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Will the June 2022 free games leak for PS4 and PS5 reveal? – Multiplayer.it
A new leak is now circulating online PS Plus games in June 2022 for PS4 and PS5. According to the source, the upcoming matches God of WarFrom Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
The official announcement of PS Plus games in June 2022 for PS4 and PS5, if Sony honors the usual structure, should arrive on June 1, 2022. However, the games are expected to be released on June 7, 2022. At the moment this is just a leak, not official information , so it is possible that what is being reported is incorrect. Another source, Bilbel Kon, said that games suitable for a small audience should not be purchased and that there are no very popular AAA games: their description is fully consistent with the proposals that this leak refers to. Billbil-kun has neatly shared the leaks for several months, so it's a reliable source.
Kratos in God of War
God of War, the first PS Plus game in June 2022, is the popular game from Santa Monica Studios that puts us in the shoes of Kratos. The demi-god, after his Greek adventures, fled to Northern Europe and reconstructed his life. With the death of his new wife, Kratos and his son – Atreus – must embark on a journey that will pit them against the Norse gods. We note that God of War is part of the PlayStation Plus collection, which is exclusive to PS5. The addition to the service means that subscribed PS4 players will also be able to play this game.
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is a multiplayer multiplayer game that allows us to compete against other players online. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fighting game in the style of Super Smash Bros.
READ Promotions Available for November 2022, Lots of Discounts on PS4 and PS5 - Nerd4.life
Tell us, if these were the PS Plus games of June 2022, would you be happy?
Previous PlayStation State of Play, is this the reveal lineup? Many doubts about the latest leak
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Muni Art 2019
Proposal – Circle of Compassion
For this series, Bhavna intends to create artworks around the proposed theme of Compassion. To accomplish this, she plans to apply techniques of realism and abstraction via carefully chosen color schemes and effective use of compositions.
Human faces & figures, elements of nature, wildlife, and their inter dependence will play a prominent role. With strong imagery, she hopes to offer meaningful art in public domain and reinforce the sense of warmth and hospitality in the viewer.
Bhavna is a fine artist working out of her Fremont based art studio. She likes to surround herself with nature, beauty, and positivity that bring out the motivation to create harmonious, colorful compositions that aim to delight and inspire the sense of calm, cheer, and joy in the viewer. She observes life closely and interprets it into her drawings and paintings in her signature realistic infused with expressionistic full-palette style that incorporates bold strokes and rich marks to set rhythm in her work. The colors as seen through the planar positioning, relative interplay, and curiosity of unseen are guided to delight and hold the interest to explore more.
Bhavna was born in India and moved to United States in late nineties. She studied to earn master's degree in Science and worked in that field for many years. She used to paint on the side and slowly transitioned to full-time professional art-making. She now owns and operates her studio full-time and regularly participates in art shows and competitions.
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Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Texas Tech Red Raiders - November 09, 2019 Recap
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No. 13 Texas Tech breezes past Bethune-Cookman 79-44
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech coach Chris Beard figured the best opportunity for his new-look Red Raiders to get better was to work on passing in practice the past few days.
They showed some progress in their second game.
TJ Holyfield scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting while the No. 13 Red Raiders had 22 assists on 28 baskets in a 79-44 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday night.
''We did a better job of catching and seeing and just sharing the ball,'' Beard said. ''So that means you're playing team basketball. You're moving the ball and that's our plan. Whether we can execute it consistently is yet to be determined, but 22 assists is an impressive stat.''
The Red Raiders (2-0), who have changed drastically since last April, when they lost to Virginia in overtime in the national championship game.
Holyfield, who came to Texas Tech from Stephen F. Austin, is one of two graduate transfers. Jahmi'us Ramsey, who had 13 points and nine rebounds, is among seven freshmen.
Davide Moretti, the Red Raiders' only returning starter, had 13 points and sank three 3-pointers. He also had five assists.
''We're definitely meshing together well on the court,'' Ramsey said. ''Everybody's doing their job so it's making it easier for everyone on the team.''
Texas Tech has won its first two games by a combined 70 points. The Red Raiders never trailed and built a 40-19 halftime lead, with the final margin the largest in the game.
''Thought we played well in spurts,'' Beard said. ''Obviously, you know Captain Obvious here, there's some times where we have to learn how to play better. Like every other team in the country, we're searching for that full 40 minutes of consistency, but I am pleased to be 2-0.''
Malik Maitland led Bethune-Cookman (1-1) with 13 points. Isaiah Bailey had 11.
The Red Raiders' stifling defense forced Bethune-Cookman to launch plenty of shots with the shot clock expiring. The Wildcats had 20 turnovers that led to 18 points for Texas Tech.
''Obviously, we had a chance to come in here and play one of the best teams in the country and someone that our staff has great respect for,'' Bethune-Cookman coach Ryan Ridder said. ''This gives us a great base of what to look for this year. Obviously, disappointed with the result. Turned the ball over 21 times and just couldn't get into the flow offensively.''
Bailey scored eight points as the Wildcats opened the second half with a 12-6 run, getting within 46-31 on his two free throws with 14:16 left. They never got closer.
Texas Tech scored 11 in a row over the next five minutes. Holyfield had two layups and a dunk before Moretti sank a 3-pointer and made a layup to stretch the lead to 57-31.
SCARY MOMENT
With 7:39 remaining in the game, things got a little rough. Ramsey was fouled from behind on a dunk attempt. Red Raiders fans grew furious and wanted a flagrant foul called. Ramsey stayed down momentarily before getting to his feet. He made the second of two free throws.
Bethune-Cookman: The Wildcats showed flashes of offense in the second half. Adjustments caught Texas Tech off guard. The Wildcats played aggressively. The experience of playing a team like Texas Tech can only help for the rest of the season.
Texas Tech: Beard has loaded his team with an infusion of youth that's executing so far. The tough portion of the schedule begins in late November, so until then the Red Raiders look poised to make the most of the opportunities to grow together on the court. ... There were 11 players who got into the game - 10 scored and 10 had rebounds. The only player without a point was Andrei Savrasov, but he had five rebounds in seven minutes.
Bethune-Cookman travels to Nebraska to face Omaha on Monday night.
Texas Tech will be about 120 miles from campus to play Houston Baptist on Wednesday night in Midland, Texas. That's only time the Red Raiders play away from Lubbock in their first five games.
Texas Tech reached the Final Four for the first time in school history last season, beating Michigan State, 61-51, before falling to Virginia in the National Championship Game in overtime, 85-77. The Red Raiders won a share of the Big 12 regular-season title for the first time, splitting honors with Kansas State.
Texas Tech ranked second in Division I in opponent field-goal percentage (.370) and third in opponent points per game (59.5) last season. Virginia was trhe only other D-I school to rank top-five in both categories (5th in opp. FG%, 1st in opp. ppg).
The Red Raiders return 23.8 percent of their scoring from last season, more than only North Carolina (20.7 percent), Washington (19.8), Virginia Tech (16.3) and Nebraska (1.9) among major-conference teams. They welcome two graduate transfers in Chris Clarke (9.2 career ppg at Virginia Tech) and TJ Holyfield (10.7 career ppg at Stephen F. Austin).
Texas Tech has a nine-game regular-season winning streak, the longest currently active streak by a major-conference school, ahead of Virginia (eight) and North Carolina (seven).


