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Businesses and third parties share complex relations. While each will prioritise their own bottom line, they need each other in order to operate. But deciding to go into business with a company requires many background checks to ensure you are making a wise decision that will not put your company's reputation at risk. It is important to establish whether your potential business associate meets all corporate governance requirements and monitors supplier compliance within its own network.

The Lost Child Review: Delightful Dungeon-Crawling Demons Kim Snaith Telling the story of a paranormal journalist caught between a battle of angels against demons, The Lost Child is a dungeon crawler that could only be a product of Japan. You're Hiyato Ibuki, a journalist for LOST magazine, a publication that deals with ghostly happenings, reports of the occult and other otherworldly goings-on. Whether you actually believe in any of that is up to you, but you do your due diligence and investigate the leads that your editor sets up for you. One particular story takes you to an underground train station. Apparently, there's been an influx of people jumping onto the track – or, according to witnesses, being pushed. You think it's nonsense, until you're down there yourself and end up getting flung onto the track by some ungodly presence. Thankfully, you're saved by a mysterious woman, who pulls you to safety, hands you a locked-up case, and disappears into a bustling crowd. It's here where things get really weird. Confronted by an angel, Lua, it turns out that there's a battle between heaven and hell – and somehow you're caught in the middle of it. From here, The Lost Child's gameplay begins, and a mixture of dungeon-crawling, storytelling, and battling and capturing demons ensues. Classic dungeon crawling In all honesty, the story of The Lost Child isn't remarkable in any way. It's not terrible by any means, but I could have taken or left it. It serves a purpose to move the story along, and that's fine enough. It's the gameplay that really captures your attention in The Lost Child. An old-school first-person 3D dungeon crawler, it has you solving switch puzzles, battling an onslaught of hellish beasts, finding your way through labyrinthine dungeons – or 'layers', as they're known in the game – and facing up against fiendish bosses. It's repetitive, but it has plenty of hooks to keep you entertained. My favourite of The Lost Child's quirks is its demon capturing system. You see, that mysterious case you were handed at the beginning of the game contains something called the Gangour; a powerful weapon that can capture and trap demons. Once captured, you can purify demons and add them to your party to fight alongside you. It's almost Pokémon-esque in design. That age-old quest to 'catch 'em all' kept me happily trawling through every last square of each dungeon in the hope of coming up against an enemy I'd not fought before so I could capture something new. Gotta catch 'em all Every demon you capture has an individual elemental power and set of skills. The ability to switch out your party at your will means you can continually customise your party in order to find the right balance of skills that works for you. While you can't switch out their equipment like you can your two main party members, Hiyato and Lua – more on that later – you can level them up as you progress, making each stronger overall. Before you can capture a demon though, you've got to engage in battle with it. Battles are a fairly standard turn-based affair. You'll instruct each member of your team at once, then when you're done, each action will play out automatically. You've got standard attacks, skills and items to use, and of course Hiyato can use his Gangour to do a large amount of damage and ultimately capture a demon. The Gangour has a burst gauge, so the fuller it is, the more damage it'll inflict. Let the gauge get too full, though, and it'll reset to zero, leaving you unable to use it for a few turns. As such, even if there are no demons to capture, it pays to use the Gangour regularly; even if it's just to inflict a large amount of damage on one enemy. Looooot No self-respecting dungeon crawler would be complete without loot, and thankfully The Lost Child has its fair share. As you explore and fight against enemies, you'll find chests, all of which contain items and equipment. Some items have no use and simply hold a monetary value for you to sell. Others can be equipped to either Hiyato and Lua in order to improve their stats. Finding equipment isn't as common as I'd like it to be – this ain't loot on the level of Diablo – but it's still rewarding when you find a better piece of body armour or weapon to equip to either character. Too hard, too easy Perhaps my biggest bugbear with The Lost Child is its erratic difficulty. As default, the game is set to medium difficulty. Playing on this posed no real problem battling basic enemies through dungeons. In fact, it became a little too easy; no real strategy is required – simply instruct each member of your team to do a basic attack and the enemies will fall without doing any real damage. But, of course, the crux of each dungeon comes down to finding and defeating a boss. The bosses are much harder than the rest of the enemies, having a set of attacks that will undoubtedly wipe out members of your team in one swift move. The first time I died, I went back to crawl through the dungeon some more, and with some extra levels and a bit of extra experience, I managed to defeat the boss without too much trouble. The second one, however, posed more of a challenge. I could have walked around the same dungeon a few times to gain extra experience, but fights with standard enemies are repetitive and boring. Turning the game down to easy difficulty, however, made the boss fall in no time. Their attacks barely made a dent. And normal enemies on easy difficulty? They don't even seem to attack at all. It's too easy. There's no happy medium. A rewarding experience Outside of the dungeons, there's a world map to explore, with your hub being the office of LOST magazine. There isn't a great deal to do in the world, besides talk to a few people in order to instigate new investigations, and a couple of shops to visit and stock up on supplies. It's all nicely presented though, with varied environments and pleasant hand-drawn art. The character and enemy designs are perhaps the real stars of the show, each varied and well detailed. Enemies are suitably grotesque, and coming across new ones to capture is always a delight. It's just a shame that the visuals of the actual dungeons don't quite match up to the rest of the game. The textures are pretty low quality in comparison, with little variety, leaving them feeling rather drab. It's not exactly a dealbreaker, but it's a shame. Old-school dungeon crawlers aren't all that common these days, so The Lost Child made for a refreshing experience. A little more depth – and better balanced difficulty – in the combat wouldn't have gone amiss, though. But even as it is, The Lost Child is worth picking up. Whether its age-old tale of angels and demons does it for you is your call, but gameplay alone is enough to make this a worthwhile timesink. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got more demons to go and capture. The Lost Child is available on PS4, PS Vita and Switch. We reviewed the PS4 version. Previous article10 Best Horror Films on Netflix UK Next articleLife is Strange 2 is Coming Earlier Than You Think Cute Dungeon Crawler Riverbond is Out Now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One Adorable Time-Travelling Adventure Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travellers Coming to PS4 and Switch

The primary aim of the Comboni Missionary Sisters is to tell the Good News of Jesus Christ to people who have not yet heard through promoting health-care, education and socio-economic development. Through these activities we learn how to express the Gospel message in terms that the people can grasp and be comfortable with, while their example of compassion and concern causes the message of Christ to be heard in a context of "love God and love your neighbour as yourself'. Our missionaries have pioneered primary health-care, and particularly the provision of clean and safe drinking water, in many parts of the world. Many clinics, health-centres and hospitals have been built, and are maintained. Treatment is universally based on clinical need rather than on a patient's religious affiliation or ability to pay. From the earliest beginnings of our work in modern-day Sudan and South Sudan, the Comboni Missionary Sisters have been actively engaged in providing education to the peoples we are privileged to serve, establishing and running a wide variety of educational establishments, from primary and secondary schools, to vocational and technical institutes, to teacher-training colleges and universities.

You won't miss the extra fat and calories in this hearty and flavorful Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Chili! Full of lean ground turkey, fire roasted tomatoes, kidney beans and more, it sure to become a family comfort food favorite! With the Super Bowl being only a couple weeks away I thought I better share a couple party worthy recipes that you and your friends will enjoy chowing down on during the big game. Speaking of the big game did your team make it? If they did it will make the game that much more exciting to watch, but even if they didn't you can still make the 4 hour event worth your time by eating all the game day food! Chili is always a good choice as a main dish to go along with all the chips, dips and other appetizers. Since we'll all be consuming 10,000 calories worth of appetizers and beer, let's at least have a hearty and good for you main dish, which is exactly what this Healthy Slow Cooker Turkey Chili is! I know everyone has their own special recipe for chili, but this one is definitely worth giving a try. When you go to search for a chili recipe on the internet you're bombarded with 8.5 million results…I checked. Seriously, that's insane! I honestly didn't think it was possible for there to be so many chili recipes. My recipe for chili is a combination of the recipe from my grandma's cookbook along with some of my own additions. That's the great part about making your own chili, you can tweak it and add or eliminate ingredients until you get it just the way you like it. I think we can all agree though that chili tastes better the longer it cooks and that the leftovers generally taste better than the day you made it. So, let's talk about this turkey chili. My grandma's recipe originally called for ground beef, but since I prefer ground turkey I subbed it in. I also replaced regular diced tomatoes for fire roasted ones because I love the smokey flavor it adds to the chili. The final changes were using a can of diced green chiles instead of a bell pepper, adding in some coriander and using low sodium chicken broth instead of beef since this is a turkey chili. The changes I made give the chili a little bit of Southwest flavor, which I love! My grandma's recipe didn't say anything about sticking it in a slow cooker, I actually don't remember her using one all that often. However, slow cookers are perfect for meals that need to cook a long time like chili. Just brown your onions, turkey and garlic in a sautè pan, then add it to the slow cooker along with the rest of the ingredients and let it cook on low for about 6 hours. Start this recipe in the morning when you wake up and it will by bubbling and ready to serve just in time for the big game! Preheat a large sautè pan with the tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. When the pan is hot add in the diced onion and stir until it starts to soften, about 2 minutes. Add in the ground turkey, minced garlic, all the spices, salt and hot sauce. Break up the turkey into small crumbles with a wooden spoon and stir everything together so that it's coated in the spices. Once the turkey is almost cooked through pour the mixture into your slow cooker and add in the remaining ingredients. Stir everything together then cover with the lid and set on low for 5-7 hours depending on how fast or slow your slow cooker cooks. Serve the chili topped with shredded cheese, green onions, cilantro and plain Greek yogurt or sour cream if desired. This cold weather has been killing me! (Yes, it's been in the 20's and 30's here.) I just want to curl up on the couch with a big bowl of this turkey chili. I will definitely have to add this to my slow cooker this week! Whoa girl, that is pretty cold! You definitely need a bowl of chili. Stay warm! I love how customizable chili is!!! And I love how thick and chunky yours looks! That's how I like it too!!! Thanks Jocelyn! Chunky chili is the best! I LOVE slow cooker chilis and how chunky yours turned out. Time for me to bust out the slow cooker to make this! Thanks Lisa! I'm so happy someone was genius enough to create the slow cooker! This chili looks amazing. Seriously, your photography is so beautiful! I love making chili, it is one of my favorite meal prep staples because it is good all week long. I love the changes you made - slow cooker chili is the best! Thanks so much Les! I think my favorite part about chili is the leftovers and how they taste even better than the day you made it! Oooh I LOVE me a chunky chili and your's is sure to hit the spot! Also love your subs of turkey, diced green chiles and coriander! Thanks Shashi! I always love adding in some Southwest spice to my food! Mine's in the slow cooker right now! WOO! It's 85 degrees here (SoCal) but my husband and I are trying to eat healthy and I'm pretty sure this is going to be a GREAT alternative to our meal prep boxes (I'm so sick of brown rice and broccoli) ! Looking forward to it! Thanks Monica, I hope you enjoyed the chili!

A Long Journey North for Migrants That May End Where It Started A group of immigrants from Central America, who were detained after entering the United States illegally, were released at a bus station in McAllen. MCALLEN, Tex. — Emerging from buses into the scorching sun, about 150 undocumented immigrants just released from federal custody huddled behind the bus terminal. The depot was the latest stop in a long and arduous journey north that may eventually end up back in Central America where it started. Immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, many with children in their arms, clutched clear plastic bags filled with whatever belongings they had. A worker from Catholic Charities took them inside to help pick up bus tickets arranged by family members in the United States. The tickets bore a multitude of destinations — California, Kansas City, New Jersey. Many, with little geographic knowledge of the United States, asked how far it was to, say, Atlanta or Chicago. Wearing ankle monitors, the migrants had been give notices to appear in court, where their future in the United States would be determined. But with most court dates months away, the immigrants were scrambling to join families in cities to the north. In the Rio Grande Valley near McAllen, I witnessed the fragments of the immigration crisis along the border as it played out. What has become a common scene today was a new phenomenon when I visited the border in 2014. Back then, immigrants fleeing violence from Central American countries, many in search of asylum, were crossing in broad daylight and turning themselves in to the Border Patrol in greater numbers. Since then, a steady flow of people have kept coming north. And they find themselves at the center of an existence shaped by physical danger and policy shifts that confound even the most experienced immigration experts. What changed public interest was President Trump's push to secure the border and the decision to separate children from parents caught crossing illegally. The decision was later reversed and now many immigrants, like the ones at McAllen, are given court dates and ankle monitors, and are released. The chaos along the border has brought attention from the news media and the public, and outrage from people across the country. Demonstrators traveling to McAllen to protest the family separations when I was there in late June were asked to wear red, white and blue. No hateful signs, and American flags only, the organizer of the demonstration, the League of United Latin American Citizens, urged in its bulletin. Arriving from Dallas and San Antonio, the demonstrators gathered outside the United States Customs and Border Protection office to protest the separation of migrant children from their parents. As they gathered, a bus carrying migrant children left the station. The bus was quickly surrounded, and the children inside waved as protesters pressed their hands against the bus. Some cried as they waved to the children and blew kisses. Someone drew little hearts in the dust on the tinted window. Southeast of McAllen, in Brownsville, Tex., demonstrators raised their hands in prayer toward the former Walmart store that houses hundreds of migrant children in what is now called Casa Padre. Fellowship Southwest, an ecumenical faith organization, organized the protest to pray for the families separated by the Trump administration's policies. A few miles from Casa Padre, other immigrants waited for a chance to cross the border. It was just before dawn and a cool breeze blew across the Gateway International Bridge, which connects Matamoros in Mexico to Brownsville. Cristel Murcia, 2, slept with her family as they lined up along the wall so as not to block pedestrian traffic. Her grandmother, Irene Gómez Diaz, 41, lay awake cradling her daughter, Sol Valentin, 8. They were fleeing violence in their native Honduras and were hoping to make an asylum claim at the bridge. Months ago, migrants started gathering at bridges linking the United States with Mexico to plead their cases to border officials. Some are let through; others wait for days. Irene, traveling with her granddaughter and her three children, ages 19, 15, and 8, had heard about families being separated. While she feared that possibility, she said the violence back home left her little alternative. She had already been detained by Mexican authorities when crossing the southern border and was sent back, only to start the journey again. And so they waited, hoping that their future lay to the north, in the United States. Flights Resume at Washington-Area Airports, New York Airports to Reopen Monday Discredited Syracuse accuser files lawsuit in Pa. Puerto Rico Nervously Prepares for Hurricane Season: 'What if Another One Comes?' California limestone quarry reopens after 3 killed Calif. utility commission to look at wind outages New Jersey Officials: Mother of Abandoned Newborn is Teacher

He famously came to blows with his bride, Susie, but MAFS's Billy has just dropped a major bombshell about his love life. In a radio interview earlier, the reality star admitted to hooking up with one of the other brides. Appearing on Hot91's Breakfast show with Dave, Sam & Ash, the 27-year-hunk, who's "wife" Susie Bradley, 25, has since found love with former NRL star Todd Carney, revealed he hooked up with Lauren Huntriss after filming. "You didn't see me and Lauren having a bit of a flirt there, I think that she's a lovely girl and she got a bit of a raw end of the stick as well," he said. "Matt's a nice guy but they definitely weren't suited," he said of Lauren's pairing with the former virgin. When asked if he hooked up with Lauren, Billy replied: "It could've happened. It could've happened. She's a sweetheart, hey. Speaking about his failed relationship with Susie, the Byron Bay native admitted he was still licking his wounds over that one. "It's been quite hard for me" he said. "I didn't get everything I wanted out of the show and I'm a bit salty about that. "Susie was texting a bloke on our honeymoon. It wasn't Todd Carney, it was another tatted up bloke.

After the DVD release of the horror movie "The Hills Run Red" with William Sadler starring as William Concannon, tons of reviews and interviews were published online. Robg.: You character is the daughter of William Concannon, the infamous director of The Hills Run Red, the film these characters are looking for. How much did you get to work with William Sadler to come up with your family rapport? Sophie: Actually, I asked him the day before we started, "If you have any advice or any pointers on how I can make this thing better, please tell me?" So he gave me acting advice. He'd say, "Ok for this next bit, if you pretend you're here and do this, it'll come off as this." He gave me a lot of help. The Hills Run Red (THRR) is a modestly-budgeted but effective gore fest about the search for a legendary 'lost' horror film of the same title, a movie that was supposedly so notorious and disturbing it was only screened once before disappearing from the face of the earth…as did it's entire cast and iconic director Wilson Wyler Concannon. Concannon (embodied to sinister perfection by William Sadler) had a peculiar but dedicated idea of how to bring realistic horror to the screen, and he apparently put everything he had into his one and only production about a sadistic and ghoulish-looking masked killer called 'Babyface'. THE HILLS RUN RED (just out on DVD from Warner Premiere) is about the quest to track down a lost horror film of the same title, one supposedly so shocking that our protagonist is obsessed with witnessing its full, terrible vision. And yet this HILLS has been issued in an R-rated cut only, with references on the audio commentary to scenes its creators wanted to include, but were too gruesome. Irony? […] A group of teens go in search of a legendary lost film and finds that instead of a fiction that the murderous killer is all too real. In 1982, Wilson Wyler Concannon (William Sadler) made a movie so shocking and horrific that it only played in several theaters before Concannon and his film disappeared. Only a battered trailer remains.

