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(b) "co-operative bank" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (ii) of the Explanation to section 269SS.'. Section 269ST is a step to promote less cash economy & restricts the cash transactions in excess of Rs. 2 Lakh from a person in a single day or in respect of any single transaction or in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from any person. The way the section has been drafted, outcome would be very stringent, at least till the time government provides certain genuine exclusion by notification. Even genuine Transactions in Cash would be affected by Section 269ST. Though the wording of the new law is simple, the outcome would not be so. Though the object is noble, its implications would be draconian. There are no exceptions as such and penalty would be imposable whether the recipient is a businessmen or a salaries assessee, whether it is a trust of company, whether recipient is a society or HUF, whether its partnership firm or a company. The section is unfettered & it places restriction on the recipient (& not on payer). The nature & character of receipt is irrelevant i.e., exempt income or taxable income etc. There is no exemption even for sale of agricultural produce. The first limb of the sections places restrictions on acceptance of Rs. 2 Lakh or more in a day. Obviously, the focus is on the receipt on any single day. It means that even though the transaction of each sale/ service bills on different dates are below Rs. 2 Lakh, the recipient cannot receive more than Rs. 2 Lakh in a day. For example: If Mr. X has sold to Mr. Y goods of Rs. 1.50 Lakh on 1st March, Rs. 1.50 Lakh on 2nd March, he cannot receive Rs. 2 Lakh or more against outstanding bills in any single day even though each bill is below Rs. 2 Lakh. In short, Rs above 2 Lakh or more per person per day is not allowed even though payer may be paying for various transactions which are individually below Rs. 2 Lakh. The second limb of the provision places the restriction on acceptance of cash of Rs. 2 Lakh or more in respect of a single transaction. Obviously, focus here is on a single transaction. For example, Mr. X is purchasing a second hand car from Mr. Y for Rs. 5 Lakh. Buying the second hand car here is a single transaction. So, at any point of time (in the current or subsequent financial year), Y cannot accept Rs. 2 Lakh or more in cash from Mr. X in respect of transaction related to the sale of second hand car. Now Mr. Y can receive less than Rs. 2 Lakh in cash and balance amount has to be accepted only through an account payee cheque or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account. Similarly, even gift from any person of an amount of Rs. 2 Lakh or more cannot be accepted by the donee. This part prohibits the splitting of payments over period. For example, if a person is operated in a hospital and the total bill amount is Rs. 2.50 Lakh, the hospital cannot accept amount of Rs. 2 Lakh or more in cash at any time against this single transaction. One of the most controversial parts that would contribute to highest litigation in section 269ST would be the third limb of it. It would impact citizens from all walks of the society & is prone to ample litigation. It places bars on receipt in respect of one event or occasion. In my view, occasion or event needs is to be looked in to from the angel of recipient. Carefully note that the third limb does not have restriction of days because per day or per transaction have relevance in the first and second limbs only and nothing is there in this respect in the third limbs. For example, Mr. Y is an event organizer (Marriage). Mr. X approaches Mr. Y for organizing an event and Mr. Y raises an invoice of Rs. 5 Lakh on Mr. X. Now Mr. Y can only accept cash of less than Rs. 2 Lakh from Mr. X and the balance can be through account payee cheque or an account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account only. How draconian the repercussion of section 269ST could be, here is an example. Marriage or birthday is an event/occasion for the recipient. Now, if the recipient receives Rs. 1000/- each from 201 persons (totaling Rs. 2.01 Lakh), will it be in violation of the third limb of section 269ST as the receipt exceeds Rs. 2 Lakh in respect of one event or occasions. The answer would be a big no for the reason that the third limb uses the word "from a person" and not "from persons". But, yes, it could be hit by the second limb which no where uses the word "from a person" & the words used are "in respect of a single transaction". Carefully note that the word "from a person" is finding place in the first & third limb of section 269ST. Question remains, is it the intention of the legislature while drafting the section 269ST? It may sounds illogical but law and logic may not always co-exit. Further, even though gift received on occasion of marriage is tax free u/s 56(2)(vii), it could be penalized due to violation of section 269ST. Section 269ST won't be applicable to Government, any banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank. It means these entities can accept more than Rs. 2 Lakh in cash. Further, section 269ST is not applicable for receipt of money in respect of transactions of the nature referred in Section 269SS (Mode of taking or accepting certain loans, deposits and specified sum). The limit of loan acceptance u/s 269SS is only Rs. 20,000/- which is much lower than Rs. 2 Lakh u/s 269ST. Further, the limit of receiving cash above Rs. 2 Lakh will not be applicable on persons or class of persons which the central government will notify in the official gazette. Any penalty imposable under sub-section (1) shall be imposed by the Joint Commissioner. In short, if any person receives sum of Rs. 2 Lakh or more in contravention of the provision of section 269ST, an equivalent amount would be the amount of penalty. Sale of car in cash for an amount of Rs. 2 Lakh or more. Marriage Hall, Lawn, Hotel receiving Rs. 2 Lakh or more against any booking of an event. Event manager receiving against any event of Rs. 2 Lakh or more. Person dealing in luxury items like cars, Jewellery, Furniture, high value consumer appliances, holidays package sale to single person by single bill aggregating to Rs. 2 Lakh or more in a day. c] Even gift by husband to wife or by father to son or vice versa of Rs. 2 Lakh or more in cash would result in violation of section 269ST. d] Inheritance in cash of Rs. 2 Lakh or more by the legal heir. e] Acceptance of cash even if there exists the relationship of principal & Agent between two persons.

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Sharks hold off Minute Men, Aces take over second place vs. Rays FIHL > News > Top stories > Sharks hold off Minute Men, Aces take over second place vs. Rays The FIHL returned to TBSA this week after the holiday weekend break with the customary two match night. In Game one the Minute Men were looking to get a win streak going and hand the Sharks their first losing streak. They would have to do it from behind if it were to happen as the Sharks would score the first two goals in the game to jump out to a 2-0 lead. Newly minted Captain Andrew Shillings opened the scoring on a wrist shot that was set up by newly rostered Nolan Borek to get it rolling just under one minute into the game. At the half way point Borek would catch a feed from Andre Bobowicz, who was returning off the IR list and rip it past Saunier for the second goal. The Men battled back however scoring the next two in the last five minutes of the first stanza to tie it up. Vlad Handjiev grabbed a rebound for the stuff in for the first goal and would then set up Wyatt Frontiero on the point for the blue line shot that seemed to have eyes as it sailed through Boardman. Only one goal scored in the second stanza on a power play with Frontiero in the box for holding by Nathan Souza. That goal along with a goal that was called back against the Minute Men would prove to be the difference as the teams both score three each in the third. Souza would get another goal on a breakaway, followed by goals from Pontoni and Sieler. Two goals in the third for Alex Noti and one for Nathan Behm from Calgary kept the Minute Men in the game but they never got even again. The final score ends in favor of the Sharks, 6-5. In game two, the Sting Rays fell to the Aces losing sole possession of 2nd place in the process. The Aces jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period against a flat Rays club. Jack Zerfass would get the third goal shooting in a rebound at the 3:01 mark for his first goal in the FIHL causing the Rays to call a time out to try and stop the bleeding. The Rays never really got it going giving up two more goals within thirty seconds of each other in the second period and were quickly on the wrong end of a 5-0 score. They finally got one back on a fade away backhander from Alex Myers for his sixth goal, of the season but the Aces came right back minutes later as Martinez would score his second of the game to keep it a five goal differential. The teams would trade goals in the third period and the final score in the first penalty free game in FIHL history was 7-2. Behm scored a hat trick in his second game of the night, while Devon Barkett left the game in the third for the Sting Rays with a lower body injury, also playing in his second game of the night. Both players are pool players for the FIHL. Gavin Frost and William Johnston were the other goal scorers for the Aces and Sting Rays respectively. Next weekend the FIHL will have have regular season games 23 and 24 at TBSA, followed by All Star Day on the 31st at CIA. More news on that story and all the details tomorrow! Until then, keep shooting!

May 27, 2020, 8:45 a.m. The Information is launching a free "news summer school" on Zoom "This is about helping young people navigate what has always been a tricky industry to break into and that now faces unprecedented new challenges." By Laura Hazard Owen @laurahazardowen May 27, 2020, 8:45 a.m. In-person internships may be off for this summer but for those who want to brush up on their journalism skills anyway, The Information is offering a free "news summer school" in July. It will consist of eight hour-long sessions over four weeks — on Zoom, of course, and with virtual breakout groups. And, again, the price is $0. "Summer internships were an essential part of my journalism training," Jessica Lessin, the founder and CEO of The Information, told me via email. "I owe my career to the AP, the Boston Globe, and the Wall Street Journal, which each gave me internships in college." This spring, as companies began canceling or delaying in-person internships (which often aren't paid, making them accessible only to students whose parents can afford to support them for the summer), Lessin reached out to friends and colleagues to pull together a program. Here are the details: You will hear from: — The editor of Politico Carrie Budoff Brown on covering the White House and the 2020 Election — New York Times media columnist and former Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith on "reporting in public" in the digital age — Fast Company editor-in-chief Stephanie Mehta and creative director Mike Schnaidt on digital design, creativity and the future of magazines — Nicholas Carlson, global editor-in-chief of Insider, on getting a journalism job and finding your beat — Peter Kafka, the host of Recode Media, and Lydia Polgreen, head of content from Gimlet, on the media business, and how to master podcasting — Kevin Delaney, Quartz founder and New York Times Senior Editor, on how to innovate at the intersection of news and product — The Information founder Jessica Lessin and Evan Smith, founder of the Texas Tribune on news entrepreneurship When: Tuesdays and Thursdays July 7, 2020 through July 30, 2020 Time: 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT Format: Zoom conference calls and breakout rooms Cost: None Everyone who's presenting is volunteering and "no money is changing hands whatsoever," Lessin said. "This is about helping young people navigate what has always been a tricky industry to break into and that now faces unprecedented new challenges." They're still working on the formatting for the classes, which will likely consist of speaker sessions followed by time for Q&A. (TBD: If there will be grades, homework, or the networking opportunities that give in-person internships much of their value. News school is likely to look more like a virtual conference than an actual j-school class.) Eight hundred people had registered as of Wednesday morning, Lessin said. You can sign up here. Photo of desks by Derek Bruff used under a Creative Commons license. POSTED May 27, 2020, 8:45 a.m. SEE MORE ON Audience & Social Jessica Lessin news summer school Owen, Laura Hazard. "The Information is launching a free "news summer school" on Zoom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 May. 2020. Web. 16 Jan. 2021. Owen, L. (2020, May. 27). The Information is launching a free "news summer school" on Zoom. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 16, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/05/the-information-is-launching-a-free-news-summer-school-on-zoom/ Owen, Laura Hazard. "The Information is launching a free "news summer school" on Zoom." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 27, 2020. Accessed January 16, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/05/the-information-is-launching-a-free-news-summer-school-on-zoom/. | url = https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/05/the-information-is-launching-a-free-news-summer-school-on-zoom/ | title = The Information is launching a free "news summer school" on Zoom | date = 27 May 2020

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Have weekend road trips to Las Vegas become something of a chore? Do they no longer offer the glitz and glamor that you crave? One way to freshen up your weekend breaks to Sin City is to change your accommodations. If you habitually stay on the Strip of Las Vegas Boulevard in the thick of it, you might have grown tired of the hustle and bustle. An excellent way to put a fresh perspective on visits to Vegas is to stay off-Strip, away from the neon lights, but a short taxi ride away when you want a piece of the action. It is refreshing visiting some of the off-Strip locations. That's especially true when competition among the leading Strip resorts has diminished due to fewer and fewer organizations owning more and more of the casinos. It gives you a chance to get a taste of the local life and avoid the incessant hordes of stag-and-hen dos that take over the Strip on a weekly basis. If you're not 21 anymore, and you want to get a different perspective of life in Vegas, check out these great-value off-Strip resorts. Red Rock Casino is close to the Red Rock Canyon, so it is clear that this resort is some way from Las Vegas Boulevard. However, Red Rock's detachment from the Strip lifestyle is encouraging more people to visit. It offers spectacular views of the canyon, 10 high-end dining options and a plush casino floor with even some nonsmoking areas to boot. The Palms is another four-star resort that is one of the best off-Strip locations for those who enjoy late nights and pool parties. Situated in the shadow of Las Vegas Boulevard and its majestic skyline resorts such as the Stratosphere, The Palms offers a string of famous nightclubs such as Moon as well as four live concert venues, hosting some of the world's biggest stars. The Westin offers the ideal happy medium, allowing you to base yourself away from the Strip but stay only half a block away from the action when you crave it. This resort is pet-friendly, allowing pets onto its casino floor. Young families will also appreciate the Westin's approach to free stays for under-18s and the fact that almost the entire resort is nonsmoking. With almost 2,000 hotel rooms and a vast entertainment roster, the Orleans has become a popular family-friendly off-Strip resort. With two live entertainment venues in-house, 14 restaurants, a video arcade for the youngsters and a pool and spa, the Orleans offers something for everyone away from the madness of the Strip. One thing's for certain: You don't have to stay on the Strip to have a magical time in Las Vegas.

Dozens of alligators captured prior to child's death at Disney World MIAMI - Disney World knew it had an alligator problem long before one of the beasts killed a toddler at the famous resort last year, official data showed on Friday (Nov 3). In the 15 months before an alligator dragged two-year-old Lane Graves underwater on June 14, 2016, 45 of the reptiles were captured on Disney property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. From the day of the attack until September this year - the latest data available - trappers caught 95 alligators on Disney property. There was a no swimming sign where Graves was captured while playing on a lakeside beach at a Disney hotel - located across from the Magic Kingdom amusement park - but nothing warning about alligators. Soon after the attack, Disney put up signs at the lake warning of snakes and alligators. But the measure only works as a deterrent to tourists, since alligators can climb over barriers. Divers found the boy's lifeless body the following day in murky water close to where he was taken. Disney erected a lighthouse statue in his honour, while his parents launched a foundation in his name. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has allowed trappers to remove up to 400 alligators over 1.2m long from Disney facilities until 2023. Disney World is a massive resort complex that includes several theme parks, water parks, hotels and golf courses. "When a contracted nuisance alligator trapper removes an alligator, it becomes the property of the trapper. In most cases, the alligator is processed for its hide and meat, which is the primary source of compensation for their services," explained commission spokeswoman Katie Purcell. "Occasionally, a nuisance alligator is sold alive to an alligator farm, animal exhibit or zoo. They receive a US$30 (S$41) stipend for each alligator captured." Alligators are common in large bodies of fresh water across Florida, home to many swamps, but they rarely attack humans. In the 1970s, the reptiles were an endangered species and numbered only a few thousand. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, an estimated 1.3 million of them live in the southeastern state. disney wildlife 'I couldn't believe this was real': sister of man who died in PIE accident Indonesian doppelganger of Donnie Yen slings street snacks instead of wing chun moves

Chinese idioms (Han: 成語; Pin: chéngyǔ) are useful to learn when communicating with Chinese communities. Learning these will (1) impress them and (2) also improve your fluency. 熟能生巧 (Shúnéngshēngqiǎo) - Practice makes perfect! 天下無難事,只怕有心人 (Tiānxià wúnán shì, zhǐ pà yǒuxīnrén) - Nothing is difficult in this earth, if your mind is set. There are more of these in sites, like MDBG and Yabla. As a fun activity, list idioms not yet listed here. There are more than a hundred of idioms (祝你們好運! Pin: Zhù nǐmen hǎoyùn! )! Congrats to the team who created the Chinese course for us! I am more than happy to look forward for improvements! Could you please add pinyin transcriptions too? ^^ That would make it easier for foreigner learners (like me) to study the idioms and remember them! ^^ Thank you very much for such an awesome article! Though the structures vary between Simplified and Traditional Chinese, I don't think there is anything significant to adjust. Thanks!!!! I just started Chinese and i am really excited!! I think the idea of the idiom is that the tiger is chasing the horse leads to nothing. I'm not sure of the proper translation, but I think it's sort of "mediocre" or "pointless". 马马虎虎 is the idiomatic expression that can either mean "careless" or "giving praise". As you thought, the statement suggests that the tiger is chasing the horse for no purposes. Secondly, it is also possible to use this idiom for indicating your modesty toward a specific person. For instance, when someone says sentences, such as 你的中文讲得很好啊, the modest response is 马马虎虎. I am learning chinese too!!!!!

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Home / News / Our man in Sochi! Our man in Sochi! John Best Posted on January 22, 2014, 12:13 pm For veteran newsman and Bay Observer reporter Denis Gibbons, the Sochi Olympics, set to get underway next month will be his 7th. Gibbons has been hired by NBC to work as a researcher for men's hockey. When the games are being televised somebody has to come up with all those tidbits of information that the colour commentators provide during breaks in the action. "I will get to Sochi a week before the games start and begin researching all of the hockey players," he said. "The information will go into a computer for use by the announcers." With the research completed Gibbons will then work behind the camera acting as a resource to the broadcast team. Denis has a particular advantage heading to Russia he reads, writes and speaks Russian at a reasonable level. "Thanks," he says "to the great professors at Mc- Master, where I studied the language in night school for two years." Gibbon's Olympic careers started during the 1980s when he had been doing some freelance writing for publications of Hockey Canada in Calgary. One year before the 1988 Olympics there ABC, which had the U.S. rights at that time, sent an advance man to Calgary to scout out the place. Draggan Mihailovich, who is now a producer with the award-winning CBS program '60 Minutes', asked Donald Beauchamp, the director of media relations if he knew of anyone with a very good knowledge of international hockey who could work as a researcher. Donald gave him Denis' name and, during the 1987 Canada Cup tournament at Copps Coliseum, Denis was hired. At the Calgary Olympics Denis worked with the broadcast team of Al Michaels and Ken Dryden. ABC's contract expired and CBS had the contract for the next 3 Winter Olympics. Luckily for Denis, Mihailovich left ABC to join CBS so he just hired Denis again for the 1992 Games in France. After that, it was the 1994 Games in Norway and 1998 Games in Japan. Then NBC took over the contract, and Denis worked for NBC at Salt Lake City in 2002 He was supposed to do the 2006 Games in Torino, Italy for the same network, but had to have emergency heart bypass surgery and had to skip that one. Then he was back with NBC at Vancouver in 2010. Denis will file a report from Sochi in the February edition of the Bay Observer burlington denis gibbons NBC Olympics sochi John Best had enjoyed a lengthy media management career, in television and radio and now print. As Vice President, News at CHCH in Hamilton, John oversaw a significant expansion of the news operation. He founded Independent Satellite News, Canada's only television news service providing national content to Canadian independent TV stations. John is a frequent political commentator on radio and television, a documentary producer and author of a book and numerous articles on historical and political subjects. John is a past recipient of the New York Festival's award for writing in the International TV category. Cities looking for more power Current Parkview students get reprieve, but program will still wind down Children's' literacy—a very telling tale Staff Member / Dec 14 Wheels Fall off Volkswagen Best / Oct 19 As council, Province mull LRT, urban experts start to question touted benefits Staff Member / Aug 12 PLANNING A BETTER BURLINGTON Staff / Mar 11

Ana Sofia Martins (Lisboa, 29 de novembro de 1986) é uma modelo, apresentadora de televisão e atriz portuguesa. Biografia Ana Sofia Martins nasceu a 29 de novembro de 1986 em Lisboa, filha de pai cabo-verdiano e mãe portuguesa. Viveu com o pai nas semanas após a mãe sair de casa. Foi educada pelos padrinhos do irmão. Aos 15 anos de idade, foi abordada na rua por uma agência de modelos. Entrou na agência DXL e entrou no circuito da moda internacional. Venceu um concurso em Portugal, que a levou a viajar para Istambul, na Turquia, de modo a representar o país na final do "Look Models International". Saiu de lá com o primeiro lugar e com contratos com algumas agências internacionais. Ana Sofia participou em inúmeras campanhas publicitárias, destacando-se a da Benetton, que a catapultou para a fama, seguida de outras como MAC e Victoria's Secret. Na sua carreira de modelo salientam-se ainda editoriais de moda para Marie Claire, Glamour, Cosmo Girls, entre muitos outros. Desfilou para Narciso Rodriguez, Perry Ellis e Baby Phat. Reconhecida como uma das manequins que mais se destacaram em 2009 foi nomeada na categoria de "Moda: Melhor Modelo Feminino" dos Globos de Ouro de 2010, a XV Gala. Seria posteriormente nomeada em 2011, 2013 e 2014. Em julho de 2012, vence o casting da MTV Portugal, tornando-se VJ do canal, ao lado de Diogo Dias. Em abril de 2014 lançou o seu próprio blog, o Universo da Ana Sofia, e tornou-se apresentadora da SIC Mulher com o programa A Minha Vida Dava um Blog. No mesmo ano, 2014, apresentou a cerimónia de entrega dos Prémios Sophia, da Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Já em 2015, Ana Sofia entra no mundo da representação a convite de José Eduardo Moniz, para protagonizar a novela A Única Mulher, da TVI. Ainda na TVI foi protagonista da também premiada Ouro Verde (2017). Em 2018 representou o papel de Carolina em Valor da Vida. Vida pessoal A atriz casou-se com o músico David Fonseca em 27 de setembro de 2019. À cerimónia, realizada numa quinta de Cascais, assistiram apenas familiares e amigos mais próximos. Televisão Filmografia Outros Projetos Especiais em Televisão Cinema Ver Também Pardos Ligações Externas Ana Sofia Martins no Facebook Ana Sofia Martins no Instagram Naturais de Lisboa Portugueses de ascendência cabo-verdiana Modelos femininos dе Portugal Apresentadores de televisão de Portugal Atrizes de televisão de Portugal Atrizes premiadas com o Troféu TV 7 Dias Artistas afro-portugueses

Ozona turns fortunes over to former Lions standout Taylor Charles Bryce San Angelo Standard-Times It's time to see if Jarryd Taylor can enjoy similar success to what his father did as the Ozona High School head football coach. Sixteen years after wrapping up a stellar career as a player for Ozona, the 34-year-old was hired this past March to take over for Kyle Freeman, who resigned in February after a four-year stint. Taylor was an all-state linebacker and a very productive running back for Ozona while playing for his father, former Lions head coach Steve Taylor from 2000-03. Ozona reached the second round of the playoffs all four years during Jarryd Taylor's playing days. He was recently selected to the Standard-Times' Area All-Decade Team. Steve Taylor had a six-year stint as Ozona's head coach from 1999-2004. He led Ozona to the state quarterfinals in 1999. After graduating from Ozona in 2004, Jarryd Taylor was an assistant coach for his father for six years at Denver City. Most recently, Jarryd Taylor spent three years as the varsity linebacker coach at Class 6A Midland High. His other coaching stops included assistant positions at Brownfield and Coahoma. This is his first head-coaching opportunity. "I grew up here," Taylor said. "Taking over this program where I went to school is amazing. I've always wanted to come back and take over at Ozona. It's kind of a dream come true for me, and I'm really excited about it. "I'm really excited about the amount of kids who have been coming all summer and the work that they've put in. They had a really good season last year. They went 8-4 and went to the second round of the playoffs. They played Post — a team that went to the state championship — really well. I was actually at that game, and they did a heck of a job against that team." Ozona was one of the surprising teams in West Texas in 2019, as the Lions celebrated their first postseason victory in eight years. "I think we can build on that," said Taylor. "We've got a lot of good kids coming back who can contribute. Some of them were starters, but a lot of them were just kind of role players for the varsity team last year. "I think they're going to step up in a big way, and I think we're going to have a chance to have a pretty good season, if we get to have a season at all obviously (due to COVID-19)," Taylor said. Expectations will be high for Ozona in 2020, as Texas Football magazine predicts the Lions will finish as the District 14-2A Division I runner-up behind perennial state juggernaut Mason. Offensively, it remains to be seen who will be running the show for the Lions at quarterback. "We have a senior (Jesse Vega)," Taylor said. "He was a backup last year and he didn't get to play much at that position. He was a starting linebacker the whole year, but he didn't see much time at quarterback and when he did it was just kind of running the clock out. I don't think he threw a single pass in a game or anything. "He's got a lot of skill at that position and I think he can do a good job. There's also a couple young guys (including freshman Dusty Smith) who are kind of competing for the position as well." As always with a new head coach, there will be a learning curve for adapting to the new offensive and defensive philosophies. "I think defensively it's still going to be pretty simple," Taylor said. "They've been running a 4-2-5 defense and we'll be running a 4-3. I don't think it'll be too difficult for them. We're still going to be running a four-man front. "Offensively, it's going to be the biggest change. Everything's out of the spread formation and it's going to be a lot of reading and RPO-type stuff. That's something that they're not real used to, but what's going to help is everything's on wristbands so they shouldn't have to think a whole lot. But it is going to be pretty new." Two seniors who will be expected to provide a lot of leadership on offense are wide receiver Joe Perez and running back Jose Dominguez. "They definitely have some good skill sets and they're explosive. When they're out in the open, they can make a lot of plays. So I'm pretty excited to see them get the ball in their hands," Taylor said. Looking ahead to district, the Lions will have to do their homework on some unfamiliar teams. "There's a few teams in this district that I don't know a whole lot about, like Brackettville, Center Point and Harper," Taylor said. "I do know that Mason's going to be the frontrunner. Mason's a powerhouse and they've been good for a long time. They've got a great thing going there. "So I think Mason's definitely the team to beat, and I think after that from things I've read and seen, Ozona and Johnson City are going to be trying to chase Mason competing for that district title. One thing I like is we're getting Mason the very last week, so I'm pretty excited about that. We're hoping that's going to be the game to decide the district championship." Taylor is hoping to carry on the family tradition of winning like his father did before he retired three years ago. "Coaching's in my blood and it's always something I've wanted to do," the first-year head coach said. "I've always wanted to emulate my dad the best I can. And getting to be somewhere where he was the coach and AD, following in his footsteps is a lot of fun. "There's going to be a lot of expectations I'm sure for me to be just like him, and I'll try to do my best." Ozona is scheduled to open the 2020 season at home against Sonora on Aug. 28. The district opener is set for Oct. 9 at home against Johnson City. Ozona Lions District: 14-2A Division I Head coach: Jarryd Taylor (0-0; 0-0 at Ozona) Last year's record: 8-4; 3-1 in district Last district title/playoff appearance: 2016/2019 Enrollment: 220.5 Stadium: Lion Stadium Returning lettermen: 11 Returning off./def. starters: 3/4 Base offense: Spread Base defense: 4-3 Team strength: Experience, offensive line, athleticism at skill positions Team weakness: Learning a new system, QB position undecided Players to watch QB/LB Jesse Vega (6-1, 175), RB/LB Carlos Cantu (5-8, 170), RB/DB Jose Dominguez (5-6, 150), WR/LB Joe Perez (5-10, 175), OL/DL Colby Mendez (6-0, 230), OL/DL Emmanuel Venegas (6-3, 225), WR/DB Lane Smith (5-4, 120), RB/DB Matthew Delagarza (5-8, 150), OL/DL Kane Venegas (6-2, 255), OL/DL Aaron Martinez (5-7, 225), OL/DL Aulton Lira (5-9, 215) Date Opponent Aug. 28 Sonora Sept. 4 at Wink Sept. 11 Reagan County Sept. 18 at Menard Sept. 25 at Brady Oct. 9 Johnson City* Oct. 16 at Center Point* Oct. 23 Brackettville* Oct. 30 at Harper* Nov. 6 Mason* *District game Opponent Score Sonora L 13-33 Iraan W 65-0 Reagan County W 36-0 Harper W 68-0 Junction W 61-0 Crane L 39-50 Stamford W 39-28 Forsan W 31-24 Winters W 25-6 Hawley L 37-62 Alvord W 45-0 Post L 0-28

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Curia Report - Term 3 Akar Published on January 13, 2022 08:05 AM Sort - Number of Views: 7503 September 14th 2021 - January 16th 2022 Consul's Commentary Well, that's another term complete. We got quite a bit done this term, I'd say. I've been helping run things here for about two years now and in all that time I don't think I've ever seen such a period of activity here. More than 40 awards distributed, 4 new citizens (3 courtesy of yours truly), 5 succesful decisions and 2 succesful amendments in the past four months. We had our fair share of arguments and disagreements, including a VoNC that never went to vote, but at the end of the day I think we're closer than ever as a community. I can only hope that the next term will bring even more activity and participation to the Curia in general and the site at large. I'm very pleased to have been able to work alongside Flinn in administering things the past few months and think he deserves recognition for having done a fantastic job. With the current election I look forward to being given another opportunity to help out the site by administering the Curia. -Akar I. Magistrate - 10/07/21 - Gigantus elected as Magistrate II. 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Flinn - January 17, 2022, 10:55 AM This was an intense term, definitely... I've been happy to serve, even if I could have done better without some drama, but that's the Curia. I look forward to see who the next Consul will be and I'll try to convince them into hiring me once more ggggtotalwarrior - January 26, 2022, 02:14 PM mishkin - February 02, 2022, 01:28 PM "With the current election I look forward to being given another opportunity to help out the site by administering the Curia". You have more class than this.

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I am not exaggerating when I say GRunveiled was more successful than I ever thought possible. My favorite part, naturally, was chatting - with brides-to-be, my fellow vendors, family & friends who stopped by to show their support, and even some devoted blog readers! I had the opportunity to chat with one lovely reader (HI SARAH K.!!!) who is looking for an alternative to floral centerpieces. A post from January 2008 came to mind, as I blogged about these non-floral centerpieces a couple of years ago. I think they are perfect for her venue choice, and love the linens, branches and tissue flowers this bride put together. I hope this post is helpful to anyone else looking for floral alternatives - get crafting, ladies! aletha! thanks for the shout-out! GRunveiled was all kinds of awesome. thanks for the centerpiece idea... i'm on it... i'll get crafting this weekend! LOVE IT! Also, congrats — it's great to read about the GRunveiled turnout! I'd love to hear more when I'm home next month.