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Have you decided that you really want to get started in a new career as an ultrasound technician in Umatilla FL? If so, you are just about to embark on one of the more fascinating careers in the health-care field. However, you're going to want the appropriate training and there are a few excellent ultrasound technician schools near Umatilla FL. This training and education will undoubtedly be the cornerstone to your ability to succeed as an ultrasound technician.You will find tons of different schools and training programs available for ultrasound technicians. But how can you tell which one will be the best for you? As with any other profession, you will find a number of significant items you must take into consideration prior to signing up for any nursing training and sonography training is not any different.
Listed here are five details you should probably consider before choosing any ultrasound technician school.
The initial thing you must consider is the institution's accreditation. This is important because you want to make certain that you are obtaining the best instruction . Every sonography technician training school really needs to be accredited by the CAAHEP or an equivalent accrediting organization in your area.
The next detail to consider about your ultrasound technician training program is the focus. many schools place their focus on the best ways to be employed in a medical-related setting, and some focus more on studying the actual technology of sonography.
Another important thing that you must consider is the clinical learning experience. This is your real training , and this is where you should actually be instructed how to use the ultrasound devices. Some educational institutions commit significantly more time on your actual clinical experience than others. If it turns out your institution is not spending major time with practical teaching, you want to find out the reason why. In the majority of States you will need to possess a minimum number of clinical hours recorded prior to being eligible to apply for licensing.
Something else you must consider is your class size. The enrollment in your class can vary greatly from school to school . Be certain to ask how large the classes are at the institution you may be going to because this will provide you with a good idea of the amount of one-on-one learning you can expect.
The final detail you will want to look at before selecting an ultrasound technician school is the success rate of the school you're looking at. Make sure you find out how many people graduate from the school, what their feedback was, and exactly how many of them have actually moved on to become ultrasound techs.
Looking at these important steps before choosing an ultrasound technician school will help make your final decision a lot easier and allow you to become the highest quality sonographer you can possibly be. After your selection is made it is time for you to get ready for the adventure that lies ahead, just what exactly should you be expecting during your sonography training?
Ultrasound technician training consists of training future technicians how to find and diagnose an array of medical conditions with the use of sound wave technology to capture images of organs and human tissue. There are plenty of accredited organizations that offer this type of training programs, which includes clinical, laboratory and class-room instruction.
Technicians devote the majority of their time in training learning the competencies needed to operate and manage ultrasound machinery . Making it possible for them to generate medical images by making use of ultrasound methods. Usually, medical facilities prefer technicians to have been given training from accredited programs as well as having taken and passed the examination set by the ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers).
Those employed in this industry will have to be competent in human anatomy, medical terminology and patient evaluation. Superior communication skills are preferred to be able to comfort any concerns or nerves a patient may have as they undergo technical procedures. An eye for good quality images in addition to competence in picking and analyzing images are also typically expected.
Formal education is generally obtained by registering for a program offered by ultrasound technician training programs, universities and colleges. The majority of would-be ultrasound technicians opt to sign up for 2-year associate's programs, however bachelor degree programs are also offered. Hopefuls have got to possess a high school diploma with coursework having been completed in mathematics, common sciences and health.
An Associate of Science in Ultrasound Technology study course specializes in teaching students how to use medical imaging machines, in order to discover various health conditions and the treatment options which should be used . This kind of ultrasound technician training degree will involve quite a few hours spent in local health care facilities, practical training in practice labs and in-class lectures . Generally , the topics of patient treatment methods, medical ethics, anatomy and physiology, common physics and acoustic physics, are taught. Supplementary courses in abdominal scanning, vascular technology and obstetrics , are often also offered.
Normally, this option will take 4 to 5 years to complete, and will provide an in-depth examination of a variety of ultrasound specialties that are required for graduates to work as researchers, administrators or managers. Practical experience in gynecological, obstetrics and abdominal ultrasound procedures is provided by way of clinical internships and class room instruction. With a B.S. degree you will be in the upper half of all sonographers in terms of education and according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is over $65,000.
While the completion of an ultrasound technician training program is enough to get entry-level positions in the field, five years of ultrasound experience is needed for higher salaried positions that come with more responsibility, such as administration and management positions.
Sonographers do not have to be licensed ; however, the vast majority of companies would prefer to hire techs that possess certificates from a certifying organization, such as the ARMDS. The reason is that certification provides confirmation that an individual has the abilities and know-how required to work effectively and efficiently.
Students looking to attain a RDMS certificate must pass the certifying exam set by the ARDMS . Once the test is successfully completed, a specific amount of units in continuing education has to be completed, so that you can maintain your certification. This form of ultrasound technician training might include a variety of specialties, for instance abdominal, nervous system or breast imaging.
Ultrasound Technician Training in Umatilla, FL reviewed by BRUNA LANDRY on May 28.
Thank You for starting such an informative site. I was able to find out info about the ultrasound programs in my city and I was able to find one that is perfect for me. I've now started my training and can't wait to become an Ultrasound Technician.


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Second air disaster in Hyderabad in less than two years
By IANS-CT / March 3, 2010
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The crash of a naval aircraft in a densely populated area near Begumpet Airport here Wednesday is the second such disaster in residential localities in less than two years in this city.
Both pilot and co-pilot of HJT-16 Kiran Mk II aircraft were killed when it crashed on to a building during air show as part of India Aviation 2010 here.
Four civilians were also injured in the accident that occurred in Bowenpally area.
On Sep 8, 2008, a flying instructor and a trainee pilot were killed when a small aircraft crashed on to densely populated Sanathnagar.
The Cessna 152 aircraft of the Andhra Pradesh Flying Club had crashed minutes after it took off from Begumpet airport.
The aircraft first hit an electric pole and then a building before crashing on to a street
No one was injured on the ground though a couple of houses were partially damaged when debris fell on the roofs.
Apart from these two incidents, two air force planes have also crashed in the state in the recent past.
On July 31, 2009, an Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer aircraft had crashed in Medak district, killing both the pilots.
A piston-engine HPT-32 aircraft crashed into a farm at Annaram village, about 100 km from here.
The aircraft crashed soon after it took off from the Air Force Academy at Dundigal on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
On Sep 11, 2007, two IAF pilots died when a Kiran aircraft crashed in the Hakimpet area on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
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NEW SINGLE OUT 6/14/19
When you get to meet someone that you have looked up to for a long time it's like a dream come true!
It was a beautiful fall afternoon in central Texas. I was beyond excited to finally meet one of my songwriting hero's, Susan Gibson. When I was a young girl growing up on our family farm in Colorado I loved The Dixie Chicks and their song "Wide Open Spaces." I would listen to the CD for hours while driving tractor. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever image being able to get to know Susan Gibson, let alone write a song with her. We were sitting on her front porch and she was telling me about her dad passing. We started talking about how important our fathers were to us. I told her all about my dad and the way her raised me. We both agreed, our dad's taught us to be independent. Like the song says, "Love you like a daughter, raise you like a son" is exactly how they raised us. This is how "Daddy's Girl" came to life.
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Die Liste der Feste mit Florian Silbereisen (früher Die Feste der Volksmusik) enthält alle Sendungen der Feste mit Florian Silbereisen. Von 1994 bis 2003 wurde die Sendung von Carmen Nebel und ab 2004 von Florian Silbereisen moderiert, sie wird vom Ersten und dem ORF ausgestrahlt und vom MDR produziert.

