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Celebrating Women in Shipping
Historically the maritime industry has been male-dominated. Specifically, no matter their achievements in the maritime sector, women make up only an estimated 2% of the world's maritime workforce and that's mainly the aftereffect of a potential discrimination or harassment that they face when getting into seafaring work. However, IMO together with other maritime unions such as ITF and WISTA have contributed to empower women in the shipping and remain alert to such dangers striving to protect the interests of women members – who now number about 23,000 worldwide.
Women in shipping | 08/03/17
Why women are refraining from entering the shipping industry?
The foremost reason why women are not encouraged to enter the shipping are the perceptions that such jobs require skills more associated with men and subsequently they are meant only for men. Both families and society do not encourage women to choose seafaring as their career. Educators often do not provide the necessary skills and support to help young women while the absence of organizations and regional networks is yet another reason for less women seafarers.
Moreover, in many countries women are not allowed to be recruited to nautical courses, or even once trained, they may have to face prejudice from ship owners who won't employ them. And once employed, women seafarers may also face lower pay even though they are doing work equivalent to that of male seafarers.
Most women further fear to pursue such a career as they believe that they might have to deal with sexual harassment or even abuse while at sea, as well as low levels of support from co-workers.
Why shipping needs more women
Gone is the myth that 'women are bad luck at sea'. This is an old saying but, living in the twenty-first century, we clearly understand that it is just a superstition. ILO is one of the organizations, who working along with IMO, has done important efforts towards strengthening women role in the shipping industry. ILO has outlined that having women aboard ships it gives a great advantage as it creates a more normal social environment. For example, it can reduce the sense of isolation felt by many seafarers.
Furthermore, labour surveys of the shipping sector have indicated an existing - and growing - shortfall of certain categories of seafarers, particularly officers. Therefore, women could be an underutilized source of maritime talent which we need to draw upon to make up this shortfall.
How could women tackle bullying or harassment?
Company hiring women seafarers have strict policies to protect and safeguard their rights and identity. It is of primary importance that a few maritime unions are making a concerted effort to help the industry move on. Thus, woman seafarers facing such discrimination must contact their trade union for support and advice.
WISTA is a networking organization for women at management level in the maritime industry. ILO brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. ITF also supports work for women seafarers.
Specifically, the ITF is calling on employers, the ILO and trade unions to prioritise the following issues that have been identified as vitally important for women seafarers:
Reducing gender stereotypes within the industry
Provision of sanitary items on board ships
Access to confidential medical advice and the contraceptive and morning-after pill
Consistent and improved approach to maternity benefits and rights
Development of sexual harassment policies and appropriate training, including within cadet training and education
In 2013 the ITF released best practice guide named "Winning a better deal for women" which was developed off the back of a survey of affiliate unions around the world.
The same year, IMO produced a film, entitled "Women at the helm", showing how the work of IMO, and others, is beginning to promote change for the better for women in shipping, and highlights first-hand experiences from some of those who have already succeeded.
In 2014, the World Maritime University (WMU) and IMO published a book to highlight the achievements of women in the maritime sector, concluding the maritime industry needs more women, particularly in leadership roles.
On United Nations day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Nautilus International has welcomed guidance from the International Labour Organisation on how companies should prevent workplace violence.
On 2 August 2015, the UN issued position paper setting out UN Women's suggestions for global indicators to effectively monitor how the SDGs are being implemented for women and girls. IMO continues to support the participation of women in both shore-based and sea-going posts, in line with the goals outlined under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls", under the slogan: Training-Visibility-Recognition.
In 2015, the IMO launched the video "Making Waves: women leaders in the maritime world" in support of International Women's Day 2015. The video reports on continuing efforts by IMO and the World Maritime University (WMU) to promote the advancement of women in shipping.
From 4 April 2016, the Maersk Group implemented a new maternity policy that improves benefits during and after maternity leave for employees globally. The maternity leave, at full pay, is followed by a phased reintegration to work over the next six months, allowing new mothers the opportunity of four-day workweeks. This new policy also includes one week of paternity leave, in the first week following a birth or adoption of a new baby. Even in The Netherlands, where statutory maternity leave is extensive and among the most generous worldwide, this new standard represents an improvement over what is required by law.
In 2016, the BBC and BHP Billiton further took steps to ensure that moving forward women make up 50% of their workforce.
ICS, ITF and ECSA also updated the guidelines for all seafarers on how to eliminate workplace harassment and bullying which may aid women seafarers as well.
1-2% of the seafaring population is women, and around 94% of them are working on passenger ships. (ILO figures (2003))
ILO issued the first book of its kind to focus on women seafarers at a global level in 2003, entitled ''Women Seafarers: Global employment policies and practices''. Find out more about ILO's book here
Bermuda is the 40th country to join WISTA, whose members are women in management positions in the maritime transportation business and related trades worldwide. In 2016, female leaders of the island's shipping industry launched a Bermuda chapter of the WISTA, the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA).
Globally, the Maersk Group employed more than 23,000 women in 2015, with approximately 500 having taken maternity leave. A study on the retention of female employees after childbirth in 76 countries across the Maersk Group shows that between 2012 and 2014 the maternity retention rate was less than 70%. The company's aspiration is to encourage 90% of female employees to return to work after childbirth.
In 2013 the first Hong Kong female mariner was further qualified as a Captain of ocean-going vessels, captain of Star Pisces.
Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the oil products tanker Sampurna Swarajya,is the first woman to receive the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the dramatic rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in tumultuous seas, in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015.
The WMU has formed a Womens' Association, and they have a female President, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry.
A survey conducted by IMHA, ISWAN, ITF & SHS in 2015 on women seafarers health outlined the need for sanitary products on board. You may view more here.
CMA CGM Academy, a CMA CGM Group's in-house university, offers training to develop women's skills but also highlights their experiences. At CMA CGM, women represent 42% of the worldwide staff and 46% of the Marseilles Head Office. A progressive position in an industry generally seen as "masculine'', CMA CGM says.
A [email protected] conference was presented in 2015 for the first time
In 2015, researchers from Southampton Solent University received £70,000 funding from the ITF Seafarers' Trust to examine why so few women choose a career at sea. Read the report here.
Led by Southampton Solent University's China Centre (Maritime), the GEM project is examining the working conditions, attitudes and cultural behaviours on-board the worlds' ships, many of which have multi-cultural crews.
In 2015, Courtney Hansen after having spent more than 10 years working on the ocean, was appointed as the first permanent female captain for cargo shipping company SeaSwift.
Celebrity Cruises' was the first cruise company to let an American female take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue commanded Celebrity Summit- a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet, sailing between the eastern United States and Bermuda.
Also view the following relevant videos:
Tags: CSR women in shipping
Newly-launched Diversity Study Group boosts diversity in shipping industry
IMO supports more women in port management
Starboard Cruise Services appoints woman CEO
Watch: IMO promotes gender diversity in maritime
Mitigating diversity issue in the energy sector
NPA welcomes NIMASA's 'Onboard with gender equality' campaign


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Mother bear, two cubs shot dead in Okanagan
An Okanagan woman says she's upset conservation officers shot a mother bear and her two cubs near her home.
Bears were chasing livestock on nearby farm, says conservation officer
CBC News · Posted: Sep 05, 2013 6:14 AM PT | Last Updated: September 6, 2013
Three black bears shot by conservation officers in the Okanagan 2:01
Gail Tienkamp, who lives in Coldstream near Vernon, says the three black bears had been eating salmon in a nearby creek before they were shot early Tuesday evening.
Tienkamp says she heard a high-powered rifle shot and found two conservation officers and some of her neighbours standing over the bodies of the three bears.
"I am extremely distraught. It's horrible," she said. "They did not need to be slaughtered at all. If they had just used their common sense and let the situation settle down, they could have removed them."
But conservation officer Sgt. Josh Lockwood says they made the decision to shoot the bears after weighing several factors, including the fact there was an elementary school nearby.
The bears had also killed turkeys and were chasing newborn calves on a neighbour's farm, he said.
"The assessment was made to attempt to tranquilize these bears that were extremely high in the tree," Lockwood said. "The fall would have been probably severe."
Tienkamp, who filed a complaint with the Ministry of the Environment, said she was also upset because conservation officers did not inform her of their decision to shoot the bears.
"It was outrageous," she said. "We were not informed that this was happening and we were actually walking within 30 feet of those rifles going off.
"They endangered our lives and our domestic and livestock animals by not warning us to get in the house."
With files from the CBC's Brady Strachan