Ontario Power Generation has named Jeffrey J. Lyash its new President and CEO, effective Aug. 21, 2015. Mr. Lyash joins OPG from CB&I Power where he headed one of the largest U.S. power engineering, procurement and construction organizations. "Jeff is a proven leader with over 30 years' industry experience and a history of producing excellent results in a wide range of business functions, from electricity generation to economic development and customer service," said Board Chair Bernard Lord. "We are fortunate to have secured someone of his talents and know-how, particularly when it comes to nuclear energy. His work on complex engineering projects will help ensure OPG's refurbishment of Darlington Nuclear is delivered on time and budget." Mr. Lyash will take the helm of Ontario's largest clean energy generator as the company prepares for Darlington Refurbishment and continues efforts to improve its financial results. Last year, OPG had one of its safest years on record, while achieving an increase in generation and a net income of $811 million. OPG also successfully delivered North America's largest action to combat climate change when it stopped burning coal. "I'm excited to join a company with such a rich legacy of public service in Ontario," said Lyash. "OPG has an ambitious and challenging mandate. I look forward to working closely with the leadership team and employees across the province, who are considered to be among the best in the business.

Nivi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the different types of garments of the Aryans. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the 6th – 5th century BC. The words Satyameva Jayate in State Emblem of India have been adopted from which of following? The Mundaka Upanishad is the source of the phrase Satyameva Jayate, which the national motto of India. It appears in its national emblem with four lions. The Mundaka Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit Vedic text, embedded inside Atharva Veda. It is a Mukhya (primary) Upanishad and is listed as number 5 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the most widely translated Upanishads. It is a poetic verse style Upanishad, with 64 verses, written in the form of mantras. However, these mantras are not used in rituals, rather they are used for teaching and meditation on spiritual knowledge. The Upanishads are a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism and Jainism. The Upanishads are considered by Hindus to contain utterances (sruti) concerning the nature of ultimate reality (brahman) and describing the character of and path to human salvation (mokṣa or mukti). The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back to pre Vedic Indian traditions, is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and sramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Hindu Upanishads and Buddhist Pali Canon, probably of third century BCE or later. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged around the 11th century with origins in tantra.

GoT and GoRF agree to establish demilitarized zone surrounding Idlib SARG and GoRF airstrikes in Hamah, Idlib, and Latakia displace 45,500 people in September Approximately 90,000 people remain at IDP sites across northeastern Syria An estimated 6.5 million people across Syria remain food insecure On September 17, the Government of the Russian Federation (GoRF) and Government of Turkey (GoT) agreed to establish a 9–15 mile-wide demilitarized zone surrounding Idlib Governorate, separating Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) forces from armed opposition groups (AOGs) and militant elements, international media report. The GoT noted that the agreement could prevent the further deterioration of humanitarian conditions by halting or delaying an anticipated SARG offensive on Idlib, which the UN estimates could displace up to 900,000 people in northwestern Syria. Between September 1 and 20, SARG and GoRF airstrikes in northern Hamah, southern Idlib, and Latakia governorates displaced more than 45,500 people, according to the UN. However, as of September 20, approximately 24,900 people had returned to areas of origin in northwestern Syria. Nearly 153,000 people returned to areas of origin in Ar Raqqah city between October 2017 and late September 2018, although conditions for safe and dignified returns do not yet exist in many areas, according to the UN. In addition, nearly 225,000 people have returned to Dayr az Zawr Governorate. As of late July, approximately 90,000 people were residing in displacement sites across northeastern Syria, the UN reports. An estimated 6.5 million people across Syria remain food insecure, the UN reports. In addition, nearly 70 percent of Idlib's estimated population of 3 million people requires emergency food assistance, according to the Food Security Sector (FSS) and the UN. Notwithstanding, overall food consumption across Syria improved and food commodity prices decreased in August, according to a recent assessment conducted by USAID/FFP partner the UN World Food Program (WFP). From January–August, approximately 987,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) returned to areas of origin in Syria, while 18,000 Syrian refugees in neighboring countries returned to Syria, according to the UN. However, as of September, approximately 5.8 million people remained internally displaced and an additional 5.6 million people continued to seek refuge in neighboring countries. Conflict in Syria killed at least 192 civilians in Syria during September, contributing to a total of 6,228 civilian deaths since the start of 2018, according to the Syria Network for Human Rights (SNHR). SARG and GoRF military operations killed 95 people during that time period, SNHR reports. The organization reported the highest number of deaths during September in Dayr az Zawr, followed by Hamah and Idlib. On September 17, the GoRF and GoT agreed to establish a 9–15 mile-wide demilitarized zone surrounding Idlib, separating SARG forces from AOGs and militant elements, international media report. The GoRF and GoT plan to establish the zone by October 15, and stipulated the withdrawal of militant groups, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, by that date; the deal specifies the removal of AOG heavy weaponry by October 10. The GoT indicated that the agreement could prevent a severe deterioration in humanitarian conditions by halting or delaying an anticipated SARG offensive on Idlib, which the UN estimates could displace up to 900,000 people in northwestern Syria. From September 1–20, SARG and GoRF airstrikes in northern Hamah, southern Idlib, and Latakia displaced more than 45,500 people, primarily to Idlib's northwestern Badama, northern Dana, and Darkosh sub-districts, as well as Aleppo Governorate's Afrin District, according to the UN. Approximately 24,900 people had returned to areas of origin in northwestern Syria as of September 20. As of August, approximately 1.9 million IDPs were residing in northwestern Syria, of which nearly 418,000 people were sheltering in nearly 340 IDP settlements, according to the UN. In August, State/PRM partner the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provided relief commodities to nearly 9,300 newly displaced persons and shelter kits to nearly 700 people in Aleppo and Idlib. The Protection Cluster also provided psychological first aid, psychosocial support, and gender-based violence risk education to more than 1,900 IDPs in Idlib, the UN reports. Despite continued unexploded ordnance contamination, nearly 153,000 people have returned to Ar Raqqah city since late 2017, with many IDPs citing poor conditions, movement restrictions, and lack of income opportunities at IDP sites as motivation for return, the UN reports. In addition, nearly 225,000 people have returned to Dayr az Zawr since late 2017. Approximately 90,000 people were residing in IDP sites across northeastern Syria as of late July, the UN reports. From late July to late September, approximately 27,000 people fled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-held areas in southern Dayr az Zawr due to a U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) military offensive to retake the area, according to the UN. Many newly displaced individuals relocated to makeshift settlements in SDF-controlled areas within the governorate and continue to require humanitarian assistance, the UN reports. As of late September, approximately 15,000 people remained in ISIS-held areas of Dayr az Zawr with limited access to humanitarian assistance and basic services. The availability of basic services has gradually improved in Ar Raqqah city, with at least six hospitals operational as of June. However, populations continue to experience difficulties accessing primary health care, nutrition, and obstetric and newborn care services, the UN reports. Additionally, a June UN assessment identified limited availability of basic services in Dayr az Zawr, with relief agencies reporting primary health care services and shelter as essential needs in nearly 50 percent of assessed locations. Central Syria As of mid-August, only four of eight IDP sites in Rif Damascus Governorate remained open, sheltering approximately 6,400 people displaced from the governorate's Eastern Ghouta region, as well as IDPs from Idlib's formerly besieged towns of Foah and Kafraya, the Shelter Cluster reports. From January–August, the cluster rehabilitated collective shelters and installed shelter kits and tents, benefiting more than 86,300 people in Rif Damascus. From late June to late August, health workers identified approximately 500 typhoid cases in Al Hasakah Governorate, including nearly 350 typhoid cases in the governorate's Areesheh camp, according to U.S. Government (USG) partner the UN World Health Organization (WHO). In response to the new typhoid cases, WHO has deployed health teams to conduct health, hygiene, and sanitation campaigns in five IDP camps in Al Hasakah. On August 26, approximately 500 people in Ar Raqqah city were hospitalized after reportedly consuming contaminated water, the UN reports. Humanitarian organizations are procuring six water pumps, conducting sanitation awareness campaigns, and providing chlorination supplies to vulnerable populations in the city. In August, USG partner the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) improved access to safe drinking water for nearly 700,000 people across Syria through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions, including constructing wells, rehabilitating water and sanitation facilities, conducting hygiene promotion campaigns, and water trucking operations.In Dar'a Governorate, UNICEF repaired more than 30 wells, providing approximately 90,000 people with safe drinking water, and distributed hygiene supplies to 32,500 people in Dar'a city during the month. In addition, UNICEF provided safe drinking water to approximately 77,000 people at three Aleppo IDP sites through water trucking operations in August. USAID/OFDA provided nearly $26.1 million in FY 2018 to UNICEF to support critical WASH interventions. With more than $79.8 million in FY 2018 funding, USAID/OFDA improved vulnerable populations' access to health care by supporting health facilities and mobile clinics, providing medical supplies, training medical personnel, and vaccinating children ages five years and younger across Syria. USAID/OFDA also provided more than $56.4 million to implementing partners to conduct hygiene awareness campaigns, distribute safe drinking water, provide WASH commodities, and rehabilitate water supply and sanitation systems in IDP sites and conflict-affected communities. UNICEF continues to provide health care and safe drinking water to an estimated 45,000 people residing at the informal Rukban settlement—located along the Syria–Jordan border berm. Between January and September, UNICEF provided more than 9,100 medical consultations and 20 liters of safe drinking water per person daily to Rukban residents. In August, UNICEF supported the treatment of nearly 1,420 children ages five years and younger and the routine immunizations of nearly 780 children at the area's UN-managed clinic. In addition, health workers at the clinic screened nearly 950 children and 1,200 pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition, identifying and treating six children experiencing severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and nearly 20 children experiencing moderate acute malnutrition during the month. Approximately 6.5 million people across Syria remain food insecure, while nearly 70 percent of Idlib's population of 3 million people requires emergency food assistance, according to the UN and FSS. In Idlib's Dana, Khan Shaykun, and Sanjar sub-districts, where approximately 501,000 people reside, populations are facing Emergency—IPC 4—levels of food insecurity.4 Humanitarian organizations lack access to Sanjar and report that potential military operations could disrupt access to Khan Shaykun. In addition, the sector reports that food security conditions could deteriorate in Dana and Sanjar as conflict in surrounding areas of Idlib drives IDPs to the sub-districts. In anticipation of deteriorating security conditions and hindered humanitarian access in Idlib, food security organizations developed a preparedness plan to provide emergency food assistance, as well as monthly food rations and cash-based transfers for food, sufficient to meet the needs of 1.4 million people for three months. Despite continued food insecurity, overall food consumption improved across Syria in August, particularly in UN-designated hard-to-reach areas of Aleppo, Hamah, and Homs governorates, where improved access has increased the quantity of food available to local populations, according to a recent WFP assessment. While fewer households reported utilizing negative coping strategies to meet food needs in August, the severity of coping strategies among assessed households increased, with the highest rates noted in Dar'a. As security conditions stabilize and access increases countrywide, food commodity prices are decreasing and stabilizing at affordable and similar levels across governorates, WFP reports. Average prices of wheat, rice, and bulger decreased by 8, 7, and 3 percent, respectively, since February, while countrywide government-subsidized bread prices decreased by 16 percent between July and August, reaching a record low since late 2016, WFP reports. In August, USAID/FFP partner WFP reached more than 2.9 million people in Syria, including approximately 549,000 people in Aleppo, Idlib, and Hamah, with food assistance. 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In its Fall, 2013, update just after Thanksgiving of that year, Retrosheet released play-by-play data for three new seasons: 2013, 1939, and 1922. This article looks at the earliest of these three seasons: the 1922 season. The 1922 season featured an All-New York World Series for the second year in a row, the most wins by any team in St. Louis Browns history, and three .400 hitters, the first 30-30 player in major-league history, and a Triple Crown winner. So far, Retrosheet has released play-by-play data for just over 70% of all major-league games played in 1922. This is a remarkable total - we have play-by-play data for 870 games from the 1922 season, more than 90 years ago. Unfortunately, the missing games are not distributed evenly. We have complete play-by-play data for the Pittsburgh Pirates and have play-by-play data for more than 83% of all games for six other teams: Brooklyn, both Chicago teams, Cleveland, and both New York teams. The Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators, on the other hand, are missing data for over half of their games (82, 88, and 87 missing games, respectively). For example, Rogers Hornsby, who won the National League Triple Crown in 1922, played in 154 games for the St. Louis Cardinals that year. So far, Player won-lost records have been calculated for 122 of these games. Hence, Rogers Hornsby's Player won-lost records are multiplied by 1.26 (154/122). The top 10 players in normalized pWOPA, pWORL, eWOPA, and eWORL in 1922 are shown in the next four tables. For example, before I started writing this article, I had never heard of George Mogridge. Mogridge did have a very nice career highlighted by a solid four-year prime from 1921 through 1924 over which he earned 65 traditional pitcher wins for the Washington Senators. But the above table almost certainly over-states precisely how valuable George Mogridge was to the 1922 Washington Senators. In 1922, George Mogridge pitched in 34 games, starting 32 of them, completing 18 of those, pitching 251.2 innings with an ERA somewhat better than league-average of 3.76 and a traditional pitcher W-L record of 18-13. That's a good, solid season, but almost certainly not the second-best season in all of major-league baseball. I have play-by-play data for 17 games in which Mogridge appeared. In these 17 games, Mogridge started 11 games, completing 9 of them, pitching 104.2 innings with an ERA of 2.49 and a traditional W-L record of 9-4. In the 17 games in which Mogridge pitched for which I do not have play-by-play data, however, Mogridge pitched 147 innings with an ERA of 4.35 and a traditional W-L record of 9-9. Still, I think it's fun to have players I've never heard of show up on these tables. So, hooray for George Mogridge! As I noted above, three qualifying players batted over 0.400 in 1922, all of whom are now in the Hall of Fame: George Sisler Rogers Hornsby, and Ty Cobb. The next table compares the Player won-lost records for these three players for the games for which I have play-by-play data so far. The next table blows up the Player won-lost records based on the actual number of games played by these three players. We are missing a significant number of games for all three players, so it's hard to draw definitive conclusions. It is not too surprising, of course, that Rogers Hornsby's season was the best of the three. Cobb's record here seems a little weak for a 0.400 hitter. Of course, we only have data for about 40% of Cobb's 1922 season, so he might have been considerably better in the 74 games for which we don't have play-by-play data yet. It's hard to be absolutely certain, because of missing games, but the best pitcher in the major-leagues in 1922 may have been Urban Shocker, who amassed a traditional pitching W-L record of 24-17 with a 2.97 ERA in 348 innings pitched. In the first version of this article, the adjusted numbers (which were based on team games rather than player games, as they are now) showed Shocker with more than 20 pWins as well as 20 pLosses. As I noted at the time, the latter of these was "probably overstated", and, in fact, with more data and a more accurate player-specific adjustment method, Shocker now has considerably fewer than 20 estimated pLosses. As I have noted elsewhere, pWins and pLosses are on the same scale as traditional pitcher wins and losses. This can be seen, for example, by comparing Urban Shocker's adjusted pWins and pLosses (21.9 - 17.6) to his traditional W-L record of 24-17. Just as it is very unusual to see a pitcher who both wins and loses 20 games in the same season, so is it also unusual for a pitcher to amass 20 pWins and 20 pLosses in the same season. The next table shows every season for which I have calculated Player won-lost records for which a pitcher amassed both 20 pWins and 20 pLosses. Keep in mind, of course, that I have complete play-by-play data only since 1937 and have not estimated Player won-lost records for any season before 1922. The 1922 World Series saw the New York Giants sweep the New York Yankees, although the Series included two one-run games and a 10-inning tie. The top performances of the 1922 World Series, as measured by Player won-lost records, are presented in the next table. The top players of the 1922 World Series, as measured by Player won-lost records, were Giants' 3B Heinie Groh, who batted .474/.524/.579 for the Series; Hall-of-Fame 2B and 4-time World Series winner Frankie Frisch, who batted .471/.474/.529 for the Series; and Giants' pitcher Jack Scott, who pitched a complete-game 4-hit, 1-walk shutout in Game 3. There are four basic factors for which players earn Player won-lost records: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, and Fielding. The top players in 1922 in eWOPA by factor were as follows. It's a little surprising to not see Babe Ruth as the top hitter in the major leagues for a season in the 1920s. But Ruth only played 110 games in 1922. And it's not like Rogers Hornsby backed into his slot atop the leaderboard here. All he did was win a Triple Crown, batting .401/.459/.722 with 46 doubles, 42 home runs, 141 runs scored, 152 RBI, 250 hits, and 450 total bases - he led the National League in every one of those numbers. Pie Traynor is a guy who I'm looking forward to taking a closer look at as we get play-by-play data for more of his career. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was widely regarded as the greatest third baseman in major-league history. This was almost certainly an overbid (certainly by the time Eddie Mathews hit his prime). But now, Traynor is so disregarded in sabermetric circles that, for example, he is not in the Hall of Merit. So far, I have calculated Player won-lost records for five seasons of Pie Traynor's career: 1922, 1925, 1927, 1931, and 1934. He rates as the best defensive third baseman in the majors here in 1922 (at age 22), as the best overall third baseman in the majors in 1927 and 1931, and the best third baseman in the National League in 1925. It's a small sample size, of course, but I suspect Player won-lost records may be much kinder to Pie Traynor than other sabermetric measures. Anyway, back to the the best fielders of 1922. Next, we look at 1922 Major-League leaders in eWOPA by position. The figures shown here only include Player decisions earned while playing this particular position, and include no contextual adjustments (expected or actual). For relief pitchers, context-neutral records may not be the best measure of how good they are, as context can matter a great deal, depending on how a pitcher is used. Here are the top relief pitchers of 1922 in context, in terms of pWins and pWOPA. It's a little interesting, and indicative of the relative (un)importance of relief pitching in the 1920s, that context doesn't really improve the records of any of Barnes, Decatur, or Murray, who nevertheless still show up among the top 5 relief pitchers of 1922. Conventional wisdom has the last year of the deadball era being 1919 with baseball since 1920 looking more like the modern version. And, indeed, in 1922, four players hit 35 or more home runs, including Rogers Hornsby's major-league leading 42. Nobody in 1922 matched Chris Davis's 53 home runs (although Babe Ruth bested it in both 1920 and 1921), but only five players hit more than 35 home runs in 2013, only one more than in 1922 (with 14 more teams playing 8 more games). On the other hand, though, neither the Boston Braves nor the Cleveland Indians hit 35 home runs as a team in 1922. The Philadelphia Phillies led the major leagues in home runs in 1922 with 116. Only three teams hit fewer than 116 home runs in 2013. In 2013, there were a total of 4,661 home runs and 772 triples in major-league baseball. In 1922, there were only 1,055 home runs hit but 1,248 triples. Aspects of the Deadball Era definitely still lingered in 1922. In 2013, major-league baseball teams collected 1,383 sacrifice bunts in 4,862 team games. In 1922, in 2,476 team games, there were 2,958 sacrifice bunts. In 2013, there were 2,693 stolen bases and 1,007 caught stealings. In 1922, there were 1,451 stolen bases and 1,165 caught stealings. One statistic that was striking to me. In 2013, the major-league-wide strikeout-to-walk ratio was 2.51 (36,710-to-14,640) with 7.6 K/9. In 1922, the strikeout-to-walk ratio was 0.96 with a K/9 rate of 2.8. The major-league walk rate, however, was extremely similar in the two seasons: 3.0/9IP in 2013, 2.9/9IP in 1922. Another number that was surprisingly (to me) similar was defensive efficiency: 0.692 in 2013, 0.682 in 1922, despite more errors in 1922 (3,215 to 2,745) in almost half as many games. And one more defensive shocker (to me). In 1922, there were more errors than double plays (3,215 to 2,242) while in 2013, there were more DPs than errors (4,340 to 2,747); no surprise there, but the difference is entirely because of errors: the number of double plays per game was actually slightly lower in 2013 (0.89) than in 1922 (0.90). So, it was the same game, but it was different. The next three tables compare the net win values of various offensive events in 1922 versus 2013. The 1922 win values here are calculated based only on the play-by-play data which has been released by Retrosheet. Very different frequencies for a lot of events, but fairly similar values, although positive offensive events were somewhat more valuable in general in 2013, just because of the lower run-scoring environment.