Die Sendungen wurden bisher nur in Deutschland, Österreich, Italien und Norwegen veranstaltet:
 Nesoya, Rostock, Berlin, Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Magdeburg, Hof, Cottbus, Erfurt, Suhl, Chemnitz, Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf, Zwickau, Meßkirch, Riesa, Graz, Dornbirn, Bozen, Dortmund, Oldenburg, München, Grünwald, Kitzbühel, Gelsenkirchen

Liste der Sendungen
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 Folge: Nennt die Folge der Sendung
 Datum: Nennt das Datum der Sendung
 Name des Festes: Nennt den Namen des Festes
 Ort: Nennt den Ort, wo die Sendung ausgetragen wurde
 Mitwirkende: Nennt die Stars, die in der Sendung waren

Siehe auch
 Das Adventsfest der 100.000 Lichter

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 Feste der Volksmusik auf daserste.de
 Die Feste der Volksmusik auf fernsehserien.de
 Die Feste der Volksmusik auf wunschliste.de

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White House To Announce Bill To Overhaul Legal Immigration System
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Will Racke Immigration and Foreign Policy Reporter
August 01, 2017 11:28 PM ET
President Donald Trump will join two leading Republican senators at the White House on Wednesday to formally introduce a bill that would slash legal immigration levels in half and implement a merit-based system for potential migrants, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
GOP Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas will reintroduce an updated version of the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill they originally proposed in February that failed to gain traction in the Senate.
The legislation seeks to curtail the current practice of family chain migration and move to a points system that would "tailor the immigration system to meet the needs of our economy," a spokeperson for Perdue's office told TheDCNF.
The updated RAISE Act, which has also been reported by the Washington Examiner, moves the focus of Trump's immigration agenda from cracking down on illegal immigration to reducing the number and types of people allowed to immigrate. Trump has previously couched support for the bill in terms of protecting American workers, who he says are hurt by the current immigration system. (RELATED: White House Backs Senate Bill To Cut Legal Immigration, Move To Merit-Based System)
"Instead of today's low-skilled system — which is a terrible system where anyone comes in, people who have never worked, people that are criminals, anyone comes in — we want a merit-based system," he said at an Ohio rally last week. "One that protects our workers, protects our taxpayers, and one that protects our economy."
The RAISE Act establishes a points-based merit system that gives priority to high-skilled immigrants and potential job-creating entrepreneurs. The changes are modeled on the Canadian and Australian systems, according to Perdue's office.
In what will likely prove to be the most controversial provision, the bill would dramatically reduce overall immigration levels by doing away with chain migration. Current immigration law allows U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to sponsor their parents, siblings and married adult children for immigrant visas. Under the RAISE Act, only spouses and minor children could apply for admission based on family ties.
The bill also caps annual refugee admissions at 50,000 and completely eliminates the diversity visa lottery, a Department of State program that awards immigrant visas to people from countries with historically low levels of immigration to the U.S.
While Perdue's office says the bill does not include a "hard and fast cap" on the number of family-based visas that would be issued, it does seek to bring overall immigration levels to "historic norms." Previous reports have indicated that number could fall to 500,000 legal permanent residents per year over the next decade.
By contrast, the U.S. took in an average of about 1.1 million legal immigrants annually from 2000 to 2015, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
Perdue and Cotton have criticized those historically high levels of immigration, saying they flood the U.S. labor market with low-skill workers who drive down wages for poor and working-class Americans. As Cotton noted when the original RAISE Act was introduced in February, just one in 15 green cards are granted for employment purposes. (RELATED: Immigration Skeptics Make The Economic Case For Less Legal Migration)
Even with Trump's support, the bill faces an uphill climb in the GOP-controlled Senate. On top of expected Democratic opposition, some Republican senators have expressed skepticism abut cutting legal immigration levels.
GOP Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsay Graham of South Carolina all dismissed the RAISE Act in February, exposing deep divisions within the GOP over the issue of legal immigration.
"Over the next 20 years, one thing I can say for certain is America is getting older and the number of workers coming up in the system is not where it has been in the past," Graham said at the time. "We're going to need to replenish our workforce."
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This is what's left at present. I hope to implement most of them into the standard files soon.
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Tacari Weddings | Chargers... Furniture... Chairs... Oh My!
Have you always wanted to know more about renting furniture, chargers and chairs for your upcoming event? There are so many great options… what's the difference between a ghost chair, a french country chair and a King Louis chair? What kinds of questions do you ask them? Should you do anything prior to meeting with them? Well, recently, we had the chance to sit down with Alexis from Orlando Wedding and Party Rentals in Orlando, Florida to help us with some insightful tips of what to do before meeting with a rental company as well as a few questions you should ask when meeting with one. It's not everyday you're having to book rentals for an event – and they get that!
Think of your date as the foundation of your wedding planning. Rental companies always keep availability in mind, thus knowing your date will allow them to check that those items are feasible for the date you're saying I Do!
Securing your venue lets you know what items you truly need; what does the venue offer already? After seeing my venue in person, I really want pipe & drape! Etc.
We also wanted to mention that having your venue squared away gives your rental company a sense of your guest count, allowing them to gather any inventory information that could affect the items that piqued your interest.
Whether it be a Pinterest board, or clippings from your favorite magazine, gather some inspiration so that you and your rental company can discuss items that will best fit your vision! It's extremely helpful to have your wedding colors handy, the "theme" you have your heart set on, and any personal/family traditions you'll be incorporating.
What to ask in the meeting: what services do you offer?
While most rental companies offer delivery services, others have detailed rental policies that you should be aware of. For instance: cleaning off the flatware before returning, untying chair cushions, and more.
On the other hand, not all delivery services are equal. Be sure to double check what type of "delivery" they're offering. Will they drop off the items and set them for you, or will they just drop off the items?
What to ask in the meeting: what does your pricing entail?
Keep in mind that your rental company, respectfully, might not divulge pricing in the meeting. However, a good question to ask is what gets factored into those dollar signs. This way you have confidence in what you're paying, knowing that "A, B, and C" services are included and are being taken care of!
What to ask in the meeting: what odds + ends do couples tend to forget when selecting their rentals?
Planning an event can be stressful, and at times some things slip through the cracks. A common, but silly, error that couples tend to make is: forgetting to include themselves in their rental count! Others tend to overlook both inclement + sunny weather; rain happens, so consider reserving a tent. Intense heat may play an important factor in your summer nuptials, consider adding on a few fans/cooling units to provide some relief for you and your guests.
Your rental company can provide helpful insights & valuable suggestions, so that no detail gets overlooked!


