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In April 1964 the average high temperature in Midway, HI was 69.7°F, and this was 3.1°F cooler than the average of 72.8°F. The hottest day in April 1964 was 25 April when the temperature reached 73.9°F. Overnight the average temperature in April is 64.9°F and in 1964 the average overnight temperature was 3.1°F cooler at 61.9°F.
In April the average monthly rainfall in Midway, HI is 1.96 inches with rain usually falling on 11 days. In April 1964 there was a total of 0.00 inches of rain, that fell on 16 days.


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Christie's 2013 campaign hasn't paid off $1M in debt to 2 firms
Posted by Essex County Politics 1sc on December 01, 2020
By MATT FRIEDMAN
Then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands with then-candidate Donald Trump at a May 19, 2016 fundraising event in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Seven years after his 2013 reelection, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's gubernatorial campaign still owes $1 million in debt stemming from the Bridgegate scandal.
But the moribund campaign may be allowed to stop filing campaign finance reports this year. And there's no sign that the campaign has sought to pay back its debts, or that either of the companies that are owed the money — a prominent law firm and a cybersecurity firm that billed large monthly amounts to taxpayers during the Christie administration — have made an effort to collect.
According to its latest filing from last month, Christie's 2013 campaign owes $651,305 to the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs and $364,103 to the digital forensics firm Stroz Friedberg, which has since changed its name to Aon's Cyber Solutions
The state Election Law Enforcement Commission allows publicly financed gubernatorial campaigns to apply to stop filing reports with the state — essentially canceling the public record of its debt — seven years after the election. That means the Christie campaign is eligible to do so this month.
The Christie campaign took on both firms in early 2014, shortly after Christie's landslide reelection victory, to respond to federal subpoenas related to the Bridgegate investigation, which looked into the suspicious closing of entrance lanes to the George Washington Bridge in September 2013. The campaign asked ELEC's permission in February 2014 to resume raising money to pay for the legal work.
In 2009, as it considered the regulation about stopping the filing of reports, ELEC said that "a campaign must be required to demonstrate some degree of good faith in an effort to retire liabilities, rather than simply wait for the proposed seven-year period to lapse."
But records filed with the commission indicate that Christie, who has proven to be a prolific fundraiser for other campaigns and causes, barely raised any money to retire the debt. After it was granted permission to begin raising money again, Christie's gubernatorial campaign raised just $4,439 from several donors — even though Christie began an unsuccessful campaign for president the following year in which he raised millions. A few months after Christie dropped out, then-candidate Donald Trump held a fundraiser to pay off Christie's presidential campaign debts.
Christie — who is earning money in private law practice, through lobbying and as an ABC on-air contributor — is co-chairing a group raising money to help two Republican senators in Georgia who face a runoff in January.
"The [Christie] campaign had a $3,800 contribution limit for any individual or corporation, so anyone who had made a maximum contribution could not contribute one penny more," said Christie confidant Bill Palatucci, a prominent attorney and a fixture in New Jersey Republican circles. "In addition, New Jersey pay-to-play rules governing any gubernatorial campaign made it near impossible to fundraise for Christie-Guadagno more than a year after the race was over." (Kim Guadagno served as Christie's lieutenant governor.)
Meanwhile, the two firms continued to do work for the campaign, incurring more and more debt over several years.
Records show that the Christie gubernatorial campaign paid $140,000 to Patton Boggs from 2014 to 2016 and made one payment of $4,814 to Stroz Friedberg in 2014. Around the same time, Stroz Friedberg was hired by the Christie administration for taxpayer-funded document retention. After Gov. Phil Murphy took office in 2018, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said he was "stunned" to learn that the state was paying Stroz Friedberg $64,000 a month and instead went with a firm that charged a small fraction of that. Squire Patton Boggs also had state contracts under the Christie administration, before and after the Bridgegate scandal. It's not clear how much it earned, but an attorney for the firm served as special counsel to the state during the Atlantic City takeover, which began in 2016.
Christie is not the first gubernatorial candidate to carry debt long after Election Day. Former GOP candidates Bret Schundler and the late W. Cary Edwards both had campaign debts for years.
ELEC Executive Director Jeff Brindle said that even though seven years have passed since Christie's reelection, the campaign has not yet applied to stop filing reports.
"If they do apply to terminate, I think the commission would have to make a determination based on the guidelines in the regulation," Brindle said. (Palatucci did not say if Christie would seek to end filing campaign finance reports with ELEC.)
That regulation required the campaign to outline "the efforts made by the campaign to retire the outstanding obligations, including, without limitation, efforts to compromise or resolve the debt with the vendor or service provider."
Brindle said that candidates who take public financing, as Christie did, can't pay off the campaign debt themselves — even if the contributions they're taking after the campaign are no longer matched by public funds.
"It would still be subject to the $25,000 that a publicly funded candidate can spend on his own money," Brindle said.

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Zimbabwe @ 40: United We Win!
Citizens' Manifesto
2020 is a year which makes any theme with festivities impossible as the world, Africa and our country, writhes in agony as the Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc claiming lives and upsetting the world as we know it. We commiserate with all those who have been affected by the dreadful pandemic.
Attainment of our political independence was a milestone achievement in advancing the political and socio-economic aspirations of our people. History is yet to fully acknowledge and applaud, the critical role of the ordinary citizen, across class, in the epic struggle for independence. Officialdom has claimed the role of "freedom fighter' to a select few, at the exclusion of the masses. Yet, it is the moral and material support as well as painful sacrifices by the ordinary citizens that was decisive in the realization of our independence.
We make this reminder to underscore the centrality of the agency of the citizen in the forward movement and transformation of societies. An important reminder at this time when as a nation our 40 years anniversary finds us stuck in the quicksand of an abiding crisis and inertia.
Indeed, at 40 we must remind ourselves that the destiny of the nation lies in our hands as citizens. Our ability to move beyond this moment of crisis and record yet more historical achievements depends on everyone and all of us becoming once again active citizens playing a part every day, in everything that matters in in the defining the destiny of our communities and nation.
The ever-creative Zimbabwean has called this year "indeerpendence" day as we celebrate our independence behind closed doors under the 21-day national lockdown as part of measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The tragedy and paradox of it is that these measures have sadly meant the disruption of key economic activities and livelihoods of the majority of citizens, with devastating socio-economic effects on the people, and thereby presenting another hazard in the form of food insecurity and lack of access to basic necessities. As the Citizens Manifesto, we believe that citizens should not be forced to make an impossible choice between health and livelihoods, and we know that if we come together as a nation we can co-create solutions that work for everyone. We are therefore calling for full social mobilization of the nation and the activation of inclusive frameworks to facilitate full cooperation across political – government – church – citizens divides. We need urgent broad-based consultations and national social mobilization, to remedy the current challenges and shortcomings in the Covid-19 response and particularly factor in the lived realities of daily wage earners and the poor and put human rights and dignity at the center of our national response.
If there is any relevant lesson for us to recall today from our independence struggle, it is that, united we win!
At the moment, we reiterate our call to put Country, Citizens and Constitution first. Always.
The occasion of our 40th independence anniversary and the way in which the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed unforgivable weaknesses in our public institutions and the state and the obscenity of economic policies that caters to the interest of a few elites at the expense of the majority, and a warped social policy that makes no provision for the protection of the vulnerable, is an inescapable reason for us to face the injustice of our society and summon the courage to reimagine once again the nation we want to become. At this juncture, we reaffirm our dream for a better Zimbabwe for all. Our dream for a more inclusive and just Zimbabwe as expressed in the 13 Cardinal Pillars of the Citizen Manifesto.
Happy 40th Anniversary Zimbabwe!
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Law enforcement members across the U.S. come to Sheriff 'Big John' Williams' funeral
Law enforcement officials remember 'Big John'
By Lydia Nusbaum | December 2, 2019 at 6:03 PM CST - Updated December 2 at 9:36 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Law enforcement members are known for putting on a strong front, but it was difficult for them to hold back the tears Monday morning.
Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack of Baldwin County had tears streaming down his face as he described his friend and colleague as an honorable man.
"John really epitomized what it means to be a sheriff," said Mack.
More than two thousand people showed up to Sheriff John 'Big John' Williams' funeral at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. The crowds were also painted with blue, yellow, and white colors as hundreds of law enforcement officers wore their uniforms and paid their respects.
These law enforcement members came from across the state and the United States including Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles.
Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower from Kentucky attended the funeral and said he knows what it's like to lose an officer.
"Knowing that and the history of that, when this event occurred, we wanted to come down and support Alabama and this family and his Sheriff's office," Hightower said.
Hightower did not know Williams personally, but other officers shared their personal stories.
"So I was able to talk with Big John before I became sheriff. He told me to take care of the guys and to do what's right," said Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway.
Their words were filled with love and respect for Williams.
"Big John is like being a big brother to me," Pettway said.
Williams left a legacy that other officers hope to follow.
"I mean you just can't find a better sheriff than Big John," said Coosada Police Chief Leon Smith.
"He got the name Big John for being so tall, but over time it's because he has such a big heart," Mack said.
Lydia Nusbaum
Political Reporter
Political Reporter Lydia Nusbaum joined WSFA and the Gray family in June 2018.
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Council of Governors meetings are held throughout the year at venues across Yorkshire.
Our Council of Governors meets four times throughout the year at a number of different venues. Council of Governors' meetings are chaired by the Chair of the Trust, and members of the Trust's Board of Directors are also present. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings to listen to the discussions and see our Governors in action.
Please help the Trust in our initiative to be 'paper light'. We will provide copies of the agenda at the Council of Governors meetings but we will not have full printed packs of the papers available. If you would like to come to the meeting but are unable to access the papers electronically, please contact us at corporategovernance.lypft@nhs.net to request a printed copy of the pack and we will bring this to the meeting for you.
Members of the Trust, staff and public are welcome to attend any public Council of Governors' meetings. These meetings are held in public (they are not public meetings). However, if you would like to ask a question these should be submitted in advance to, Fran Limbert, Corporate Governance Team Leader, by emailing fran.limbert@nhs.net.
If you require any meeting papers or minutes from 2014 and earlier, please contact Corporategovernance.lypft@nhs.net.