Frank Wess (Kansas City, 4 januari 1922 - New York, 30 oktober 2013) was een Amerikaans jazz-saxofonist en -fluitist. Hij was elf jaar lang een van de twee tenorsaxofonisten in het orkest van Count Basie en hij en Frank Foster werden beroemd door hun duetten of "tenor battles". Biografie Frank Wess werd geboren in Kansas City, groeide op in Sapulpa (Oklahoma) en woonde vanaf 1935 in Washington. Zijn ouders waren leerkrachten en als tienjarige begon hij altsaxofoon te spelen in het amateurorkest van zijn vader. Hij speelde later in het huisorkest van het Howard-theater in Washington en stapte over op tenorsaxofoon, geïnspireerd door het spel van Lester Young. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog deed hij dienst in het Amerikaans leger, waar hij ook in een militaire muziekkapel speelde, en na zijn demobilisatie in 1945 speelde hij twee jaar bij het orkest van Billy Eckstine; daarna bij de combo's van Eddie Heywood en Bull Moose Jackson. Hij studeerde fluit aan de Modern School of Music in Washington. In 1953 engageerde Count Basie hem in zijn big band. Dit werd snel een succes; Wess speelde zowel saxofoon- als fluitsolos en "duelleerde" op sax met de andere tenorsaxofonist Frank Foster. Vanaf 1959 werd Wess vijf jaar na elkaar verkozen tot beste jazzfluitist in de poll van Down Beat. Hij maakte veel opnamen met het orkest van Basie, waaronder het beroemde met Grammy Awards bekroonde album The Atomic Mr. Basie van 1958, maar ook met andere formaties. In 1964 verliet hij Basie en vestigde zich in New York. Hij werd freelancer, speelde onder meer in het orkest bij Broadway-musicals, en leidde af en toe ook een eigen big band. In de jaren 1970 was hij lid van het New York Jazz Quartet bij pianist Roland Hanna. In de jaren 1980 vormden Wess en Foster een quintet, de "Two Franks". Wess bleef optreden en opnames maken tot kort voor zijn dood op 91-jarige leeftijd. Discografie Als leider: Jazz for Playboys (Savoy, 1957) Wheelin' & Dealin' (Prestige, 1957) Opus De Blues (Savoy, 1959) The Frank Wess Quartet (Moodsville, 1960) Southern Comfort (Prestige, 1962) Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (Prestige, 1963) Wess to Memphis (1970) Flute of the Loom (1973) Two for the Blues (1983) Entre Nous (1990) (Concord Jazz) Going Wess (1993) Tryin' To Make My Blues Turn Green (Concord, 1994) Hank and Frank (2002) Hank and Frank II (2009) Externe links The Guardian overlijdensbericht, 4 november 2013 New York Times overlijdensbericht, 3 november 2013 Amerikaans jazzsaxofonist Amerikaans saxofonist Amerikaans jazzfluitist Amerikaans fluitist

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The metre (American English: meter) of a poem is the basic, recurring pattern of some countable attribute of the lines of the poem. Some systems of metre count syllables (e.g., in French); some count patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables (e.g., in English and German); some count patterns of long and short syllables (e.g., in Latin); some count alliterating words (e.g., in Old English); and some, in languages like Chinese in which words have formalized tones, count patterns of tone. Not all poetry is metrical; nonmetrical poetry is often called "free verse." Metre is only one aspect of prosody, which Charles O. Hartman defines as "the poet's method of controlling the reader's temporal experience of the poem" Line breaks, line length, word length, pauses, patterns of consonants and vowels, are among the many prosodic devices available to poets in addition to metre. Even in metrical poetry, not every line of a poem will necessarily have a rhythm that conforms exactly to the poem's overall metrical pattern. In English poetry, for example, over the centuries poets and readers have worked out a generally-accepted set of expectations about how much variation from strict metrical regularity, and of what kinds, is "permissible"; but of course these "rules" are flexible, and there are many examples of poets' deliberately "breaking" them to achieve a particular effect. Although the features of different languages lend themselves to different metrical systems -- it would be difficult to use a system relying on tones or syllable length in English, in which tones are not as formalized as in Chinese nor syllable length as formalized as in Latin -- it is possible to use more than one metrical system in many languages. Although in English, the dominant system is the accentual-syllabic (which takes both stress and syllable count into account), many English-language poets have used syllabic metre (which counts only syllables and ignores the variable of stress) and other systems. One specific metre that is familiar to many English speakers is iambic pentameter, a member of the accentual-syllabic family, used by William Shakespeare in most of his plays and poems, by John Milton in Paradise Lost and other poems, and even by E.E. Cummings in many of his otherwise experimental and avant-garde sonnets. In the accentual-syllabic system, each line of a poem is considered to be made up of small units of speech called feet, a certain number of which make up a line. The word "pentameter" comes from the Greek for "five measures," so an iambic pentameter line contains five feet. A foot consists of one stressed syllable and either one or two unstressed, in a specific pattern; the pattern "unstressed, stressed" (ta-TUM) is called "iambic"; so five such feet (ta-TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM-ta-TUM) make up the pattern of an iambic pentameter line. Several other types of foot are of course possible: TUM-ta, ta-ta-TUM, etc. Sǐnce bráss, | nǒr stóne, | nǒr éarth, | nǒr bóund- | lěss séa...." The many different ways poets can depart from strict metre, and the uses of such departures, will be discussed below under "Variation." The most commonly-used category of metre in modern English, the accentual-syllabic system organizes the poetic line into a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Each two- or three-syllable repeated unit is called a metrical foot; each of the possible types of feet has its own technical name, although in practice some of them rarely occur. Each line of a poem using this system, moreover, contain a specified number of feet. For example, iambic pentameter contains five (penta-) repetitions of the type of foot called an iamb, which is one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable. The play Macbeth by Shakespeare is mainly written in iambic pentameter. As noted above, though, not every line in an accentual-syllabic metrical poem must strictly follow the exact pattern of the metre; many variations (see below) have long been generally recognized as acceptable within the metrical system. Because, in practice, the different types of three-syllable feet are often substituted for each other throughout a poem, the term "triple metre" is sometimes used instead of the terms anapestic, dactylic, or amphibrachic. These two terms are useful when discussing a specific poem's variations on iambic or trochaic metre, but in English no entire poem (except for some experimental or humorous novelties) are written entirely in pyrrhic or spondaic metre. The other possible three-syllable feet, with two or three stresses each, also have names derived from the analogous feet in classical Greek and Roman poetry, but are almost never referred to in discussions of English poetry. In addition to describing the type of foot used in a poem, there are word that give the number of feet in a line: for 1 through 8 feet, respectively: monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, heptameter, octameter. In modern English, metrical poems with only one foot, or more than 7 feet, per line are relatively rare. Accentual metre counts only the stressed syllables in a line, ignoring how many unstressed syllables occur between them. In Old English poetry (for example, Beowulf), there were also rules requiring some of the stressed syllables to alliterate, that is, to begin with the same sound (or phoneme). In modern English, accentual verse is found in many folk ballads and popular songs, intentionally or unintentionally humorous doggerel, and the chants of crowds at sporting events and political rallies. Syllabic metre counts the number of syllables (or, in some languages such as Japanese, similar units) in a line. The modern American poet Marianne Moore frequently wrote in syllabic metre, not necessarily with the same number of syllables in every line, but often with the same pattern of syllables-per-line in each stanza. It is often found in languages that rely less on differences in stress levels than English does; the French alexandrine meter, for example, contains twelve syllables per line. Traditional Chinese poetry is also, in a sense, syllabic, although it often follows additional rules involving patterns of word tones (see "Chinese Systems," below). These use the lengths of syllables in ways similar to the accents discussed above, with the same names as used above. For example, epic poems are written in dactylic hexameter, consisting of six feet. The first four may be either dactyl (long-short-short) or spondee (long-long). The fifth is regularly dactyl, and the last either spondee or trochee (long-short). A syllable is long if it contains a long vowel or ends with a consonant. If two consosnants occur between two vowels then usually they are regarded as divided between the syllables, so that the first syllable is long. These are also quantitative, but work quite differently in detail. The standard epic metre, known as sloka or vatta, is in lines of 16 syllables, divided into feet of 4. The last foot is short-long-short-either. The 3rd can be anything, except that the two middle syllables should not be both short. The 2nd is most often short-long-long-either, in which case the 1st is as free as the 3rd. Various other patterns for the 2nd restrict the possibilities for the 1st. While the above uses a fixed number of syllables, a different type of metre uses a fixed total length, counting a long syllable as equal to two short. For example, the metre known as giti or old arya has a line of seven feet plus an odd syllable at the end. A foot consists of two long syllables, four short, or a long and two short. The 2nd, 4th and 6th feet are usually short-long-short, or occasionally short-short-short-short. The 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th are anything except the former. There are a variety of other types, including hybrids of these two types and metres where every syllable is specified except that at the end of a line. ↑ Charles O. Hartman, "Free Verse: An Essay on Prosody" (Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 1980), 13. This page was last modified 14:45, 5 September 2013.

Tag: Frederick Arthur ROBERTS TroveTuesday – Frederick Arthur Roberts, Driver Where or when my grandfather, Frederick Arthur Roberts, learned to drive is a mystery to me, but drive he did, both during and after World War 1. The first record I can find is from 12th February 1916 when he enlisted in the AIF as a Motor Driver. Perhaps he was the driver for bread deliveries or supplies when his father moved the family from their 10-acre selections on the "Olinda hill" in 1910 and built a bakery in Monbulk? This seems very unlikely to me on two grounds: affordability and the likely state of the roads in Monbulk at the time! Fred served as a driver in France in the 3rd Australian Ammunition Sub-Park till early in 1918 when he was transferred to the 3rd Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company. His Service Record gives few personal details of his experiences during the war: two weeks leave in February 1918 and the "crime" of driving a lorry at excessive speed in June of that year – deprived of 3 day's pay! Drivers were obviously needed to move people and supplies for some time after the War was over, so his return was delayed till the end of 1919, six months after his anxious mother had written asking whether the F. A. Roberts returning home at that time was her son. It obviously wasn't! After returning to Australia, Fred presumably spent some time with his family. I have heard that he also spent some time in Queensland, cutting sugar cane. For how long, I have no idea. Perhaps it was to earn sufficient money to buy a car? In any case, it appears that he was back in Monbulk in possession of a brand new car during October 1922, when The Argus reported on this mishap: COUNTRY NEWS. (1922, October 28). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 25. Retrieved December 20, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1851149 "MONBULK - Mr. F. Roberts, of Monbulk, was driving a new motor car from Monbulk to Ferntree Gully across Zercho's bridge at Upwey on Wednesday night when the car struck the side rails of the bridge. But that the rails are strong and withstood the shock of the impact, the car must have fallen over the embankment into the gully below. The front of the car was considerably damaged. Mr Roberts escaped injury." I have not been able to find any reference to Zercho's bridge but, from the description in the article, assume it must have been the one pictured below where the old Main Road crossed the railway line before turning left and down the hill towards Ferntree Gully. The present Burwood Highway bypasses Upwey township on the far side of the railway line, the section going down towards Ferntree Gully often being referred to as the "mad mile". THE BRIDGE LOOKING EAST, UPWEY, VIC.; Rose Stereograph Co; c1920-1954 http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/62138 Car accidents are a great shock and bother today, but at least, most of the expense of repairs is covered by our insurance. I have no idea if there was such a thing as car insurance in 1922. Having what must have been a very expensive car at the time being damaged would have been a great disappointment. The added expense of repairs would have been quite a burden I suspect. Next post: Fred Roberts – Car for Hire Author MaureenPosted on January 12, 2016 January 26, 2016 Categories ROBERTS, Trove TuesdayTags Frederick Arthur ROBERTS, Monbulk1 Comment on TroveTuesday – Frederick Arthur Roberts, Driver

Brockhampton to Headline One-Day, One-Stage Festival FOMO in 2020 It's returning to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this summer. By Stephen Heard and Samantha Teague FOMO — Australia's clash-free, one-day summer festival — is back for a fifth year. This year, it's making its return to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and it has just dropped its full lineup. Texas-via-California rap collective Brockhampton is the first of multiple international acts to be announced for the event, which has previously hosted the likes of Nicki Minaj, Post Malone and Kali Uchis. Led by Kevin Abstract, and formed through an online forum, Brockhampton is a modern day boyband made up of rappers, directors, photographers, engineers, producers, graphic designers and DJs. The group last performed here in 2018, touring the country with Listen Out festival. Joining Brockhampton will be Canadian producer Kaytranada, who's set to drop a new album before heading down under, and US rapper Lizzo, who'll be bringing her catchy hits 'Juice' and 'Truth Hurts' — as well as other bangers off her just-released album Cuz I Love You — to Aus for the first time ever in January. Other big names on the lineup include French singer Madeon, UK rapper Octavian and, from the local contingent, hip-hop artist Chillinit and Sydney producer Ninajirachi. While we've just hit winter here in Aus, we've also just hit festival announcement season, so expect a heap more summer music events to drop their lineups in the upcoming weeks — Spilt Milk and Grapevine Gathering have already dropped theirs, too. FOMO 2020 LINEUP Chillinit Dombresky Ninajirachi Plus triple j Unearthed and local artists TBA FOMO 2020 DATES Saturday, January 4 — Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane Sunday, January 5 — Elder Park, Adelaide Saturday, January 11 — Parramatta Park, Sydney Sunday, January 12 — Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne FOMO will take place in January 2020. Pre-sale tickets are available from 9am on Wednesday, July 3 — you can sign-up for those here. GA Tickets will drop at 9am on Monday, July 8. Top images: Jordan Munns. Updated July 1. Published on June 05, 2019 by Stephen Heard Auckland Arts & Entertainment Brisbane Arts & Entertainment Melbourne Arts & Entertainment Sydney Arts & Entertainment Wellington Arts & Entertainment

Japanese animated tv series (2017). Madhouse Productions. Director: Shingo Natsume. Writers: Natsume Ono and Tomohiro Suzuki. Voice cast includes Mamoru Miyano, Hiro Shimono, Atsuko Tanaka and Kōji Yusa. Twelve 24-minute episodes. Colour. Based on the Manga AKKA: Jūsan-ku Kansatsu-ka ["ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept"] by Natsume Ono, this Anime is set in the Kingdom of Dowa, a bird-shaped continent comprising thirteen states managed by the local offices of a centralized agency called ACCA, set up a century ago to maintain stability after a period of violent unrest. Dowa is a constitutional monarchy, with real power held by ACCA's "Five Chief Officers", who are concerned about rumours of a planned coup d'état (see Politics). These fears are not unfounded: the much-loved King is old and the only male heir is Prince Schwann (Miyano), a spoilt brat, who wants to turn Dowa into an absolute monarchy by closing ACCA; the prospect of Prince Schwann as King leads others to consider revolution. The story centres on the steadfastly impassive Jean Otus (Shimono), second-in-command of ACCA's Inspection Department, which audits the local offices for corruption. Jean is touring the states and notices that he seems to be the centre of attention both locally and centrally, which baffles him – he considers himself a comparative nobody (though, save for the death of his parents in a train crash, his life seems to have been well-favoured). Mauve (Tanaka), the Director-General of ACCA, discovers that Jean is the true heir to the throne [for Hidden Monarch see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below]: Prince Schwann also learns he is no longer first in line and tries to provoke Jean's assassination, but the attempt fails. Mauve finds that Lilium (Yusa) – one of the Five Chief Officers – plans to use Jean's ascension to enable his home state, Furawau, to politically dominate Dowa. Just as the coup is on the brink of succeeding, Mauve calmly nips it in the bud (with Jean's compliance), getting the deflated Prince Schwann to confirm ACCA will continue to run the country, leaving him a figurehead and allowing Jean to retain his preferred anonymity. The Five Chief Officers resign, acknowledging Mauve's superiority, making her head of ACCA. Each state is different, often with a recognizable inspiration such as Middle-East, Native American or New York; variations include Suitsu, where nobles enforce a nineteenth-century French culture; Jumōku, where the average height is 2.15 metres and crops are giant too; Kororē is a matriarchy (see Feminism) and in Pranetta everyone lives Underground in an immense cavern – the heat is such that is the population only go outside at dusk. How such diverse societies in such close proximity fail to blend implies a degree of Cultural Engineering on the part of ACCA.

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Genki (written: 元気, 元喜, 元基, 元規, 源気 or 源基) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese lawyer, bureaucrat and politician , Japanese sumo wrestler Genki Dean (born 1991), Japanese javelin thrower , Japanese footballer , Japanese singer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese swimmer , Japanese footballer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer , Japanese footballer , Japanese cyclist Japanese masculine given names

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Those Were the Good Old Days . . . Or were they? Years ago when my cretive outlet was painting, I was lucky to find stacks of art books at a garage sale for ridiculously low prices. One of those was a huge volume of Norman Rockwell paintings published in 1970. Originally it sold for $45.00, a large amount back then, but I came home with at least a dozen or more books so I must not have paid more than $5.00 for it. Norman Rockwell's paintings bring nostalgia for a simpler time, a better time even for those not old enought to have lived when he started painting. He's mostly known for his Saturday Evening Post covers - 318 covers in all. But he's appeared on almost every other magazine cover, in advertisements and painted almost every Boy Scout calendar while he was alive. He painted average people using his family, his neighbors and friends as models. That's why these people seem like someone we know since we've seen them so often. Although he was often looked down on by "serious artists and critics," he's always been one of the most loved and popular American artist. In recent years, he's finally become recognized by art critics as the fine artist he is. What makes him so loved is how his paintings tell a story. We writers need to use words to tell our story. To let a reader know what the character is feeling, we often resort to describing body language. Rockwell painted the body language. One of my many favorite Rockwell pictures is "Breaking Home Ties." It doesn't even need the title to show that. A father, maybe a farmer but definitely a simple working man, is sitting on the running board of his truck with his son. His shoulders slump, his elbows rest on his legs with his hands hanging down between his legs and they hold both his hat and his son's hat. The position of the father shows he's despondent over seeing his son go off to college. The son, however, is sitting straight up and looking eagerly down the track as they wait for the train. His hair is freshly cut, he's wearing a new suit and tie and new shoes that shine. Beside him is a simple suitcase with a pennant on the side with the only words in the picture - State U. On top of the suitcase are three books. A faithful mixed breed collie, sensing the boy is leaving, has its chin resting on the boy's leg. The dog looks sad, too. I had to use over 100 words to incompletely describe the story a viewer could have understood immediately just looking at the picture while still noticing other details I didn't mention. Of course, it only took me minutes to describe the scene while Norman Rockwell would have spent hours or days creating this work of art. An earlier painting of Rockwell's shows the shock on a little boy's face when he discovers a Santa suit in his father's dresser drawer. As adults we can smile at it, but those of us who remember finding out Santa Claus wasn't real, can relate to that little boy. Not all his paintings bring smiles or nostalgia. In the 1960s, his paintings showed the strife, the pain of the Civil Rights era. Who can forget the original oil sketch for Look Magazine in 1965 once they've seen it that shows a white man holding a wounded black teenager with another one, probably dead, lying nearby as the shadows of a club wielding mob approaches. And then there's the poignant painting of U.S. marshals walking a little black girl to school. The background is a dull cement wall with splashes of red where tomatoes had been thrown. What stands out the most is the girl's bright white dress and white ribbons in her hair signifying her innocence and purity. In spite of the fact that Norman Rockwell's paintings weren't always light, it's what we most remember him for because those paintings were his most common. We think of it as the "Good Old Days" when children respected their parents, people were kinder and more considerate and where neighbor watched out for neighbor. It was a safer time with less crime and fewer bad people. I know my siblings, cousins and I wandered the fields and woods and would be gone for hours and our parents didn't worry about us. But that picture isn't complete. In the early years when Norman Rockwell painted, the Ku Klux Clan was active and lynchings common. Factory workers and miners were forced to unionize because of unsafe working conditions and low pay. The mine and factory owners brought in thugs and the National Guard to stop the unionizing. Working in a mine was dangerous and the owners didn't want to expend any money on safety measures. Prohibition provided fertile territory for the Mafia and other criminal elements. We worry about our recession, but during the Great Depression, young teenagers were often sent off to make their own way in the world because their family couldn't afford to feed them. There was no unemployment, Social Security or Medicaid then. Racism, although still with us, isn't as bad as it was before the Civil Rights Movement. We still have a long way to go since there will always be people who look for those they can hate or look down on to make themselves feel more important. Today I can see areas where life is better than previously; better medicine, at least for those who can afford it, and quicker and more complete response to natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, etc., and many more things I could name. Unfortunately, though, we now have mass shootings where any wacko can get an assault gun and kill people who anger them, or even those they don't even know and kill for no discernable reason. So what do you think? Was there a better time in our past when people were nicer? Or have we simply covered up the bad things from the past and no long talk about them in order to pine for a nostalgic past? Linda Rodriguez said... Excellent, thought-provoking blog, Gloria! I remember when Newt Gingrich once said we needed to go back to Victorian times when life was better. I erupted. Life was better for whom? Wealthy white men. Many women were forced against their will into prostitution. Child labor and forced child prostitution. No one had any votes but wealthy white male landowners. Whole families were thrown into prison because of debt. No anesthesia or antisepsis, so childbirth was a nightmare that could kill both child and mother easily. I could go on and on. And Gingrich was supposed to be a historian! We've got serious problems today, but I think a lot of them have been caused by efforts to turn the clock back to a "better" time that have been going on in the political scene since the 1980s. And a lot of that comes because people don't know history. The days of the robber barons are not where I want to live out the rest of my life. I agree with everything Linda said. But I have a question for her. Do you think the sexism I've seen in the Latino community will change? It is still with us in the US, but in the Latino population more so. Sexism seems to be a universal no matter the race, religion or culture--that's why I adhere to the adage--Eve was framed! Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. I think every generation yearns for a simpler time in the past that exists in fantasy but did not exist in fact. For some of the people in some sheltered places live might have been easier and more cordial, but for others it was more brutal and shorter. I agree that the 50s only seemed pristine (to some) because a lot of dirt was swept under the rug. I puzzle over people who remember an Ozzie and Harriet world, because it never actually existed. My mother AND my grandmother worked. Neither wore pearls to vacuum the house. OTOH, there is incremental progress being made in humanizing the human race, I believe. My dad recalled the old men, the Spit n Whittle bunch, sitting on the porch of the general store in Kansas, openly jeering at a crippled boy walking down the street. He also witnessed the lynching of a black man and showed me the tree once. People may still jeer at the handicapped, but they don't do it in the open, to the approval of all. Lynchings? The equivalent still goes on, but less often, and you can be punished for it, at least. If I didn't think things were getting better, I'd just give up! My motto is to make my little corner of the world better for someone as often as I can. A smile and a kind word to a weary grocery store checker can make a difference. Part of the reason we believe today is worse than yesterday is our 24/7 news that emphasizes the awful. For example, we hear of every bombing, every ambush, every atrocity of every conflict in the world -- and often with YouTube video. Before internet, TV and radio the only news we got was from newspapers and mouth-to-ear transmission. Imagine how we would view the world if 24/7 we were only subjected to inspiring stories, of acts of charity, of good news. As Linda said, no one really wants to go back 150 years (we were fighting the American Civil War at the time). The choice is really up to each of us individually: we can wallow in 24/7 shared negatives, or find positives every day in our own lives. Linda, I have trouble understanding how anyone can follow Newt Gingrich or the Tea Party for that matter. It's quite obvious that they don't know history. According to the managing editor of TIME, gun ownership is lower than at any time in the past 40 years, but at the same time the percentage of Americans wanting stricter gun control has dropped by almost half. Personally, I can't see any reason for anyone to have an assault gun, or any gun that can shoot multiple rounds. E.B. I love your comment, and I think it's truer than we'd like to believe although better than it was in the "Good Old Days." I think that's true, Warren. I know even in ancient times the elders lamented about the lack of respect in younger people. Yes, some people seem to have always lived sheltered lives and others have struggled through much of it, thus the "good old days" is relative, isn't it. Kaye, I like your motto and try to live by that, too. My mother didn't work outside the home, but raised a fairly large family by today's standards, and also having health problems off and on, she worked very hard and never wore pearls or vacummed in heels, either. And yet that show was hugely popular, wasn't it. Great blog, Gloria. I think we all like to wax nostalgic and think the past was better or safer. Part of the reason is we remember the good old days of childhood--when we didn't know half the bad things going on in the world. I so totally agree with you, Jim. I don't watch TV much so I'm not inundated with the visuals, but I do listen to NPR usually once a day to find out what's going on and read the newspaper, too. I also think much of what we read today in the newspapers wasn't covered in the newspaper, if it was even reported like pedophilia. If it had been reported, I'm not sure my siblings and I would have had the freedom to roam that we had. You are so right, Marilyn. Most of the things that were upsetting to me then were minor ones like my brother snapping me with a dish towel when he had to help with the dishes. Wonderful blog post, Gloria. All the posters have made great points. I grew up in the fifties in a city whose two major industries were shoemaking and General Electric. Most people worked for one or the other. I remember it as a simpler time, but Jim is right about the 24/7 news that pushes everything in our faces. I never thought about politics until the Vietnam War, and I was shocked when in my early thirties I moved from Massachusetts to the South thinking everyone was voting for George McGovern. What culture shock. I don't know if we were more sheltered, because I grew up in a non-segregated, ethnically diverse area. That's an impossible thing now because the ethnic "ghettos" are larger, making it difficult to interact with people unlike ourselves. I'm shocked and dismayed at some of the recent hate-filled rhetoric. I don't understand it and never will. I do know one thing: my children have faced much more than I ever did at corresponding ages. Innocence isn't possible anymore. I guess I long for the "good old days." But maybe that wasn't as much innocence as ignorance. It's a tough call. Elaine, it is changing. It's a function of education. Among Latino populations that have been citizens for years AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION, sexism is much less of a serious problem. (Sorry about the CAPS but there's no way to italicize or bold for emphasis in comments.) We see the same thing in other immigrant populations, especially those from Catholic countries. As they become citizens if they also have access to education (which unfortunately doesn't always follow in many poor areas), coercive sexist behavior decreases. This also is in agreement with many studies that show, whenever women's education increases, they have fewer children and the education of their children increases. Polly, I understand. I know my father always talked against racial inequality even in the 40s and 50s when we, who lived in a rural all white area, didn't really experience it. I agree with you that it's hard to keep children innocent anymore, or at least in ignorance as we were. It also shows, Linda, that in spite of the Catholic Church's teaching, something like 98% of Catholic women believe in birth control. You're right, education is the answer. I guess my worry is there is so much ignorance out there. My sister heard a housekeeper where she works she hates Obamacare and we had to vote for Romney to get rid of it. My sister asked her, "Just what don't you like about it?" She sputtered and couldn't come up with one thing she didn't like about it and finally said, "I just don't," and stalked away. Those are the people being swayed by certain politicians. That is what is scary to me. I'm not sure that a lot of racism is not in play here. It may not be as open today as Kaye mentioned, but it's still there. How explain the willingness of Congress to jettison the country's recovery just to make sure Obama is a one term president? Patg said... As you might guess, I'm one of the least nostalgic person. The future and beyond and I mean thinking beyond savings in a 401K. Not that I'm a pioneer, but the sooner we live in floating cities and travel to the stars, the better. We never seem to learn. Ireland was considered the center of European learning and woman had more rights than any up until the 1960s USA. Guess who came along and ruined all that? We never seem to learn. And by the way, since we are the reasoning, abstract thinkers on the mud ball, we are not supposed to have a happier, easier time of it. Next time around, come back as a lap dog--if you believe it that sort of thing. Patg Reading Writing and Collecting Books Gloria's Interview with Judy Hogan Interview with Kathleen George and Book Give-Away Blocked? My First Charter Fishing Trip Life was Slower Writing Suspense Flotsam, Jetsam and Lagan The Demise of Letter Writing The Writerly Taboos Coming Down on Both Sides of Fair Use Mac vs. PC Sock Puppets, Fake Controversies, Pretend Reviews,... 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Paula Meyer named to coordinate CLAS communication efforts June 27, 2014 Thomas Parisi Campus Highlights, Liberal Arts and Sciences Paula Meyer Christopher McCord, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently announced several administrative changes in the college, including a new director of communications. That post will be filled by Paula Meyer, currently a marketing communications coordinator at Indiana State University. Meyer was selected from a pool of more than 100 candidates. She has 13 years of experience in public relations and marketing communications. McCord also tapped David Ballantine as interim associate dean for undergraduate affairs. He steps into the post vacated by Sue Doederlein, who is retiring after 45 years at NIU. Ballantine has been the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He received the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, and he has served a number of terms on the College Curriculum Committee. Additionally, Zhili Xiao, a Board of Trustees professor of physics, has accepted a reappointment as interim associate dean for research and graduate studies. Xiao has stepped into the role vacated by Lesley Rigg during her interim, and now permanent, appointment as vice president for research and innovation partnerships. Professor Mark Fischer has been selected as chair of the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences following an internal search. Mark has served as assistant chair and director of graduate studies for the department, and has been active in all aspects of department life, including leading the department's annual field school in Wyoming and South Dakota. He replaces Colin Booth, who retired May 31. Searches for permanent appointments for both associate dean roles will begin once classes resume in the fall. Chris McCordChristopher K. McCordChristopher McCordCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesDavid BallantineLiberal Arts & SciencesMark FischerNIU College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPaula MeyerSue DoederleinZhili Xiao Previous Post:Law alum installed as Illinois State Bar Association president Next Post:NIU's Frazier receives MOAA Distinguished Service Award