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According to Bolanle Idowu, the only way is up. With her positive, no-nonsense mindset, this ambitious master's student creates a big difference in the lives of other people. In vice programme director Jasper Homminga, she finds a partner-in-crime. Jasper's passion for teaching has led him to a unique career at UT. 'It's fantastic to witness a student's learning progress.'
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Bolanle: 'I heard you have an unusual academic career path, Jasper. Tell me more!'
Jasper: 'After I had finished my PhD in biomechanical engineering, I became assistant professor. But I struggled with that role. As a professor, you mainly write grant proposals, so others – postdocs and PhD students – can do research. By getting grants and leading research projects, you build your academic career.
While I was good enough at doing research, I figured I am absolutely rubbish at getting grant money. My passion and talent is education – I love teaching. It runs in my family: my grandparents and parents were all teachers, and both of my brothers are, too. But in academia, just teaching doesn't get you very far.
At a certain point I made a conscious decision: "It may or may not benefit my career, but I will focus on teaching. Because that's where I can make my best contribution to the world. I'll just have to trust that things will work out somehow."'
Bolanle: 'And things did work out, because you're not a teacher anymore, are you?'
Jasper: 'Indeed. It turns out there are a lot of different career paths at UT that can get you somewhere – although they're not officially advertised. After I'd worked as a university teacher for a few years, I was asked to become part of ATLAS, the new University College Twente. Kees Ruijter, the person who invented it, had seen me teach – and asked me to join the team. ATLAS combines social and technical sciences, and the programme gives students a lot of freedom. I helped build the program; later, I became programme director and dean.
Last year, I felt it was time for a new challenge. Since September 2020, I've been the vice programme director of the bachelor's and master's programme in Technical Medicine.'
"I love to see young people developing and becoming independent thinkers"
Jasper Homminga
Bolanle: 'Is being a programme director very different from teaching?'
Jasper: 'It's still about teaching, but on a different level. How do you build a proper curriculum? In what order, and how, does everything fit together in a six-year program?
I sometimes compare it to a theatre. As a programme director, you're in charge of the ideas behind the scenes and the play as a whole. The teachers detail the set and give colour to the scenes. Together with students, they play the scenes. My task is to make sure those scenes form one play. The University and faculties ensure there are actually stages, seats, actors, a playing schedule and so on.'
Bolanle: 'Actually, I'm thinking about doing a PhD when I finish my master's degree. I want to be able to teach people too and give back to society, to help them further in life. What exactly do you like about teaching?'
Jasper: 'It's fantastic to witness a student's learning progress. Usually, you've been explaining stuff for a while. Then suddenly, you notice a light in their eyes, something clicks in their head – and they've learned something new. I also love to see young people developing and becoming independent thinkers. As a teacher, your role is to guide students – but not stand in their way. At some point, you just have to step aside, and let them pass.'
"At Technical Medicine, we educate people to understand both human bodies and technology, so they can come up with new ways to improve their patient's treatment"
Bolanle: 'Yes, I feel you. Next to my study, I run a coaching business. To me, it's very important that what I do, contributes to the world – and to other people. How does your work relate to society?'
Jasper: 'Our largest problems – like climate change and poverty – have both technical ánd social components. Any technical solution you come up with, needs to be accepted by people. Otherwise, nobody will use it. Think of windmills: they're great to generate clean electricity, but if they're too ugly, people don't want them in their backyards.
For the same reason, we train technical doctors at UT. Most medical specialists have no idea how an MRI-scanner or an ultrasound works. At Technical Medicine, we educate people to understand both human bodies and technology, so they can come up with new ways to improve their patient's treatment.'
Bolanle: 'I've been here for three years now, and I hope to stay in Enschede for a while after I've finished my master's. Do you have any career advice for me?'
Jasper: 'Find out what your strength is. What are you good at? As soon as you acknowledge that, it's easier to accept your weaknesses too. As for myself: I don't really care anymore that I'm bad at writing grant proposals – because my value lies elsewhere.
'Then, find a job that aligns best with your strength. That will probably not happen at once. But you have to trust that there is a place, and a need, for whatever weird set of combination of skills you have. Sooner or later, you'll get that chance. And of course, it helps to get out there and show people what you've got – so get out of your room, and make sure people know who you are.'
BOLANLE IDOWU MSC (1975)
is a master's student in Public Administration with corporate communication – her third master's degree after an MBA in Human Resources at Lagos State University and an MSc in Service Management at the University of Buckingham. Before coming to UT, Bolanle worked at MTN Nigeria for over fifteen years as a Senior Customer Relationship Partner. She is married and has three children. Next to her studies, she runs a coaching business and a female fashion accessory business.
Dr. Jasper Homminga (1972)
is vice programme director of the bachelor's and master's programme Technical Medicine. Jasper has a scientific background in biomechanics and more specifically, bone mechanics. He joined UT in 2003, to do research and design in spine mechanics and teach in Technical Medicine and Biomedical Technology. In 2013, he joined the founding team of ATLAS and was interim programme director there 2019-2020. In 2020, he returned to his biomedical background and joined Technical Medicine.
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360° Perspective: D60 School Closures
Posted: 9:31 PM, Apr 02, 2019
By: Elizabeth Watts
PUEBLO – Pueblo City School are facing a major transition period in the years to come. Aging buildings, declining enrollment and budget issues are presenting leaders and voters with important decisions.
We're taking a closer look at some of the numbers for you and how they could impact the city's high schools in our 360° Perspective.
Pueblo's four high schools have been staples in the community for decades. Each one is a monument to the neighborhoods- graduating generations of family, having some of the state's oldest high school football rivalries and enough memories to create museums.
The city's oldest high school building is Central. It was built in 1905 but renovated in 1973. D60 tells us even though it is old, it is one of the most structurally sound high schools in town.
East and South's buildings were both built in 1959. Centennial's building was built in 1971.
We've been tracking trouble in the district for months for you. 80 percent of all schools in the district are more than 50 years old. In 2018 an independent firm determined 14 out of 30 of the buildings are in "critical" or "very poor condition."
The same firm estimates that more than $800 million is needed for improvements and repairs across the district. East High School alone is one of the costliest to repair.
Compounding the problem- enrollment has also dropped.
According to the Colorado Department of Education, there were 18,504 students enrolled in D60 in the 2008/2009 school year. In the 2017/2018 school year, there were 16,910. That's a drop of more than 1,500 students and an average loss of about 160 students a year.
Also according to the Dept. of Education, in the 2017/2018 school year, District 60 received approximately $7,800 in state and local funds per student. This year it was $8,300 per student.
This means a drop in 100 students this year alone would cost the district $837,000 in funding. Over the past decade, the declines total in the millions.
The district is holding several community meetings to get feedback and provide information. The different options include consolidating schools, potentially closing others and even building new facilities. The plans vary, but most include the closure of East High School due to the high cost of repairing the building.
Here's a timeline as we near the end of the school year and the end of the decision-making process.
Stakeholders are meeting April 8th, to consider community feedback and narrow the master plan to two options.
If needed, there will be a special board meeting April 9th to discuss action regarding school closures.
The Board of Education will meet twice in late April on the recommendations and whether or not to move forward asking voters to approve a bond.
The final decision is expected in May.
News5 will track this every step of the way for you and will let you know what happens as it happens.
Click here for more information on the community forums and master plan. There's also an email address to send your feedback.
This report was produced by Monica Gouty and Carl Winder.


Science and technology are advancing at breakneck speed. It is therefore critical for teachers to be up to date with current innovations and to effectively integrate this knowledge into their classrooms. With this in mind, the Institute initiated the Rothschild-Weizmann Program for Excellence in Science Teaching in 2008, with the support of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, using a "teach the teachers" approach to raise the quality of science education in Israel. Recently, the program received a major gift of support from the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation of Canada.
Ten years later, the program has become a model for advancing the academic and professional development of science and math teachers in Israel, cultivating a new generation of teachers to act as "science ambassadors" in their own schools and communities.
The program was initiated by the Department of Science Teaching as part of its mission to give teachers the tools to keep up with new trends in science and advance the level of science education in Israel. The program is co-headed by Prof. Shimon Levit from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon from the Department of Science Teaching. Scientists from throughout the Institute's five faculties have been involved since the program's inception, developing and teaching courses and guiding instruction and curricula throughout the years.
The program has two tracks: studies toward an MSc degree (non-thesis) in science teaching, and a post-MSc professional development track. The latter is aimed at teachers with MSc or PhD degrees in science or science education and alumni of the program's MSc track who wish to enrich their teaching skills and pedagogical knowledge.
The MSc program exposes teachers to cutting-edge research taking place in Weizmann Institute laboratories, to contemporary topics in general science, and to innovations in science education. In addition, both during and after completion of their studies, participants receive assistance from Institute scientists and educational staff as they initiate projects for implementation in the field.
About 30 teachers are enrolled every year, with a focus on one of four disciplines: biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. To date, 253 teachers have received their MSc degrees through the Rothschild-Weizmann Program, and participants hail from 130 localities throughout Israel representing diverse populations and social groups—urban and rural, religious and secular, Jewish and Arab. Program graduates go on to serve in a variety of enhanced educational leadership roles.
The impact is felt immediately. "Ninety-eight percent of participants continue to teach after graduating and the majority say that the scientific and pedagogic knowledge they gained in the program has led to significant changes in their teaching practices," says Prof. Eylon. About three quarters of the students taught by teachers who have gone through the program reported a noticeable difference in the approaches their teachers employ in the classroom.
The Rothschild-Weizmann Program is funded by the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations and the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation.
Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon is the incumbent of the Chief Justice Bora Laskin Professorial Chair of Science Teaching.
Prof. Shimon Levit is the Harry and Kathleen Kweller Professor of Condensed Matter Physics.