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Over the years she's lost and regained between 20 to 60 pounds at a time. "I've tried every single diet," she says, "but in the end, none of them were sustainable." And now, in her late 50s, she realizes that all those ups and downs with her weight did more harm than good. If she could go back in time, she'd tell herself not to start all the dieting. She'd focus more on eating healthy foods most of the time and less nutritious foods in moderation. "If society is going to accept obesity as an illness," she notes, "we also have to teach how to prevent it." And a big part of preventing obesity is helping people recognize that the cycle of yo-yo dieting ultimately results in weight gain over time "My metabolism, my hormones and I are paying for all the fad diets I've tried," she laments. In the end, it's better to create lifelong habits than it is to try and stick to an impossible regimen that'll likely backfire. Have a personal motivating reason (or a few!) 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When she wasn't helping out at school, she was reaching out to friends and family in between spending time with her husband of forty years. Now her sons are adults and she happily dedicates most of her time to her full-time job. And when she does get a chance to visit her sons, she can't help but slip back into mother mode and cook them all their favorite foods. "I love taking care of others," she beams. But that doesn't mean she still doesn't need to schedule some time for her own self-care- and you should too. Scheduling time for yourself isn't selfish, it's essential. Whether it's reading like Henriette enjoys, taking part in daily movement or even making sure that you're keeping up with your doctors appointments, the better you care for yourself the healthier you'll be. And the better you will be able to care for others. "I could write a book on calories," says Henriette. She's read about and tried so many kinds of diets and programs that she knows it's not a lack of knowledge about nutrition that's preventing her from losing weight. She's even a lifelong member of WW, formerly Weight Watchers, and though she still attends the occasional meeting, it's just not enough for her anymore. "I'm not dissing WW, it's a great program," she says, "but I'm at this point where I just need to know more, need knowledge … need to know why I lose focus when I think I'm hungry and I can't think about anything else anymore." She likes reading, researching and watching My Weight What to Know videos and live shows because she knows she's learning about weight and health at a level that's more than just "diet deep." She admits that she's emotional, and she'll probably always have an emotional attachment to food (that's human!), but the more she learns, the easier it is for her to approach her nutrition and her body in a scientific way. Really understanding the mechanisms in your body that regulate body weight gives you perspective and can make a big difference when it comes to making sustainable change. Get help from a professional. It doesn't make Henriette happy that obesity is a chronic medical condition, but she knows it's true. "I don't like thinking about obesity like a disease because sometimes it feels like I'm taking away care or attention from more serious things like cancer or something like that, but I know it IS a disease." And the more she started learning and watching videos on My Weight What to Know, the more she started realizing that it is something she deserves to receive help for. Obesity and excess weight are not simple problems that can be solved with DIY solutions, and that realization, though difficult, is what really drove her to seek help from a healthcare professional. The first person that really helped her, she says, was a nutritionist. And it wasn't really because she lost a significant amount of weight when working with her – it was because she listened to Henriette and offered practical information and advice. "I got so many great takeaways from working with her," she recalls, "and I finally realized the value in seeking help from a professional." It can really make all the difference when it comes to support and success. Advocate for yourself, even when it feels impossible. Unfortunately, an encouraging and supportive healthcare team didn't fall into Henriette's lap. Finding a doctor where she lives in Canada isn't easy – after her family physician passed away, she was forced to go to the emergency room for a basic prescription refill. The options are limited and when new clinics open, patient spots can fill up fast. And finding a doctor that feels comfortable offering research-backed treatments for obesity? Even harder. Once, when Henriette asked a doctor about getting help with weight, he responded by telling her "he saw a healthy young lady who simply ate too much." It sounds like a bad sitcom, but Henriette admits that three of her health care providers actually died from old age before she was able to find someone who she felt really understood her and her weight. And after that, she still battled with affording her prescriptions. It was not easy, "I don't know how many people will go through what I did to find the doctor," she tells us. It's a battle. It's not easy. But the right professionals are out there– you just have to keep fighting. Henriette is like so many of us. A smart, friendly, family-oriented woman hoping to live a long and healthy life for herself and those that she loves. She's learned a lot on her journey to good health, but that doesn't mean every day is easy now. She gets constant support from her family and schedules regular visits with her healthcare team. 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VISIONARY FILMMAKER SPIKE JONZE JOINS IMAX AS FIRST-EVER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE OF IMAX ENTERTAINMENT Jonze to Help Develop New Creative Programming, Partnerships Utilizing the IMAX Network Playa Vista, CA — July 10, 2019 — IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced a partnership with Spike Jonze through which the visionary filmmaker will serve as the first-ever Artist-in-Residence for IMAX Entertainment. In his role, Jonze will serve as a driving creative and curatorial force for the global entertainment technology company, collaborating with the its leadership to identify new creative opportunities and partnerships across its platform. "I love seeing movies in IMAX. I love the room. I love the sound. I love the picture. The possibilities and their openness to experiment with things that can be done in that room — whether in film, music, live, or beyond — are very exciting to me," said Jonze. 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Today's thali is a festive thali which we usually make it for Chitra Pournami day(full moon day comes in the month of April) for the pooja naivedhyam along with panakam,neer mor and fruits. We don't use onion,garlic and other garam masalas but my kiddo doesn't like other variety rice except some kind of pulao,so I made tomato pulao for him. Mango rice is a simple and tangy rice which can be made in a jiffy and it is a good option for lunch box. Cook the rice with enough water,cool down and separate the grains.Peel the skin of the mango and grate in a grater. Heat a pan with the oil,add the mustard seeds,urad dhal,channa dhal and asfoetida.Now add the red chilly,green chilly,peanuts,cashews and finally add the turmeric powder and curry leaves.Add the grated mango and saute it in a medium flame for 2 minutes. Now add the salt and mix it well and keep it in a medium flame for 1 minute and turn off the stove. Mix it with the rice till everything gets blend well. Serve it with fryums,papad or chips. Check out the marathoners participating in Blogging Marathon #16. Linking to Thali Mela happenings in Srivalli's space. Loved all the items in the thali. wow...super inviting Thali with my fav items...it reminds me of my Vazhaikapoo/babyshower lunch menu along with veg biryani :) Nice presentation n lovely clicks Nalini! After seeing your Thali posts i too wanted to make one of mine,but i know i can't do it rt now...will try it sometime later! Wat a spread, tongue tickling mango rice makes me hungry..Seriously cant take my eyes from ur clicks Nalini,you rock. Very beautiful spread,Delicious..would love to grab that ..N yummy tangy mango rice!! Wow the entire thali looks amazing..so wonderful Nalini..thank you.. Delicious thali.. Love all the rice dishes you have on the plate. Lovely platter !! we used to have this kind of variety rice in the terrace during childhood days for chitra pournami !! Wonderful spread.. Love all the dishes. Please Nalini...teach me how to click....lovely pictures. Look at that thaali...even though I'm not prepared rice person, if you serve the way you have ...I'll be one happy person. Super!!! Super!!! Wow.....love everything on that thali. Love the way you have served it, it's like the mini meals thali that you get in restaurants.. fabulous..Platter!!Loved everything in the Platter. thats a wonderful plate....all wonderful rice dishes and all look yummy~> Mango rice is tempting! Though I would never dream of cooking so many rice dishes at one time, I wouldn't mind tasting them. They all do look inviting. Hi nalini the thali looks very inviting.Glad to follow you do visit my space in ur free time.

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Q: Norm matrix over C*algebras I have a little question about matrix with entries in $A$ a $C^*$-algebra. One knows that we can endowed $M_n(A)$ with a unique norm that satisfies the $C^*$-algebra axioms. But suppose that we have a matrix $T\in M_n(\mathbb{C})$ and $1$ is the unit of $A$. Does the norm of the matrix in $M_n(A)$ of $\lVert [T_{i,j}.1]\rVert_{M_n(A)}$ equals to the operator norm of $\lVert T\rVert_{op}$ in $M_n(\mathbb{C})$. Thanks for your help. A: Yes. The tensor norm is a cross norm. So, in $M_n(\mathbb C)\otimes A$, $$ \|T\otimes I_A\|=\|T\|\,\|I_A\|=\|T\|. $$ Or you can think that $M_n(\mathbb C)$ embeds in $M_n(\mathbb C)\otimes A$ as $M_n(\mathbb C)\otimes 1$. A $*$-monomorphism is isometric, so the norm in $M_n(\mathbb C)$ is the same as the norm in $M_n(\mathbb C)\otimes 1$.