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Understanding and preventing copycat suicides
Recently published research in BMC Psychiatry examines people's attitudes towards suicide following the suicide of a friend or relative. In this blog, lead author to the study, Dr Alexandra Pitman, talks about the study as well as the influences of suicide portrayed in the media.
Alexandra Pitman 5 Mar 2018
I probably first heard the word copycat in the playground. Its childlike nature belies the now sinister connotations of this word. Research into the phenomenon of copycat suicide is important if we are to understand and prevent it, but we remain far from grasping the chain of cognitive processes and other influences involved. This blog describes a study we recently published in BMC Psychiatry and what it reveals about the influence of another's suicide on someone's own attitudes to suicide.
Influence of suicide in the media
In 2017 the broadcast of the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why generated a media storm, provoking debate over the extent to which young people might be influenced by the suicides of other people, fictionalized or otherwise. The graphic depiction of the teenage protagonist's death, its portrayal as inevitable, and the apparent glamorization of the aftermath of her death were criticized by those concerned about the powerful messages conveyed. Suicide researchers pointed out the potential triggering effects of the irresponsible reporting or portrayal of suicide and self-harm, as advised against in media guidelines.
These media guidelines are based on evidence that young people may be susceptible to imitating the suicidal behavior of celebrities or others known to them where those deaths are glorified.
These media guidelines are based on evidence that young people may be susceptible to imitating the suicidal behavior of celebrities or others known to them where those deaths are glorified. Analysis of internet searches in the 19 days after the series aired revealed that use of the search term 'suicide' rose by almost 20%. A number of cases of suicide reported in the press subsequently bore similarities to the death portrayed on screen, and were highly suggestive of a direct imitative effect.
Attitudes to suicide after the suicide of a friend or relative
Young people are also at increased risk of suicide attempt after the suicide or suicide attempt of a peer, as evidenced by large-scale US studies. This copycat behavior is thought to be explained by social learning, and has also been termed imitative suicide, suicide contagion, or suicide diffusion. Whilst the majority of research on this topic has been conducted in the US, including attempts to understand the underlying cognitions associated with this behavior, until now relatively little work has been done in the UK.
We recently published a British study investigating attitudes to suicide after the suicide of a friend or relative, published in BMC Psychiatry. This work provides valuable insights into whether or not a close contact's suicide can trigger suicidal thoughts. To our knowledge, this is the published study with the largest sample size that explores qualitatively the attitudes of people bereaved by suicide towards suicide.
This is the published study with the largest sample size that explores qualitatively the attitudes of people bereaved by suicide towards suicide.
For our online survey in 2010 we sampled young adults living across Britain who had lost a friend or relative to suicide. Using an anonymous internet-based survey we established the circumstances of the death and then asked: "To what extent has their death made you fear that you may die in a similar way?"
Overall we had free text responses from 429 people, and our team of researchers analyzed these responses using the approach of thematic analysis. We were concerned to see that a minority (26%) of respondents who had given detailed responses to this question felt that following their own experience of suicide loss they now thought of suicide as a more tangible option for them. Their responses conveyed that many now felt inured to any previous fear of suicide, to the extent that it had been normalized for them.
To give one example, a young man whose brother had died by suicide some years before commented:
"If anything, it made it easier for me to consider and attempt suicide. If he had not done it, I probably would have not considered it in my lowest moments."
Similarly a young woman whose uncle had died by suicide reflected her relief that:
"Knowing that if things get to be too difficult there's a way out."
This study provides evidence to support the idea of a suicide suggestion effect in a sub-group of people exposed to a peer or relative's suicide. This represents one possible explanation for the increased risk of suicide and suicide attempt after the suicide of a friend or relative. However, there is also a positive message from this work; namely, that the majority of those responding to the survey described great aversion to the idea of attempting suicide themselves, largely because of their awareness of the negative impact on other people.
This work is important for health professionals, bereavement counselors, and the general public in raising awareness of the increased risk of imitative suicide in a sub-set of people who lose a close contact to suicide. As a psychiatrist myself, I have resolved to ask my patients about their experiences of suicide in more careful detail, exploring their attitudes sensitively, and whether they might have been influenced by the suicidal behavior of others.
I hope that this study will prompt further research work in schools, colleges, psychiatric units and social networks, to understand how attitudes to suicide might differ before and after a peer's suicide. Improving our understanding of the phenomenon of copycat suicide offers us opportunities to intervene and prevent further suicides.
Acknowledgements: The authors of the study would like to thank the Medical Research Council for funding this work.
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Alexandra Pitman
Dr Alexandra Pitman is an Associate Professor in the UCL Division of Psychiatry and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Her research and clinical interests are in the epidemiology of suicide and self-harm, the effects of media reporting of suicide,
the relationship between loneliness and suicidality, and in psychosocial interventions for people with suicidal thoughts. She completed her PhD in 2014 at UCL on the impact of suicide bereavement, and is currently funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to continue researching this topic. She is a Patron of the Support After Suicide Partnership, and tweets in a personal capacity as @DrAPitman
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It's been a year in the making, but after reaching out to Mumsnet for help to develop a better, 'happier' kids meal menu, the all new McDonald's Happy Meal has arrived! As part of its reveal we were invited to the lunchtime launch party in London to try it out.
McDonald's surveyed over 1000 Mumsnetters. So, what did we want? Well it was almost unanimous with 93% of parents wanting to be able to customise their kid's meals with healthier more nutritious options and almost 8/10 of us asking for a grilled chicken option. The result of which being the new McDonald's fully customisable, kids sized, grilled chicken and salad wrap.
The day of the launch party was also Yannis birthday. His only preference was a birthday burger as soon as humanly possible. On arrival we were guided over to the new self serve kiosks. Theon selected his own meal using the latest touch screen, ordering system. Now you might need to sit down for this next update as despite the rugrat not giving two hoots about it, it left me and his dad in awe. We do possibly need to get out more. McDonald's are now allowing you to avoid queuing with your hangry ankle biters and opt for table service without so much as a surcharge or mandatory tipping fee.
As you can see the food went down a treat. I had to remind Theon to breathe as he wolfed down his chicken, lettuce and cucumber wrap, with a side of melon and a bottle of water. As I watched him begin to eat, it soon became clear that every element of the Happy Meal had been considered from both a child and parents point of view. Even the water bottles were kid friendly sized with a handy sports cap. This meant we could tuck into our food without having to worry about a dreaded, tsunami spill.
The new addition to the menu is the latest step McDonald's has taken to improve the choice available across its menu. Today, families can choose organic milk or water with their Happy Meals and swap out fries for carrot sticks or a fruit bag. They've also worked hard to improve the nutritional content of the typical Happy Meal so that it now contains 21% less salt, 20% less sugar and 10% less saturated fat content compared with 2006. Which regardless of your opinions on convenience food, is unarguably a huge leap into the right direction.
But it's not just the fact that its nutritional value has increased that's winning more and more parents (including us) around, Happy Meals have always been great value for money and designed to be fully interactive as well as educational: See Toddler above relaxed as if in his natural habitat, engrossed and entertained in his iconic Happy Meal toy. Which it appears grown-up humans seem to enjoy just as much, if not more!
Either way, with everyone happily entertained and chowing it meant I got to get my chops around a Big Mac in peace, like actually fully chew each bite without even a quiver of indigestion. Total mum win!
All three of us had a fantastic time at the launch and want to give a big thank you to both Mumsnet and McDonalds for the fab entertainment and food they provided for all the attending kids and their families.
Now, before I sign off I'm going to be up front with you; when we were first invited to this launch I had some internal conflict as to whether or not we should go. One side of me yelped a 'Hoorah, we're going to McDonalds!' while a small part of me winced 'What will people say?', I mean you're not meant to publicly admit to consuming convenience food are you? It's not very #ontrend, but the truth of the matter is, despite thoroughly enjoying cooking and raising my son in an Anglo-Hellenic household where the kitchen and its wares are the heart of our family, there are days-like today for example: I'm 39 weeks pregnant, we've been away in London all weekend, the cupboards are bare, the laundry basket is full and I haven't got the car to nip to the shops. I've had no choice but to reach for the freezer and heat up whatever 'yellow' food I can get my hands on. Oh, what I'd give for it to be the McDonald's kids meal party today because in all honesty what we ate then was far more nutritious and a million shades less beige than todays offerings.
We all worry as to whether our kids are eating enough and if they're getting the right amount of, well, everything! That's part of what makes us good parents. However, the fact of the matter is just like not every day is a raid the freezer day, not every day is a dine out day, but when a kid needs to be fed, they need to be fed and if that can be done quickly, affordably and with their nutritional needs met, then I'm all in!
And why just take my word for it? They say a picture paints one thousand words. Possibly the best image of the day; fed and watered to the max, with balloon and toys in tow if that's not the look of shear contentment then I don't know what is!
Want to see more of the fun we had? Then check out our video footage of the day, below. Don't forget to subscribe.
*This is a paid post sponsored by McDonalds in partnership with Mumsnet. However, the opinions within this article are completely my own and based upon my experience.
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This is great and I found heading to Mc Donalds when we're out and about is a winner. Quick food, friendly staff (in my local one they're mostly mums too) and now table service, they really are upping their game!
It's so cool you got to go down to test the new Happy Meal and it looks like Cora would be happy with that wrap so thanks for sharing!
That's it isn't, I've been in London before with Theon and thought I'll go for a "healthier" option and ended up queuing for 20 mins (with a screaming toddler) to pay £10 for a prepacked sandwich! And then having no where to sit and eat it.
We have always loved Mcdonald's Happy Meal toys but not the meals itself as it was not as healthy. Totally liking their new menu here and we would happily head out to get one now.
Definitely, McDonalds is an iconic brand that we've all grown up with, but it's reassuring to know that such a big brand is still listening to the needs of its customers!
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VIA unveils SurfBoard NetNote netbook with 1080p playback
VIA on Wednesday unveiled its new "NetNote" category of systems today, which supposedly manage notebook-like power from a netbook price tag and footprint.
Written by Andrew Nusca, Contributor on Sept. 16, 2009
Based on VIA's Surfboard platform, the NetNote devices are sized from 10.2 in. to 12.1 in., and support 1080p HD video playback.
Inside, you'll find a VIA VX855 media system processor with a choice of VIA C7-M ULV or VIA Nano processors. The turnkey systems support hardware acceleration for H.264, MPEG-2/4, VC-1 and WMV9, sport an optional HDMI port and a choice of integrated 3G connectivity.
They also include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS and VIA Vinyl 8-channel HD audio.
The new systems have initially been made available to members of the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB) Program in China, and the first NetNote products are expected to be introduced into the market later this month, the company says.


