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La catedral de Trani és una església romànica construïda devora la mar, molt a prop del port. És un dels edificis més importants de la ciutat i una de les imatges més conegudes de Pulla.

La seva construcció es va iniciar el 1097 i va continuar fins 1142-43. Es va construir amb pedra de tova calcària sobre les ruïnes de l'església de Santa Maria della Scala.

Respecte a l'exterior, la Catedral té una façana que sembla de Pisa, amb una rosassa i una escala de doble rampa que condueix al portal de bronze, creat per l'escultor Barisano da Trani l'any 1180, mentre que un campanar domina l'edifici.

Per al campanar de 60 m es va fer ús, a sota, d'arcs ogivals, fet inusual en termes arquitectònics, però que li dona us aspecte més lleuger.

L'interior, amb una decoració sòbria, té tres naus i tres absis semicirculars. Una sèrie de dobles columnes separen la nau central de les dues laterals. Des de l'interior es pot accedir a una primera cripta, on es troba l'església de Santa Maria que conserva parts del pis original fet de mosaic.

Una escala condueix a la segona cripta, dedicada a Sant Nicola Pellegrino (Sant Nicolàs Pelegrí), on es conserven les restes del sant. Al nivell inferior es troba l'hipogeu de San Leucio, que s'estén per sota del nivell del mar.

Referències

Catedrals d'Itàlia
Trani


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Porjus revir var ett skogsförvaltningsområde inom Övre Norrbottens överjägmästardistrikt och Norrbottens län som omfattade dels av Gällivare socken områdena vid Lule älv och Stora Lulevatten, dels av Jokkmokks socken trakterna vid Lule älv och Stora Lulevatten ned till Anavare. Reviret, som var indelat i tre bevakningstrakter, omfattade 179 876 hektar allmänna skogar (1920), varav tre kronoparker med en areal av 58 970 hektar.

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Money fund pioneer The Reserve goes live this week with its new Reserve Treasury & Repo Money Market Fund, which will initially offer an Institutional Class (TRPXX), a Liquidity Class (TRLXX), and R Class (Retail, TRRXX). The Institutional class will have a $35 million minimum and charge 13 basis points, the Liquidity I class will have a $20 million minimum and charge 16 bps, and the R will have no minimum and charge 1.06% (it includes a 0.25% 12b-1 fee).
HighMark Capital Management, a subsidiary of Union Bank of California, has also just filed to launch HighMark Treasury Plus Money Market, which, like other HighMark funds, will offer Retail A, Fiduciary and S (Sweep) shares. This fund too will be a Treasury & Repo offering, and will be distributed by PFPC Distributors. The Retail A shares will charge 0.55%, the Fiduciary shares will charge 0.30%, and the Sweep shares will charge 0.85%.
Treasury money fund assets increased by over 136% over the 12 months through 4/30/08, according to Money Fund Intelligence, while Government money fund assets increased by 130%. This compares to an increase in "Prime" money fund assets of 26% during the past year. Treasury and Government fund assets declined sharply in April, however, down 5.9% and 3.9%, respectively, as the concerns over the safety of money funds have subsided.


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Q: Closed surface integral of the surface's normal vector Is it true that the surface integral over any closed surface (we are in $\mathbb R^3$) of the normal vector $\hat n$ of that surface, say $\hat n$ is pointing outward, is zero? In other words, is it true that
$$\iint_S \hat n \ dS = 0$$
for any closed surface $S$?
I recently ran across such an integral and while intuitively it would seem to have to be zero (it's quite obvious if the closed surface is a cube or a sphere), is it true for any closed surface and what would be the best way of proving this statement?

A: Yes, the integral is always $0$ for a closed surface.  To see this, write the unit normal in $x,y,z$ components $\hat n = (n_x,n_y,n_z)$.  Then we wish to show that the following surface integrals satisfy
$$
\iint_S n_x dS = \iint_S n_y dS = \iint_S n_z dS = 0.
$$
Let $V$ denote the solid enclosed by $S$.  Denote $\hat i = (1,0,0)$.  We have via the
divergence theorem
$$
\iint_S n_x dS = \iint_S (\hat i \cdot \hat n) dS = \iiint_V (\nabla \cdot \hat i) dV = 0,
$$
since $\hat i$ is constant.  The other two integrals are computed analogously.

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San Carlos de Sezze, O.F.M. (19 de octubre de 1613 – 6 de enero de 1670), fue un fraile franciscano italiano, quien se honora en la Iglesia católica como santo.

Vida

Joven
Nacido Juancarlos Marchioni en 1613, pasó su juventud en el pueblecito italiano de Sezze, en el región de Lacio. No pudo continuar con sus estudios debido a la pobreza de la familia, y fue pastor de ovejas. Sin embargo, se profundizó su vida interior en los campos, mientras cuidaba a sus animales. Conoció las vidas de algunos frailes santos, Pascual Baylón, quien venía de una misma manera de vivir que la suya, y Salvador de Horta.

Inspirado por ellos, en 1635, a los 22 años de edad, entró al noviciado de los frailes Franciscanos en Nazzano y emitió los votos solemnes el 19 de mayo de 1636.  Vivió en varios conventos del Lacio y prefirió permanecer como hermano lego, desarrollando su actividad como limosnero, hortelano, cocinero, sacristán. Deseó partir como misionero a la India, pero no lo logró. Permaneció en Roma en el convento de San Francesco a Ripa, pero sobre todo dedicado a la obediencia, a la castidad y a la pobreza.

Su obediencia se nota en un anécdota de su vida cuando el Padre guardián del convento lo mandó, como portero, a dar comida solamente a los frailes errantes quien venían a la puerta. Carlos, aunque ya conocido como buen amigo de los pobres, humildamente lo obedeció inmediatamente. Al poco tiempo, las limosnas al convento bajaron en cantidad. Carlos convenció al guardián que un hecho tenía que ver con el otro. Y cuando el convento volvió a entregar comida a cualquiera, aumentaron de nuevo las limosnas.

Poeta
Por otro lado, también son conocidos los poemas del santo. En ellos, se recoge el estilo de Jacopone da Todi, donde describe la alegría por el amor divino. No todas sus obras fueron publicadas pero destacan Las Tres vías, El Sagrado Septenario, Los Discursos sobre la Vida de Jesús o su Autobiografía, escrita por orden de su confesor.

Místico
Según la creencia, en octubre de 1648, mientras oraba en la iglesia de San José a Capo le Case, su corazón fue traspasado por un dardo de luz, que partió de la Hostia consagrada, y permaneció llagado toda su vida. También se le asignaron otros dones como visiones y revelaciones. Esas virtudes le llevaron a ser consejero de obispos y cardenales, e incluso de los papas Alejandro VII y Clemente IX. De todas maneras, estas gracias con las altas esferas de la iglesia las combinó con su calidad de limosnero. Murió en su convento el 6 de enero de 1670, día de la Epifanía. Fue sepultado en la iglesia del convento.

Santo
Carlos fue beatificado 212 años después de su muerte por el Papa León XIII en 1882, y fue canonizado por el Papa Juan XXIII el 12 de abril de 1959. Su festividad es el 6 de enero. Si la Epifanía se celebra ese día, la celebración de San Carlos se mueve a un día antes o un día después.

En la Orden franciscana la festividad se celebra el 18 de enero.