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Setting 'Moonshots' on Target: U.S.-Japan Strategies for National Technology Investment 9:00 AM—9:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) Japan is launching a multiyear science research program (dubbed the "Moonshot") to develop radical new technologies that help solve some of society's most pressing challenges. Using technology in AI, robotics, quantum computing, and others, the program will push the limits of existing research to tackle climate change, food insecurity, ultra-early disease prediction, and more. "Moonshot" joins several other large-scale funding programs such as those of the United States and the European Union, and so the emergence of this initiative provokes speculation. Is there opportunity for partnership to ensure more efficient and resource-conscious innovation? Will this new effort be able to overcome an ever-competitive international science arena and reap value that matches investment? In two separate livestreamed sessions, Carnegie will convene key thought leaders behind Japan's "Moonshot" program, the National Science Foundation's "10 Big Ideas" program, the EU's Horizon programs, and other fields of science collaboration. Together they will explore the commonalities and subtle differences in priorities among their long-term programs, discuss past examples of effective international science cooperation, and predict important implications for the future. Hiroaki Kitano Hiroaki Kitano is president and CEO of Sony Computer Science Laboratories and a "Moonshot" Visionary Council Member. Erwin Gianchandani Erwin Gianchandani is the deputy assistant director for computer and information science and engineering at the National Science Foundation. Koichi Akaishi Koichi Akaishi is vice minister for innovation policy in the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. Mary Kavanagh Mary Kavanagh is minister-counselor for research & innovation at the Delegation of the European Union to the U.S. James L. Schoff James L. Schoff is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program. His research focuses on U.S.-Japan relations and regional engagement, Japanese technology innovation, and regional trade and security dynamics. Patricia Falcone Patricia Falcone is deputy director for science & technology and chief technology officer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Ryosuke Kodama Ryosuke Kodama is director of the Institute for Laser Engineering at Osaka University. Dmitri Kusnezov Dmitri Kusnezov is deputy undersecretary for AI and technology at the U.S. Department of Energy. Seiichi Shimasaki Seiichi Shimasaki is science counselor at the Embassy of Japan. Douglas Rake Douglas Rake is president and CEO of Racke Strategies & Technologies, Inc. by Douglas Rake In 2018, the government of Japan announced establishment of an over-the-horizon technology development program that it called the Moonshot, to recall the goal-oriented space travel program of the United States in the 1960s. Japan outlined the new program's research goals in 2019 and secured an initial budget of nearly $1 billion to fund this innovation effort. From its inception, a key feature of the Moonshot program has been the emphasis placed on international cooperation in advanced science and technology R&D related to program goals, including a strong emphasis on potential collaboration with like-minded partners such as the European Union (EU), the United States, and other nations with common values, ethics, and norms. This was underscored by a Moonshot International Symposium held in Tokyo and Kyoto in December 2019 that featured considerable participation by scientists, engineers, technology experts, and policymakers from the EU, Japan, and the United States. On May 28, 2020, the Japan program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace presented a webcast symposium titled, "Setting 'Moonshots' on Target: U.S.-Japan Strategies for National Technology Investment." This event was planned and executed in close consultation and coordination with the Japanese agencies and individuals responsible for launching this ambitious program and their European and U.S. counterparts. In a bow to the restrictions on travel at the time due to the coronavirus pandemic, Carnegie presented the symposium via two livestreamed sessions. Session 1, "Trends and Opportunities for Long-Term Science Investment," featured key thought leaders behind Japan's Moonshot program, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) "10 Big Ideas Program," the EU's Horizon programs, and related areas of international science and technology collaboration. The moderator for session 1 was James L. Schoff, senior fellow in Carnegie's Asia Program. Panelists included Sony Computer Science Laboratories President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroaki Kitano, NSF's Deputy Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering Erwin Gianchandani, EU Delegation to the United States Minister-Counselor for Research and Innovation Mary Kavanaugh, and Cabinet Secretariat of Japan's Vice Minister for Innovation Policy Koichi Akaishi. Following Schoff's brief introductory remarks, Kitano presented an overview of the Moonshot program (see accompanying PDF slides). Kitano described the Moonshot program architecture, its present status, and the areas eligible for receiving program funding. He explained the role of the Visionary Council, of which he is a member, in defining the goals, mission and potential areas of R&D that may be supported, and he pointed out the role the Japanese government plays in selecting proposed R&D projects for funding, including the key role of the prime minister in this selection process. Kitano then contrasted Japan's Moonshot program with the U.S. Apollo program for which this Japanese initiative was named. He stressed that the main difference between these programs is that while both involve high cost, high risk endeavors dependent upon basic as well as applied research, the Apollo program had a single, narrowly defined mission and goal (a manned lunar landing), but Japan's Moonshot covers a broader theme of "techno-social transformation" and targets a series of diverse goals aimed at solving some of Japan's and the world's most vexing problems. In seeking to leverage potential scientific and technological advances that address the issue of an aging society—with an eye to harnessing such advances to transform Japan—as well as "saving the earth and saving civilization" and exploring frontiers in science and technology Kitano stressed the importance of "making the wildest imaginings into reality." In closing, he quoted the late Steve Jobs who famously said: "the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." Gianchandani discussed the NSF's 10 Big Ideas program that was launched in 2016. He stressed the importance of multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary R&D efforts to this program and, citing it as a being of key importance to success, emphasized the degree to which these efforts "compel innovation." In commenting on this point, Schoff observed and Gianchandani agreed that this is a feature of both the NSF's program and the Japan's Moonshot program. Kavanaugh suggested that this is also true of the EU's seven-year-long and $80 billion Horizon 2020 program and its successor program, Horizon Europe, now getting underway. She also cited the importance of support for long-term R&D efforts. After commenting on the meeting of the G7 science ministers that was taking place concurrently with Carnegie's symposium, Akaishi announced that the Moonshot program had just received an additional $150 million to support R&D work focusing on health and medical challenges in light of the global coronavirus pandemic. Akaishi then turned to what he characterized as "the most difficult parts" of implementing the Moonshot program. He defined this effort as one of "revolutionizing" science and technology R&D, not only in the selection of Moonshot targets, but also "in Japan's R&D process." In this regard, he highlighted five issues associated with the selection of Moonshot targets: How to set a proper target How to accommodate failure How to involve relevant stakeholders How to choose Project directors How to make the most of international collaboration In discussing these issues, Akaishi underscored the importance of "spin-ins and spin-offs," such as incorporating cutting edge commercial technologies into Moonshot research and leveraging Moonshot breakthroughs for outside applications. He also cited the importance of governments protecting collaborations through legal mechanisms such as the U.S.-Japan agreement on collaboration in quantum information science and technology, signed at the December 2019 Moonshot International Symposium, and a more recent letter of intent between Japan and the EU signed just days before Carnegie's event. In the discussion that followed, Gianchandani remarked that collaboration based on shared goals and interests that involves a step-by-step approach is desirable. Akaishi commented that data sharing has always been important, but the pandemic was creating an even greater impetus to share data and collaborate more extensively and effectively. Echoing the late Steve Jobs in defining the key factors to the Moonshot program's success, he said: "The most important thing is the existence of crazy guys with intelligence." Session 2 focused on "Examples of U.S.-Japan Science Collaboration: High Energy Density Science and AI." The moderator for this session was Douglas Rake, president and chief executive officer at Racke Strategies & Technologies Inc. Panelists for this session included: Science Counselor at the Embassy of Japan in the United States Seiichi Shimasaki, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Chief Technology Officer and Science and Technology Deputy Director Patricia Falcone, the University of Osaka's Institute for Laser Engineering (ILE) Director Ryosuke Kodama, and U.S. Department of Energy's Deputy Undersecretary for AI and Technology Dimitri Kusnezov. Rake introduced the panelists and turned to Shimasaki as the first speaker. Shimasaki's presentation included additional information on the present status of the Moonshot Program as well as his experience in working to support Japanese collaboration with U.S. national laboratories, particularly LLNL. Shimasaki began by reviewing the three areas of society, environment, and the economy to be addressed by the Moonshot program and enumerated the six attendant goals, announced in January 2020, as targets for completion by 2050. The six original goals are: Realization of a society in which human beings can be free from limitations of body, brain, space, and time; Realization of ultra-early disease prediction and intervention; Realization of AI robots that autonomously learn, adapt to their environment, evolve in intelligence and act alongside human beings; Realization of sustainable resource circulation to recover the global environment; Creation of the industry that enables sustainable global food supply by exploiting unused biological resources; and Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security. Shimasaki also mentioned Akaishi's earlier announcement that, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, health and medical R&D has been selected as a seventh goal. Shimasaki emphasized the importance of international collaboration in achieving these highly ambitious goals. Shimasaki then focused on the question of "how to craft international collaboration within this framework." Suggesting one possible model for such collaboration, he outlined his experience working between Japanese parties and LLNL. He first cited the collaboration in high energy density (HED) science and high energy laser R&D, an area in which the University of Osaka and LLNL began their twenty-year collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding. Shimasaki then stressed the importance of the "upgrading" of this collaboration in 2019 by means of executing a project agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Although this differs from the NSF's usual approach, involving joint funding by NSF and an international counterpart, it is consistent with Gianchandani's suggestion that utilizing an incremental approach is often a wise way to build institutional ties and lasting collaborations. Shimasaki's second example of working with LLNL involved enabling Japanese students to participate in LLNL's Data Science Summer Institute. LLNL's cross-sectoral approach, involving engagement with academia and private industry, is a particularly attractive aspect of this program to Japan where there are currently unrealized aspirations to develop such working relationships. Next, Falcone briefly described the role and distinguishing characteristics of the Department of Energy national laboratories, highlighting the importance of both collaboration and competition between and among these organizations as well as the vital role that partnerships with academia, private industry, and international partners play in carrying the mission-driven science and technology work of these unique institutions. She argued for greater emphasis on the development of strategic partnerships "between international partners that are like-minded, partners with special relationships and shared values, that are allied and purposeful." Falcone stressed the importance of such partnerships being "enduring and purposeful beyond individual scientists." She also remarked that in addition to the importance of best practices, our countries should be actively supporting "exceptional people… [who have] a holistic view of the system." Falcone added, "I think it is important to think about values, the values of open science," and she stressed the importance of accountability to norms and standards, particularly around intellectual property rights and stewardship of this innovation. She went on to observe that "all nations are looking to innovation for national prosperity and national strength, but it may be that not all nations are observing the same norms and standards." Falcone then suggested this is a part of why it is so important for like-minded nations, particularly allies like Japan and the United States, to forge institutional, enduring partnerships for advancing science and technology. In commenting on the long-term relationship with the University of Osaka in HED science, as well as the potential for doing advanced work in AI, Falcone cogently made the case for thinking about: "institutional engagement as well as PI-to-PI [meaning scientist to scientist] engagement" in imagining how to broaden scientific collaboration to include "deliberately [structuring] a part of our collaborative relationships to have a view toward sustained support." She also suggested that in concentrating on strategic areas common interest Japan and the United States can "build ties so that in crisis we can really bring the shared strength of our systems of science and technology to national needs." Many of the issues Falcone highlighted have been explored in more detail in Schoff's working paper titled U.S.-Japan Technology Policy Coordination: Balancing Technonationalism with a Globalized World available on Carnegie's website. Kodama expanded on the history of collaboration between LLNL and the University of Osaka, noting milestones such as an award winning collaboration in 2006 (the American Physical Society's John Dawson Award for Excellence), collaborative astrophysics experiments making use of LLNL's National Ignition Facility, the opening of a University of Osaka Office at LLNL in 2017, and the 2019 "upgrade" of the U.S.-Japan agreement mentioned earlier by Shimasaki. After explaining some unique aspects of HED Science and how it contributes to a wide range of other scientific progress in areas such as industrial use and medical science, Kodama highlighted the interaction between HED science and the emergence of AI and machine learning. He said that there is an important relationship between AI capabilities and the development of new high-energy and high-repetition-rate lasers that "can lead to a paradigm shift in HED science." He further suggested that leveraging AI and machine learning, combined with linking the University of Osaka's planned high-power-high repetition-rate laser and the National Ignition Facility at LLNL, could open the way to new and impressive advances in HED science. Kusnezov offered his reflections on what had been said by the other speakers throughout the day and provided his "technical opinions on some of these remarkable goals of the Moonshot." Echoing Akaishi's interest in "revolutionizing" Japan's R&D and the associated processes, Kusnezov remarked that some of the Moonshot goals are "so nontraditional that one has to reflect on things and ways things may be done that are also nontraditional." He continued by saying that the Moonshot program "is uniquely ambitious and one has to think about ways to cooperate that can stand the test of time and think about long-term challenges that will emerge." He offered the view that "as it evolves, the Moonshot could help frame the purpose of several generations of [Japanese] scientists, engineers and technical experts." He further observed that the Moonshot goals are "so cross-cutting with societal focus on one side and deep technical roots on the other that it will require specialists but also generalists." He went on to suggest that this requirement for generalists to be involved "is a place where partnerships could be important." Noting the launch of the Moonshot program against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, Kusnezov reflected that "there are probably things that we could take away that in the near-term could be of value." As an example, in considering data, he said "at the more abstract level there is an appetite surfacing for new ways to process very complex information and extract person-specific actions." He also noted the similarities between Kodama's point regarding the use of data-driven AI and machine learning capabilities to have a dramatic impact on HED science. He further noted the increasing recognition of the importance of modeling in many areas. Turning his attention to the six Moonshot program goals, Kusnezov suggested that consideration of the technological barriers to achieving these goals is called for at this stage. In considering the "richness of the technologies" that will be required to achieve these goals, he opined "there are technologies that surround ecosystems that you want to create and there is probably going to be a need for economic ways to develop, what I would call, mass customization." He suggested that this, as well as the requirements for complex and automated systems, will call for frontier science and collaborative R&D efforts. Kuznesov also remarked that the role quantum mechanics will play is a "very intriguing" facet of the Moonshot Program goals. In closing, Kuznesov returned to the HED science and laser applications discussed by Kodama and offered the view that "creating abstractions of what is being done specifically for the laser applications, abstractions that are of much broader utility will be essential . . . you have to find a way to find specific problems but abstract them and nurture and encourage the development of those who can find your way through the rest of the problems." He closed by saying he wants to "applaud Japan for standing up such ambitious goals," observing that "the technologies are marvelous, and I welcome thinking about them with you." This forward-looking statement was indicative of the spirit and the substance of this symposium. Missed the event? Sign up to receive emails from Carnegie. Event SummaryHiroaki Kitano Presentation Asia ProgramTechnology and International Affairs May 28, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. EDT May 28 22:00 to 23:00 JST Session 1: Trends and Oppotunities for Long-Term Science Investment Presenter: Hiroaki Kitano, President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories Panelists: Erwin Gianchandani, Koichi Akaishi, Mary Kavanagh Moderator: James L. Schoff May 28, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. EDT May 29, 9:00 to 10:00 JST Session 2: Examples of U.S.-Japan Science Collaboration: High Energy Density Science and AI Panelists: Patricia Falcone, Ryosuke Kodama, Dimitri Kusnezov, Seiichi Shimasaki Moderator: Douglas Rake In an increasingly crowded, chaotic, and contested world and marketplace of ideas, Carnegie offers decisionmakers global, independent, and strategic insight and innovative ideas that advance international peace. 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Truxtun Hare (Thomas Truxtun "Trux" Hare; * 12. Oktober 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 2. Februar 1956 in Radnor, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer interdisziplinärer Sportler, der international als Leichtathlet und Medaillengewinner bei den Olympischen Spielen bekannt wurde. Sein ungewöhnlicher zweiter Vorname, der in manchen Veröffentlichungen auch als Truxton publiziert wird, geht auf den namhaften amerikanischen Kommodore Thomas Truxtun zurück. Hieraus leitet sich auch der Spitzname "Trux" ab. Hare besuchte zunächst die St. Mark's School in Massachusetts, bevor er zum Studium an die University of Pennsylvania ging. Er war ein ausgesprochen vielseitig interessierter und sehr sozial engagierter Mensch, betätigte sich als Schriftsteller, Maler und Theaterkünstler ebenso, wie als Leiter verschiedener Musik- und Freundeskreise. Schon in frühen Jahren erhielt er diverse Ehrenmedaillen und Ehrenmitgliedschaften von gesellschaftlichen Vereinen und Logen. Neben seiner allgemeinen Vielseitigkeit verfügte Hare über ein natürliches sportliches Talent. Er spielte für das Team der Universität im Cricket und im American Football, zuletzt sogar als Mannschaftskapitän. Vier Jahre in Folge wählte man ihn ins All American Football Team. Nebenbei versuchte er sich im Bogenschießen, im Wurfscheibenschießen und im Golf. Seine größten sportlichen Erfolge errang er jedoch in der Leichtathletik. Als Leichtathlet war er ebenso vielseitig, wie in seinem übrigen Leben. Er betätigte sich als Läufer, Springer und Werfer. Seine Stärken lagen jedoch in den Wurf- und Stoßdisziplinen. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1900 in Paris, zu denen die Universität von Pennsylvania ihre besten Athleten entsandte, beteiligte er sich in den Wettbewerben Kugelstoßen, Diskuswurf und Hammerwurf, errang jedoch nur im Hammerwerfen mit dem zweiten Platz eine Medaille. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1904 in St. Louis war Hare der ideale Sportler für den Allround-Wettbewerb, einem Vorläufer des heutigen Zehnkampfs, wo er den dritten Platz belegte. Platzierungen bei den Olympischen Spielen: II. Olympische Sommerspiele 1900, Paris Hammerwurf – Silber mit 46,25 m (Gold an John Flanagan aus den USA mit 49,73 m; Bronze an Josiah McCracken aus den USA mit 42,46 m) Kugelstoßen – Achter im mit 10,92 m (Gold an Richard Sheldon aus den USA mit 14,10 m) Diskuswurf – ohne gültige Weite III. Olympische Sommerspiele 1904, St. Louis Zehnkampf – Bronze mit 5813 Punkte (Gold an Tom Kiely aus dem Vereinigten Königreich mit 6036 Punkte; Silber an Adam Gunn aus den USA mit 5907 Punkte) Hare war auch Mitglied der US-amerikanischen Mannschaft im Tauziehen, die einen Wettkampf gegen ein skandinavisches Team, bestehend aus Schweden und Dänen, bestritt. Man gewann diesen Wettkampf, allerdings stellte sich heraus, dass dicht um sie herum einige Kameraden standen, die eine drohende Niederlage dadurch verhinderten, dass sie in den Kampf eingriffen. Der Kampf wurde als Schaukampf bzw. private Begegnung angesehen und offiziell nicht gewertet. Dennoch ist in manchen Veröffentlichungen dieser Kampf mit dem Gewinn einer Goldmedaille gleichgesetzt, weshalb Hare fälschlicherweise auch häufig als Olympiasieger bezeichnet wird. Hare beendete sein Studium an der Universität von Pennsylvania als Jurist. Er praktizierte bis 1941 und hatte Mandate bei mehreren Großunternehmen. Durch seine Arbeit und durch sein übriges soziales und menschenfreundliches Engagement errang er in seiner Heimatstadt Philadelphia ein sehr hohes Ansehen. Er bekleidete diverse Ämter, u. a. war er leitender Direktor eines örtlichen Krankenhauses sowie Gemeindevertreter und Vorsteher seiner Kirchengemeinde. Mit seinen literarischen Fähigkeiten schrieb er 8 Jugendbücher und war Mitglied bei verschiedenen Literaturvereinigungen. Auf zahlreichen Ausstellung war er mit Malereien und Skulpturen vertreten. Sein sportliches Interesse galt im Alter vornehmlich dem Bogenschießen, so lag es nahe, dass er Präsident des ältesten Bogenschützenvereins der USA wurde, dem United Bowmen of Philadelphia. Fünf Jahre vor seinem Tod wurde er in die College Football Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Weblinks Hare in der College Football Hall of Fame Hammerwerfer (Vereinigte Staaten) Zehnkämpfer (Vereinigte Staaten) American-Football-Spieler (Vereinigte Staaten) Olympiateilnehmer (Vereinigte Staaten) Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1900 Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1904 US-Amerikaner Geboren 1878 Gestorben 1956 Mann

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Lincoln man leads police on high-speed chase A 33-year-old man led Milford police on a high-speed chase before stopping and surrendering to officers, according to a release from the department. Lincoln man leads police on high-speed chase A 33-year-old man led Milford police on a high-speed chase before stopping and surrendering to officers, according to a release from the department. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: https://delonline.us/1pFjprs Brittany Horn, The News Journal Published 11:34 a.m. ET March 21, 2016 | Updated 11:43 a.m. ET March 21, 2016 Derrick D. Morris(Photo: MILFORD POLICE) Derrick D. Morris, of Lincoln, refused to stop when police tried to pull him over for multiple traffic violations in the area of Del. 1 at NE Front Street, said Sgt. Dwight Young, a public information officer with Milford police. He continued driving faster through Milford, causing police to pursue him before he stopped in the 900 block of North Dupont Boulevard, Young said. There, he was taken into police custody and charged with felony disregarding a police officer signal, aggressive driving, failure to stop at a red light and other traffic violations. Investigation showed Morris was also wanted out of Kent County Court of Common Pleas, Sussex County Court of Common Pleas and Kent County Superior Court, Young said. He was taken to Sussex Correctional Institution near Georgetown after failing to post secured bail. DELAWAREONLINE Victim of fatal fall Saturday in Newark identified Death of 4 bald eagles in Delaware investigated Contact Brittany Horn at (302) 324-2771 or bhorn@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @brittanyhorn. Tweets by @brittanyhorn Read or Share this story: https://delonline.us/1pFjprs 18-year-old shot in Wilmington's Riverside neighborhood These national brands could be leaving Delaware soon Paralyzed Wilmington man faced $9,000 water bill