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During last week's ITS European Congress in Strasbourg, France, TomTom announced the introduction of its Traffic information system in 10 new countries, extending the service's reach to 64 countries.
With the expansion to Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Croatia, Romania, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Israel, TomTom now offers comprehensive traffic coverage in Europe, as well as the Middle East. The company's Traffic platform offers up-to-date information on road conditions, such as traffic jams, roadworks and accidents. This information can be used not only by drivers to find the most optimal route and avoid congestion, but also by cities and road authorities to monitor, analyze and influence their traffic operations.
TomTom plans to further accelerate its Traffic geo-expansion plans with several additional countries expected to be launched later in 2017. The company says this rapid growth demonstrates the scalability of the Traffic technology, as well as its ability to support its clients globally with high quality maps and traffic services.
With rapid developments in connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies and pilot deployments, and an increased focus on smarter cities and intelligent transportation networks, accurate and fresh traffic information is playing an increasingly important role. As a result, TomTom is working on making its traffic technology available in a greater number of countries, supported by the continuous growth in the supply of the source data it receives from over 500 million connected devices, including smartphones, in-car systems, and portable navigation devices, which provide GPS data points.
"The further geo-expansion of our Traffic system into Eastern Europe and the Middle East will be a huge help to drivers, businesses and governments in better managing traffic flow, increasing road safety, and easing the impact of congestion on the environment," noted Andreas Erwig, VP of business development and operations at TomTom.
While the ITS Europe event was taking place, TomTom's On-Street Parking service won a TechXLR8 Award for Innovation in Mobility Services at a ceremony in London, UK. The TechXLR8 awards celebrate outstanding contributions in converging areas of technology, showcasing companies leading the way in 5G, virtual and augmented reality, IoT, Cloud, connected automotive, and artificial intelligence.


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I was just thinking about mail chutes today and looked at your earlier post, which had a link to an Atlas Obscura article that I just rediscovered (I thought it looked familiar). And now a new/old mail chute!
The presence of Mr. Zip would make me think that the label is from the 1970s. Can you ask him how long he's been standing there?


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Q: Connect to custom GTK signals defined in Glade file I want to connect a handler to a custom signal. In my glade file I have a window with some buttons. The window is loaded like this in Rust:
let glade_src = include_str!("views/window.glade");
let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(glade_src);
let window: gtk::ApplicationWindow = builder.get_object("Window").expect("Couldn't get window view");
window.set_application(Some(app));

A button in this window has this signal defined:
<signal name="clicked" handler="_on_start_clicked" swapped="no"/>

In Python I can connect using simple method annotations:
@Gtk.Template.Callback()
def _on_start_clicked(self, sender):
    print("start clicked")

But how can I connect a function in Rust to this signal?
AFAIK I don't have such annotations in Rust. I'd need something like window.connect_signal("_on_start_clicked", handler);
I'm using Rust and the gtk crate.

A: This seems to be very new. The pull request is actually not in a stable release of gtk crate (as of v0.7.0). By using the git repo directly I managed to connect signals using Builder::connect_signals() like this:
// the handler
fn on_start_clicked(param: &[glib::Value]) -> Option<glib::Value> {
    println!("on_start_clicked fired!");
    None
}

// ...

// connect all signals
builder.connect_signals(|builder, handler_name| {
    match handler_name {
        // handler_name as defined in the glade file => handler function as defined above
        "_on_start_clicked" => Box::new(on_start_clicked),
        _ => Box::new(|_| {None})
    }
});

If still not in stable release use this dependency in Cargo.toml file:
[dependencies]
glib = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/glib.git" }

[dependencies.gtk]
git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk.git"
features = ["v3_22"]

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About the castaway Alexander Selkirk the real-life inspiration for Robinson Cruesoe, his biography, his exile and rescue, Daniel Defoe writes his adventure.
Slowly he adjusted to his fate. He fashioned a drinking cup from a coconut shell and a knife from an iron hoop. He moved to a cave, began marking the passing days on a tree trunk, and hunted the wild goats that roamed in abundance. There were hordes of rats too, which had come ashore from passing ships. They nibbled at his feet and frustrated his efforts to build a long-term supply of food. So Selkirk domesticated cats, also left over from long-gone ships, and soon had the rat population under control.
When he could no longer hunt goats with his firelock, he learned to run them down with the acquired agility of a panther. He stitched their skins together with an old nail and some sinew until he had replaced his tattered clothing with a bizarre goat-hide costume.
A Bible had been left with his sea chest. He read its verses aloud to warm his faith and to ward off madness. He also improvised little dances with his pet cats. At length he mastered his formidable environment and made it his own private kingdom.
In January, 1709, 4 years and 4 months after Selkirk began his exile, it came to an end. Two British privateers, driven within sight of Mas a Tierra by a storm, came ashore upon seeing his signal fire. Capt. Woodes Rogers described the creature they found as a shaggy man-beast dressed in goat skins and "looking wilder than the skins' 1st owners." The bug-eyed savage "seemed to speak his words by halves," Rogers noted, but eventually regained a human tongue and told his story.
Selkirk sailed with Captain Rogers and his crew and later distinguished himself in battle against the Spaniards. The erstwhile castaway was made master of a captured ship and entriched himself by pound 800 in captured booty. It was 3 more years before he saw England.
Selkirk was soon a celebrity. He was interviewed by a number of journalists. It was a time when a good sea story--especially a true one--was a hot item. Eventually, Selkirk's tale was picked up by an aging hack pamphleteer named Daniel Defoe. Defoe renamed Selkirk "Robinson Crusoe," and used the castaway theme to write a deathless tale of man's endurance over adversity. Today, history remembers Defoe as the father of the modern novel.
And though Robinson Crusoe earned immortality, Alexander Selkirk was less fortunate. He returned to Largo, where the townspeople soon were noticing his strange habits. In trying to adjust to civilization, Selkirk became increasingly moody and withdrawn. He finally built a small cave in the garden behind the family homestead and secluded himself there, teaching the neighborhood alley cats to do strange little dances.
Eventually Selkirk joined the Royal Navy and went to sea again. His ship was off the coast of Africa when he contracted fever and died. He was buried at sea. Back in the cave in Scotland, he left behind his rusty sea chest and a hand-fashioned coconut drinking cup. The cup was later placed in the Edinburgh Antiquarian Museum, where it was mounted on a silver pedestal.


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Q: Cardinality of an equivalence class Suppose we impose the relation on the set of all real numbers that if the difference of two numbers is a rational number then they related. Then we are forming an equivalence relation on the set of all real numbers and each of the equivalence classes will be countably infinite. So I can say that the cardinality of the set of all equivalence classes is at least countable. But I cannot figure out its exact cardinality. I am not able to prove that it cannot be uncountable or neither can I get a bijection with $\mathbb{N}$. Let me know what you think about its cardinality. Any help will be truly appreciated.

A: Working in set theory with the axiom of choice, your equivalence relation partitions the real line into some number $\kappa$ of countably infinite sets. It follows that the cardinality of the continuum is the product $\kappa\cdot\aleph_0$.  But (using AC again), the product of two infinite cardinal numbers is just the larger of the two. So the cardinality of the continuum equals $\kappa$.
In the absence of the axiom of choice, the situation is more complicated. It is still true that the number of equivalence classes is at least the cardinal of the continuum, but that inequality could be strict. (If you think it's unimaginable that there could be strictly more than continuum pieces in a partition of the continuum, then you should  either accept the axiom of choice or stretch your imagination.)

A: It should be clear that each rational number has a corresponding equivalence class under this relation.
Given a fixed rational number $r$, the set of points $(x,y)$ in the plane satisfying $y = x - r$ is equal to the set of all points in the plane satisfying $x-y=r$ which is the equivalence class corresponding to $r$. Each equivalence class is now just a line in the plane, which is in bijection with the real numbers.


