deep Water" in late 2019 — debuted their romance in early March during a trip to Cuba. The duo spent the coronavirus pandemic becoming practically attached at the hip and marking several milestones in their relationship. It started in mid-March when the A-list actor was snapped joining his new girlfriend as she went house hunting in the Los Angeles area. The following month, the duo made their relationship Instagram official: On April 30, the "Knives Out" star shared a slideshow of photos of herself celebrating her 32nd birthday with her beau in the California desert. (The slideshow included a selfie with the Oscar winner and a shot of Ben and Ana taking in the sunset with their arms wrapped around each other.) The happy couple shared their love with the world again when they appeared in the celeb-stuffed music video for Residente's song "Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe," which debuted on May 14. (They contributed a clip of themselves kissing during Ana's birthday bash.) Then on May 23, they were snapped walking their dogs in Los Angeles with the three children Ben shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. It was the first time one of the A-list actor's girlfriends had been seen publicly with his children. (Not even former longtime love Lindsay Shookus was photographed with the kids.) In August, there were reports that Ana had moved in with Ben. She made it official in early December when she sold her home in the Los Angeles area to live with her beau full-time.
There was major trouble in paradise for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West in 2020. Their issues reportedly kicked off amid the coronavirus pandemic and were exacerbated by a mental health setback for the rapper, who announced his bid for the presidency in July. Later that month, Kanye made headlines when he tweeted that he's "been trying to get divorced" for more than a year. He later publicly apologized to Kim, and in mid-August, it seemed as though the power couple had reached "a better place" in their relationship — thanks in part to a family vacation to the Dominican Republic that was characterized by some media outlets as a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. But things soon veered back off track… In September, there were conflicting reports about Kim's desire to end the marriage. Then in December, Kim and Kanye reportedly hit another rough patch in their relationship. According to a People magazine source, they "very much live separate lives" that "don't overlap much." The insider went on to say that they were spending "a lot of time apart" as they remained "focused on the things that are important to them."
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton finally got engaged in October after five years of dating. Of course, they weren't the only bold-faced names who got engaged this year… Matthew Perry announced on Thanksgiving that he'd popped the question to girlfriend Molly Hurwitz. Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee announced their engagement in February. Heather Locklear and her high school sweetheart got engaged sometime in the first half of the year. Liam Payne proposed to Maya Henry over the summer. And "Flip or Flop" star Tarek El Moussa asked "Selling Sunset" realtor Heather Rae Young to be his wife in July. (Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Christina Anstead, suddenly split from her husband of less than two years, Ant Anstead, in September.)
In mid-2020, there was a lucky lady in Brad Pitt's life for the first time since he and Angelina Jolie split in 2016. In late August, he was seen vacationing in France with Nicole Poturalski, but things soon took a strange turn when it became clear the 27-year-old German model was still happily married and in an open relationship with 68-year-old restauranteur Roland Mary. (She actually met Brad through her husband!) In late October, Nicole was seen with Roland for the first time since she and Brad were linked. A few days later, multiple media outlets reported that she and the 57-year-old A-lister had gone their separate ways. Earlier in the year, fans obsessed over Brad and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston when they put their friendship on display during the 2020 SAG Awards. The Oscar-winning actor also spent a good portion of 2020 feuding with his other ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, over custody of their children. Earlier in the year, there'd been reports that they'd actually been getting along "so much better" — but, sadly, the peace proved to be short-lived.
Khloe Kardashian spent the first half of 2020 denying rumors that she and off-and-on love Tristan Thomspon had reconciled. But as they grew closer and closer amid the coronavirus pandemic, it soon became clear that the professional basketball player had succeeded in his attempts to win back the reality star. In early August, People magazine confirmed that they did, in fact, reconcile in June. They were still going strong by December when Tristan moved to Boston to play for the Celtics … even though his inability to remain faithful amid a long-distance relationship caused problems for him and Khloe in the past.
Katie Holmes was first seen with Emilio Vitolo Jr. in early September. They soon became practically attached at the hip … in spite of a Sept. 9 DailyMail.com report claiming the 33-year-old chef was allegedly in the midst a two-year relationship with another woman when he started seeing the 41-year-old actress. He reportedly dumped his live-in fiancée, 24-year-old Rachel Emmons, via text when he found out that photos of him and Katie canoodling were set to hit the Internet. A source described the fashion designer as "traumatized" by the alleged infidelity. But there was no stopping Katie and Emilio! In mid-November, Us Weekly reported that the duo were "serious" and thinking long-term.
Nobody had this on their Bingo card! During an interview with Angela Yee that appeared on his YouTube channel on June 30, August Alsina claimed that he and Jada Pinkett Smith had an affair after her son, Jaden Smith, introduced them in 2015 — and that her husband, Will Smith, was fully aware of the romance and even gave them "his blessing" to see each other. On the July 10 episode of her Facebook Watch series "Red Table Talk," the 48-year-old actress admitted that she did, in fact, have a romantic "entanglement" with the singer — who's now 27 — about four years ago while briefly "separated amicably" from her hubby. Ultimately, Jada reconciled with the A-list actor and reached a "new place of unconditional love" in their marriage. They haven't spoken to August since… Keke Palmer, meanwhile, was dragged into the Smith family drama after an old photo of her and August sitting in a car together resurfaced on Twitter. When a fan asked her about the pic on July 10, the actress replied, "August was never my man lol." The singer quickly caught wind of Keke's tweet and fired back, alleging that they dated — and that he was the one who called things off between them after her pals "begged" him not to "further disturb [her] mental instability." She then hinted on Instagram (without mentioning August or his allegations about their past directly) that there was more to the story: "I wanna be mean, but I can't. I want to post screenshots, but I won't," she captioned a selfie, adding that she "wouldn't feel good kicking someone when they are down."