Late Night News Recap: Blake Griffin Explains Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" Lyrics, Travie McCoy Announces New Single & More Lindsey India By now, you've probably already seen the sense of humor side of Blake Griffin, and he's not afraid to show it. The NBA star recently did an interview with Clevver TV, where he helped them break down the lyrics to Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen," as some people aren't too sure what the song is really saying. [Clevver TV] Your boy is BACK!! I'm releasing my brand new single #GOLDEN feat. the ONE, the ONLY @SIA on June 15th on DCD2/FBR pic.twitter.com/nY1LMTKtDz — Travie McCoy (@TravieMcCoy) June 9, 2015 Travie McCoy is making a big come back for his fans, and he's just about ready to drop his brand new single "Golden." The former Gym Class Heroes lead revealed the artwork for his upcoming single, which will also feature Sia. [KarenCivil] Ashlee Simpson is very close to giving birth to a baby with her new husband Evan Ross, and they had a baby shower to celebrate the upcoming milestone. Joined by her sister Jessica Simpson, Ashlee got together with her girlfriends, while Evan hung out in a cabana with some of his boys. [E! News] Virginia's very own Verse Muney has just released the first track off of his new upcoming mixtape #LionHearted, which is called "Lion Hearted." The project is expected to drop next month, which will give us some insight into his animal mentality. [Soundcloud] Late Night News Recap: Blake Griffin Explains Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" Lyrics, Travie McCoy Announces New Single & More was originally published on globalgrind.com Artwork , Ashlee Simpson , baby shower , blake griffin , Evan Ross , Fetty Wap , late night news recap , late night recap , late night roundup , new single , Trap Queen , Travie McCoy , verse muney Late Night News Recap: Blake Griffin Explains Fetty…

The defending champions Manchester City will welcome Wolves at the Etihad Stadium Manchester. It will be City's 14th match at home this season out of which they have only lost once against Crystal Palace. City have scored 52 times at home in 13 games this season with an average of four goals per match. Manchester City will be high on confidence and they are one of the best teams on the planet. It is not that they cannot be defeated at home but they are deadly at home. Wolves on the other hand have been inconsistent throughout the season. They have managed to defeat the top clubs like Liverpool, Tottenham etc but they have struggled against weaker opponents. In order to compete against City, they will have to play their best game. Use smartsteem to sell and buy upvotes. eSteem is a Mobile📱& PC💻 application for steemit with cool features. You get incentives for posting through eSteem apps. eSteem Spotlight; eSteem rewards its users with most Posts and Comments.

HomeEpisodesAboutHow To Listen How Do You Write Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir Lan Cao is the author of Monkey Bridge and The Lotus and the Storm, and most recently of the scholarly work Culture in Law and Development: Nurturing Positive Change. She is a professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law, and an internationally recognized expert specializing in international business and trade, international law, and development. She has taught at Brooklyn Law School, Duke University School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and William & Mary Law School. Harlan Margaret Van Cao is a recent high school graduate. She was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and moved to Southern California when she was ten. She has a beautiful singing voice and plays the violin and piano. She will be attending UCLA in the fall of 2020 and plans to study economics and philosophy, while also continuing to write. Their book, Family in Six Tones, is at once special and universal, speaking to the unique struggles of refugees as well as the universal tug-of-war between mothers and daughters. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers. Ep. 282: Rachael's Writing Goals for 2022 Q1 In this episode, Rachael gets granular about not only what she wants to do this year, but WHY she wants to. Enjoy! Ep. 281: Rachael's Annual MONEY episode! In which Rachael breaks down what she made in 2021, and how she made it. Don't miss this one! Ep. 280: Bonus Episode - Rachael and J Thorn Catch Up! A bonus episode - Rachael Herron and J Thorn catch on this week, FIVE YEARS after they first started The Writer's Well (aka The Petal to the Metal). Enjoy the lovefest. Copyright Copyright Rachael Herron 2016, music sample 2013 Robbero licensed to the public under Creative Commons Hosted with ❤ by Acast

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A history of driving games: from Gran Trak to Project CARS Driving and racing games now are incredibly sophisticated and bring together a community of millions of gamers worldwide. Since the first rudimentary driving game, Gran Trak 10, was launched in the mid '70s, racing games and driving simulations have come a long way. Here are nine games which left their mark on gaming history. Gran Trak 10: Atari, 1974 The first driving game was a pretty basic plan-view race around a simple track. This early attempt may have been primitive, but it has set the blueprint for things to come. Notably, the arcade featured an actual steering wheel, which is the definitive driving game controller today. Turbo: Sega, 1981 Turbo was the next big leap forward for racing games. It was the first to feature the 3rd person perspective behind the car, which is now the norm. It also had a steering wheel, gearstick and accelerator pedal not only for the arcade, but also the home console versions. Pole Position: Namco, 1982 Another blueprint for countless games to come, Pole Position was the first game that recreated a real racing circuit. It was also the first to feature a time trial, where you had to qualify in a certain time to compete in the Grand Prix. Outrun: Sega, 1986 If you have ever played Outrun, you will remember the buzz it created in arcades. You got to tear around in a Ferrari, there was a full moving unit, and the soundtrack was immense. It was an immersive experience and was widely converted for home computers. Indianapolis 500: Electronic Arts, 1989 This was the first game on home computers which could be said to be a true racing simulation – now known as sim racing. It attempted to emulate real physics, and the way you customised your car had a realistic effect on its handling and performance. This game marked the fork in the road between sim racing games and arcade-style racers. Sim racing games are now immensely popular. Unlike arcade-style racing games, they favour realism over pure speed. Need for Speed: Electronic Arts, 1994 There are now over 25 games in the Need for Speed game series, and the franchise has racked up in excess of 150 million sales. But the original Need for Speed game was renowned for its realism. You could hare around in a selection of sports cars, do donuts, and watch your wipe-outs back in replay mode. It also featured audio and video commentary, as well as police pursuits. Gran Turismo: Sony, 1997 After five years in development, Gran Turismo was released for Playstation, and it's fair to say it was big. It was realistic, a lot of fun, but above all featured a huge amount of customisation. You could earn credits to buy new cars, and tweak to your heart's content. Gran Turismo would go on to be the second biggest franchise of all time, even spawning a televised academy which has produced professional racers. Forza Motorsport: Turn 10 Studios, 2005 Another big step forward for game physics, Forza Motorsport set out to challenge the number one game in this field, Gran Turismo. The second release ended up being bundled with the Xbox 360, meaning it was available to millions of gamers. The cars were customisable, and you could race online - meaning you could show off not only your skills, but your epic creations to envious peers around the world. Project CARS: Slightly Mad Studios, 2015 Although there are many benchmark releases in sim racing games, Project CARS is difficult to beat in terms of its graphics and realistic physics. Drivers have to account for real-world variables such as car handle, fuel usage, suspension, and potential damage to the car. Plus, it's just so much fun. The huge online community means there are thousands of races in progress at any one time. If driving games tickle your fancy, these nine classics are sure to give you many hours of heart racing fun. For guides on cars and driving go to Solved. Five of the best driving and racing games Five signs you're in love with your car Drive to impress: eight driving world records

Beltrami said there's been a lot of support waiting on the sidelines. A two-way race gives Walker–or Begich–a better shot at winning in November. Both will need union support if they hope to win the governor's race. In part 2 we discuss the state of individual state house and state senate races. In June, we looked at how Democrats could wrest power from Republicans in the State Senate, or at least create a bipartisan coalition. The short version of that story is that, yes, there is a potential path for Democrats to have a role in senate leadership. It requires them winning at least two seats currently held by Republicans and getting at least three more to jump ship and organize with them, let's not pretend it is the most likely of scenarios. But it is plausible. Candidates for state office had until midnight last night to file their last major financial disclosure (7 Day Reports) with the Alaska Public Offices Commission before the election on Tuesday. These reports detail all donations made to campaigns during a three-week span between the end of the 30 Day Report period on October 8 and the 7 Day Report period ending on October 29. The Midnight Sun's Casey Reynolds is joined by Taylor Bickford of Strategies 360 and Matt Larkin of Dittman Research. In part 2, we got through the legislative races one at a time to see where we think they stand with 10 days to go.

I am a french student looking for a room to rent from 20th April to 10th July. During this period, I'm going for an internship at the University of Huddersfield. I am looking forward getting some responses ! My name is Jim Butler an I've recently started working at a new museum based upon the University campus. I am looking for a room to rent in a nice area for at least the next year. As I'm still paying the mortgage and bills at home in Leicester my budget is quite tight - £60-£65 p.w. (incl. bills). I'm currently commuting from friends' in Rotherham during the week, so looking to move in somewhere quite rapidly. Cheers. I am graduate student at the University of Huddersfield, I need a room close to the bus and train stations in Huddersfield town, rent 200 or less pcm. Thank you.

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Le Rais Korfou est une frégate dans la marine algérienne de la classe Koni. Armement Missile : 1 (1 × 2) SA-N-4 Gecko avec 20 missiles Artillerie : 4 (2 × 2) de 76/, 4 (2 × 2) de 30/ Mortier: 2 (2 × 12) RBU.6000, 2 lance charges de profondeur Torpille : 4 (2 × 2) tubes de avec 4 torpilles Mine : 2 rails pour 22 mines Électronique 1 radar de veille combiné Strut Curve 1 radar de navigation Don 2 1 contrôle de tir Drum Tilt 1 contrôle de tir Pop Group 1 IFF High Pole B 2 IFF Square Head 1 sonar actif d'attaque MG.322 Hercules 1 contrôle d'armes 3P-60UE 2 (2*16) lance leurres PK.16 1 radiogoniomètre Cross Loop 1 détecteur radar Watch Dog Voir aussi Articles connexes Sister-ships dans la Marine algérienne : Mourad Rais, Rais Kellich Bateau de guerre algérien Nom de bateau Frégate Bateau des années 1980

Q: convert xpath expression result to json I want to convert a dom nodelist to a json array and send the result to a rest client: Each node of the xml represents the following: <A NAME="x" COUNT="y"> <B KEY="z1" VALUE="z2"/> <B KEY="z3" VALUE="z4"/> </A> I want that i i will have for the output an array of objects where each object looks like the following: {"NAME":"x", "COUNT":"y", "B": [ {"KEY": "z1, VALUE:"z2"}, {"KEY":"z3", VALUE:"z4"} ] } I tried to use the GSON library: package com.a; import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.charset.Charset; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory; import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException; import javax.xml.xpath.XPath; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathConstants; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionException; import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory; import org.w3c.dom.Document; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; import org.xml.sax.InputSource; import org.xml.sax.SAXException; import com.google.gson.Gson; import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder; public class Test { private static final String XPATH = "/A/B"; public static void main(String[] args) throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, XPathExpressionException { File f = new File("C:/Users/abc/Desktop/a.xml"); DocumentBuilderFactory builderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance(); DocumentBuilder builder = null; builder = builderFactory.newDocumentBuilder(); Document xmlDocument = builder.parse(f); XPath xPath = XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath(); NodeList nodeList = (NodeList) xPath.compile(XPATH).evaluate(xmlDocument, XPathConstants.NODESET); Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create(); String jsonOutput = gson.toJson(nodeList); System.out.println(jsonOutput); } } but i am getting an error Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StackOverflowError at java.lang.StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer.java:224) at java.io.StringWriter.write(StringWriter.java:84) at com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter.newline(JsonWriter.java:569) at com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter.beforeName(JsonWriter.java:586) How can i fix this code? As it is possible to convert a whole xml to json (Quickest way to convert XML to JSON in Java) I assume that it is possible to convert dom nodes to json. What is wrong here? A: What's wrong ? you simply don't use the lib described on your link (Quickest way to convert XML to JSON in Java) Gson will use java reflection to generate a json string from any object. From a DOM Document (or node), even when it doesn't end up with a StackOverflowError, it will not produce what you expect. here is the result for your XML: {"fNamespacesEnabled":false,"mutationEvents":false,"actualEncoding":"UTF-8","standalone":false,"fDocumentURI":"...a.xml","changes":0,"allowGrammarAccess":false,"errorChecking":true,"ancestorChecking":true,"xmlVersionChanged":false,"documentNumber":0,"nodeCounter":0,"xml11Version":false,"flags":6} Actually it seems that if any method has been invoked on a DOM Document (ex: getDocumentElement), the gson.toJson end up with a StackOverflowError. As you can see in the link, a jar that will do the job can be found here: http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.json/json It implies that you re-convert the nodes extracted with your XPath to string. You can do it with that: private static String toString(Node n) throws TransformerFactoryConfigurationError, TransformerException { Transformer transformer = TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer(); StreamResult result = new StreamResult(new StringWriter()); DOMSource source = new DOMSource(n); transformer.transform(source, result); return result.getWriter().toString(); } With all that, all you have to do is to loop through your nodeList, convert it to string, and then convert it to json for (int i = 0; i < nodeList.getLength(); i++) { Node n = nodeList.item(i); JSONObject xmlJSONObj = XML.toJSONObject(toString(n)); String jsonPrettyPrintString = xmlJSONObj.toString(1); System.out.println(jsonPrettyPrintString); }

Q: Change \jot length inside nested aligned environment I'm using aligned environments inside an align* environment for some custom alignment. I would like the space between lines of the align* environment to be bigger than the space between lines of the aligned environment, but it seems that changing the \jot length does not have an effect when done inside the align* environment. I.e., the following does not give the desired result. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \setlength{\jot}{1em} \begin{align*} True &\mapsto [true] && \text{\small{\textsc{Rule 1}}} \\ e_1 \operatorname{or} e_2 &\mapsto \setlength{\jot}{0.1em}\begin{aligned}[t] \textbf{let }&e_1 \mapsto [a], \\ &e_2 \mapsto [b] \\ \textbf{in }&[a \lor b] \end{aligned} && \text{\small{\textsc{Rule 2}}} \end{align*} \end{document} Result: The spacing between the lines of Rule 2 is the same as between Rule 1 and Rule 2. Is there a way to do this without having to set the length manually at every line with \\[-0.9em]? A: Setting \jot before \begin{aligned} seems to be too late. You can use \openup instead. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \setlength\jot{2ex} \begin{align*} \mathit{True} &\mapsto [\mathit{true}] && \textsc{\small Rule 1} \\ e_1 \operatorname{or} e_2 &\mapsto \openup-0.5\jot \begin{aligned}[t] \textbf{let }&e_1 \mapsto [a], \\ &e_2 \mapsto [b] \\ \textbf{in }&[a \lor b] \end{aligned} && \textsc{\small Rule 2} \end{align*} \end{document} A few notes. If you want "True" and "true" to be in italics, use \mathit as shown; for "Rule 1" and "Rule 2" the input is much simpler.

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Glycomet is a medication that's used in order to help people who have hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels) a result of type 2 diabetes. The reason why a medication such as Glycomet is important is because for a lot of people who have type 2 diabetes, diet and exercise alone aren't going to be enough to control blood sugar levels. Glycomet is given out usually as a first time treatment for those who are newly diagnosed with diabetes, and for people who find alternative options aren't working well for them. It can be used by itself or with other options as well. If you decide to use Glycomet, then what are some of the possible side effects you might end up experiencing as a result? A condition called lactic acidosis (which is a build up of lactic acid in the blood). Why is this medication a good option for type 2 diabetes sufferers? Glycomet might not be the best option for all. A lot is going to come down to what a doctor says and your medical history. Treatment such as this is good though, because it can help you have an easier time living with your condition. Don't get too concerned though if the treatment doesn't work as well as intended. There are other options out there and there could be any number of reasons why you don't respond to it as well as someone else. What type of questions should you ask a doctor before using this treatment? The primary questions you should ask a doctor will all have to do with minimizing side effects, and maximizing the benefit. Sure, the basics are going to be to not take it with alcohol and take the proper dosage. However, there might be other things you have to do in order to ensure you keep away specific side effects. This can be because you have a certain medical history or because your at particularly higher risk based on using another medication for another condition. Are there other less expensive options to using the brand name version of this drug? Yes there is. You'll find that there are other options, and they'll work just as well as the name brand version will. The only negative is you might find the price is still high depending on where you go through. The primary benefit of getting generic drugs is to save money, not to spend the same amount as you would spend getting the name brand version. So a good option for you would be to use an online option where the prices are known to be low. You'll just have to exercise caution with the option you decide to go with. All in all a medication such as Glycomet is effective at what it does, but this doesn't mean you can count on it to work one hundred percent according to the way a doctor expects. Constant monitoring will be required in order to see how you progress using the treatment.