Dr. Scholl's Shoes, a global footwear brand distributed by Caleres, creates innovative shoes in playful, stylish designs for a healthier life. This American heritage brand has roots in 1960s fashion, building timeless looks with effortless style. Dr. Scholl's partnered with Novel to develop ways to showcase the brand's values by telling the stories of people who embody the brand across a diverse set of content and media channels.
First, we dug into Dr. Scholl's Shoes values, history and objectives to find out what makes them truly unique. They're passionate about designing on-trend footwear without compromising quality and comfort—obsessing over the feel of the fit, and how the shoe performs throughout the day. What results are perfect products for people on their feet daily creating things.
Dr. Scholl's Shoes partnered with Novel because of our unique point-of-view, background in publishing and our wide-reaching community of interesting people. We knew that to tell Dr. Scholl's Shoes' story effectively, we needed a group of aspirational and accessible subjects to drive this content. So, we chose creative entrepreneurs who work on their feet—people who love what they do and utilize quality products to support their successful careers and fulfilling lives.
Drawing from our community of creative powerhouses, we scouted a diverse list of potential subjects across the United States. We worked in tandem with the Dr. Scholl's Shoes team to create our first group of on-brand, real people that could collaborate.
After solidifying a plan, we produced and executed on a photoshoot and video series that would propel the campaign. What resulted was a robust library of content that evolved into the "Do What You Love" concept. Next, we drew on our experience in event production, media and print publishing, public relations and marketing to craft a promotional strategy that included website, social media, email marketing, event and guerilla plans. Promotional messaging, content calendars, best practices and sample copy all fleshed out that strategy. To ensure this campaign was a success it was important to walk with this project from inception to launch.
"Our marketing work with Novel has been a game changer for the Dr. Scholl's brand. The team at Novel serves as an extension of our internal team and has demonstrated strong tactical abilities but even stronger strategic aptitude. The team is sharp, focused and dedicated – working diligently to understand our consumer, the competitive landscape and continually producing innovative solutions to business challenges. Best of all they are fun, sharp and genuinely interested in making our business better."
Holly Campbell, Vice President Marketing, Caleres, Inc.
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Freddi Williams Evans grew up in a tiny town in Mississippi, studied classical piano in college and went on to get a degree in music therapy. After moving to New Orleans and a stint working with Juvenile Court, she landed in Jefferson Parish as an artist facilitator in the school system. But all that time she pondered about her own African American cultural heritage, an interest deepened by an early study-travel experience in Ghana when she was an undergraduate music major at Tougaloo College in Mississippi.
Now, after more than two decades of research driven by her own unflagging passion and with assistance from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, she has published "Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans," a readable, accessible and interesting book linking her knowledge and appreciation of African music to its most famous New Orleans location: Congo Square. In 1893, this unique location, at the western corner of Armstrong Park, was officially named Beauregard Square by the New Orleans City Council. And so it remained until this past April when, to Freddi Evan's delight, the City Council renamed it Congo Square, the only name locals have used for so many years.
For Freddi and numerous other New Orleanians, that piece of land is sacred: a place where, from the city's earliest days, the enslaved could meet on Sunday to dance, sing, play music and interact freely.
One of the interesting facts revealed in "Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans" is that New Orleans was not the only city that had a place for slaves to freely gather. There were numerous others across the country.
The difference between the gatherings in other cities and those in New Orleans was the longevity of their existence. Most were around for only a few decades. In this city, with the influence of newcomers from Haiti and Cuba, activity continued for almost 100 years.
"Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans," published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, is a great read and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the musical history and unique cultural roots of this city. It is available at Octavia Books and most other local bookstores, as well as online at Amazon Books.


The Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is a North American woodpecker.
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is fairly common in dry brushy areas and thickets and has a rather large range. The species can be found year-round over the southwestern United States (north to extreme southern Nevada and extreme southeastern Colorado), most of Mexico, and locally in Central America as far south as Nicaragua.
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length. It is primarily colored black and white, with a barred pattern on its back and wings resembling the rungs of a ladder. Its rump is speckled with black, as are its cream-colored underparts on the breast and flanks. Southern populations have duskier buff breasts and distinctly smaller bills. Adult males have a red crown patch that is smaller in immatures and lacking in adult females. The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is very similar in appearance to Nuttall's Woodpecker, but has much less black on its head and upper back, and the range of the two species only intersects a minimal amount in southern California and northern Baja California. Hybrids are known.
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers nest in cavities excavated from tree trunks, or in more arid environments a large cactus will do. The female lays between 2 and 7 eggs, which are plain white. The eggs are incubated by both sexes, but the nesting period and other details are unknown.
Like most other woodpeckers the Ladder-backed Woodpecker bores into tree-trunks with its chisel-like bill to hunt for insects and their larva, but it also feeds on fruit produced by cacti.
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The European Le Mans Series ( ELMS also short ) is an organized by the Automobile Club de l' Ouest long-distance race series which is based since 2004 according to the rules and guidelines of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Up to and including 2005, the championship was held under the name of Le Mans Endurance Series ( LMES also short ) from 2006 to 2011 as the Le Mans Series ( LMS also short )
The European Le Mans Series was first held as a championship more than 1000 km race. Rarely championship runs were completed with larger distances and time periods. For example, in 2007 1,000 miles of the Mil Milhas and 2010 eight hours on the Circuit Paul Ricard. Since 2013, the race distance was limited to 3 hours. As is common in long-haul drive simultaneously multiple racing classes in a race. The race classification will be made separately for each class and is independent of other classes. In each case, the fastest three driver pairings of a class take part after the races at a presentation ceremony. The classifications of the European Le Mans Series is based on the 24 Hours of Le Mans is supplemented by a brand trophy class and the group GT3 and dispensed in return for the more powerful LMP1 prototype category.
LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2): sports car with stock -based engines
LMPC (Le Mans Prototype Challenge ): Brand Cup vehicles from the manufacturer ORECA with motor unit of General Motors
GTE (Gran Turismo Endurance ): series -based sports car with more aerodynamic freedoms and restrictions on the driver's choice
GTC ( Gran Turismo Challenge ): series -based sports car with less aerodynamic freedoms and restrictions on the driver's choice
Due to the length of several racing drivers are reported on a vehicle, which alternate regularly during the race. A driver change is not mandatory, but No person may spend more than 1.5 hours in vehicles. As a race usually lasts three hours, a driver change is inevitable. As a rule, take two to three riders per race a car. Points will be awarded to all drivers. In addition to the championship still exists a team championship, as teams compete with one or two cars, the points for each vehicle will be individually.
Starting point of the series is the discharged annually since 1923 endurance race of Le Mans. As part of the FIA World Sportscar Championship since 1953, the race to the climax of the season. With the departure of the World Cup in 1992 the race was missing a companion series, which could be offset by the introduction of the American Le Mans Series by Don Panoz only partially. After the American Le Mans Series was able to successfully establish, tried Don Panoz in 2001 to provide a European counterpart to the legs. The newly created European Le Mans Series failed despite the support of the American sister series, but Don Panoz ELMS is a direct precursor of the European Le Mans Series the ACO.
In 2003, when also the set with the FIA Sportscar Championship competing ELMS, the French automobile club ACO decided to make himself a race series on the legs. In order to make the planned for 2004 championship racing teams and drivers tasty, the ACO of each Championship winner automatically granted an invitation to the 24 -hour race the following year. A similar scheme was already in the American racing series by Don Panoz application.
The first race was held in November 2003 at the Circuit Bugatti. The 1000 - km run, however, was a single event and not part of the championship. In 2004, the first season of the series consisted of then four races in Monza, Nurburgring, Silverstone and Spa -Francorchamps, which were held over a distance of 1000 km. The following year, an additional run was added to the race calendar. On the new Istanbul Park Circuit also a race outside the European continent was held for the first time.
Before the start of the 2006 season, the renaming of the series took place in Le Mans Series, further was first moved to Donington and Jarama. In the fourth year of the Championship also took diesel -powered vehicles participating in the races, also a race outside of Europe took place again after 2005. The race in Brazil at the end of the season was only added in the course of the racing calendar.
After 2007, the Peugeot factory team won several races and the title in 2008 was followed by the return of Audi, and offered viewers the meeting of the two prototype factory teams in a race series. In addition, could be installed in vehicles of the two LMP categories from 2008 now based GT series engines. Using this approach was demonstrated so far only in a developed by Lola prototype, which led to the participation of the Aston Martin works team in 2009 and the 2009 season also ruled in favor of the team.
2010 and 2011 are selected race of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Due to the internationally -wide championship hiked most of the factory teams from the new series. So won with ORECA again a private team, the team standings of the more powerful LMP1 prototype category. In addition, the hitherto under program was discharged Formula Le Mans Cup integrated as an additional prototype class. 2011 was followed by further restructuring at the class concept. Thus, the ACO participants responded to the shrinkage in the hitherto powerful Gran Turismo GT1 class. The organizers divided the GT2 into two categories. GTE -Am for amateurs with a maximum of one professional drivers whose vehicles must be at least a year old. All other participants are allowed to start in the GTE -Pro. But even the LMP- ratings were reconsidered. So exclusively based series motors are in the LMP2, after the transition in 2011, permitted while is reserved in the LMP1 specifically developed for the Regulations racing engines.
After the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup was charged by the FIA World Sportscar Championship, followed by a larger series of restructuring. Organizer Patrick Peter tried again to address more private drivers. Accordingly, the high- strength LMP1 was advertised not once, but introduced a more cost-effective GT class. However, the concept failed, only 21 cars appeared for the season opener on the Circuit Paul Ricard. Of these, not one in the new GT class. The really next race in Zolder was canceled. The number of participants for Donington could not be increased and decreased instead of 13 vehicles. The following championship races were canceled and announced the Petit Le Mans unsubscribe Instead, together with the American Le Mans Series.
2013 was followed by further changes. First, the championship races were shortened to three hours and held for the majority of the supporting program of the World Series by Renault. Furthermore, you may now begin GT3 cars in the GTC category.
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Q: Hard Disk Speed for Virt Laptop If I want to run a few dev VMs on a laptop, how fast do my drives realistically need to be?  I do not expect lightning fast performance, but the last time I tried this on a Lenovo Thinkpad T400, suspending to disk takes forever, and the host OS (Windows 7 x64 Professional) grinds to a halt with VMWare Workstation 6.5.  I understand this is going to happen, and this is not the right platform in general, but how much better would I have it with a 7200 RPM drive?  Are there faster drives available?  I really want to have the flexibility of VMs on the go, and it takes 3+ or 4+ minutes the last time I tried.  The current one is really crappy.  I am shopping for a new computer anyway, and I was hoping someone could tell me this is a worthwhile consideration for now and the future or just a pipedream.

A: You don't mention the memory on your system, the speed of the processor, what load you normally run, what you're doing in the VM's...Some of it might be in the links, but for the sake of the question it wouldn't have been all that hard to just post what your system has so people answering don't have to chase links.
Nor do you really say what's acceptable for speed (or perceived speed). That's the biggest issue that specs can't give...what do you consider acceptable?
Best answer I can offer is that 7200 RPM drives would help a little. SSD drives should really speed it up. Bump memory up as much as your system will accept and you'll see another nice boost.

A: I have had better luck getting a hard drive adapter for the media bay  and installing a Western Digital Caviar Black 7200 RPM drive.  An SSD would be great but naturlaly more dollars.  We have had good success with adapters from newmodeus.com.
This lets the VM run on a separate drive and performance is way better.  eSATA external drives have helped as well.
Naturally more RAM is good.  Don't assign all cores to the VM

