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WEST CHESTER – April 7, 2017 – State Senator Andy Dinniman announced today that the Chester County Workforce Development Board will receive $135,000 in state funding for programs to connect local businesses with school districts to promote job and career opportunities.
The Business-Education Partnership grant, which comes through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, was part of $2.4 million in total state funding awarded to 19 recipients throughout the Commonwealth.
"The path to success in the workplace begins in the classroom," Dinniman, who serves as minority chair of the Senate Education Committee, said. "By coordinating efforts between educators and employers, we can ensure that our students are better prepared for innovative and rewarding career and job opportunities. That's why this grant funding is important and I want to thank the Chester County Workforce Development Board for making this program available."
"This funding supports the 'Educator in the Workplace' initiative which connects classroom learning with relevant business practices," Governor Tom Wolf said. "Partnering teachers with business leaders to integrate subject material with relevant work standards will help better prepare students for 21st-century careers."
In November 2016, the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board recommended a portion of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act discretionary monies from fiscal year 2015-16 be used to fund the Business-Education Partnerships program. These partnerships connect local businesses with school districts to support job opportunities and career pathways to increase awareness of in-demand technical careers.
The Business-Education Partnerships connect schools, employers and students to provide career-related experiences and exposure opportunities through soft-skills development, internships, workplace shadowing, and career mentoring, all with the goal of engaging more students in the need for technical skills required by employers.
"Labor & Industry is proud to administer this funding to encourage students interested in exploring career and technical education opportunities," said L&I Secretary Kathy Manderino. "Providing Pennsylvania's young people with a solid first work experience puts them squarely on the path to future success."
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Curt Leviant (born 1932, Vienna) is a retired Jewish Studies professor, as well as a novelist and translator.

Personal life and career
His parents were Jacques and Fenia Leviant.  They spoke Yiddish at home, and encouraged their son's interest in Yiddish literature and theater.

He came to the United States in 1938. He took a BA from CUNY (Brooklyn), followed in 1957 by an MA from Columbia, with a thesis on Lamed Shapiro. From 1960, he taught Hebraic studies at Rutgers, taking a PhD there in 1966 with a doctoral thesis that was a translation with commentary, published in 1969 as King Artur: A Hebrew Authurian Romance of 1279.

He married Erika Leah Pfeifer, they had three daughters, Dalya, Dvora, Shulamit.

Leviant was also a book reviewer, usually of Jewish authors, with reviews appearing in The New York Times, The Nation, and other publications, especially Jewish media.  In more recent years, he has been, co-authoring with his wife, a Jewish travel writer.

According to Lewis Fried, "his fiction is nuanced, surprising, and often arabesque, dealing with the demands of the present and the claims of the past."

Novels

The Yemenite Girl. Bobbs-Merrill, 1977; Avon/Bard Books, 1978; Syracuse University Press, 1999
 expansion of a 1973 short story of the same title, published in The Literary Review, Fall 1973.
 winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award
Passion in the Desert Avon/Bard Books, 1980
The Man Who Thought He Was Messiah. Jewish Publication Society, 1990
Partita in Venice. Livingston Press, 1999
Diary of an Adulterous Woman: A Novel: Including an ABC Dictionary That Offers Alphabetical Tidbits and Surprises. Syracuse University Press, 2001
A Novel of Kalss. Livingston, 2008
Katz or Cats, or How Jesus Became my Rival in Love. Dzanc Books, 2018

Shorter fiction
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Original Music of the Hebrew Alphabet and Weekend in Mustara: Two Novellas. University of Wisconsin Press, 2002
Zix Zexy Ztories. Texas Tech University Press, 2012

Translations

Leviant has translated from Hebrew and Yiddish to English, including:
The Yeshiva, by Chaim Grade.
The Agunah, by Chaim Grade.
More Stories from my Father's Court, by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Stories and Satires, by Sholom Aleichem.
Old Country Tales, by Sholom Aleichem.
From the Fair, by Sholom Aleichem.
The Jewish Government and Other Stories, by Lamed Shapiro.
The Heart-stirring Sermon and other Stories, by Abraham Reisen.
The Golem and the Wondrous Deeds of the Maharal of Prague, by Yudl Rosenberg (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007).

References

External links
 Review: Curt Leviant's witty 'A Novel of Klass'. Orlando Sentinel, December 7, 2008. Accessed 2011-03-01.
Leviant on Chaim Grade Jewish Action
Leviant on Chaim Grade Jewish Review of Books
"Se l'amore fa dimenticare persino l'aleph bet", Sette - October 4th 2013 Leviant interview with an Italian newspaper.  He implies an age that would have meant he wrote his master's thesis at age 13 and was on the Rutgers faculty at age 16.

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American translators
Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United States after the Anschluss
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Living people
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Yiddish–English translators

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The industry's proposition also included measures to increase the minimum setbacks (distance) from active drilling operations to homes, schools and other structures.