In June, Kelly Clarkson filed to divorce her husband of almost seven years, Brandon Blackstock. Things between the duo initially appeared amicable but soon turned nasty as they faced off over child custody and spousal support. They weren't the only long-term couple that shocked fans by suddenly calling it quits this year… In mid-November, the news broke that Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, who got engaged back in 2013, quietly called it quits earlier this year. In July — less than two months after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary — Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers announced on Instagram that they were throwing in the towel. In April, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler also took to Instagram to announce that they planned to divorce after a decade of coupledom and nearly seven years as husband and wife. And in mid-January, multiple media outlets reported that Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler parted ways in late 2019 after nearly a decade as a couple.
It was quite the year for Lily James. In May, there were reports that she and Matt Smith — who reportedly split in late 2019 — were officially back together after rekindling their romance amid the coronavirus pandemic. But then in July, she was seen looking cozy with Chris Evans, indicating that her relationship with the "Doctor Who" star had once again come to an end. Things really got messy in October when the "Cinderella" star was snapped packing on the PDA with Dominic West in Rome… even though the 50-year-old "The Wire" alum has been married to Irish landscape designer and aristocrat Catherine FitzGerald since 2010. In the wake of the scandal, Dominic and his missus presented a united front, posing for a photo op outside their home in England and insisting to the media that their "marriage is strong" and that they're "very much still together." The 31-year-old English actress, meanwhile, had reportedly only just broken up with Matt for good when she was photographed with Dominic: The Sun reported that the off-and-on duo "tried to get things back on track again" following her headline-making hangouts with Chris. Sadly, that wasn't the end of it… A different British tabloid reported that Lily also had an inappropriate relationship with Armie Hammer when they shot the Netflix drama "Rebecca" in the summer of 2019 — nearly a year before he and now-estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers announced that they were calling it quits.
Another whirlwind romance! In February, Ariana Grande was seen smooching a mystery man at a bar in the Los Angeles area, indicating that her rumored romance with Mikey Foster had come to an end. The following month, TMZ identified her new beau as high-end real estate agent Dalton Gomez. In May, they took a major step forward in their relationship: Dalton appeared alongside the singer-actress in the music video for "Stuck with U," her collaboration with Justin Bieber. In June, she made their relationship Instagram official while celebrating her 27th birthday. Then in late December, Ariana announced that she and Dalton had gotten engaged.
It was an emotional rollercoaster of a year for Scott Disick and Sofia Richie. In late May, there were reports that the longtime couple were "on a break" as the 37-year-old reality star chose to focus on himself amid a rough patch in his mental health. Less than a week later, multiple media outlets reported that he and the 22-year-old model had actually called it quits for good. In the wake of the breakup, there were rumors that Scott was aiming for a reconciliation with his former off-and-on love of nearly a decade, Kourtney Kardashian. By mid-July, however, he and Sofia were officially back on. Their reunion proved to be short-lived, though: By mid-August, they'd split again. This time, the breakup stuck. In the months that followed, Scott was seen with several beautiful young women: models Bella Banos, Megan Blake Irwin and, most frequently, Amelia Gray Hamlin. (But the Kourtney reconciliation rumors persisted.) Sofia, meanwhile, started spending time with Matthew Morton following her split from Scott, though that relationship had cooled by mid-December.
In October, Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost tied the knot in Palisades, New York, "in an intimate ceremony with their immediate family and loved ones, following COVID-19 safety precautions as directed by the CDC." They weren't the only bold-faced names who said "I do" this year — though many power couples (including Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez and Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom) opted to postpone or dramatically downscale their wedding plans amid the coronavirus pandemic… Also in October, John Cena quietly married his girlfriend of about a year and a half, Shay Shariatzadeh. Emma Stone reportedly married Dave McCary in the spring after canceling their big wedding plans. Sean Penn and "Animal Kingdom" actress Leila George had "a COVID wedding" in July. And there was even a British royal wedding this year: Princess Beatrice married property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on July 17.
"Dancing With the Stars" fans were shocked when professional dancers Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova announced in early November that they'd called it quits after 14 years of marriage … and even more shocked when she publicly accused him of "multiple affairs" and "ongoing infidelity" and attributed their breakup to "a recent inappropriate relationship." The rumor mill immediately pointed the finger at "Selling Sunset" star Chrishell Stause — Gleb's partner on season 29 of "DWTS." He and Chrishell publicly denied the rumors, which persisted until she dropped a big bombshell in early December. She was actually dating a different "DWTS" pro: Gleb's good friend Keo Motsepe. After Chrishell and Keo went public with their romance, Gleb unveiled the new lady in his life: "Sharknado" franchise star Cassie Scerbo. The two new couples vacationed together in Mexico in mid-December. Meanwhile, Chrishell's estranged husband Justin Hartley, who filed for divorce in late 2019, debuted his new girlfriend, Sofia Pernas, in May. Over the summer, as her perspective of the breakup played out on the third season of "Selling Sunset," Chrishell fueled rumors that Justin cheated on her with Sofia, whom they both knew from their time on "The Young and the Restless."
It was a whirlwind romance for Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace. The age-mismatched duo were snapped holding hands in April — three months after they were first seen together at a pre-Grammys party, though it was unclear at the time that they were anything more than friends. The Canadian musician, who's in his early 20s, soon moved in with the "Underworld" actress, who's in her late 40s, amid the coronavirus pandemic. But by October, their quarantine romance had sadly come to an end.