Notas

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Vida de San Carlos de Rezze en franciscanos.net
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Charles of Sezze
 Catholic Online - Saints & Angels: St. Charles of Sezze''

Franciscanos de Italia del siglo XVII
Santos franciscanos
Santos católicos de Italia del siglo XVII
Místicos cristianos
Personas canonizadas por Juan XXIII
Nacidos en Sezze
Fallecidos en Roma
Autobiógrafos de Italia


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Venice has the dubious distinction of being home to the world's original ghetto, the area where in 1516 all the city's Jews were ordered to move to. This came on top of other economic and social restraints, although the oppression was still less severe than in other parts of Europe and, ironically, these Dark Ages were not as dark as the allegedly enlightened 20th century.
but like in other Fascist/Nazi countries in Europe, this did not protect the community from the Holocaust only a few decades later. The memorial The Last Train commemorates the Venetian Jews deported to concentration camps.
There is a Jewish Museum in the ghetto, but you shouldn't get the wrong impression that the whole ghetto is a museum. People, now of all religions, live there, as this active bakery attests to.
This entry was posted in History, Holocaust, Italy, Photography, Religion, Travel and tagged ghetto, Jews, Venice. Bookmark the permalink.
By the way do you know Efraim kishon's piece on Venice? It's very funny.
I thought I have read most of his books/stories, but I don't have an active recollection of it. I read them as a child/teenager, a long time ago.
The Venice photos are all from February 2012, but I thought it's high time that I put them up (more coming soon).


I would love to go to Nashville TN at the last weekend of May for the Klove awards. It begins on Friday and ends with Sunday night.
I would to go with Kelly, Michele, Sandy, Debbie w., Debbie S., and Dee. I have been lucky enough to go myself with Sandy and would love to be able to repay Sandy for the trip she gifted me and take my other girlfriends along. It was one of the best trips of my life. You could feel the Lord in everything we did. I want to be able to share this dream trip with my other girlfriends that have not been able to go.
The event last for 4 days / 3 nights.
They have different contemporary christain groups or artist that perform everyday day and night so I would try and attend all that we could of these. I would attend the Klove awards on Sunday night at the Grand ole opry.
This trip is a life changing event...at least it was for me and I know it would be for my friends also.
May God Bless you and thanks for reading.
I would choose the Big Island in Hawaii. This would be a great relaxing place and time for my sisters - Leecia, Stella, and Ethelene - and myself. We are sharing the care of our 95 year old mother and a time to relax together would be good for us. Our mother might like someone else around her for a bit also.
We would stay a week. That's as long as we would feel comfortable with none of us being at home with Mom. It's also a good length of time for being together without it possibly becoming tiresome being together.
We would relax on the beaches, tour the island, and enjoy a luau. Mostly we need not to have anything that HAS to be done at a certain time.
I took a road trip with my girlfriends from Michigan to Oragon. We stopped everywhere inbetween and seen everything. We were gone about 3 weeks. If was a great trip we will never forget.
If I had $5,000 to spend on a vacation, while it would be wonderful to spend a week on a Caribbean island with my sisters, in a first class resort, I would rather take my two Granddaughters, their parents, and my husband, to Disneyland for at least a week. We would stay at the best resort with first class amenities.
The girls would enjoy seeing the different Disney characters. They would enjoy having their pictures taken with the characters.
Because we would be staying on the Disney property, we would be able to visit the park before other visitors. I believe it is 30 – 60 minutes before the park opens. We would all go to the park then, while the weather was cool, and return to our hotel when it started getting warm and the park became crowded.
Depending on the weather and how my husband felt, we may return to the park with our daughter and her family during the afternoon. We would go to dinner at one of the nicer restaurants in the park, possible in EPOC, trying a different national dish each evening. Later, we would go to the Magic Kingdom for the night time parade and the closing fireworks.
This is something my husband and I have talked about doing since our first Granddaughter was born but we have been unable to handle the financial burden. Winning the "$5,000 Ultimate Girlfriends Getaway Contest" would allow us to fulfill this dream vacation with the "girlfriends" I love the move, my Granddaughters.
I would love the chance to go to a "dude ranch" with my best friends since high school, Geena and Katie! We've always talked about getting the chance to live the cowboy life and it would be great to finally do that! We'd go to a ranch somewhere in Texas or Oklahome (close enough for all of us to get to) and stay for a week, learning to ride and rope like real Cowboys!
I would go to Honolulu, Hawaii, take my two daughters and my husband. Why - because as a family, we have been through so very much within the last 2 years. My firstborn, only son was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer GIST (gastro intestinal stromal tumors) which was also rare for his age, he was 35. We had planned on spending Christmas of 2013 in Hawaii. (My husband and I had gone there in November, 2012, but; my husband wasn't well and could not enjoy anything but activities in and around the resort we were staying at) He (my son) transitioned this life on November 22, 2013. Thus, it not only put a halt to our plans, it literally stopped our entire world. The five of us have always been a very close-knit family, with unshakeable faith in God and each other. Before, during and now after my son's sickness; my husband was placed on the heart/kidney transplant list. During our son's illness; he seemingly put his own sickness on hold to be there and strong for our son. Now that our son has gone to Heaven, my husband seems to have given himself permission to be sick again. I'm sorry, I seem to be rattling on. We would spend 2 weeks there, which would give us plenty of time to explore the island, snorkel, water ski (even though I am definitely afraid, I really want to do this!) and definitely go to Pearl Harbor as my husband was too ill in 2012 to go, as close as we were to it. I honestly feel that this trip would put a smile on the faces of four people who have found it very hard to smile these past years. More importantly, I honestly feel that my son would join us there in spirit and we could once again be that happy five-some!