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Now must your conscience my acquaintance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, That he which hath your noble father slain Pursued my life. Now you must admit that I'm innocent, and accept me as a friend, since you've heard and been convinced that that the man who killed your father was actually trying to kill me. It well appears. But tell me Why you proceeded not against these feats, So criminal and so capital in nature, As by your safety, wisdom, all things else, You mainly were stirred up. It looks that way. But explain to me why you didn't take legal action against Hamlet for his capital crimes—when both your wisdom and your own safety must have demanded that you should? Oh, for two special reasons, Which may to you perhaps seem much unsinewed, But yet to me they are strong. The queen his mother Lives almost by his looks, and for myself— My virtue or my plague, be it either which— She's so conjunctive to my life and soul, That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her. The other motive Why to a public count I might not go, Is the great love the general gender bear him, Who, dipping all his faults in their affection, Would, like the spring that turneth wood to stone, Convert his gyves to graces —so that my arrows, Too slightly timbered for so loud a wind, Would have reverted to my bow again, And not where I had aimed them. Oh, for two key reasons which to you may seem weak to you, but yet to me are strong. The queen, his mother, loves him and is devoted to him. And, whether it's a virtue or a curse, she is so closely connected to my life and soul that I can't live apart from her—just as a planet can't leave its orbit. The other reason why I couldn't bring charges against Hamlet in a public court is that the commoners loves him. In their affection for him, they overlook all his faults. In fact—like a stream that turns wood to stone—they actually somehow see all his faults as virtues. Whatever I said against him would end up coming back to hurt me, like an arrow aimed into a strong wind. And so have I a noble father lost, A sister driven into desperate terms, Whose worth, if praises may go back again, Stood challenger on mount of all the age For her perfections. But my revenge will come. And so I've lost my noble father, and my sister has been driven crazy. My sister—if I can praise her for what she used to be—was the equal in perfection to any other woman who ever lived. But I'll get my revenge. Whats' going on? What's your news? From Hamlet? Who delivered them? Sailors, my lord, they say. I saw them not.They were given me by Claudio. He received themOf him that brought them. I was told that sailors did, my lord. I didn't see them. Claudio gave the letters to me, and he got them from the one who delivered them. Laertes, you shall hear them.—Leave us. Laertes, you will hear what these letters say. [To the MESSENGER] Leave us now. [reads] "High and mighty, You shall know I am set naked on your kingdom. Tomorrowshall I beg leave to see your kingly eyes, when I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return. Hamlet." What should this mean? Are all the rest come back? Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? What does this mean? Have all the others come back also? Or is it some trick, and none of this is true? Do you recognize the handwriting? 'Tis Hamlet's character. "Naked"?And in a postscript here, he says "alone."Can you advise me? It's Hamlet's handwriting. "Naked," he says. And in a postcript, he adds, "alone." What do you think about that? If it be so, Laertes—As how should it be so? How otherwise?—Will you be ruled by me? If that's how it should be, Laertes—and why shouldn't it? How could it be otherwise? Will you follow my orders? Ay, my lord—So you will not o'errule me to a peace. Yes, my lord, as long as you won't try to force me toward peace. To thine own peace. If he be now returned, As checking at his voyage, and that he means No more to undertake it, I will work him To an exploit, now ripe in my devise, Under the which he shall not choose but fall. And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe, But even his mother shall uncharge the practice And call it accident. Only to your own peace of mind. If he has returned, and now has no plans to continue his trip, then I'll trick him into taking on some new challenge—which I'm coming up with now—that will surely kill him. His death will result in no blame. Even his mother will call it an accident. My lord, I will be ruledThe rather if you could devise it soThat I might be the organ. My lord, I'll follow your lead. I want to be the sole agent of his death. It falls right. You have been talked of since your travel much— And that in Hamlet's hearing—for a quality Wherein, they say, you shine. Your sum of parts Did not together pluck such envy from him As did that one, and that, in my regard, Of the unworthiest siege. That seems only right. Since you left, people have been talking about a quality of yours in which, they say, you shine—and Hamlet has overheard it. All your other talents together didn't make him as envious as this one quality did, though to me it's of the least importance. What quality is that, my lord? A very ribbon in the cap of youth, Yet needful too, for youth no less becomes The light and careless livery that it wears Than settled age his sables and his weeds, Importing health and graveness. Two months since, Here was a gentleman of Normandy. I've seen myself, and served against, the French, And they can well on horseback. But this gallant Had witchcraft in 't. He grew unto his seat, And to such wondrous doing brought his horse As he had been encorpsed and demi-natured With the brave beast. So far he topped my thought, That I, in forgery of shapes and tricks, Come short of what he did. One of those decorative ribbons on the cap of youth—yet a necessary one, too, since casual clothes are like the uniforms of youth, just as formal clothes are the necessary outfits of full maturity. Two months ago, I met a gentleman from Normandy. I've watched and fought against the French and know how well they ride, but this man's skill was almost magical. He seemed a part of the saddle, and made his horse do such amazing things that he appeared as if he were one with the horse. His skill was beyond my understanding, and even in my imagination I can't do the tricks he did. I swear by my life it must have been Lamond. I know him well. He is the brooch indeedAnd gem of all the nation. I know him well. He's the jewel of his country. What's the point, my lord? Laertes, was your father dear to you?Or are you like the painting of a sorrow,A face without a heart? Laertes, did you love your father? Or are your putting on a show of grief—a face without a heart? Not that I think you did not love your father But that I know love is begun by time, And that I see, in passages of proof, Time qualifies the spark and fire of it. There lives within the very flame of love A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it. And nothing is at a like goodness still. For goodness, growing to a pleurisy, Dies in his own too-much. That we would do, We should do when we would, for this "would" changes And hath abatements and delays as many As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents. And then this "should" is like a spendthrift sigh That hurts by easing. —But to the quick of th' ulcer: Hamlet comes back. What would you undertake To show yourself in deed your father's son More than in words? Not because I think you didn't love your father, but because I know that love exists in a particular time and place—and that the passage of time can weaken the spark and fire of that love. Every flame of love eventually burns itself out. Nothing remains the same forever. Even a good thing can grow too big and die from its extreme size. We should do what we want in the moment, because our desires might be blocked by as many obstructions or delays as words in the dictionary, or accidents in life. And then all our "woulds" and "shoulds" become like little more than sighs. But back to the heart of the matter: Hamlet's coming back. What would you do, rather than simply say, to prove that you you are your father's son? To cut his throat i' th' church. Cut Hamlet's throat in the church. No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize. Revenge should have no bounds. But, good Laertes, Will you do this, keep close within your chamber. Hamlet returned shall know you are come home. We'll put on those shall praise your excellence And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together And wager on your heads. He, being remiss, Most generous and free from all contriving, Will not peruse the foils; so that, with ease, Or with a little shuffling, you may choose A sword unbated, and in a pass of practice Requite him for your father. I agree that no place should protect that murderer. Revenge should have no limits. But, good Laertes, will you do this: stay inside your room? When Hamlet returns, he'll learn that you've come home. I'll have people praise your excellence and add an extra shine to the compliment the Frenchman paid you. Finally, we'll bring the two of you together and bet on which of you will win. Hamlet—who is so careless and trusting—won't examine the swords beforehand. So you'll easily be able to choose a sword with a sharpened point, and in the middle of this practice duel, you'll get revenge for your father's death. I will do 't. And for that purpose I'll anoint my sword. I bought an unction of a mountebank, So mortal that, but dip a knife in it, Where it draws blood no cataplasm so rare, Collected from all simples that have virtue Under the moon, can save the thing from death That is but scratched withal. I'll touch my point With this contagion, that if I gall him slightly It may be death. I'll do it. And I'll also cover my sword with an oil that I bought from a snake-oil salesman. This oil is so poisonous that if a knife dipped in it draws blood, no cure in the world can save the victim. I'll cover the point of my sword with it, so that if I even graze him, he'll probably die. Let's further think of this, Weigh what convenience both of time and means May fit us to our shape. If this should fail, And that our drift look through our bad performance, 'Twere better not assayed. Therefore this project Should have a back or second that might hold If this should blast in proof.—Soft, let me see.— We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings.— I ha 't! When in your motion you are hot and dry, As make your bouts more violent to that end, And that he calls for drink, I'll have prepared him A chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, Our purpose may hold there. —But stay, what noise? Let's think more about this, and consider whether there's anything else we'll have the opportunity to do to ensure we get the outcome we want. If our plan should fail—and if people figure out our plot because we execute it badly—we'd be better off not having tried it at all. Therefore, we should have a backup plan that will do the trick if we fail in our first attempt. Hmm, let me think—we're going to bet on your dueling skill—I've got it! When from all your exertion the two of you have gotten hot and thirsty—make sure the duel is very active to guarantee that happens—Hamlet will want a drink. I'll have a cup ready with poison for just that purpose, and once he sips from it—even if he escapes your poisoned sword—we will get what we want. But hold on, what's that sound? One woe doth tread upon another's heel,So fast they follow.—Your sister's drowned, Laertes. The bad news keeps coming, as if each piece follows right on the heels of the one before. Your sister's drowned, Laertes. There is a willow grows aslant a brook That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream. There with fantastic garlands did she come Of crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, But our cold maids do "dead men's fingers" call them. There, on the pendant boughs her coronet weeds Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke, When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide, And mermaid-like a while they bore her up, Which time she chanted snatches of old lauds As one incapable of her own distress, Or like a creature native and indued Unto that element. But long it could not be Till that her garments, heavy with their drink, Pulled the poor wretch from her melodious lay To muddy death. There's a willow that leans over the brook, with its white leaves hanging over the glassy water. Ophelia came there—making braided crowns from crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and those wild purple orchids that free-spoken shepherds call by an obscene name, but which innocent girls call "dead men's fingers." She climbed out onto the tree to hang her crowns from a bending branch. But the branch broke, and she and her flowery treasures fell into the swiftly moving brook. Her clothes spread wide in the water, and held her up while she sang bits of old hymns. She acted as if she could not comprehend the danger, or as if she were a creature that naturally lived in water. But eventually her clothes—heavy with absorbed water—pulled the poor girl out of her song and down to a muddy death. Alas, then she is drowned. Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I forbid my tears. But yet It is our trick. Nature her custom holds, Let shame say what it will. When these are gone, The woman will be out. —Adieu, my lord. I have a speech of fire that fain would blaze, But that this folly doubts it. Poor Ophelia, you've had too much water already, so I won't cry for you. But crying is what humans do. We all follow our natures, no matter what shame we feel for it. When I've stopped crying, I'll be done acting like a woman. [To CLAUDIUS] Goodbye, my lord. I have fiery words I'd dearly like to say, but my foolish tears drown them. Let's follow, Gertrude. How much I had to do to calm his rage! Now fear I this will give it start again. Therefore let's follow. Let's follow him, Gertrude. I had to do so much to calm him down! Now I fear this might start him up again. Therefore, let's follow him.

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L'avenue du Recteur-Poincaré est une voie du de Paris, en France. Situation et accès L'avenue du Recteur-Poincaré est une voie publique située dans le de Paris. Elle débute au 24, rue Jean-de-La-Fontaine et se termine au 1, place Rodin. Le quartier est desservi par la ligne , aux stations Jasmin et Ranelagh, ainsi que par les lignes de bus RATP . Origine du nom Elle porte le nom de Lucien Poincaré (1862-1920), vice-recteur de l'Académie de Paris, nommé en 1917 mais mort peu de temps après. Historique Cette voie est ouverte sous sa dénomination actuelle par un arrêté du sur les terrains de l'ancien couvent des Religieuses de l'Assomption (qui existe toujours mais sur une surface réduite et dont l'entrée est 17 rue de l'Assomption). Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire : Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment. : ancien hôtel de la duchesse de Vendôme, 1930. De 1983 à 1998, siège de Radio France Outremer. : pavillon Bourdan. : le , le colonel urugayen Ramòn Trabal, attaché militaire de l'ambassade en France, ex-chef du renseignement militaire, est abattu de 6 balles dans le parking de son immeuble. : accès à l'avenue Anne-Eugénie-Milleret-de-Brou. : en 1943, centre de recrutement de SS français. Références Annexe Article connexe Liste des voies du arrondissement de Paris Lien externe Avenue du Recteur-Poincaré (mairie de Paris) Recteur-Poincare Recteur-Poincare

Citizens belonging to the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union will on Thursday night get an in depth understanding about the financial status of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Governor of the Bank, the Honourable Sir K Dwight Venner, will report on the Bank's thrust to maintain the soundness of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) financial system and the stability of the EC Dollar when he delivers the Bank's 2012/2013 Annual Report. The Governor will outline the ECCB's areas of priority for the 2012/2013 financial year and the work which the Bank undertook, through the Monetary Council, to strengthen the resilience of the ECCU financial system. The presentation will also highlight the programmes which the Bank, in collaboration with regional and international agencies, implemented and advanced to assist its member governments with fiscal and debt management and to stimulate and increase economic growth in the ECCU. The ECCB's 2012/2013 Annual Report Presentation will be broadcast on radio and television stations in the eight ECCB member countries at 8:00 pm.

Q: Find parameter in trigonometric equation Find the values of $a$ so that the equation has real solution. $$2a \sin^2 x - 2 \sin x \cos x = a - \sqrt{3}$$ I tried rewriting $2 \sin x \cos x$ as $\sin 2x$, also write $\sin^2 x = \frac{1- \cos 2x}{2}$ but havent't found anything. A: you must use that $$\sin(x)=2\,{\frac {\tan \left( x/2 \right) }{1+ \left( \tan \left( x/2 \right) \right) ^{2}}} $$ and $$\cos(x)={\frac {1- \left( \tan \left( x/2 \right) \right) ^{2}}{1+ \left( \tan \left( x/2 \right) \right) ^{2}}} $$ A: $$2a \sin^2 x - 2 \sin x \cos x = a - \sqrt{3}$$ $$2a \sin^2 x -a -2\sin x \cos x=-\sqrt3$$ $$-a(1-2\sin^2 x) -(\sin 2x)=-\sqrt 3$$ $$a\cos 2x + \sin 2x =\sqrt 3$$ $$a\dfrac{1-\tan^2x}{1+\tan^2 x} +\dfrac{2\tan x}{1+\tan^2 x}=\sqrt 3$$ $$\dfrac{a-a\tan^2 x +2\tan x}{1+\tan^2 x}=\sqrt3$$ $$a\tan^2 x +\sqrt 3 \tan^2 x-2\tan x+\sqrt 3 -a=0$$ $$(a+\sqrt 3) \tan^2 x -2\tan x+(\sqrt 3-a)=0$$ $$\tan x=\dfrac{2±\sqrt{4-4(a+\sqrt 3)(a-\sqrt 3)}}{2(a+\sqrt 3)}$$ $$\tan x=\dfrac{1±\sqrt{1-1(a^2-3)}}{(a+\sqrt 3)}$$ If you need you can further simplify to get answer as required. Hope it helps. A: * *Break equation and then convert all into 2x 2aSin²x - 2SinxConx = a - √3 aSin²x + a(1 - Cos²x) - Sin2x = a - √3 aSin²x - aCos²x - c = -√3 aCos2x = √3 - Sin2x *Squaring: a²Cos²2x = 3 + Sin²2x - 2√3Sin2x a²(1 - Sin²2x) = 3 + Sin²2x - 2√3Sin2x Now it is a quadratic equation in Sin2x from which you can determine a condition on a A: HINT: Divide both sides by either $\cos^2x$ and write $\dfrac1{\cos^2x}=1+\tan^2x$ in the right hand side to form a Quadratic Equation in $\tan x$ Now for real solution, the discriminant must be $\ge0$ We can divide by $\sin^2x$ as well.

Keurig will Pay $5.8 Million Fine for Failure to Report Faulty Brewers blog home Defective Products Keurig will Pay $5.8 Million Fine for Failure to Report Faulty Brewers By Brian Chase on February 27, 2017 - No comments Keurig has been ordered to pay a government fine of $5.8 million for failing to quickly report information about its defective coffee brewers, which reportedly led to a number of injuries and a massive safety recall. According to a report on Consumerist.com, federal law requires manufacturers, distributors and retailers to immediately report information regarding possible safety defects to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) within 24 hours of obtaining reasonable supporting evidence. But Keurig allegedly did not follow that rule when it came to the December 2014 recall of 7 million MINI Plus Brewing Systems. This is the second largest civil penalty in the agency's history, which Keurig paid out to resolve charges that the company failed to report a defect and unreasonable risk of injury. What Happened with Keurig Brewers? In December 2014, Keurig recalled millions of its brewing systems after finding out that water in the machine could overheat while brewing, spray out and burn consumers. At the time, the company had received more than 200 reports of the spraying hot water. About 90 of the incidents included consumers who suffered burn-related injuries to their hands, faces and bodies. In some cases, people even suffered more serious second- and third-degree burn injuries. CPSC officials said they did an investigation into how the recall was handling and found that the company had received the 200 injury and defect reports over a period of four years beginning as early as 2010. Investigators said they found Keurig had accumulated significant information over a four year-period and failed to report the incidents in time, which could have prevented other consumers from suffering burn injuries. Company Padded Its Profits Keurig apparently did not notify CPSC until the end of 2014 and even continued to import the machines after reporting the defect. In addition, investigators said the company continued to make profits by selling the machine between the time they reported the defective products to regulators and the actual recall a month later. Since it was between November and December, they took full advantage of Black Friday and holiday sales to promote the products, which they fully knew were faulty, regulators said. In addition to paying the fine, Keurig also agreed to develop, implement and maintain a compliance program that will ensure they comply with the Consumer Product Safety Act. This is a classic example of how manufacturers put profits ahead of customers who buy their products. Product liability lawsuits are a way for consumers to hold such negligent manufacturers responsible when they fail to do the right thing.

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Moving to a new state can be a daunting experience. As they say, everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes personality! We've compiled a few "Musts" to not only help ease the transition for newcomers to the state, but to also assist in becoming a bonafide Texan. We are all about #TexasHumor in these here parts. We hope you enjoy this little tribute to our great state. Welcome to Texas, Y'all – We're glad you're here! According to the state-to-state, county-to-county and city-to-city data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas ranked second in the nation for relocation activity in 2015. Texas experienced a net gain of out-of-state residents in 2015, with 107,689 more people moving to Texas than Texas residents moving out of state. This is a 4 percent increase in the net gain of Texas residents from 2014 (103,465 residents). Comparative relocation data by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) showed that in 2015, Los Angeles Long Beach-Anaheim and New York-Newark-Jersey City recorded the highest number of resident migrations to Texas. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington recorded the highest number of incoming residents from out-of-state (117,982), followed by the Houston The Woodlands-Sugar Land (101,604) and Austin-Round Rock (46,598). While Harris County came in at #1 of the top 10 counties with the largest net gain of residents from out of state, North Texas took the cake with Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties. With many large companies moving to the Metroplex in 2017, we are going to be seeing a whole lot of new faces!

I'm still scratching my head about the last Zizek volume I read, but I decided to read another one, because even though the last one was kind of confused rambling, I still feel like I got something (though I'm not sure what) out of the last one. I think it's hilarious that Zizek has his face next to Lenin, plastered repeatedly across the book's cover. A rather old version of Maurice Druon's The Poisoned Crown. I have become very interested in The Accursed Kings as of now, so I'm planning to acquire all seven as I find them. I just read The Kronstadt Rebellion by Alexander Berkman, great read that I very much recommend to my Bolshevist friends TNF and Snowstalker. I'll definitely look into it. At the same time, I would recommend Trotsky's Hue and Cry over Krondstadt, which explains that the rebellion was not a move to save the revolution from Bolshevik overreach, but actually a reactionary peasant uprising backed by the White Army. I'll definitely read it, but it sounds hilarious. 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Started this one yesterday, after finishing Michael Parenti's Make Believe Media, which was pretty good. So far, this one is a pretty phenomenal work, breaking down the usual narrative of World War II as the sole battle between the Axis and the Allies and concentrating on the contradictions within each of the major powers and the ways that minor powers and movements within occupied territories responded to occupation and fought fascism in their own way. The author proposes that World War II was really two conflicts that intersected with one another, an imperialist war fought for imperialist aims (Allies v. Axis) and a 'people's war' fought by ordinary people against fascism who were seeking more than just a return to the 1930s and business as usual after the destruction of the Axis. Michael Parenti's Make Believe Media, which was pretty good. Parenti sure is a fun read for those with left-wing sympathies. he doesn't hold back. a liberal professor all but refused to let me cite him in a paper, calling him a "loaded source". I could hardly object. hah. Kronsradt is the white-knuckle issue within the revolutionary left. everyone has a life-or-death opinion on it. anyone who criticizes the Bolsheviks is an "infantile leftist", as Our Father Lenin tagged them ca. 1919. He's one of my favorites. He also has a sense of humor about him, which is more than you can say for other popular left-writers, like Chomsky, for instance. Speaking of Parenti, I just started reading this by him, and am enjoying it as well. Chomsky has a dry sense of humor, occasionally you'll pick it up. he doesn't tell overt jokes. The Socialist Party of America: A Complete History by Jack Ross. It is indeed complete, weighing in at 753 pages, the book chronicles the history of the Socialist Party of America, from its antecedents in the populist and trade unionist movements of the nineteenth centuries, to the fragmented landscape of successor parties which populate the modern socialist landscape. Michael Hicks' The Wars of the Roses. Interesting, if sprawling coverage. I've always preferred a more limited definition of what constituted the Wars of the Roses - i.e., the conflict between Queen Margaret/Henry VI and the Duke of York/Earl of Warwick. Warwick flipped sides and was killed along with Henry VI's son in 1471 at Barnet and Tewkesbury. Henry VI was killed/died shortly thereafter. And that ended it. There were residual effects, but I'm not sure that's still the Wars of the Roses. I'm working my way through The Wind from Vulture Peak: The Buddhification of Japanese Waka in the Heian Period by Stephen D. Miller (the poetry translations in the book are by Miller and Patrick Donnelly). Miller, who teaches at UMass Amherst, was my professor for several classes a couple years back and one of the best teachers I've ever had. The book is an epic, astoundingly detailed and thorough coverage of the introduction and development of Buddhist themes in the imperial poetry anthologies through the end of the twelfth century. I'm just starting the section on the Shikashū (Collection of Verbal Flowers) anthology of the early 1150s (the exact year is unknown). Within the past week I've finished two books about women in pre-Reformation English Christianity, Empress and Handmaid: On Nature and Gender in the Cult of the Virgin Mary by Sarah Jane Boss and Margery Kempe: Genius and Mystic by Katherine Cholmeley. Empress and Handmaid relies heavily on interpretive frameworks of which I'm a little suspicious--psychoanalytic theory and Frankfurt School critical theory--but I think the specific arguments that it makes are sound. Margery Kempe is hagiographic, occasionally tedious in its author's need to make clear her own piety, but a refreshing antidote to the misogynistic 'hysterical woman' way its subject is sometimes understood. I've also read My Year of Meats, the first novel by Ruth Ozeki, author of the dark-horse highlight of my 2014 reading list, A Tale for the Time Being. You can tell My Year of Meats is a first novel--themes, conceits, narrative structures, and occasionally plot points and characterizations from A Tale for the Time Being are already present in it but in clearly larval form--but I'm still glad I read it. Re-reading All the Wrong Questions in Lemony Snicket's newest series while I wait to get the chance to get the next two books. Also re-read Skin Game from The Dresden Files series. Hopefully once I get back to my hometown, I'll be able to check out something new. the latter is more or less aimed at undergrads, but it's still something worth picking up, IMO.

Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities Small grant projects DeSDA Sign Language corpora DH/SN Small Grants Call for Applications - now closed The LUCDH awards Small Research grants to foster the development of new digital research. We are sponsoring scholars to create databases, X-ray fragile letters, conduct text analysis, map historical information, and more. Alex Brandsen In this project, we are developing an advanced search engine for Dutch archaeological excavation reports, called AGNES. Archives in the Netherlands currently contain over 70,000 excavation reports and this number is growing by 4000 a year. This so-called 'grey literature' contains vast amounts of knowledge stemming from millions of euros in funding, but are barely being utilised at the moment, mainly because researchers have trouble finding the information they need. The reason for the limited access is that the documents can only be searched by their metadata; the full text is not indexed yet for keyword search. Questions like "find all cremation remains from the early Middle Ages around Amsterdam" are currently impossible to solve without reading all the documents. A unique feature of our method is that we develop a method for semantic search in the archaeological domain. The indexing method will use machine learning to automatically recognise and distinguish between archaeological concepts in the text, such as time periods, artefacts, materials, contexts and (animal) species. This will make searching a lot easier and quicker. To be able to do this, we need text that is labelled by humans, called training data. Labeling data is a very time intensive process, and we are very happy that the LUCDH is providing us with funds to be able to create this training data. Lisa Bylinina Lotte Fikkers Manuscript collection WARD 16, held at The National Archives (Kew, UK), comprises 436 unopened letters and packages from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Based on the addresses on these letter bundles, in as far as these are still legible, it seems each letter contains legal pleadings (the textual by-product of legal proceedings, such as bills of complaint, answers, interrogatories, and depositions) sent to the Court of Wards and Liveries and the Court of Requests in London. It remains a mystery why these documents have never been opened. Opening up these manuscripts might solve this mystery, but has the disadvantage of being something that is irreversible: once opened, it is impossible to return the letter to its unopened state unharmed. Since the letter as artifact is worthy of attention and analysis in and of itself, opening these closed manuscripts is to be avoided. The Apocalypto team at the Dentistry Department at Queen Mary University of London has developed a technique that makes it possible to reveal the contents of a closed manuscript, without damaging or opening it. As such, the letter can be studied as artifact, while at the same time making it possible to reveal its hidden secrets. The LUCDH's small grant makes it possible to strike up a conversation between The National Archives, the Apocalypto team, and Leiden University, with the aim of x-raying a sample of manuscripts, and as such, making the unreadable readable. Emma Grootveld This research projects aims to investigate ways of representing rivers in 'literary worlds' of the Italian Renaissance. The aim of the project is to develop one or more samples for the digital visualization of these worlds, in which extraliterary, 'real world' geography is combined with fictional, imaginative geography. The project serves as a technical preparation for the Veni-proposal (to be submitted in August 2019) of a research project that aims to investigate the pivotal role of rivers in constructing cultural and literary identity in early modern Italian epic poetry. Jing Hu This project aims at mapping the genealogical networks of the group of chungin (middle people) of the Chosŏn dynasty, in an attempt to examine the origin and the development progress of the chungin group in Chosŏn Korea. In the social hierarchy of Chosŏn Korea, the chungin was a group ranked between the yangban (aristocracy) and the commoners. The social mobility of the chungin is one of the central issues in the social history of Korea. Previous scholarship reveals that the group of chungin intensively developed around the middle 17th century. Although there has been no conclusive research on the origin of the group, some scholars claim that the chungin group was branched from downgrade yangban aristocrats. However, due to the absence of a tool enabling a macroscopic investigation, scholars have only been able to test the hypothesis by case studies of partial families. The first goal of the project is to test the hypothesis that the chungin was a group branched from the downgrade aristocrats. By extracting genealogical information from big datasets like the bangmok (Rosters of Imperial Examinations), it allows us to map genealogical networks of different social groups in Chosŏn. In order to investigate the relation between the aristocracy and the middle people, the network interconnects the lineage and marriage data of both the yangban and the chungin groups. Additionally, the project also contributes to filling up the gap of the digital infrastructure for chungin studies, a field which has received limited attention in Korean Studies. The final outcome of the project is designed as an intractable platform of visualized genealogical networks. Users are allowed to manipulate the networks by querying with time reference, regions, families or types of relationships (lineage or marriage). In this way, the project takes the initiative to benefit studies on minority social groups in the Chosŏn dynasty by opening up a new digital avenue. Carina van den Hoven In November 2017, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities granted Carina van den Hoven (NINO/LIAS) the concession for Theban Tomb 45 in Egypt. This beautifully decorated tomb dates to ca. 1400 BCE and is situated in the Theban necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site close to modern Luxor. Theban Tomb 45 is a fascinating case of tomb reuse. The tomb was built and partly decorated with painted scenes and texts around 1400 BCE for a man named Djehuty and his family. Several hundred years later, the tomb was reused by a man called Djehutyemheb and his family. Even though the practice of tomb reuse calls to mind images of usurpation, tomb robbery and destruction, Theban Tomb 45 was reused in a non-destructive manner, with consideration for the memory of the original tomb owner. Instead of vandalising an earlier tomb and whitewashing its walls in order to replace the original decoration with his own, the second tomb owner left most of the existing decoration in its original state. He added his own decoration only to wall sections that had been left undecorated by the first tomb owner. He also retouched a number of the original paintings. For example, he altered the garments, wigs and furniture depicted on the tomb walls, in order to update them to contemporary style. (For photographs, see the project website: www.StichtingAEL.nl) Dr. van den Hoven has obtained funding from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for the conservation of the wall paintings as well as for heritage preservation and site management activities in Theban Tomb 45. With the grant from the Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities, she undertakes a pilot project in order to develop a proof of concept on the digital documentation and material analysis of the painted decoration of this tomb, with a special focus on the repaintings that were carried out by the second tomb owner. An important aim of the fieldwork project in Theban Tomb 45 is to contribute significantly to the development of new standards for the documentation, analysis, publication and accessibility of ancient material culture. With the help of non-invasive digital imaging technologies we aim to create a scale 1:1 digital record of the tomb, which documents not only its architecture and decoration, but which also functions as a digital tool to interactively investigate the monument even after leaving the field. Another important aim of the project is to test the usefulness of photo processing software applications and digital imaging technologies in the material analysis of ancient wall paintings. Part of the painted decoration of Theban Tomb 45 has faded over time and is now barely visible with the naked eye. In rock art studies, the software application ImageJ (and in particular its plugin DStretch) has been used successfully to enhance images of pictographs that are invisible to the naked eye. We aim to test the usefulness of photo processing software applications and digital imaging technologies in enhancing the legibility of faded wall paintings, as well as in identifying and analysing wall paintings that have been retouched or repainted in antiquity. The investigation of the materiality of the (re)painted tomb decoration of Theban Tomb 45 allows us to open up new research opportunities on the question how the ancient Egyptians engaged with and perceived their own cultural heritage. Links to websites: http://www.nino-leiden.nl/staffmember/dr-c-van-den-hoven https://leidenuni.academia.edu/CarinaVanDenHoven https://StichtingAEL.nl/ Peter Kerkhof The Leiden Williram, an eleventh-century text that is decades older than the hebban olla vogala poem and the sole substantial Old Dutch text that has come down to us in an original manuscript, has thus far only been accessible to a handful of scholars. Although the text can be consulted in the 1971 edition of Sanders or via the pdf-version of the digitized manuscript at the Leiden University library website (manuscript BPL 130), the linguistic character of the Leiden Williram and its philological context requires specialized philological expertise in order to gauge and appreciate the Dutch nature of it. This is because the Leiden Williram is a Dutch copy of a German commentary to the Song of Songs, authored by Williram von Ebersberg. The Dutch copyist, probably working in the scriptorium of Egmond, respected most of the German grapho-phonemic conventions, but adapted the language at the morphological and lex ical level to its own Dutch dialect, thereby giving the Leiden Williram a hybrid linguistic identity (cf. Sanders 1974). Because of its linguistic opaqueness, it may come as no surprise that the significance of the Leiden Williram for Dutch cultural heritage is largely unknown to a wider Dutch public. The aim is to develop a proof of concept for a digital edition of the Leiden Williram in which the Old Dutch lexis and Old Dutch morphology of the text can be highlighted at the click of a button, thereby disclosing the value of the text to a 21st century audience and making the Old Dutch nature of the text available to non-linguistic scholars and an interested lay public alike. This innovative digital curation of the text will be executed by providing a TEI-compliant (Text Encoding Initiative) XML edition, based on the 1971 edition and the digitized manuscript. The text edition can then be published online on a dedicated website, hosted on Leiden University servers under a Creative Commons license. Sander Stolk Thesauri are lexicographic resources that organize words and word senses. One of their main uses is to look up available alternative phrasings, but thesauri offer a number of uses beyond that: they are veritable treasure troves for cultural, linguistic, anthropological, and literary-critical research. This is especially the case when such thesauri are arranged in a topical fashion, an ordering of all its groups of synonymous words according to their meaning. The current forms in which the majority of these thesauri are available make it difficult for scholars to use them to the fullest. In making existing historical thesauri available in a more suitable form for use and reuse, bringing them to the Semantic Web as Linked Data, this project aims to facilitate a wide variety of research that focusses on the vocabulary and culture of current and past times. The proof of concept this project intends to deliver comes in the form of a web-based platform for historical thesauri that have been expressed in a Semantic Web form. With it, Stolk aims to demonstrate the added value of such a form for these thesauri. This novel platform should make it easier for users to access these thesauri, query them, filter them, and expand on them – a platform for which one need not be a computer scientist in order to utilize. This web-based platform will sport a user interface specifically for thesauri, able to display and browse them by recognizing the Linked Data terminology used for lexical concepts and lexical senses attributed to them. Furthermore, the platform needs to be fitted with an intuitive manner to formulate new queries based on historical thesauri content. Which lexical items were available to Shakespeare? Which ones seem to have been restricted to poetry (possibly because they were considered archaic), and do such restrictions appear to have had an impact on the word choices Shakespeare made for his plays? Which words did the poet and playwright prefer over others that expressed the same notion? The added value of both the visualisation and querying mechanisms of the platform will be demonstrated by answering just such questions. Liesbeth Claes The use of numismatic sources is incorporated in Claes's research project "Dialogues of Power". This project aims to analyse the legitimising dialogue between Roman emperors and their Germanic legions during the so-called "crisis of the third century". By doing so, this project will shed new light on how the loyalty of soldiers towards their emperors was established and which communication strategies emperors used to (re-)gain the political and military stability that ultimately helped to reunify the Roman Empire after the crisis. Because imperial coinage is a direct vehicle for imperial communication, various messages, visual and verbal, could be disseminated by them. In the third century, silver coins still formed the major part of soldiers' payments. This means that the imperial centre had an excellent tool to send messages addressing the military. For instance, messages of victories or trust in the army on these silver coins could flatter soldiers in order to win their loyalty. The analysis of coin messages will be based on coin hoards, deposited between AD 180 and 285 in and near the military zone of the Lower Rhine limes, especially at the military camps in Germania Inferior. Although hoards often represent a random sample taken from circulation, hoard-based samples represent an untouched record from antiquity, providing information about the period in which the coins were used and deposited. Moreover, these coins from hoards give us additional information as opposed to single coin finds. The date of the youngest coins in a hoard give us a terminus post quem for the date at which coins stopped to be added to the hoard and the composition of a hoard can give us an idea about the date of the deposition of the coins, which may be different from the closing date. Most coins composing a hoard were probably withdrawn from circulation within a short space of time before the date at which the saving process ended. All in all, it can give us an idea when certain coin messages were disseminated. Additionally, hoards are found abundantly at the Empire's northern border, and more importantly, the coins' withdrawal from circulation was not related to the messages on them. Rizal Shidiq I plan to develop a proof of concept for the long-run effect of government policy on ethnic-based inequalities. My specific research question is: Does Dutch colonial redistributive policy affect ethnic-based economic inequalities in contemporary Indonesia? My proposed research shares micro-level approach with standard analysis on inequalities but differs from the existing literature in the following way. First, it takes a long-run perspective back to the Dutch colonial administration days and, if feasible, even longer in the past. Second, it explicitly estimates the causal effects of redistributive policy on between-ethnics inequalities. Third, the focus is not only on the one-time effect but also on its persistence and durability. Fourth, it will generate and use a new digitized modern-standard dataset from old administrative records, in addition to present-day socio-economic and geographic information system (GIS) data, for the analysis. In this proposed proof of concept development stage, I ask the following simple questions: Are household-level and/or village-level colonial administrative data in the last 19th and early 20th centuries available and accessible? If so, is it feasible to identify and reconstruct the variables of interest using text-mining and GIS procedures? Is it also possible to identify relevant colonial redistributive policies and their actual implementation at household or village level? In other words, this project is akin to a feasibility study to assess whether the available data permits for digital-humanities pre-processing and further statistical causal inference estimation on certain level of units of analysis (either household- or village- or sub district-level). If there is a positive result, I plan to scale up the project for a large-scale text-mining and GIS exercises to produce high-quality datasets that can be used for my and other interested researchers' studies on the persistent effects of colonial policies on ethnic-inequalities and other socio-economic indicators. Nicole van Os and Deniz Tat This project aims at the digitalization and preparation for further analysis of approximately 550 letters written between 1954-1974 by a non-Muslim, non-Turkish single woman living in Istanbul to her niece in the Netherlands. These letters, which are written in a mixture of languages including French, English, Turkish and some Greek and Italian, are of interest to scholars of two separate disciplines: social historians and linguists. They are of interest to social historians, because they provide a unique insight into the multi-lingual environment of the Istanbulites belonging to minority groups during a period of political turmoil which made the lives of members of these groups much harder. They also provide us with detailed information about the (social) life of a single woman, working as a teacher, in a period that the position of women changed. The letters are also of interest to linguists since the frequent code-switches between typologically distinct languages have structural, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic implications. Frequent classical, or intra-sentential switches in these letters provide us with an opportunity to understand how a multilingual speaker exploits her ability to alternate, let's say, between Turkish, a scrambling SOV language with no grammatical gender, and English, an SVO language with relatively strict word order, or French, a language with grammatical gender. In this respect, it is a unique opportunity to shed light on how word-order, information structure, structural and inherent case, phi features (e.g. number, person and gender) are determined in code-switching. After the initial digitalization of the handwritten letters, we will investigate the possibility of automatic detection of socio-historically relevant items in the corpus on the one hand and the automatic detection of code-switching, on the other hand. Moreover, we plan to develop a way to detect patterns by cross-referencing these two sets of data to determine how code-switching relates to different domains of life referred to in these letters. Nira Wickramasinghe The National Archives in London, Kew have made available (online) the slave registers that the British colonial government mandated in Sri Lanka/Ceylon between 1818-1832. The same database exists for 16 other slave colonies of the British including Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad. In the case of Sri Lanka this data has never been collected or analyzed in a systematic way owing to the large number of entries. The proposed research entails in the first instant transcribing the 828 images in the slave registers on Jaffna (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1129) onto excel sheets and creating an easily consultable database. With this research I hope to create a data base of over 10 000 slaves that will contain such information as the name/gender of owner, the place of residence, name of slave (slaves in Jaffna unlike slaves brought from outside the island kept their names), gender of slave, age of slave, children of slave, date of manumission, other details (death for example). This data once collected will be a unique source to reconstruct society in Jaffna, add complexity to our understanding of the structure of the caste system, produce insights into land ownership and labour patterns according to produce (tobacco or palmyrah etc..) It will also allow us on occasions to trace the lives of particular individuals, slaves or proprietors in the registers that I have encountered in my other archival source material, court cases or petitions. This project will feed into my on-going book project entitled 'Slave in a Palanquin. Slavery and Resistance in an Indian Ocean Island'. Limin Teh This project investigates the role of industrial infrastructure in Northeast China in shaping the events and outcome of the Chinese Civil War (1946-1950). It asks: How did the Chinese Nationalist Army lose the Chinese Civil War (1946-1950)? Did the effect of variation of industrial infrastructure on military campaign make the Chinese Nationalist Army lose the Chinese Civil War? In Northeast China, the industrial infrastructure— transportation network, electric grid, mining and manufacturing facilities, and urban built environment—was developed under Japanese control (1931-1945). After the fall of the Japanese empire in August 1945, the regional industrial infrastructure attracted the attention of postwar powers. The Soviet Union and the United States competed with each other to take over the region from Japan. The Soviet Red Army, which won the competition, removed large portions of the industrial infrastructure as they retreated in March 1946. The violent rivalry between the Chinese Communists and the Chinese Nationalists erupted here as they sought to seize control over the region. In spite of its overwhelming advantages in troop size and firepower, the Chinese Nationalist army unexpectedly lost to the Chinese Communist in 1948. Historians generally agree that a correlation exists between the region's industrial infrastructure and the Chinese Civil War, but rarely agree on the degree or nature of this correlation. This project seeks to illuminate this correlation between these two variables: the damaged industrial infrastructure and the logistical needs of military campaigns. It uses GIS to map out the spatial distribution of industrial infrastructure and military campaigns, and to analyze the spatial correlation between these two variables. In doing so, it aims to obtain a nuanced picture of the material conditions shaping the unfolding of this military event. Carmen Parafita Couto It is well known that bi-/multilinguals in some bi-/multilingual communities combine languages in the same sentence when they communicate with one another, known as code-switching. Most researchers agree that code-switching is not a random mix of languages, but that it is rule-governed. Recent work by members of our research team using different language pairs has established that, in general, multilingual speakers choose the morphosyntactic structure (word order and grammatical morphemes, making up the 'matrix language') of just one of their languages and insert words or phrases from their other language(s) into the selected frame (Parafita Couto et al. 2014; Parafita Couto & Gullberg, 2017). Although this pattern has been established in different bilingual communities, to our knowledge no previous study has examined in more detail the factors which determine the choice of the matrix language. In this pilot study, we investigate the extent to which this choice is based on speaker characteristics as compared with community norms, while holding the language pair constant. As the first stage of a larger project involving cross-community study of comparable communities in other geographical locations, we focus on two Spanish/English bilingual communities, Miami (USA) and Gibraltar (Europe). The contexts of Miami and Gibraltar provide a clear contrast both in terms of geographical location and history. Data from both locations has already been collected in the form of natural speech conversation, and the Miami data has already been transcribed and coded (http://bangortalk.org.uk/). We will transcribe and code the Gibraltar data in a similar way to the Miami data in order to facilitate comparison between the two datasets. This will enable us to identify what the code-switching patterns in the two communities have in common and how they are different. By focussing on only Spanish/English in different communities, we will be able to show to what extent the occurrence of a particular switching strategy may be traced to the influence of syntax/grammar and extralinguistic factors (e.g. social network, attitudes, etc.). Conference 2019 LUCDH: Small Grants Symposium Alex Brandsen, Lisa Bylinina, Jing Hu, Carina van den Hoven, Sander Stolk Past 2018 LUCDH: Small Grants Symposium Current Project Leads Alex Brandsen PhD candidate Lisa Bylinina Guest Researcher Lotte Fikkers University Lecturer Emma Grootveld University Lecturer Jing Hu PhD candidate Carina van den Hoven Guest researcher Peter Kerkhof University Lecturer Sander Stolk Buitenpromovendus

Need to refresh your workout playlist? I do. Maybe it's the change of the seasons, maybe it's shifting from outdoor to indoor workouts, or maybe it's because I spent a marathon listening to my current playlist. But thanks to Run Hundred, which shared its top 10 songs for October, it's time for some updating. This month's list has something for everyone. You'll find a hit that is so popular it earned a spot on the Today Show one morning ("Gangnam Style"), comeback (by Christina Aguilera) and crossover (by Scissors Sisters) singles, and a song popularized by a Kia commercial ("In My Mind"). Dragonette, a group that's not a household name, came in with the month's top track, which isn't from the Top 40, meaning it reached its rank through sheer awesomeness--Run Hundred's words, not mine, even though my slightly odd musical tastes find it pretty good. And one of my personal favorites of late (thank you 101.9), One Republic's "Feel Again," is also a hit--I love it for running. Keep reading for October's list of top songs, according to votes placed at Run Hundred, the web's most popular workout music blog. To find more workout songs, check out the free database at RunHundred.com where you can browse song selections by genre, tempo and era to find what best fits your workout routine. What songs have you recently added to your workout playlist? What songs do you have to hear while you work out? Photo grabbed from Vancour at flickr.