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Today we welcome sydney Winward and her exciting new vampire tale, Book #1 in the Bloodborn series. You won't want to miss this one.
Title: Bloodborn
#1 in the Bloodborn Series
Heat rating: 3/5 flames
Adam Degore's need to find a cure for vampirism drives him to ensnare a vampire, but the creature he captures is Dracula's daughter. Worse yet, he's drawn to her—a monster he's vowed to kill.
Despite her father's wishes, Willow chooses to live among humans instead of the vampire conclave where she would be
safe. She wants a life filled with more than shadows. Being captured by a human, not to mention falling in love with one, is not part of her plan.
With vampires and blood hunters closing in on their chosen prey, Adam and Willow need to trust one another. But will that trust come in time for them to survive and find a future together?
"How could you?" she gasped, taking another step backward, but to back up much further would result in falling over the edge of the cliff and into the holy waters below. However, he was blocking her escape, a menacing sword close to penetrating her skin. Any false move would result in an iron sword through her he
art. "How could you take me here?"
"I couldn't tell you," he answered, his voice thick with emotion. "It's the only way. It's the last thing I could do. For Zachariah."
She felt numb. After everything that had happened between them, he still meant to kill her? But he was her mate. Mates were supposed to look after one another.
"Don't do this," she whispered, taking yet another step backward but stopping in her tracks when the roaring of the falls crashed into her ears like the loud toll of a bell signaling a vampire getting burned at the stake.
She would meet the same fate, except the only audience she would have was Adam and it was holy water instead of fire. She didn't know which was worse. "I care for you, Adam. I want you to give me a chance."
"I don't have a choice. I need my brother back. He's the only family I have left."
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animal feeds that are plain feeds without additions of any sort, e.g oats, alfalfa hay, although they may have been processed in some way, e.g. cracked or chaffed.
Q. how do i do blood test? and how do i read it straight and what conclusions can i get out of it?
A. In order to do a blood test you must get a referral from your doctor. You can conclude many things from a simple blood test- for instance, if you are suffering from anemia, an infection, high levels of fat ro cholesterol, sugar levels and more.
Q. How do i keep my fitness straight and steady? What are the most common methods for good and healthy body/fitness ?
there are hundreds of types of sports. i think the best advise to you- find the one that doesn't do damage and you like doing. if you'll like it you won't quit so fast.
I went straight out in the country as much as a mile before I stopped; then I doubled back through the woods towards Phelps'.
There seemed but one thing to do; that was to keep on sailing straight before the wind--since we could travel most rapidly along that course--until we sighted land of some description.
You Pellucidarians are endowed with a wonderful instinct," I reminded him, "an instinct that points the way straight to your homes, no matter in what strange land you may find yourself.
I don't care whether you're straight with me or not.
She made no reply, but sat, gazing straight before her, dry-eyed and motionless, but with an ache in the throat which Martin divined so strongly that it made his own throat ache.
He went straight from the cowhouse to the counting house, and after a little conversation with the bailiff and Semyon the contractor, he went back to the house and straight upstairs to the drawing room.
She's as straight as a poplar," said old Mazey, considering Magdalen's figure in drowsy soliloquy.
Put your back here," said the veteran, "and look straight afore you.
Put your back ag'in this wall, and look straight afore you.
The more distant view ranged over the flat eastward country beyond, speckled with its scattered little villages; crossed and recrossed by its network of "back-waters"; and terminated abruptly by the long straight line of sea-wall which protects the defenseless coast of Essex from invasion by the sea.
She's as straight as a poplar," mumbled old Mazey to himself, hobbling along after his youthful companion, and wagging his venerable head in cordial approval.
First let's consider the number of different possible Straights you can get.


As per United Nations (UN), the massive flooding in Pakistan in last couple of years have caused more damage than the Asian Tsunami in 2004 and Pakistan's Earthquake in 2005. It is a hard reality that our government has been unsuccessful so far in ensuring such programs through which lives of people living in vulnerable areas can be made safer and easier as well. The poor governance of government has made people living in those areas to suffer and sacrifice a lot. The lack of effective support from respective authorities of government proved to be one of the other major reasons for people in those areas to risk their lives. The lack of infrastructure in those areas which are largely affected by any massive rainfall and flash floods is the one main reason due to which it becomes extremely difficult for people to stand on their feet and protect themselves from being victimized by some hazard or disaster.
Talking about 2005 earthquakes, Pakistan has faced numerous casualties as it was obvious that earthquake of such a massive strength would shake the backward areas where homes are not even properly built. But inspite of foreign aid, government of Pakistan could not even utilize the available resources for the rehabilitation programs of earthquake-affected people. It was just because of poor governance and bad leadership that yet their do exist such people in northern areas which have not received a single rupee from government after losing both their relatives and homes. After the earthquake, most of the relief money was given to least affected areas whereas the most and badly affected areas did not get enough relief support. Inspite of maximum commitment and dedication from civilians and international donor community, yet people have suffered a lot in those destructive areas due to bad governance and improper leadership which could not distribute the financial and other relief aid transparently. According to UK's famous newspaper, £300 million in aid being given by international donor community to the government of Pakistan after Oct-Earthquake has been diverted for other projects. Such kind of mismanagement had ultimately resulted in losing international community's trust in government of Pakistan.
The massive rainfall and flash floods back in Jul-Aug 2010 have also snatched thousands of precious lives, destroyed millions of homes and played havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhua, Punjab and Sindh. It was the best time for government to improvise a proper plan and infrastructure to avoid such kind of destruction in upcoming years. It was all predicted that in next few years, such kind of rainfall might occur due to unavoidable factor of Global Warming. Federal and provisional governments had a chance to build proper safe homes and to install flood warning systems for the people living in those areas which are vulnerable to flooding and areas that are prone to land-sliding. But fate of people of Pakistan has always been unfortunate when it comes to depending upon our governmental resources. Following the next year, in 2011, same kind of rainfall occurred and due to poor drainage system, over-flowing water in the form of flash floods ripped off everything that came in its way. Again thousands of people went into the death-valley because of poor governance and bad infrastructure. During these floods, one thing which we have noticed is the lessened interest and faith of international donor community towards the leadership of Pakistan in terms of utilizing the provided relief and aid honestly. This time, Pakistan didn't receive expected foreign aid and relief and it was all because of past experience when Earthquake hit Pakistan, as that time government of Pakistan did not distributed the relief money properly. In Pakistan, we can say that one of the major and biggest reasons for the country's consistent governance disasters is the lack of independent and strong institutions that can prevent corruption. A couple of weeks ago, people in KPK once again paid a heavy price, could not afford massive flooding in their areas and lost their lives due to poor drainage system. We have been facing such kind of problems and bearing huge losses for years but yet our government has not taken effective steps and measures to atleast minimize the damage and to prevent people from such kind of fatal incidents.
Whenever any tragedy or disaster hits Pakistan either its natural or man-made, people of Pakistan are always there to help their brothers and sisters with an open heart. Pakistan Army, NGOs and Civil Societies play a vital role in the rehabilitation process. But the point is that it's not enough unless state itself does not come forward and take efficient initiatives for the betterment of people of Pakistan. Government should take this matter seriously on urgent grounds that how the damage can be minimized if such kind of natural disaster or calamity occurs again. Government and institutions like NDMA need to speed up their development programs through which we can strengthen ourselves to deal with such kind of any untoward scenarios. Development and safety programs should be started immediately in the areas that are vulnerable to flash floods and land-sliding so that maximum people could be saved if any natural calamity hits the area. Apart from that, government really needs to ensure a pure transparent setup to distribute funds equally where needed. It is the duty of government to ensure all safer means of living where there are chances of life being at stake, so that disasters could not be converted into hazards.
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Stasis dermatitida (lat. statis dermatitis), nazývaná též gravitační dermatitida, gravitační ekzém, hypostatický ekzém, varikózní ekzém či dermatitida ze stázy je zánětlivé kožní onemocnění, které nejčastěji sekundárně vzniká při chronické žilní insuficienci. Přítomnost ani intenzita statis dermatitidy ale nekorelují se závažností žilní insuficience. Mnoho pacientů nemá varixy ani žilní problémy. Pravděpodobně více působí patogeneticky zvýšená perfuze končetiny a snížená difuze kyslíku a živin.

Klinický obraz
Statis dermatitida se projevuje suchou, svědící kůží v oblasti bérců, která má nejprve růžovou barvu. Jak onemocnění postupuje, sytost barvy se zvyšuje, postižené plochy mokvají a jsou čím dál tím větší. Statis dermatitida často postihuje spodní třetinu bérce a nárt nohy.

Rizikové faktory
Rizikové faktory jsou podobé, jako u chronické žilní insuficience, tj. dlouhodobé sezení či stání, diabetes mellitus, ischemická choroba dolních končetin, obezita, aj.

Terapie
Léčba se může skládat z aplikace krémů na bázi steroidů a používání kompresních punčoch.

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Q: How to be notified of each task run in grunt? I'm using grunt in a phonegap app.
When building my webapp, I'm generating for android, ios and web mobile platform.
So every time I declare a task, generally, I have 3 targets, one per platform.
I would like to change some grunt task configuration at launch.
And so, I would like to be notified every time a task is run.
For instance, I have often something like that :
sass: { // some task
    options: {
        // some options
    },
    android: {
        // android configuration
    },
    ios: {
        // ios configuration
    },
    web: {
        // web configuration
    }
}

In my grunt file, I have a section in which I can declare the status of each target (active/inactive), so as to I can build only one, two or three targets. I don't want to build every thing every time.
So when building with grunt  command for instance, I don't want to have to specify manually each target. I want to detect active ones and build only that ones. Idem when using plugins like grunt-contrib-watch and declaring tasks execution, I can't declare in advance each target. For now I have 3 targets, but as it is phonegap, I may have 7 tomorrow.
Is there any API or any undocumented event I can use in order to be notified before each run and modify dynamically the scope of the run ?
I see only one solution with the actual grunt state :
- create my on own plugin (n for instance) which will serve as a wrapper for task execution :
grunt n:sass will generate grunt sass:ios sass:web if these two targets are actives

Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
Best regards.