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It's official ladies and gentlemen of this nation: Political correctness has run amuck in this country thanks to people like LeBron James. I often pondered why out of all the celebrities or stars in Hollywood, why on earth did Hillary Clinton need people like LeBron James? Jay-Z? or Beyoncé? Sure she wanted to collect the so-called much needed "black vote" by assuring dual continent Negroes aka African-Americans, that she has their very best interest at heart (if you believe this then you're nuts). Clinton selects these prized entertainers because when in doubt, she can always spout elements of victimhood and spout (more like pout) cries of racism (even though Clinton is on record praising friend & mentor former KKK member, Robert Byrd). Many black folks have been manipulated and bamboozled into thinking one political party i.e. the Democrats, actually cares about the well-being of the dual Negro and that the other party–the Republicans–are fully of overt racists (which to a degree I will concur) and any black person voting for or affiliated with the GOP is a sell-out (like Ben Carson). Still, in the case of LeBron James and other athletes and entertainers of the sort who openly supported Clinton, maybe they was forced, coerced, or was a made an offer they can't refuse?
In case you haven't heard, the reigning NBA Finals champion James needed his "safe space" in front of reporters yesterday venting his disgust regarding comments made by Knicks President, Phil Jackson. The comment, in particular, had to do with Jackson's use of the word 'posse' Jackson used to describe LeBron's entourage during an interview with Jackie MacMullen of Espn:
"When LeBron was playing with the Heat, they went to Cleveland and he wanted to spend the night. They don't do overnights. Teams just don't. So now (coach Erik) Spoelstra has to text Riley and say, 'What do I do in this situation?' And Pat, who has iron-fist rules, answers, 'You are on the plane, you are with this team.' You can't hold up the whole team because you and your mom and your posse want to spend an extra night in Cleveland…"
Not only did the word 'posse' infuriate James as he thought the word and Jackson's comment had a significant racial overtone, it made LeBron's friend and business partner, Maverick Carter, especially uneasy as he took it as a shot at African-Americans (dual Negroes):
""I don't care that he talks about LeBron," Maverick Carter told ESPN.com. "He could say he's not that good or the greatest in the world as a basketball player. I wouldn't care. It's the word 'posse' and the characterization I take offense to. If he would have said LeBron and his agent, LeBron and his business partners or LeBron and his friends, that's one thing. Yet because you're young and black, he can use that word. We're grown men."
While I understand Jackson probably was taking a small, cheap, gratuitous shot at the 4-time league MVP James; however, James must understand that as a African-American he has already won. This posse comment should only legitimize James as not only a walking ambassador being its preeminent face of the league, but a business model and a blueprint to future athletes who turn their 'posse's' into more than just hanger-on's, loan-leeches, and tear the club up buddies. LeBron's "boy's" have secured an economic future that will surpass the King's playing days through various investments, deals, and projects through a promising multi-media production company. Not to mention, another one of his childhood friends and acute business partners, Rich Paul, runs a highly touted sports agency called Klucth Sports, which not only represents the "King" but also slew of other NBA talent including this year's number one draft pick Ben Simmons.
All the hard work,effort and achievement and @PhilJackson11 still calls us a "posse"every step you take they remind you, you ghetto" @S_C_ pic.twitter.com/OPsPvAvFoM
— Maverick Carter (@mavcarter) November 14, 2016
Let me be clear I'm not saying @PhilJackson11 is racist,, I'm calling out his disrespectful language
Be that as it may, still, I disagree with LeBron's over reaction to Phil Jackson's remark and turning it into another plight that African-Americans have to struggle to overcome. Even though Maverick Carter voiced in a tweet that he wasn't calling Jackson a "racist", yet both Carter and James are implying race in their sentiments. Moreover, leave it to the progressive minions at Espn to make this into something incendiary or egregious towards James and black athletes in general, AND, you can only disagree with the posse remark if you're white pundit because if you're black pundit, you're a sell-out. But I guess the LeBron's, the Beyonce's, the Jay-Z's, the Mary J's, of the world that endorsed Hillary Clinton, all of a sudden makes you 'black'? Also, how much you wanna bet the same people who were upset with James just over a year ago about "your Highness" lack of support for or political involvement in the death of Tamir Rice, are the same one's clamoring to his defense now? Utter nonsense I tell you.
LeBron, you and your team is winning; keep it up.
Peace and love y'all!
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Messi passes from penalty for Suárez's hat-trick as Barça beats Celta 6-1
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Yesterday, Barcelona football star Lionel Messi made a risky pass from the penalty spot to Luis Suárez, setting up the completion of a Suárez hat-trick against Celta Vigo, and Barça defeated them 6–1 in a La Liga match at Camp Nou. Suárez climbed to the top spot for La Liga this season, scoring 23 goals, and FC Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 30 games in all competitions. By passing to Suárez, Messi missed an opportunity to attempt his 300th goal in the Liga.
File photo of Luis Suárez who scored the hat-trick
Image: Lluís.
You can take a penalty like that, it's legal and there's a Cruyff penalty we all know.
The match saw four yellow cards, all for the Celta Vigo players. Barça had eleven shots on target as compared to Vigo's four. Gustavo Cabral was the first booked in the game in the eleventh minute.
Messi opened the scoring for the Catalans in the 28th minute. Carles Planas was booked for a bad foul, and Messi won a free-kick, which he successfully converted into the goal, scoring his 299th goal in La Liga games. About ten minutes later, Jordi Alba brought down Swedish striker John Guidetti in the penalty area, and the visitors got a chance to equalise from penalty. Guidetti scored from the penalty spot making the score 1–1 before the half time. Hugo Mallo was booked in the 42nd minute. The first half ended 1–1 with three bookings in 45 minutes.
Messi in the 59th mminute assisted Suárez via a through ball, as the Uruguayan scored the team's second goal and Barcelona were leading again. Two substitutions were made in the 61st minute for the home side. Aleix Vidal came for Dani Alves and Sergi Roberto was replaced by Ivan Rakitić. Celta made a change in the 65th minute as Marcelo Díaz was subbed-in for Pablo Hernández.
Neymar's shot in the 75th minute was blocked, assist from Messi, but Suárez netted his second of the night and Barcelona were 3–1 up. The 78th minute saw two substitutions. Dejan Drazic replaced Guidetti, and Arda Turan came for Andrés Iniesta.
Messi was fouled around the 81st minute in the penalty area, and won a penalty kick. The Argentine passed from the spot, and Suárez completed his hat-trick. A similar type of goal was scored by the Dutch legend Johan Cruyff playing for Ajax AFC in 1982.
Rakitić scored the fifth goal in the 84th minute from a through ball assist from Suárez, just a minute later after Pape Cheikh was subbed off Daniel Wass. In the injury time, Neymar netted a goal, assist from Suárez. The match ended 6–1.
After the match, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique said "There will be those who like it and those who don't [...] You can take a penalty like that, it's legal and there's a Cruyff penalty we all know."
A similar penalty attempt by Thierry Henry for Arsenal F.C. in 2005 did not work out.
FC Barcelona 6–1 Celta Vigo Camp Nou, Barcelona
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández, Spain
28' Lionel Messi
59', 75', 81–82' Luis Suárez
84' Ivan Rakitić
90+1' Neymar (1–1) HT 39–40' (pen.) John Guidetti
11' Gustavo Cabral
26–27' Carles Planas
42' Hugo Mallo
74' Josep Señé
Jack Wilkinson. "Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez's penalty defended by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique" — Sky Sports, February 15, 2016
"Barcelona 6 - 1 Celta de Vigo" — Goal.com, February 14, 2016
Jonathan Jurejko. "Barcelona 6 - 1 Celta Vigo" — BBC Sport, February 14, 2016
"Barcelona 6 - 1 Celta de Vigo Live Commentary" — Goal.com, February 14, 2016
La Liga. "The penalty pass-and-goal by Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez" — YouTube, February 14, 2016 (Spanish)
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1819 Spain sells its colony in Florida to the USA. The Prado opens as a museum of art. Beethoven composes his Missa Solemnis.
1819 Goya paints altarpieces. First attempts at the new technique of lithography. Severely ill towards the end of the year.
1820 The 73-year-old Goya survives the illness and paints Self-Portrait with Doctor Arrieta. During the course of this year, he paints large-format frescoes, the so-called "Black Paintings," in his house.
1821 Puts finishing touches to Disasters of War series of prints, in addition to work on the so-called Disparates.
1821 Birth of the writers Charles Baudelaire, Feodor Dostoyevsky, and Gustave Flaubert.
1822 The Vatican accepts the Copernican (heliocentric) view of the universe.
1823 Goya gives his country house to his 17-year-old grandson Mariano. Leocadia Weiss, a liberal, goes into hiding because of increasing political persecution in Spain.
1824 End of Spanish colonial rule in South America.
In 1819 Goya bought a small country house outside Madrid, where he could live with his young companion, Leocadia Weiss, far from the bustle and gossip of the city. In the same year he became so ill that he nearly died. After his recovery, he retired almost completely from public life and worked mainly for himself, thus freeing himself from having to take account of public expectations. In addition to the frescoes he painted in his house, known as "the House of the Deaf Man," he created a series of strange, absurd etchings. It was not until the Surrealists of the 20th century that artists were to draw so heavily on their own fantasies and dreams. Goya's images, however, are also a reflection of dramatic, radical political change. After the apparent victory of the supporters of reform in the uprising of 1820, the purges of the Inquisition and the secret police recommenced.
"The House of the Deaf Man"
In the long dedication at the lower edge of the painting Goya records his thanks to the doctor who cared for him during his dangerous illness.
The self-portrait shows the mortally ill painter helpless in the arms of the solicitous doctor, who is in the act of giving him medicine.
Goya painted on the walls of his house after his recovery. The color is so thin in places that the canvas is visible.
The country house which Goya bought in 1819 for 60,000 reales lay outside Madrid, on the banks of the Manzanares, and was soon called Quinta del Sordo, "the House of the Deaf Man." Goya had reason enough, private and political, to flee city life. Under the disapproving eyes of his relatives, the young Leocadia Weiss had become his companion after the death of his wife. She was separated from her husband and made no secret of her liberal politics. She and her small daughter Rosario moved into the Quinta del Sordo with Goya.
In the two largest rooms of the house, Goya painted his last major series of pictures: 14 frescoes called the "Black Paintings" because of their predominantly dark colors and somber themes. They were painted in oils directly onto the walls. In the late 19th century they were detached from the walls and transferred to canvas. The Black Paintings belong to Goya's most enigmatic and oppressive works. One of the paintings shows an outlandish procession of pilgrims in a dark mountain landscape; and another, two men in a desolate landscape fighting with cudgels while sinking into quicksand. Then again, we make out figures hovering indistinctly in the air as in the painting Vision (Asmodea). In these paintings dark forces, fanaticism, violence and fear hold sway. These oppressive visions give a vivid impression of Goya's fears and reveal him to be a lonely, deaf old man who had withdrawn into a deeply depressive and critical view of life. The Spanish author Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) wrote of Goya's work: "Is what we see good or bad? Does it mean what we think it does, or exactly the opposite? Is its effect an expression of the artist's wish, or does what he paints come into existence independently of his will? In a word, is he a highly significant genius or a madman?" In many of the Black Paintings Goya adopted mythological or biblical scenes which, as with his subjective visions, he represented as oppressive nightmares, as with Saturn Devouring His Children. Another painting shows the biblical figure of Judith slaying Holofernes.
One single painting radiates peace and possible reconciliation: the painting of Leocadia Weiss.
Well overfour meters (about 14.4 feet) wide, this painting was also given the title Witches' Sabbath.
painting: to the far right a young woman is sitting a little to one side of the gathering of witch-like creatures.
She is looking distantly at the crowd swarming around the great goat.
here its figure is seen as a black silhouette, its head emerging from the wide drapes that cover its body.
gray, and brown, with here and there a gleam of white shining from the eyes of the figures.
Every object seems to merge together and blend with the somber background into indistinct clusters.
Goya's companion looks thoughtfully from the painting.
is leaning on a rock that could also be a burial mound; above her is an open blue sky.