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Trade, finance, and development in the global economy.
July 2, 2015 | By
It's all Greek to Me
As the Greek suffering mounts and they careen towards Sunday's referendum, it has been hard to focus on anything else. Earlier in the week, in the Chicago Tribune, I wrote about the perils that await if Greece departs the eurozone. Then, in Foreign Policy, I wrote about why the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, might be pursuing such an odd and destructive course of action. (On that latter topic, see a similar line of reasoning from The Wall Street Journal's Simon Nixon in today's paper).
Here, then, are quick thoughts on two additional questions surrounding the Greek crisis:
Why was Greece not able to implement reforms the way countries like Spain did?
What does this economic crisis tell us about the strengths and shortcomings of economic analysis?
On reform, Rahm Emanuel, now Chicago's mayor, famously argued that one should not let a crisis go to waste. Greece's crisis has now been around for years. Shortly after the global financial crisis it became apparent that Greece had accumulated a large and unsustainable amount of debt and that the Greek economy had serious structural problems.
We can divide reform possibilities into two types. There are reforms that would attack Greece's fiscal deficit by plugging the budget hole, and then there are structural reforms that would make Greece's economy function better and grow. The two are not mutually exclusive, of course – a growing well-functioning economy generates more tax revenue. But the structural reforms tend to pay off only over time and can be disruptive in the short run.
Fiscal measures first. Greece did dramatically reduce its deficit and undertake substantial austerity measures. It was dismay over the pain of this that helped elect Tsipras and his Syriza party in January. What options did he then have upon taking office? To cut into the deficit he could:
Cut spending.
Adopt broad-based tax increases.
Adopt narrow tax increases targeting the rich.
The first two options would clearly have enraged Tsipras' base and would have been political suicide for him. He probably would have had a revolt in his party or his governing coalition. So what about the third? The problem tends to be that the wealthy are influential, they are not numerous enough to bring in the requisite revenue, and they are mobile. The New York Times had an excellent, if depressing, story about doctors and others emigrating from Greece at a rapid rate. This is a particular problem when the talent pool has unhindered access to higher-paying markets, as Greeks do as citizens of the European Union. At the highest end, shipping magnates can just sail away (it's an inherently mobile business). You don't raise much revenue taxing something that is very elastically supplied.
What about more structural reform? That can be a very good thing to do, but market rigidities often have entrenched interests behind them. Things can get worse before they get better, and only committed reformers are generally able to see things through. Tsipras does not seem to fall in that category; his is a party of the left and he is more of a protest candidate than a market devotee. Greece's failure to reform is discussed in an astute piece by Harvard's Ken Rogoff.
Question 2: So what does this all say about economics, that Europe could end up in such a mess? It's a big topic, but here's a first cut. To the credit of economists, problems with the eurozone were foreseen. Martin Feldstein wrote in advance about the problems the eurozone would face. My counterpart at a Chicago Council event this spring, Angel Ubide, anticipated some of the banking problems that would face the eurozone when he was at the International Monetary Fund. These all go in the plus column for economics.
In the minus column, the field often has difficulty with the interplay between economics and politics. The Greek situation has been particularly difficult to analyze because solutions that might have seemed viable from a purely financial standpoint (e.g., just forgive the Greek debt; or just cut payrolls) were not politically viable in the democracies of Europe. While there are some economists who pay attention to institutional constraints, many tend to be dismissive, causing them to err in their forecasts.
A related failing is that economics offers poor guidance on the timing of a crisis. There were more than a few economists who saw "Grexit" as inevitable (including myself). But when? It looked like Greece was heading there in 2012, but the eurozone powers, the IMF, and the ECB agreed on a bailout. In retrospect, that didn't seem to help much. It bought time, but at a high cost (Greece has suffered a lot these last three years, with more to come). Yet, the failure to get the timing right meant there was additional complacency now. "Sure, Greece is in crisis. They'll work it out somehow. They always do," the thinking went. And such complacency was richly rewarded in the past – Greek bonds were one of the best investments around in 2013.
Sunday's referendum in Greece will mark another instance in which economics will grapple with politics. It will be interesting to see which way they go.
More on: Global Economy, Europe
Phil Levy is senior fellow on the global economy at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously he was associate professor of business administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He was formerly a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and taught at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. From 2003 to 2006, he served first as senior economist for trade for President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers and then as a member of Secretary of State Rice's Policy Planning Staff, covering international economic matters. Before working in government, he was a faculty member of Yale University's Department of Economics for nine years and spent one of those as academic director of Yale's Center for the Study of Globalization.
His academic writings have appeared in such outlets as The American Economic Review, Economic Journal, and theJournal of International Economics. He is a regular contributor to Foreign Policy magazine's online Shadow Government section and writes on topics including trade policy, economic relations with China, and the European economic crisis. Dr. Levy has testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Joint Economic Committee, the House Committee on Ways and Mean, and the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He received his PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 1994 and his AB in Economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1988.
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Crypto's Volatile Week Continues as Inflation Softens to 7.7%
Inflation has come in lower than expected at 7.7%.
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Inflation has registered a 7.7% year-on-year increase in October.
The figure is 0.2% less than the analyst expectation of a 7.9% increase.
The crypto market has bounced on the news, but it still down significantly this week due to the ongoing FTX insolvency crisis.
The Consumer Price Index declined by 40 basis points in October.
Inflation Cools to 7.7%
U.S. inflation has declined for the fourth consecutive month.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the latest Consumer Price Index data Thursday, confirming that inflation softened to 7.7% in October.
The 7.7% figure marks a 40 basis point decline since September's print. Inflation has been falling since it hit a four-decade high of 9.1% in June, though the Federal Reserve has made it clear on repeated occasions that it hopes to see inflation come in closer to 2%. Today's 7.7% figure is 0.2% less than analysts' 7.9% expectation.
The crypto market has reacted positively to the data. Bitcoin and Ethereum both jumped on the news that inflation has cooled more than expected. Although Bitcoin is still down 2% on the day after the bump, Ethereum has registered a 5% increase. However, the bounce has done little to repair the damage done by the recent FTX insolvency crisis, which saw Bitcoin drop to a new yearly low earlier this week.
Though inflation is falling, it's remained sticky over the past few months, defying the Fed's best efforts to tame the numbers. The U.S. central bank announced its fourth 75-basis point interest rate hike on November 2, causing another stock market selloff. It's widely believed that the Fed will hike 50 points at next month's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, bringing the funds rate to 4.25% to 4.5%.
While crypto investors have been calling for a Fed pivot for months now, this week's FTX drama could have a lasting impact far beyond the U.S. central bank's actions. Even if the Fed flips its stance to dovish over the coming months, the potential contagion effect from FTX's collapse could send ripples across the industry for months. Additionally, rumors surrounding FTX's possible misappropriation of customer funds may cause lasting reputational damage to an industry that's been met with skepticism among mainstream onlookers and regulators alike. Even if the macroeconomic situation improves, trust and confidence in crypto have hit new lows thanks to the FTX crisis.
Disclosure: At the time of writing this piece, the author owned ETH and several other crypto assets.
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Extraordinary People: In a life of limitations, frustration slowly turns into determination
In the first of a new series looking at Singaporeans with inspirational stories to tell, Channel NewsAsia's Aqil Haziq Mahmud finds out about a man born with cerebral palsy and whose parents have disabilities, but who is making the best of his challenging circumstances.
By Aqil Haziq Mahmud @AqilHaziqCNA
By and Lam Shushan @ShuShanCNA
03 Sep 2017 10:01AM (Updated: 24 Dec 2020 12:25PM )
SINGAPORE: When this karung guni (rag and bone) man makes his rounds, there is none of the usual tooting of horns or shouted messages.
All Seng Boon Hock, 26, has to do is press the doorbell. "Hello, long time never see you," says the woman who answers the door. She knows why Boon Hock is there. She starts hauling stacks of old newspapers into his black trolley.
Boon Hock doesn't fit the usual karung guni image. He holds a diploma in accounting and finance. He has a day job as an accounts assistant at an investment firm. He has a long life ahead of him.
But to understand why the young man is collecting old newspapers every Saturday and re-selling them, you first have to delve into his past.
In December 1991, Boon Hock was born three months prematurely at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. He is the only child of Seng Kiang Sing and Neo Tee.
Before Boon Hock's birth, Mr Seng had been shuffling through a number of odd jobs, from setting up tentage to working on drains. Madam Neo, born mute and nearly deaf, worked at a laundry shop before switching to become an assistant at a nearby coffee shop, where she brings in about S$700 a month working 10-hour shifts every day.
The family of three lived in a one-room rental flat in Ang Mo Kio. Because mum and dad were working hard to put bread on the table, a nanny and family friend who lived in the next block, Wong Fong Mee, cared for Boon Hock till he was 10.
WATCH: The family that never said die (9:11)
GROWING UP DIFFERENTLY
When Boon Hock started walking unsteadily at the age of two and speaking with a slur by the age of five, doctors diagnosed him with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination.
As a result, Boon Hock began weekly sessions with physio and speech therapists from the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA), a non-profit organisation helping children with special needs.
Therapy initially proved painful and uncomfortable. "It wasn't easy because it was asking me to change my habits that I had been so used to," Boon Hock said. "After all, for the first few years of my life, I'd been walking like this."
Boon Hock's condition causes his legs to ache when walking or running long distances. The aches will last through the night, he said. Other than that, he insisted, cerebral palsy does not affect him at all.
Boon Hock at the door of one of his regular newspaper contributors. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
Growing up, Boon Hock realised he was different. "It gave me some sort of sadness," he said. "Why should I be born this way? Why can't I be born like other people – able to walk well, able to function as a real person and run a lot?"
He could not run much, and this bothered him as a young Ang Mo Kio Primary School pupil who loved playing football. "I actually cannot run that fast, and it affected me a lot," he added. "In primary school, nobody knows about your physical disabilities. They just care about winning the game."
Academically, Boon Hock lagged behind his peers. But he made up for it by always doing his homework and working extra hard in school, asking questions in class and approaching teachers in the corridors when he needed clarification.
But while his teachers were willing to help, some of his classmates were much less supportive.
When Boon Hock was in Primary 3, the bullying started. His schoolmates poked him multiple times with a mechanical pencil because he could not sprint and was made the scapegoat for losing football matches. He did not tell anyone because he was afraid they would "make things more difficult".
They also called him "broken legs" and made remarks like "You run so slow" and "You cannot walk properly". It was a terrible feeling, he said. "After all, I didn't want to be born this way. Why are you treating me this way?"
Again, he kept silent. "My mum had to work, so I didn't want to add on to the problems," he explained. "And I just wanted to give my dad the impression that I'm happy in school. I didn't want him to worry."
Boon Hock's mother, Madam Neo, with Lai the family cat. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
Boon Hock's mother was different too. His childhood days with her were "not easy", he acknowledged. Because she cannot speak and can barely hear, Boon Hock turned to a self-invented system of hand signs to communicate.
There were times when they never understood each other, Boon Hock admitted. "That can be very, very frustrating and depressing," he said. He was also embarrassed when she visited him in school. "Other mothers are able to communicate with their children verbally," he added. "Why can't my mum be in the same situation?"
Boon Hock was still in Primary 3 when tragedy struck. His father, who was earning S$100 a month as a newspaper collector at the time, was admitted to the hospital. Mr Seng was in pain and his left leg had turned blue. Doctors did not know why, but observed that blood had stopped flowing there. He had to have his leg amputated or risk dying.
Madam Wong's son, Leslie Chow, called this a "big blow" for the family, especially because Madam Neo was jobless at the time.
"This impacted them financially and emotionally," Mr Chow said. "They practically lost all income overnight and they did not know how life was going to be when the father is not able to move around or even find work."
Boon Hock's father, Mr Seng, moves with the help of a walking frame. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
When Mr Seng was wheeled out of the operating room missing a leg, Madam Neo could not hold back her emotions. "She couldn't express herself, but she just cried," Mr Chow said. "That was the first time I saw her do that."
Because Mr Seng was unable to walk, Boon Hock had to take over newspaper collection duties – a weekly routine he has kept up to the present day. Over the years, he has built a regular network of contributors in the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 neighbourhood.
"When I was young, I definitely asked myself why I had to do this," he said. "I could have used the time to do my own things. But as I grew older, I knew about the financial burdens at home. The first thing I wanted to do was to try and help out."
FAMILY TRIUMPHS OVER HARDSHIP
After visiting three units, Boon Hock's trolley is filled to the brim with newspapers. His left foot points inwards and he walks slowly with a limp. But he speaks confidently, with no slur. It is time to go home, he said.
Home is now a two-room rental flat, still in Ang Mo Kio. Mr Seng, 77, is watching a Chinese drama on the television. He seldom goes out, except to vote and to get a haircut. Madam Neo, 66, is preparing to leave for work, at another coffee shop but led by the same kind-hearted boss who watches over her and sends her home every night.
Boon Hock pushed his trolley through the cluttered living room and into the kitchen, where he starts laying the newspapers neatly in a corner. He shares the single bedroom with his parents. They sleep on a tiny single bed. He sleeps on a mattress on the floor.
Boon Hock shares the bedroom with his parents. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
Boon Hock never complained about his meagre upbringing. Sure, there were times when he yearned for a new iPhone, he said. But the desire disappeared quickly. "Growing up, even though I didn't have much, I was quite happy."
He never doubted his parents' love for him either. They are his "pillars of support". When Madam Neo found out about the pencil marks on his arm, she dragged him to school to meet the discipline master, he said. She gestured at his arm and made her point. The poking stopped soon after.
This act really stuck with him. "I always have an impression that she is a very hardworking person," he said. "She is also quite a loving mother as well. When my dad tries to punish me, she will be the first one to shield me."
Mr Seng is the traditional disciplinarian. "My father instilled in me important values in life," Boon Hock said. "He kept telling me studying is very important so that I can have a better future." When Boon Hock was searching for a job, his parents told him to "go out there, do your best and never let your disability limit you".
Boon Hock having a tender moment with his mum. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
Still, Boon Hock knew the difficulties his parents faced. This goes especially for his mum, who single-handedly juggles housework with her exhausting job. "It wasn't easy for her to come home and still have to do the dishes," he said. "So when I have the time, I help out a bit to ease her load at home."
Back in the Seng family home, Mr Seng said in Teochew that he never faced difficulties raising Boon Hock as a child. Madam Neo, smiling, pointed to Boon Hock and gave a thumbs up.
TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD
Outside his home, Boon Hock is not alone. Mr Chow, the family friend, has become an important figure in his life.
The 53-year-old retired naval officer helped pay for Boon Hock's education and chipped in for the household rent and bills. He stepped in during meet-the-parent sessions at school and assisted with everyday matters at home, like taking Mr Seng to the doctor.
Madam Wong and Mr Chow treat the Seng family as part of their own. They "naturally" felt the need to help, Mr Chow said. "Knowing the family background, with both parents who are not educated, I just feel a need to at least help this boy get a good education."
Mr Chow, the family friend, chatting with Mr Seng. (Photo: Aqil Haziq Mahmud)
Despite their difficulties, Mr Chow said the Seng family remained upbeat and never asked for more. They never took advantage of the help they got either, he added. "They have no complaints about what they have. They treasured what they had every day, and just went on with their lives."
Even as a young boy, Boon Hock was mature in his thinking, Mr Chow said, and he never asked for toys or presents. "He knows the family has little to offer. Whatever he received was with gratitude."
Boon Hock said Mr Chow, whom he affectionately calls gor gor (big brother), shaped his character. "He taught me that in life, you can't have everything," he said. "Sometimes, something bad will happen. But you just have to face it."
In conversations between Boon Hock and his mother, Mr Chow is even referred to with a specific hand sign: hands gripping an imaginary steering wheel. This is because Mr Chow drives a car.
While Mr Chow never regarded his contributions as special, he repeatedly called Boon Hock a blessed child. "We are quite thankful that there are companies that came forward to offer them some financial support," he said.
After a Chinese documentary on the family aired in 2005, a local manufacturing company offered to sponsor Boon Hock's education and daily expenses.
Boon Hock's family is his pillar of support. (Photo: Lam Shushan)
Support also came in other forms. To keep Boon Hock going, his teachers at Yio Chu Kang Secondary School left heartfelt notes when he faced struggles at home or a dip in results. When Madam Neo fractured her ankle in a bad fall, one of them visited her at the hospital.
In addition, Boon Hock credited his support group at AWWA for altering how he viewed his condition. "They want us to have the mindset that having a disability doesn't mean that you can't contribute to society," he said.
During support group sessions, he met others with more severe cases of cerebral palsy and saw how they chose to persevere. For example, one of his friends is wheelchair-bound and unable to speak properly, but "in her life, she thinks she can still help out".
"If some people who are worse off than me can contribute, why can't I? I think that really helped me build a positive attitude," he noted.
ENTERING ADULTHOOD
Boon Hock continued to flourish as he graduated from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central with a 3.70 Grade Point Average score, earning him a spot at Nanyang Polytechnic.
While the support Boon Hock received heartened him, it was in his polytechnic years that his worldview really started to change – from one of frustration with what he faced, to one of determination to look at the positives.
This coincided with Mr Chow taking him to church. "The messages I heard helped me realise that I wanted to make a change," said Boon Hock, who attends the First Evangelical Reformed Church in Ang Mo Kio every Sunday.
Most of Boon Hock's friends are from church. He shares his problems with them, he said, and their encouragement helps him through. He also goes out for meals and movies with a few close friends from ITE.
Two years ago, Mr Chow brought Madam Neo to Boon Hock's polytechnic graduation. She probably did not know how far Boon Hock had come, Mr Chow said, but he saw nothing but pride in her eyes.
Boon Hock with his mum at his graduation ceremony. (Photo: Leslie Chow)
Boon Hock is now about a month into his brand new job based in Chinatown. He admitted he is taking some time adapting to life as a working adult, but "as long as I'm given time, I'll be up for it".
He is looking to the future, starting with helping his parents own a home for the first time. He has been eyeing Build-to-Order flats that have sprung up near his home. "I hope to move to one of those newly-built flats one day, so the three of us can stay there," he said.
When asked if his parents featured firmly in his five-year plan, Boon Hock did not hesitate. "They are the ones who brought me up and watched me grow," he said. "Since they have supported me since young, it's about time I repay them."
Boon Hock aspires to be a certified accountant too. He plans to take a part-time degree before getting his license. "I am trying to save up so that it will not be heavy on my parents," he added.
BEYOND LIMITATIONS
It is Saturday again, but Boon Hock is not collecting newspapers yet. He is first going to play football with Mr Chow and a bunch of friends at Bishan Park. This has also become a weekly affair. It is a chance for him to work his legs while doing what he loves.
"As I grew older, I learnt that life has to go on," he said. "There's no such thing as the world (having) to stop for you just because you're going through a hard time."
Boon Hock playing football at Bishan Park. (Photo: Lam Shushan)
So, what is his advice for those going through a tough time?
"Yes, you might be in a very bad situation," he said. "But sometimes, the purpose of these situations is actually to build you up as a person. Things could be very bad, but there's something positive in the long run."
Back on the field, under the harsh morning sun, Boon Hock laces up his green Nike football boots. Left boot slanted inwards, no problem. He hobbles, huffs and puffs and earns cheers from his teammates. His team scores a last-gasp goal to win 5-4.
His peers might have once poked fun at his limitations. But there is no limitation here.
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Where can I go on holiday right now? Full list of countries where you won't have to quarantine
TURKEY is the latest destination to face quarantine restrictions, with an estimated 10,000 Brits on holiday in the country now forced to self-isolate for two weeks when they return.
However, there are still a number of destinations which remain on the UK's air bridge list announced last month, which deem the countries safe for travel.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) published a list of destinations that are exempt from self-isolating due to coronavirus on July 3, followed by the ending of the advisory against all non-essential travel on July 10.
The list is subject to change at short-notice however, first seen over the weekend of July 25/26 when Spain was suddenly struck off, leaving absolute chaos among tourists who were out there or had planned a trip.
Luxembourg was removed from the safe list on July 31, followed by Andorra, The Bahamas and Belgium on August 8.
On August 15, France, Netherlands and Malta were added to the ban list, along with Monaco, Aruba and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Czech Republic, Switzerland and Jamaica are on the quarantine list, enforced on August 29, while parts of Greece were added last month.
Some countries are making improvements, however – on July 28, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent and the Grenadines were added to the list, along with Singapore and Thailand last month.
Portugal was added to England's safe list on August 22, but was taken off it on September 10, after new daily cases lept above 20 per 100,000 people.
Slovenia, Slovakia, Denmark, Iceland, Poland and Turkey have all been added to the quarantine list in recent weeks.
It is worth noting that some of the "safe" countries which don't require a UK quarantine still have their own travel restrictions in place for British tourists.
Countries such as New Zealand and Cyprus are either closed to international flights or impossible to enter without quarantine or coronavirus testing.
Full list of countries without UK quarantine
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Greece (except the islands of Crete, Lesvos, Mykonos, Santorini, Serifos, Tinos and Zakynthos – if you arrive in England from any of these islands you will need to self-isolate)
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Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Barclay confirmed that decisions regarding new measures which include airport swabbing will be made in the "coming days".
Speaking during a Conservative conference, Mr Barclay explained: ""I am expecting Grant Shapps and Matt Hancock to say more about this in the coming days."
He continued: "So, if we look, for example, at some of the German states, which are using testing to then release earlier from some of the restrictions."
In Germany, the tests on arrival are free at the majority of airports, with test results within 48 hours, but passengers can pay for private tests with faster results within a few hours.
The travel industry has been calling for airport testing to be implemented, with the quarantine restrictions badly affecting airlines and airports.
Heathrow Airport's chief executive John Holland-Kaye previously said the Prime Minister is hoping for testing trials on passengers to start by mid-October.
Changes to the quarantine rules were enforced last month, with regional restrictions instead of country-wide ones – currently in place for Portugal and Greece.
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"This development will help boost the UK's travel industry while continuing to maintain maximum protection to public health, keeping the travelling public safe."
It follows reports that thousands of Brits are ignoring the current 14-day isolation rule after returning from holiday.
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Barbara Boock (geboren 1948 als Barbara Zoche in Wiesbaden) ist eine deutsche Bibliothekarin und Liedforscherin. Sie war 41 Jahre im Deutschen Volksliedarchiv in Freiburg i. Br. tätig und legte durch ihre Expertise und ihr Engagement eine einzigartige Grundlage für die moderne Popularliedforschung.