Jeremy Corbyn's plan to become caretaker PM dealt blow as Tory MP rejects proposal Victoria Bell August 17, 2019, 6:39 a.m. No support: Jeremy Corbyn's proposal to be installed as caretaker prime minister to prevent a no-deal Brexit has received a further blow after another senior Tory ruled out backing the plan (Getty Images) Jeremy Corbyn's proposal to be installed as caretaker prime minister has received a further blow after another senior Tory ruled out backing his plan. Rebel Tory MPs appear to have dashed the Labour leader's hopes of getting the job, a bid by the Labour leader to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Sir Oliver Letwin said he would not be able to support a bid to Mr Corbyn in No 10, citing that it would be "unlikely" that a majority could be formed for the idea. The Conservative former minister, who was among recipients of a letter from Mr Corbyn outlining his plan, said it was "well worth" having discussions across the Commons to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal. But, when asked if he would make the Leader of the Opposition prime minister, he said that he did not support the bid. Sir Letwin's comments come after Tory veteran Ken Clarke said he would be willing to lead a government of national unity to avoid a no-deal Brexit and in an apparent challenge to Boris Johnson's leadership. Majority "unlikely": Sir Oliver Letwin said he would not be able to support a bid to put the Labour leader in Number 10 He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "That appears to be his agenda, I have to say it is not one I personally share. "I don't think it's at all likely that a majority would be formed for that and I personally wouldn't want to vote for it. I wouldn't be able to support that, no." However, Sir Oliver did not rule out supporting a no confidence motion to bring down the Tory government to prevent a no-deal, but said he would not back it if it led to Mr Corbyn becoming PM. He said: "I'm not very inclined to do that if it could possibly be avoided – it's not something I would do under any circumstances in normal life and I'd much prefer to find some other means of getting to a substantive result." READ MORE AT YAHOO NEWS Labour MPs wouldn't support Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn's popularity within the Labour Party has plummeted Who are potential caretaker PMs Ken Clarke and Harriet Harman? Ken Clarke said he would be willing to lead the government after Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson suggested an emergency government be led by him or Labour's Harriet Harman. Mr Clarke said it was "not inconceivable" that a government of national unity may be needed to resolve the impasse, suggesting politics was in a similar situation to 1931 and the two world wars. He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme yesterday: "If it was the only way in which the plain majority in the House of Commons that is opposed to a no-deal exit could find a way forward… I wouldn't object to it, if that was the judgment of people, the only way forward." Rival: Conservative MP Ken Clarke said he is willing to become caretaker MP to "sort Brexit out" Ms Swinson's proposal came after she rejected Mr Corbyn's suggestion that he could lead an emergency government to thwart a no-deal Brexit, despite agreeing to meet with him to discuss a no-deal prevention plan. Anna Soubry, leader of the Independent Group, confirmed that she would also "not support nor facilitate any government led by Jeremy Corbyn". But Mr Corbyn's plan has won the potential backing of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Tory MP Guto Bebb. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon was among those applying pressure to Ms Swinson to re-think her position. A YouGov survey suggested that almost half of Britons – 48% – would prefer to see the UK leave the EU without a Brexit deal and Mr Corbyn not become prime minister, rather than him entering Downing Street and holding a second referendum. Just over a third – 35% – would, when faced with the choice, want the Labour leader to enter Number 10 and hold another referendum. The remaining 17% said they were unsure either way. A family of four was found frozen to death near the Manitoba-U.S. border in what American police say was part of a human smuggling attempt. Home invasion gone wrong leads to multiple charges against two men in Calgary CALGARY — A Calgary family was terrorized on the weekend in what police are calling a violent home invasion gone wrong. Police say two men entered a home Sunday armed with a semi-automatic rifle and taser then uttered threats and harmed two members of the family before realizing they had targeted the wrong house. They say the men had restrained the two adults with zip ties and duct tape and tased them multiple times while confining four children in a separate room. Police say the men demanded mo WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were picking up the pieces Thursday following the collapse of their top-priority voting rights legislation, with some shifting their focus to a narrower bipartisan effort to repair laws Donald Trump exploited in his bid to overturn the 2020 election. Though their bid to dramatically rewrite U.S. election law failed during a high-stakes Senate floor showdown late Wednesday, Democrats insisted their brinksmanship has made the new effort possible, forcing Republicans to WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden launched into his second year in office Thursday with a new focus on making fatigued Americans believe they're better off under his leadership as he embraces a pared-back agenda before the midterm elections. The persistence of the coronavirus, rising inflation and congressional gridlock have exacted a bitter toll on Biden's approval rating and threaten a midterm routing for his party, but the president sees no need for a major shift in direction. Instead, Bi P.E.I. will ask for federal help with COVID if needed P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says the federal government could step in to help if COVID-19 cases become unmanageable in the province. The premier told Power & Politics host Nil Köksal Wednesday night that there are contingency plans in place for different scenarios as P.E.I. looks ahead in this wave of the pandemic. "When we look beyond our borders, we know there could be help there," King said. "Whether it's through the army or other measures." "Right now, we are not in that need yet. We are hope Springdale retirement home owner pleads for help as COVID-19 spreads among staff, residents The owner of a retirement home in central Newfoundland says the COVID-19 situation inside his facility is dire — and he believes it's time for the regional health authority to call in outside help. Shane Penney, who owns Springdale Retirement Living together with his wife, told CBC News that 19 out of 90 residents and 17 out of 35 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, and more test results are pending. "It's very, very serious; very busy at our facility," Penney said on Tuesday. 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Features & Tutorials Browse Category by Use Case "The wiki is part of our corporate culture" At the time of its expansion, the Berlin based event management company "NIKKUS" introduced a BlueSpice MediaWiki in 2012. Among other things the central knowledge repository features central questions about the company, process flows and tips and tricks for new staff members. The wiki enjoys a high level of acceptance among employees and saves a lot of precious time. Exploiting the full potential of a MediaWiki As an internationally operating company in the segments of construction, technology and service the Max Bögl group of companies is relying on a BlueSpice MediaWiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH. The goal: professional knowledge management and – in the long term – a deeper integration of wiki-potentials into the software landscape of the enterprise. From the technical manual to the corporate dictionary For ten years now, TenneT TSO has been relying on a BlueSpice MediaWiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH. From a reference book for the network operator's construction and operating guidelines, the wiki since then has developed into a company-wide encyclopedia with currently around 11,000 articles. A repository brimming with knowledge and potential for development Landau Media GmbH & Co KG have been using a BlueSpice MediaWiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH for over ten years. It provides the specialists in media monitoring not only an important tool for documenting processes, but also a comprehensive reference work. When asked what significant advantages the BlueSpice MediaWiki has contributed, Anke Przybilla proclaims its "incalculable time-saving". Przybilla is a qualified librarian and wiki coordinator for Landau Media GmbH & Co KG. The company has been providing a comprehensive service in media monitoring for more than twenty years. Their team of about 280 professionals takes care of about 10,000 customers, mainly media agencies and the companies' press departments. "We make sure that the right newspapers are on board," explains Przybilla. A powerful online resource for digital marketing The Munich software company Ryte has been using a BlueSpice 3 wiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH for its reference work on digital marketing. The resources maintained in this way are regularly cited in academic theses and make up a large part of the sessions logged on the Ryte website. "At the start, our developers simply built and maintained a wiki just for us. We had nothing like we have now," explains Pauline Mitifiot. She is a marketing expert at Ryte GmbH in Munich, a SaaS (Software as a Service) company founded in 2012. Now, Ryte's wiki has become an important treasury, a leading online resource of its type. In February 2018, the encyclopaedia was transferred to a BlueSpice MediaWiki wiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH. The reason: "the wiki had started to consume too much of our developers' time and energy. And we needed them to concentrate fully on our product," said Mitifiot. Well-organised knowledge management for about 2,000 users Task breakdown, functionality, examples and training material: seven German states embrace a BlueSpice MediaWiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH, which makes it easy for members of staff to use a shared editing and information system on land consolidation and explains all the topics that arise. It is a mammoth project that was undertaken about seven years ago by the German states Brandenburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt: the implementation of a joint editing and information system for all issues relating to land consolidation (Flurbereinigung), working with a uniform data set and the technical standards connected with it. "An asset that cannot be expressed in numbers." Over half a year ago, "Wiener Wohnen", Europe's largest public-housing management service, transferred their company manual and their complete process and document management system onto a wiki platform. Here is a progress report. "Introducing the wiki was a bit like doing a clear out," says engineer Dietmar Milkovits. He is the head of the quality management department at "Wiener Wohnen", a company full of tradition which can trace its roots back to the 1920s. As an agency of the municipal authorities of Vienna, "Wiener Wohnen" manages, renovates and operates about 220,000 council flats in 1,800 residential areas, making it the largest public-housing management service in Europe. During their work, about 750 employees are faced with a multitude of regulations: the Word document in which they used to be collected together was a good 600 pages long. Manipulating this data was thus very laborious, as was searching for regulations and using the connected documents required. "More than just hype" "The greatest challenge for the future was to make this mass of information understandable and transparent for our staff, and we wanted to make use of a well-known and proven tool," said Milkovits. For this reason, in 2017, the company management decided to transfer this company manual and all the document and process management systems into a BlueSpice 3 wiki from Hallo Welt! GmbH, known as MAAS (this is short for the German word MitarbeiterInnenanleitungssystem meaning "Staff Instruction Manual"). Even the in-house intranet was replaced in the process, as though in passing, and since May 2018 "if I need anything, I look in MAAS." "A wiki is more than just hype. It is something stable, lending itself to extensions and being customised for future challenges," says Milkovits, whose department looks after MAAS and operates the platform. He names the fundamental plus-points as the search function, the simple structure with many cross-linking possibilities, the function to print documents as PDFs, a pleasant layout and a rights system which is easy to adapt. Best practice: Developing products and services with a wiki More orientation in the product management with wikis. Image: Pinakothek der Moderne, München 2004, by: Reinhard Jahn (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons. A wiki is the central tool for sharing information about changing products and services centrally, efficiently and systematically. Are there best practises? We have compiled the most important questions. When companies develop their services and products, there are many questions that need to be answered quickly and communicated to the relevant departments and teams: How is the product calculated? How does the product differ from competing products? Is there a need to observe certain procedures and requirements at the time of delivery? Where is there additional information about quality features or about similar products in the product range? What are the experiences with this product and how should it be further developed? Sales, development, project management and support depend on up-to-date information in order to carry out their tasks efficiently and efficiently. Continue Reading Agile prototyping: "MediaWiki is like a white sheet of paper for data" The Wikipedia software MediaWiki is a well known solution for collaborative knowledge platforms. It is less popular, but not less ideal, for the development of prototypes and new platforms. At this year's Semantic-MediaWiki-Konferenz (SMWCon) in Frankfurt, our Hallo Welt! Technical Manager Markus Glaser talked about this connection between MediaWiki and prototyping. Here are the slides of his presentation. Application prototyping with SemanticMediaWiki and BlueSpice von Hallo Welt! GmbH Markus Glaser started his presentation explaining different forms of prototyping. His introduction was followed by showing MediaWikis richness of functionalities. By combining and expanding these functionalities, you can develop new and very specific applications. MediaWiki already provides a large toolkit, which allows quick adjustments without having to program completely new functions. The semantic MediaWiki extension packages, which can be used to capture and query metadata, are certainly worth mentioning. Those are very useful, if for example data models are being modeled or user interfaces and operating elements still have to be positioned. Of course BlueSpice for MediaWiki supplies a wide range of options. Responsive skins like Chameleon are the basis for stylish surfaces. And with Lua you have a script language, with which the construction of a page can be designed very dynamically. That means MediaWiki is an ideal base to build agile new knowledge platforms. The flexibility of MediaWiki means a great advantage in time. You don't have to be a programmer to build these prototypes, because a lot of these things can already be done with the integrated tools of MediaWiki. Like this you get a working system at an early stage, with which you can gather important experiences. Nevertheless users should be aware that, despite the variety of integrated tools, developing a new knowledge platform is always complex and cost-intensive: planning, meetings and adjustments take time. After the development of an alpha or beta version, individual functionalities have to be professionalized and programmed independently. You might say that the development of a stable productive system takes as much time as the development of the beta version for the first test users. However, the time and the risks of development are significantly reduced with the prototyping based on MediaWiki. Military Wiki: Standard Profile, Article Rating and Gamification Jason Bock works for a company called DSA, which primarily does IT Support for the US Department of Defense. He is responsible for milWiki, a military enterprise wiki started in 2008 to be an "online internal encyclopedia for the US Department of Defence". Milwiki is one component of an overall suite of DoD social business tools called milSuite. The milWiki alone supports 400.000 users and contains more than 20.000 articles in more than 7.000 categories. In 2010 Semantic MediaWiki and later Semantic Forms were introduced to milWiki, which had a major impact on the data integrity. In his talk at the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference 2016 in New York Jason Bock informed about some social aspects they built into the system also implemented by the functions of Semantic Mediawiki. 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What do the new laws to protect leaseholders mean? The end of the leasehold trap? We explain the new laws being introduced to protect leaseholders The 'scandalous pitfalls of leasehold' will be banished under new legislation Homeowners will be able to extend leases up to 990 years at zero ground rent Leaseholders call for no delays on implementing the new legislation The end of toxic leaseholds has been announced by the Government – much to the delight of long-suffering homeowners. Housing minister Robert Jenrick said the new laws are being introduced to banish the 'scandalous pitfalls of leasehold' and 'put fairness back at the heart of the housing system'. The changes have been widely welcomed as good news for leaseholders, who have long endured issues such as doubling ground rent and extortionate costs to extend their leases. New legislation: The end of toxic leasehold homes has been announced by the Government WHAT IS A LEASEHOLD PROPERTY? A leasehold property has some key differences compared to a freehold home. If you buy a leasehold property, you will need to know about things such as ground rents and lease extensions. Here we explain some of the terms you need to know: 1. Leasehold Unlike a freeholder, as a leaseholder you do not own the land the property is built on. A leaseholder essentially rents the property on a lease for a number of years, often between 90 and 120 years but it can be as high as 999 years. 2. Ground rents Ground rent is the rent paid under the terms of a lease by the owner of a building to the owner of the land on which it is built. The amount paid depends on the terms of the lease. 3. Lease extensions A lease extension refers to a legal agreement that extends the term of an existing lease. 4. Buying the freehold If you buy a freehold property, it means you owns it outright, including the land it is built on. You are responsible for maintaining your property and land, so you'll need to budget for these costs. If you're a leaseholder, you may want to consider buying your freehold. There are pros and cons of doing this, as while you may end up having more control, there will also be more effort involved. More information on buying your freehold can be found here. The changes being introduced by the Government will enable homeowners to extend their leases up to 990 years at zero ground rent. Miles Robinson, of mortgage broker Trussle, said: 'We welcome the news that homeowners will be given further rights, enabling them to extend leases up to 990 years at zero ground rent. 'It's a significant change which will put a stop to unnecessary charges, and will make owning and selling a home easier and fairer for millions of people.' Katie Kendrick, of the National Leasehold Campaign, said: 'For far too long leaseholders have been told that it is their own fault for signing these toxic agreements, but this announcement proves how flawed this system is and is the start of the end for leasehold. 'We are delighted that Government has committed to delivering these reforms in this Parliament and urge them to strongly reject the fierce lobbying and delaying tactics they will get from the sector determined to keep the leasehold gravy train running.' In recent years, the pitfalls of leasehold have left many of those who own this type of property unable to sell their homes. This is because lenders have been increasingly nervous about lending on leasehold homes due to the increasing costs associated with them and buyers have been put off too. We take a look at the Government's announcement and what it could ultimately mean for leaseholders. Why has the Government decided to take action? The Government said reform of the leasehold system was required to 'end some of the worst practices faced by homeowners'. It claims that the changes are part of the biggest reforms to English property law for 40 years, and will lead to a new system altogether. It follows a Law Commission report last year that claimed the 'medieval' leasehold system was not working. It followed years of campaigning for change, particularly after the scandal of new-build houses sold as leasehold rather than freehold emerged. Announcing the changes, the Government said: 'Under the current law many people face high ground rents, which combined with a mortgage, can make it feel like they are paying rent on a property they own.' The changes will aim to reduce this financial burden currently placed on many leaseholders. How much will ground rents be under the new law? The Government says any leaseholder who extends their lease will 'no longer pay any ground rent' to a freeholder. Ground rents can currently run into hundreds if not thousands of pounds a year, and can increase sharply over time depending on the clause in the lease. The Government has said it will reduce ground rents to zero because this will allow those who want to own their own home to do so 'without cumbersome bureaucracy and additional unnecessary and unfair expenses'. How much could this save leaseholders? The changes could save leaseholders 'thousands, to tens of thousands of pounds', the Government has claimed. Exactly how much has yet to be revealed but the housing minister has said that he wants to reduce the expense of being a leaseholder. Mr Jenrick said: 'We want to reinforce the security that home ownership brings by changing forever the way we own homes and end some of the worst practices faced by homeowners.' Do the changes mean a longer lease extension? Under the current rules, leaseholders of houses can only extend their lease once for 50 years with a ground rent. At the same time, leaseholders of flats can extend as often as they wish at a zero 'peppercorn' ground rent for 90 years. The changes mean leaseholders will be able to extend their lease to a new standard 990 years with a ground rent at zero. What will be the cost of extending the lease or buying the freehold? Many leaseholders seek to extend their lease or buy the freehold. This can be for a number of reasons, not least to gain more control of the management of the property or to make it more attractive to potential buyers (as lenders will not lend on shorter leases). Extending the lease is also a condition of reducing the ground rent to zero under the Government's reforms. However, extending the lease is something that leaseholders will have to pay to do. You may decide to buy the freehold first before then extending the lease to take the freeholder out of the equation altogether in the future. You do not have to buy the freehold to extend your lease. The Government has said that it will 'cost less' to extend the lease or buy the freehold than previously – and the cost will be calculated via a new online calculator. Where can I find the online calculator to work out these costs? The online calculator will help leaseholders work out how much it will cost to buy their freehold or extend their lease. However, it will not be introduced until the changes become law, and so leaseholders will need to wait until then to find out the cost. The current calculation includes elements such as the 'marriage value', which increases the cost. The marriage value is the increase in the value of the property following the completion of the lease extension, reflecting the additional market value of the longer lease. This element is being abolished as the Government has described it as a 'prohibitive cost' and wants to ensure that the calculation is 'fairer, cheaper and more transparent'. Is commonhold still an option? The housing minister wants to increase the number of commonhold agreements, a little-known form of ownership that allows residents of apartment blocks to maintain it themselves or employ a maintenance firm to do it. It would mean that if the company fails to do the job properly, the residents could sack them. The Government is establishing a Commonhold Council to help encourage homeowners and the market to take up commonhold. When will the new law be introduced? Leaseholders welcomed the news and called for the changes to be passed into law immediately. Leaseholder Jim Iillingworth said: 'I welcome the announcement. The Government has proved with Covid and Brexit that it can pass legislation in hours and days. Why should leasehold reforms take any longer?' In reality, the timetable is likely to take months and could possibly run into next year. Mr Hayward, of Propertymark, explained: 'Laws will be introduced when the parliamentary timetable will allow. But they will want to move soon on this ahead of the next General Election to appeal to the electorate.' Leasehold expert Bernie Wales, of BW Residential, said: 'The changes are good news for leaseholders. Leaseholders have waited a long time for them and let's hope the Government will bring them into law sooner rather than later.' The Government has confirmed that legislation will be brought forward in the upcoming session of Parliament to set future ground rents to zero. This is the first part of seminal two-part reforming legislation in this Parliament. How many people will be affected by the new law? Nearly 4.5million leaseholders could be 'tens of thousands of pounds' better off, according to the Government. Will ground rents also be reduced on retirement homes? The changes will include measures to protect those living in retirement leasehold properties, which are specifically built for older people. 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\section{Introduction} Let $M$ be an $n$-dimensional complex manifold endowed with a Hermitian metric $g$. Then, on the space of $(p,q)$-forms on $M$ there are defined several self-adjoint elliptic differential operators of order two, as the {\em Dolbeault Laplacian} $\Delta^g_{\overline{\del}}$ and of order four as {\em Bott-Chern} and {\em Aeppli Laplacians}, respectively denoted by $\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}$ and $\tilde{\Delta}^g_{A}$, involving $\partial,\overline{\del},\partial^*,\overline{\del}^*$ and their suitable combinations. If $M$ is compact, then, in particular, according to Schweitzer \cite{S}, it turns out that a $(p,q)$-form $\varphi$ on $M$ satisfies $\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}\varphi=0$ if and only if $$\partial\varphi=0,\quad\overline{\del}\varphi=0,\quad \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi=0. $$ Furthermore, if the Hermitian metric $g$ is also K\"ahler on the compact complex manifold $M$, then according to the ellipticity, the kernels of such differential operators are finite dimensional and, as a consequence of K\"ahler identities, they coincide. For a complex non compact manifold $M$, one can consider smooth $L^2$ forms and study the space of $L^2$ harmonic $(p,q)$-forms for the above Laplacians. In \cite{DF}, the space of $L^2$ harmonic forms with respect to the Dolbeault Laplacian $\Delta^g_{\overline{\del}}$ on a bounded strictly pseudoconvex domain $\Omega$ in $\C^n$ with smooth boundary, endowed with the Bergman metric, is studied. Precisely, denoting by $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}$ the space of $L^2$ harmonic forms with respect to $\Delta^g_{\overline{\del}}$, Donnelly and Fefferman proved that under the assumptions as above, it holds that $$\left\{ \begin{array}{lll} \dim\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}=0 &\hbox{if}&\,\,\, p+q\neq n\\[10pt] \dim\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}=\infty&\hbox{if}&\,\,\, p+q= n. \end{array} \right. $$ In \cite{O} Ohsawa proved that the dimension of the middle $L^2$ $\overline{\del}$-cohomology of a domain in a complex manifold, admitting a non-degenerate regular boundary point and whose defining function satisfies some suitable assumptions, is infinite dimensional. Later, Gromov in \cite{G} introduced the notion of K\"ahler hyperbolicity showing that, if $X$ is a K\"ahler complete simply-connected manifold whose K\"ahler form $\omega$ is $d$-bounded, admitting a uniform discrete subgroup of isometries, then $$\left\{ \begin{array}{lll} \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}=\{0\} &\hbox{if}&\,\,\, p+q\neq n\\[10pt] \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}\neq\{0\}&\hbox{if}&\,\,\, p+q= n. \end{array} \right. $$ In the present paper we are interested in studying the space of $L^2$ $(p,q)$-harmonic forms with respect to the Bott-Chern Laplacian on Hermitian complete manifolds. More precisely, we consider a $d$-{\em bounded Stein manifold $M$}, i.e., a complex $n$-dimensional manifold $M$ admitting a smooth strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion $\rho$ and endowed with the K\"ahler metric whose fundamental form is $\omega=i\partial\overline{\del}\rho$, such that $i\overline{\del}\rho$ has bounded $L^\infty$ norm; examples of such manifolds are bounded strictly pseudoconvex domains in $\C^n$ with smooth boundary, endowed with the Bergman metric (see \cite{DO}). Denoting by $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}$ the space of $W^{1,2}$ Bott-Chern harmonic $(p,q)$-forms, where $W^{1,2}$ denotes the Sobolev Space, we prove the following vanishing result\vskip.2truecm\noindent {\bf Theorem} (see Theorem \ref{GromovBC}) {\em Let $M$ be a $d$-bounded Stein manifold of complex dimension $n$. Then $$\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}=\{0\},\quad \hbox{for}\,\, p+q\neq n. $$ } \vskip.2truecm\noindent The paper is organized as follows: in Section \ref{preliminaries} we fix some notation and recall some well known results in K\"ahler geometry. In Section \ref{cut-off}, adapting an argument by Demailly \cite{DE}, we construct cut-off functions on a $d$-bounded Stein manifold, proving estimates of second order derivatives. Section \ref{pezzi} is mainly devoted to prove that a smooth $W^{1,2}$ $(p,q)$-form $\varphi$ satisfies $\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}\varphi=0$ if and only if $\partial\varphi=0,\quad\overline{\del}\varphi=0,\quad \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi=0$ (see Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi}). Basic tools in the proof of such a theorem are the estimates of second order derivatives of cut-off functions ensured by Stein $d$-bounded assumption (see Lemma \ref{estimates-derivatives}). As a corollary, we also derive that (see Theorem \ref{teo:harmonic}), \begin{equation*} \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}\subset\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}=\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\partial,2}=\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d,2}, \end{equation*} where the last two sets are the spaces of $L^2$-harmonic forms with respect to the $\partial$-Laplacian $\Delta^g_{\partial}$ and to the Hodge-de Rham Laplacian $\Delta^g_{d}$. Then, combining Theorem \ref{teo:harmonic} with the results by Gromov, we obtain the proof of the vanishing Theorem \ref{GromovBC}. In \cite{G} Gromov gave an $L^2$ Hodge decomposition Theorem for complete Riemannian manifolds, (see also \cite[Chap.VIII, Thm.3.2]{DE}). It seems to be harder to prove a link between $W^{1,2}$ Bott-Chern harmonic forms and $L^2$ reduced cohomology. For other results on $L^2 $ cohomological decomposition in the complete almost Hermitian setting see \cite{HT}. Thanks to elliptic regularity, we consider only $L^2$ forms that are also smooth. It is sufficient for our results. \medskip \noindent{\sl Acknowledgments.} We are grateful to Professor Boyong Chen for useful suggestions and remarks for a better presentation of the results. \section{Preliminaries}\label{preliminaries} Let $M$ be an $n$-dimensional complex manifold. Denote by $\Omega^r(M;\C)$, respectively $\Omega^{p,q}(M)$ the space of smooth complex $r$-forms, respectively smooth $(p,q)$-forms on $M$. Let $g$ be a Hermitian metric on $M$; denote by $\omega$ the fundamental form of $g$ and by $\hbox{Vol}_g:=\frac{\omega^n}{n!}$ the standard volume form. Let $\langle,\rangle$ be the pointwise Hermitian inner product induced by $g$ on the space of $(p,q)$-forms. Given any $\varphi\in\Omega^r(M;\C)$, set $$\vert\varphi(x)\vert^2_g=\langle\varphi,\varphi\rangle(x)$$ and \begin{gather*} \lVert \varphi\rVert_{L^2}:=\int_M\vert\varphi\vert^2_g\hbox{Vol}_g,\\ \lVert \varphi\rVert_{W^{1,2}}:=\int_M(\vert\varphi\vert^2_g+\vert\nabla\varphi\vert^2_g)\hbox{Vol}_g, \end{gather*} where $\nabla$ is the Levi-Civita connection of $(M,g)$ and $\vert\nabla\varphi\vert_g$ is the pointwise Hermitian norm of the covariant derivative of the $(p,q)$-form $\varphi$, induced by $g$ on the space of complex covariant tensors on $M$. Define $$ L^2(M):=\left\{\varphi\in\Omega^r(M;\C)\,\,\,\vert\,\,\, 0\le r\le 2n,\ \lVert \varphi\rVert_{L^2}<\infty \right\} $$ and $$ W^{1,2}(M):=\left\{\varphi\in\Omega^r(M;\C)\,\,\,\vert\,\,\, 0\le r\le 2n,\ \lVert \varphi\rVert_{W^{1,2}}<\infty \right\} $$ For any given $\varphi\in\Omega^r(M;\C)$, we also set $$ \lVert \varphi\rVert_{L^\infty}:=\sup_{x\in M}\vert\varphi(x)\vert_g $$ and we call $\varphi$ {\em bounded} if $ \lVert \varphi\rVert_{L^\infty}<\infty$. Furthermore, if $\varphi=d\eta$, then $\varphi$ is said to be {\em d-bounded}, if $\eta$ is bounded. For any $\varphi,\psi\in\Omega_c^{p,q}(M)$ denote by $\llangle,\rrangle$ the $L^2$-Hermitian product defined as $$ \llangle\varphi,\psi\rrangle =\int_M\langle\varphi,\psi\rangle \hbox{Vol}_g $$\newline Denoting by $*:\Omega^{p,q}(M)\to \Omega^{n-p,n-q}(M)$ the complex anti-linear Hodge operator associated with $g$, the {\em Bott-Chern Laplacian} and {\em Aeppli Laplacian} $\tilde\Delta_{BC}^g$ and $ \tilde\Delta_{A}^g$ are the $4$-th order elliptic self-adjoint differential operators defined respectively as (see \cite[p.8]{S}) $$ \tilde\Delta_{BC}^g \;:=\; \partial\overline{\del}\delbar^*\partial^*+ \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\partial\overline{\del}+\overline{\del}^*\partial\del^*\overline{\del}+ \partial^*\overline{\del}\delbar^*\partial+\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}+\partial^*\partial $$ and $$ \tilde\Delta_{A}^g \;:=\; \partial\del^*+\overline{\del}\delbar^*+ \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\partial\overline{\del}+\partial\overline{\del}\delbar^*\partial^*+ \partial\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\partial^*+\overline{\del}\partial^*\partial\overline{\del}^*\,, $$ where, as usual $$ \partial^*=-*\partial\, *\,,\qquad \overline{\del}^*=-*\overline{\del}\, *. $$ \begin{rem}\label{bc-kh-id}{If $g$ is a K\"ahler metric on $M$, then as a consequence of the K\"ahler identities, (see \cite[p.120]{H} and \cite[Prop.2.4]{S}), it is $$ \tilde\Delta_{BC}^g=\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}+\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}+\partial^*\partial,\quad \tilde\Delta_{A}^g=\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}+\partial\del^*+\overline{\del}\delbar^*, $$ $\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}$ being the Dolbeault Laplacian on $(M,g)$. } \end{rem} Finally, we define the space of $W^{1,2}$ Bott-Chern harmonic forms by setting $$ \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}:=\left\{\varphi\in\Omega^{p,q}(M)\,\,\,\vert\,\,\,\tilde\Delta_{BC}^g\varphi=0,\ \varphi\in W^{1,2}(M)\right\}. $$ In the sequel we will need a local expression for the operators $\overline{\del}^*$. To this purpose, let $(z^1,\ldots, z^n)$ be local holomorphic coordinates on $M$, $$ g=\sum_{\alpha,\beta}g_{\alpha\bar\beta}dz^\alpha\otimes d\bar{z}^\beta $$ be the local expression of the Hermitian metric $g$ and $(g^{\bar\alpha\beta})=(g_{\bar\alpha\beta})^{-1}$. Given $\psi\in\Omega^{p,q}(M)$, for $$ A_p=(\alpha_1,\ldots,\alpha_p),\qquad B_q=(\beta_1,\ldots,\beta_q)$$ multiindices of length $p$, $q$ respectively, with $\alpha_1<\cdots <\alpha_p$ and $\beta_1<\cdots <\beta_q$, denote by $$ \psi=\sum_{A_p, B_q}\psi_{A_p\bar{B}_q}dz^{A_p}\wedge d\bar{z}^{B_q} $$ the local expression of $\psi$ and by $$ \psi^{\bar{A}_pB_q}=\sum_{\Gamma_p,\Lambda_q}g^{\bar{\alpha}_1\gamma_1}\cdots g^{\bar{\alpha}_p\gamma_p} g^{\bar{\lambda}_1\beta_1}\cdots g^{\bar{\lambda}_q\beta_q}\psi_{\gamma_1\ldots \gamma_p\bar{\lambda}_1\ldots \bar{\lambda}_q}. $$ Then, if $\varphi\in\Omega^{p,q}(M)$, locally the pointwise Hermitian inner product $\langle,\rangle$ on $\Omega^{p,q}(M)$ is given by $$ \langle \varphi,\psi\rangle=\sum_{A_p, B_q}\varphi_{A_p\bar{B}_q}\overline{\psi^{\bar{A}_pB_q}}. $$ The local expression of the pointwise Hermitian inner product induced by $g$ on the space of complex covariant tensors on $M$ is similar. According to \cite[Prop.2.3]{MK}, we recall the local formula for $\overline{\del}^*$, that is for any given $\psi\in\Omega^{p,q+1}(M)$, it is $$ (\overline{\del}^*\psi)^{\bar{A}_pB_q}=-\sum_{\gamma=1}^n \left(\frac{\partial}{\partial z^\gamma}+\frac{\partial\log \det(g_{\alpha\bar\beta})}{\partial z^\gamma}\right)\psi^{\gamma\bar{A}_pB_q}. $$ In the special case that $g$ is a K\"ahler metric on $M$, then as a consequence of the last formula, for every fixed $x_0\in M$, denoting by $(z^1,\ldots, z^n)$ local normal holomorphic coordinates at $x_0$, we obtain \begin{equation}\label{delbar-normal} (\overline{\del}^*\psi)_{\alpha_1\ldots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_1\ldots\bar{\beta}_q}(x_0)=-\sum_{\gamma=1}^n \frac{\partial \psi_{\bar{\gamma}\alpha_1\ldots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_1\ldots\bar{\beta}_q}}{\partial z^\gamma}(x_0). \end{equation} Finally, for any given $\varphi\in\Omega^{p,q}(M)$, still using local normal holomorphic coordinates at $x_0$, we have \begin{equation}\label{nabla-normal} |\nabla\varphi|^2_g(x_0)=2\sum_{A_p, B_q}\sum_{\gamma=1}^n \biggl(\biggl|\de{\varphi_{A_p\bar{B}_q}}{z^\gamma}\biggr|^2+\biggl|\de{\varphi_{A_p\bar{B}_q}}{\bar{z}^\gamma}\biggr|^2\biggl)(x_0). \end{equation} \section{Construction of cut-off functions in $d$-bounded Stein manifolds} \label{cut-off} Let $M$ a be Stein manifold and let $\rho$ be a strictly plurisubharmonic exhausting smooth function. Denote $\omega=i\partial\overline{\del}\rho$ the fundamental form with the K\"ahler metric $g$ associated. We say that $M$ is {\em d-bounded} if $\omega=d\eta$ and $\eta=i\overline{\del}\rho$ is bounded. In particular, $\omega$ is $d$-bounded. In the following, $\rho$, $\omega$, $g$, $\eta$ are considered fixed. We remark that any $d$-bounded Stein manifold is complete, see \cite[Chap.VIII, Lemma 2.4]{DE}. Examples of $d$-bounded Stein manifolds are bounded strictly pseudoconvex domains in $\C^n$ with smooth boundary, endowed with the Bergman metric, see \cite[Prop.3.4]{DO}. Now we prove the existence of cut-off functions with specific bounds on the second order derivatives on a d-bounded Stein manifold. We need the following known lemma. \begin{lemma} Let $a,b\in\R$, $a<b$. Then there exists a $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ function $\psi:\R\rightarrow [0,1]\subset\R$ such that the following properties hold: \begin{itemize} \item $\psi(t)=1 \ \iff\ t\le a$; \item $\psi(t)=0 \ \iff\ t\ge b$; \item $\exists C\in\R$ such that $|\psi'(t)|,|\psi''(t)|\le C\psi(t)^{\frac{1}{2}}\ \forall t\in\R$. \end{itemize} \end{lemma} \begin{proof} Let us define $\phi:\R\rightarrow\R$, a $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ function such that \begin{equation*} \phi(t)= \begin{cases} \exp(-\frac{1}{t^2}) & \text{ if } t>0\\ 0 & \text{ if } t\le 0. \end{cases} \end{equation*} Then we define \begin{equation*} \psi(t)=\frac{\phi(b-t)}{\phi(b-t)+\phi(t-a)}. \end{equation*} Note that $\psi(t)=1$ iff $t\le a$ and $\psi(t)=0$ iff $t\ge b$. After some calculations we obtain \begin{equation*} \begin{split} \psi'(t) & = \frac{-2\frac{\phi(b-t)}{(b-t)^3}(\phi(b-t)+\phi(t-a))- \phi(b-t)\biggl(-2\frac{\phi(b-t)}{(b-t)^3}+2\frac{\phi(t-a)}{(t-a)^3}\biggr)}{(\phi(b-t)+\phi(t-a))^2}\\ & = -2\frac{\phi(b-t)\phi(t-a)}{(\phi(b-t)+\phi(t-a))^2}\biggl(\frac{1}{(b-t)^3}+\frac{1}{(t-a)^3}\biggr)\\ & = -2\psi(t)^\frac{1}{2}\frac{\phi(b-t)^\frac{1}{2}\phi(t-a)}{(\phi(b-t)+\phi(t-a))^\frac{3}{2}} \biggl(\frac{1}{(b-t)^3}+\frac{1}{(t-a)^3}\biggr). \end{split} \end{equation*} This implies that $\exists C\in\R$ such that $|\psi'(t)|\le C\psi(t)^{\frac{1}{2}}\ \forall t\in\R$. The calculations of the estimate on $\psi''$ are analogous. \end{proof} The following lemma is inspired by \cite[Chap.VIII, Lemma 2.4]{DE}. \begin{lemma}\label{estimates-derivatives} Let $M$ be a d-bounded Stein manifold of complex dimension $n$. Then there exists a sequence $\{K_\nu\}_{\nu\in\N}$ of compact subsets of $M$ and a sequence $a_\nu : M \rightarrow [0,1]\subset\R$, $\nu \in \N$, of $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ functions with compact support, called cut-off functions, such that the following properties hold: \begin{itemize} \item $\bigcup_{\nu\in\N} K_\nu=M$ and $K_\nu\subset \mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$; \item $\forall\nu \in \N$ $a_\nu=1$ in a neighbourhood of $K_\nu$ and $\supp{a_\nu}\subset \mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$; \item $\exists C\in\R$ such that $|\partial a_\nu(x)|_g,|\overline{\del} a_\nu(x)|_g,|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu(x)|_g\le 2^{-\nu}C a_\nu(x)^\frac{1}{2}$ $\forall x\in M$. \end{itemize} \end{lemma} \begin{proof} We define \begin{equation*} a_\nu(x)=\psi(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)) \ \forall x\in M \text{ and } K_\nu=\overline{\{x\in M\ |\ \rho(x)< 2^{\nu}\}}, \end{equation*} where $\psi$ is the function of the previous lemma, with $a=1.1$ and $b=1.9$. Let us check that the claimed properties hold. The subsets $K_\nu$ are compact because of the definition of exhausting function. If $x\in M$, then $\exists\nu\in\N$ such that $\rho(x)<2^\nu$, so $x\in K_\nu$, thus $\bigcup_{\nu\in\N} K_\nu=M$. The inclusions $K_\nu\subset \mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$ hold by the construction of $K_\nu$, in fact if $x\in K_\nu$, then $\rho(x)\le 2^\nu$ by continuity and $x\in\{y\in M\ |\ \rho(y)<2^\nu\cdot 1.5\}\subset\mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$. The functions $a_\nu$ are $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ because $\psi$ and $\rho$ are $\mathcal{C}^\infty$. The function $\psi$ takes values in the interval $[0,1]$, and so is true for $a_\nu$. Choosing a sufficiently small neighbourhood of $K_\nu$, we can assume that $2^{-\nu}\rho<1.1$, so $a_\nu=1$ in that neighbourhood. In order to prove $\supp{a_\nu}\subset \mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$, let us take $\tilde{x}\in\supp{a_\nu}$ and a sequence $\{x_k\}_{k\in\N}$ of points in $M$ such that $a_\nu(x_k)>0\ \forall k\in \N$ and $x_k\rightarrow\tilde{x}$ as $k\rightarrow\infty$. By the construction of $\psi$, we have that, $\forall x\in M$, $a_\nu(x)>0$ if and only if $2^{-\nu}\rho(x)< 1.9$. Therefore, by the continuity of $\rho$, $2^{-\nu}\rho(\tilde{x})\le 1.9$, so that $\rho(\tilde{x})< 2^{\nu}\cdot 1.95$ and $\tilde{x}\in \mathop K\limits^ \circ$$_{\nu+1}$. Because $\supp{a_\nu}$ is a close set contained in a compact set, then it is compact. Finally we have to prove the estimates on the differentials of $a_\nu$. Let $x\in M$, then \begin{equation*} \partial a_\nu(x)= 2^{-\nu}\psi'(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)) \sum\limits_{i=1}^n \de{\rho}{z^i}(x)dz^i, \end{equation*} and \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |\partial a_\nu(x)|_g & = 2^{-\nu}|\psi'(2^{-\nu}\rho(x))| |\partial\rho(x)|_g \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C(\psi(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)))^{\frac{1}{2}} ||\partial\rho||_{L^\infty} \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}Ca_\nu(x)^{\frac{1}{2}}, \end{split} \end{equation*} where the constant $C$ is taken big enough and may not be the same at every passage of the calculations. In the last passage we used the hypothesis that $\omega$ is $d$-bounded and the fact that $\rho$ is real, so $\de{\rho}{\bar{z}^i}(x)=\overline{\de{\rho}{z^i}}(x)$ and $|\partial\rho(x)|_g=|\overline{\del}\rho(x)|_g$. By the same calculations, we also obtain the estimate of $|\overline{\del} a_\nu(x)|_g$. Moreover, \begin{equation*} \begin{split} \overline{\del}\partial a_\nu(x) & = 2^{-\nu} \sum\limits_{i,j=1}^n \biggl(2^{-\nu}\psi''(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)) \de{\rho}{\bar{z}^j}(x) \de{\rho}{z^i}(x)+\\ & + \psi'(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)) \de{^2\rho}{\bar{z}^j \partial z^i}(x)\biggr) d\bar{z}^j\land dz^i, \end{split} \end{equation*} and \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |\overline{\del}\partial a_\nu(x)|_g & \le 2^{-\nu} \biggl(2^{-\nu}|\psi''(2^{-\nu}\rho(x))||\overline{\del}\rho(x)|_g|\partial\rho(x)|_g+\\ & + |\psi'(2^{-\nu}\rho(x))| |\sum\limits_{i,j=1}^n \de{^2\rho}{\bar{z}^j \partial z^i}(x) d\bar{z}^j\land dz^i|_g \biggr)\\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C(\psi(2^{-\nu}\rho(x)))^{\frac{1}{2}} \biggl(2^{-\nu}||\overline{\del}\rho||_{L_\infty}||\partial\rho||_{L_\infty}+|\omega(x)|_g\biggr)\\ & \le 2^{-\nu}Ca_\nu(x)^{\frac{1}{2}}. \end{split} \end{equation*} In fact $\omega$ is $d$-bounded as before and $|\omega(x)|_g$ is constant, due to the definition of the metric. The proof is complete. \end{proof} \section{Vanishing of $L^2$ Bott-Chern harmonic forms}\label{pezzi} \label{vanishing} Our main theorem states that the following property, true in the compact case, also holds in our non-compact case. \begin{theorem} \label{teo:pezzi} Let $M$ be a d-bounded Stein manifold of complex dimension $n$. Let $\varphi\in \Omega^{p,q}(M)\cap W^{1,2}(M)$. If $\tilde{\Delta}_{BC}^g\varphi=0$, then \begin{equation*} \partial\varphi=0,\quad \overline{\del}\varphi=0,\quad \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi=0. \end{equation*} \end{theorem} The following Lemma will be useful for the proof of Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi}. \begin{lemma}\label{estimates} Let $M$ be a K\"ahler manifold of complex dimension $n$ and denote its metric with $g$. If $\varphi\in\Omega^{p,q}(M)$ and $\{a_\nu\}_\nu$ are $\mathcal{C}^\infty$ functions on $M$, then $\exists C>0$ such that $\forall\nu\in\N$ \begin{equation} \begin{split} \label{lemma:delbar} &|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi)|_g\le C\bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr),\\ &|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)|_g \le C\bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr). \end{split} \end{equation} \end{lemma} \begin{proof} The pointwise Hermitian norm on forms is invariant under change of coordinates, so we can prove the inequalities locally with a uniform constant $C$. For every fixed $x_0\in M$, denoting by $(z^1,\ldots, z^n)$ local normal holomorphic coordinates at $x_0$, we have \begin{gather*} \overline{\del} a_\nu=\sum_\beta \de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^\beta}d\bar{z}^\beta, \\ \varphi=\sum_{A_p,B_q} \varphi_{A_p\bar{B}_q} dz^{A_p}\land d\bar{z}^{B_q}, \\ \overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi =\sum_{A_p,B_q,\beta} \de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^\beta} \varphi_{A_p\bar{B}_q} d\bar{z}^\beta\land dz^{A_p}\land d\bar{z}^{B_q} \end{gather*} We can write \begin{equation*} \overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi= \frac{1}{p!(q+1)!}\sum_{\substack{\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_p,\\ \beta_0,\beta_1,\dots,\beta_q}} (\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_0\bar{\beta}_1\dots\bar{\beta}_q} dz^{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p}\land d\bar{z}^{\beta_0\beta_1\dots\beta_q} \end{equation*} where the coefficients $(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_0\bar{\beta}_1\dots\bar{\beta}_q}$ are antisymmetric in the indices $\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_p,\bar{\beta}_0,\bar{\beta}_1,\dots,\bar{\beta}_q$, so \begin{equation*} \begin{split} (\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)_{\bar{\beta}_0\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_1\dots\bar{\beta}_q} & = (-1)^p (\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_0\bar{\beta}_1\dots\bar{\beta}_q} \\ & = \sum_{j=0}^q (-1)^{qj} \de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^{\beta_j}} \varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}}, \end{split} \end{equation*} where we set $\beta_{j+q}:=\beta_{j-1}$ for $j=1,\dots,q$. Now we apply (\ref{delbar-normal}) and obtain \begin{equation*} \begin{split} (\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi))&_{\alpha_1\ldots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_1\ldots\bar{\beta}_q}(x_0) = \\ & = -\sum_{\beta_0=1}^n \de{}{z^{\beta_0}} \bigl( (\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)_{\bar{\beta}_0\alpha_1\ldots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_1\ldots\bar{\beta}_q}\bigr)(x_0)\\ & = -\sum_{\beta_0=1}^n \sum_{j=0}^q \de{}{z^{\beta_0}} \bigl( (-1)^{qj} \de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^{\beta_j}} \varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}} \bigr) (x_0) \\ & = -\sum_{\beta_0=1}^n \sum_{j=0}^q (-1)^{qj} \bigl( \de{^2a_\nu}{z^{\beta_0}\partial\bar{z}^{\beta_j}}\varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}}(x_0)+\\ & \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad + \de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^{\beta_j}}\de{\varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}}}{z^{\beta_0}}(x_0) \bigr) . \end{split} \end{equation*} This yields \begin{equation*} |\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)|_g(x_0) \le C\bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g(z_0)|\varphi|_g(x_0)+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g(x_0)|\nabla\varphi|_g(x_0)\bigr), \end{equation*} where $C$ depends only on $n,p,q$. To prove it, we have to do some calculations. We set \begin{equation*} \gamma_{\beta_0j}:=\de{^2a_\nu}{z^{\beta_0}\partial\bar{z}^{\beta_j}}\varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}} \text{ and } \lambda_{\beta_0j}:=\de{a_\nu}{\bar{z}^{\beta_j}}\de{\varphi_{\alpha_1\dots\alpha_p\bar{\beta}_{j+1}\dots\bar{\beta}_{j+q}}}{z^{\beta_0}}, \end{equation*} with $\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_p,\beta_1,\dots,\beta_q=1,\dots,n$, $\beta_0=1,\dots,n$ and $j=0,\dots,q$. So we have, using (\ref{nabla-normal}), \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)|_g^2(x_0) & = \frac{1}{p!q!}\sum_{\substack{\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_p,\\ \beta_1,\dots,\beta_q}} \sum_{\beta_0,\beta'_0=1}^n \sum_{j,j'=0}^q (\gamma_{\beta_0j}+\lambda_{\beta_0j})(\bar{\gamma}_{\beta'_0j'}+\bar{\lambda}_{\beta'_0j'})(x_0) \\ & = \frac{1}{p!q!}\sum (\gamma_{\beta_0j}\bar{\gamma}_{\beta'_0j'}+\gamma_{\beta_0j}\bar{\lambda}_{\beta'_0j'}+\lambda_{\beta_0j} \bar{\gamma}_{\beta'_0j'}+\lambda_{\beta_0j}\bar{\lambda}_{\beta'_0j'})(x_0) \\ & = \frac{1}{p!q!}\sum (\real(\gamma_{\beta_0j}\bar{\gamma}_{\beta'_0j'})+2\real(\gamma_{\beta_0j}\bar{\lambda}_{\beta'_0j'})+ \real(\lambda_{\beta_0j}\bar{\lambda}_{\beta'_0j'}))(x_0) \\ & \le \frac{2}{p!q!}\sum (|\gamma_{\beta_0j}|^2+|\lambda_{\beta_0j}|^2)(x_0) \\ & \le C \bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g(x_0)|\varphi|_g(x_0)+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g(x_0)|\nabla\varphi|_g(x_0)\bigr)^2. \end{split} \end{equation*} To prove the other inequality in (\ref{lemma:delbar}), we want to estimate $|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi)|_g(x_0)$, so the calculations are analogous except for the fact that we use the following formula (see \cite[p.94]{MK}) for the Hodge star operator: \begin{equation*} *\varphi=(i)^n(-1)^{\frac{1}{2}n(n-1)+qn}\sum_{A_p,B_q} \sgn A\sgn B \det(g_{h\bar{k}}) \bar{\varphi}^{\bar{B}_qA_p} dz^{A_{n-p}}\land d\bar{z}^{B_{n-q}}, \end{equation*} where $A$ and $B$ are respectively the permutations that send $(1,\dots,n)$ in $(A_p,A_{n-p})$ and in $(B_q,B_{n-q})$. \end{proof} \begin{proof}[Proof of Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi}] First of all, by remark \ref{bc-kh-id}, we have $$\tilde\Delta_{BC}^g=\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}+\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}+\partial^*\partial. $$ Thanks to the cut-off functions of the previous lemma, now we can integrate by part, using the Stokes Theorem. \begin{equation*} \begin{split} 0 & = \llangle\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle \\ & =\llangle\overline{\del}\delbar^*\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle+\llangle\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\delbar^*\overline{\del}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle+ \llangle\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle+\llangle\partial^*\partial\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle \\ & =\llangle\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi,\overline{\del}\delbar^*(a_\nu\varphi)\rrangle+\llangle\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi,\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}(a_\nu\varphi)\rrangle+ \llangle\overline{\del}\varphi,\overline{\del}(a_\nu\varphi)\rrangle+\llangle\partial\varphi,\partial(a_\nu\varphi)\rrangle \end{split} \end{equation*} Now we calculate every differential in the right sides of the inner products. \begin{equation*} \begin{split} \overline{\del}\delbar^*(a_\nu\varphi) & = -\overline{\del}*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi+a_\nu\overline{\del}*\varphi) \\ & =(-1)^{p+q}*\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi) +\overline{\del} a_\nu\land \overline{\del}^*\varphi+a_\nu\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi \\ \overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}(a_\nu\varphi) & = \overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi+a_\nu\overline{\del}\varphi) \\ & =\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi) -*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land *\overline{\del}\varphi)+a_\nu\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi \\ \overline{\del}(a_\nu\varphi) & =\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi+a_\nu\overline{\del}\varphi \\ \partial(a_\nu\varphi) & =\partial a_\nu\land\varphi+a_\nu\partial\varphi \end{split} \end{equation*} Therefore, \begin{equation*} 0 = \llangle\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle= I_1(\nu)+I_2(\nu), \end{equation*} where \begin{equation*} I_1(\nu)= \int_M a_\nu\bigl(|\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g^2+|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g^2+ |\overline{\del}\varphi|_g^2+|\partial\varphi|_g^2\bigr)\,\vol, \end{equation*} and \begin{equation*} \begin{split} I_2(\nu) & = \int_M \bigl( \langle\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi,(-1)^{p+q}*\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi) +\overline{\del} a_\nu\land \overline{\del}^*\varphi\rangle+\\ & + \langle\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi,\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi) -*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land *\overline{\del}\varphi)\rangle+\\ & + \langle\overline{\del}\varphi,\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi\rangle+\langle\partial\varphi,\partial a_\nu\land\varphi\rangle\bigr)\,\vol. \end{split} \end{equation*} We have $I_1(\nu)=|I_2(\nu)|$ and, by the monotone convergence theorem, as $\nu\rightarrow\infty$, \begin{equation* I_1(\nu)\rightarrow \int_M \bigl(|\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g^2+|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g^2+ |\overline{\del}\varphi|_g^2+|\partial\varphi|_g^2\bigr)\,\vol. \end{equation*} Thus, if we show that $I_1(\nu)\rightarrow 0$ as $\nu\rightarrow\infty$, we have \begin{equation}\label{I1} \partial\varphi=0,\qquad \overline{\del}\varphi=0,\qquad\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi=0,\qquad\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi=0. \end{equation} Estimating $|I_2(\nu)|$, we obtain \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |I_2(\nu)| & \le \int_M \bigl( |\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g(|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi)|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\overline{\del}^*\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g(|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)|_g+ |\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\partial\varphi|_g|\partial a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g\bigr)\,\vol. \end{split} \end{equation*} By Lemma \ref{estimates} there exists a constant $C>0$ such that \begin{equation*} \begin{split} &|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\varphi)|_g\le C\bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr),\\ &|\overline{\del}^*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land\varphi)|_g \le C\bigl(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr). \end{split} \end{equation*} Therefore we have \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |I_2(\nu)| & \le C \int_M \bigl( |\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g(|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\nabla\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g|\overline{\del} a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g+|\partial\varphi|_g|\partial a_\nu|_g|\varphi|_g\bigr)\,\vol. \end{split} \end{equation*} The estimates on the cut-off functions, i.e., $$|\partial a_\nu(x)|_g,|\overline{\del} a_\nu(x)|_g,|\partial\overline{\del} a_\nu(x)|_g\le 2^{-\nu}C a_\nu(x)^\frac{1}{2},$$ yield \begin{equation*} \begin{split} I_1(\nu)=|I_2(\nu)| & \le 2^{-\nu}C \int_M a_\nu(x)^\frac{1}{2} \bigl( |\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g(|\varphi|_g+|\nabla\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g(|\varphi|_g+|\nabla\varphi|_g)+\\ & +|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g|\varphi|_g+|\partial\varphi|_g|\varphi|_g\bigr)\,\vol \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C \int_M a_\nu(x)^\frac{1}{2} \bigl(|\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g+|\partial\varphi|_g\bigr)\cdot \\ & \cdot \bigl(|\varphi|_g+|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr)\,\vol \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C \biggl( \int_M a_\nu \bigl( |\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del}\varphi|_g+|\partial\varphi|_g\bigr)^2\,\vol\biggr)^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot\\ & \cdot \biggl( \int_M \bigl(|\varphi|_g+|\nabla\varphi|_g\bigr)^2\,\vol\biggr)^{\frac{1}{2}} \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C\bigl(I_1(\nu)\bigr)^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot \bigl(||\varphi||_{L_2}+||\nabla\varphi||_{L_2}\bigr), \end{split} \end{equation*} and consequently $$ \bigl(I_1(\nu)\bigr)^{\frac{1}{2}}\leq C\,2^{-\nu}. $$ Thus $\varphi$ is $\partial$-closed and $\overline{\del}$-closed. This implies $$\tilde{\Delta}_{BC}^g\varphi=\partial\overline{\del}\delbar^*\partial^*\varphi.$$ Now we substantially reapply the argument as above to this form of the Bott-Chern Laplacian. We have \begin{equation*} 0 = \llangle\tilde{\triangle}_{BC}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle = \llangle\partial\overline{\del}\delbar^*\partial^*\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle = \llangle\overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi,\overline{\del}^*\partial^*(a_\nu\varphi)\rrangle, \end{equation*} and \begin{equation*} \begin{split} \overline{\del}^*\partial^*(a_\nu\varphi) & = \overline{\del}^*(-*(\partial a_\nu\land*\varphi)+a_\nu\partial^*\varphi) \\ & =(-1)^{p+q-1}*(\overline{\del}\partial a_\nu\land*\varphi) -(-1)^{p+q-1}*(\partial a_\nu\land\overline{\del}*\varphi)+\\ & -*(\overline{\del} a_\nu\land*\partial^*\varphi)+a_\nu\overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi, \end{split} \end{equation*} thus \begin{equation*} 0 = \llangle\tilde{\Delta}^g_{BC}\varphi,a_\nu\varphi\rrangle= I'_1(\nu)+I'_2(\nu), \end{equation*} where \begin{equation*} I'_1(\nu)= \int_M a_\nu|\overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi|_g^2\,\vol, \end{equation*} and \begin{equation*} \begin{split} |I'_2(\nu)| & \le 2^{-\nu}C \int_M a_\nu(x)^\frac{1}{2} |\overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi|_g(|\varphi|_g+|\overline{\del}^*\varphi|_g+|\partial^*\varphi|_g)\,\vol \\ & \le 2^{-\nu}C \bigl(I'_1(\nu)\bigr)^{\frac{1}{2}}\cdot \bigl(||\varphi||_{L_2}+||\nabla\varphi||_{L_2}\bigr). \end{split} \end{equation*} Thus we also have $\overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi=0$. This ends the proof. \end{proof} \begin{rem} From Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi} we immediately obtain that $$ \varphi\in \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}\quad\hbox{\rm if and only if}\qquad \varphi\in W^{1,2}(M),\qquad \partial\varphi=0,\qquad \overline{\del}\varphi=0, \qquad \overline{\del}^*\partial^*\varphi=0, $$ which ``extends'' the characterization of the space of Bott-Chern harmonic forms on a compact Hermitian manifold to any $d$-bounded Stein manifold. \end{rem} As a straightforward consequence of Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi}, we obtain the following \begin{theorem} \label{teo:harmonic} Let $M$ be a d-bounded Stein manifold of complex dimension $n$. Then \begin{equation*} \mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}\subset\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}=\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\partial,2}=\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d,2}, \end{equation*} where the last three sets are the spaces of $L^2$-harmonic $(p,q)$-forms with respect to $\Delta^g_{\overline{\del}}$, $\Delta^g_{\partial}$ and $\Delta^g_{d}$. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} We note that the last three equalities of the thesis hold because $M$ is K\"ahler, in fact $\Delta^g_d=2\Delta^g_{\partial}=2\Delta^g_{\overline{\del}}$ by K\"ahler identities. Therefore it is enough to prove $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}\subset\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}$. Let $\varphi\in\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}$; from (\ref{I1}) in the proof of Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi} we have $$\overline{\del}\delbar^*\varphi=0,\quad \overline{\del}^*\overline{\del}\varphi=0. $$ Thus $\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}\varphi=0$ and $\varphi\in\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{\overline{\del},2}$. \end{proof} We are ready to prove the following \begin{theorem}\label{GromovBC} Let $M$ be a $d$-bounded Stein manifold of complex dimension $n$. Then $$\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{BC,2}=\{0\},\quad \hbox{for}\,\, p+q\neq n. $$ \end{theorem} \begin{proof} By Theorem \ref{teo:harmonic}, it is enough to prove that $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d,2}=\{0\}$. This last fact is a consequence of \cite[Thm.1.2.B.]{G}. For the sake of completeness we remind the argument by Gromov. Let us consider the Lefschetz operator $$ L:\Omega^{(p,q)}(M)\longrightarrow\Omega^{(p+1,q+1)}(M) $$ defined by $$L\varphi=\omega\land\varphi $$ for every $\varphi\in\Omega^{(p,q)}(M)$. By \cite[rem.3.2.7.iii)]{H}, the map \begin{equation*} L^{n-p-q}:\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d}\longrightarrow\mathcal{H}^{n-q,n-p}_{d} \end{equation*} is an isomorphism for $p+q\le n$, where $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d}$ denotes the space of $\Delta^g_{d}$-harmonic $(p,q)$-forms. Now set $k=n-p-q$ and consider the form $L^k\varphi$, where $\varphi\in\Omega^{(p,q)}(M)\cap L^2(M)$ is a $d$-closed form. Since $\omega=d\eta$, if $k>0$, then we get \begin{equation*} L^k\varphi=\omega^k\land\varphi=(d\eta)^k\land\varphi=d(\eta\land(d\eta)^{k-1}\land\varphi). \end{equation*} Furthermore, \begin{itemize} \item $\eta\land(d\eta)^{k-1}$ is bounded, since $\eta$ is bounded and $|d\eta|_g$ is constant; \item $\eta\land(d\eta)^{k-1}\land\varphi\in L^2(M)$, since $\varphi\in L^2(M)$. \end{itemize} Moreover, if $\varphi\in\Omega^{(p,q)}(M)\cap L^2(M)$ is a $\Delta^g_d$-harmonic form, then $L^k\varphi$ is also $\Delta^g_d$-harmonic. Thus, in view of the $L^2$ Hodge decomposition theorem (see \cite[Chap.VIII, Thm.3.2]{DE}), we obtain that $L^k\varphi=0$. Now let $\varphi\in\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d,2}$. If $p+q<n$, then $k>0$ and $L^k\varphi=0$; therefore $\varphi=0$ since $L^k$ is injective. Conversely, if $p+q>n$, then $*\varphi\in\mathcal{H}^{n-p,n-q}_{d,2}$ and $(n-p)+(n-q)<n$; by the previous argument $*\varphi=0$ and consequently $\varphi=0$. Summing up, we showed that $\mathcal{H}^{p,q}_{d,2}=\{0\}$ for $p+q\ne n$. This ends the proof. \end{proof} \begin{rem} The Lefschetz argument, in the proof of Theorem \ref{GromovBC}, uses only the K\"ahler and the $d$-bounded assumptions. \end{rem} \begin{rem} By similar computations, Theorem \ref{GromovBC} can be stated and proved also for the Aeppli Laplacian. Indeed, it is sufficient to repeat the proof of Theorem \ref{teo:pezzi} with $\tilde\Delta_{A}^g=\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}\Delta^g_{\bar\partial}+\partial\del^*+\overline{\del}\delbar^*$. \end{rem}