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Revisiting Las Vegas in the '80s
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It's a city that's been at the top of its game throughout its history – the game being the gambling and entertainment capital of the world. The very words "Las Vegas" conjure up mental images of millions of neon lights, glamorous casinos and even more stunning stars taking to the stage every night to play in long-running residencies.
The venue for countless stag weekends, shotgun weddings and Elvis impersonators, there's nowhere else on Earth quite like the self-styled "Sin City". That's why it has been featured in so many Hollywood films from Rain Man to The Hangover.
The modern heyday of Las Vegas was perhaps the 1980s. In the most ostentatious of decades, the city typified the boom-time confidence which was enjoyed by many on both sides of the Atlantic and with the eyes of the world on it regularly. With globalization and the rise of technology, it is now possible to emulate the feel and thrills of Las Vegas in the '80s, 888casino being a good example of an exciting online casino that offers such a service allowing the players to enjoy very realistic live casino experience with real dealers via live streaming from their own homes. This option, of course, wasn't around in the 80's and could well be contributing to the decline of Las Vegas today. In the 1980s, Las Vegas was the beating heart of entertainment in the US and saw many great moments happen within the city.
One of the many activities that has made Las Vegas what it is today is boxing. Early in the decade it staged what, for many, was one of the best bouts of all time when Sugar Ray Leonard took on Thomas Hearns in a fight billed as "The Showdown" at Caesars Palace on September 16th 1981. In an epic battle in which the advantage passed from one fighter to another by the end of Round 12, it looked like Leonard was going to lose. But after being told by his trainer "You're blowing it! You're blowing it!" he rallied and Leonard was crowned Welterweight Champion of the World after inflicting a punishing rain of blows on Hearns in the 14th round.
No performer typified the glitz and glamour of Vegas shows quite as much as Liberace and the flamboyant pianist and performer played his last ever show at Caesars Palace in 1986. He first played in Vegas in 1944 and over the years had grown to become what he described as a "one man Disneyland". With his wildly over-the-top outfits and the ever present candelabra on his piano, few have ever got close to emulating his success or popularity since.
The 1980s also saw a new era of the true mega-casino being born with the opening of the $630 million Mirage in 1989. Built on the site of the legendary Dunes, the Polynesian style casino featured a replica of a real volcano complete with 50 foot waterfall. Fired by natural gas, the volcano even erupted every 15 minutes between sunset and 3 am.
The eyes of the boxing world were again focused on Vegas on February 25th 1989 when Frank Bruno took on Mike Tyson at the Las Vegas Hilton. Despite knocking Tyson down in the first round, the fairy-tale victory was not to be as Tyson would eventually win by technical knockout.
No one can deny that over recent years Vegas has also found itself on the ropes, coming under pressure from the competition created by online operators. But even though they are pushing the boundaries in terms of customer service and realistic play and offering amazing real time dealers that make you feel like you are sitting in one of the famous casino lobbies. Vegas won't be beaten and like Leonard and Tyson, will surely soon experience a hard-hitting resurgence to bring it back to the glory days of the 1980s.
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Does anyone remember this place? My dad used to drag me there in the early 80s when I was in elementary school to get jeans. Horrible, five years out of style corduroy jeans. I'm not bitter or anything.
I was telling my daughter about the place though and I can't even figure out where it used to be!
I remember Baleys. Is that still there? I just remember there being a warehouse full of pants.
It's gone now. I mean...without a trace, as if it was never there.
A lot of my family members worked at Bailey's in the early 70s. My Grandmother, mother and various Aunts and Uncles. The best thing about it was when my Dad would pick my Mom up from work we would go down Belmont to Sanger and stop at the dairy at Armstrong and Belmont and get chocolate milk in the glass bottles. Sometimes we would pick Mom up and get chili dogs at Chuckwagon in Sanger on the way back. I think Bailey's closed down in the late 80s or early 90s.
My mom and her boyfriend worked at Bayly for many years. Thats where they met. I remember walking in the shop and the jeans were EVERYWHERE.


This has become the commonly used phrase referring to doing an internet search.
With that kind of brand recognition, Google is obviously the giant of the search engines. But there are some common myths and misconceptions about Google that you, as an ecommerce entrepreneur, need to be aware of.
One of these misconceptions is that you can buy an ad from Google that will propel you straight to the top in Google search ranking.
The fact is that buying an ad has no effect on its search ranking whatsoever. The search results are organic, according to a top Google spokesperson, and are handled separately from the Google ad system. They're as separated as church and state, in two completely separate buildings.
Google's results are actually determined by a number of algorithmic factors including the famous PageRank system. Google says the search results are all about relevancy, not pay-for-play.
PageRank helped to launch Google's search engine and is still an important factor. However, there are also about 200 other quality signals with 5-10 ranking change proposals every week.
Results may even be personalized and/or influenced by whether or not a user is logged into a Google account.
Another popular myth is that many website owners think their websites are ranked as a whole, when in actuality it's all ranked on a page by page basis.
Google is a highly automated search engine. Speed matters to users, so it matters to Google. If an ad server's network is down or slow, Google will spit results out at times without the ads in order to give speed of query results maximum priority.
Google researchers say that speed is so important to users than even tenths of seconds matter, and that users search more when results come back in .3 seconds instead of .7 seconds.
This isn't surprising, because studies have shown that internet users are notoriously impatient and always in a hurry!
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I'm very exited!!!! Halloween is starting to trickle into on line stores EEeeeEEeeEEeee! I noticed this last year too Graphic 45 Halloween showed up really early in stores. I do believe it was the end of June last year when it showed up as well. I know for a lot of people it is too early, but for me it's NEVER too early for Halloween stuff. And if you think about it Christmas gets at least 3 months in stores so Fall and Halloween really should too. I really love the skull in the specimen jar in this line. The butterfly's added to it are just adorable.
Dowager Countess of Grantham speaks the truth!
Seriously, I'm not sure I can live much longer without that cracked pistachio color in my studio!
Tim Holtz Mixed Media thinlit die YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!
Ooooooo look at the Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits dies. I can't wait to play with these!!!
New Tim Holtz Color Hickory Smoke, So excited!!!!
I am so excited about the new Tim Holtz color Hickory Smoke. Yeah, I know it's grey, and most people would think that is really boring, but it'a a really good grey. It's not to blue, and it's not to green it's the perfect kind of grey! There aren't that many out there that are the right color. And when one of you favorite pairing is pink with grey this really becomes an issue for you. I just can't wait to get my hands on it to start playing.