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Barbara Boock begann 1972 als Bibliothekarin des Deutschen Volksliedarchivs in Freiburg i. Br., das 1914 von John Meier zur Sammlung und Dokumentation von Volksliedern gegründet worden war. Neben ihrer Aufgabe der Katalogisierung und Indexierung von Sammlungen ging Boock dem Forschen und Recherchieren nach. Sie entdeckte Ende der 1970er-Jahre in der Straßburger Stadtbibliothek die Vertonung des Gedichts Badisches Wiegenlied von Ludwig Pfau aus dem Jahre 1849/1850. 1991 fand sie auf dem Dachboden des Volksliedarchivs Aufzeichnungen eines Briefzensors der Gestapo, der Notizen aus Briefen von osteuropäischen Zwangsarbeitern gemacht hatte. Die Materialien wurden editiert und im Rahmen einer Studie unter dem Titel "Fliege, mein Briefchen, von Westen nach Osten." Auszüge aus Briefen russischer, ukrainischer und weißrussischer Zwangsarbeiterinnen und Zwangsarbeiter 1942–1944 veröffentlicht. 2003 fand Boock heraus, dass das Lied O du fröhliche nicht, wie bisher angenommen von Johann Gottfried Herder während einer Reise entstanden war, da sich darüber nichts in seinem Nachlass vermerkt ist. Bei dem Lied Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne konnte sie 2005 den litauischen Ursprung widerlegen.