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Rosario Dawson Join Marvel's "Daredevil" TV Series
Posted: June 21st, 2014 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Marvel just announced that "Sin City" star Rosario Dawson is set to join the cast of the upcoming "Daredevil" TV series, which stars Charlie Cox as the title character. It's unclear what role she's play, but there's some speculation that it's Night Nurse.
"Rosario Dawson is one the most charismatic, talented and powerful actresses in Hollywood, so she was always at the top of our list for 'Marvel�s Daredevil,'" said Marvel. "Her role in the series is absolutely critical to Matt Murdock's journey to become the hero we know as Daredevil."
"Daredevil" follows the journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
The show's thirteen episodes will be available on Netflix in 2015.
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Is Danny Boyle still tappin that? "Cause if so, Boyle is a boss
on June 21st, 2014 at 5:01:12 PM
At first, I was worried about her career because she was in Clerks 2.
I'm so glad to see her career is definitely on life support by agreeing to work on this television debacle.
"Rosario Dawson is one the most charismatic, talented and powerful actresses in Hollywood, so she was always at the top of our list for 'Marvel�s Daredevil,'"
Which is exactly why you've relegated her to sequels to Sin City and television adaptations of c-list Marvel characters?
Dawson delivers one mean blowjob, I bet.
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San Francisco foreclosure homes have been driving house sales in the area, but the sale prices are still relatively high and a huge percentage of homes in the area are still not affordable to median-earning families, according to the Urban Land Institute Terwillger Center for Workforce Housing, the Rosen Consulting Group and the San Francisco Association of Realtors.
The current home sales price median in the city of San Francisco is $765,120, despite the prevalence of bank foreclosure home units in the market, according to an online real estate firm.
In December 2009, when total home sales also increased, the median sales price for a detached single-family house in the city of San Francisco was still high at $755,608, an 8-percent jump from the median in December 2008.
The sales price median for condos was also still high at $672,590 in December last year, an increase of 7.6 percent over the December 2008 price and the first price increase for condos since July 2008.
According to the Center for Housing, despite the 40-percent decline of home prices over the past three years largely due to record numbers of San Francisco foreclosure homes, residential properties in the area are not still affordable to most families. The center reported that only 20 percent of homes in the Bay Area are affordable to households earning 110 percent of the median income in the area, which is around $100,000 for a four-member household.
Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros said that although the 20-percent affordability level marked an improvement over the 6-percent level in 2007, housing affordability is still a problem in the area.
California foreclosures have pulled down home prices in many areas of the state and have even pushed majority of homeowners underwater in certain areas, but prices in the city of San Francisco and most other parts of the Bay Area have held up.
While the percentage of underwater homeowners in the Vallejo-Fairfield in Solano County is record high at 61 percent, the percentage of underwater borrowers in the Bay Area is only 10.4 percent, the lowest level in the region. The underwater percentage in the Oakland area, Santa Rosa area and San Jose area are 35 percent, 31.8 percent and 21.8 percent, respectively.
Despite the preponderance of San Francisco foreclosure homes, just 15 percent of homes in the area are affordable to working households, far below the 60-percent average affordability level in peer metro regions like Boston and Washington, D.C.


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Are these dreams honey – when I'm on meds I have very vivid dreams – some are quite Stephen King !
Hey gorgeous. ♥ ♥ ♥ Just popping in to let you know I'm thinking about you, and that I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
I don't need to be on meds to have some seriously disturbed dreams at night. I've always had nightmares. I think it's good that you can keep a journal and write about them and explore what they mean. I usually remember my dreams in their entirely. They are quite vivid and I dream in color. I could write horror stories that would scare even Mr. King.
I have kept some of the mosr, um, gory ones out of my blogs as they scare even me.
I see myself in your dreams…and it is scary, write a book, I'll be in line at your book signing.


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import datetime
import simplejson

from event.models import Event
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.core.cache import cache
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
from settings import NO_RECORD_PUB_DATE
from settings import MEMCACHE_EVENTS
from settings import GENERAL_RETRIEVE_COUNT
from utils.models import DUMPS
from utils.dateTime import pretty_date

import logging
# Get an instance of a logger
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

#INITIAL_RETRIEVE_COUNT = 16

def create_micronote_event(request,instance,tag):
   # if created: # and instance.parent==None: #instance.parent=None : micronote is not a comment type
    ctype = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(instance)
    event, created = Event.objects.get_or_create(content_type=ctype,object_id =instance.id,tag_id=tag.id)
    cache.delete(MEMCACHE_EVENTS +'_' + str(tag.id))

    if  cache.get(MEMCACHE_EVENTS) != None:
        cache.delete(MEMCACHE_EVENTS)
    if  cache.get(MEMCACHE_EVENTS + '_0') != None:
        cache.delete(MEMCACHE_EVENTS + '_0')

    logger.debug(str('Cleaned micrnote memcache'))

def retrieve_event_list(request):

    page_index = int(request.GET.get('retrieve_page_index',1))
    tag_id = request.GET.get('tag_filter','0')
    latest_sync_date = request.GET.get('latest_sync_date',str(NO_RECORD_PUB_DATE))

    #Initialize data
    event_list=[]

    # Retrieve event list from memcache
    memcache_list_name = MEMCACHE_EVENTS +'_' + tag_id

    #calculate record indexes
    endRecordIndex = page_index * GENERAL_RETRIEVE_COUNT
    startRecordIndex = endRecordIndex - GENERAL_RETRIEVE_COUNT

    if page_index==1:
        if latest_sync_date == str(NO_RECORD_PUB_DATE):
            cache.delete(memcache_list_name)
            event_list = cache.get(memcache_list_name)
    # if event memcache is null, retrieve event list from datastore and update list to memcache
    if event_list == None or len(event_list) == 0:
        logger.debug('Reload from datastore')
        if tag_id == '0':
            event_list = Event.objects.filter(spam=False).order_by('-pub_date')[startRecordIndex:endRecordIndex]
            #logger.debug(event_list[0].object.content)
            logger.debug('retrieve without tag filter')
        else:
            event_list = Event.objects.filter(tag_id=tag_id,spam=False).order_by('-pub_date')[startRecordIndex:endRecordIndex]