• Chrissy Teigen believes there should be more Asian models in the fashion industry.
• She wants it to be a "normal thing" to see them on the runways and in magazines.
• Teigen said she's not offended by cultural appropriation.
• She did say, however, that there are Asian models that could do the same thing as a white model.
At this point, Chrissy Teigen basically has a Ph.D. in calling out bullsh--, whether it's the so-called beauty of childbirth, the "joys" of being a human woman or the idea that a white supremacist isn't actually a neo-Nazi.
And now, Teigen is calling out the fashion industry for its lack of Asian models.
In an interview with E! News, Teigen was asked about why she thinks diversity in magazines, like the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, is so important.
"I think its really important to start embracing people..." Teigen said. "Seeing them in roles that are not necessarily 'That Asian Girl' or 'That Asian Boy.'"
She continued: "I want it to be a normal thing to be able to see Asian models, and I think Asian models are really underrepresented in the industry of course, especially on the runways [and] in magazines."
And indeed, last fall, Asian models made up just 7% of all models cast in shows at New York, Milan, Paris and London Fashion Weeks.
During the interview, Teigen also touched on the idea of cultural appropriation and Asian culture, perhaps in response to Karlie Kloss' geisha-themed spread in Vogue, which had the model, who is white, trying to imitate Japanese culture.
"I personally am not offended by cultural appropriation of any sort because I feel like it does pay homage, but at the same time there are a lot of beautiful, beautiful Asian women that could do the same thing," Teigen said.
Indeed, like in the instance of Kloss' recent spread, Vogue could have cast a Japanese model, like Chiharu Okunugi or Rola.
This is, of course, not the first time that Teigen has weighed in on diversity issues, noting the overall whiteness of 2016's Miss Teen USA finalists in a tweet that garnered more than 100,000 retweets.


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import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxBinary;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxProfile;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.BrowserType;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.safari.SafariDriver;

import java.io.File;
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import static ua.stqa.training.selenium.core.dirver.FileProperties.properties;

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Hans Georg Inundat baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, heer van Oud-Beijerland en Sweserengh, (Zuilen, 20 mei 1917 – Warmond, 6 augustus 1988) was een Nederlands burgemeester en landdrost. Hij was een telg van het adellijk geslacht Van Tuyll van Serooskerken.

Leven en werk
Van Tuyll van Serooskerken werd in 1917 geboren als zoon van de burgemeester ir. Frederik Christiaan Constantijn baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken en Lucile Agnes barones van Lynden. Hij huwde met Alide Agnes Beets en vervolgens, in 1972, met Marie Louise Kars. Uit het eerste huwelijk werden vier kinderen geboren.

Van Tuyll was lid van de Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD). In zijn 28 jaar durende loopbaan als bestuurder was hij landdrost van het door Nederland geannexeerde Duitse dorp Elten bij Arnhem. Hij bekleedde deze functie van oktober 1961 tot augustus 1963 en verkreeg landelijke bekendheid bij de teruggave van dit dorp aan West-Duitsland op 1 augustus 1963. Daarna was hij burgemeester van achtereenvolgens Ruurlo, Wisch, Zoetermeer en Utrecht. Zoetermeer was een succes, Utrecht was echter door ziekte een minder succesvolle periode. Van 1 mei 1980 tot 1 juni 1987 fungeerde hij als lid van de Raad van State in buitengewone dienst.

In Zoetermeer is het Van Tuyllpark naar hem vernoemd en in Utrecht is er de Burgemeester van Tuyllkade die loopt van het Berlageplein en overgaat in de Prins Bernhardlaan. Varsseveld en Oude IJsselstreek kennen een Burgemeester Van Tuyllstraat.

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Stefano Fiorentino (1301–1350) was an Italian painter of the time of Giotto.

Born in Florence, he is mentioned in numerous literary sources, most notably the Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari; other writers in whose works he appears include Franco Sacchetti and Filippo Villani.  No painting of his is known with any certainty to survive. Some of the frescoes in the Cistercian abbey of Chiaravalle, near Milan, were attributed to Stefano and his studio in 2010.

He died in Florence in 1350. His more famous son was nicknamed "Giottino" in admiring reference to his Giottesque realism.

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1350 deaths
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Italian male painters
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Neil Ward-Dutton of MWD Advisors kicked off the day at IBM's Process Summit talking about digital transformation and business processes. Neil began with a key point – that "Digital Transformation" is more than just hype but that it is also a complicated and multi-faceted concept.
Companies are being digitally disrupted because the internet and mobile technology allow very small companies to compete on something of a level playing field. This disruption generally hits in employee engagement, external (customer) engagement, operations and strategy/products. Different groups see these different areas as critically important – HR think about employees, marketing about customer engagement, COOs about operations and IoT etc. But these areas are increasingly blurred and interconnected because it is all about the more efficient, more effective, coordination of resources. Technology allows these perspectives to be linked and integrated. And this is key as none of these pieces can be delivered separately – customer engagement depends on the engagement of the employees the customer interacts with, the operational environment and much more.
The focus of many companies facing this disruption focus on a future based on cloud, social, IoT etc. But the key is actually how to get to this future – how to instrument products and services (so you can understand what is going on) and create agility in your processes and business models (so you can respond and adapt as you learn).
Organizations need to "weave a digital thread" that connects an increasingly distributed value and supply chain to a cross-channel, customer-centric experience. This creates a need for true process transformation, creating processes that tie all these pieces together. Good process platforms, he says, create digital threads. They allow knowledge sharing and work coordination; make it easy to change behavior and policy; and track/manage business performance.
This distributed approach to value chains shows up in how large companies are valued – organizations own fewer tangible assets and intangible assets like brand now dominate. The knowledge of how to coordinate this becomes a critical asset and this knowledge is concentrated at the front-edge of a company. But this is where turnover and outsourcing has the greatest impact – and turnover is higher than ever. A digital platform must therefore do more than just ensure efficiency – it must make those people effective.
This is where the changes in how systems work, the use of cognitive and analytic technology, start to matter. In particular they allow systems to be developed that adapt themselves to the way people work rather than the reverse. Systems are shifting from explicitly programmed to learning and adaptive systems. Becoming more predictive, more able to make recommendations. This change in how decisions get made is matched with a change in how process platforms work – supporting more flexible, more dynamic workstyles too. Bring processes to where the work is by decoupling the process from the user experience so process can be embedded in different user interfaces.
A new platform is emerging that combines mobile, cloud, social and analytics to drive recommended decisions, tasks and processes while supporting collaboration, bringing customers into the process and extending the process out to the field. A new set of choices have to be made about how best to design the work of an organization. You need a digital platform that can support this – model-driven for agility, instrumented for measurement, open for varied deployment choices, and designed for broad collaboration across business and IT.