Im Laufe ihrer 41-jährigen Tätigkeit nahm Boock viele Sammlungen und Erwerbungen auf. Sie prägte das Volksliedarchiv als Ort wissenschaftlicher Begegnung und initiierte und unterstützte viele Forschungsprojekte. Sie war am Aufbau des Historisch-kritischen Liederlexikons beteiligt und von 2001 bis 2012 Vorstandsmitglied der Kommission für Volksdichtung (SIEF). Barbara Boock veröffentlichte drei Bücher und über 20 Aufsätze, die Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Kinderliederbücher 1770–2000 gilt als Referenzwerk. Im April 2013 ging sie in den Ruhestand. Auf dem Rudolstadt-Festival 2014 wurde ihr der Musikpreis "Ehren-RUTH" verliehen.

Boock hat zwei Kinder aus ihrer ersten Ehe mit einem Amerikaner. Bis 1996 veröffentlichte sie unter dem Namen Barbara James. In zweiter Ehe ist sie mit Peter-Jürgen Boock, einem ehemaligen RAF-Terroristen verheiratet; sie wohnen in Italien am Lago Maggiore.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
Bücher
 Mechthild Fuchs, Barbara James: Deutsches Volkslied. Das allzubekannnte Unbekannte. J. B. Metzler, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 978-3-476-20282-6.
 Barbara James, Walter Moßmann: Glasbruch 1848: Flugblattlieder und Dokumente einer zerbrochenen Revolution. Luchterhand Verlag, Darmstadt 1983, ISBN 978-3-472-61462-3.
 Barbara Boock: Kinderliederbücher 1770–2000. Eine annotierte, illustrierte Bibliografie der deutschsprachigen Kinderliederbücher im Deutschen Volksliedarchiv. Waxmann Verlag, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-8309-6819-1.

Aufsätze
 Barbara James: Lieder der Deutschen in Paris 1833–1845. Vom "Deutschen Gesangverein" bis zum "Bund der Gerechten". In: Lied und politische Bewegung. Leipzig 1984, S. 44–49.
 Barbara James, Renate Wagner: "Schlaf, Kindchen schlaf, die Mutter" ... Arbeit und Alltag im Wiegenlied. In: Frauenalltag – Frauenforschung. Beiträge zur 2. Tagung der Kommission Frauenforschung in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Volkskunde, Freiburg 22.–25.5.1986. Frankfurt a. M. 1988, S. 325–331.
 Barbara Boock: "Schwarzbraun ist die Haselnuss, schwarzbraun bin auch ich" ... Nachforschungen zu einem umstrittenen Volkslied. In: ad marginem. Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für musikalische Volkskunde der Universität Köln. Nr. 74 (2001), S. 3–10.
 Barbara Boock: "Alt und authentisch" – Wunsch und Wirklichkeit bei der Suche nach der verlorenen Tradition im Volkslied. In: Jahrbuch des Österreichischen Volksliedwerkes. 60 (2011), S. 23–30.