A: Found a better solution finally.
Instead of creating a task wrapper, I used grunt.util.hooker API to hook grunt.task.run method.
Now I can intercept the call and replace it with mine.
For example, in my case :
grunt sass

will be intercepted and replaced by
grunt sass:web


As part of its expansion plans, S-Tex is eyeing at opening four retail stores in Bengaluru and launching showrooms in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Pune and Kolkata.
Srinith Sreedharan, Managing Director, S-Tex, said, "The company after testing success in the export market is now foraying into domestic market with pan India presence in major cities with an investment of over Rs 100 crore."
S-Tex is engaged in the manufacture and export of yarn dyed home furnishing fabrics. Established in 2002 in Bengaluru, the company caters to the premium American and Japanese brands across home furnishings.
"Once we stabilise our Bengaluru operations by 2022, we plan to open new outlets in the cities of Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Pune and Kolkata," Sreedharan further stated.
He added, "The market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 8 per cent by value to touch $2.9 billion. In the same period, curtains and upholstery and rugs and carpets business is expected to log in growths of 8 per cent and 9.4 per cent, respectively."


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EditorialOctober 5, 2019
Should curfew continue?
The 2017 outbreak of war in Marawi prompted the Local Government Unit of Iligan to impose the city-wide curfew under Ordinance No. 17-6613. However, this two-year old regulation is still being scrutinized on whether there is an infringement of any of the expressed terms in the Constitution and a compelling interest for its continued imposition.
In the exercise of the State's police power, ordinances are created to insure the maintenance of social order within a locality. It is well-established that for an ordinance to be valid, it must be according to the procedure prescribed by law and must conform to the following substantive requirements:
It must not be in contravention to the Constitution or any statute;
must not be unfair or oppressive;
must not be partial or discriminatory;
must not prohibit but may regulate trade;
must be general and consistent with public policy and
must not be unreasonable.
There is yet no petition filed to question the constitutionality of the curfew, but it is considered by some to be violative of certain fundamental rights.
Accordingly, it is an undue restriction of the liberty of both minors and adults, specifically their right to interstate travel which is recognized and guaranteed under Section 6, Article III of the 1987 Constitution. To wit: "The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law".
Contrary to how people usually construe this provision, it must be understood that the said right is not absolute, therefore it can be restricted. The only permissible reasons for limitation are national security, public safety, and public health, which are expressly provided in the said constitutional provision. These exceptions are permissible grounds that can only curtail such constitutional right. It can be recalled that the necessity to carry out the ordinance was initially due to the urgency to protect the city from a possible extremist takeover two years ago, considering the siege that transpired in Marawi that is just roughly an hour-drive away. Until today, this is still an underlying reason why such restriction remains in effect. Although the siege already took place, there is still an assumption of reoccurrence, not to mention that Iligan has been a target of penetration. In other words, the curfew was not just a post-siege security measure but a precautionary course of action for a probable terrorist attack in the future. Also, the unsupervised presence of adults and minors along the streets would make it difficult for the police objective of the law enforcers to be realized in a speedy manner–it is in this sense then that the said restriction is deemed necessary. The imposition was not merely to abide with the president's declaration of martial law across Mindanao, but first and foremost, it is to continually preserve the overall well-being of the people in the city whether they may be a permanent resident or in transit. As derived from the maxim salus populi suprema lex, the welfare of the people is the supreme law of the land; hence, the interest of one is subordinate to the interest of a greater number.
Another concern raised is the unwarranted government interference with the parents' natural and primary right to rear children. This parental right is guaranteed in the Child and Youth Welfare Code of The Philippines. In this law, child protection is of paramount interest especially that it is considered by the state not as a mere creature. Thus, their individual traits and aptitudes should be cultivated to the utmost, insofar as they do not conflict with the general welfare.
The restraint on minors to roam around or meander in public or private roads, streets or other public places, whether singly or in groups, is essential. This is owing to the fact that they are the frequent personalities involved in various infractions of city ordinances and national laws. This reality further emphasizes the compelling interest of the State to protect and care for a juvenile's welfare. Children are generally believed to have peculiar vulnerability and inability to make critical decisions in an informed and mature manner. As held in Samahan ng mga Progresibong Kabataan v. City of Quezon, GR No. 225442, Curfew Ordinances "would keep unsupervised minors during the late hours of night time off of public areas, so as to reduce–if not totally eliminate–their exposure to potential harm, and to insulate them against criminal pressure and influences which may even include themselves." By virtue also of parens patriae, the state is enabled to intervene for the welfare of children, so long as it does not transgress the constitutionally enshrined natural and primary right of parents. Overall, the involvement of the government in setting disciplinary hours is not to bypass parental control but it is to help guardians in protecting their children from neglect, abuse or cruelty and exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial or detrimental to their children's development.
Aside from apparently limiting Iliganons' right to travel and the right of the parents to solely bring up their minor children, the curfew has affected both locally-owned and medium-scale businesses. It is asserted that this is opposite to the principle which Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) or RA No. 9501 upholds. It recognizes that MSMEs have the potential for more employment generation and economic growth and therefore can help provide a self-sufficient industrial foundation for the country. It is then the state's interest to give primacy to the needs of the MSMEs and to ensure their viability and growth.
While it can be conceded that the curfew ordinance has caused the drop in the profits of commercial establishments and has decreased the wages of service-industry workers, it is worth noting that, at least to an extent, said curfew has promoted occupational safety. Commission of crimes usually happens in the evening, and records show that many of the victims are employees whose working schedule is at night. Those business establishments such as bars and entertainment districts having late operating hours, are usually the areas where assaults or brawls take place. Laborers with graveyard shifts have been associated with sexual violence-related cases to which they are victims of. The curfew at least provide a minimum degree of protection that must be ideally afforded to workers, whether during work or after. This will consequently, reduce physical risks and criminal activity which they can possibly be involved. As to the salary, the decrease is inevitable but it can still be assured that it is still within the minimum wage prescribed. The Labor Code guarantees that wage earners should be given the minimum amount of remuneration by their employers which cannot be reduced by collective agreement or an individual contract. Thus, the lessened working hours and profit caused by curfew is not a valid reason to give them unreasonable amount of wage. Lastly, with regard to the sustainability of the business, it is safe to assume that owners have already made and employed their contingency plans in order to get by and keep up with their reduced sales, especially that two years have already lapsed. With these, it cannot really be said the curfew has curtailed the right to a sustainable and growing business.
As mentioned, there is no petition filed yet assailing the said curfew's constitutionality but it can still be subjected to a judicial question. It is imperative, however, to consider that ordinances enjoy the presumption of constitutionality, thus they retain their binding effect until judicially declared invalid. To declare curfew unconstitutional, there must be a clear and unequivocal breach of the Constitution, not merely a doubtful or argumentative contradiction. Where doubt exists, even if well-founded, there can be no finding of unconstitutionality. Moreover, the legislative bodies of Iligan City are also presumed to have acted conscientiously and with full awareness of the constitutional and statutory bounds of the said city ordinance. Iliganons therefore need not just abide, but recognize as well that such local policy has to be enforced to ensure a safer and better community for both individuals and business establishments. Considering that the downsides of the curfew do not totally outweigh the benefits, then it is just reasonable to have it continually enforced.
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Care Homes in Bolton Let Down
A National Audit Office report has found that 25,000 hospital patients were discharged to care homes without testing at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also shows that the Government failed to heed advice to build up stocks of PPE. Jeremy Hunt, the Commons Health Committee chair, said it was "extraordinary" that no one in Government appeared to consider the risk to care homes of transferring patients from hospitals without COVID-19 checks. And Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier said care home residents and staff were treated as an "afterthought", with devastating consequences.
Responding to the report, Cllr Elaine Sherrington, Labours Adult Social Care spokesperson said "We knew from the information from China, back in March, that the elderly and vulnerable were most at risk, yet the Government did not prepare care homes for what was to come, such as supplying personal protective equipment for staff.
"The final indignity was to discharge Covid positive elderly people from hospital into care homes, thus spreading the infection. At the same time, the Government kept the death figures from care homes out of the official statistics.
"The result is that a third of the deaths in Bolton are happening in Care Homes. We have relatives who are now afraid to send their loved ones into Care Homes and in some cases are taking them out.
"The Government have failed in their duty of care, and the Tory Council need to explain why they blindly followed the Government line rather than doing things differently here."