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I'M SORRY MR. BIDEN, BUT THEIR MOTIVES MATTER TO ME*
Those Who Were Complicit In The Most Corrupt, Disastrously Incompetent Administration In History Must Be Held To Account
Roadkill (originally titled Waiting to Exit), Oil on Panel, 35.5" x 46.5", 1990 (the roadkill and birds were added later), Richard J Van Wagoner, Courtesy of Van Wagoner Family Trust**
In recent town halls, Mr. Biden explained his plan to decrease political tension and division in government. In an effort to find common ground to solve problems and move the country forward, he will do so, he says, by focusing on what they do while keeping quiet about why they do it. In order to create an atmosphere where elected officials from different parties are able to work together, Mr. Biden says we shouldn't comment or focus on their motives. That appears to be Mr. Biden's nature, a quality to be admired.
While Mr. Biden was not among my top choices during the primary, I proudly cast my vote for him and Senator Harris and delivered my ballot to an official depository, as both a vote against Trump and for competency, integrity, decency and, hopefully, to begin fulfilling our moral imperative to right as many of the wrongs committed by Trump and the GOP as possible.
I ordinarily might agree with Mr. Biden. These are not ordinary times. If the election ends in the Blue mandate prognosticators forecast, GOP Senate and House members who survive in office will search deep inside what's left of their souls for the courage to utter words mildly critical of the despot they willingly enabled. Some who recognize the shift in political winds are attempting to unhitch from Trump's runaway train that's headed off a cliff. For them I hope an informed electorate recognizes what's motivating their deathbed epiphany. It has zero to do with principle or conscience and everything to do with survival.
Moving Silhouettes, Oil on Panel, 24" x 32", Richard J Van Wagoner, 1988, Courtesy Helen Bero-Van Wagoner and Richard A. Van Wagoner**
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With control of the levers of government as they, yet again, begin the long process of cleaning up the mess left by the prior administration, righting the Trump administration's many wrongs and strengthening and reinforcing weakened democratic principles and institutions, Democrats should go it alone until the GOP reinvents itself, adopts a principled platform, cleans house and shows more than a feigned interest in governing.
We all recall Mr. McConnell's proud declaration that Republicans would do everything in their power to make Mr. Obama a one-term president. Their only interest was to obstruct, not govern.
Trump's hatred and jealously of Mr. Obama were the motivations behind Trump's relentless efforts to dismantle Mr. Obama's achievements.
The GOP's loss of any pretense of moral authority and interest in governing is the culmination of Newt Gingrich's paradigm shift toward class warfare and terminating civilized discourse in American politics. That's how we ended up with a Trump. One author explained:
"[F]ew figures in modern history have done more than Gingrich to lay the groundwork for Trump's rise. During his two decades in Congress, he pioneered a style of partisan combat — replete with name-calling, conspiracy theories, and strategic obstructionism — that poisoned America's political culture and plunged Washington into permanent dysfunction. Gingrich's career can perhaps be best understood as a grand exercise in devolution — an effort to strip American politics of the civilizing traits it had developed over time and return it to its most primal essence."
The Man Who Broke Politics: Newt Gingrich Turned Partisan Politics Into Bloodsport, Wrecked Congress, and Paved the Way for Trump's Rise. . . . McKay Coppins.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gingrich-says-youre-welcome/570832/
For a thorough and detailed discussion of the devolution of the Republican Party, please read Steve Benen's brilliant book, The Imposters: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics. Benen "exposes the Republican Party as a gang of imposters who have abandoned their duty to govern, gravely endangering America."
As late as 2016, the GOP actually claimed to support principles and institutions that undergird liberal democracy. I've read the Republican Platform 2016, carefully. I've written about it, extensively. I did not read it, however, until after the inauguration when the conduct and agenda of Trump and his party rendered the entirety of the GOP platform a masterpiece in parody and hypocrisy.
The party of Trump and Trump himself — a vacuous, incompetent, self-centered, uncivilized despot who is incapable of governing — are now indistinguishable. By 2020, after shredding even a pretense of moral authority and conservative philosophy, they altogether abandoned a platform. In a screaming tweet, Trump recently summarized the long and short of what became of the 60+ page Platform: "VOTE FOR TRUMP: WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?!!!"
Fortunately, as I have written, we now have a rear-view mirror, a list of some answers to Trump's question since he first posed it to Black voters in the lead-up to the 2016 election. The list includes Trump's sustained criminal enterprise, abdication of facts and truth, science denial, massive incompetence and dereliction causing hundreds of thousands of American deaths and a deep recession, family separations, caged children, human and civil rights violations, religious discrimination, crimes against humanity, damaged and destroyed alliances including NATO, war crimes against allies, placated tyrants and despots, cover for murder, self-dealing, obstruction of justice and congress, bribery and extortion of foreign governments for personal gain, invitations and acceptance of foreign interference in US elections, wittingly serving the Kremlin as an asset, attacks on the media, use of the DOJ to target personal and political enemies and help friends, environmental devastation, racism, support for and continual crowdsourcing white supremacy, hate crimes and domestic terror, and the near destruction of liberal democracy in the US.
https://medium.com/@richardvanwagoner/we-now-have-some-answers-to-trumps-what-the-hell-do-you-have-to-lose-c0d9ee6447b9
If the Democrats control the Whitehouse, Senate and House and remain unified, they likely can ignore Republican input for a time while they begin the long process of cleaning up the mess. They should do so until the party of Trump reinvents itself, develops a principled platform, shows an interest in governing and cleans house.
Underpass with Cars, Oil on Panel, 36" x 48", Richard J Van Wagoner, Circa 1988, Courtesy of Helen Bero-Van Wagoner and Richard A. Van Wagoner**
Democrats should never let voters forget Republicans' complicity in the Trump Administration's betrayals and near destruction of liberal democracy. Granted, substantial pockets of voters will remain throughout the country who are steadfast in their support for Trump and what he symbolizes. For those running for reelection while running from their own betrayals, however, we should never allow them to avoid or evade full responsibility.
They will try to re-cast in much softer, albeit false, light their open and notorious betrayal of their oaths. The same motives that drove the enablers' deafening silence and active support for this massive criminal enterprise — self-preservation and power — inform their dishonesty and cowardice and will move them to reimagine and rewrite their personal histories.
We cannot let that happen.
The electorate should regain confidence in the rule of law and its equal application. Completely independent of the White House, the newly appointed attorney general and state attorneys general should move forward to investigate and prosecute those for whom substantial cause exists. We should, however, anticipate blanket federal pardons for family and friends involved in this widespread criminal enterprise. State governors may choose to issue their own pardons or commutations. History will adjudicate them accordingly.
Hopefully, the White House and Congress will appoint non- or bi-partisan commissions to investigate and make recommendations to correct the flaws and strengthen the weaknesses in government institutions the Trump administration's bad faith exposed and exploited.
*My brother the very talented fiction writer and novelist, Robert Hodgson Van Wagoner, deserves considerable credit for offering both substantive and technical suggestions to https://medium.com/@richardvanwagoner and https://lastamendment.com. Rob's next novel, a beautifully written suspense drama that takes place in Utah, Wyoming and Norway, will be published by Signature Books this fall. This novel, The Contortionists, the story of a missing child in a predominantly Mormon community, is a psychological page-turner.
**Richard J Van Wagoner is my father. His list of honors, awards and professional associations is extensive. He was Professor Emeritus (Painting and Drawing), Weber State University, having served three Appointments as Chair of the Department of Visual Arts there. He guest-lectured and instructed at many universities and juried numerous shows and exhibitions. He was invited to submit his work as part of many shows and exhibitions, and his work was exhibited in a number of traveling shows domestically and internationally. My daughter Angela Moore, a professional photographer, photographed more than 500 pieces of my father's work. On behalf of the Van Wagoner Family Trust, she is in the process of compiling a collection of his art work. The photographs of my father's art reproduced in https://medium.com/@richardvanwagoner and https://lastamendment.com are hers.
More from R.VanWagoner
Criminal defense and First Amendment attorney.
Trump has a sad history of prematurely claiming victory only to have it backfire
Carol Chea
I am a Recovering Brainwashed Conservative
Trump is a chaos agent in final days as president
Karl H Christ
One Short Step from Anti-Choice Laws to the Slave Army Breeding Program
Odd Stuffing
Training — For Elites Only!
Bob Barnard
Alan Malone
Scouting for a Livi
Varad Mehta


Observing the Avant-Garde will provide an overview of photographer Peter Moore's (1932–1993) unique documentation of avant-garde performances: Happenings, Fluxus, Judson Dance Theater, multimedia, and other forms of live art that he instinctively and obsessively recorded in the belief that they would be lost to history unless fully documented. Because of his archive's depth and breadth, these photographs form a visual history of this material. Surprisingly few images from this archive have been exhibited or published. Barbara Moore's book will also discuss photography's evolving relationship to performance and integrate a memoir of her own experiences participating in this history as the artist's wife, archivist, and general collaborator. The book will also introduce lesser known artists and lesser known works by famous artists into the canon.
Barbara Moore has been the administrative director of the Peter Moore archive since 1962. From 1976 to 2004 she was a rare book dealer specializing in alternatives to or subversions of the traditional gallery and commercial entertainment systems, such as artists' books, multiples, conceptual art, Fluxus, Happenings, Judson Dance Theater, mail art, Cage-influenced music, and performance art. She is the editor of The Destruction of Penn Station: Photographs by Peter Moore (2004) and The World of Charlotte Moorman: Archive Catalogue (2000).