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I see the golden calf back then in the same light as the money people make now when they draw a paycheck. . Gold was a god the israelites were used to. Money seems to be a god modern day people are used to to be able to fulfill their needs and desires. More seems to be done for money than for God these days. Not that the working man isn't worthy of his hire. He is. The working man has to make a living. The idea, I think, is that we depend more on money to supply our needs than we do on God. It's the Lord Who gives us the health to go to work every day. It's more depending on ourselves and money who's value constantly shifts –that is nothing more than money– than surrender to God, worship of Him and dependence upon Him for our needs. Money can be a blessing or a curse depending on how we use it. Our surrender to God and obedience to his law brings nothing but happiness and His blessing rather than His curse. .

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#include "first.h" #include "base.h" #include "log.h" #include "buffer.h" #include "plugin.h" #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> /* plugin config for all request/connections */ typedef struct { array *alias; } plugin_config; typedef struct { PLUGIN_DATA; plugin_config **config_storage; plugin_config conf; } plugin_data; /* init the plugin data */ INIT_FUNC(mod_alias_init) { plugin_data *p; p = calloc(1, sizeof(*p)); return p; } /* detroy the plugin data */ FREE_FUNC(mod_alias_free) { plugin_data *p = p_d; if (!p) return HANDLER_GO_ON; if (p->config_storage) { size_t i; for (i = 0; i < srv->config_context->used; i++) { plugin_config *s = p->config_storage[i]; if (NULL == s) continue; array_free(s->alias); free(s); } free(p->config_storage); } free(p); return HANDLER_GO_ON; } /* handle plugin config and check values */ SETDEFAULTS_FUNC(mod_alias_set_defaults) { plugin_data *p = p_d; size_t i = 0; config_values_t cv[] = { { "alias.url", NULL, T_CONFIG_ARRAY, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 0 */ { NULL, NULL, T_CONFIG_UNSET, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_UNSET } }; if (!p) return HANDLER_ERROR; p->config_storage = calloc(1, srv->config_context->used * sizeof(plugin_config *)); for (i = 0; i < srv->config_context->used; i++) { data_config const* config = (data_config const*)srv->config_context->data[i]; plugin_config *s; s = calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_config)); s->alias = array_init(); cv[0].destination = s->alias; p->config_storage[i] = s; if (0 != config_insert_values_global(srv, config->value, cv, i == 0 ? T_CONFIG_SCOPE_SERVER : T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION)) { return HANDLER_ERROR; } if (!array_is_kvstring(s->alias)) { log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s", "unexpected value for alias.url; expected list of \"urlpath\" => \"filepath\""); return HANDLER_ERROR; } if (s->alias->used >= 2) { const array *a = s->alias; size_t j, k; for (j = 0; j < a->used; j ++) { const buffer *prefix = a->data[a->sorted[j]]->key; for (k = j + 1; k < a->used; k ++) { const buffer *key = a->data[a->sorted[k]]->key; if (buffer_string_length(key) < buffer_string_length(prefix)) { break; } if (memcmp(key->ptr, prefix->ptr, buffer_string_length(prefix)) != 0) { break; } /* ok, they have same prefix. check position */ if (a->sorted[j] < a->sorted[k]) { log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "SBSBS", "url.alias: `", key, "' will never match as `", prefix, "' matched first"); return HANDLER_ERROR; } } } } } return HANDLER_GO_ON; } #define PATCH(x) \ p->conf.x = s->x; static int mod_alias_patch_connection(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data *p) { size_t i, j; plugin_config *s = p->config_storage[0]; PATCH(alias); /* skip the first, the global context */ for (i = 1; i < srv->config_context->used; i++) { data_config *dc = (data_config *)srv->config_context->data[i]; s = p->config_storage[i]; /* condition didn't match */ if (!config_check_cond(srv, con, dc)) continue; /* merge config */ for (j = 0; j < dc->value->used; j++) { data_unset *du = dc->value->data[j]; if (buffer_is_equal_string(du->key, CONST_STR_LEN("alias.url"))) { PATCH(alias); } } } return 0; } #undef PATCH PHYSICALPATH_FUNC(mod_alias_physical_handler) { plugin_data *p = p_d; int uri_len, basedir_len; char *uri_ptr; size_t k; if (buffer_is_empty(con->physical.path)) return HANDLER_GO_ON; mod_alias_patch_connection(srv, con, p); /* not to include the tailing slash */ basedir_len = buffer_string_length(con->physical.basedir); if ('/' == con->physical.basedir->ptr[basedir_len-1]) --basedir_len; uri_len = buffer_string_length(con->physical.path) - basedir_len; uri_ptr = con->physical.path->ptr + basedir_len; for (k = 0; k < p->conf.alias->used; k++) { data_string *ds = (data_string *)p->conf.alias->data[k]; int alias_len = buffer_string_length(ds->key); if (alias_len > uri_len) continue; if (buffer_is_empty(ds->key)) continue; if (0 == (con->conf.force_lowercase_filenames ? strncasecmp(uri_ptr, ds->key->ptr, alias_len) : strncmp(uri_ptr, ds->key->ptr, alias_len))) { /* matched */ buffer_copy_buffer(con->physical.basedir, ds->value); buffer_copy_buffer(srv->tmp_buf, ds->value); buffer_append_string(srv->tmp_buf, uri_ptr + alias_len); buffer_copy_buffer(con->physical.path, srv->tmp_buf); return HANDLER_GO_ON; } } /* not found */ return HANDLER_GO_ON; } /* this function is called at dlopen() time and inits the callbacks */ int mod_alias_plugin_init(plugin *p); int mod_alias_plugin_init(plugin *p) { p->version = LIGHTTPD_VERSION_ID; p->name = buffer_init_string("alias"); p->init = mod_alias_init; p->handle_physical= mod_alias_physical_handler; p->set_defaults = mod_alias_set_defaults; p->cleanup = mod_alias_free; p->data = NULL; return 0; }

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Global Vision Learning, To Go! Mobile learning has been defined as learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions, using personal electronic devices. In this paper, author and creative designer describe their experience developing and piloting an interactive digital book series. The name of the ebook series is "Business & career beyond frontiers". It aims to develop students' cultural intelligence and global vision using technology. The paper starts with the description of the project. Then, it continues elaborating on the particular university context where the project started. Later, phases and results of the project are explained. Throughout the paper, recommendations based on critical incidents are included.

The Federal Communications Commission will vote on Obama's illegal secret 332-page plan to regulate the internet on Thursday, February 26th. If this plan is passed, it will make sweeping changes in how Americans are able to use the internet. Our broadband internet connections can be taxed, effective immediately, if the FCC votes to re-classify the web as a public utility. These new regulations will squeeze entrepreneurs and start-ups out of the marketplace and will allow the federal government to become a Ma Bell-style monopoly, controlling every aspect of the internet for all Americans. Congress passed a law in 1946 after Franklin Roosevelt began creating federal agencies that have the power to control or regulate various aspects of American citizens' lives. This law is known as the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). This law is a "bill of rights" that is designed to protect Americans from illegal or harmful power grabs by unelected federal agencies. According to the Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act (also written in 1946), all federal agencies including the FCC "must provide for public participation in the rulemaking process. Under the law, the FCC is supposed to publish proposed rule changes in the Federal Register and allow a minimum 30-day public comment period before voting. The FCC Commissioners were handed this 332-page plan three weeks ago and it has been kept secret. Americans are not allowed to know the full contents of this secret plan until after it is voted on and we did not have a chance to issue a public comment. This is a clear violation of federal law! Why is Pray For US so concerned about this proposed rule change? Because we have seen Obama's track record when it comes to Christian freedoms world-wide and we know that he is willing to silence the church here in America through these regulations. Americans' First Amendment right to the freedom of religious expression and speech is rooted in this principle from the Bible. With an unregulated internet, we are able to preach the Gospel of Christ to the whole world. Under Obama's "net neutrality," the federal government will have sweeping new powers to eventually silence Christian organizations such as Pray For US through regulations and fees on the internet. Look no further than how Obama has treated the Body of Christ world-wide: Millions of Christians have been beheaded, shot, burned and driven out of their homes because Obama sided with Muslim terrorists in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Sudan, Nigeria and Centrafique. We believe that this internet takeover is just another extension of Obama's passion to impose Shariah law on America, which would include silencing Christian voices on the internet. Pray For US is fighting this issue tooth and nail because we support Americans' right to freely express their religious views on the internet. We believe that Obama's "net neutrality" rules are a very clear threat to First Amendment freedoms. The FCC is violating the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 by holding a vote without involving public input on rules that will impact nearly every single American. To contact the FCC at no cost or obligation to you, and to urge the FCC Commissioners to cancel the vote and follow federal law, click HERE.

Russia Plans to Create Renewed Earth Remote Sensing System by GIS Resources , 2015-10-28 © ITAR-TASS/Stanislav Krasilnikov According to recent news in TASS, Russia is planning to create a renewed system of Earth's remote sensing. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said, "we plan to create a renewed system of Earth's remote sensing. It will comprise high-resolution imaging, emergencies operational monitoring satellites, as well as meteorological and geophysical spacecraft," the deputy prime minister said at an international forum on Russian innovative technology and the world market. According to Rogozin Russia plans to qualitatively renew its Glonass satellite constellation by 2020. "The development of the agrarian sector of the economy, development of the independent electric power generation infrastructure, including introduction of the wind and solar power technology, as well as the data transfer systems requires higher quality of the Glonass system. This will be done by 2020. The qualitative renewal of the [Glonass satellite] constellation is beginning," Rogozin said at an international forum that discusses Russian innovation technology on the world market. The deputy prime minister said that Russia has created a considerable potential for launching the needed number of spacecraft and supplement the orbital constellation, replacing satellites with depleted resource. He also said that Glonass satellites with the formally expiring service life continue to function normally. GLONASS (GLObal NAvigation Satellite System), is a space-based satellite navigation system operated by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Its development began during the Soviet period. Categories: Remote Sensing Tags: Earth remote sensing, Geophysical spacecraft, GLONASS, Glonass satellites, remote sensing, Russia, satellite GIS Resources GIS Resources is an initiative of Spatial Media and Services Enterprises with the purpose that everyone can enrich their knowledge and develop competitiveness. GIS Resources is a global platform, for latest and high-quality information source for the geospatial industry, brings you the latest insights into the developments in geospatial science and technology. SAR and 40cm Optical Satellite Imagery Tasking With SpyMeSat Mobile App IRNSS-1D, 4th Satellite of IRNSS Constellation Launched Successfully China Launches Gaofen 9 Remote Sensing Satellite China, Russia to Sign Agreement to Boost Space Cooperation ISRO Releases First Day Images of RESOURCESAT-2A Why does NDVI, NDBI, NDWI Ranges From -1 to 1? UN Office Report Shows Opportunities for Remote Sensing in Humanitarian Assistance Training Course on GIS and Remote Sensing For Climate Change Impact Analysis and Adaptation

There are 11 other files named rmsupd.b36 in the archive. Click here to see a list. ! THE $UPDATE MACRO IN RMS-20. ! OR COPIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE. ! under BLISS V4 (RMT, 10/22/86). ! THE $UPDATE MACRO ALWAYS OPERATES ON THE CURRENT RECORD. ! HE IS NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE RECORD. ! RETURN TO THE $UPDATE DISPATCHER. ! LENGTH CANNOT BE CHANGED ON EITHER FILE ORGANIZATION. ! THEN THE CHECK MUST BE MADE ONLY FOR SEQUENTIAL FILES. ! INTO THE ACTUAL ADDRESS OF THE TARGET RECORD. ! WE ARE NOW READY TO MOVE THE UPDATED RECORD INTO THE FILE. ! TURNING AND ASSORTED MACHINATIONS. ! ROUTINE TO PERFORM THE $UPDATE OPERATION FOR INDEXED FILES. ! FOR EACH NEW SECONDARY KEY VALUE. ! ON HOW THIS MIGHT BE DONE, SEE THE HEADING OF "UPDUDR". ! USER MAY HAVE LOST AN ACCESS PATH TO THE FILE. ! FIRST, WE WILL SET UP THE RECORD DESCRIPTOR PACKET. ! FETCH THE CURRENT BUCKET DESCRIPTOR FROM THE RST. ! HAS BEEN MESSED UP. ! 1. ON ERROR, THE ERROR CODE WILL BE PUT INTO USRSTS. ! PASSED TO IT. THIS MUST DO DONE BY "UPDIDX". ! SOME ACCESS PATHS (SIDR RECORDS) MAY HAVE BEEN LOST,ETC. ! WE MUST NOW CYCLE THRU EACH KEY TO SEE IF IT CHANGED. ! KEY SINCE IT HAD TO BE DEFINED WITH THE "NO CHANGE" ! CHECK THE BIT INSTEAD OF COMPARING THE KEYS AGAIN. IF .oldrecordsize GEQ .kdb [kdbminrsz] ! %(.NEWRECORDSIZE GEQ .KDB [ KDBMINRSZ ])% ! ) is false OR ! ! IS THIS KEY ALLOWED TO CHANGE? IF callfollowpath (lct (temprd), lct (tempbd)) is false ! IF callchkdup ( ! DUPLICATE? ! AT THIS POINT, ALL OLD SIDR ENTRIES HAVE BEEN DELETED. ! IF IT HAS TO LOCK THE FILE. ! NOW, PERFORM THIS LOOP ONCE FOR EACH SECONDARY KEY. ! KEYS INTO THE CORRESPONDING INDEX. ! DID THIS KEY VALUE CHANGE? IF %((.NEWRECORDSIZE GEQ .KDB[ KDBMINRSZ] ))% ! ! <WE MAY NEED TO LOCK THE FILE AT THIS POINT. IF chkflag (kdb [kdbflags], flgchange) is off ! ! AT THIS POINT, THE UPDATE WAS SUCCESSFUL. ! ROUTINE TO UPDATE THE CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT RECORD FOR AN INDEXED FILE. ! TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THE RECORD ON AN $UPDATE OPERATION. ! ASSIGNING A NEW ID FOR IT. ! BE SEARCHED AGAIN SIMPLY TO SET UP THE "PATH" ! ROUTINE MAY HAVE TO LOCK THE FILE ON ITS OWN. ! OLD RECORD IS KEPT IN THE RST SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RE-COMPUTE IT.

class="post-template-default single single-post postid-1848683 single-format-standard wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-5.7 vc_responsive" BEATRICE – The City of Beatrice water system pumped about 1.3 billion gallons the past year…with about 1.27 billion of that metered and sold. Water Superintendent Steve Kelley says that's only a two-percent loss rate. A loss of under 10% is considered good by industry standards…..under 5%, excellent. While the city residents and businesses used about 52% of the water pumped last year, Koch Nitrogen used about 47%…and Agrium, one-percent. Both industrial users are located northwest of Beatrice, and are able to use higher nitrate concentration water from older wells. In the city, underground water reservoirs both tested under three parts-per-million nitrate…..well under the 10 parts-per-million safe level. Kelley says while water use has trended downward in the past twenty years, it's begun to increase, since the Beatrice Biodiesel plant…another large user…began operations.