In late January, Pamela Anderson released a statement announcing that she'd married producer Jon Peters 30 years after they first dated in the late '80s (pictured). But then less than two weeks later, she released another statement announcing that they'd called it quits. She also claimed that their marriage was never legally binding. (They didn't file a marriage certificate after they exchanged vows.) In the wake of the breakup, the former couple engaged in a game of "he said, she said" with the media, with sources close to the actress alleging that she agreed to marry Jon after just three days of texting amid a spiritual cleanse that left her feeling "vulnerable." The former "Baywatch" beauty reportedly realized she'd "made a terrible mistake" after just a day and a half of marriage and called things off with the producer, whom she found to be "too controlling." Later, Jon claimed that it was his decision to end the relationship. He also alleged that the model-actress proposed to him via text and that he "was engaged to someone else" at the time and "dropped everything" for the former Playboy model. Something else he claims to have dropped? Almost $200K to pay off Pamela's bills. Her rep called the allegations "entirely fabricated" and "ludicrous," and oddly, Jon later denied that he'd spoken to the press at all. In late February, Us Weekly reported that Jon had already gotten engaged to another woman. Pam, meanwhile, moved on with her full-time bodyguard of nearly two years, Dan Hayhurst. In early September, she tweeted that she and Jon were "never married" and called their wedding "just a bizarre lunch."
It was truly an unforgettable year for Bachelor Nation. In March, season 24 of "The Bachelor" ended with Peter Weber popping the question to Hannah Ann Sluss after Madison Prewett left the show of her own volition. Hannah Ann happily accepted Peter's proposal but called things off with him a couple months later (in January) when she realized he couldn't fully commit to her. Peter then briefly attempted to reconcile with Madi: On the live portion of the finale — their first time seeing each other since she left the show — they presented a united front and said that they intended to continue dating and working on their relationship. But then just two days later, they announced on Instagram that they'd "mutually decided to not pursue our relationship any further." Peter went on to find love with another woman who competed for his heart on the show: Kelley Flanagan. (Madi, meanwhile, sparked rumors she was dating Denver Nuggets power forward Michael Porter Jr. in October.) Peter wasn't the only Bachelor Nation lead who had a messy 2020… In late May, Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph — who fell in love on season 23 of "The Bachelor" — took to social media to announce that they called it quits after more than a year of coupledom. Although initial reports indicated the breakup was mutual and amicable, things soon turned nasty, with the former couple sharing shady comments about one another on social media. Then in September, Cassie accused Colton — who was briefly linked to Lucy Hale in July — of stalking and harassing her and sought a restraining order against him. By early November, they'd settled their differences (in the eyes of the law, at least) — Cassie dropped the restraining order… On the Sept. 1 episode of her "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast with Rachel Lindsay, Becca Kufrin confirmed widespread reports that she and Garrett Yrigoyen — who fell in love and got engaged on season 14 of "The Bachelorette" — had called it quits. He wasted no time coupling up with another woman. And finally, Clare Crawley fell madly in love with one of her suitors, Dale Moss, and cut short her time on season 16 of "The Bachelorette," handing over the reins to Tayshia Adams. Clare and Dale got engaged just two weeks into their relationship on the fourth episode of the 16th season of the ABC reality show, which was filmed over the summer.
It was a huge year for the ladies of the "Real Housewives" franchises! Teresa Giudice revealed her new boyfriend — New Jersey-based businessman Luis "Louie" Ruelas — in early November. Braunwyn Windham-Burke officially came out as a lesbian and introduced her new girlfriend in early December. Megan King had a whirlwind romance with entrepreneur Christian Schauf that came to an end in late November. Erika Jayne announced in early November that she's divorcing her husband of more than 20 years, attorney Tom Girardi, and later accused him of having an affair. Bethenny Frankel and her boyfriend of two years, Paul Bernon, broke up over the summer. Cynthia Bailey and Kelly Dodd both wed the respective men in their lives on Oct. 10. And Porsha Williams and her off-and-on fiancé, Dennis McKinley, both claimed on social media in early October that they're no longer a couple.
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One among one of the most frequent electrical wiring questions is on how to wire a change. When using switches in your own home is fairly quick, wiring just one may well not be that effortless for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is actually quite simple to wire. You'll find different kinds of switches, but for this example, let's say that you are putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an extremely popular switch (along with the most basic).
You can find a few hues of wires in a usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and hook up them on the terminal screws - a person on top plus the other within the base screw of the switch. The white wire serves for a source of uninterrupted ability which is ordinarily connected to some gentle colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Connect the green wire to the ground screw within your switch.
These actions would usually be enough to create an average change do the job without having a issue. On the other hand, in case you will not be assured that you can achieve the process thoroughly and safely and securely you improved let the pros do it as an alternative. Right after all, there is a motive why this process is probably the most typical electrical wiring inquiries questioned by a lot of people.
For many motive, tips on how to wire a ceiling fan is usually amongst by far the most frequent electrical wiring issues. To simplify this process, you can utilize one swap for any single ceiling fan. To wire the enthusiast, it is simply a matter of connecting the black wire with the ceiling fan into the black wire from the switch. If there is a lightweight, the blue wire ought to be related to your black wire from the switch also.
There are causes why these are definitely one of the most commonly requested electrical wiring issues. One, several feel it really is straightforward to do, and two, these are typically the frequent electrical responsibilities at your home. But you then shouldn't put your protection in danger inside your aim to save money. The stakes could even be substantially larger if you seek to cut costs and do an electrical wiring position without having sufficient understanding or practical experience.