Weblinks
 Barbara Boocks Website mit Liste der Veröffentlichungen
 Barbara Boock in der Deutschen Biographie
 Historisch-kritisches Liederlexikon
 Sammlung Barbara Boock im Zentrum für Populäre Kultur und Musik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

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The Notebook Parent Guide
Overall C+
An aging man (James Garner) spends his time reading to an elderly lady (Gena Rowlands), from an old notebook. The worn pages tell the story of young love between a socially mismatched couple (played by Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling).
Violence B+
Sexual Content C-
Profanity B-
Substance Use C
Why is The Notebook rated PG-13? The MPAA rated The Notebook PG-13 for some sexuality.
The Notebook opens in a place where few other movies go: A nursing home. Here an aging James Garner plays a resident who, other than having a history of heart attacks, appears competent enough to live independently. Yet on this day, his sole activity is to read from an old notebook to an elderly lady played by Gena Rowlands.
At first she resists listening to him, but his insistence eventually engages her interest—and hopefully the audience's as well. Traveling back to1940, the unfolding story is one of young love between a society girl named Allie Nelson (Rachel McAdams), and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), a lumberyard worker.
After meeting the blonde in the small southern community where Allie's family takes up temporary summer residence, Noah is completely smitten. Begging for her notice by crawling up the Ferris wheel she's riding with her date, Noah finally gets Allie's attention. Soon the pair are spending every possible moment together and sharing in each other's future plans.
But dreams and reality are seldom friends. Allie's mom (Joan Allen) doesn't warm to the idea of her well-heeled daughter marrying a man whose only goal is to fix up a ramshackle beachfront mansion on the edge of town. At the end of the season the couple parts ways. Allie heads for school and Noah goes to fight in the war.
Despite writing her every day for the first year they're apart, Noah hears nothing from Allie. Adding to his heartbreak is the loss of his best friend on the front lines, and his father's (Sam Shepard) untimely death shortly after his homecoming. All alone, the discharged soldier pours his grief into restoring the old house, while seeking shallow comfort in booze and sex with a near-by widow woman.
The plot plays out with Garner's narrative interrupting now and again. When the film cuts back to him, it becomes obvious Rowlands's character is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. Ahead of them, and us, are the answers to the many questions—the least not being, "What ever happen to Noah and Allie?" The capable performances and somewhat mysterious setup should leave anyone who enjoys the "chick flic" genre wanting to know the outcome.
Yet, this movie just misses its target, especially for family viewing, for much the same reason as far too many other romances. Although we're often told of the incredible love Noah and Allie have for each other, the evidence of that attraction is most often portrayed in breathless kisses and a couple of sexual interludes, which are needlessly detailed. The script is devoid of the sorts of bonding moments needed to convince us of a relationship able to survive "for better or worse."
What The Notebook does do well is convey the tender feelings of geriatric people. This will undoubtedly appeal to older audiences who often feel estranged by mainstream cinema. Sadly, the inclusion of unnecessary sexual content may get this nice story (with an interesting although hardly unexpected twist) off on the wrong foot in bridging the generation gap.
Starring Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, James Garner, Gena Rowlands. Running time: 124 minutes. Theatrical release June 24, 2004. Updated July 17, 2017
The Notebook Parents' Guide
How are elderly people usually portrayed in movies? How many films can you think of that deal with growing older in a thoughtful way?
What effect did reading the notebook have on the aging woman? Would you find such a book to be valuable to you in your twilight years?
To work through his grief, Noah puts time and effort into restoring the huge mansion he purchased. How can working on a project like this help to lesson the stress and grief of a major loss in your life?
The most recent home video release of The Notebook movie is March 7, 2005. Here are some details…
The Notebook releases to Blu-ray on May 4, 2010.
Marvin's Room is another film that explores the legacy of the elderly to the younger generation's life. Ryan Gosling can also be seen in the football flick Remember the Titans, while Gena Rowlands plays a caring grandma in The Mighty.
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SPRINGFIELD–Drug courts, first introduced to Illinois in 2001, allow non-violent drug offenders to attend highly structured and closely monitored drug treatment programs in exchange for having their sentences reduced or dropped.
The benefits of these courts are well documented. A study by the Attorney General showed that offenders sent to drug court are between 20 and 40 percent less likely to become repeat offenders than those sent to a traditional court. The Office of National Drug Control Policy also estimates that a drug court program can save up to $20,000 per participant.
However, under current state law, drug offenders can only be sent to drug court once. State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) passed legislation today with a vote of 54-00 to give these non-violent drug offenders another chance.
"Drug addiction is a disease, and as such, we should treat it like one. These are people who are caught up in a life they don't wish to live in, but can't escape after one try. We owe it to them and the taxpayers to utilize this cheaper, more effective option," said Stadelman.
Stadelman's proposal places no limit on the number of times a defendant can be assigned to drug court as long as they admit their addiction to drugs and have not committed a violent offense in the last ten years.
The legislation will now go to the Illinois House of Representatives.
SPRINGFIELD– In November of 2014, Cherry Valley firefighters arrived at a house fire only to find a hydrant that was inoperable and to be used only for flushing, not fighting fires. As it turns out, the hydrants were broken and no one had told the fire department. While the house burned, they had to wait for water to be transported to the scene before the fire could be extinguished.
A proposal passed by State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) would require private water companies to notify fire departments of the working capacity of the hydrants. Stadelman was joined last week in the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee by Cherry Valley Fire Chief Craig Wilt, who testified in support of the legislation.
"This legislation would make it much easier for fire departments with private water systems to know the amount of water they have in storage if there is a fire. Right now, it's unknown how much water is available in a private water system for firefighting, versus a municipal system where we know we will not run out of water," said Wilt.
"Firefighters need to know the working condition of the hydrants they use. It's extremely unfortunate a family had to lose its home because the Cherry Valley fire department hadn't been updated on the status of the hydrants. This legislation will stop that from happening again," said Stadelman.
The legislation passed the Senate today and will be sent to the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Mitchell Starc snaps Glenn McGrath's record of most wickets in single edition of World Cup
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc on Thursday added a feather on his cap as he broke fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath's 12-year-long ICC World Cup record for the most wickets taken in the single edition of the marquee event.
The 29-year-old achieved the feat during Australia's semi-final clash of the 2019 edition of the World Cup against hosts England at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
Heading into the all-important last-four clash of the quadrennial event, Starc was just one wicket short of surpassing McGrath's World Cup record of 26 wickets during Australia's victorious campaign in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Left-arm pacer Starc achieved the feat when he trapped England opener Jonny Bairstow (34) leg before wicket on the second delivery of the 18th over during the Eoin Morgan-led side's chase of 224 runs for a berth in the final. Starc now has 27 wickets in his tally from 10 innings he played during this year's World Cup.
Overall, Starc is standing joint-fifth in the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in World Cups with 49 scalps from 18 innings he played across two editions of the tournament.
Australian legend McGrath is leading the list with a total of 71 scalps from 39 matches, followed by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan with 68 wickets and Lasith Malinga (56) and Pakistan's Wasim Akram (55).
Besides this, Starc also holds the record of the player with most five-wicket hauls in the ICC World Cup. The Australian bowler took his overall five-wicket haul tally to three after claiming a fifer each against West Indies and New Zealand during the group stage matches of this year's edition of the tournament.
Source: Zee News
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Equitrans Midstream Corporation [NYSE: ETRN] gained 2.49% on the last trading session, reaching $10.71 price per share at the time. The company report on November 2, 2021 that Equitrans Midstream Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results.
Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE: ETRN), announced financial and operational results for the third quarter 2021. Included in the "Non-GAAP Disclosures" section of this news release are important disclosures regarding the use of non-GAAP supplemental financial measures, including information regarding their most comparable GAAP financial measure.
Q3 2021 Highlights:.
Equitrans Midstream Corporation represents 433.02 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $4.76 billion with the latest information. ETRN stock price has been found in the range of $10.31 to $10.71.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.38M shares, ETRN reached a trading volume of 2704270 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ETRN shares is $11.32 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ETRN stock is a recommendation set at 2.70. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Equitrans Midstream Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on September 28, 2021. The new note on the price target was released on May 13, 2021, representing the official price target for Equitrans Midstream Corporation stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $9 to $7, while Barclays kept a Underweight rating on ETRN stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Equitrans Midstream Corporation is set at 0.33, with the Price to Sales ratio for ETRN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.31. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.46, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.44. Price to Free Cash Flow for ETRN in the course of the last twelve months was 5.52 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.50.
Trading performance analysis for ETRN stock
Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.61. With this latest performance, ETRN shares dropped by -2.28% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 29.35% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 24.83% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for ETRN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 56.35, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 60.08, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 55.56 for Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 10.46, while it was recorded at 10.41 for the last single week of trading, and 8.88 for the last 200 days.
Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN] shares currently have an operating margin of +59.83 and a Gross Margin at +68.43. Equitrans Midstream Corporation's Net Margin is presently recorded at +28.01.
Return on Total Capital for ETRN is now 7.75, given the latest momentum, and Return on Invested Capital for the company is 4.72. Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 18.54, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.42. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 187.16. Additionally, ETRN Total Debt to Total Capital is recorded at 65.18, with Total Debt to Total Assets ending up at 57.24. Long-Term Debt to Equity for the company is recorded at 217.18, with the Long-Term Debt to Total Capital now at 62.38.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN] managed to generate an average of $548,809 per employee. Receivables Turnover for the company is 5.54 with a Total Asset Turnover recorded at a value of 0.12.Equitrans Midstream Corporation's liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.50 and a Current Ratio set at 1.50.
Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Equitrans Midstream Corporation posted 0.31/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.34/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -8.80%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ETRN.
An analysis of insider ownership at Equitrans Midstream Corporation [ETRN]
There are presently around $4,078 million, or 89.00% of ETRN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ETRN stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 46,843,699, which is approximately -3.959% of the company's market cap and around 0.10% of the total institutional ownership; CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding 45,438,559 shares of the stock with an approximate value of $486.65 million in ETRN stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $444.0 million in ETRN stock with ownership of nearly -1.674% of the company's market capitalization.
Positions in Equitrans Midstream Corporation stocks held by institutional investors increased at the end of November and at the time of the November reporting period, where 128 institutional holders increased their position in Equitrans Midstream Corporation [NYSE:ETRN] by around 31,239,160 shares. Additionally, 151 investors decreased positions by around 34,275,097 shares, while 69 investors held positions by with 315,221,024 shares. The mentioned changes placed institutional holdings at 380,735,281 shares, according to the latest SEC report filing. ETRN stock had 33 new institutional investments in for a total of 5,807,250 shares, while 38 institutional investors sold positions of 1,887,812 shares during the same period.
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module Twitch
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Despite the difference in age groups, elementary level science and middle level science teachers have some commonalities. The biggest trait they share is having to cover every major scientific discipline over the course of one school year, which—due to the aforementioned age differences—can present its own unique challenges to middle school teachers as far as capturing their students' attention.
In the state of Oklahoma, incoming Middle Level Science teachers have one extra task ahead of them as far as proving they're ready to teach. This task comes in the form of the OSAT Middle Level Science exam, which is meant to evaluate whether prospective teachers possess the necessary knowledge in their field as well as classroom management.
To help you prepare, the Mometrix Test Preparation staff has put together an OSAT Middle Level Science (026) practice test. Designed with accuracy in mind, this test was composed through careful research to ensure it is as close to the real thing as possible.
This practice test can be used to familiarize yourself with the test's structure and material, so you know what to expect once you take the full exam.
The test covers 81 OSAT Middle Level Science questions. There is one essay ("constructed-response") question. It takes up 15 percent of the test's content and deals with the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry.
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Valiant Lady è una nave da crociera per soli adulti gestita da Virgin Voyages. Dopo essere stata ordinata nell'ottobre 2016 dal costruttore navale italiano Fincantieri, la sua cerimonia della moneta si è tenuta a febbraio 2019 ed è stata varata a maggio 2020 dal cantiere navale di Sestri Ponente. È stata consegnata alla Virgin nel luglio 2021 come seconda nave della flotta e ha effettuato il suo viaggio inaugurale nel marzo 2022 da Portsmouth. Con una stazza di 110.000 tonnellate e una lunghezza di 278 metri per una capacità di 2.770 passeggeri, fu costruita con proporzioni simili alla nave gemella più anziana Scarlet Lady.