🔥 Bitcoin's April 2 Breakout Was Reportedly Orchestrated by One Trader 🚀 Reuters: Coinbase UK Branch Rakes In $520 Mln in Profits in 2018 🚀 Mark Zuckerberg Shuts Down P2P Payments in Messenger – Getting Ready to Launch 'Facebook Coin'? Dharma Labs, based on the Dharma protocol, hopes to create a lending platform for crypto investors and traders using outside investments. So far it has attracted $7 mln from Coinbase Ventures, Green Visor, Polychain, Passport Capital and some other major firms. The CEO of Dharma, Nadav Hollander, compared the company's new product with Uber, which has changed the way people around the world can order taxis, saying that he wants to let traders receive margin lending in crypto just as easily. The firm's product is called Dharma Lever, and it operates through a direct connection to a trader's wallet. No special software is required for it. The mechanisms of giving credits is operated by smart contracts. Besides, the company says that the rates on the loans it offers will be lower than fees on exchanges. With the money raised from the investment, Dharma intends to hire more experts onto its technical and promotional teams. 🔥 Bitcoin's April 2 Breakout Was Reportedly Orchestrated by One Trader 🔥 Reuters: Coinbase UK Branch Rakes In $520 Mln in Profits in 2018 🔥 Mark Zuckerberg Shuts Down P2P Payments in Messenger – Getting Ready to Launch 'Facebook Coin'?

This list incorporates the articles written in the 1990s by staff at the Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives, and by others. They were published on our old website as "Genealogy of the Month". Due to popular demand, we are making them available once again, and hope to add to them. Please remember that these are secondary sources; that is, they were compiled by other researchers. Although we think that they are reasonably accurate, a good historian will always take secondary sources with a grain of salt! Who Was the Prospector, John Foote? Archibald T. Harshaw, of Napanee. The Hay Bay Drownings, 1819. The Sills Family of Lennox and Addington county. Go back to full list of on-line sources.

Submitted by University of Nevada, Reno and Desert Research Institute RENO – With massive wildfires plaguing the western United States, scientists have been tracking an increase in dangerous wildfire-generated extremes, including fire-generated thunderstorms and tornados embedded in wildfire plumes that can reach up to a mile high. University of Nevada, Reno and DRI researchers are building the predictive and diagnostic tools that will transform the understanding of fire-generated extreme weather and pave the way for future life-saving warnings to firefighters and the general public. Extreme wildfires have emerged as a leading societal threat, causing mass casualties and destroying thousands of homes – and despite these impacts, fire-hazards are less understood and harder to predict than other weather related disasters. One of the least understood of these wildfire hazards are the severe fire-generated thunderstorms. "There have been decades of success in using radar and satellite observations to issue life-saving warnings for severe weather; for fire-generated tornadic vortices and explosive storm clouds these same tools show remarkable, yet incompletely realized, potential," Neil Lareau, atmospheric scientist from the University of Nevada, Reno's Physics Department and lead for the research, said. "To fully realize this potential, new physical and conceptual models are needed for interpreting radar and satellite observations of the wildfire environment." These conceptual models will facilitate life-saving warnings and enhance decision support for wildfire stakeholders, thereby providing an immediate societal benefit. Lareau and his colleague Meghan Collins of DRI will identify common factors contributing to the fire-generated tornados using satellite and weather radar and combine it with crowd-sourced ashfall data, through the launch of a new citizen science project called Ashfall Citizen Science. These crowd-sourced data will help improve the understanding of wildfire plumes by better documenting the size and shape of fire ash lofted into the sky. "What we're looking for are pictures of ash that falls throughout our region from citizen scientists," Lareau said. "We'll build conceptual and physical models to facilitate life-saving warnings and enhance decision support for wildfire stakeholders using the citizen science data in conjunction with our radar observations of fire-generated tornadic vortices and wildfire plumes to interpret the wildfire environment." The project will engage the public in wildfire science in two ways: it will develop middle-school in-class lessons focused on fire-generated weather, and it will employ a citizen science campaign with a new web app to collect photographs of the ash and debris that "rain" down from wildfire plumes. The citizen science campaign is expected to reach thousands of users every year, and the in-classroom program upwards of 500 students per year. "Our team will be sharing the science behind wildland fire with middle school classrooms across the region as part of this project," Collins said. So far, since starting the impromptu project in 2020, nearly 20,000 people have engaged the project, with about 100 photographs submitted from a wide ranging area of the western US. "We're looking for participation anywhere in the western states, from Idaho to Arizona," Lareau said. "Community science, also known as citizen science, is important to this project. Gathering this kind of data over time and in many places would be prohibitive otherwise." This citizen science capability is well-suited for wildfires, which are hard to predict in their timing and location, and may thereby enhance the team's ability to quantify fire-generated weather phenomena and their impacts. Citizen science has been used in other analogous applications, including to obtain observations of ashfall from volcanoes. "You can help track wildfire ash and help scientists demystify fire weather," Collins said. "Your photos of the size and shape of ash particles that fall around wildfires will play an important role in wildland fire research. Users submit time- and geo-tagged photographs of the ash with objects for scale in the photo." With this project funded by the National Science Foundation, the #Ashfallscience Twitter campaign will continue, and be amplified, during high impact wildfires. This approach is expected to reach thousands of users, increasing the likelihood of sufficient data collection. The next steps with these crowd-sourced data are to harvest images from Twitter and apply image processing tools to extract ash shapes and sizes, to aggregate data to form size and shape distributions, and mine NEXRAD radar data corresponding to the time and location of the #Ashfallscience images. To participate and be a part of this community, use the Citizen Science Tahoe web app. In your phone's browser (where you would Google something), type in: citizensciencetahoe.app, then click on Sign Up to create a username; or click Continue as Guest. Find the #Ashfall Citizen Science survey and share photos and observations of ashfall and smoke when you see them. The radar and satellite capabilities described above and the expansion of citizen science observations provide the tools needed to transform the understanding of wildfire convective plumes and their link to fire-generated tornadic vortices. #Ashfallscience is a twitter- and web app-based citizen science data project which will increase the scientists' ability to quantitively link radar observations with fire processes. The size and shape distributions of ash in wildfire plumes is poorly characterized and difficult to measure "This combination of researcher- and volunteer-driven data collection will allow us to begin to build both empirical and theoretical relationships between ash properties and radar reflectivity," Lareau said. "This is the key to building models for prediction of these otherwise mostly unpredictable extreme and dangerous fire behaviors." desert research instituteUniversity of Nevada Renowildfire Forest Service in 'paradigm shift' to use logging, controlled burns... UNR, Sierra Nevada University merger a step closer to reality Cattlemen's Update returns to provide market, production and research updates UNR launches dual agriculture and economics program Living With Fire Podcast features a perspective on wildland firefighting,... COVID update: Omicron surge prompts mask mandate for all Nevada counties–again