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NCCARE360 and NCServes Have Joined Forces to Provide More Resources for Military Members and Their Families
By Nicole Crews November 11, 2021 No Comments
Each year, Veterans Day offers an opportunity for Americans to honor all military service members who have served our country. It's a day to recognize and give thanks for their courage, determination, and loyal service to the United States. It is also a good time to evaluate the many unique health and social needs this population experiences once they have removed the uniform.
During their service, military members are often at risk for various injuries and environmental hazards, and some experience new and lingering medical and mental health crises when they return to civilian life. Unfortunately, in our often-fragmented health care system, many veterans find it difficult to access the care and resources they need when they are no longer active duty.
Approximately 200,000 service members leave active duty each year and are more likely than those on active duty to report health issues such as diabetes, smoking, heavy alcohol use, mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other chronic illnesses. These behaviors and conditions place veterans at greater risk for chronic diseases that are best managed by interdisciplinary teams.
With the 4th largest population of active-duty military and a large veteran population, it is critical that North Carolina has a strong network of resources for its military community. NCCARE360 is proud to have joined forces with NCServes in July 2021. This union will improve the experiences of North Carolina's military community by increasing the number of services and resource available to our active-duty service members, veterans, and their families, and thereby making it easier to connect to services for medical care, mental health care, and resources for non-medical drivers of health like housing, food, and transportation.
Launched in 2015, NCServes was the nation's first statewide coordinated network of public, private, and non-profit organizations working together to connect military service members, veterans, and military families with providers and resources for which they are eligible. NCCARE360 is the first statewide network that unites health care and human services organizations with a shared technology that enables providers to electronically connect those with identified needs to community resources and allow for feedback and follow up.
With this joining of forces, all NCServes network partners will now have access to the broader NCCARE360 network of community resources and additional NCCARE360 features and data to help them better serve military families. As part of the statewide network, this creates additional entry points for veterans seeking services. The common goal of improving health outcomes by addressing these frequently unmet needs demonstrates the natural fit of this union.
Together, NCCARE360 and NCServes will continue to provide a collaborative tool to help North Carolinians navigate a service system and connect them to the community resources they need most. We believe this unification honors North Carolina's active-duty military, veterans, and their families by ensuring they have access to the resource and support they need.
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NCCARE360 is the first statewide network that unites health care and human services organizations, assesses for and identifies unmet social needs, and enables a coordinated, community-oriented, person-centered approach for delivering care in North Carolina. NCCARE360 is the result of a strong public-private partnership between the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI). The NCCARE360 implementation team includes United Way of NC, NC 2-1-1, Expound Decision Systems, and Unite Us.
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Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention
Science, Specialized
To inspire creative thinking, future inventors, and early entrepreneurs. The Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention - located in Gainesville, Florida - is named for Dr. James Robert Cade, the physician, musician, researcher and inventor best known for leading the University of Florida team that created Gatorade, to honor his creative spirit and passion for new ideas.
Florida Museum of Natural History--Administration/Collections/Research
Archaeology, Natural History, Science
The Florida Museum is Florida's state museum of natural history. The museum's two main facilities are located in Gainesville, FL on the University of Florida campus.
Powell Hall, the education and exhibition center, is home to the permanent and traveling exhibit programs, adult and children's classes, group tours and special events.
Florida Museum of Natural History--Exhibits & Public Programs
Visitors to the Florida Museum, on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, can enjoy hundreds of exotic butterflies in a rainforest setting, witness a South Florida Calusa Indian welcoming ceremony, experience a life-size limestone cave, and see a mammoth and mastodon from the last Ice Age.
Harn Museum of Art
Art, Culture, University
The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida opened in 1990. The Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion opened in October 2005 and includes exhibition space, a café and classrooms. An expansive addition dedicated to the conservation, display and interpretation of Asian art opened in March 2012.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Botanical Garden, Science
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is a 62 acre facility developed and operated by the North Florida Botanical Society, a non-profit educational organization.
Matheson History Museum
History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Park
The Matheson History Museum is a non-profit museum and archives dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history and culture of Alachua County.
Morningside Nature Center
Gainesville's premier nature park, Morningside Nature Center, is one of the last remaining examples of fire-dependent longleaf pine woodlands in the area. More than seven miles of trails wind through sandhill, flatwoods, cypress domes, and areas where native vegetation is being restored. Morningside boasts a spectacular wildflower display and opportunity to see a diverse array of wildlife.
Panama Canal Museum Collection
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Science, Zoo
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is the local zoo for the Gainesville area and the laboratory for the Zoo Animal Technology Program. Set in a naturally wooded environment, the 10-acre facility is open to the public and has a diverse collection of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
Thomas Center For the Arts
Art, Historic House
Owned and operated by the City of Gainesville's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the historic William Reuben Thomas Center is a beautifully restored Mediterranean Revival-style building that was once a private home, then a hotel. Currently the Thomas Center serves as an arts and cultural resource for Gainesville and Alachua County.
University of Florida University Galleries
Art, University
THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES are an essential component of the research and service missions of the University of Florida. Exhibitions enhance and challenge the bodies of knowledge in various studio disciplines.
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/A-winter-wonderland-Pfenningers-display-14929756.php
A winter wonderland: Pfenningers display Christmas village
Buildings, trees, figurines make up this Dickens tradition
Victoria Ritter , vritter@mdn.net
Published 10:56 am EST, Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Kay Pfenninger poses for a portrait with her elaborate Dickens' Village collection Thursday at her home in Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
What began as a gift of a ceramic building has become a collection of idyllic Christmas scenes spreading across several yards of tabletops. This year, Jack and Kay Pfenninger, of Midland, have decorated their home with a Dickens' Village collection by Department 56.
While a few lone buildings are on display in the foyer, the majority of the collection can be seen around the outskirts of the Pfenningers' dining room and living room. In a side room is a functioning train and the latest pieces of the village.
"I don't do anything the same," Kay said.
Jack, looking for something that Kay could collect, gave her the first piece, a greengrocer's store, in 1984. Since then, the couple has acquired other pieces from friends and local stores. Their main goal was to attain the entire Dickens' Village collection from its beginning to 2000. The final Dickens' Village piece they acquired was an original mill, of which there were only 500 made.
In addition to literary landmarks including the Cratchit house and Fezziwig's emporium from "A Christmas Carol" and Miss Havisham's desolate residence from "Great Expectations," visitors might spy London sites including The Globe Theater, Big Ben and the Tower of London from the Historical Landmarks series. One of the latest pieces of the village was provided by Jack when he went pheasant hunting in South Dakota earlier this year. He brought back a miniature Harley Davidson shop that is tucked away in the side room.
"They didn't have Harley Davidsons back then," Jack stated.
The Pfenningers estimate that they have 167 lighted buildings and 670 trees, not including figurines and smaller pieces. Being from a farming family, Jack enjoys a farm scene and a loch. Kay's favorite parts are the detailed models including a stone gate festooned with holly and a coffee vendor with a customer who spilled his drink. While some figurines accompany certain buildings, the rest are left up to Kay's imagination as to where they are placed.
"That's the fun of it. You can really create," she said.
The village's set up takes about three weeks, including setting up the tables, arranging the buildings and figurines, placing the cotton snow strategically to cover bare spots and electrical lines and adding trees to complete the effect.
"It takes a week just to put the snow on," Kay said.
"She just goes, goes, goes," Jack added.
Due to the extent of the village and the time and effort it takes to set it up, the Pfenningers only put it on display every other year. However, the village remains up through the Christmas season and into January. Kay plans to have a scavenger hunt for her grandkids, seeing how many animals they can find or if they can spot a certain scene. She especially enjoys seeing children's reactions of joy and wonder, for they reflect her own feelings toward the village.
"Is it the fantasy of wanting to be a part of it? It could be. Other people really like it. I like that I've done something hard that other people really enjoy. That's the fun part of it all," she said.


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Q: What is wrong with this syntax of a multi-table DELETE...ORDER BY? I have the following query:
DELETE proxies, pxpl FROM proxies
JOIN proxy_xref_proxy_list AS pxpl ON proxies.ID=pxpl.ProxyID
WHERE pxpl.DeactivationTS < (NOW() - INTERVAL 24 HOUR)
ORDER BY pxpl.ProxyListID, proxies.ID

The ordering is needed to avoid DB deadlocks.
However, it yields an error:

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
  corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use
  near 'ORDER BY pxpl.ProxyListID, proxies.ID' at line 4

proxy_xref_proxy_list is a many-to-many relation association table.