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A scripted drama series about Uri and his daughter, Ella, have become something of a couple since Tami, Uri's wife, passed away. Uri, a cherished musical icon, found himself readjusting to bachelor life at 60; and Ella, an underachiever with zero accomplishments, found herself, at 27, thrown further into the bottomless void she calls "life".
Now, after a year of processing the pain and loss, they begin feeling like the world is their oyster. But they never bothered fact-checking that feeling. Merging soft irony with bursts of raw emotions, Uri and Ella is a different type of Rom-Com - it's about loss, madness, rich people problems, and the one relationship where love is truly unconditional - between a father and his daughter.
The series won six Academy Awards: the drama series best actor, directing, photography, art design management soundtrack.
The series was broadcasted 10 episodes, each one lasting 40 minutes.
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2016 EU reissue on 180g LP=with "Tomorrow Is My Turn', 'Ne Me Quitte Pas', 'Feeling Good'. I Put a Spell on You is the 1965 album by Nina Simone, features some of her best-known songs. 'I Put a Spell on You', a song originally by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. The original version gave the song an ironic theme, but Simone transformed it into a thrilling love song, complete with horns and strings. It had become one of her most well-known songs. She used the title for her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992). 'Tomorrow Is My Turn', is an English translation of a French song by Charles Aznavour. 'Ne Me Quitte Pas', is a rendition of the song by Jacques Brel; it became one of her live repertoire standards. 'Feeling Good' is Simone's version of the Broadway song, which has since been covered by many artists famously including Muse and Michael Bublé.
One of her most pop-oriented albums, but also one of her best and most consistent. Most of the songs feature dramatic, swinging large-band orchestration, with the accent on the brass and strings. Simone didn't write any of the material, turning to popular European songsmiths Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, and Anthony Newley, as well as her husband, Andy Stroud, and her guitarist, Rudy Stevenson, for bluesier fare. There are really fine tunes and interpretations, on which Simone gives an edge to the potentially fey pop songs, taking a sudden (but not uncharacteristic) break for a straight jazz instrumental with "Blues on Purpose." The title track, a jazzy string ballad version of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins classic, gave the Beatles the inspiration for the phrasing on the bridge of "Michelle."
Original copies of 1965's 'I Put A Spell On You' fetch prices up to 200 euros if seen in good condition. Thank goodness there is this excellent reissue now so the kids can take a listen to the real thing. It is a typical effort for Mrs. Simone in that era who is at home in so many genres giving all songs - self penned or cover tunes - a piece of her own due to her distinctive voice and the way she performs.
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A4 Marriage Is For Old Folks
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A6 Gimme Some
B1 Feeling Good
B2 One September Day
B3 Blues On Purpose
B4 Beautiful Land
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In 1964, Nina Simone embarked on new stage of her career. Her rejection by the Philadelphia-based Curtis Institute Of Music; time spent as a pianist in an Atlantic City nightclub; her jazz, gospel, pop and classical influences – all these had fused to make her one of the most complex, fascinating and talented artists of the decade. Simone released her debut album in 1958, but when she signed to Philips, in 1964, her creative output was about to dovetail with the Civil Rights movement – notably coinciding with the Civil Rights Act Of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, gender, religious affiliation or nationality.
In Simone's hands, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was as much a demand as it was a plea, and on I Put A Spell On You she continued to record songs with a deep personal resonance. Her version of the title track remains as mesmerizing as its name suggests, while covers of Charles Aznavour's "Tomorrow Is My Turn" and Jacques Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" are equally strong declarations. Meanwhile, Simone once again turned to musical theatre for "Feeling Good" (lifted from the 1964 stage show The Roar Of The Greasepaint – The Smell Of The Crowd), instantly owning the song with her definitive version. Artists as varied as Billy Paul, Muse and Michael Bublé have since covered it, but none with as much dedication – and spine-tingling effect – as Simone.
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This one should be quick. I noticed on my way into school this morning that the signs that have, for so long, dedicated Thursdays to a street free of cars ("No Parking Thursday 8 AM – 4 PM") seem to be gone along 1st Ave N. Additionally, on the EERC end of the street (between 22nd and 23rd street at least) there are new "No Parking This Side of Street" signs on the south (eastbound) side of the street.
I was considering that maybe this move was a way to save money by not cleaning/plowing this street, but it doesn't leave the city a time in which to sweep or plow if it is necessary. I'm thinking now that the removal of parking on one side of the street (if in fact it goes all the way to South Washington) might be a move to encourage traffic flow along 1st Ave in addition to 2nd Ave (which is the high-traffic and quite narrow next street over).
Anyway, what do I know? Hopefully someone can find an answer. If more traffic is going down 1st Avenue, we need stop signs on all the cross streets so people don't die.


On Monday 4 June, the Minister for Transport of Luxembourg, François Bausch, and the Major of Luxembourg City, Lydie Polfer, held a press conference to present the second phase of the city tram line which is currently under construction. The primary feature of this new phase is catenary-free running. The units are power supplied at tram stops by means of a ground-level charging system.
The operator, Luxtram, has selected CAF as the supplier of 12 trams for the commissioning of this new phase with an aggregate in excess of 40 million euro. Remarkably, CAF signed a contract in 2015 with the same operator for the supply of 21 units which are currently running in revenue service.
The new trams belong to the Urbos 3 family, and are similar to those in operation on the current line. They are fitted with supercapacitor accumulator technology and ground-level rapid charging at stations. Consequently, Luxembourg will be the second city in the world boasting this innovative technology by CAF. This technology reduces the architectural impact of tram overhead catenaries in city centres, saves energy by preventing rheostatic losses on the line, and optimizes brake energy regeneration.
CAF Group's affiliate, CAF Turnkey & Engineering, will be entrusted with the supply of facilities and charging equipment for each tram stop.
The City of Freiburg in Germany renews its trust in CAF with the new contract award for the supply of an additional 5 trams. This order is an extension of the Urbos fleet of 12 trams recently supplied by the Company and which are currently providing revenue service in the city. Furthermore, the contract contemplates the eventual extension of the procurement with yet another seven unit order.
Seated on the edge of the Black Forest, Freiburg has 220,000 inhabitants and sports a distinct inclination towards sustainability and proactive protection and preservation of the environment. In this context, the new trams will become a hallmark of the city where car traffic ranks lower in transport preferences.
Besides, Skånetrafiken, the transport operator of the Skåne region in the south of Sweden, has selected CAF for the supply of 7 trams for the city of Lund. These units will run along the 5.5 km line with 9 stops which is currently being built in the city.
In this particular case, CAF's scope includes the maintenance of the units for 10 years in addition to the supply of the vehicles. Again, provisions have been made for the extension of the number of units.
The Units to be supplied to this Scandinavian country are also part of the Urbos Tram platform. Vehicles will comprise 5 modules each for a total length of 32 meters. They will feature state-of-the-art technology helping minimize both operating and maintenance costs.
The aggregate of the aforementioned two contracts is close to 60 million euro, but this figure could fall short in case any of the extension options are exercised.
Yet again, CAF upholds its commitment to supplying high quality transit vehicles which are comfortable and accessible and promote sustainable transport in urban areas. After all, we mustn't forget that CAF's trams are already running on a long list of European cities such as, Budapest, St. Etienne, Nantes, Belgrade, Utrecht, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Stockholm.


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JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Home Affairs says South Africans travelling abroad will now be exempt from the biometric system at the country's international airports.
In April last year the Home Affairs Department introduced a biometric system for all travellers leaving and entering South Africa.
The system was met with some criticism from citizens and the tourism industry – who were concerned it would discourage visitors to this country.
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says in the space of three days last week, OR Tambo International Airport flights experienced extreme delays due to glitches in the biometric system.
"Even as we introduced the systems, we did not have sufficient personnel."
He says South African travellers will no longer have to use the current biometric system.
"To be able to navigate and resolve that problem, we are in the process of linking the movement control system with the national population register."
Gigaba says the new changes will speed up the process for local travellers.
The minister says the biometric system is now working well and the flight delays have declined to zero.
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Jeffrey is an unincorporated community located near Peter/s Creek on Bethlehem Church Road, approximately  northwest of
Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office was first established here, March 10, 1903, in the home of postmaster and namesake, Payton J. Jeffrey/s (1865-1926), and his wife, Ella (Arterburn) Jeffrey/s, which was later moved to their general store. Their daughter, Nola (Jeffrey/s) Simmons, was the last postmaster and one of the schoolteachers at the local rural school known as "Mud Slash" (1911-1967). Jeffrey's post office was discontinued March 31, 1937. Payton Jeffrey/s also operated a water-powered turbine grist mill located across from his store on Peter/s Creek, succeeded by his son-in-law, George Simmons.