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THE JAPANESE TABLE
Japanese Fusion Cuisine (No. 3)
Vol. 26 No. 3 October 2012
Yoshoku-style Dishes
Our 2012 Feature introduces Japanese cuisine from the viewpoint of wayo setchu, the fusion of Japanese and Western cuisines. In this third installment, we follow the evolution of certain Western-style dishes that pair well with rice, a special genre of Japanese cuisine generally known as yoshoku.
by Yo Maenobo
A modern yoshoku bento, served at Kamiya, a yoshoku restaurant in Tokyo, originally established in 1925. This three-tiered lunch box includes rice and a variety of foods including the popular hire-katsu and korokke.
Japan's Popular Fries
The practice of eating beef in Japan started around 1872. During the years 1904-1905 the country was at war with Russia, and a large number of Japan's cattle were used to produce canned beef to feed troops serving at the front. Overall supply was reduced by this high demand; the number of cattle slaughtered in Tokyo dropped to 21,996 in 1907, some 6,000 fewer than the figure five years earlier. As Japan's overall beef supply became depleted, the price of beef skyrocketed—and consumer demand shifted to pork.
Popular cutlet curry, accompanied by rakkyo (l.) and fukujin-zuke pickles
Pork thus became the meat of choice for the breaded, deep-fried dishes referred to as "fries" by the Japanese. Fries, made with either meat or fish, were considered standards of yoshoku, a unique fare defined as Western dishes made with a Japanese twist. Western-style restaurants in Japan first featured popular fish-filet fries, drawing from the tradition of tempura, and veal followed, soon to be replaced by pork. Animal fat was originally used to deep fry the veal cutlets and wiener schnitzel introduced from English and European cuisines, but as the recipes were reinterpreted for Japanese menus, cooking methods came to include sesame oil. Coating fish or meat with bread crumbs made with grated bread introduced a unique crispy texture that was new to the Japanese palate.
Eventually, as these dishes became more generally accepted, the Japanese term "pork fry" morphed into tonkatsu: ton refers to pork and katsu is a shortened version of katsuretsu, or cutlet. Croquettes were called korokke from the start, and those made with shrimp were referred to as "Furansu korokke" ("French croquettes"). A song titled Korokke no Uta ("Croquette song") was all the rage around 1920—a clear sign of how popular this food was, and how fashionable the concept of yoshoku dining had become during the Taisho period (1912-26).*
Yoshoku Variations
When Western cuisine was first adopted in Japan, all such dishes were referred to as yoshoku. "Yo" comes from "seiyo," meaning "the West"; "shoku" means "food." The term yoshoku follows a linguistic pattern used to define other aspects of culture introduced from the West; for example, yofuku (clothing) and yokan (buildings). Yoshoku went on, moreover, to acquire the specific meaning of Western dishes that go well with rice. Restaurants serving such yoshoku were identified as yoshoku-ya, which were differentiated as a separate specialty among restaurants that specialized in Western cuisine.
In 1967, in the midst of Japan's rapid economic growth, a leading Japanese publisher marketed a book titled Tokyo Ii Mise Umai Mise ("Good and tasty restaurants in Tokyo") as Japan's answer to the Michelin Guide of Paris and the Good Food Guide of London. This Tokyo food guide made a point of featuring Western cuisine, including five yoshoku restaurants that were introduced even before its listing of famous kaiseki (Japanese cuisine) restaurants. Restaurant menus excerpted in the guide highlighted tonkatsu, hire-katsu (pork filet cutlets), korokke, beef stew, curry, hamburger steak and a yoshoku bento (packed lunch box). This particular yoshoku bento was the ultimate answer to the whims of Japanese diners who craved variety, yet preferred to eat with chopsticks. The stylish multi-tiered square container held tidy arrangements of rice, accompanied by small barrel-shaped korokke, fried prawns, potato salad, tamago-yaki rolled egg, and more. Wayo setchu fusion attained its highest level of refinement in this particular yoshoku bento. At the opposite extreme, one might encounter the more down-to-earth "cutlet curry": a pork cutlet on rice, doused with curry.
Condiments and Accompaniments
Korokke are made with potatoes.
Yoshoku-style dishes are often served with o-shinko pickles or other condiments: curry and rice, for example, are invariably accompanied by rakkyo pickles and fukujin-zuke, pickles made of seven types of vegetables, while beni shoga, red pickled ginger, is often eaten with hayashi raisu, hashed beef with rice. Other indispensable accompaniments to yoshoku dishes are demi-glace sauce and Worcester sauce. The head chef of the hotel Okura, who sought to set the standards of Western cuisine in Japan, often lamented the fact that these sauces were so popular, Japanese poured them liberally over any Western dish.
The first Japanese sauce manufacturing companies were established around 1890, and the Meidi-ya food company began to import the Lea & Perrins brand from England. In Things Japanese (1890), B. H. Chamberlain, a nineteenth-century observer of Japanese culture, decried the "Japano-European cuisine" consisting of "slabs of tough beefsteak anointed with mustard and spurious Worcestershire sauce." While they may share the same name, however, the sauce Chamberlain was familiar with is completely different from Japan's modern Worcester sauce.
The original Worcester sauce of Worcestershire was made with spices, vinegar and anchovies, but today's sauces produced in Japan range from Worcester and semi-thick varieties to thicker tonkatsu sauces. These are all mild-flavored, made of vegetables, tomatoes, apples and other fruit—and do not include anchovies.
* Korokke no Uta lyrics excerpt: "Today's supper was korokke, tomorrow's supper will be korokke. At this rate I'll be eating korokke all year long. Isn't this funny?"
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Botswana is located in southern Africa, at latitudes 17° and 27°S; and longitude 20° and 30°E. It is landlocked with South Africa lying to the south, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the east.
Thus, it is well positioned at the centre of southern Africa which is best suited for trade.
The terrain in Botswana is mainly flat, but much of the eastern part of the country is hilly.
Unusually, there are rare hills to the west in D'kar which is a settlement within the Kalahari Desert, and the spiritual hills of Tsodilo in the Okavango Delta.
It is worth mentioning that almost 70% of the country is made of the Kalahari Desert, as a result of the challenges of desertification and drought due to poor rains. Fortunately, the country lies somewhere close to the great southern Africa water system, of which the country draws water from the north to the southern parts of Botswana.
In addition, although Okavango Delta which is the world's largest inland delta spreads to much of the northwestern parts of the country, the country is hesitant to draw water from the area for fear of affecting the eco-system.
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John MacAndrews foi um ator britânico da era do cinema mudo.

Filmografia selecionada
The Chimes (1914)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
Barnaby Rudge (1915)
Trelawny of the Wells (1916)
The Hanging Judge (1918)
The Poet's Windfall (1918)
His Dearest Possession (1919)
The Forest on the Hill (1919)
The Kinsman (1919)
Broken in the Wars (1919)
Alf's Button (1920)
John Forrest Finds Himself (1920)
The Lunatic at Large (1921)
The Bargain (1921)
A Sister to Assist 'Er (1922)
Comin' Thro the Rye (1923)
Mist in the Valley (1923)
The House of Marney (1926)

Ligações externas

Atores do Reino Unido
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Q: How do you get the assigned group for a ListViewItem in a Coded UI Test? I'm filtering a list of objects and sorting them based upon certain criteria of their properties into various groups in a ListView.  For the Coded UI tests, I generate test data with very specific values.  I need to assert that the test data has been sorted into the correct groups.  I do not see how to get the group object, group name, or anything else that is remotely close.
Thank you in advance.

A: Hmmm...  After browsing the Locals window, I have found the base object "[Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.WinControls.WinListItem]", which seems to have the correct value in the property "HelpText":
    foreach (UITestControl item in uIMedSlipListList.Items)
    {
        WinListItem listItem = item as WinListItem;
        if(listItem != null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(listItem.HelpText);
        }

    }

Well, it has the text displayed for the group, not the group name, but I can build a working test off of that.