Analysis and Tracking "Top Box"
The following will explain the "top box" scoring method, which was used to analyze the results. The "top box" score is the percentage of respondents that answered with a 9 or 10 for a given question, based on a ten-point scale.
Using a 1 to 10 scale, with 1 meaning "not satisfied at all" and "10" very satisfied, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with The MAHARRIS Group overall?


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When I bought my Sony 10HT projector, which boasted three 16:9 LCD panels and 1366x768 resolution, it had already come down in price from about $7,000 to $5,000.
That was a few years ago. Since then, many three-panel LCD digital projectors have come and gone from the market. They have had all sorts of problems: not enough contrast, not enough brightness, screen door effect (SDE), etc. All of the problems have been mitigated to varying degrees over the years.
Sanyo has had their share of projectors on the market, including the PLV-70 and Z1, which we reviewed.
The new Sanyo Z2 differs from the Z1 in that it has higher resolution, capable of full 720p. Like its brother, the Z2 has lens shift, which means you can move the image up or down, or left and right, without moving the projector itself. This works by moving the lens horizontally in relation to the LCD panels (different from focus where the lens moves away from or towards the panels). We have tested several projectors with lens shift, and I am now sold on this feature, as it makes it so much easier to get the image in just the right spot on the screen without having to move the body of the projector just a little bit. It also makes it easier to center the image if you have to put the projector off to one side of the screen axis.
The Z2, although having high resolution, lens shift, and good brightness, is less than 10 pounds in weight, and is very compact. It lists for $2,999 but can be had for less than $2,000. It has more features and is less than half the price of my Sony 10HT.
Does it perform? Read on.
The Z2 has a plethora of features. I have already mentioned the lens shift. A photo of the lens is shown below. Focus is accomplished by rotating the outer silver ring. It can be zoomed by moving the slider pointed out by the yellow arrow. There is also an iris control slider at the right edge of the lens. This can be used to lower the brightness without changing the brightness of the bulb. Iris controls do not significantly affect contrast on LCD projectors, but will affect it with DLP projectors. To the right of the lens are the lens shift controls.
Besides the requisite composite video and component video inputs, there is DVI-I with HDCP. This is very important since sources are now arriving with DVI output jacks. Without that DVI input, you could not send a digital video signal to the projector. HDMI will soon overtake DVI, but you can get DVI-HDMI adapters. There is no adapter to get the digital video signal into the projector without at least a DVI jack. The Z2 has one. The VGA computer jack that is on the Z1, has been eliminated from the Z2. The DVI jack is the replacement.
The remote control is full featured, and is backlit using a button on the side. The Lamp Mode button on the remote alters the bulb output. If you tweak the projector using a CC red filter, you will want to use the projector in its brightest setting.
Many of the controls on the remote are duplicated on the top of the projector.
The menu system of the Z2 is easy to use. Pressing the Menu button on the remote sends you to several menus. The first one, shown below, lets you assign the inputs.
Pressing the right arrow on the circular dial of the remote, takes you to the page where you can select the type of source you want assigned to that input. In this case, it is assigned to RGB(AV HDCP) which could be a DVD player with DVI output.
There is also S-Video, which we used for the bench tests, and composite video. In this case, we selected S-Video for the other input.
The next menu lets you choose some basic parameters, such as the language of the on-screen display, background color, keystone, etc.
In this menu, you can change the contrast, brightness, color temperature, and the primary colors.
Then comes the menu for sharpness, gamma, grayscale, etc.
You can choose from various formats to display the image. Sometimes it is hard to tell just by looking at the names which one works best. You just have to try them out.
Here is where you can store settings for the image parameters depending on what you are watching.