Argil Black, Joe Bowman, William Joseph Burks, Finley Quinn, Leslie Samson, John Bedford Smith, and J. T. Turner were also merchants in this community. William T. Whitehead briefly operated a steam-powered sawmill on Kate Miller Branch of Peter/s Creek nearby.  The Ulysses Quinn Family later operated another water-powered turbine grist mill on Peter/s Creek located at the intersection of Stringtown-Flippin Road and Bethlehem Church Road nearby.

Jeffrey's general stores and Mud Slash School and mills are gone. Fairview/Mud Slash Baptist Church (est. 1890) remains an active local congregation.

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Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Kentucky

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Washington today is rife with toxic partisanship. Our economy is challenged as never before by a pandemic and global competitors targeting the U.S. market. And our national security, facing multi-faceted threats, hangs in the balance.
As professed policy wonks working within the U.S. political system, we keep an eye on all three of these challenges.
The good news is there is a nascent new policy now at play that addresses all three—if only members of Congress on both sides have the courage of their convictions and fund the very bipartisan program that they just authorized.
Our reference is to a provision embedded in the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed both houses in December by veto-proof majorities. That provision is the CHIPS for America Act—impressively bipartisan in its list of sponsors including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) among many others.
What the provision does is authorize appropriations to fund incentives for more semiconductor manufacturing capability in the U.S. There is often a knee-jerk reaction at the mention of "government incentives." But the case for this policy prescription includes considerations that are fundamental to protecting our cherished freedoms.
First, in the wake of COVID, we all now have a better appreciation for supply chains and the absolute imperative that the U.S. retain some manufacturing capability of critical things. Semiconductors surely fit that description: They are necessary for all modern conveniences from smart phones to automobiles to medical equipment. And they are similarly essential to the wide range of high-tech equipment that helps to make our military the world's best.
America has long had its eye on a range of critical areas, ensuring that we have domestic production and do not have to rely upon unfriendly foreign sources. The U.S. strategic oil reserve is one such example.
Second, semiconductors are foundational to the ongoing innovation that drives the U.S. economy from agriculture to satellites and to artificial intelligence. That innovation drives new products (including new defense technologies) and new companies, those companies drive employment, employment generates taxes and taxes fund our government.
Modern life requires complex machines—planes, trains and automobiles for sure, but also items many of us use every day without much thought—smartphones, kitchen appliances, LED lights, connected doorbells and cutting-edge medical devices.
Given their importance to our everyday lives, semiconductors are foundational to our economy. As 5G technology enables a new era of innovation—from smart manufacturing to driverless transportation to drones fighting fires and delivering life-saving medicines—government funding and strategy are essential.
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Let's look back. From the first Ford assembly line in 1913 to sending someone to the moon in 1969, America has maintained a leading role in technology and innovation. We have also been a world leader in semiconductors, starting with the invention of the transistor in 1947 by Bell Labs and then the integrated circuit by Texas Instruments and Fairchild Semiconductor in the late 1950s. Military funding used to flood the nascent U.S. semiconductor industry, using early microchips to build missiles and guide America's first ventures into space. These early microchip companies are what gave Silicon Valley its name.
Nowadays, the semiconductor industry is truly global, and collaboration across borders is critical. While the U.S. remains in a dominant position in the global supply chain, other major players include Japan, which provides much of the critical equipment, chemicals and wafers; Korea, especially dominant in producing memory chips; Taiwan, which hosts the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and the Netherlands, where most of the machines needed to fabricate chips are produced. The crucial roles played by these countries points to the importance of collaboration between the private sector and government and the adverse consequences of protectionism.
The Semiconductor Industry Association reported that 80 percent of semiconductor plants are located in Asia. While continued cooperation with these countries is crucial to America's interests, for the U.S. to maintain its key role in driving innovation, America needs to boost its own chip manufacturing capabilities at home.
We're off to a good start. TSMC is building a huge factory near Phoenix that will produce smaller chips crucial for smartphones. Samsung is considering opening a large semiconductor plant in the U.S. as well, another good sign.
But Congress has more work to do: to fund the CHIPS Act on a bipartisan basis, including research and development initiatives for domestic manufacturers.
Three things America needs today are more bipartisanship, fundamental innovation and national security.
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EU leaders said they were hoping for a "no-Brexit scenario" on Thursday as they suggested that Britain could call off the entire process if it did not like the terms of the deal.
Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said reversing the referendum result would be the EU's preferred outcome of the negotiations.
"The EU is prepared for a final deal with the United Kingdom in November. We are also prepared for a no-deal scenario but of course we are best prepared for a no-Brexit scenario," said Mr Tusk at a press conference in Brussels.
He added: "Since the very beginning we have had no doubt that Brexit is a lose-lose situation and that our negotiations are about damage control."
Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament co-ordinator, added that he would like to see the UK eventually "rejoin the European family," though he expressed doubts that this could be achieved by a second referendum.
Other officials did their best to appear magnanimous at the moment of their Brexit victory, having succeeded in preventing the return of a hard Irish border and keeping Britain shackled to Brussels red tape for years to come.
"I am not smug or self-satisfied," Mr Barnier had said on Wednesday night as he declared that "decisive progress" in the Brexit negotiations had been achieved.
"Mrs May said this is the best possible agreement in the circumstances" Mr Barnier said, unaware at the time that a storm of resignations, including that of his opposite number Dominic Raab, was already brewing in London.
"You think this is a bad deal?," one EU diplomat told The Telegraph,"it is not a bad deal when the alternative is no deal at all."
Reaction to the deal among the EU27 was broadly positive, with one Irish newspaper claiming "victory" for Dublin at the expense of chaos in London.
Irish ministers were warned after Mrs May's announcement that they not should say anything that would lead to them being accused of "gloating" over the controversial backstop clause.
Leo Varadkar is said to have been concerned that any provocative language from TDs [MPs] and Senators might unravel the deal at the last minute.
"There is a strong body of opinion now in Fine Gael [Varadkar's party] that this is as good as it gets," one minister told the Irish Times. "This is too big," said another.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire welcomed the deal as "good news for the French economy," though sources in Paris said they were disappointed that the agreement did not cover fishing rights.
Danish paper Berlingske, in a reference to the UK's alleged bid to "cherry-pick" EU benefits, said the British people were "beginning to understand the EU is not a buffet."
"The EU is laughing at us," British MEP Steven Woolfe claimed, adding that he attended a reception in Brussels earlier this week that was full of "commiserations, laughter and fake apologies."
EU 27 diplomats in Brussels signalled they were preparing to press home their advantage and demand further concessions in the sectors of finance and fishing as the price for the support for deal.
"On fish, we want the same as we had before, as if there was no Brexit," a diplomat said. The EU 27's diplomats, secure in their belief that the British were beaten, also warned they would ask for further UK concessions before they rubber stamped the deal.
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Not content with stripping British financial services of access to the single market, which could lead to major firms moving their headquarters to the EU, they demanded stronger guarantees on open access to British fishing waters.
Behind the scenes, EU officials were clear that the deal was a very poor second to membership of the bloc and that trade would most definitely not be frictionless, except in Northern Ireland.
"You have to make a distinction between a customs union and the single market," a senior official said in Brussels.
"The customs union means no quotas, no customs duties, and a common external tariff. That doesn't mean free movement of goods," the official said.
The "bare bones" customs deal was described as inferior to the EU's customs union with Turkey, and was nicknamed "Turkey Minus". Turkey's deal was better because it could be improved and was already coupled with a free trade agreement, unlike the Brexit deal.
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Corporate social responsibility is a key element of the LCBO's mandate and has been since our inception in 1927.
There are many definitions for Corporate Social Responsibility – for LCBO it's about how we conduct our business and manage policy and procedures to produce an overall positive impact on society.
This is also reflected in our mission statement: "We make a difference in Ontario, by being a best in class, socially responsible, customer-focused and profitable retailer of beverage alcohol."
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The LCBO's corporate social responsibility mandate has at its core four pillars:
Responsible Retailing and Consumption
A leading reason the LCBO exists is to help ensure beverage alcohol is sold in a responsible manner throughout Ontario. While the way we retail beverage alcohol has changed substantially since 1927, one thing that has remained constant is our dedication to preventing sales to minors, intoxicated adults and those buying for either party (known as second-party purchases).
The commitment and vigilance of our frontline staff to protecting the people of Ontario each and every day is reflected in the Challenge & Refusal statistics: more than 14.4 million in fiscal 2016-17, and 258,628 refusals – 82 per cent for reasons of age.
LCBO has a number of initiatives encouraging responsible consumption, including the Always Taking Care website which provides responsible hosting tips and tools and helps to prevent impaired driving.
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The LCBO has a responsibility to the buying public to help ensure the products we sell are safe to drink and authentic.
The LCBO's Quality Assurance department conducts more than 633,000 laboratory tests and tastes more than 6,800 products each year. These tests confirm that beverage alcohol products purchased in Ontario are safe to consume, authentic and meet the standards set out in Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act and their related regulations.
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Q: iOS Large Title Navigation hide search bar I have a view controller which have a carousel with 3 pages. On the first page i have a collection view and want to enable the search bar in the navigation bar but on the two other pages i don't want it. So on the page selection callback i set searchcontroller to null when it's the second and third page and set it back to the searchcontroller object when it's first page.
It works well but i have no animation and the View controller doesn't resize and we can see a blank space between the view and the navigation bar when the search bar is hidden. Is there a way to achieve this properly ?
My ViewDidLoad code:
 public override void ViewDidLoad()
    {
        base.ViewDidLoad();