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Senior Vice President Joins London Office of TA Associates Ltd.
Finance, Press Releases
BOSTON, February 7, 2011 –TA Associates, a leading growth private equity firm, today announced that Patrick Sader has joined the London office of TA Associates Ltd. as a Senior Vice President. Mr. Sader will focus on growth companies in Europe with an emphasis on French-speaking regions.
Mr. Sader joins TA from Argan Capital (formerly Bank of America Capital Partners) where he was responsible for developing the Argan franchise in France and Eastern Europe. Among his duties were origination and execution of middle-market transactions, including sourcing, structuring, legal negotiations and coordination with financial and legal advisers. Prior to that, Mr. Sader was a Senior Associate on the private equity transaction team at Terra Firma Capital Partners, playing a role in a number of pan-European investments. He also worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in the financial institutions team. Mr. Sader received a BA in Finance and Accounting from ESSEC Business School in 2002.
"Patrick brings notable investment experience in all aspects of dealmaking, in a number of markets across Europe and in a variety of industries, and we are delighted to welcome him to TA," said Ajit Nedungadi, Managing Director, TA Associates Ltd. "Having just completed an active and successful 2010, we continue to seek investment opportunities in Europe and Patrick will play a central role in that effort."
About TA Associates
Founded in 1968, TA Associates is one of the largest and most experienced middle-market private equity firms. The firm has invested in over 400 companies and manages more than $16 billion in capital. With offices in Boston, London, Menlo Park and Mumbai, TA Associates leads buyouts and minority recapitalizations of profitable growth companies in the technology, financial services, business services, healthcare and consumer industries. More information about TA Associates can be found at www.ta.com.


SF Recruitment are currently seeking a Part Qualified Accountant to join a well established, growing independent Practice in Newark on a permanent basis The successful candidate will be responsible for: - Preparing accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships - Preparation of the associated corporate and personal tax computations and returns. - Completion of online bookkeeping work for clients as well as the preparation of VAT returns. Applicants must have worked in a firm of accountants and have excellent Excel Skills. Experience of using Xero, Quickbooks and TaxCalc would be useful but not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual to join a well renowned independent firm where you will gain exposure to a diverse range of clients and where there will be genuine scope for career development and progression. The ideal candidate will have broad general practice skills and may be AAT part or fully qualified or may have already begun studying towards the ACCA / ACA (or the Equivalent) In return my client is looking at offering a basic salary up to £25,000 depending on experience, annual bonus, 20 days holiday plus statutory holidays and extra holidays at Christmas, pension and full study support for ACCA/ACA. If this looks like the perfect role for you, please apply now!


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October 20, 2020 21:23 ET
PARSLEY ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Investigates Sale of PE and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized stockholder rights law firm, has launched an investigation into whether the board members of Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PE) breached their fiduciary duties or violated the federal securities laws in connection with the company's merger with Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE: PXD).
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On October 20, 2020, Parsley announced that it had signed an agreement to be acquired by Pioneer for approximately $4.5 billion. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Parsley stockholders will receive 0.1252 shares of Pioneer common stock for each share of Parsley common stock owned. The deal is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2021.
Bragar Eagel & Squire is concerned that Parsley's board of directors oversaw an unfair process and ultimately agreed to an inadequate merger agreement. Accordingly, the firm is investigating all relevant aspects of the deal and is committed to securing the best result possible for Parsley's stockholders.
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By The Dallas Morning News
In terms of gallons of ink spilled, this year's most notable musicians were a bunch of former teen pop stars, overwrought American Idols and some model turned "singer" named Paris Hilton. But quietly, outside the headlines, plenty of real musicians were releasing terrific CDs. Here are the 10 best discs of the year.
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger
What could have been a dour tribute CD turned into a rowdy campfire jam as the Boss and his band recast Pete Seeger's tunes into punky roots-rock. Their live debut in New Orleans was the high point of Jazzfest.
Freak funk meets squirrelly hip-hop in this collection of twisted (and sometimes poignant) soul gems.
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
The River in Reverse
Verve/Forecast
Everyone knows what happened to New Orleans after Katrina, but no one's captured the rage and sadness as well as this odd pairing of a Brit rocker and a Louisiana R&B legend.
Broken Boy Soldiers
Temporarily free of his ex-wife (and their goofy white-and-red wardrobe), Jack White teams up with three buddies for a crazy trip through bubble grunge and psychedelic prog-rock.
Sound Grammar
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On his first album in a decade, the Fort Worth-born jazz pioneer is as dazzling as ever. He's 76, but he refuses to mellow with age.
The "King of Rock and Soul" goes country with stunning results on a disc produced by guitar ace Buddy Miller.
Ali Farka Toure
World Circuit
A stirring farewell from the late Malian singer-guitarist, who died of bone cancer in March. His prickly guitar riffs never sounded more hypnotic.
T Bone Burnett
The True False Identity
The Fort Worth-born producer ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?") emerges from behind the mixing board for his first solo disc in 14 years: It's creepy and cryptic - but guaranteed to get your foot thumping.
Sony Urban
No sophomore slump from the Grammy champ. At his best, the suave soul singer recalls a young Stevie Wonder.
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
10. Her side job with the New Pornographers is more fun, but this brooding disc of country noir is her best CD yet.
Forget about emo and screamo and neo-new wave synth-punk. The first rock trend of '07 may be the return of old-fashioned guitar pop. The year kicks off with long-overdue CDs by the Shins and Apples in Stereo. Also, Fountains releases a new CD in March.


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A little-known song from 1991 provides a perfect glimpse into the benefits of Chalice Circles--namely, these small groups provide an opportunity to share our experiences and have people listen deeply, without needing to offer advice or jumping in to speak. Join us for our Chalice Circle kickoff, as we reflect on the spiritual acts of wondering, listening, and sharing.
This week in Religious Education we will conclude our journey through Kenya as kids visit art, games and music. All kids in K-8 th grade will end class in the library and can be picked up there. 9:15 a.m. preschoolers will try their hands at games. 11:15 a.m. preschoolers will hear Elmer the Elephant and consider our Red promise, Respect All People. Middle school youth group resumes on September 10. High School Youth group will meet from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in Room 210 and will have a potluck lunch and plan their activities for the coming months.
Religious Education Registration Closing Sunday, August 27!
Many thanks to those who registered their children and youth for RE 2017-2018; we sincerely appreciate it. If you have not registered, the time to act is NOW. Registration information is vital to your child's safety and our volunteer teachers. If you do not register, your child will not have a name tag, you will not receive invitations from RE, and you will be asked to register your child before they can enter their classroom on September 10. Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/m8eqx0BInu1D4HZJ2 .
All are welcome to join the UU Humanists discussion this Sunday, August 27 at 12:45 p.m. in Room 208. The topic is "Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Our Lives" presented by Clark Brittain.
Getting Involved Fair this Sunday. Join the fun!
Reproductive Justice Task Force Meeting, Monday, August 28, 7:00 p.m.
For parents, grandparents, and caregivers who are in a transition to life with fewer (if any!) children at home. The tender time of letting go deserves attention, and this circle allows participants to honor that transition with others who find themselves at similar junctures. To sign up, please contact the church at 812-332-3695 or office@uubloomington.org.
Volunteers are needed for the Splash of the Sacred picnic at Bryan park. Splash of the Sacred is an all church event where we come together as a community to share a potluck meal and swim in the Bryan Park Pool. Volunteering at Woodlawn Shelter on September 3 from 5-7 p.m. is easy and quick. Pool party immediately following.
With added responsibility and loss of the absent parent's income, the caregiver is has many emotional and material challenges. Our Hope for Prisoners Task Force has initiated the Kids with Absent Parents (KAP) Program to help children in Monroe County whose parents are incarcerated. When parents are incarcerated, their children's lives are often disrupted by changes: Where they live and go to school, extra stress on the caretaker, fear, shame, and social exclusion.
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Are you interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism and this congregation? Are you considering becoming a member of this church? Whether you are considering membership or are just curious, this class is for you. The Exploring UU Class will be held on Sept 3 and 10 from 2-4 p.m. in the church library. Please plan to attend both Sunday sessions, since different material will be covered in each session. Register before August 29 by signing up at the Welcome Table in the foyer on Sunday, or emailing Ann LeDuc at connect@uubloomington.org. Free childcare is available if requested in advance. Melinda Swenson and Jack King will facilitate this fun and informative class.
With your financial support, we can provide outreach activities like our Getting Involved Fair, and our booths at the Monroe County Fair, IU Faithfest, and Pridefest. All these involve materials, booth fees, and staff and volunteer time to make them happen, so THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!