        #keep a copy of queries in memcache to enhance retrieving performance
        if event_list != None and len(event_list) != 0:
            cache.add(memcache_list_name, event_list)
    else:
        logger.debug('Reload from memcache')
    return event_list,startRecordIndex,endRecordIndex,page_index

def retrieve_event_list_with_JSON(request):
    if request.method == "GET":

        event_list,start_index,end_index,page_index = retrieve_event_list(request)

        if event_list == None or len(event_list) == 0:
            response_data = {
                 'result' : []
                 };
            return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(response_data), mimetype="application/json")

        else:
            events = []
            for eventItem in event_list:
                event_dict = {
                                'index': 0,
                                'id': eventItem.id,
                                'authorName': eventItem.object.author.get_full_name(),
                                'avatar': eventItem.object.author.get_profile().avatar,
                                'authorID': eventItem.object.author.id,
                                'content': eventItem.object.content,
                                'pubDate': str(eventItem.object.pub_date),
                                'verbosePubDate':  pretty_date(eventItem.object.pub_date),
                                'tagID': eventItem.tag_id,
                                'commentCount': eventItem.comment_count,
                                'platform' : "the earth"
                             }
                events.append(event_dict)
            response_data = {
                 'result' : events,
                 'start_index' : start_index,
                 'end_index' : end_index,
                 'maxDisplayItems' : GENERAL_RETRIEVE_COUNT,
                 'page' : page_index
                 };
            return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(response_data), mimetype="application/json")
            #return HttpResponse(DUMPS(events), mimetype="application/json")
#            return direct_to_template(request, 'event_json.html',{
#                                                         'entity_list':event_list,
#                                                         'latest_updated_entity_date':str(latest_entity_pub_date),
#                                                         'atest_updated_comment_date':str(NO_RECORD_PUB_DATE),
#                                                         'is_null':'false'
#                                                         })

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Now (sort of) open: Mac's Tavern
The "Always Sunny" bar has replaced Skinner's in Old City.
by Michael Klein
Mac's Tavern -- aka the bar at 226 Market St. in Old City owned by a bunch of St. Joseph's Prep alumni including Rob McElhenney and wife Kaitlin Olson from the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia -- did a soft opening over Memorial Day weekend.
A drive-by Saturday found it going full blast.
Then it closed after Monday night to work out kinks and a little tidy-up.
It's due to reopen Thursday, June 3 at 11 a.m.
The atmospherics are now wide-open, making it considerably noisier than it was as Skinner's.
Lots of TVs on the walls, 16 beers on tap (with a 17th on the way).
McElhenney, Olson, and the cast are due June 23 for a red-carpet grand opening.
It's clear that chef Michael Suminski, most recently at the just-closed Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, is having a blast with the menu. Five chicken cutlet sandwiches, five kinds of gravy fries, and a nod to the TV Mac: a platter called "It's Always Sunnyside Up," turkey bacon, eggs, and toast.
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On June 25, over 5,000 fans saw Milwaukee Brewers prospect Cameron Roegner pitch four perfect innings in relief for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, protecting a 3-2 lead and preserving a win over the Kane County Cougars. A few months later, he's demonstrating his control for a slightly smaller audience, as one of Milwaukee's newest Uber and Lyft drivers.
Roegner, a Beloit native who went to college at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, was the Brewers' 22nd round pick in the 2016 MLB draft, the 651st player selected overall. A tall left-handed pitcher, Roegner has experienced significant success across three professional levels, posting a 3.39 earned run average that was easily better than the league average everywhere he's played. He spent the full 2017 season close to home with the Timber Rattlers, making 19 appearances and striking out a more-than-respectable 8.3 batters per nine innings.
Following the season, Roegner packed up his things and moved to Milwaukee, where he and a roommate are sharing a Walker's Point apartment for the winter. Roegner said he's enjoying his new home.
Though his Rattlers season is over, Roegner still has bills to pay. Baseball players in the minors are only paid during the season, so they experience a long gap between paydays during the winter. Some players are able to get by with money left over from the signing bonuses from their first professional contract, but, as a college senior and a 22nd round pick, Roegner didn't exactly strike it rich on his first deal. As such, he's signed up to drive for ride sharing services as an offseason job.
It's still early in the offseason, so Roegner said he's still waiting for his first great ride-sharing story.
Even the sober passengers in Roegner's car might not have any idea they're riding with a professional baseball player. He said he hasn't been recognized since moving to Milwaukee, and his career details aren't something he often shares with strangers.
"I try to stay a little low key with all that," he says.
Roegner's offseason was supposed to start with a road trip with some friends. Those plans were derailed when he was sidelined with a minor shoulder injury in early August. Instead of spending the month of September touring the Pacific Northwest in a van, he spent much of it working with physical therapists and athletic trainers at Froedtert Sports Medicine.
All those training and rehab sessions are expected to come to an end this week, when Roegner is scheduled to meet with Brewers team doctor William Raasch. He said he hopes to be medically cleared to start offseason workouts. Trying to make the most of the long break between the end of the minor league season on Labor Day and the start of spring training is one of the toughest parts of his life in professional baseball.
As a self-described "older college guy," Roegner is aware that the clock is ticking on his professional baseball career. At 24 years old, he was one of the older players of the 2017 Timber Rattlers, and as such, he'll be competing with much younger players for spots on a team next spring and each spring for the remainder of his career. Despite all the challenges that come with the minor league grind, he said he's not ready to start thinking about a post-baseball life.


Krakaliia, Kost [Krakalija, Kost'], b 1884, d ?. Bukovynian political leader and journalist. Until 1922 he was a leading member of the Ukrainian section of the Social Democratic Party of Bukovyna. Then, abandoning the interests of the Ukrainian population of Bukovyna, he joined the Romanian National Farmer's party and headed its Ukrainian section (1922–30). During this period he edited the Ukrainian-language weekly Khliborob (1923) and Khliborobs'ka pravda (1924–38), in which he attacked the Ukrainian nationalist movement and supported the government's anti-Ukrainian policies. In 1920–2 and 1928–31 Krakaliia was a deputy to the Romanian Parliament. Breaking with the National Farmer's party in 1930, he collaborated with various other Romanian political parties. Besides being involved in political life, he translated many Ukrainian works into German and prepared the language handbook Ukrainisch (Ruthenisch): Methode Toussaint-Langenscheidt Sprachführer (1915).


Algorithms for arithmetic on elliptic curves over general number fields, based on KASH. The main feature is an implementation of 2-descent and 2-isogeny-descent routines (taking care of even class numbers).
This code is no longer maintained and only here for archival purposes: software download, README and documentation.
prf335.g KASH program proving Lemmas 9 and 10. Needs Algae.
tor334.mpl MAPLE program proving Lemma 6.
prf335.mpl MAPLE program proving Lemma 7. Needs divcalc.sh.
A precursor to the 2-descent program mentioned above: thesis.sh shar-archive of KASH-scripts for computations concerning reports W99-14, W99-15 and my PhD-thesis. Also a version on this server.