A: (Serge self-Answered the title question; this Answer tries to look beyond that.)
If the deadlock is caused by the same DELETE being run from multiple threads, then simply ignore the deadlock; the other thread will do the work.
If there are other concerns, there are ways to use subqueries instead of a JOIN.  There is even a kludge where an extra level of subquery is a workaround for another error you may encounter.
If you have massive deletes, then see this for tips: http://mysql.rjweb.org/doc.php/deletebig

A: Apparently, ORDER BY is not supported in a multi-delete query, according to the doc:

For the multiple-table syntax, DELETE deletes from each tbl_name the
  rows that satisfy the conditions. In this case, ORDER BY and LIMIT>
  cannot be used. A DELETE can also reference tables which are located
  in different databases; see Identifier Qualifiers for the syntax.

A: One problem I see is that your DELETE will try to delete from both tables when a row exists in pxpl with WHERE pxpl.DeactivationTS < (NOW() - INTERVAL 24 HOUR). But the related row (through the FK) in proxies maybe related to more rows in pxpl that do not match the criteria. And because the FK has ON DELETE CASCADE, it will try to delete them as well. That maybe one reason for the deadlocks you see (when there is no ORDER BY).
You can try to delete only from the parent table and let the cascade action do its work and delete all the ratled rows in the child table, say with:
DELETE FROM proxies
WHERE EXISTS
  ( SELECT 1
    FROM proxy_xref_proxy_list AS pxpl
    WHERE proxies.ID = pxpl.ProxyID
      AND pxpl.DeactivationTS < (NOW() - INTERVAL 24 HOUR)
  ) ;

You could even use ORDER BY this way, although I don't think you need it.


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Dax Shepard To Write, Direct And Star In Remake Of 'CHiPs'
By Germain Lussier/Sept. 3, 2014 10:45 am EST
Obviously, this was coming. In a business where name recognition trumps cleverness, Warner Bros. has just put in motion a remake of the hit TV show CHiPs. The show, which ran from 1977-1983, followed two slick California motorcycle cops, played by Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada, as they fought crime and generally acted cool. It was very much of its time and had a pretty strong following that eventually evolved into a cult following.
Now Dax Shepard has been hired to write, direct and co-star in a CHiPs movie. He'll play the Wilcox role with Michael Pena set as Estrada's character. The tone will reportedly be less like the original series, though, and more along the action-packed lines of buddy action movies like Lethal Weapon or Bad Boys.
Deadline broke the news of the CHiPs movie, noting it's just the latest attempt by Warner Bros. to reboot the franchise. Wilmer Valderrama tried a few years back.
On paper, I don't have a problem with this movie. Dax Shepard is an interesting actor who is funny and maybe he'll make a great movie. He's certainly going to try. And I'd bet anything he was a massive fan of the show in his younger days. I wish him nothing but the best.
The issue here is if the studio wants to make a buddy cop movie with action and comedy, why does it have to be CHiPs? Surely there's a script out there that's original, inventive, and could probably be made for a reasonable price that fits the same genre. The only reason to do this movie as CHiPs is so people can look at the movie listing and be like, "Oh, right, I've heard of that." And that mindset is increasingly and dangerously prevalent these days.
This, of course, isn't a new argument. It's something that comes up pretty much weekly and at this point it's just funny.
Do you think there's potential in a Dax Shepard/Michael Pena CHiPs movie?


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Interview with the co-founders of WeSwap
Discover how WeSwap grew into one of the world's largest social currency exchanges from it's co-founders, Simon and Jared
Cosima Churchill | March 20, 2014
Can you tell us about WeSwap – who can use it and how is it different from other currency exchanges?
Simon: WeSwap harnesses the power of peer-to-peer and brings travellers a fast, accessible and simple solution for getting best value foreign currency. By allowing travellers to swap their currency with each other, it avoids using expensive bureaus who charge commission on top of the interbank rate. WeSwap is the ideal product for the social media age, offering an alternative way for people to get hold of their foreign currency.
Our end goal is that we want to revolutionise the travel money exchange industry and to become the leaders in travel money across the world. Ultimately, we want to disrupt the currency exchange market and inspire a world where swapping money is the norm.
What was your journey from thinking up the concept to fully establishing the business?
Jared: As a duo, we spotted a gap in the market for a peer-to-peer travel money exchange service and were both frustrated by the huge rates banks and currency exchange bureaus were able to charge consumers.
The WeSwap journey began in my trading days, with the realisation that what we pay for travel money bears very little resemblance to the actual exchange rate traded in the currency markets. So long as chains of companies were in the business of sitting between the travellers who were ultimately spending the money, this couldn't change. And so the idea for a person to person travel money exchange was born; travellers could provide each other with the currency that they needed at the actual exchange rate.
What struggles did you face and how did you overcome them?
Jared: We've had to challenge some pretty entrenched thinking in the world of payments, and persuade some big players that what they believed was impossible was, in fact, possible. It was also important for us to recognise that we needed to work with this regulated industry to go anywhere in this business, adhering to set rules and working with reputable names such as MasterCard to build our reputation.
How do you see the industry evolving?
Simon: In the travel industry, people are always looking to get the best deal to maximise their spending power on holiday. To keep up with this demand, businesses, particularly new start-ups, are looking to concepts such as the ever-growing peer-to-peer market in a bid to deliver the most competitive rates to customers. These days, time is just as important as value, and so new products must offer a solution to both to appeal to a mass market. WeSwap embodies a similar peer-to-peer model, which is a direct response to those customers looking for a fast, accessible and simple travel money solution.
What advice can you give to budding entrepreneurs?
Simon: Build an excellent support network including peers that are at a similar stage of starting up, whatever sector they are in. Hire the best team you can justify for the stage you are at and the funding you have. If you don't value what you are doing and selling why should anybody else? If possible, don't undertake the journey alone – the partnership between Jared and myself has been key to our success. We have challenged each other, ensured rigour of thinking, and supported each other in the tough moments.
Jared: Don't expect your idea to work straight away! It may be brilliant, but in this industry, you will need to wear a thick skin to survive. Challenge is one of the best things about being an entrepreneur and perseverance is your key to success! Don't be afraid of failure, embrace it and use it as a chance to prove your strength of mind to turn things around.
Editor's note: WeSwap is still going strong and appears to have become a stable player in the currency space. (1 April 2017)