Storia
Il 4 dicembre 2014, il fondatore di Virgin Group, Richard Branson ha annunciato che Virgin Group stava formando Virgin Cruises, insieme al sostegno di Bain Capital, e ha rivelato i piani per la costruzione di due nuove navi da crociera. Il 23 giugno 2015 Virgin Cruises ha annunciato di aver firmato una lettera di intenti con il costruttore navale italiano Fincantieri per tre navi da crociera che potevano ospitare ciascuna circa 2.800 passeggeri e 1.150 membri dell'equipaggio per viaggi di sette giorni ai Caraibi. Secondo quanto riferito, l'ordine di tre navi è costato 2,55 miliardi di dollari, con la seconda nave prevista per iniziare a operare nel 2021. Il contratto dell'ordine per le navi è stato formalmente firmato il 18 ottobre 2016, lo stesso giorno in cui Virgin Cruises è stata rinominata Virgin Voyages. Nell'unirsi alla sua nave gemella, i dettagli iniziali hanno rivelato che misurerebbe 110.000 tonnellate, 277 metri di lunghezza e 38 metri di larghezza, con 1.400 cabine passeggeri per ospitare fino a circa 2.700 passeggeri, accompagnati da 1.150 membri dell'equipaggio.

Il 20 luglio 2018 Virgin ha inaugurato la costruzione della sua seconda nave con la cerimonia del taglio della lamiera presso lo stabilimento Fincantieri di Sestri Ponente. La cerimonia della moneta si è svolta l'8 febbraio 2019. Il 19 novembre 2019, Virgin ha rivelato il nome della sua seconda nave come Valiant Lady. Durante la pandemia di COVID-19, si sono verificati ritardi nella costruzione a seguito della sospensione delle attività di Fincantieri. Originariamente previsto per essere varata nel marzo 2020, Valiant Lady è stata varata con due mesi di ritardo rispetto al programma, il 20 maggio 2020, ed è stata spostata in un nuovo ormeggio per completare il suo lavoro di allestimento. La nave è stata consegnata il 1 luglio 2021 insieme al varo della futura gemella Resilient Lady.

La Valiant Lady è entrata in servizio il 18 marzo 2022, effettuando una crociera di tre notti da Portsmouth, in Inghilterra, a Zeebrugge, in Belgio. È prevista la continuazione della navigazione da Portsmouth con itinerari in Belgio, Spagna, Portogallo e Isole Canarie prima di riposizionarsi nel Mediterraneo nell'estate 2022. Da maggio 2022 salpa da Barcellona verso destinazioni in Italia, Sardegna, Spagna, Gibilterra e Francia. Si trasferirà poi a Miami, in Florida nell'ottobre 2022 per operare crociere nei Caraibi durante l'inverno, prima di tornare nel Mediterraneo nell'estate 2023.

Caratteristiche
Valiant Lady ha 17 ponti, di cui 13 accessibili ai passeggeri. Sul ponte 15 sono presenti 78 lussuose suite con un totale di 1.430 cabine. La nave ha una capacità di 2 770 passeggeri e 1 160 membri dell'equipaggio.