Farm shepherd Mark Baxter had a handy sort of role model to get him on the way in father and former YFC national Young Farmer of the Year Shaun.
But it took fiance Samantha Pritchard to really show him the way which led to a win today in the Golden Shears Novice Shearing final at the end of the first day of the 57th annual shearing and woolhandling championships in Masterton.
The 23-year-old, whose father and mother Tracie farm Wairakau Station, between Pongaroa and the coast south of Dannevirke, said he's done little shearing, and only started competing to follow girlfriend and now fiance Samantha, whom he will marry in November.
She and her brothers had started doing the shearing shows, but Baxter said: "I'm still a shepherd."
But it's become something more than that in the remote Southern Hawke's Bay and Northern Wairarapa community, with the evolving Team Pongaroa playing an even bigger part in the six-man final over two sheep each.
Shearing on Stand Five, Baxter was first off the board, with his back to future brother-in-law Leam Pritchard who was next off in just over 5min 57sec, while also in the final was the winner's own brother, Andrew Baxter.
Ultimately Baxter had a winning margin of almost four-and-a-half points over runner-up and Gisborne youngster Richmond Ngarangione, unable to emulate sister Aromia Ngarangione, who had just won the Novice woolhandling final.
Third place went to Massey University student Ariana Hadfield, daugher of 2015 Ahuwhenua Maori Excellence in Farming Award winners and Northern Hawke's Bay farmers Bart and Nuku Hadfield.
Baxter's father was YFC Farmer of the Year in 1997, and won the Tararua District Sheep and Beef Farm Business if the Year Award.
Golden Shears Novice Shearing final (2 sheep): Mark Baxter (Pongaroa) 5min 9.975sec, 31.999pts, 1; Richmond Ngarangione (Gisborne) 6min 11.868sec, 35.593pts, 2; Ariana Hadfield (Wairoa) 8min 1.219sec, 37.061pts, 3; Leam Pritchard (Pongaroa) 39.359pts, 4; Flynn Harvey (Kaitaia) 8min 8.954pts, 5; 40.448pts, 5; Andrew Baxter (Pongaroa) 6min 32.665sec, 42.133pts, 6.
Below: Pongaroa shepherd Mark Baxter speaks to stadium commentator Tuma Mullins while he awaits the result of the Golden Shears Novice Sheariung final he won in Masterton today.