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The human race has been curious about all the surrounding phenomenon of nature, since its beginning. Based on the level of the information and intellect possess by the people of era, there have been... More > a number of stories and descriptive, which account for the historical events and their explanation. The historical and ancient narration of these tales constitutes the body of mythology. Among all the texts and manuscripts of mythology, the Greek mythology is believed to be the most ancient one. Just all other mythic beliefs, Greek mythology also holds specific beliefs about the origin of this universe and the phenomenon of evil and goodness. These myths have traveled hundreds of years and have sustained the blows of alterations and personal depictions. In the book, I have discussed all the basic perspectives of Greek mythology, which are crucial to be narrated to all those who are interested in knowing about Greek mythology.< Less
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Migos Drop Lawsuit Against Former Lawyer
In July 2020, Atlanta rap trio Migos filed a lawsuit against their former attorney Damien Granderson, claiming that he "robbed and cheated [them] out of millions of dollars." Among the suit's claims were that Granderson intentionally delayed the release of the group's 2017 LP Culture, costing them potential profit, and that he practiced law without a California license for five years. Now, six months after the original filing, Migos have dropped the lawsuit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to THR, as well as court documents viewed by Pitchfork, Migos filed for a voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit without prejudice back in November. Today (February 3), they filed another request for dismissal, with prejudice.
The original lawsuit's claims involved an alleged conflict of interest on Granderson's part. Migos claimed that Granderson never disclosed that he worked with Quality Control Management (QCM), before they began working with him in 2014 (the trio had signed to QCM the year before). At the time of the initial allegations, Migos and their lawyers wrote that "from the commencement of his representation of Migos, Granderson plotted and schemed to betray his clients so he could take care of himself and QCM, regardless of the consequences and ramifications to Migos."
In the complaint, Migos and their attorneys also alleged that Granderson delayed the release of Culture when he "orchestrated a legal dispute with 300 Entertainment in an attempt to facilitate a move to a different record label, Capitol Records." (Migos' first two albums—2015's Yung Rich Nation and 2017's Culture—were released by QCM and distributed by 300, but the group's Culture II was distributed by Capitol.)
Following the 2020 lawsuit, Quality Control CEO Pierre Thomas responded to the allegations on social media, writing that the company has "always practiced honest business and complete transparency from the beginning when we started Quality Control Music."
Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Migos, Damien Granderson, and Davis Shapiro for further comment.
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So, having already been long accustomed to that difference myself, not just the taste but even more so the health benefits, I had to find an equivalent to sourdough, albeit without the sourdough. And so began my foray into alternative breads that still have some of the value of traditional grain preparation methods.
When it comes to traditional grain preparation, sourdough is one spoke of a three pronged instrument: you have souring, soaking and sprouting. All three are beneficial and appropriate for use depending on what you have to work with and what you want to achieve.
For me, the most convenient option at that moment was soaking since it required nothing more than putting the grains or the flour to soak overnight in a slightly acidic medium. Now, these methods will never yield the type of open structured bread that you can get with using sourdough but in terms of taste, the results are nonetheless pleasing in their own right.
It was not as pretty as Sophies's, and I don' know how hers tasted but even though I like quinoa boiled the regular way like rice, I wasn't too keen on the taste of it in bread form. Admittedly, Sophie did say that it didn't taste like a true bread but that it was delicious in its own right.
I actually found it delicious with a topping of mashed ripe bananas, yogurt, raisins and almonds – not a great food combination for optimal digestion, I know, but it took this 'bread' up a notch on my taste rating scale.
I turned my 'unbelievable bread using millet and quinoa' into cake!
I made another attempt at making the millet and quinoa bread but replaced the quinoa with rice. It didn't rise very well and it even fell drastically once I took it out of the oven-a typical side effect, I imagine, of gluten free baking.
The texture was even less bread-like than my first attempt but it tasted okay. Altogether, it reminded me of pudding-the kind we make in Jamaica.
Rice and millet bread – an experiment. The texture was pudding-like and fairly tasty. The flax seed topping gave it a nice, crunchy crust.
Wrinkled bread! It tasted okay but there was absolutely nothing to hold it together. This is what it looked like when turned upside down. Failures, I believe, are the precursors to success.
And this is the same bread turned right side up – not very appealing but still fairly tasty.
Hollow, sunken bread. Not very appealing but still fairly tasty.
Then I tried a few recipes where I soaked the flour itself overnight. Of course, I was very limited in some ways because not every recipe calls for enough water to accomplish the soaking of already ground flour. But I did find a few where I was in fact able to soak the flour in yogurt, or in water with a tablespoon or two of apple cider vinegar. In such recipes, buttermilk, whey or kefir are also often suggested as media in which you can soak the flour but almost always, I used yogurt or water with cider vinegar.
Dr. Mary Louise Rodio's yeast-free bread recipe is another one I tried out. Her's didn't say to soak the flour either but again, I opted to add in the soak. It tasted fairly okay but I did struggle with the bread sticking terribly to the baking dish.
A soaked flour bread recipe – a combination of several recipes all rolled into one.
Soaked flour bread – sliced and ready to be devoured!
Rice and millet flat bread – a bread that tastes better with age.
Now, gentle reader, you will remember that I told you failure is a precursor to success, and you would do well to remember that in relation to whatever tasks you have standing in front of you like extraordinarily tall hurdles.
One day, Alex gave me some Einkorn berries that were at the bakery. I decided to use them in a flat bread recipe. I used Al and Tom's recipe, substituting the Einkorn for the rice. But first I sprouted them: it took about 3 days for the tiny sprouts to appear. The blender had a hard time of it grinding them down.
Flat bread made with Einkorn sprouts and millet. Delicious!
Flat bread made with Einkorn sprouts and millet. Moist and kind of crunchy at the same time. A fabulous flat bread!
I left two pieces of the bread as bigger slabs and made them into a toasted goat cheese sandwich, with raw veggies and a garlic/olive oil dressing. It was colourful and oh so tasty! A visual and gastronomic feast!
Sprouted Einkorn and millet flat bread. A lunch I truly enjoyed!
I was quite getting into this alternative bread baking thing. I was throwing together all and any grains and trying out a thing. This is one I decided to make with pearled spelt because I didn't have regular spelt. It tasted nice toasted with selections of butter, honey and raw veggies.
Another bread made with pearled spelt. Pearled spelt for bread? A bit crazy, I know but it tasted pretty nice, although not quite the right texture.
All in all, I am looking forward to starting my sourdough starter again but until then, I'll be dabbling in these soaked grain alternatives. There's no telling what treasures will be unearthed along the way.
Soak flour in buttermilk, kefir or yoghurt in a warm place for 12 to 24 hours. (Those with milk allergies may use 2 cups filtered water plus 2 tablespoons whey, lemon juice or vinegar in place of undiluted buttermilk, kefir or yoghurt.) Stir in other ingredients and thin to desired consistency with water. Cook on a hot, oiled griddle or in a cast-iron skillet. These pancakes cook more slowly than either unsoaked whole grain flour or white flour pancakes. The texture will be chewy and the taste pleasantly sour. Serve with melted butter and maple or sorghum syrup, raw honey, berry syrup or apricot butter.
Variation: Let pancakes dry out in a warm oven. These make delicious snacks with raw honey, apple or apricot butter or homemade cream cheese Whey and Cream Cheese. Small crispy pancakes may be used as a base for canapes.


A young girl who is unhappy at home is promised a better life. A single mom tries her hand at online dating and a teenager answers an ad for a part time job - no experience necessary. Each becomes one of the 27 million people enslaved in human trafficking. It is the second largest and fastest growing criminal activity in the world today. As a reusable resource, human trafficking is a lucrative business that recruits, deceives and forces victims into a life of slavery with little chance of escape.
Thunder of kingdoms in an uproar, nations assembling for war.
Debbie Martis, founder and CEO of Rebirth Homes, has a vision to find homes in the city of Riverside that have been abandoned and rebuild them to be used to redeem the lives of those trapped in a life of slavery.
In 2008, Debbie first heard the staggering statistics about human trafficking. She immediately felt a tug on her heart and was compelled to do something to fix it. She soon found that it wasn't going to be that simple. No resources were available in Riverside or surrounding areas for those entangled in human trafficking. She met with others who had the same response to the statistics and through prayer, God began breaking her heart for what was happening in the world.
It was a chance reading of The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rule that gave her the confirmation of God's call. The book was the exact vision of Rebirth Homes in fiction form. "It was amazing to see that God wasn't giving the vision to me, but he was giving it to others." Debbie knew that this was where God wanted her and that he would bring others alongside her.
In 2013, Rebirth homes was established with the mission to walk alongside human trafficking victims as they learn their identity in Christ and become empowered to be all they are created to be. Their goal is to not only provide homes for victims, but to provide spiritual, physical, emotional and mental healing.
They come from far-off countries, they pour in across the horizon.
Their prayer for the community is that "God will create a burden in others and break the hearts of those he is calling to join the fight against human trafficking." That prayer is being answered as community and health care facilities have come forward to assist Rebirth Homes in their mission. Strategic partners are in place ready to step in once the doors of the drop in center are open. Local shelters, counseling and pregnancy counseling centers as well as medical facilities have committed their time and resources to serve victims.
A Survivors Group has been created for women who have left that life and provides a safe place to be real about their experiences, seek God in their healing and have a community to come around them.
Debbie is asking you to pray for the 27 million who are enslaved around the world. Pray for the hope and strength and for them to be freed. Pray for Rebirth Homes and God's vision for the ministry and pray that the ministry will be strengthened and God will use it as a tool to redeem lives.
To Serve God by serving Rebirth Homes in the area of events, administration, outreach, construction and many other areas.
And to give to Rebirth Homes to provide the opportunity for women to learn their true identity in Christ and experience the freedom only He can offer.
is a great way to connect with others and love our neighbors.