        searchController = new UISearchController(searchResultsController: null)
        {
            HidesNavigationBarDuringPresentation = true,
            DimsBackgroundDuringPresentation = false,
            //ObscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation = true
        };
        searchController.SearchBar.SearchBarStyle = UISearchBarStyle.Minimal;
        DefinesPresentationContext = true;
        NavigationItem.SearchController = searchController;
    }

Following the page selection callback:
void OnPageSelected()
    {
        if (page is IVehiclesSearchView)
        {
            NavigationItem.SearchController = searchController;
        }
        else
        {
            NavigationItem.SearchController = null;
        }
    }

Thank you !

A: You can have a try with only hiding SearchBar for SearchController as follow :
void OnPageSelected()
{
    if (page is IVehiclesSearchView)
    {
        NavigationItem.SearchController.SearchBar.Hidden = false;
    }
    else
    {
        NavigationItem.SearchController.SearchBar.Hidden = true;
    }
}


Curb appeal—every house needs it, particularly in Miami, where each lawn is more fabulous than the next. You don't have to wait until you're ready to sell your house to spruce up the yard. Turn your back lawn or front garden into an oasis, a place where you can hang out with family and friends, barbecuing and playing games well into the evening. First, though, you have to browse through the latest landscaping trends sweeping across the city and South Florida. Before you begin, close your eyes and envision the ideal yard. Now, discover a trend that speaks to you.
Have you heard of hygge? It's more than just the Danish word for "fun." It's also a state of mind—and it's the latest landscaping trend in Miami. The city is fast-paced and high-strung, which is why cozy, serene gardens and lawns are all the rage. Create a soothing space using water features, aromatics such as flowers and herbs, and seating that encourages closeness and intimacy. You're going for a Zen kind of vibe, but don't think of your yard as a Zen garden. You're just getting hygge with it in Miami.
A couple of years ago, bold, bright rainbow hues popped up in landscaping everywhere. Splashy palettes are perfect under the blazing Miami sun. Not for nothing does the city love showing off in pastels and primary colors. This year, however, landscapers are mad for monochrome.
No, that doesn't mean that you should design a black and white yard. Instead, focus on green. From dark green fronds to the bright hue of fresh grass and varying shades of shrubbery and plants, you can easily put together a green rainbow. With the right flora, you can bring a slice of the jungle into your backyard.
Rustic décor has a place outside, and it's fun to design. Plant flowers in old wooden barrels or tubs. Trawl the antique shops and flea markets to uncover old gardening accessories, such as metal watering cans, iron birdcages, and vintage wagons. You can even try your hand at some DIY landscaping. Use old window frames and retired kitchen chairs as planters. Test the limits of your imagination as you turn your backyard into a chic country getaway.
Forget about your tired old grill. To set your yard apart from every other lawn in Miami, you need an outdoor kitchen to go with your lanai or patio. Upgrade your BBQ—you're in south Florida; it pays to have a high-quality grill, such as a permanent gas grill. Don't stop there, though. Why not include an outdoor bar, as well?
Going native is one of the hottest landscaping trends in Miami this year. South Florida is home to a wide variety of gorgeous plants and flowers, and because they're native to the area, you can plant them in your yard with confidence. They can handle the soil, the sunshine, the salt, and the shade with little maintenance. Using native plants can also help create a naturally fragrant garden and attract beautiful fluttering wildlife. From the Common Maidenhair fern and butterfly weed to amaranth, wild sage, and blue flag iris, you're spoiled for choice.
What landscaping trend speaks to you? Think about your home and your yard as you choose designs, flowers, and other plants. Miami is an eclectic, vibrant town, so your landscaping can follow suit.
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Today's photo of the day shows the same cloud formation and was taken at the same time as yesterday's photo of the day, except it was taken from the other side of the Tararua Range. Interesting to see it from either side of the range. Thanks also to Dave Adamson who sent in the view of this from Foxton. (JMcG).
'There was still sunshine on the snow clad Hawkdun Range as a southerly shower poured off the Dunstan Mountains. Taken at 16:00 on 27 October 2012 near Butcher's Dam on the road between Roxburgh and Alexandra with Canon 5D' wrote Joe.
'Clouds over the wharf at Home Bay, Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf - a good day's volunteer weed work on the island although it was as muggy as Auckland gets! Taken at 14:20 on 16 December 2012' wrote Carolyn.


The director of Something's Gotta Give (2003) and The Holiday (2006) has done it again with The Intern.
The headquarters of character Jules' fashion start-up, About The Fit, was created in a photo studio in Brooklyn. The studio, Bronx at The Light Box, is on the second floor of the Bank Note Building, a large complex which, until the 1970s, manufactured over half of the world's paper currency. Meyers loved the large original windows, aged brick and plentiful natural light.
Production designer Kristi Zea and Meyers toured a numerous start-ups to research the look they wanted for the space, which ended up being something totally open-plan. "It's eclectic, a mixture of traditional, mid-century modern with found objects as well as procured pieces. It's reflecting Brooklyn, e-commerce, start-up, fashion...it's crisp, hip," says Zea.
The production design team built glass conference rooms to divide up the open space. They polished the existing floors and created the company's perks: a massage room and an open kitchen area. Rows and rows of white desks and gray chairs were brought in, and CB2 couches were added to the common areas. "We purposely didn't use anything that wouldn't fit into what we thought Jules's budget for a new business would be," says Meyers.
"The first time I walked in when the desks had arrived, and the logo was up, it was thrilling. I thought it felt real, it felt like Jules did it. I was so happy with the work everyone had done to create ATF," said Meyers.
Jules' home, where she lives with husband Matt and daughter Paige, was created within a renovated brownstone in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Another important detail of the set décor was the art chosen for each character's home. In Jules's house, there was a very interesting collection of prints and black and white photography displayed, along with Paige's colorful drawings.
View from the living room through to the dining and kitchen in Jules' home.
A living space in the master bedroom.
The Intern is in cinemas 1 October.