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The Only Modern Family Characters To Appear In Every Episode
By Tyler Pisapia/March 31, 2021 9:33 am EST
A sitcom doesn't reach 11 seasons and win an immensely impressive 22 Emmy Awards without the benefit of a hugely talented ensemble cast. Such is the case with Modern Family.
By its very title, this show promises to explore how its multi-generational cast of characters contends with contemporary issues like technology, same-sex marriage, and teenage drinking. When it first debuted in 2009, no one could have predicted that this ragtag group — one of the most eclectic the sitcom genre has ever produced — would spend the next decade as the de facto face of the American family. But that's exactly what happened: Modern Family's characters became everyone's family.
Though the show relies heavily on character-based storytelling, some Modern Family cast members became more prominent than others. Of the myriad characters that make up the Modern Family cast, only six appear in all 250 episodes. Allow us to introduce these Modern Family MVPs — they might not be who you're expecting.
Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett
Prior to his starring role as Jay Pritchett, Ed O'Neill was already a decorated Hollywood star with a successful sitcom to his name. In addition to many, many TV and movie appearances, O'Neill was perhaps best known for playing Al Bundy on the often raunchy and off-color sitcom Married ... with Children from 1987 to 1997.
Although O'Neill was an established name going into the pilot episode of Modern Family, in some ways, he had more to prove than his co-stars. Modern Family is a show with a big heart that tends to focus on the most positive aspects of family: Within its episodes, love and loyalty always win the day. The Bundy family is, to say the least, cut from a different cloth. As a result, it took a lot for much of Modern Family's early audience to see O'Neill as anything but his put-upon, constantly disgruntled former character. But, thanks to O'Neill's acting talents, Jay became one of the most heartfelt characters on the show.
Before Modern Family ended in 2020, O'Neill garnered something as Jay Pritchett he never managed to snag as Al Bundy : three Emmy Award nominations. While the measure of a successful character is not necessarily found in how many awards they earn, these nominations are a notable gesture on behalf of the industry that shows just how much O'Neill has shaped the modern sitcom.
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
As Modern Family's Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara enjoyed a meteoric rise. This is really saying something, as Vergara had already managed to handle being a single mother and a cancer survivor when she took on the role.
Gloria is the second wife of Jay Pritchett. She falls in love with him after divorcing her first husband, with whom she shares a son. It would have been easy for Vergara to lean into tired stereotypes of the gold-digging trophy wife. However, through sheer charm and the show's propensity to inject heart into everything, Gloria turns out to be so much more. With every episode, she proves that she and Jay are in each other's lives because they genuinely make each other better.
Gold-digging wasn't the only cliche Vergara had to battle against at the onset of the series: She faced criticism for leaning into what some perceive to be negative stereotypes regarding Latina women. Her response was unequivocal: "What's wrong with being a stereotype?" she told Hola! in 2017. "Gloria's character is inspired by my mom and my aunt. They are both Latina women who grew up in Colombia, like me. They love color, prints, and shoes. I'm like that too: A voluptuous, intense, happy woman, who wants to get involved in everything with her partner to help."
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Prior to being cast as Claire Dunphy, Julie Bowen was perhaps best known as the love interest to Adam Sandler's character in the comedy Happy Gilmore. From there, she gained acclaim in TV with a role on Ed from 2000 to 2004. By the time she stepped into Claire's shoes, she had recurring roles on Lost, Boston Legal, and Weeds on her resume as well.
Claire has a lot of heavy lifting to do when it comes to demonstrating the interconnectedness of the Modern Family clan. She's Jay's daughter, but she's also a married woman with three kids of her own. She and her brother make up the second generation of a show about a family that, very poignantly, covers three generations. In addition to being the glue that holds everything together, she also shoulders the bulk of the show's storytelling regarding the power of family to solve any problem.
That quality bleeds into her real life as well. Speaking with Collider shortly before the show ended in 2020, Bowen couldn't help but gush about what a real-life family the cast had become. "People talk about their college roommates like they're still their best friends, and they often are, and here, I've got college, twice, plus a couple years of grad school, with the same people. I can never think of them as stopping existing. It's gonna be hard not to have a stage to go and play with them on."
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Ty Burrell earned major acclaim for his portrayal of Phil Dunphy. However, his audition for the role of Claire's lovably goofy husband and father to three wild children isn't the origin point of his fame. For Burrell, it all started with a role on the short-lived sitcom Out of Practice.
That sitcom was co-created by Christopher Lloyd in 2005, four years before Lloyd would go on to co-create Modern Family. According to Marc Freeman's book, Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of One of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms, Lloyd brought Burrell in for an audition after seeing his underrated performance in the film In Good Company. As Burrell made his way through pilot season in Los Angeles, Lloyd noticed him begging a cab driver to wait two hours for him during a studio test, because he couldn't afford to hail a new one.
The duo has enjoyed a working relationship ever since. "We wrote Phil for Ty because there's something about the fact that this guy is unrelentingly nice, never stops trying, and is a big kid. All of that applies to Ty," Lloyd told Freeman (via Entertainment Weekly).
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Modern Family aficionados will be the first to tell you that, despite earning five consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Mitchell Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is the most underrated cast member. A lot of this is due to the fact that he is tasked with playing the comedic straight man to his wildly comedic on-screen husband Cameron Tucker, played by Eric Stonestreet. It's hard to keep scenes grounded and still be funny while allowing one's co-star to chew the scenery.
Ferguson was plucked from a relatively obscure but successful theater career to portray one half of the show's same-sex couple. As a gay man himself, Ferguson has noted how proud he is to be able to portray a successful and kind-hearted member of the LGBTQ community on the show. "When I was a young, gay kid in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I didn't turn on the TV and see anything on the television that reflected what I hoped to be," Ferguson explained on The View (via Gay Times). "I hope that this relationship on television now will be that for a lot of kids who can turn on the television [and] say: 'Yes I can marry whoever I want to marry and have a family with them and experience the same ups and downs of being a new parent that my parents did.'"
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Before the world knew him as Cameron Tucker, Eric Stonestreet had played parts on a wide array of TV shows such as Dharma & Greg, Malcolm in the Middle, Party of Five, Spin City, ER, The West Wing, CSI, Bones, and much more. He got his movie debut in Almost Famous, roughly 10 years before he became the household name he is today.
Despite his long acting career, nothing put Stonestreet on the map more than Modern Family. He and Ferguson earned much praise for making LGBTQ characters visible, with Stonestreet particularly distinguishing himself as creating one of the most unique and endearing sitcom characters to grace the screen in years in Cameron Tucker.
Although he played one of the most visible gay men on TV, Stonestreet is, as he jokingly puts it, "openly straight" in real life. However, that doesn't mean he takes his position as an ally lightly. "We take [LGBTQ representation] very seriously and I do think that people are influenced by television. And we happen, I think, to be good television," he told The Huffington Post in 2016."Our only agenda has always been to be really funny and tell really good stories and these two characters happen to be gay men," he added.