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as rendered by Musharraf Hussain Musharraf Hussain rendition of Surah Women(an-Nisa`) 4:1 People, be mindful of your Lord, He created you from a single person and created his partner from him, and then from the pair He spread countless men and women throughout the world. Be mindful of Allah in Whose name you make demands from each other, and take care of the relatives. Allah watches over you 4:2 Give the orphans in your care their belongings, and do not swap their quality belongings for worthless ones, nor misuse their wealth by merging it with yours; this is a major sin 4:3 If you're afraid that you may be unfair to female orphans by marrying them, you may marry other women as you like: two, three or four. However, if you fear you may be unfair by marrying two or more, then marry just one or what your right hands possess; that is just, so don't deviate from the right path. 4:4 Give women their dowers as a marriage gift; however, if they are kind and give you some of it back, then take it and use it as you wish 4:5 Do not give your wealth, which Allah has given you for your use, to those with learning disabilities, but provide for them, clothe them, and treat them kindly 4:6 Assess the orphans to see if they are ready to be married; then, if you find them to be mature enough, hand over their wealth to them, and do not squander it hastily before they have grown up. If their guardian is wealthy, he should not take any of the orphans' wealth, but if he's poor, let him take what is a fair compensation. When you hand over their wealth, have it witnessed. Allah is a sufficient Reckoner 4:7 Men receive a share of what parents and relatives leave behind, and women receive a share in what parents and relatives leave behind, whether the estate is small or big, there are fixed shares 4:8 If relatives, orphans and the needy are present at the time of distribution, then offer them something from the estate and speak kindly to them 4:9 and let those who fear leaving their own vulnerable offspring behind show concern for the orphans. They should be mindful of Allah and say what is right 4:10 Those who misuse the wealth of orphans are feeding their bellies fire, and will burn in a blazing Fire 4:11 Allah commands you regarding your children: a son's share is equal to the share of two daughters. If there are more than two female heirs, they will receive two-thirds of what the deceased leaves behind, and if there is only one female she will have one half. Each of the deceased's parents shall receive a sixth of what he leaves behind if he had children; but if he had no children and his parents are sole heirs then his mother gets one third. If he had siblings, then his mother will get a sixth; and the above is calculated after settling any bequest or debt. You do not know which of them are more deserving; your parents or your children. This is an essential requirement from Allah. Allah is the Knower, the Wise 4:12 Half of what your wives leave behind is yours, provided they had no children; if they had children, then a quarter of their estate is yours. This is calculated after settling any bequest or debt. Wives shall receive a quarter of what you leave behind, if you had no children; but if you had children, then wives will get an eighth of what you leave behind. This is calculated after settling any bequest you have made or any debt. If a man or a woman's only heir is a distant relative who has a brother or a sister, then each one of them shall receive a sixth; but if they are more than two, then they shall be partners in one third. This is calculated after settling any bequest or debt, if the bequest is not detrimental. This is a command from Allah. Allah is the Knower, the Gentle 4:13 These are the boundaries set by Allah. Anyone who obeys Allah and His Messenger will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, living in them forever; that is a great victory. 4:14 Anyone who disobeys Allah and His Messenger and oversteps His boundaries will be cast into Fire, remaining in a humiliating punishment forever 4:15 If any of your women commit adultery, and there is testimony of four men against them, then keep them under house arrest until death, or else Allah provides another way out for them 4:16 Likewise, if a man and a woman commit adultery among you, punish them both. However, if they repent and reform themselves, then leave them alone. Allah is the Relenting, Kind 4:17 Those who do wrong ignorantly then repent immediately can expect Allah to accept their repentance, and Allah will relent towards them. Allah is the Knower, Wise 4:18 There is no repentance for those who keep on doing evil deeds until death is near, then they say: "Now I repent," nor for those who die as disbelievers. For such We've prepared a painful punishment 4:19 Believers, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will, nor to prevent them from marrying so that you may make off with part of what you have given them, that is unless they have committed a clear act of gross indecency. Live with them in a good way. If you hate them, it may be that you hate something in which Allah has placed much goodness 4:20 If you wish to change one wife for another wife after having given the former heap of gold, do not withhold anything from it. Would you invent a slanderous accusation and an open sin to take it from her 4:21 How could you possibly take it after having enjoyed intimacy with each other? They took a solemn pledge from you 4:22 Do not marry women who your fathers married, except if such a marriage has already taken place; from now on it would count as gross indecency, vile, and leading to evil consequences. 4:23 It is forbidden for you to marry: your mothers; your daughters; your sisters; your maternal aunts; your paternal aunts; nieces from the brother's or sister's side; your foster mothers who have suckled you, and your foster sisters; your mothers-in-law; the stepdaughters who are in your care from women with whom you have consummated marriage, but if you have not consummated your marriage with them then there's no blame. Also, forbidden are: the wives of your sons; and marrying two sisters at the same time, except if such a marriage has already taken place. Allah is the Forgiver, the Kind 4:24 Also forbidden are women who are already married, except your slaves. These prohibited marriages are Allah's commandment to be obeyed. Whatever falls outside the above-mentioned prohibitions is lawful for you to desire, using your wealth to become married men, not fornicators. Whichever of them you wish to enjoy in lawful marriage you must give them their bridal gift; there is no blame on you, after fulfilling that obligation, in whatever you may mutually agree to do with the marriage gift. Allah is the Knower, the Wise 4:25 If anyone lacks the means to marry chaste believing freewomen then let him marry from the believing slave girls you own. Allah knows best your faith. You are all of the same origin; so, marry them with the permission of their owners and give them their marriage gifts according to custom, as with chaste freewomen, not as fornicators or taken as lovers. If, after they are married, they commit an act of gross indecency then their punishment is half that of a chaste freewoman. That permission is for those of you who fear falling into sin. It is, of course, best for you to be patient and exercise restraint. Allah is Forgiving, and Kind 4:26 Allah explains and guides you in the traditions of those believers who came before you, and to forgive you. Allah is the Knower, the Wise 4:27 Allah wishes to accept your repentance, whereas people who pursue their lusts want you to deviate far from the course 4:28 Allah wishes to ease your burden, since humans were created weak 4:29 Believers, don't use one another's wealth dishonestly, rather only for a business venture through agreement, and do not ruin yourself. Allah treats you Kindly 4:30 Whoever disobeys Allah out of hostility and injustice, shall be thrown in the Fire, that's easy for Allah 4:31 If you avoid major sins that are forbidden, then We shall delete your minor sins, and grant you an honourable entry into Paradise. 4:32 Do not wish to get that which Allah has favoured others with. Men get a share of what they've earned, and women get a share of what they've earned, and ask Allah for a share of His favour. Allah knows all things. 4:33 What parents and relatives leave behind, We have appointed beneficiaries for them, and those whom your right hands have contracted should be beneficiaries of your wills, give them their shares. Allah Witnesses all things 4:34 Men are guardian-carers of women, Allah granted some more favours then others, because they spend money on their wives. Honourably acting wives are pious and they guard their chastity as Allah expects them to guard it. Those whose ill-conduct you are afraid of, first gently warn them, then leave them alone in the bed and for a while live separately from them, if all else fails, apply a minimum of force on them. If, after taking these steps, they obey you, then don't behave unjustly in any way against them. Allah is Most High, the Great 4:35 If you fear hostility between husband and wife, then appoint a mediator from his family and one from her family. When both try sincerely to reconcile them, Allah will certainly bring about reconciliation between them. Allah is the Knower, the Aware 4:36 Worship Allah and don't associate anything with Him; be kind to parents, to relatives, to orphans, to the needy, to those neighbours you know well and those you don't, to travellers and to the slaves you own. Allah dislikes the arrogant and the boastful 4:37 and those who are miserly and advise others to be miserly, hiding His favours that Allah has blessed them with – for the disbelievers – We have prepared a humiliating punishment 4:38 Those who spend their wealth to show off; they don't believe in Allah and the Last Day. Anyone who has made a close friend of Satan has taken an evil friend 4:39 What harm would it do them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent in charity from what Allah has provided them? Allah knows them well 4:40 Allah wrongs no one, not even an atom's weight; and if it is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives an immense reward 4:41 How will they react when We bring a witness from every nation and then We bring you, Muhammad, as a witness against them all 4:42 That day the disbelievers and those who disobeyed the Messenger will wish that the Earth would swallow them up; and they won't be able to hide from Allah anything they had spoken 4:43 Believers, don't come to the prayer whilst you are drunk stay away until you know what you are saying; nor when you are in the state of major ritual impurity, and when on a journey,until you have bathed yourselves. However, if you are ill or on a journey, or if you have relieved yourself or had sexual intercourse with your spouse, and you cannot find water, then purify yourselves with some clean sand, wiping your faces and forearms.Allah is Pardoner, Forgiver 4:44 Haven't you seen those given a portion of the Book, how they swap it for error, wishing you stray from the path 4:45 Allah is aware of your enemies; and Allah is sufficient as a Protector and a Helper 4:46 Some of the Jews deliberately misquote the words of revelation, saying, "We hear and disobey," and, "Listen like a deaf man," and, "Look to us," twisting the words with their tongues to insult the religion. If only they had said: "We hear and obey," and, "Listen and look out for us," that would be far better and proper for them. However, Allah deprives them of his kindness because of their disbelief, and only a few of them truly believe 4:47 You who received the Book, believe in what We revealed, it confirms what you already have, before We turn your faces back to front, or else We curse you as We cursed the People of the Sabbath. Allah's command is always fulfilled 4:48 Allah does not forgive those who associate anything with Him, but He forgives anything less than that for whomever He pleases. Whoever associates anything with Allah has invented a great sin 4:49 Haven't you seen those who regard themselves as pure? Rather it is Allah Who purifies whomever He pleases, and not an ounce of injustice will be done to them 4:50 Look how they make up lies about Allah. That is a blatant sin 4:51 Haven't you seen those who were given a portion of the Book and they continue to believe in idols and false gods, saying to the disbelievers that they are more on the right track than the believers 4:52 Allah has cursed them; and anyone Allah curses, you will find no helper for him 4:53 Or do they have a share in Allah's sovereignty? If so, they would never give people even a tiny bit 4:54 Or do they envy other people for what Allah has given them from His grace? We gave Ibrahim's family the Book, wisdom, and a vast country to rule over. 4:55 Some of them believe in the Prophet, and others block the way to him. Hell, with its blazing fire will be enough for them 4:56 Those who deny Our signs will soon roast in Fire. Whenever their skin falls off, We will replace it with fresh skin so they may taste the torment. Allah is Almighty, Wise 4:57 As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, We will take them to gardens under which rivers flow, living in them forever; there they'll have pure spouses, and We'll let them enter the cool shade 4:58 Allah commands you to return trusts to their rightful owners, and when you judge between people, be just, Allah reminds you gently! Allah is the Hearer, the Seeing 4:59 Believers, obey Allah, the Messenger and those among you in authority. If you disagree over something, then refer it to Allah and the Messenger, that is if you believe in Allah and the Last Day: that's the best solution. 4:60 Haven't you seen those who claim to believe in what is revealed to you and what was revealed before you, yet they turn to false gods for judgements despite having been ordered to reject them. Satan wants to lead them far from the right way. 4:61 If they are told, "Come along to listen to what Allah has revealed to the Messenger, you will see the hypocrites turning to face in the opposite direction from you. 4:62 But when a disaster strikes them because of what they have done, they turn to you swearing by Allah: "We only want what is best and to maintain harmony. 4:63 Allah knows what is in these peoples' hearts, so, forgive them, warn them, and speak eloquently with them so it penetrates their minds 4:64 We haven't sent a single messenger except that he should be obeyed as commanded by Allah. If anyone who wronged themselves came to you seeking Allah's forgiveness, Messenger, seek forgiveness for them! They will find Allah Relenting, Most Kind 4:65 By your Lord, they aren't believers until they make you the judge in their disputes, accept your decision without reservation, and commit themselves to your decision 4:66 If We had ordered them: "Lay down your lives," or "Leave your homes," for the sake of Allah only a few of them would have done so. Had they done what they were told, that would have been better for them and put them on a far firmer footing; 4:67 We would have given them a great reward 4:68 and guided them on the straight path 4:69 Anyone who obeys Allah and the Messenger shall be with those Allah favoured: the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous. What a wonderful fellowship! 4:70 Such is Allah's grace; and Allah is sufficient, the Knower 4:71 Believers, take all precautions and let the battle-hardened march out in front or else march out together 4:72 There are some of you who lag behind and if you suffered a setback, will say, "It was Allah's favour on me that I wasn't there with them." 4:73 When Allah favours you, he will say, "If only I had been with them, I would have gained a great victory," as though there was no love lost between you and him 4:74 So those who are willing to swap this worldly life for the Hereafter, let them fight in the way of Allah. Whoever fights in the way of Allah and is either killed or victorious, We will give him a great reward 4:75 What is the matter with you that you do not fight in the way of Allah when the weak – men, women and children – are saying, "Our Lord, out of Your graciousness, take us out of this town of cruel people, give us a protector and a helper! 4:76 The believers fight for the sake of Allah, whilst the disbelievers fight for the sake of false gods; so, fight the supporters of Satan. Satan's scheming is weak 4:77 Haven't you seen those who were told: "Hold back your hands from wrongdoing, and instead perform the prayer and pay zakat"? Since fighting was prescribed for them, a group of them fears men as they fear Allah, or even more. They say, "Our Lord, why have You prescribed fighting for us? Couldn't You have delayed it for a while?" Say: "The delights of this world are little, while the Hereafter is far better for the mindful, you will not be treated unjustly in the slightest. 4:78 Death will catch up wherever you may be, even if you are in strong forts. When good things happen to them, they say, "This is from Allah," and, when bad things happen to them, they say, "This is your fault, Muhammad." Say: "All is from Allah." What is the matter with these people that they hardly understand what they are told 4:79 Whatever good things happen to you they're from Allah, and whatever evil happens to you it's from yourselves. We sent you as a Messenger to people; Allah is sufficient witness 4:80 Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah, but whoever turns away, We didn't send you as a guardian over them 4:81 They say, "We will obey." However, when they leave your presence, a group of them spend the night plotting against what you said. Allah writes down how they spend the night, so, ignore them and put your trust in Allah. Allah suffices as a Protector 4:82 Don't they reflect on the Quran? Had it come from anyone beside Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it 4:83 Whenever a report of war or peace comes to them they broadcast it loudly; whereas, if they had referred it to the Messenger or to those in authority, its significance could be determined by those best suited to interpret it. If it had not been for Allah's grace and kindness, most of you would have followed Satan. 4:84 So, Muhammad, fight in the way of Allah – you are only answerable for yourself – and encourage the believers. It may be that Allah will curb the power of disbelievers. Allah is stronger in might and more severe in punishment 4:85 Whoever speaks out for a worthy cause will have a share in its benefits, and whoever speaks out for a wrong cause will share its burden, Allah is Watchful over everything 4:86 When anyone greets you, respond with a better greeting or at least return it in kind. Allah keeps account of everything 4:87 Allah is the only God, He will gather you all on Judgement Day, there is no doubt about that. Who is more truthful in speech than Allah 4:88 Why are you divided in two groups concerning the hypocrites? Allah has driven them back into disbelief for what they did. Do you want to guide those who Allah has allowed to go astray? Anyone who Allah allows to go astray, you will never find a way out for him. 4:89 They would love to see all of you disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you become equal. Don't ally yourselves to any of them until they migrate for the sake of Allah. If they turn away, seize them and slay them wherever you find them, and take none of them as an ally or a helper 4:90 except for those who are related to a people with whom you have a treaty, or who come over to you because their hearts are wary of fighting you or of fighting their own people. Had Allah wished, He would have given them power over you, so they would have fought you. If they withdraw and do not fight you but make you an offer of peace, then Allah gives you no excuse to fight against them. 4:91 There are others whom you will find wanting to be on good terms with both you and their own people, but whenever they are put to the test, they return to fighting. So, if they don't withdraw or make you an offer of peace, and cease hostility, seize them and slay them wherever you encounter them, We've given you clear authority against such people 4:92 It is forbidden for a believer to kill another believer, except by mistake. Anyone who kills a believer by mistake must free a believing slave and pay compensation to the victim's family, unless they waive it as an act of charity. If the victim belonged to an enemy tribe but was himself a believer, then free a believing slave and if he was from a tribe with which you have a treaty, then pay compensation to their family and free a believing slave. Whoever cannot find the means to pay compensation let him fast two consecutive months to gain Allah's forgiveness. Allah is the Knower, Wise 4:93 The penalty of intentionally killing a believer is Hell, living there for a long time; Allah's anger and curse will fall on him, and He has prepared for him a terrible punishment 4:94 Believers, when you set out on patrol in the path of Allah, be cautious. When someone gives you a greeting of peace, do not say: "You are not a believer," seeking worldly gains, Allah has many other rewards. That is how you used to behave in the past until Allah favoured you with Islam, so be open and honest. Allah is aware of what you do 4:95 The believers who stayed behind – apart from those who were physically or financially incapable – are not equal to those who strive with their lives and their wealth in the path of Allah. Allah has favoured by degrees those who strive with their wealth and lives above those who stayed behind. Allah has promised both goodness; however, Allah has favoured those who strive over those who stayed behind with a great reward 4:96 high ranks, forgiveness and kindness. Allah is Forgiving, Most Kind 4:97 The Muslims whose souls the angels take while they were doing wrong to themselves since they didn' t migrate, will be asked: "What state were you in?" They will say, "We were weak and vulnerable in the land." Then the Angels will ask: "Wasn't Allah's Earth spacious enough for you to migrate?" For such people, their refuge will be Hell. What a wretched destination 4:98 Except for the weak among the men, women and children who were unable to come up with a strategy or to find a way out 4:99 They may be pardoned by Allah. Indeed, Allah is Pardoning, Forgiving. 4:100 Whoever migrates in the path of Allah will find a place of refuge somewhere in the land and worldly abundance and whoever sets out from home to migrate for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, and dies on the way, Allah will grant him his reward. Allah is Forgiving, Kind 4:101 When you are travelling in the land, you can shorten the prayer without feeling guilty, if you fear being attacked by the disbelievers; the disbelievers are your open enemies 4:102 Messenger, when you are among them and leading them in prayer, let a group of them stand with you carrying their weapons; then, when they have prostrated, they may cover you from behind while another group who hasn't yet prayed come and pray with you, again with due precaution and with their weapons. The disbelievers would love to see you neglect your weapons and your possessions so they could descend on you all at once. Nor is there any blame on you if some hardship such as rain or illness makes you put down your weapons, but remain on your guard. Indeed, Allah has prepared humiliating punishment for the disbelievers 4:103 When you have completed the prayer, continue nevertheless to remember Allah, be it standing, sitting or lying down. Then, whenever you feel safe again, perform the prayer. The prayer is compulsory for the believers at fixed times. 4:104 So do not be half-hearted in seeking out the hostile, disbelieving people. If you are suffering, then they are suffering just like you, however there is difference, while you have hope in Allah they have no such hope. Allah is the Knower, Wise 4:105 We sent down to you the Book containing the truth so that you may judge between people the way Allah has shown you. So, don't support the traitors 4:106 but seek Allah's forgiveness. Allah is Forgiving, Kind 4:107 And do not argue about those who deceive themselves. Allah dislikes anyone who is treacherous and sinful 4:108 They try to hide from people, but they can't hide from Allah; He is with them as they talk late into the night about things that displease Him. Allah is aware of what they do 4:109 Believers, here you are defending them in this worldly life, but who will defend them against Allah on Judgement Day, or be their lawyer? 4:110 Whoever does an evil deed or wrongs himself but then seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Forgiving, Kind 4:111 Whoever commits a sin will reap its reward. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise 4:112 Whoever does wrong or commits a sin then blames someone else for it, he has burdened himself with a slander and an open sin. 4:113 If it wasn't for Allah's grace and kindness towards you, a group amongst them would have misled you, but as it is they only misled themselves, doing you no harm. Allah has revealed to you the Book and wisdom, and has taught you what you didn't know. Allah's favour on you is great. 4:114 There's very little good in most of their secret meetings, except when they enjoin acts of charity or do common good or reconcile between people. Whoever does these things seeking Allah's pleasure, We will give them a great reward 4:115 Whoever opposes the Messenger after the guidance has been made clear to him and follows a path other than that of the believers, We will let him continue down his chosen path, until We burn him in Hell. What an evil destination 4:116 Allah will not forgive idolatry, but He forgives whatever is less than that to whomever He pleases. Whoever associates anything with Allah has wandered far, far astray 4:117 What they call on apart from Him are nothing but fabricated goddesses and ultimately what they call on is only a rebellious demon 4:118 Allah has cursed him for saying: "I will take an allotted share of Your servants 4:119 and I will lead them astray and give them false hopes and I will order them to slit the ears of cattle and to tinker with Allah's creation." Whoever takes Satan as a protector beside Allah will clearly be a loser 4:120 He promises them and gives them hopes, but Satan's promises are mere deception 4:121 Their home is Hell, and they will find no way out of it 4:122 Those who believe and do good works, We will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, living there forever. This is Allah's true promise, and whose word is more truthful than Allah's 4:123 It is neither according to your wishes nor to the wishes of the People of The Book; anyone who does evil will be repaid in kind, but will not find any protector or helper besides Allah. 4:124 A believer who does good works whether male or female will enter Paradise and will not be wronged in the least. 4:125 Can anyone have a better religion than the one who surrenders himself completely to Allah, performs good works and, out of a natural inclination, follows Ibrahim's way of worshipping? Allah made Ibrahim a close friend. 4:126 Whatever is in the Heavens and on Earth belongs to Allah. Allah has full control of all things 4:127 They asked you concerning women. Say: "Allah instructs you concerning them – in addition to what was recited to you in the Book – about female orphans from whom you withhold what is prescribed for them regarding their inheritance because you wish to marry them," and likewise helpless children, deal fairly with orphans. Allah knows whatever good you do 4:128 If a woman is afraid of her husband's ill-conduct or alienation, both should try to reconcile with each other without feeling guilty. Reconciliation is the best policy, but humans tend to be selfish.aaSo if you are righteous and mindful of Allah, remember that Allah is aware of what you do. 4:129 You will never be able to be strictly just when dealing with your wives, however hard you try, but do not lean so much towards one that you leave the other as though suspended between marriage and divorce. If you can reconcile and be mindful, Allah is Forgiving, Most Kind 4:130 If they separate, Allah will provide for each of them from His abundance. Allah is the Vast, Wise 4:131 Whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Allah. We commanded you and the People of The Book before you: "Be mindful of Allah." Even if you deny it, whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Allah. Allah is Self-Sufficient, Worthy of praise 4:132 Whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Allah, and He is sufficient as a Guardian 4:133 If He wishes, people, He can get rid of you altogether and replace you with others. Allah has the power to do that 4:134 Whoever desires the reward of this world only, then let him know that the reward of this world and of the Hereafter are with Allah. Allah is the Hearer, the Seeing 4:135 Believers, stand up as Allah's witnesses for justice even if it's against yourselves, parents or relatives, and regardless of whether a person is wealthy or poor, Allah has more right to your loyalty than they. Therefore, do not follow your desire instead of being just. If you distort the truth or refuse to give testimony, Allah is aware of what you do. 4:136 Believers, believe firmly in Allah and His Messenger and in the Book that He has sent down to His Messenger and in the Book He sent before. Whoever rejects Allah, His Angels, His books, His messengers and the Last Day has gone far astray 4:137 Those who believed then disbelieved, then believed again, then disbelieved, then increased yet further in disbelief, Allah will not forgive nor guide them towards His way 4:138 Give glad tidings of painful punishment to the hypocrites 4:139 who have taken disbelievers as their allies instead of the believers. Do they seek strength from them, when strength is Allah's 4:140 Allah revealed in the Book, when you hear Allah's verses being rejected or mocked, do not sit with them till they turn to another topic of conversation; otherwise you will be like them. Allah will gather all the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell 4:141 They are waiting to see what happens to you; if victory from Allah comes to you they will say: "Were we not with you?" And if the disbelievers gain some success, they will say to them: "Didn't we encourage you and protect you against the believers?" Allah will decide between you on the Day of Judgement; however, Allah will never give the disbelievers a way to a conclusive victory over the believers 4:142 The hypocrites try to deceive Allah, but He leaves them in their deception; thus whenever they stand up for the prayer, they do so lazily, making a show for the people and they remember Allah little; 4:143 dithering between this and that, they are neither with these believers nor with those disbelievers. Whoever Allah allows to go astray, you can't ever guide him. 4:144 Believers don't take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allah clear proof against yourselves 4:145 The hypocrites will be in the bottommost pit of Hell, and you will never find a helper for them 4:146 except that is for those who repent, reform themselves, hold firmly to the religion of Allah, and become genuine in their worship of Allah; such people will be with the believers. Allah will give the believers a great reward.ab 4:147 Why should Allah punish you, if you believe and are grateful? Allah is Appreciative, the Knower 4:148 Allah dislikes anyone talking openly about a wrongdoing, except the person who has been wronged. Allah is Hearer, Knower 4:149 Whether you do good work openly or you conceal it or you pardon a wrong, Allah is Pardoning, the Powerful 4:150 Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and who wish to separate Allah and His messengers, claim: "We believe in some aspects and reject others"; and they wish to steer a middle course 4:151 these people are disbelievers. We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment 4:152 Those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them, will be rewarded. Allah is Forgiving, Most Kind 4:153 The People of The Book ask you for a book to be sent down to them from Heaven. They asked Musa for something even more outrageous than that: "Show us Allah with the naked eye," so a thunderbolt struck them for their rudeness. Then they adopted the golden calf as an idol, after clear signs had come to them; nevertheless, We pardoned them for that. We gave Musa clear authority 4:154 whilst taking their contract with the mountain towering above them, We said, "Prostrate as you enter the gate," and We told them not to violate the sanctity of the Sabbath, taking a solemn pledge from them 4:155 What about their breaking the contract, their denial of Allah's signs, their unlawful killing of the prophets, and their saying, "Our minds are locked"?ac Indeed! Allah has sealed their hearts and minds because of their disbelief, so that none but a few of them believe 4:156 and because of their denial, and their spreading a terrible slander against Maryam 4:157 They mockingly say: "We have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allah," though they didn't kill him nor crucify him, but it appeared like that to them. Those who differed over the matter are still in doubt about him. They have no knowledge of it except speculation, and they certainly didn't kill Isa. 4:158 In fact, Allah raised him to Himself. Allah is Almighty, Wise 4:159 There is no one from the People of The Book who will not believe in the Messiah before his death,ad and on the Day of Judgement he will be a witness against them 4:160 Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews, We prohibited some of the wholesome things that were lawful for them, and they stopped many people from following the way of Allah 4:161 and adopted usury despite it being forbidden, and they squandered people's wealth. For the disbelievers among them, We have prepared a painful punishment 4:162 But some of them are firmly grounded in knowledge and are believers in what is revealed to you and what was revealed before you; likewise, those who perform the prayer, pay Zakat and believe in Allah and the Last Day will be given a great reward 4:163 We revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh and the prophets after him; and We revealed to Ibrahim, Ismael, Ishaq, Yaqub, the Tribes, Isa, Ayyub, Yunus, Harun and Sulayman; and We gave Dawud the Psalms. 4:164 There were messengers that We told you about, and there are other messengers that We haven't told you about. Allah spoke directly to Musa 4:165 There have been messengers bearing good news and warnings so that, after the messengers, people would have no defence against Allah. Allah is the Almighty, Wise 4:166 Allah bears witness of what He has sent down to you – He has sent it down with His knowledge – and the Angels are witnesses too. Allah is a sufficient Witness 4:167 Those who deny the truth and stop others from the path of Allah have wandered far, far astray, they deny the truth and do wrong, 4:168 Allah will not forgive nor guide them along a path 4:169 except the path to Hell, remaining there forever and to do so is easy for Allah 4:170 People, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from Your Lord, so it is better that you believe than to reject the message, whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise 4:171 People of The Book, do not go to extremes in your religion; always speak the truth about Allah. The Messiah, Isa son of Maryam, was a noble messenger of Allah, His word, which He blew into Maryam, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers and talk no more of "three"; it is better that you stop believing this. Allah is the only one God. He is free from such defects, so how can He have a son! Whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth belongs to Him; and Allah is a sufficient Guardian 4:172 The Messiah would never be ashamed of being called a servant of Allah, nor would the angels near His Throne. Whoever is ashamed of worshipping Him is arrogant, Allah will gather them all. 4:173 Those who believe and do righteous deeds will be repaid in full, and He will grant them an increase from His grace. However, those who are ashamed and arrogant, He will give them a painful punishment and they will find no helper or protector other than Allah 4:174 People, a clear proof has come to you from your Lord and We have sent down to you a shining light 4:175 So, those who believe in Allah and hold firmly to their belief in Him, will be kindly treated with His grace, and He will guide them towards Himself along a straight path 4:176 They ask you for a ruling, say: "Allah instructs about the one who dies without descendants. If a man dies childless, but had a sister, she would inherit half of what he has left and he would be her only heir, if she were to die childless. If the deceased had two sisters, they would inherit between them two-thirds of what he left. However, if the siblings were both male and female, then each male would receive the share of two females." Allah explains this so that you do not make mistakes. Allah is the Knower of everything.In the name of Allah, the Kind, the Caring