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Fort Collins: Loveland: About DRS Who We Serve/Eligibility Information & Referral Youth Transitions Deaf/Hard of Hearing/ DeafBlind Services Vision Matters Equipment Loan Closet Partnerships & Resources DRS Newsletter: A Valuable Resource Wine Fest DRS helped initiate House Bill (HB) 19-1069 House Bill 19-1069: Concerning the certification of sign language interpreters for the purpose of title protection The Independence Center of Colorado Springs and Disabled Resource Services of Ft. Collins initiated a legislative bill, known as House Bill (HB) 19-1069, to address a severe shortage of certified American Sign Language/English interpreters over the past three years in the state of Colorado. The bill was taken into consideration by the State Legislature in the 2019 session and signed into law by Governor Polis on April 16. HB 19-1069 entails authority for the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CCDHHDB) to approve certifications of sign language interpreters for the purpose of title protection, section 6-2-707(1)(e), C.R.S. This law protects both deaf and hearing consumers utilizing sign language interpreting services by mandating that practitioners who claim to be sign language interpreters (or other title variations as indicated in the law) have achieved minimum qualification standards. Currently, only the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certifications are recognized by the law. To learn more about the title protection law prior to this legislation, go to https://ccdhh.com/index.php/resources/ and click Other Resources, then Title 6, Article 1: Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Although the Governor has signed HB 19-1069 into law, this law will become effective on August 2, 2019. CCDHHDB will have to conduct rule making with Colorado Department of Human Services' State Board after a "psychometric" assessment of available certifications for validity and credibility is performed during fiscal year 2019-2020 (June 30, 2019 to July 31, 2020). To obtain a copy of HB 19-1069, go to https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1069. A big thank you goes to The Independence Center of Colorado Springs and Disabled Resource Services of Ft. Collins for their vision! Keep your eyes peeled for CCDHHDB's announcements regarding this critical project. 1017 Robertson Street, Unit B Closed Daily: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 118 E. 29th Street, Suite C Loveland, CO 80538-2724 © Disabled Resource Services | All Rights Reserved | Web Design and Marketing by Old Town Media, Inc.

Al Switzer resigned as the head swimming and diving coach at Plymouth State in April 2018 after 27 years at the helm. "After 62 years of coaching swimming, it's become more difficult physically," said the 88-year old Switzer at the time. "I still have a love and passion for the sport, but I feel it's time to turn the program over. I hope to stay involved with diving." Switzer got his wish when current head coach Anne Barbeau asked the four-time New England Women's Diving Coach of the Year to remain active with the program as a Coach's Aide with the divers, a position he begins for the first year in 2018-19.

The philosophy about the KhanChess multiplayer variant. Well it's simple. No extra fairy pieces. No real special chessboards. A 10x10 chessboard/checkersboard is considered by me as rather common. The only thing you need is an extra set of regular chess pieces. Depending on whether you are with three or four players. We do have some rules at this moment but won't publish them yet. The end game doesn't run very well so we have to think that through. But we do have a name..... Yep it's got to be Game of Thrones. (LOL) Multiplayer KhanChess will do fine. Here I just publish some ideas that are not killed in the creative process of making the multiplayer. We have come so far that in a multiplayer khan chess variant all pawns are Subedei pawns. That's because directions don't matter anymore. Also the King has to be executed a checkmate won't do. You can win by becoming a KingSlayer or a Khan. Where in a two player game of KhanChess you win by checkmate or Khan. Most probably there also will be more than one variant. But also the idea of a combined yasak and serbest runs through my mind. The place where your King wins the game and standing in a non checked position is called the ....... To be continued..... Mehmet Ozdemir Multiplayer KhanChess

Review: The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley ★★★★★ The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley Series: Fantasyland #2 Publication Date: August 22nd 2011 Review Copy: Own purchase Reviewed by: Lynsey Buy Link: AMAZON Synopsis: Circe Quinn goes to sleep at home and wakes up in a corral filled with women wearing sacrificial virgin attire - and she is one of them. She soon finds out that she's not having a wild dream, she's living a frightening nightmare where she's been transported to a barren land populated by a primitive people and in short order, she's installed very unwillingly on her white throne of horns as their Queen. Dax Lahn is the king of Suh Tunak, The Horde of the nation of Korwahk and with one look at Circe, he knows she will be his bride and together they will start The Golden Dynasty of legend. Circe and Lahn are separated by language, culture and the small fact she's from a parallel universe and has no idea how she got there or how to get home. But facing challenge after challenge, Circe finds her footing as Queen of the brutal Korwahk Horde and wife to its King, then she makes friends then she finds herself falling in love with this primitive land, its people and especially their savage leader. *Picks up gauntlet* I went into this expecting it to be a challenge. I'd read all the reviews with their warnings of abuse, rape, and degradation. My friends said, "Yyyyeah, good luck with that" when I described the premise to them. But I just had to know: How has this author managed to win over so many readers, and garner such an abundance of five star reviews, despite this seemingly abhorrent content? Well sorta. I mean, I can't actually explain to you how she did it. Some kind of genius author hoodoo, no doubt. But somehow, some way, in between the shocking opening chapters and the ending of this book, she managed to make me believe in this culture - not agree with it. Oh no, never that - but to at least conceive it, to try and wrap my head around a people brought up the way the Korwahks are. That in order to be the warriors they're known to be, they must give up all softness, kindness, and nurture from the age of five and live and breathe warfare instead, and in return, a beautiful bride will be awarded to them. But as warriors, they can't just accept them as gifts, they have to be earned, fought for and claimed. By force. Incidentally, it's worth noting that the Korwahk women are happy to be in the Wife Hunt. They, being part of the same culture, see it as an honour to be chosen. They're all, "Pick me! Pick me!". *sigh* It still sounds awful doesn't it.... Trust me, when you read it in context, it's not quite as bad as it sounds when summarised. That said, there were instances outside of The Wife Hunt where I felt the author was challenging me unnecessarily and slightly pushing her luck. Because it wasn't just during that once-yearly event that the warriors thought it was okay to force themselves on women, but also when they went out marauding. Literally raping and pillaging. And they did this even after they had wives! Of course, it was down to our heroine to try and change their ways in this respect. And if anyone could do it, it was Circe. Circe's character was about 90% awesome. Most of the book she earned my respect. My only real complaint about her, and the part that made me look squinty-eyed at my Kindle, was the speed of her capitulation to Lahn's sexual demands. I think she needed to hold out a little longer. Still, considering how much her world had been turned upside down, she coped pretty well and I guess a person might seek comfort in the strangest of places under such circumstances. Now Lahn... How can I like Lahn? Seriously, he's a rapist! Is it possible to love someone without forgiving them? I guess it must be, and the fact that I'm even questioning that possibility means the author has done her job in provoking my thoughts on the subject. As conflicted as I still am over the whole matter, what I can't deny is how engrossed I was in the read and in Lahn's character and his people. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down. Just couldn't. Even as I was reading some of it peeking through my fingers, or screaming "You bastard! How could you?" I was still fascinated. Moreover, I wanted Circe and Lahn to stay together despite everything. I have to say one of my favourite things about this book, aside from the awesome world-building and the hot, hot bedroom scenes, was the beautiful Korwahk language the author created. Another thing was the relationships Circe developed with the females of the Daxshee and even some of the other warriors. She earned their respect, which is another layer of interest because clearly The Wife Hunt doesn't make the warriors think any less of the women. In fact, most of them cherish them beyond all else. All in all, The Golden Dynasty is a challenging read, for sure, but one I recommend readers who are even remotely curious to give a try. See if Kristen Ashley can turn your thoughts on their head, the same way she has done with mine. 5 Stars ★★★★★ Lucia @Reading Is My Breathing 1 March 2014 at 10:15 Awesome review Lynsey! I completly agree that this was challenging and undownputtable read! Thank you Lucia! I have no regrets :)

How Not to Avoid Probate On behalf of Creighton McLean & Shea PLC | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized Julia Jackson, an 84 year old widow, has lived in Livonia all her life. She wanted to divide her estate equally among her four children (Alex, Barbara, Carol and Debbie), and she definitely wanted to avoid probate. She wanted everything… to be simple and uncomplicated when she died. So she devised a simple plan: She added her son Alex's name to her bank account (about $95,000), so he would inherit it when she died. She made her CD ($103,000) joint with her daughter, Barbara. She gave her house in Redford (worth around $90,000) to her daughter Carol, and she put Debbie's name on her house in Livonia (worth about $120,000). When she died, each of them would inherit an asset worth about $100,000. No probate, no courts, no lawyers. Simple. But a few things went wrong. Alex's business failed, and he had to declare bankruptcy. Because his name was on Julia's account, half of that money was seized by the Bankruptcy Court and paid to Alex's creditors. Barbara got the shock of her life when she discovered that her ex-husband had been cutting corners on their tax returns when they had been married. The IRS finally caught up with him, and charged him – and her – with huge assessments, penalties and interest. Because her name was on Julia's CD, the IRS seized most of that. Sadly, Carol passed away before Julia. She had no will, so her entire estate – including the house that Julia had given her – went to her husband. (He gave it to his daughter from a prior marriage, whom Julia did not even know.) Fortunately, nothing happened to Debbie. She stayed in the house with Julia and cared for her until Julia's health forced her to move into a nursing home. Julia applied for Medicaid, but then discovered that putting Debbie's name on her house is considered a "divestment" under Medicaid rules, just as if she had given away cash to make herself look poor on paper. Because of the divestment, she did not qualify for Medicaid, and she had no way to pay for her nursing home expenses. This story is entirely fictional, but the problems that "Julia" had can actually happen. Maybe they won't happen to you. But maybe they will. Isn't it worth consulting an attorney to protect your assets for you and your children? The attorneys at Creighton McLean & Shea PLC can help you explore the best way to protect your assets and pass them on to your loved ones.

Lola Abiola-Edewor (1961-05-10) is a Nigerian politician from Ogun state. She is the first daughter of late Moshood Abiola f. Education She holds a B.Sc in accounting from the American University London and MBA in marketing from Woodsbury University, California. Career She worked with Crescent high insurance brokers from 1990 to 1999 Abiola-Edewor represented Lagos Apapa federal constituency in the national assembly for two terms from 1999 to 2007,first under the platform of Alliance for Democracy for four years then under the Peoples Democratic Party for another four years. She served as Executive Director National deposit insurance corporation (NDIC) for two terms, confirmation for her second and final five year term by the Senate , came in 2019. References 1961 births Living people

Eric Topol on thinking big about AI in medicine November 21, 2022 Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher Season 3 Episode 2 Nov 21, 2022 Season 3 Episode 2 Eric Topol is a cardiologist, scientist, and author. Many twitter users will know Eric from his voice-of-reason tweets related to the covid pandemic. While Eric's exceptionally broad scientific work includes genetics and clinical trials, his main focus is on the ways in which artificial intelligence may change medicine as we know it. Creativity in this field, Eric explains, lies in exploring applications of AI that no one thought possible before, such as predicting the risk of heart disease from an image of the retina. In our conversation, Eric encourages any scientist to think big, to be counterintuitive, to go against the dogma. To find exciting new ideas, he suggests to think about how cool new tools could be used in ways that are not obvious – and then to test-market your crazy ideas by discussing them with experts in the relevant fields. Eric Topol is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, a professor of Molecular Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, and a senior consultant at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. For more information on Night Science, visit https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/night-science .

With cases rising, Russian Ministry of Health is planning for Covid-19 re-vaccinations, as antibodies wane in early jab recipients https://timkirbyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/60d088ad20302719f94452ef-1upla6.jpeg 460 258 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 The Russian Ministry of Health has begun preparing a Covid-19 revaccination program for those whose antibody levels have dropped to insufficient levels, as the country looks to take control over the recent rapid rise in cases. That's according to Moscow daily Kommersant, which revealed that Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has promised to publish recommendations on the timing of revaccination as early as this week. The plan to revaccinate those who received the jab some time ago has also been backed by Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin, who wrote on a blog that it is now "vital" to start giving the inoculated a third dose. As Russia began public trials of the Sputnik V jab last autumn, some early recipients are now into their ninth month, and their protection levels may be slipping. "We will work with the government so that they promptly decide on the timing and technology," Sobyanin wrote on his blog. Love in the time of Covid-19: Major Russian city asks wedding guests to show negative tests or proof of vaccination as cases rise Revaccination has also been supported by the Kremlin, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling it "inevitable." In recent weeks, Covid-19 has been on the rise within Russia, and individual regions are starting to implement their own measures to encourage jab uptake. In Moscow, Sobyanin ordered compulsory inoculation for those who work in the service sector, such as the transport industry, fitness clubs, and banks. Those who refuse could be put on unpaid leave until the end of the pandemic. By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia's vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts Other districts have also introduced compulsory vaccination for those with certain occupational risks of infection, such as the Leningrad Region and Far Eastern Sakhalin. In Saint Petersburg itself, 65% of civil servants will be forced to be immunized. According to official numbers, Russia recorded 17,378 new cases nationwide on Monday. The capital is taking the brunt of the latest wave, with 7,584 new infections detected in just 24 hours – almost 45% of all recorded cases. 'Remember what you're funding': Anti-Amazon activists hijack tech company's 'Prime Day' Twitter trend Russian man arrested in Germany after being accused of spying for Moscow for cash while working as a scientific research assistant

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Q&A; with Alex Brady, Sports Producer NFL Network An Inside Look at Being a Woman in a Male Dominated Industry Controversy surrounding women in sports journalism grabs headlines, but for Alex Brady, NFL Network Producer, it's never been an issue, "At first, some assumed I didn't know much about sports because I was a woman. That usually subsided after having a conversation with me. I don't think it's ever affected my ability to get or keep a job. No one has ever treated me poorly in this business simply because I was a woman." Brady would know; she's worked with some of the biggest personalities in sports TV and more than held her own. When did you decide to pursue a career in Sports TV? I would say it was when I was 17 years old. My high school had a "internship" program where seniors would get a week off of school to try a profession they were interested in pursuing. Till that point, I had thought I would probably go to law school and someday be a lawyer. But the thought of spending a week off from school working in a law office from 9-5 sounded positively awful. I loved sports, I loved writing and I thought maybe I would spend the week with my favorite sports writer. I called the newspaper, got a hold of the reporter and he said I could follow him around for the week as he reported on the Philadelphia Flyers. My first night we went to a game and I sat in the press box, I just knew that the idea of going to law school was completely over with. How could I possibly work in an office all day when I could watch games, write about them and get paid to do it? Alex Brady's Sports TV "Stats" Education: Syracuse University Production Jobs held: Copy writer, Production Assistant, Video Editor, Associate Producer, Producer Stations: CNN/Sports Illustrated (Atlanta), Fox Sports South (Atlanta, GA) NFL Network (Los Angeles, CA) Best piece of advice: Learn to write. Whatever job I've had in this industry, as long as I can tell a good story all the other factors didn't really matter. You went to Syracuse University, how much did it help you in your sports TV career? After switching my major a few times, I ended up majoring in TV, Radio and Film at Syracuse. I took a few technical classes but mostly studied writing. I think the best part of my education was the fact that most of the classes in my major focused on storytelling. I've noticed that whatever job I've had in this industry, as long as I can tell a good story all the other factors (did I know to operate the computer/camera/editing equipment) didn't really matter. Where did you land your first job in Sports TV? I actually started my career in radio, as an ad copy writer. After a year of doing that, I was promoted to a news/sports writer for the radio network. I did that for 3 years, and then decided I'd rather work in sports television. My first sports TV job was as a production assistant at CNN/Sports Illustrated. I logged games, edited highlights and wrote the scripts for the Sportscasters to read the highlights. I loved it. To this day, it's still the most fun I've ever had in television. What's the hardest thing about working in Sports TV? The hardest part of working in sports TV is definitely the hours/schedule. I've worked countless weekends, holidays and late night or overnight shifts. Find your dream career in Sports! Search 3,000+ Sports Jobs now! Has it ever been a struggle or battle for respect being a woman in Sports TV? As far as being a woman working in the sports TV world, it hasn't really been a big issue. At first, some assumed I didn't know much about sports because I was a woman. That usually subsided after having a conversation with me. I don't think it's ever affected my ability to get or keep a job. No one has ever treated me poorly in this business simply because I was a woman. I've had the opportunity to work all over the country, at several different TV networks at a variety of different levels. I started off as a production assistant and eventually moved up to associate producer and then producer. I've worked for CNN/Sports Illustrated, a Fox regional network, and now at the NFL Network. I don't think I would do anything differently as far as my career track has gone. Has working in television exceeded or fallen short of your expectations? Working in television has definitely exceeded my expectations. I've had a birds eye view for some of the greatest sporting events in the world, I've met some people who were heroes to me growing up, and I've worked with wonderful and creative people along the way. Do you have any advice for someone considering a career in Sports TV? I would tell anyone starting off in this business to make sure you really love sports and are willing to sacrifice a lot of your personal and family time. I can't tell you how many Christmases and Thanksgivings I've had to work. And it doesn't get any easier, especially when you have children. Find even more top books to jump start your Sports Television career, as recommended by the editors of SportsTVJobs.com

A moviegoer steps into an auditorium at a Cineplex Movie Theatre in Toronto on Friday, July 16, 2021. Cineplex Inc. says it has temporarily laid off nearly 5,000 part-time employees because of mandated closures of its Ontario movie theatres.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young Nearly 5,000 layoffs at Cineplex after Ontario closes movie theatres Canada's largest movie chain will get its employees back to work when restrictions are lifted Cineplex Inc. says it has temporarily laid off nearly 5,000 part-time employees because of mandated closures of its Ontario movie theatres to tackle the surge of the Omicron variant. Spokeswoman Sarah Van Lange says Canada's largest movie chain will get its employees back to work "once and for all" as soon as the restrictions are lifted. New COVID-19 public health measures announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday resulted in the closure of 67 Cineplex theatres along with indoor concert venues, museums, galleries and other attractions. The provincial restrictions also require restaurants and bars to halt indoor dining and cease selling alcohol after 10 p.m. The policies meant to curtail the province's soaring COVID-19 cases are expected to remain in place until at least Jan. 26. The Toronto-based company said it would offer full refunds to customers who had booked tickets in advance. Real estate board says Metro Vancouver home sales hit record in 2021 New brunch spot coming to Kelowna

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Sorry Ninja, but Drake did not make gaming a "mainstream cool" thing, and he especially didn't for the Black community. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins previously set a new stream record while playing Fortnite with Drake, Travis Scott and Steelers' Juju Smith-Schuster. With their collective influence, the stream drew in 600,000 viewers. Now, 600k views is a huge achievement and rightfully should be recognized. But what's interesting is Ninja's correlation between that success and the overall impact of video games. In a recent interview with Variety, Ninja said, "Drake, that is what pushed gaming into the mainstream and made it cool." Now, one could argue that Drake's global influence helped pushed Fortnite forward to the masses. But to say he pushed gaming to the masses completely ignores the historical growth of video games as a genre and business. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed this video! WATCH ME LIVE ON TWITCH! https://twitch.tv/Ninja Join my Notification Squad: click the 🔔Bell & on Twitch click the 💜Heart LIVE ON TWITCH: For more Fortnite Battle Royale action watch me live at https://twitch.tv/Ninja You will see highlights, funny moments, impressions, and how to play info that might not make the YouTube channel. The success and global fandom of video games and consoles contributed to its own commercial growth. If we take a look at sales to gauge console popularity, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS sold well over 150 million units, while Gameboy and PlayStation 1 sold over 100 million units. Hollywood's love-hate relationship with live-action video game movie adaptations is just as old as the culture itself. We've come along way from Mortal Kombat and Super Marios to Pokemon: Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog in CGI. When the 32-Bit console wars were at a fever pitch, hip-hop culture, and by default Black culture was used to introduce gaming to a wider audience, with variable measures of success. There was PaRappa The Rapper. Back in 1996, Sony leaned in and made sure everyone was kicking and punchin' ad nauseam with their popular TV commercials. Fighting games and sports games have always been staples within the Black gamer community. Word To Shaq Fu. In 1999, rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan released their notable 3D game Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style on PlayStation. And although it received mixed reviews, the game's simultaneous four-player combat function was unique. This game and 1995's Rap Jam: Volume One served as catalysts for future hip-hop influenced video games. The Def Jam fighting game series was ahead of its time. In 2003, fans were introduced to the cult classic Def Jam: Vendetta that borrowed heavily from the popular THQ wrestling games of the day. Followed by Def Jam: Fight for NY in 2004 and Def Jam: Icon in 2007, this series, more specifically Fight For NY, was one of the first commercial and game review successes for hip-hop based games. Jay-Z curated the soundtrack for NBA2k13 back in 2012 while serving as the executive producer that's been a standard of the series since. The success of this relationship created more 2K music opportunities for hip-hop acts such as Pharrell and Travis Scott. If we want to keep it a buck, Soulja Boy deserves credit before all social media savvy rappers for his impact in the mid to late 2000s. The Crank Dat rapper not only actively played online via the original Xbox console but started doing video game vlogs before the age of Twitch. I can go on and on with this list but at the end of the day, gaming communities and hip-hop made video games more popular. Drake's influence is just the icing on the cake.

Q: Trying to factor $x^4-3$ over $\Bbb{F}_p$ with $p\equiv 3\mod{4}$ So I am trying to show that $f(x) = x^4-3$ will factor over $\Bbb{F}_p$ when $p\equiv 3\mod 4$, with $p\neq 3$. Specifically, I am trying to show that $f$ will factor into irreducibles such that there is at least one factor of degree 2. My Work So Far So if I assume that it can be factored, we would have $$ x^4-3 = (x^2+ax+b)(x^2-ax+d) = x^4 + (b+d-a^2)x^2 + a(d-b)x + bd.$$ Because we want the linear term to be 0, we need either $a=0$ or $d-b = 0$. Now if $a=0$ we get that $b=-d$, so $-b^2 = -3$. That is, $3$ is a square. If $d-b = 0$, then we would have $b^2 = -3$, so $-3$ is a square. Because $-1$ is not a square when $p\equiv 3\mod{4}$, we know that one of $-3$ or $3$ must be a square, but not both, so $a=0$ or $d=b$, but not both. If $a=0$, that is $3$ is a square, then we have $f(x) = (x^2 +b)(x^2-b)$. Then one of $b$ or $-b$ is a square, but not the other, so $f$ will factor into two linear terms and a quadratic. So this case works. The trouble I am having is with the second case. If $d=b$, then we have $$ f(x) = (x^2 + ax + b)(x^2 -ax +b)$$ with $2b = a^2$. This is where I get stuck. How do I know that such an $a$ can exist? Edit: If there is a better approach to solving this, that would be great to know as well. I haven't been taught any of the relevant number theory to solve this, so I'm kind of out of my element here. A: In your second case you need $b^2=-3$ and you know (in this case) that that is possible. But it is possible for two different values of $b$, say $b=s$ and $b=-s$; and you know that either $2s$ or $-2s$ is a square; so choose the appropriate value of $b$ such that $2b$ is a square. Or to put it another way: if $2$ is a square, choose the value of $b$ which is a square, then $2b$ is a square. If $2$ is not a square then choose the value of $b$ which is not a square; then $2b=(-2)(-b)$ is a square. A: In your second case, $3$ is not a quadratic residue mod $p$, and you want $b^2 = -3$ and $2b = a^2$. As you say, exactly one of $3$ and $-3$ is a quadratic residue, so $-3$ is. Thus there are two possible $b$'s, one the negative of the other. Moreover, for exactly one of these $2b$ will be a quadratic residue mod $p$. A: As you pointed out in a comment the goal is equivalent to stating that the splitting field $K$ of $f(x)$ over $\Bbb{F}_p$ is $\Bbb{F}_{p^2}$. For an alternative approach to that goal I proffer the following. * *If $\alpha$ (in some extension field of $\Bbb{F}_p$) is a zero of $f(x)$, the other zeros are $i^k\alpha, k=1,2,3,$ where $i$ is a square root of $-1$. Therefore $i$ is an element of the splitting field. Hence the extension degree $[K:\Bbb{F}_p]$ is at least two. *Let $m$ be the order of $3$ in the multiplicative group $\Bbb{F}_p^*$. Lagrange's theorem tells us that $m\mid p-1$. Again, if $\alpha$ is any zero of $f(x)$ we then have $\alpha^{4m}=1$. But, $4\mid(p+1)$, so $4m\mid(p^2-1)$. The multiplicative group of $\Bbb{F}_{p^2}$ is cyclic of order $p^2-1$, so all the $4m$ zeros of $x^{4m}-1$ belong to the field $\Bbb{F}_{p^2}$. Among them $\alpha$. Hence $K\subseteq \Bbb{F}_{p^2}$ and we are done. Obviously the same argument works for all the polynomials of the form $x^4-a$, $a\not\equiv0\pmod p$. A: Because $p\equiv 3$ mod $p$, $-1$ is not a square mod $p$, so that $\mathbf F_p (i)$, with $i^2=-1$, is just $\mathbf F_{p^2}$, and for any $a\in \mathbf F_p ^*$,the splitting field of $X^4 - a$ is just $K=\mathbf F_p (i, \alpha)$, where $\alpha$ is a root of the polynomial. To ease the notations, write $F=\mathbf F_p, E=F(i)=\mathbf F_{p^2}$, so $K=E(\alpha)$, and let us show that $E=K$. Consider the canonical homomorphism $\phi:F^*/{F^*}^{2} \to E^*/{E^*}^{2}$. By definition, its kernel contains the class of $-1$, of order $2$. But $F^*$ is cyclic, hence $F^*/{F^*}^{2}$ has order $2$, which means that the map $\phi$ is trivial, in other words, any extension of the form $E(\sqrt a)$, with $a\in \mathbf F_p^*$, must coincide with $E$. This implies what we want.

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Able Master ran a nice race to finish second behind Musaalem in a listed race at Redcar last Saturday on ground that would probably have been on the fast side for him. It was a funny race, with early leader Taqdeyr appearing to go wrong mid-race but actually just hanging badly, but the pace was sound and the form is therefore credible. Tom Eaves held Able Master up in behind, and made nice progress to take it up two furlongs out, but was then run out of it by Musaalem, who had been ridden more patiently. Even so, it was a fine effort from Able Master, and he continues to progress. On his previous run, in a big handicap at York on easy ground, he stayed on well over six furlongs to beat Kaldoun Kingdom, and that horse has won two big six-furlong handicap since. Able Master is now rated 10lb higher than he was then – he got 2lb for his performance on Saturday – but he is at least that progressive. Hopefully he will be dropped back down to six furlongs between now and the end of the season, and encounter easy ground, because, if he does, there could be a decent prize in him.

Come experience a New Way to look at Diet, Lifestyle, Nutrition & Health as you learn about the mother of Holistic Cooking, Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a Holistic approach to healthy living from India that is thought to date back over 5,000 years. It aims to rejuvenate the body by promoting balance with Nature, eating Fresh, Seasonal, Organic produce and working with the elements around you to detoxify and strengthen. Holistic Cooking Classes are built as a solo class or series to introduce Holistic Cooking with tools for a healthy lifestyle. Learn about the healing qualities of food, Seasonal & Organic Eating, non-GMO foods, farming & food safety, herbs & spices and more. Classes include an interactive discussion on Holistic Health topics, Cooking Class & Organic Food. Private classes range in price from $25-$75 per person depending on the size of the group and the meal option. Emphasis on Vegetarian Cooking yet adaptable to your family's dietary needs. Pressed for Time? Limited Kitchen? Your Holistic Cooking Class can be tailored to your Group's Needs! You can select our prepared food and lecture option and we will have fresh, organic, cooked food available. *Great for Office Parties, Book Clubs, Social Gatherings and more! I have had the fortunate opportunity to take Acu-Yoga, Ayurveda cooking and Essential Oil classes with Julie Cerrato. She brings a wide range of knowledge covering several disciplines to her instruction and with her professionalism and generosity of spirit she creates a very positive learning environment. I also immensely enjoyed Julie's Ayurveda Cooking program! Not only was the food delicious, but her lectures and written materials were very informative and easy to follow. I still use them as a guide to eat accordingly to the seasons, time of day and, of course, my Dosha. Julie's Ayurvedic cooking is not only healthy, but very satisfying! Her classes are focused on feeling great, eating great and a healthy life balance. I recently attended the beginner Aruyveda cooking class taught by Julie. It was informative, fun, and also delicious. I learned so much in those few short hours about Aruyvedic health and food preparation and met wonderful 'classmates' as we shared a delightful meal after the lecture. I would highly recommend these cooking classes for anyone interested in increasing their sense of wellbeing with healthy eating based on the Aruyvedic system. I had the pleasure of attending an Ayurveda cooking class conducted by Dr. Julie Cerrato. The lecture was very interesting and the food was delicious. I enjoyed exploring the different foods and learning new cooking techniques. I would recommend this class! Wow. Cooking classes! How awesome is that? A lot of wonderful things going on on this site.