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Jay Sekulow: Christian Persecution Takes No Holiday
Posted by Jay Sekulow
This Christmas season reveals a growing danger facing Christians in many parts of the world and underscores why the international work of the American Center for Law and Justice and its international affiliates is so important.
You don't need to look past the headlines – report after report of Christians facing persecution – even death – because of their faith.
Of course, our work continues to keep the spotlight and pressure on Iran, which has delayed a decision regarding the fate of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who faces a death sentence because of his faith.
Unfortunately, the list of Christians facing punishment and persecution this Christmas is not a short one.
In Egypt, as I told you earlier this week, Coptic Christians are facing grave danger as a new Islamic-based government is being formed with the radical Muslim Brotherhood gaining even more control. The Egyptian military is stepping up its violence against protesters – targeting women, who are now fight back. They are turning out by the thousands to call attention to the systematic abuse of women in that country.
Muslims attack a Christian settlement in Nigeria, killing one woman and wounding others.
A gang attack in Kenya. Muslim men beat a young Christian man unconscious – just weeks after the victim's brother was targeted and severely wounded because of his Christian faith.
Threats are on the rise in Kashmir, India where Christians are becoming increasingly fearful this Christmas season as the Islamic government there is poised to punish missionaries on charges of proselytizing and what the government calls "forced conversions."
And in Laos, officials arrest eight Christian leaders for assembling some 200 church members to celebrate Christmas.
This global attack on Christianity also has triggered a sharp rebuke from the Catholic Church with Pope Benedict XVI recently noting that Christians "are the religious group which suffers most from persecution on account of its faith." The Vatican is even calling for a World Day to mark anti-Christian violence and persecution, saying there might be more than 200 million Christians suffering discrimination. That's a warning we issued many months ago.
Here's the good news. We're making a difference in this fight to safeguard religious freedom. Thanks to your support. We're making a difference in places like Pakistan. For instance, we're representing a Pakistani Christian convert as he seeks asylum from religious persecution. We secured a judicial victory for the family of one Christian who was tortured and murdered because of his religious beliefs, ensuring that those responsible for the death faced punishment. We worked with a Christian pastor in Pakistan to ensure that he and his congregation would retain ownership of their church, which was illegally taken and occupied by Muslims. We have also helped bring those responsible for abducting a Christian woman and forcing her to accept Islam to justice, and succeeded in defending 43 Christians who were falsely detained in their homes.
Our expansion with an office in Pakistan has allowed us to battle Islamic blasphemy laws and defend many other persecuted Christians.
As the threat against Christians in Islamic nations continues to mount, we remain committed to assisting those facing discrimination and persecution. Our promise is clear: we will work to protect religious freedom.
Anti-Christian bigotry and persecution does not take a holiday. This Christmas season, stand with us. Support our work at the American Center for Law and Justice, and please pray for those Christians around the world who are sacrificing so much for their faith.
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Jay Sekulow is Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a law firm and educational organization that focuses on constitutional law. He is also Chief Counsel of the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ).
Jay Sekulow is one of the leading defenders of constitutional rights and religious liberties in the United States. Over the past 25 years, Jay Sekulow has amassed an unparalleled record of accomplishment, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court on 12 occasions. His aggressive litigation strategy before the Supreme Court has led to many landmark First Amendment victories.
In his first case before the Supreme Court, Jews for Jesus, Jay Sekulow secured the right of religious groups to pass out tracks in airports. In Mergens, Jay Sekulow successfully protected the right of students to form Bible clubs and prayer groups on public school campuses. In Lamb's Chapel, Jay Sekulow cleared the way for churches to have equal access to public facilities in the same way that other groups are permitted to utilize those facilities. In the Bray and Operation Rescue cases, Jay Sekulow protected the free speech rights of pro-life advocates to be free from criminal prosecution for conveying their pro-life message. In McConnell v. FEC, Jay Sekulow protected the right of young people to engage in the political process by donating to the campaign of their choice. In Pleasant Grove, Jay Sekulow paved the way for governments to be able to display Ten Commandments monuments, and other monuments of their choosing, in public parks.
Through the ACLJ, Jay Sekulow engages the political, legal, and cultural battles facing America today. He routinely works with Members of Congress, advising them on proposed legislation and representing them in critical legal matters. Jay Sekulow has also testified before Congress on the constitutionality of proposed legislation.
Also, in addition to being a successful Supreme Court advocate, Jay Sekulow is a highly respected broadcaster. Jay Sekulow is the host of Jay Sekulow Live! which airs each weekday on over 850 radio stations nationwide, in addition Sirius and XM satellite radio. He brings insight and education to listeners daily through this national call-in radio program. He is also the host of the ACLJ This Week, the ACLJ's weekly television program.
Jay Sekulow regularly appears on major media outlets, including FOX News, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC, where he is sought out for his vast experience in constitutional law and his unique insight into many of the pressing legal and political issues facing America today. He is frequently quoted in the nation's leading newspapers and often contributes opinion editorials to national publications. Jay Sekulow has also published numerous law review and other scholarly articles.
Jay Sekulow has received numerous honors for his groundbreaking legal work in the area of free speech and religious liberties. The Legal Times has named Sekulow one of "The 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years" and the National Law Journal has twice named Sekulow one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. In addition, TIME Magazine listed Jay Sekulow as one of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals" in America.
Jay Sekulow's legal work in defense of religious liberties and human rights extends beyond the United States, having founded the ECLJ in Strasbourg, France, which maintains consultative status with the United Nations. He has also opened offices in Pakistan, Africa, and Jerusalem, Israel. Jay Sekulow is a staunch defender of Israel, presenting arguments before the International Criminal Court at the Hague. His efforts in support of Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks have been commended by Israeli government officials, one official stating, "Jay was instrumentally-involved in projects that the President of Israel and the Prime Minister put on our national agenda."
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Jay Sekulow is a graduate of Mercer University, earning both a bachelor's degree and doctor of jurisprudence. Sekulow served on the editorial staff of the Mercer Law Review and graduated cum laude. He later earned a Ph.D. from Regent University, writing his dissertation on American Legal History. Jay Sekulow also serves on the Board of Trustees for The Supreme Court Historical Society in Washington, D.C.
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Algeria is a transit and, to a lesser extent, destination country for men and women subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. Most commonly, sub-Saharan African men and women enter Algeria voluntarily but illegally, often with the assistance of smugglers, for the purpose of traveling to Europe. Some become victims of trafficking: men may be forced into unskilled labor and women into prostitution to repay smuggling debts. Criminal networks of sub-Saharan nationals in southern Algeria facilitate this irregular migration by arranging transportation, forged documents, and promises of employment. Reliable statistics on the number of potential victims are not available from the government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). One NGO estimates that the populations most vulnerable to trafficking include between 10,000 and 15,000 illegal sub-Saharan African migrants.

The Government of Algeria although has made efforts to fix the issue, they have not been significant to combat trafficking. The government helped formulate a training program for police, judges, and prosecutors on its counter-trafficking law. Despite these efforts, the government did not show overall progress in punishing trafficking crimes and protecting trafficking victims and continued to lack adequate prevention and protection measures.

U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2 Watchlist"  in 2017.

Prosecution
The Algerian government made minimal efforts to address human trafficking through investigations, prosecutions, or convictions during the reporting period. Algeria prohibits all forms of trafficking under Section 5 of its criminal code. In March 2009, the government enacted a comprehensive anti-trafficking statute; prescribed penalties range from three to ten years' imprisonment, which can be increased to 20 years if certain aggravating circumstances are found. These penalties are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with those prescribed under Algerian law for other serious crimes, such as rape. The government did not report investigating or prosecuting any trafficking offenses, or convicting or punishing any trafficking offenders during the year. The Ministry of Justice, in seminars on amendments to the criminal code, briefed judges and prosecutors on Algeria's anti-trafficking law.

After the Algerian government failed to make any significant efforts over a long period of time, the Prime Minister adopted the Government's National Action Plan for Combating Human Trafficking for 2019-2021 and sensitized law enforcement agencies and other government institutions to trafficking issues. Algeria therefore remains on the Level 2 watch list for the third consecutive year. In 2017, 26 cases of human trafficking were investigated, 22 prosecuted and 14 convicted. In 2018, 16 alleged offenders were prosecuted by the government and 9 human traffickers were convicted.

In 2019, Algeria was on the second tier watchlist of the US State Departments report on trafficking in human beings. In 2020 the country was downgraded to the third tier, to which 18 other countries are included, for example, China, Cuba, North Korea, South Sudan and Syria.

Protection
The Government of Algeria made no discernible progress in protecting victims of trafficking over the last year. It did not demonstrate development or use of systematic procedures for the identification of trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, such as foreign women arrested for prostitution or illegal migrants. Victims therefore remained at risk of detention for unlawful acts committed as a result of being trafficked. According to local NGOs, the government did not provide specialized training to government officials in recognizing trafficking or in dealing with victims of trafficking. The government did not provide foreign victims with legal alternatives to their removal to countries where they faced hardship or retribution. The government did not provide medical, counseling, or legal services to victims, nor did it refer victims to other service providers. However, government-operated health clinics that provide emergency care to crime victims were available for victims of trafficking. There is no formal program to encourage trafficking victims to assist with investigation and prosecution of offenders.

Prevention
The Algerian government made minimal prevention efforts during the reporting period. The government convened regional police chiefs in Algiers for a meeting with foreign officials in February 2010 to develop a long-term training plan on transnational crime, including trafficking in persons. Algeria hosted a meeting in March 2010 of Sahel-region foreign ministers to coordinate joint action against transnational crime, including trafficking in persons. The government did not conduct a public awareness campaign on trafficking in persons. It did not have a formal anti-trafficking policy or a national plan of action to complement its anti-trafficking law.

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