She chose traditional music for the processionals ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" for the families, "Canon in D" for the bridal party, and "Bridal Chorus" for her own entrance) and recessional ("Wedding March" by Mendelssohn). For the unity candle, they went for a popular contemporary song ("I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz). It was a beautiful afternoon for an outdoor wedding!
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Country singer Kree Harrison wowed the judges on 'American Idol' on Tuesday night (March 5), singing Faith Hill's 'Stronger' to yet another round of enthusiasm.
Harrison has previously earned the universal respect of the 'Idol' judges with performances of Grace Potter's 'Stars,' as well as 'Up On the Mountain.' This week she performed Hill's song with equal parts passion and polish, delivering a professional, understated vocal that highlighted her ease in both the lower verses and the higher parts of the choruses.
"I do love to hear you sing," Keith Urban said, adding that Harrison fits right in with the great female country singers down through history.
Nicki Minaj praised the singer's tone, adding, "I'm obsessed," while Randy Jackson said Harrison is "in it to win it."
"How can you top that?" Mariah Carey asked rhetorically.


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Edward Frederick "Specs" Klieman (March 21, 1918 – November 15, 1979) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or portions of eight seasons (1943–1950) for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.  For his career, he compiled a 26–28 won–lost record, with 33 saves, in 222 appearances, with a 3.49 earned run average and 130 strikeouts.  Klieman was a relief pitcher on the 1948 World Series champion Indians, pitching in one World Series game, giving up three runs without recording an out.

Klieman was born in Norwood, Ohio. A right-hander, he was listed as  tall and . His 15-season career began in 1937 in the organization of the Cincinnati Reds, but Klieman would spend the bulk of his career with Ohio's American League team, the Indians, working in 197 games (with 32 starts) during his first six MLB seasons. Klieman became a relief specialist starting in 1946. In  he led the American League in games pitched (58) and saves (17). In , he teamed with Russ Christopher to give AL champion Cleveland an effective bullpen duo; he worked in 44 games and put up his best ERA (2.60), while contributing four saves. Although he was treated roughly by the Boston Braves in Game 5 of the 1948 Series, his teammates came back the following day to win the sixth game and the world championship.

That winter, he was included in a blockbuster trade with Washington that brought the Indians future Baseball Hall of Famer Early Wynn and seven-time AL All-Star Mickey Vernon. Klieman would appear in only two games for the Senators before his contract was sold to the White Sox in May 1949. He pitched effectively in relief for Chicago, winning his two decisions and posting a 3.00 ERA, but that December he was traded again, this time to the Philadelphia Athletics. However, Klieman was ineffective in five  relief appearances and was sent to the minor leagues, where he finished his pro career in 1951.

In his 542 innings pitched as a big leaguer, Klieman allowed 525 hits and 239 bases on balls, to go with his 130 strikeouts. In 32 assignments as a starting pitcher, he threw ten complete games and two shutouts.

Ed Klieman died in Homosassa, Florida, at the age of 61 on November 15, 1979.

See also
 List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

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13.2There is currently no decision-maker or supervisory body for trusts outside of the courts.
13.3The Fifth Issues Paper311 discussed the option of introducing a new mechanism for trusts dispute resolution and decision-making. This idea had been posited by some commentators and the media. The options looked at were an ombudsman, a tribunal and a commission. The issues that the options for an alternative mechanism for trusts were intended to address are the practical difficulties and disadvantages that can arise for beneficiaries in trying to hold trustees to account, such as cost, complexity, time and the adversarial nature of a court proceeding. The Fifth Issues Paper conceded that in the current fiscal environment the government is unlikely to introduce any of these mechanisms raised as options. Consequently, the purpose of this consideration is more to present the advantages and disadvantages of the different options rather than to recommend one for inclusion in our package of reforms.
a commission – a body with the role of overseeing trusts by providing guidelines, supervising providers of trust services and providing a mediation service.
13.5Introducing a trusts ombudsman would provide an informal procedure for addressing trust disputes that is less adversarial than the courts. The investigation and resolution of complaints by the ombudsman would be cheaper and quicker than having these matters determined by a court. The ombudsman would become an expert in trust law, which would mean the ombudsman's guidance and recommendations would carry considerable weight. An ombudsman could provide guidance to trustees to help them carry out their role better and improve the management of trusts.
13.6There is a risk that if a trusts ombudsman were introduced that it would not provide sufficient resolution for disputes because its recommendations would be non-binding and would not prevent parties from going to court. Because trust law is complex and not fully settled in some areas, the ombudsman may be required to effectively develop the law, something that is likely best left to a court.
13.7A tribunal would have binding decision-making authority, so could provide more conclusive decisions than an ombudsman. Like the ombudsman, it would have a more informal and less adversarial procedure than the courts. It is likely that a tribunal would provide speedier access to decision-making than the courts also. The tribunal would focus solely on trust law so would become an expert in this complex area of law.
13.8A commission would be a body with responsibility for supervising the use of trusts. It would provide guidance which would assist trustees in being aware of their duties and the management requirements for trusts. For effective supervision of trusts by a commission, a trusts register would probably be needed, something that is unlikely because of the significant costs it would entail with few benefits.
13.9Introducing a trusts-specific mechanism for dispute resolution can be seen as singling trusts out unnecessarily. Trusts are one of many different ways of structuring property. Other structures or entities, such as companies or incorporated societies, do not have their own decision-making or dispute resolution bodies.
13.10The biggest barrier to introducing one of these mechanisms is the cost. There would be considerable expense in establishing any of the three options and funding one would require some or all of the government, complainants or all trusts to bear the costs, which markedly decreases their desirability.
13.11Most submitters were not in favour of introducing a new dispute resolution mechanism for trusts for pragmatic, cost-related reasons. The New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) considered that with the current fiscal realities this type of reform is unlikely to be a government priority. Its view was also that a registration system would need to operate for a supervisory mechanism to be effective. The Trustee Corporations Association has noted the merit of these ideas in the past but does not consider them viable at present. Its view is that the ombudsman and commission would have questionable utility, and the cost of the tribunal is unlikely to be justified by the benefits. Greg Kelly Law's view was that it is unwise to recommend these options when government expenditure is under pressure. Taylor Grant Tesiram's view is that dispute resolution should remain solely with the High Court as the other options are not viable. They consider that as trusts are private, the state should not subsidise their administration or dispute resolution.
13.12The New Zealand Trustees' Association (NZTA) and KPMG were in favour of the introduction of a new mechanism. The NZTA preferred an ombudsman, while KPMG felt that the public element to trusts justifies an ombudsman or commission and a tribunal.
13.13While the options all have some merit, we have not found that there are such strong factors in their favour or such a strong need for an alternative mechanism to the courts that the serious concerns about their cost and value can be overcome. There is not really a case for a special mechanism for trusts when none is provided in other areas of civil law. Furthermore, if the proposals we made in chapter 12 for expanding the District Courts' jurisdiction under trusts legislation are introduced, the concern about the cost and accessibility of a court proceeding may be somewhat alleviated. We therefore consider that new legislation should not include an ombudsman, tribunal or commission for trusts.
311Law Commission Court Jurisdiction, Trading Trusts and Other Issues: Review of the Law of Trusts – Fifth Issues Paper (NZLC IP28, 2011).


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His childhood purchase is now housed at the Kobe Planet Film Archive, and another film showing 50 seconds of the same cartoon has also been unearthed at the Toy Film Museum in Kyoto, the newspaper said. In 2014, the national library in Norway announced it had discovered a copy of a Disney cartoon featuring Oswald, which had been thought lost. The cartoon, titled "Empty Socks," was the first Christmas film made by the U. . entertainment giant and was discovered during an inventory at the library's facility near the Arctic Circle. A year later, another short film featuring Oswald was uncovered in Britain and screened for the first time in 87 years.


The 20th anniversary of the Atriumhaus in october was the perfect occasion to thank the employees of the "Clinics Section Upper-Bavaria" with a special gift. The idea was to create a book with several poems and short stories, which were written by patients of the mental institution. MHDK developed a unique and personal design for this collection. A classic black and white typography was chosen for the interior part to represent the partly dark thoughts and expressed feelings. As a counter part there is the glowing cover with the title "von der seele schreiben" to express the positive energy. This way the color of cover refers to the joy of live, everybody gains and loses in life. The cover was printed in a rainbow-printing-process of different shades of glowing red, what made every single copy an individual present – just like the authors are!