Wow, doesnt time fly? The first post on this blog was 1 year ago today… I can hardly believe it!
My first few posts were very tentative "hopefully I can keep this blogging malarkey up", and now we are 12 months on and I think I've managed it. I don't entirely know how interested people are in what I have to say, but in that time (according the the blogger stats) I have had 11,507 pageviews, and now have 60 followers (Hello to CMDante who just joined).
😉 I'll be sure to let you know!
Would be a blast.. Haven't met for how many years?
Was the last time Salute 2004?


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La Mujer de Haraldskær es el cadáver momificado de una mujer que data aproximadamente del Siglo V a. C. y que se cree que pertenecía a alguno de los pueblos escandinavos, en plena Edad del Hierro.

Descubrimiento
El cuerpo fue descubierto en 1835 por unos agricultores de la zona de Haraldskær, que se encontraron con el cuerpo en una turbera pantanosa cuando se disponían a extraer carbón del lugar, perteneciente a la gran península de Jutlandia, Dinamarca.

Características
 Momificación natural
 Causa de la muerte: se encontraron marcas de que hubiera sido estrangulada con una soga, en lo que podría considerarse una ofrenda ritual.
 La mujer tenía entre 40 y 50 años aprox.
 Medía 1,50 metros de altura.
 El cuerpo estaba desnudo, pero en su parte superior se depositaron una capa y tres piezas de lana.
 El cuerpo conservaba la piel y los órganos internos y tenía una lesión en la rodilla realizada con un objeto punzante.

Conservación
La Mujer de Haraldskær se encontró en un buen estado de conservación a causa de la protección natural que le otorgó el hecho de haber quedado enterrada dentro de una turbera.

El cuerpo se encuentra depositado con carácter permanente en un sarcófago de vidrio en el Museo Cultural, situada en la localidad danesa de Vejle.

Véase también
 Dinamarca
 Momias
 Momia del pantano
 Turbera
 Edad del Hierro
 Jutland
 Hombre de Tollund
 Hombre de Lindow
 Mujer de Huldremose
 Niña de Windeby

Bibliografía
 Wijnand van der Sanden, Through Nature to Eternity. The Bog Bodies of Northwest Europe., Ámsterdam: Batavian Lion International, 1996. ISBN 90-6707-418-7.
 Richard Turner and Robert Scaife, Bog Bodies: New Discoveries and New Perspectives, London: British Museum Press, 1995. ISBN 0-7141-2305-6.
 Don Brothwell, The Bog Man and the Archaeology of People, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-674-07733-4.

Enlaces externos
 Tales from the Bog, illuminations magazine, University of California, Berkeley
 Bog-bodies-links. A collection of links to bog body articles at Stefan's Florilegium
 The Perfect Corpse. Nova series for PBS television, 2008
 The Cultural Museum in Vejle. El Museo Cultural de Vejle

Arqueología de Dinamarca
Prehistoria de Dinamarca
Edad del Hierro en Europa
Momias de los pantanos
Artefactos arqueológicos germánicos
Edad de Hierro prerromana
Mujeres del siglo V a. C.