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[VIRTUAL] Winter WiT: Women in Translation Reading Series [VIRTUAL] Winter WiT: Women in Translation Reading Series (Session 1) Monday, February 28, 2022 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET Digital Event Moderator: Katherine E. Young Olena Jennings (translator) and Iryna Shuvalova (Ukrainian) Samantha Schnee (translator) and Carmen Boullosa (Spanish) Marcela Sulak (translator) and Sharron Hass (Hebrew) Jayde Will (translator) and Ligija Purinaša (Latgalian) WATCH THE READING HERE Katherine E. Young is the author of Woman Drinking Absinthe and Day of the Border Guards. She has translated Anna Starobinets' memoir Look at Him, fiction by Akram Aylisli, and numerous Russophone poets. Young, a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts translation fellow, served as the inaugural poet laureate for Arlington, Virginia. Carmen Boullosa is a Mexican author of novels, poems, plays, and essays; prize recipient (Villaurrutia and Ibargüengoitia in Mexico, Anna Seghers and LiBeratur in Germany, Café Gijón and Casa de América in Spain, among others); and a Guggenheim and a Cullman Center Fellow. She teaches at Macaulay Honors College. Sharron Hass has published The Day After: An Essay on Sophocles' Farewell to Poetry and six poetry collections, from the 1997 cult-classic The Mountain Mother is Gone to The Rake (2021). She's won Israel's most prestigious honors, including the Prime Minister's, the Bialik, the Dolitsky, and the Amichai poetry prizes. Olena Jennings translated the poetry collection Pray to the Empty Wells (Lost Horse Press) in collaboration with author Iryna Shuvalova. Her translation of Vasyl Makhno's poetry collection Paper Bridge is forthcoming from Plamen Press. Her novel Temporary Shelter was released from Cervena Barva Press in 2021. Ligija Purinaša is a Latgalian poet. Her collection Sīvīte received a Latgalian Culture Award and was shortlisted for the 2020 Latvian Literature Award for Best Debut. Her work features in The Last Model, an anthology of three Latgalian poets. She heads the MARTA Resource Center for Women in Rēzekne, Latvia. Samantha Schnee is the founding editor of Words Without Borders. Her translation of Carmen Boullosa's Texas: The Great Theft was shortlisted for the PEN America Translation Prize. Schnee's translation of Boullosa's The Book of Anna was published in 2020, and her translation of Boullosa's El libro de Eva will be published in 2022. Iryna Shuvalova has authored five award-winning poetry collections, including Pray to the Empty Wells (Lost Horse Press), and co-edited the first anthology of queer writing in Ukraine. Her stoneorchardwoods («kamin'sadlis») was named poetry book of the year in Ukraine in 2020. Born in Kyiv, she now lives in Nanjing, China. Marcela Sulak most recently published City of Sky Papers and the memoir Mouth Full of Seeds. An NEA Translation Fellow and 2017 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation nominee, Sulak has translated five poetry collections from Czech, French, and Hebrew. She directs the Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing. Jayde Will is a writer and translator. Recent translations include Alberts Bels's novel Insomnia (Parthian Books, 2020) and Arvis Viguls's poetry collection They (Valley Press, 2020). His poetry, short stories, and essays about Baltic literatures can be found in Words Without Borders, In Other Words, Vilnius Review, and Panel Magazine. Event Type: Digital EventTags: Katherine E. Young, literary translators, Literature, reading, Translation, translators, women, women in translation, women writersGenre: Event

If you bought the notion that President Bush had screwed things up despite the best efforts of members of the U.S. Congress such as Senator Obama, and you thought that if you made that man President he would do a better job than so be it. But after 4 years, doesn't that leave you in a bit of a conundrum? If the reason why things aren't better now was, as the President has stated, that Republicans in Congress have blocked his agenda, than why didn't he and the Democrats in Congress block the Bush agenda and keep us out of the mess in the first place? Furthermore, if President Bush was able to screw up the Country over the objections of the Democrats, than why wasn't President Obama able to fix the Country over the objections of the Republicans? There are only two possible explanations. One is that President Obama is wrong in what he is saying. The second is that he is right, but he is an ineffective leader and therefore the wrong man for the job. I am forced to question the intellect of a populous that cannot figure such a simple scenario out. Many of my recent comments on intelligence, however, go far above and beyond insulting one small group of the inhabitants of this planet. For some time I have been pushing a theory that we are collectively getting dumber, and much of the blame in my theory lands on warning labels. As recently as the 23rd of October, I stated the following. My fellow Americans, we are stupid. And we have gotten about as much mileage out of warning labels as we possibly can. There is a certain denominator that is so low that a warning label can no longer save that, and I fear that the number representing that low water mark has recently surpassed our national IQ. Meanwhile, the date on this press release is November 12th of 2012. "The development of our intellectual abilities and the optimization of thousands of intelligence genes probably occurred in relatively non-verbal, dispersed groups of peoples before our ancestors emerged from Africa," says the papers' author, Dr. Gerald Crabtree, of Stanford University. In this environment, intelligence was critical for survival, and there was likely to be immense selective pressure acting on the genes required for intellectual development, leading to a peak in human intelligence. Interesting, isn't it? This comes from a Stanford University project, and it would be the natural precursor to what I have been saying. In a world where it takes smarts to survive, only the smart will survive. Now let's think this one through, and leave emotion out of the equation for a minute. Don't worry, we will come back to that and feel the pain of the people we are insulting before I wrap this up. Early man was on a level playing field with nature. He didn't have a house and a gun. So when he looked up and saw a lion or a bear approaching, he had to assess the situation and find the solution. Was there a way to outrun the animal? Was there an object laying around that he could use as a weapon to defend himself? Could he make himself appear to be a threat to the animal and intimidate them into a retreat? If he solved the puzzle, than his demise was averted and he lived to fight another day. A less intelligent man, however, would not solve the puzzle and would promptly be removed from the gene pool. Neither man had a "How To" manual nor the benefit of having watched "Man vs. Nature." They had to rely simply on their personal observation and reasoning skills. Thus, with each passing lion or bear the gene pool would be slightly enhanced. The smarter, more observant man would survive and the less intelligent would be voted off of the island. Eventually, humans began to notice that there were other humans who were really smart and thus they were thriving. Someone had to figure out things that we now take for granted. I've often mocked the first man to drink the milk from a cow as some type of pervert, but for the child whose mother had died in giving birth this was life saving ingenuity on the part of the father. It was a pretty smart guy who figured out that he didn't have to wander around until he found corn, he could plant his own and have an annual supply of this staple. Today thanks in large part to Buggs Bunny, we associate the word Nimrod with morons, but that is because we are too stupid today to get the joke. Nimrod was actually legendary for his hunting smarts, thus the "Nimrod" reference was the prey mocking the predator, not intended to imply that Elmer Fudd was stupid. And it should be no surprise that Nimrod, who was exceptionally talented at providing food became a king. People noticed that he was intellectually equipped to survive, so they looked to him as a hero and a leader. As society progressed, smart people built on the backs of the smart people who came before them. One smart man occupied a cave because it offered protection from predators and the elements. Later, smart men would advance this concept into houses and fortresses. But these advancements are where the problem begins. The first guy to build a house is smart, and he receives the benefits of its shelter. But so does each individual who is not nearly as smart, but able to see the advantages and mimic the behavior. Soon, even raging idiots begin to build houses. Nature, never wanting to lose a battle on her own, is prepared for this dilemma. She has rain and snow that make slanted roofs optimal, and the dumbest of the dumb fall from these roofs while building them. Those slightly smarter try to duplicate the structure with inferior craftsmanship and the whole thing caves in on them. Again, the stupid genes are thinned from the pool. At some point or another, emotion enters into the equation. We don't like seeing our fellow man killed in an unnecessary event. We begin to look for ways to prevent such a demise. If only there was a way to warn someone of a danger that they are not likely to perceive. Introducing the warning label. This liquid is flammable, that tool produces shavings that could get in your eye, and the other machine is harder to operate when you are drunk. From there it is all downhill. I would suggest that these labels are not in and of themselves bad, but they are the first unbalanced step on a slippery slope. They are the product of the good intentions that pave the road that our society is careening out of control on en-route to a hell of stupidity. Now, if you don't recognize a given liquid as being flammable, and it is a liquid that you are not familiar with, does that make you stupid? No. Had it stopped there we would be fine. But if you have ever had the desire to make toast in the bathtub you are a stark raving mad lunatic. Why would we even want to save that person? The simple answer is emotion. Obviously, the jackass has a parent, and they love him despite his cross-eyed drooling. Print the label. Eventually, we reach the point where cigarette lighters, a tool with the sole purpose of creating fire, requires a flammable label to warn unsuspecting customers who had purchased it for what other reason? But even that label isn't enough. We have to add the line about making sure it is extinguished before it is returned to the pocket, thereby ruling out the otherwise likely occurrence that people who are too stupid to figure this out on their own will burn off their own reproductive organs and thus improve the gene pool. By now, the phenomenon is completely out of control. A cup of coffee warns "Caution: Contents may be hot." Maybe? They damn well better be, or I will return to the counter and inquire about the low temperature level of the liquid that the cup contains. "But Steve, an 80 year old lady suffered immensely when she spilled her hot coffee in her lap." I get that. But it was the other labels that allowed her to reach the age of 80 without realizing that hot beverages require extra caution. A label on a microwave oven that I recently purchased warned me against attempting to dry a wet pet in the device. Now I will concede the fact that a cat or dog is innocent and deserves a better fate, but wouldn't the smell of burning dog alert the neighbors to the dangerous level of stupidity that resided next door thus allowing them to rescue and other pets or children that are likely one idiotic accident away from extinction? That is, of course, unless they had lost their legs in a cigarette lighting accident. A few years back the company I drove for gave me a brand new Volvo truck to drive. Attached to the seat belt was a 13 step guide instructing me on how to use the device. If I need 13 separate instructions to properly operate a belt buckle, wouldn't society as a whole be better served if I died in the initial wreck? Why are we trying to keep that idiot alive? So he can continue to drive an 80,000 lb vehicle that bends in the middle and has been loaded full of flammable gas through the towns where our families live? "Don't worry, Steve. We put warning labels on the highway too." Yes, it is kind and loving and compassionate to save idiots from their own stupidity. But it is counterproductive to society as a whole. Remember, the moron you save today might date your daughter tomorrow and drop your stupid grand kid on their head a few years from now. However, it is likely too late to do anything about it now anyway. Between the lowering average I.Q. and the rise in the number of stupid people, how long would we survive without the stickers? Perhaps at this point we are better off voting for the guy who offers us food stamps and 99 weeks of unemployment than we would be getting up and trying to provide these things on our own. After all, it's a dangerous world out there and you never know when some Conservative jerk like myself is going to peel off a warning label and wait to see who pulls a nub out from under the lawn mower.

Sweetcorn Lark is a midseason tendersweet variety giving superior sweetness with a softer, less chewy texture than conventional supersweets. The large cobs, packed with golden, thin-skinned kernels, are delicious picked fresh from the garden and boiled, steamed or barbecued. Common name(s): Tendersweet, sweet corn, baby corn, Zea mays(Botanical Name). Corn is picky about its soil. Work in aged manure or compost the fall before planting and let over winter in the soil. Starting seeds indoors is not recommended.Plant seeds outdoors two weeks after the last spring frost date. Make sure soil temperature is above 60 degrees for successful germination. (Up to 65 for super sweet varieties.) In colder zones, the ground can be warmed by a black plastic cover if necessary. Plant seeds through holes. Plant seeds 1 inch deep and 4 to 6 inches apart. Rows 30 to 36 inches apart. For sufficient pollination, plan your plot right. Don't plant two long rows, rather, plant corn blocks of at least four rows. You may choose to fertilize at planting time, corn is meant to grow rapidly. If you are confident that the soil is adequate, this can be skipped. Water well at planting time. When your plants are 3 to 4 inches tall, thin them so they are 8 to 12 inches apart. Be careful not to damage the roots when weeding. Soil must be well drained and able to keep consistent moisture. In dry conditions, be sure to keep corn well watered due to its shallow roots. Water at a rate of 5 gallons per sq yard. Mulch helps reduce evaporation. Harvest when tassels begin to turn brown and cobs start to swell. Kernels should be full and milky. Pull ears downward and twist to take off stalk. Sweet corn varieties lose their sweetness soon after harvesting. Prepare for eating or preserving immediately after picking. Sweet corn is a healthy addition to your diet. Sweet corn is a starchy vegetable that doubles as a functional food. Starchy means it is high in carbohydrate content. Functional means it contains multiple nutrients that can bring benefits to the body. Sweet corn is an annual with yellow, white, and bi-colored ears. Culinary use: Sweet corn is a healthy addition to your diet. Sweet corn is a starchy vegetable that doubles as a functional food. Starchy means it is high in carbohydrate content. Functional means it contains multiple nutrients that can bring benefits to the body. Medicinal use: Sweet corn is a starchy vegetable that doubles as a functional food. Starchy means it is high in carbohydrate content. Functional means it contains multiple nutrients that can bring benefits to the body.

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This article is about the village. For other uses, see Thorp Arch (disambiguation). Thorp Arch is a village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. The village is on the north bank of the River Wharfe which separates it from Boston Spa to the south. It has a primary school and public house. Historically the parish of Thorp Arch was in the Ainsty, a division of Yorkshire separate from the ridings. It had a population of 1,123 in 2001, increasing to 1,591 at the 2011 census. The village is adjacent to Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wealstun Prison, and the British Library Document Supply Centre. The village railway station, now closed, was next to the trading estate on the closed Harrogate to Church Fenton Line. Current day Public Transport is provided by bus route 7 to Harrogate, Wetherby & Leeds, operated by The Harrogate Bus Company. Leeds United's training ground and academy are based on Walton Road. The facility was opened in 1990 to replace one adjacent to the club's Elland Road football stadium in Leeds. ^ "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2009. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 February 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thorp Arch. The ancient parish of Thorp Arch: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.