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Q: NullPointer Exception in Onclick I'm facing NullPointer exception on click on a button in GWT, Could someone suggest me how to go ahead and debug the issue ? I have posted the snippet of the code here.
I have a form which creates a movie ticket on create, cancel if user decides not to. On cancel it loads back to the first form successfully but parent form buttons throw null pointer exception on click.
Note: These parent buttons were works just fine if i don't load createMovie page.
createMovie.class
public void init( ClickListener listener )
    {

    // code ...
    // ........

     cancel.addClickListener( listener );
     createMovie.add( header );
     createMovie.add( table );
     createMovie.setHeight( "663px" );

     initWidget( createMovie );

    }

In FocusWidget.class
    public void addClickListener(ClickListener listener) {
    if (clickListeners == null) {
      clickListeners = new ClickListenerCollection();
      sinkEvents(Event.ONCLICK);
    }
    clickListeners.add(listener);
    }

// code

 @Override
  public void onBrowserEvent(Event event) {
    switch (DOM.eventGetType(event)) {
      case Event.ONCLICK:
        if (clickListeners != null) {
          clickListeners.fireClick(this);   ------->>> LINE 102
        }
        break;

      case Event.ONBLUR:
      case Event.ONFOCUS:
        if (focusListeners != null) {
          focusListeners.fireFocusEvent(this, event);
        }
        break;

      case Event.ONKEYDOWN:
      case Event.ONKEYUP:
      case Event.ONKEYPRESS:
        if (keyboardListeners != null) {
          keyboardListeners.fireKeyboardEvent(this, event);
        }
        break;
    }
  }

In ClickListenerCollection.class
public void fireClick(Widget sender) {
    for (ClickListener listener : this) {
      listener.onClick(sender);
    }
    }

Errors:
[ERROR] Uncaught exception escaped
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
    at com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ClickListenerCollection.fireClick(ClickListenerCollection.java:34)
    at com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FocusWidget.onBrowserEvent(FocusWidget.java:102)
    at com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM.dispatchEventImpl(DOM.java:1308)
    at com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM.dispatchEventAndCatch(DOM.java:1287)
    at com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM.dispatchEvent(DOM.java:1255)
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor34.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

A: A NullPointerException means that you're trying to run something on a null object. (Well, not exactly, but that's basically it.)
First of all, learn how to read a stack trace. It's a very important skill. Basically, go down the stack until you find a file that is yours. In this case, it's FocusWidget:102. Since I don't know which line 102 is, I'll just guess.
Since you seem to be implying that the error is in that code snippet, and anything in the if statement can't be null since you're checking for it, my guess is that somehow the argument "listener" is null. I'm not sure, though. It'd be helpful if you could give us the entire block of code that's causing the issue, i.e. the scope around line 102.

A: Things i have done to fix,
I had cancel button in both forms (parent & child) and upon calling 'cancel' in createMovie.class ( child ) i was removing the parent form. So when i attempted to press 'cancel' in child form ( createMovie ) the listener was passing Null.
Fix
            if ( childFormLoaded )
            {
                if ( panelsControl.containsPanel( createMovie.class.getName() ) )
                    panelsControl.removePanel( createMovie.class.getName() );
            }
            else
            {
                if ( panelsControl.containsPanel( ParentClass.class.getName() ) )
                    panelsControl.removePanel( ParentClass.class.getName() );
            }


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Variety Read Next: AMC Releases 'The Walking Dead' Trailer for Extended 10th Season (TV News Roundup)
Jun 8, 2011 5:00am PT
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Moments to remember from 2010-11 season
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Moments to remember from a 2011-12 TV season filled with drama.
"The Noose Tightens" (March 6)
Alby (Matt Ross) and freelance partner-in-crime Verlan (Kevin Rankin) kidnap Nicki (Chloe Sevigny) and take her to a remote place, where Alby pulls a gun on her and she begs for her life. Instead, Alby turns and shoots Verlan.
"Dedication" (Feb. 18)
Standing in front of a Gotham restaurant, NYPD commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is shot in broad daylight. His family rallies around him, and vows to catch the shooter. Reagan, of course, dismisses his own health concerns and goes about his duty as if nothing happened.
"Always" (Feb. 9)
Under the gaze of Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler), Vince (Michael B. Jordan) launches the final pass of his high school career, the state championship hanging in the balance. The ball hovers in the air, and lands … in the arms of a receiver in a football practice in Pennsylvania, where Taylor and his wife, Tami (Connie Britton), are starting the next chapter of their life in the final moments of this exceptional series.
"Winter Is Coming" (April 17)
The series sets its tone in the closing moment of its premiere episode: promising young Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), against his mother's wishes, returns to climbing the high walls of Winterfell, where he spies Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) having sex with her brother Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). After dallying with conversation for a moment, Jaime pushes Bran to a crushing fall.
"In Sickness" (May 3)
Alicia (Juliana Margulies) finally learns that her best friend, Kalinda (Archie Panjabi), had a previous one-night stand with her husband, Peter (Chris Noth). That immediately brings back old wounds that were slow to heal. She kicks Peter out of the house and announces a separation.
"Grey's Antomy"
"White Wedding" (May 5)
For all her rebellious behavior, Callie (Sara Ramirez) is a traditional girl at heart. She's crushed when mom (Gina Gallego) declares "you are not a bride, and I am not the mother of a bride." Mom leaves, and Callie encourages her dad (Hector Elizondo) to go with mom. Later, at the reception, the father-daughter dance is called. Callie lights up when Dad arrives and tells her he had been waiting to dance at her wedding since the day she was born.
"The Day We Died" (May 6)
The season ended on a true game-changer. Peter (Joshua Jackson) no longer exists in either universe. He achieved his purpose in life by bringing those responsible for the destruction of the two worlds together. And no one remembers him.
"Sunil/Week 3" (Nov. 8)
Sunil (Irrfan Khan) quietly reveals the devastating story of how, long ago in India, he was forced to abandon the woman he loved, and it's immediately clear how that has affected him for the decades that followed.
"Brother's Keeper" (April 6)
Character actress Margo Martindale, in the midst of a tour de force season as Mags Bennett, begs to see Loretta, the little girl she has taken under her wing (who also happens to be the daughter of a man she murdered) — and then, when she is denied, turns ice cold.
"The Cage" (April 3)
From the outset, there was no mistaking the moodiness of AMC's adaptation, but viewers didn't really find out what they were in for until Det. Holder (Joel Kinnaman) slyly manipulates two schoolgirls into exposing the hidden room where the central event of the series was set in motion.
"The Suitcase" (Sept. 5)
Capping a night that seems to take the relationship between Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) and Don (Jon Hamm) through all its stages, Don makes the phone call that he knows will tell him that Anna has passed away. After hanging up, his tearful breakdown, in front of Peggy, lays bare Draper's vulnerablity in its most raw form.
"Do Not Sleep With Your Autistic Nephew's Therapist" (Feb. 22)
Crosby (Dax Shepard) cheats on his fiance with Asperger's specialist Gaby (Minka Kelly). The affair soon becomes public knowledge and Crosby's life is turned upside down. He not only has to face the consequences with Jasmine (Joy Bryant) but must deal with the wrath of his tightly wound brother Adam (Peter Krause).
"The Outsider" (Aug. 15)
Will (James Badge Dale) and his team of Grant (Christopher Evan Welch), Miles (Dallas Roberts) and Tanya (Lauren Hodges) must decide whether to target a terror suspect with a remote drone. There was much soul-searching in the decision, which made the subsequent episode all the more poignant.
"But At Last Came a Knock" (March 6)
Eldest daughter Fiona (Emmy Rossum) argues with her mother, Monica (Chloe Webb), who abandoned the family and returns with designs on taking the youngest child. In reeling off the accomplishments of her brothers and sisters during Monica's absence, Rossum beautifully portrays not only Fiona's anger, sadness and disbelief but also her realization that the Gallagher brood — as now constituted sans parents — will be OK.
"Graduation Da
y" (March 8)
After struggling with a season-long drug dependency to help deal with the pain of a back injury, officer John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) collapses in front of a garbage bin. Partner Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie) lays into him about how Cooper's lackadaisical attitude could've had deadly implications.
"Ring-a-Ding-Ding" (Oct. 13)
This series that expertly combined sprightly rogue private investigations work with dead serious emotions hit many peaks, not the least of which was the moment when Katie (Laura Allen) confesses to Hank (Donal Logue) that she has cheated on her boyfriend (his partner Britt, played by Michael Raymond-James), and he counsels her, for Britt's sake, to keep silent about it.
"Slip Away" (May 22)
Reflecting the real march after two homicides in New Orleans, this episode united the characters in a way seldom seen on the series. "We Say No More" chants the gathering crowd, marching to stop the violence after two unrelated killings. But while urging people to "get out of the house," we see crime victim LaDonna (Khandi Alexander) trapped by her own demons as she watches it unfold on her living room TV.
"Days Gone Bye" (Oct. 31)
The sweet blond girl shuffles along in little bunny slippers to pick up her teddy bear at the deserted gas station. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) tries to help her before realizing she is a zombie who is going to eat his brains out. So he shoots her right in the head. Set the tone for what was to come.
ROAD TO THE EMMYS: DRAMA
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Triads are the basis of all western music and are indispensable to the aspiring musician regardless of style or musical preference. Every time you play a C, G, A, Am, D, E, Em etc chord on a guitar you are playing a triad.
A triad is so called because it consists of 3 notes. The 1st, the 3rd and the 5th notes of the major scale.
We can see that the D major triad consists of D, F#, and A.
A major triad = A, C#, and E.