Incidenti
Il 31 marzo 2022, la Valiant Lady si trovava al largo del Portogallo mentre la nave si dirigeva a Lisbona quando un passeggero è caduto in mare. A causa di ciò venne ritardato l'arrivo a Lisbona, prima e a Portsmouth poi. La società afferma che la secondo la loro indagine sia stato un atto intenzionale e non è stato commesso alcun reato. A causa di questo inconveniente la compagnia croceristica ha offerto un viaggio gratuito per l'estate nel Mediterraneo.

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The villa offers a truly amazing luxury experience. The villa is concealed in the depths of beach side Canggu by an impressive 100 coconut palm trees is a spacious five bedroom villa which was originally built as the ultimate luxury home, and was exceptionally refurbished by its Dutch owners, who used their fashion industry expertise to create a unique space that is perfect for a group of family and friends.
Spend tranquil days in your private pool, soaking under the Balinese sun, and dine outdoors as the sun sets below the palm trees. Take a walk around the secluded gardens and admire Bali's natural beauty; there's 3,000 square meters to cover!
Entirely private, beautifully decorated and with an enormous expanse of greenery, all shielded by a welcome canopy of palm trees, a stay here really is an escape to a tropical paradise.
Your villa comes fully staffed with a housemaid, gardener and security. We can also organised a cook for you if needed.
The villa is the perfect get-a-way for families or a large group of friends. The villa and the villa location make is also ideal for smaller intimate celebration of weddings, cocktail parties or other events.
The villa is 10 minutes from the beach and 15 minutes from Seminyak.


Inasmuch as Mormonism has been planted in a part of this parish, adjacent to our neighborhood, where the people are all illiterates and far from being cultured, and just as deadly poison swallowed into the stomach, rapidly spreads into the entire body, so this pernicious doctrine has been spreading its corruption until we wished to know the truth of the whole matter.
Be it resolved, that we, the undersigned, do hereby openly denounce Mormonism in every phase and character, and, be it further resolved, that we give all Mormon Elders timely notice by the publication of these resolutions in different papers that they are warned against stopping in this section of the parish of Union, State of Louisiana.
We will not tolerate, neither allow God's word set aside and adultery and fornication set up or the teaching of such.
B. H. Harris, O. S. Slocum, Fuller McCrary, Warren McCarary, Cubie Terry, Anna Terry, Mrs. M. A. Terry, R. L. Terry, Symthy Bayles, Joe Antley, Roxy Owens, J. T. Simpson, W. N. Feazel, L. S. Antley, J. T. Watson, W. W. Acre, J. L. Acre, W. D. Biggs.
I find it interesting that people who claim to have the truth feel so threatened that they need to resort to threats themselves. If it was truly so well refuted, as they claim, why not publish the proof instead of an unverifiable claim?
It seems that such a published statement likely led more people to investigate the church than avoid it.
The next week there was a rebuttal to this article. "That Morman Question".


When AVTECH Software Inc. opened its doors 30 years ago, the company's focus was on providing monitoring services for local software and information technology systems.
But with a data center boom in the late '90s, the team at AVTECH Software Inc. identified a largely untapped and timely business need – data center operators had to able to monitor the critical environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity, flood, power and smoke that could result in significant downtime for companies if left unchecked.
In response, AVTECH unveiled its Room Alert line of environment monitors and sensors. Over the past couple of decades, Room Alert has monitored critical facilities and assets in nearly every country and on all seven continents.
"We get messages from customers almost daily letting us know that their Room Alert notified them of an environment problem and that notification helped prevent downtime and, in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential damage and losses," said Russell Benoit, marketing and channel communications manager.
AVTECH experienced 15 percent growth in revenue in 2017, a figure Benoit expects to double this year.
In 2017 the company introduced the patent-pending Digital Active Power w/Temperature Sensor, a device that enables customers to monitor the power status of nearly any AC-powered device while also providing a temperature reading. AVTECH continued its Room Alert innovation by unveiling its patent-pending Monitor360 technology, which will allow any Room Alert user to create their own custom virtual sensors, alerts and reports based on the Room Alert hardware they have installed in their facility.
Thanks to strong international sales growth, AVTECH is slated to open a brand-new distribution center in Ireland in September, the company's first corporate location outside North America. The new center will allow customers in the EU, Africa and the Middle East to receive products faster and at a lower price point, thanks to reduced shipping and import fees.
This article originally appeared in the Providence Business News on September 28, 2018. Please click here for the original article.


There has recently been controversy over who your DNA belongs to. Is it yours or does your genetic material belong to the family of man?
To some, this is no big deal. To others, particularly those focused on the ethics of genetic work, there are significant questions about what medical data and actual genetic material is fair game for research.
But I can't go down that rabbit hole in 800 words, and without question, some of the most amazing research and practical applications in medicine are focused on cracking the genetic code for the good of man.
Mickey Kertesz, the CEO of Karius, is on a mission to do something he wasn't able to do in 2014 that has haunted him.
Kertesz, who had already built a DNA-sequencing company, Moleculo, and sold it to Illumina in 2012, found himself back at Stanford University in the lab. He was doing work on infectious disease which is the second largest cause of death worldwide.
According to Kertesz, there are "so many pathogens that being able to target the microbe is hard." This is particularly time-sensitive when working with patients who are already immuno-compromised, such as those with HIV or those who are receiving chemotherapy or similar treatments.
In mid-2014, they had an event where a 4-year old clinical study patient who was receiving a bone marrow transplant presented with an undiagnosed infection. The technicians came to Kertesz to see if he could apply his sequencing technology to the child's blood sample to uncover the source of the infection.
They began their analysis immediately but realized it would take three days to get the data to pinpoint the source of the infection and the pathogen. Two and half days later as he and others worked sleeplessly, they got word that the child had passed away. It was a defining moment.
Kertesz went for a walk to get clarity, which may be a euphemism for going to a bar, but he understood that speed would be a critical factor in the promise of his work. He felt he needed to get out of academia and into a business setting, where he could build the necessary infrastructure to accelerate the work.
He reached out to a colleague from Moleculo, Tim Blauwkamp, and together they co-founded Karius.
Kertesz had strong relationships with Data Collective, the VC Firm he had worked with at Moleculo. So strong in fact that Karius was launched out of their conference room in September of 2014. From there the company incorporated, did a seed round and added a couple of firms and angels to the roster.
What they had going for them, beyond an existing relationship with a VC, was the invaluable prototype and impact case that was developed at Stanford.
They spent 2015 refining the technology and beginning the process of regulatory approval. Beyond building out their team, Karius put together their solution which integrates data analytics, machine learning, and biotechnology.
They had to get through CLIA certification, CAP accreditation and two levels of regulatory approval before they could actually provide service. Side by side with these regulatory requirements, they worked to understand what clinicians needed, doing interviews and understanding how results would be captured and used end to end.
Once Karius had the technology stabilized, they began running clinical studies, adding the results of additional samples to continue validating their work. By the time they got their Series A they already had their regulatory ducks in a row.
Their $50M Series A round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Data Collective, and joined by Tencent and Khosla Ventures.
2016 was about commercial infrastructure. In the case of diagnostics, genomics and new technology or methods, there is a paradigm shift that needs to occur. Fortunately for Karius, it's a paradigm that clinicians invited.
Without a solution like this, the clinician must speculate about the likely pathogen, request a specific lab test or two, and wait to learn whether their guesswork was sound. With a solution like Karius, they can draw a single blood sample and in one day test the sample against 1,300 bacterial and fungal microbes. Both the timing and the comprehensive nature of the test are a game-changer, particularly where time is not on the side of the patient.
They now have 50 customers including Infectious Disease Doctors and Microbiology Lab Directors at hospitals focused on innovation in infection control.
Like many serial entrepreneurs, Kertesz has already satisfied the challenge of how to conceive of, market and sell an interesting company. Kertesz now wants to solve the big threats to humanity. He feels the work is he doing now is the tip of the iceberg of the future of medicine.
It's a future rife with questions about privacy and protocol and ethics. Nonetheless, or maybe precisely because of this, it's the stuff that great entrepreneurs dream about and work towards.
Not all of us can impact life and death every day or solve a problem that faces the entire world. Thank God some of us can and do.