I'm something of a connoisseur of singing and dancing games, having played and reviewed a fair few. The boys on the TXH team just don't seem so keen on these types of games, or they just don't want to admit it. I must confess to enjoying dancing more than singing games, for the simple fact that my singing is even worse than my dancing. But did playing Just Sing make me change my mind?
Ubisoft are well known for their Just Dance franchise, and if you have ever played one of these games, then you already know what to expect from Just Sing. Think colourful visuals, plenty of group interaction and a good range of songs from different eras and styles.
The game comes with 30 songs. 10 of these are 'masters', in other words, songs recorded by the actual artist. The other 20 being covers of well-known songs. This may be a disappointment to some but to be fair, the cover artists are pretty good and once you start singing your vocals over the top you won't really be able to tell the difference.
There is a good range of songs, with something for everyone from classic hits like the karaoke classic 'I will Survive', to Disney songs such as the ever present 'Let it Go', as well as recent pop and indie hits. Add in the opportunity to buy packs of other songs from an ever-expanding streaming service and you will never be lost for a decent tune to sing along to.
There are two modes: Party and Battle. In Party mode you get to either sing by yourself or with a few friends – up to three others. Battle mode allows you to compete against one other person.
You can play along with a USB mic, but this is not essential as there is also the option of singing through your phone mic by downloading the Just Sing app. To add to the party spirit, you can also use the phone, or Xbox Kinect camera, to video yourself, which is then displayed on your TV screen. There is also the option of using one of the 12 video themes, which each offer four animated backgrounds and four filters to create your own customisable music video. Seeing yourself being attacked by monsters or with cat ears and paws are a fun touch and certainly added to the party feeling.
After creating your musical masterpiece (or not) there is the option to save your music video locally or to let it loose into the world and share it on the Just Sing YouTube page. These are also available to view through the game. Watching these are the very definition of car crash TV – you don't want to watch the cringe-worthy attempts of others to sing and dance, and generally crucify your favourite songs, but you just can't help it.
As with other games of the same genre you get scored on how well you match the rhythm and pitch of the song. This allows you to rack up a score in the form of stars. Garner enough stars, and you can unlock new themes.
Similar to the Just Dance games, you don't have to be a great singer to do well. It's more about having fun than worrying about technique. This results in a good party game but not so suitable if you want to hone your singing skills, and generally bask in the knowledge that your Xbox thinks you are a great singer. However, if you are like me, and are only one step up from being tone-deaf then this lack of electronic judgement is welcome. With Just Sing, just make sure you sing into the mic loud enough and you'll find that it's pretty easy to rack up the full five stars on a song.
And so with that thought, we come to the negatives of Just Sing.
The first thing, and the most annoying, was that however many times I tried configuring the audio, there was a very noticeable lag between my singing and what was coming out of the TV. How distracting is it to hear your voice coming back to you when you are on the phone to someone? Now, try and sing like this – it's not easy or enjoyable.
It was also quite difficult to adjust the mic and TV volume correctly in order to hear both my singing and the TV audio at a suitable level. I wanted to hear my singing but not too loudly – I had to consider the feelings of the other unfortunate people in the same room as me. This was much less of a problem if I wore headphones but would not really be an option when playing with others.
The phone app was great for recording video and lip syncing along to the songs, however to actually sing through the phone was a complete miss. In order for the phone mic to pick up my singing loud enough to win any points in the game I had to hold the end of my phone right up to my mouth, resulting in my ceiling being the star of the video.
Just Sing is not for the serious singer and has a few flaws that means it's never going to contend with other Xbox singing franchises, such as the awesome Lips. But if you are looking for a singing game to place alongside your other party games then Just Sing is a good bet – but I'll be sticking to the dance games for now.
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It has been a busy couple of days! Saturday night I photographed my last event of 2009, and then Sunday morning, Mark and I got in the car and drove down New Orleans for Christmas. We've been having a fun week spending time with Mark's family, celebrating my 25th birthday, doing some last minute Christmas shopping and playing cards.
I've always loved carousels, so I had to get a few photos of it.
Afterwards, we went down to the French Quarter to get coffee and beignets at Cafe Du Monde. I love going there, and since I been there the last few times I was in New Orleans, I had to stop there this time! And I also got to see Jackson Square lit up with Christmas lights.