Epilepsy is characterized by spontaneous, unprovoked seizures. For people living with epilepsy, the uncertainty of having a seizure can be difficult to grapple with. For example, having a seizure on top of a flight of stairs can lead to bone fractures and head injuries. Hence, the safety of individuals with frequent and uncontrolled epileptic seizures and the peace of mind of caregivers is something that cannot be taken lightly. It is with this thought that Guardian Helmets was established by Travis Burnett.
What makes Guardian Helmets stand out from the rest is their commitment to innovate, design and develop products that reduce the risk of traumatic brain injuries in special needs individuals, and those that may be exposed to such risk at work or at play. A lot goes into designing these helmets -- the company values and uses feedback from patients, parents and experts in the field of traumatic brain injury. The helmets are designed from EVA rubber (also called foam rubber) -- the same material used to make boxing and martial arts equipment.
In addition to receiving excellent reviews, the Safety Helmet has also been certified by Brain First - an education and research collaboration created by leading US medical school research centers to improve brain safety and reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury. In addition to epilepsy and seizure disorders, the Guardian Helmets are useful for bleeding disorders like hemophilia and motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. Guardian Helmets come in a variety of customized colors.


One of the most ubiquitous portraits that appear in our minds when we hear the word 'India', is the colourful variety of saris. With plenty of cultures present in our country and the diversity that our motherland has, it all reflects through these saris. Here's a unique entrepreneurial journey of a boutique that took shape during a charitable act by the Founder that is aimed at helping the weavers in Bengal.
The Lifestyle Portal caught up with Nandini Banerjee, a 44-year old, Mumbai based B.Sc. qualified mompreneur. She is an ex-primary and secondary school teacher, who also has an experience of working with a multinational company.
She has also been into lots of healing work like family constellations and past life regression therapy etc. This powerhouse of a woman is now the Founder and Sales Director at The Charkha, a boutique dealing in saris and traditional accessories straight from the weavers in West Bengal.
It all started when Nandini was involved in charitable work at an ashram she was associated with. One of her Guru sisters at the ashram was working with a lot of poor weavers, mainly women, from West Bengal. She sent Nandini fifteen saris, to begin with, and which Nandini promised that she would sell, in order to help those weavers. Slowly, Nandini realised that if she would keep up the flow of supply of such saris, then it would benefit the poor weavers much more; and that's how 'The Charkha' emerged.
"Initially I used to save little money from my monthly expenditure to buy saris. But when The Charkha emerged, more investment was needed. I had a little gold jewellery from my wedding, some gold jewellery which I got made for my daughter's marriage and some small amount of gold that my son had received in his thread ceremony. I kept all this gold as mortgage and took a loan against it", recalls Nandini.
Since Nandini was dealing with desi accessories and handloom saris, she wanted a traditional name for her brand too. The brand name 'The Charkha' was suggested by her son, Sabyasachi, who, in fact, also created the company logo.
"Earlier mostly non-Bengalis used to buy saris from me. But now after opening my boutique, I received a lot Bengali clients as they find my collection of saris as good and as reasonable as the ones available in Kolkata," smiles Nandini.
The Charkha mostly promotes handloom saris from West Bengal and was formed for a noble cause for helping the poor weavers of West Bengal.
Ethnic jewellery and Kolhapuri chappals available too.
What makes The Charkha unique?
The Charkha team has 5 members- Nandini, her husband Sudipto Banerjee, their daughter Bhaswati, their son Sabyasachi and Nandini's assistant.
"When The Charkha's wheel started spinning, my husband used to live abroad, but he was immensely supportive. Whenever I held an exhibition and if he could, he would make sure that he would accompany me and help me run it successfully. My daughter studies in a different city in India but, she too provides immense moral support whether it's regarding selection of saris, jewellery or joining me in exhibitions whenever she is in town. My son at that time was in 9th grade. He named the company The Charkha and made the logo for it. Without his physical and mental support, this company would not have been able to reach the position where it is now. My assistant Darshana, is also a huge support. From showing saris to clients, folding them, keeping the mannequin ready, cleaning, preventing shoplifting and keeping records of sales, she does it all. She is just a little angel for me", beams Nandini with pride.
Great article. I enjoyed reading the story behind Charkha and inspiration that the founder, Nandini Banerjee, utilized to be take the step towards entrepreneurship. Much kudos and best wishes for much success.


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Ovamba has announced that Eric V. Guichard, Chairman and CEO of Gravitas Capital and Founding CEO of Homestrings (US) has joined Ovamba's Advisory Board. His newly accepted position on the Board is effective as of 13th August 2019.
Before founding Gravitas Capital and Homestrings, Mr. Guichard was at the World Bank for 6 years managing several Treasury Department liquidity portfolios. He also strategized and provided technical support to the central banks of the World Bank's member countries. Mr. Guichard's career has further been distinguished by his advisory services and expertise which he has leant to corporations that required "turn arounds" and restructuring of operations and Boards of Directors.
In the arena of Diaspora investment and emerging markets, Eric Guichard is respected for making investment models accessible to Africans abroad and influencing regulators to create policies that will engage and boost investment from these groups. Both co-founders of Ovamba have often remarked on the complimentary impact of Ovamba and Homestrings on SME finance.
Robert Sheahan, long time Board member and Senior Advisor to Ovamba said, "We are really pleased to have Eric on board. He brings deep insights into the challenges and the role that central banks play in transforming economies. Social Impact requires robust support to drive change". Mr. Guichard echoed the sentiment and stated, "I am happy to be joining an elite team destined to do great things in the all-important SME finance space. I think Ovamba has a unique and transformative model, and I hope to contribute substantively to its growth."
Mr. Guichard is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and institutional investment professional. He has an MBA from Harvard University and earned his BSBA degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University. He is a sought-after consultant and respected expert in strategic policy implementation and alternative finance. His family are from the United States and Guinea. He spends his time between Europe and the USA.
About Homestrings
Homestrings (US) (www.homestrings.com) is a leading diaspora investment advisory platform. Between 2011 and 2017, Homestrings launched and managed an innovative diaspora crowdfunding platform for which it won several awards, including "Financier of the Year" in 2014. Since then, Homestrings has advised sovereigns, multilateral organizations and banks on diaspora fundraising strategies and products, including global diaspora bonds.
About Gravitas Capital Advisors
Gravitas Capital Advisors, Inc. (www.gravitascapital.com) is a consulting boutique based in Washington, D.C. with satellite presence in London. Gravitas designs and manages innovative solutions for Sovereign and Global institutional investors.
About Ovamba
Ovamba (www.Ovamba.com) is an award winning African "TradeTech" company that creates culturally attuned technologies to help commercial and central banks serve formal and informal African SMEs in the trade & commodities sectors. Ovamba's solutions combine innovative Sharia compliant structures with eCommerce, logistics services, and technology to drive financial inclusion and promote growth. Ovamba's mobile app 'Ovamba Plus' is available from Google App Store.
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