Garden Tour: Yard is a perennial paradise Vibrant Gaillardia flowers enhance the view at the Fritzlers' home on Rebecca Court. (Bill Husa/Staff Photo) <p class='dotPhoto'>All Chico E-R photos are available <a href='http://chicoer.mycapture.com/'>here</a>.</p> By Chico Enterprise-Record | PUBLISHED: May 2, 2008 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: April 21, 2018 at 4:00 am Mark and Carla Fritzler built their home in 1998, on an acre parcel in an old walnut orchard. Their plan was to create a Mediterranean-style landscape with a somewhat arid front yard and a more lush backyard. In keeping with the concept of an arid front yard, olive trees, yuccas, cotoneasters and lavender were planted. In hopes of creating a yard requiring minimal maintenance, the Fritzlers opted to plant an abundance of perennial flowers rather than grass. (Unfortunately, minimal maintenance was only a dream). Gaillardia covers much of the front yard. Rockroses, blue dwarf iris, lavender and crape myrtles brighten the island along the road, English laurel softens the courtyard wall and the razzleberries bloom in front of the garage on the right and the bedroom on the left. Additionally, echinacea, coreopsis, thyme, alyssum and geraniums provide color throughout the year. Two fruitless olive trees were lost in the January storm but the remaining three provide height to balance the length of the house. PHOTO GALLERY of the game The side yard is used as a dog kennel and for RV storage. A beautiful strawberry tree has grown beyond expectations, but the lemon and lime trees struggle somewhat. The courtyard offers a private patio for enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning sun or a glass of wine in the evening shade. With the peaceful sounds of the fountain waters and beautiful viburnum, canna lilies, camellias, rhododendron and strawberry tree, the courtyard provides a tranquil setting at the end of a busy day. The backyard was designed with friends and family in mind. Gradually the walnut trees have been replaced with ginkgos, evergreen pears, sunset maples and Oklahoma redbuds. The large grass area allows for games of croquet or badminton and the patio off the girls' bedroom has been the site of numerous ping-pong tournaments. Yellow jasmine along the northern fence and trellises of star jasmine and trumpet vines at the southern fence help to block neighboring structures. Once a year, in early summer, the yucca plants to the left of the pool produce a stunning display of 8-10-foot stalks of white flowers. One of the most unique features of the backyard is the Arizona flagstone boulders on the far side of the pool and in various locations throughout the yard. A flagstone path leads from the back of the pool to the three raised beds used for growing seasonal vegetables and herbs. Various fruit trees and grapevines are planted at the back of the lot. Five years ago, the Fritzlers added the covered patio and built-in barbecue. This past winter, they built the raised bed below the family room window in the hopes that the camellias and rhododendron will soon be visible from inside and enhance their view of the garden. The St. John's Episcopal Church 25th annual Garden Tour will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3, rain or shine. The self-guided tour will feature five gardens. Lunch will be served at the church from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A plant boutique at the church will open to ticket-holders at 10:30 a.m. A wide variety of potted plants and some special arrangements made by local nurseries will be for sale. The ticket price of $20 includes a map of the gardens, garden descriptions and lunch at the church. Tickets can be purchased in Chico at Chico Creek Gardens, Christian & Johnson, Fostine's Nursery, The Gifted Garden, Katherine's Cottage, The Little Red Hen Gift Shop, The Little Red Hen Therapeutic Plant Nursery, PIP Printing, Zucchini & Vine, the church office; and in Paradise at Mendon's Nursery. How to submit a letter to the editor Death notices received Jan. 20 Chico Enterprise-Record

Do you have pictures on your camera roll but don't know what to do with them? Download the ReplayIt app on your smartphone or computer and start uploading pictures of you and your friends. They may be featured in the Vista 2016-2017 yearbook. Every student can be a part of this. There will be weekly theme challenges which will be announced through the daily bulletin and posters plastered around campus. Students who win the challenges will get a ticket to an exclusive party the day before everyone else gets their yearbooks, getting their yearbooks a full day early. Plus, they will be entered into a drawing for a free yearbook. After downloading the free ReplayIt app, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Vista del Lago High School". Enter your name, email address and password to get started. At that point you will see a screen of the 2016-2017 school year pictures. You can search for popular categories. After clicking the "more" tab at the bottom right corner, you can add pictures from your camera roll, get notifications, and check on your school's Facebook account. You can also see all photos that have been shared so you can be a part of the 2016-2017 school year, including the homecoming parade, rallies, football games and more. Start uploading pictures today. After the school year ends, the photos will lock, creating a time capsule you can look back on for years to come. To be eligible for the exclusive end of the year party, you will need a pass which will be given to you by the yearbook staff when you win. There will be music, a dessert bar, special signing pens — and of course the yearbooks! If you previously used ReplayIt app at Folsom Middle School, you need to change the school affiliation to Vista del Lago in order for them to receive your pictures. If you have any additional questions see J.Johnson in room G203.

Home Faculty Profiles Alexa Koenig Alexa Koenig Lecturer in Residence Executive Director, Human Rights Center kalexakm@berkeley.edu 396.c Simon Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 MC:7200 @KAlexaKoenig Areas of Expertise: Evidence | Gender and Sexuality | Human Rights | International and Comparative Law | Law and Society | Law and Technology | Racial and Social Justice Alexa Koenig, PhD, JD, is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center (winner of the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions), director of the center's Technology and Human Rights program, and a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she teaches classes on human rights and international criminal law with a particular focus on the impact of emerging technologies on human rights practice. She co-founded the Human Rights Center Investigations Lab, which trains students and professionals to use social media and other digital content to strengthen human rights advocacy and accountability. Alexa is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, co-chair of the Technology Advisory Board of the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, co-chair of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Law Committee's Technology and Human Rights working group, a member of the University of California's Presidential Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (for which she co-chairs the Human Resources subcommittee), an inaugural member of the Technology Advisory Board for the Innovation Lab at Human Rights First, and a member of the board of advisors for Mnemonic/the Syrian Archive. Alexa has been honored with several awards for her work, including the United Nations Association-SF's Global Human Rights Award, UC Berkeley's Mark Bingham Award for Excellence, 2020 Woman Inspiring Change by Harvard Law School, the Eleanor Swift Award for Public Service, the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Teaching Excellence Award, and diverse grants, including support from the National Science Foundation and numerous private foundations. She directed development of and served on the coordinating committee of the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations. She has conducted trainings on online open source investigations for the Institute for International Criminal Investigations, UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute, and others. Her research and commentary have appeared in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, US News and World Report, and elsewhere. ALEXA KOENIG'S RECENT BOOKS INCLUDE Digital Witness: Using Open Source Methods for Human Rights Investigations, Advocacy and Accountability, with Sam Dubberley and Daragh Murray (Oxford University Press, 2019) Hiding in Plain Sight: The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror, with Eric Stover and Victor Peskin (UC Press, 2016) Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement, editor with Keramet Reiter (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015) The Guantánamo Effect: Exposing the Consequences of U.S. Detention and Interrogation Practices, contributor with Eric Stover, Laurel Fletcher, and Stephen Smith Cody (UC Press, 2009). Additional research and commentary have appeared in such diverse outlets as the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, US News and World Reports, and elsewhere. RECENT MEDIA APPEARANCES Berkeley students investigate war crimes using social media, UC Berkeley News Digital Detectives, explores how open source investigations have sparked a revolution in journalism; NHK World, April 2020 Fake news v fact: The battle for truth, The Economist, February 2019 PBS NewsHour(link is external), discussing the launch of the Human Rights Investigations Lab, February 2017 "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror," ALOUD Podcast Series, Jan. 17, 2017 UC Berkeley students work to authenticate photos, videos from conflict zones, ABC 7 News, July 13, 2017. J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law Ph.D., UC Berkeley M.A., UC Berkeley Alexa Koenig is teaching the following course in Spring 2023: • 262.91 sec. 001 - The Killing of Jamal Khashoggi and the Search for Justice Fall 2022 262.68 sec. 001 Human Rights and War Crimes Investigations View Teaching Evaluation Timely Business-Related Offerings Among Berkeley Law's Deep Reservoir of New Courses A whopping 18 courses are available to Berkeley Law students for the first time this semester, including 3 focused on emerging areas in the corporate sector. Rare Feat: Berkeley Law Students Present Their Research at Major International Forum Selected to discuss their work at the recent event in Miami, where the vast majority of presenters were faculty scholars, "is a big deal," says Professor Katerina Linos. A Legacy of Truth: Eric Stover's Four Decades of Investigating the Forcibly Disappeared The faculty director of Berkeley Law's Human Rights Center continues to help people worldwide search for an answer to the agonizing question, Where is my child? What Does the Post-Roe Future Look Like? Alexa Koenig, executive director of Berkeley's Human Rights Center and a lecturer at the law and journalism schools along with three other Berkeley experts discuss the consequences of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and what it reveals about the changing nature of the court, and what lawmakers are likely to do next. A Life in Limbo: After Fleeing Afghanistan, Judge Basira Qazizada Finds a Stopgap Oasis in Berkeley Now a visiting scholar with Berkeley Law's Human Rights Center, Qazizada is part of a unique program that brings threatened Afghan scholars to the Bay Area. Alexa Koenig Leads U.C. Berkeley's Human Rights Center Human Rights Center Executive Director Alexa Koenig discusses the growing use of open source intelligence (OSINT) as a way to document international atrocities and bolster human rights prosecutions. The US Has A Plan To Document Human Rights Violations In Ukraine Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, says open source information can be invaluable at the preliminary investigation stage, as you're planning either humanitarian relief or to conduct a legal investigation Livestreamed carnage: Tech's hard lessons from mass killings Alexa Koenig, executive director of the Human Rights Center, says there's been a shift in how tech companies are responding to events such as the Buffalo shooting The online investigators tracking alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, appears on 60 Minutes to discuss open source investigations and says we are headed into an entirely new era of human rights investigations, and war crimes investigations, more generally Four House committee chairs ask Big Tech to archive evidence of war crimes in Ukraine Four high-ranking congressional Democrats sent formal requests to the CEOs of YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook's parent company, Meta, on Thursday, asking them to archive content that could be used as evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and citing a 2021 report from the Human Rights Center Detailed 'open source' news investigations are catching on Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, discusses the increase in news using open source investigation techniques Watching from space, satellites collect evidence of war crimes Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, discusses the use of satellite imagery to capture war crimes evidence 'You're not going to get away with it': Ukraine unveils first war crimes charges amid 8,000 investigations Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, says it could take years to wade through all the war crimes evidence in Ukraine, it's critically important to process it as soon as possible, to point investigators to the most important cases – and those that could lead to speedy prosecutions Can technology bring Vladimir Putin to justice? Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, says that the challenge on convicting war crimes through social media images will be on the admissibility, on convincing judges this is something they should be allowing or heavily weighing The Lawfare Podcast: Bringing Evidence of War Crimes From Twitter to the Hague Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, appears on the Lawfare Podcast for an in-depth interview examining the history of using social media for international criminal cases and Berkeley/the HRC's role in developing the Berkeley Protocol Could social media hold evidence of alleged Russian war crimes? Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, explains the benefits and challenges of a large amount of social media evidence From war crime to conviction — what it will take to bring the Bucha killers to justice Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, discusses the increase in major warrants of arrest coming forward on the basis open source investigations and social media evidence War Crimes Tribunals in the Digital Age Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, discusses the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations and the long collaborative process of formalizing OSINT to be admissible in international courts. Digital detectives scour Ukraine social media for evidence of Russian war crimes Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center, weighs in on the big role social media platforms have to play as activists, journalists, researchers and volunteers race to dig up damning photos and videos of Russia's conduct in Ukraine New Project Tracking Campaign to Curtail Reproductive Rights Showcases Cross-Campus Alliance A new radio show about Texas' abortion law strengthens the ties between the Human Rights Center and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

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Stereotypes can impact students in more ways than we may anticipate. If we notice it or not, it can happen to anyone. There is evidence that the fear of living up to a certain stereotype can affect the way we act or perform without us even knowing. It's a commonly researched concept in psychology known as "stereotype threat," and it refers to the risk of confirming a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong or the risk of not confirming to a positive stereotype about a group which you belong. In their study, Steel and Aronson (1995) found that Black college students performed more poorly on standardized tests than White students when their race was emphasized. When race was not emphasized, however, Black students performed better and equivalently with White students. The results showed that performance in academic contexts can be harmed by the awareness that one's behaviour might be viewed through the lens of racial stereotypes. Research has shown that stereotype threat can harm the academic performance of any individual for whom the situation invokes a stereotype-based expectation of poor performance. Everyone belongs to at least one group that is characterized by some sort ofstereotype. When one views oneself in terms of a salient group membership (e.g., "I am a woman. Women are not expected to be good at maths." and "This is a difficult maths test."), performance can be undermined because of concerns about possibly confirming negative stereotypes about one's group. To focus our immediate concern with math identification and gender, consider the plight of a young woman (whom we'll call Carol) who wins admission to an elite college on the basis of the math and quantitative science grades she achieved in high school, the recommendations of her teachers, and her performance on standardized tests. Once in college, she inevitably experiences the same pressures faced by all prospective math majors who encounter more rigorous courses and stiffer competition than they had faced in high school. However, Carol faces additional burdens. She becomes increasingly aware that characteristics commonly associated with her gender (ranging from concern with hair and makeup to willingness to consider future career interruptions in order to have children) make her prospects as a successful math major and future mathematician suspect to her classmates and to her professors. She soon recognizes that the interest she evidences in her personal appearance and her frankness in acknowledging the challenges of balancing family and career concerns are seen as "counter-diagnostic" with respect to success in math-related fields. When Carol walks into the math classroom, or into her math professor's office hours, or chats with her math study group, she feels heightened anxiety about the prospect of negative judgment due to these aspects of her female identity. To reduce this discomfort and anxiety, she stops wearing makeup—at least on days when she has to meet with her professor or is likely to be scrutinized by her male peers. When "hanging out" and chatting with friends who belong to her math study group, she avoids the topic of having children. However, even at these moments, she continues to value her overall identity as a woman, and to see herself as the possessor of valued but stereotypically feminine characteristics (such as social sensitivity) that she neither sees nor expects her math peers to see as counter-diagnostic of math success. Moreover, outside of such settings, when her math ability is less under scrutiny and she is less subject to stereotype threat, she may identify freely with all of the feminine traits that she values, and even with ones that she does not particularly value but nevertheless acknowledges as an aspect of herself. Many studies have found that stereotype threat can impact our performance in many different situations including memory tests (Schamder & Johns, 2003), intelligence tests (Croziet et al., 2004) and even golf putting (Grimm et al., 2016). Although stereotype threat effects appear to be robust, the specific mechanisms by which the stereotype threat harms performance is still not entirely clear. This ambiguity likely reflects that fact that stereotype threat probably produces several different consequences, each of which can contribute to decreased performance (Steele, Spencer, & Aronson, 2002). Steele and Aronson (1995), for example, speculated that distraction, narrowed attention, anxiety, self-consciousness, withdrawal of effort, or even over-effort might all play a role. This post has touched upon the notion that stereotype threat is real and a concern. What we hope to do in this Changing Mindsets project is provide guidance to staff and students on classroom strategies that proactively address stereotype threat utilising evidence based research conducted in the last 20 years. Learn more about stereotype threat and its antidote "identity safety" in this interview with Dr. Steele. Aronson, J., & Williams, J. (2004). Stereotype threat: Forewarned is forearmed. Unpublished manuscript, New York University, New York. Croizet, J., Després, G., Gauzins, M., Huguet, P., Leyens, J. (2004). Stereotype threat undermines intellectual performance by triggering a disruptive mental load. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 721-731. Grimm, L. R., Lewis, B., Maddox, W. T., Markman, A. B. (2016). Stereotype fit effects for golf putting nonexperts. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 5, 39-51. Johns, M., Schmader, T., & Martens, A. (2005). Knowing is half the battle: Teaching stereotype threat as a means of improving women's math performance. Psychological Science, 16(3), 175-179. Marx, D. M., & Roman, J. S. (2002). Female role models: Protecting women's math test performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(9), 1183-1193. Pronin, E., Steele, C. M., & Ross, L. (2004). Identity bifurcation in response to stereotype threat: Women and mathematics. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40(2), 152-168. ← Why University of the Arts London?

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How much effect does the overall economic climate have on individual retailers? It's a question we ask in today's InternetRetailing newsletter as we report that online sales are set to keep growing across Western Europe over the next four years – but different markets are likely to have different experiences, predicts Forrester in research we cover today. The UK experience may be less buoyant than other parts of Europe, as wage growth falls behind inflation and footfall subsides. But the downturn in the retail environment is not hitting all. Many are still reporting growth. Hotel Chocolat is reporting strong sales and profit growth this week, both online and from its stores. It's an example of how a retailer is using its omnichannel model to appeal to customers, enabling them to shop in the way that they want to. Debenhams is more affected by the wider downturn but in today's newsletter we hear from Ross Clemmow on how it is now using digital to stand out from the competition. Many will be interested to see how its focus on mobile and social works out – for this seems to be the kind of change that many retailers are working towards, in response to customer demand. Customers, according to new research from IRX 2017, are also looking for retailers to use new technologies from virtual reality to artificial intelligence. Today we also report on a study that suggests the less showy technology of RFID can result in a real boost to sales. Today's guest comment comes from Mel Taylor, chief executive of Omnico, who considers what consumers find frustrating about shopping in store – and what retailers can do about it. For it seems clear that the wider economic environment is not doing retailers any favours. Nonetheless, individual traders can and will find strategic responses that fit the climate, and enable them to prosper.

Heat oil in 6-Quart Pot. Add onions. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir often. Add fennel, stock, tarragon, thyme. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 20 minutes. Add red pepper, zucchini and mushrooms. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Can be refrigerated as long as 4 days or frozen up to 3 months. Serve hot, garnished with cheese.

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Acoustical Consulting Audiovisual Consulting BlogNoise and VibrationAn Opportunity Lost? GM's Saturn Division – Success Squandered or Just Delayed? An Opportunity Lost? GM's Saturn Division – Success Squandered or Just Delayed? by ABD Engineering and Design | Noise and Vibration | 1 comment Early in my career, I was a young acoustics engineer working at the General Motors "Noise and Vibration Laboratory" (NVL) where our function was to provide automotive noise and vibration control solutions to the various vehicle development teams. At one point, my job was to lead the design and development of the noise control ("Sound Package") solutions for the original Saturn vehicle line. So when I saw the recent news about Roger Penske & Penske Automotive Group acquiring the Saturn brand from General Motors, I found myself thinking back on the glory days of Saturn: what made them so unique, and what solutions will bring them through the current economic recession? Saturn's development program used to be different than all the rest. They gave real responsibility to the individual design teams and enabled them to make the development choices and compromises necessary in putting a vehicle plan together. This responsibility created a sense of pride and personal ownership within each and every individual involved in the program (to this day, I proudly drive my 1997 Saturn SW2 to and from work). Being a small engineering and development team with limited resources, Saturn leveraged its supply base. Specifically for the acoustics team, this meant selecting a "supplier / partner" that would be responsible for producing the necessary noise control materials and the supplier would then be responsible for being an extended resource for the development of the vehicle. Globe Industries was selected as the single "sound package" supplier, and they supported the program by independently working to identify noise sources and issues on various prototypes and development vehicles in their laboratories and with their technical teams – all at no cost to Saturn other than Saturn's commitment to purchase the production noise control components from Globe. This was the first (to my knowledge) relationship of its kind between an automobile manufacturer and an independent acoustic products supplier, which ultimately evolved into the vehicle acoustic development process that we now call "automotive acoustic integration". Since the original Saturn vehicles were released (1991), the nameplate suffered a lack of commitment from GM leadership, e.g., the convertible was canceled and no new vehicles were developed until 1999 with the release of the 2000 L-series, which was a platform shared with GM European Opel division and the Vectra model. Since then the only "Saturn Engineered" vehicle has been the Saturn VUE (debuted in 2002), which has been their most successful vehicle (in sales). And then in 2003 the Saturn Ion was released as part of the Opel Delta platform. Unfortunately (as is evidenced in the model history stated above), in early 2000 GM finally sucked Saturn into the corporate fold and made it just another GM brand. This demise of the Saturn "independence" frustrated several talented engineers who decided to quit and establish careers elsewhere. For now, Saturn will likely just be a name plate buying vehicles from GM (or Opel, Suzuki, or some other foreign manufacturer) and selling them under the Saturn badge at Saturn dealerships. However, even in that scenario it will be advantageous to differentiate the noise control package in Saturn vehicles from e.g., the Chevrolets or to tailor the noise levels for the unique needs of the American consumer. And, with properly developed noise control solutions, it can actually reduce the costs of the sound package material content. If Roger Penske is going to capitalize on his new investment with Saturn, he will have to incorporate the best practices and design standards that actually work in today's economy – the kind that will rebuild the American car industry. And in the world of vehicle acoustic development, that means teaming with an independent engineering firm like Acoustics By Design to ensure a superior product at an exceptional price. ABD Engineering and Design ABD Engineering and Design is one of North America's leading independent acoustical consulting and AV design firms, serving clients across the United States and Canada, as well as other international markets from offices in Grand Rapids, MI and Portland, OR. 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Q: not able to enter text in webview on nexus 4 android 4.2.2 I am trying to open a webpage inside web view and it is working fine on andoid 4.1.2 and below, but when I tried the same code in android 4.2.2 i.e nexus 4 it is not taking any input from keyboard. When i click on any edit text on web page keyboard gets open and it also show the focus on edit text, but as soon as I press any character keyboard focus lost from the edit text and nothing gets typed on the field. be low is my code mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true); mWebView.getSettings().setPluginState(PluginState.ON); mWebView.getSettings().setAllowFileAccess(true); mWebView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient()); mWebView.clearHistory(); mWebView.clearFormData(); mWebView.clearCache(true); mWebView.loadUrl(strUrl); mWebView.requestFocus(); /** * webview client */ private class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient { @Override // show the web page in webview but not in web browser public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) { if ( !getSuceessParams(url) ) view.loadUrl(url); return true; } @Override public void onReceivedHttpAuthRequest(WebView view, HttpAuthHandler handler, String host, String realm) { handler.proceed("checkin", "4good"); } @Override public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) { System.out.println("onPageFinished " + url); context.removeDialog(0); super.onPageFinished(view, url); } @Override public void onPageStarted(WebView view, String url, Bitmap favicon) { System.out.println("onPageStarted " + url); Fragment fragment = context.getLastFragment(); if ( fragment.getTag() == "campaign_donation_web_fragment" ) { CheckinLibraryActivity.strProgressMessage = "Loading.."; context.showDialog(0); } super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon); } } I am getting following error ****Should not happen: no rect-based-test nodes found Thanks A: I had a similar issue and it seemed to be fixed by not using the SwiftKey keyboard instead using the Google keyboard. http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/3808949-phonegap-app A: In my case TabHost from a previous fragment in back stack was stealing the focus on every key press. Here's how I fixed it: tabHost.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(new OnAttachStateChangeListener() { @Override public void onViewDetachedFromWindow(View v) {} @Override public void onViewAttachedToWindow(View v) { tabHost.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnTouchModeChangeListener(tabHost); } }); See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2516 for more on the topic.

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Time's Telescope thays, the have him, the hoor, and of them, of om high as the top of the roof. A number of small wood fires, according to the size of the place, are now kindled upon the floor, and by the smoke ascending from them, the herrings are cured. After the fish have hung in this manner about seven days, the fires are extinguished for two days, that the oil and fat may drip from them. The fires are then rekindled, and after two more such drippings, they are kept continually burning until the fish are completely cured. This operation requires a longer or a shorter time, according as they are designed for exportation, or for home consumption. The herrings having hung a proper time, are packed in barrels containing 800 or 1000 each, and shipped for market. . 66 The number of boats annually employed at Lowestoft in this fishery for many years, previously to 1781, was about 33, and the quantity of herrings caught averaged 21 lasts (each last containing 10,000 herrings) to a boat. After that time, owing to the war with the Dutch and other powers, the number of boats, engaged in the herring fishery rather diminished; but the bounties granted by an act passed in 1786, for the encouragement of the fisheries, gave new vigour to this valuable branch of industry, so that only three years afterwards, the boats fitted out by the town amounted to forty-four. Each of these boats, which are built here, carries about 40 tons, and requires eleven men. In 1802 something more than 30 boats gained £30,000, the price of the fish cured, a larger sum than had ever before been made in one season; and in the following year, they earned in six months £10,000 by mackarel, exclusively of the other fish caught during that period." Field-spiders, commonly called gossamers, are now seen covering the grass with their shining threads and floating in the air. Vipers, snakes, and other reptiles, retire to their winter quarters, where they remain in a state of torpor until the spring breezes recall them to animation. We shall let the poet close our month with a few AUTUMNAL REFLECTIONS. These are the days, when sadness reigns, And calls her gloomy thoughts around; Coldly the sun beams on the plains, The withered leaves are on the ground: Shadows are gathering o'er the earth, The beauty of the spring is gone; The flowers that blush'd at summer's birth, Have bloomed and perished every one : Like budding hopes of youth, they grew-and died ; O'er life's crushed flowers, how oft has memory sighed! These are the days, when nature's voice Chimes with a melancholy tone; The birds of summer bade rejoice, To brighter, kindlier skies have flown ; Their melody no longer floats, In melting softness, on the ear : Hark! to those mournful, plaintive notes, Murmuring around the dying year : They come, like music o'er the peaceful deep, When waves are still, and winds are hushed to sleep. These are the days, these are the days, Which come with a deep thrilling spell, And in the heart emotions raise, That cling to scenes remembered well; The " sear and yellow leaf" recalls Visions that long have sunk to rest; There's not a flower that blighted falls, But thrills a chord within the breast : O that the heart conld lose these memories, E'en as the bloom forsakes each flower that dies. These are the days, when joys long dead Come forth from out their silent tomb; They throng upon the heart, and shed Remembrance of their early bloom : The friends once prized, we clasp again; The one adored, cleaves to our breast; Ah! 'tis a thought of bliss, and pain Awhile is lulled, and sinks to rest : . Brief-brief-the fond illusion, as the beam That lights from winter skies the cold, dark stream. These are the days, these are the days That have a moral in each hour; As coldly bright are morning rays, As beams of hope from worldly power : Friendship is warm as noon-tide heat, While fortune's sunny smiles are bright; Its beams before earth's sorrows fleet, As twilight yields to shades of night. Chill, round the heart is twined joy's blighted wreath, As night-dews fall upon the blasted heath. These are the days when fancy takes The captive thoughts to future scenes; From pleasure's dream the soul awakes, To know the reed on which it leans : Time passes with a noiseless flight, And bears a lesson on its wing; It flies to meet a fearful night, Whose slumbers deep no dreams can bring : Cheerless and dark, life's winter sinks in gloom Faith points to spring, where flowers immortal bloom! This month is derived from Novem (nine) and Imber. The Emperor Commodus attempted, but unsuccesfully, to change the name of this month. The Senate had once proposed to give it the name of the Emperor Tiberius, who was born in it. But he declined this servility, observing with a jest, " What might be their embarrassment should there be thirteen Cæsars?" The Saxons termed November the Wint, (wind) Monath, or Blot (blood,) from the custom of slaughtering the winter's provision at this season. Remarkable Days. 1.-ALL SAINTS. A festival designed to celebrate the commemoration of all those saints who have no particular days allotted to them separately in the calendar. 2.—ALL SOULS. A festival instituted in the year 998, by the western churches, to pray for the deceased souls suffering the expiatory flames of purgatory. A new church dedicated to All Souls, was completed in 1824, in Langham Place, Regent Street, London. 5.-KING WILLIAM LANDED. This day is observed in commemoration of the glorious revolution of 1688, when King William first landed in this country. In the almanacks it stands for the 4th day, but this is an error: the king wished to land then, but adverse winds prevented his effecting it till the fifth day. 5.-POWDER PLOT. This day is celebrated in the church of England in commemoration of the discovery of the plot of Guy Fawkes to blow up the Parliament house.. 6.-ST. LEONARD. A French nobleman of the court of Clovis I., whose piety and goodness raised him to the bishopric of Limosin. He died about the year 559. • 8.—1828.-THOMAS BEWICK DIED, ÆTAT. 76. A justly celebrated wood engraver, born at Ovingham, in Northumberland, on the 12th of April, 1753. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to Mr. Beilby, a copper plate engraver, at Newcastle, who was employed by Dr. Hutton to engrave the diagrams for his work on Mensuration; these he advised the Doctor to have engraved on wood and gave the task to his apprentice, which he executed in so satisfactory a manner, that it obtained him several other works of a similar nature. He sedulously pursued his art till he carried it to a greater height of excellence than it had hitherto arrived at in this country. In 1793, he published his History of Quadrupeds, which soon extended his fame throughout the kingdon. In 1797, appeared his British Birds; and at the time of his death he was

Roberto Mancini was officially presented as the new Italy CT this afternoon, in a Press conference at Coverciano. Sitting alongside FIGC commissioner Roberto Fabbricini and sub-commissioner Michele Uva, the Coach outlined his plans for the Azzurri going forward. You can read all of their comments on the Italy section of our site, but we've picked out the five key talking points. Mancini all-but confirmed that he'll recall Mario Balotelli to the Italy squad for the friendlies with Saudi Arabia, France and the Netherlands. The second of those will be played in Nice, where Super Mario has been playing for the past two seasons. Given that Mancio was something of a mentor to Balotelli it's no surprise to see him recalled, but after 43 goals in 65 games for Les Aiglons he deserves to win his first cap since the 2014 World Cup. Mancio confirmed that he'll speak to Azzurri legend Andrea Pirlo about taking a role within the new setup - would that make this the most fashion conscious Italy bench of all time? The new CT was more equivocal about Gianluigi Buffon though, who is expected to announce his retirement on Thursday. Italy face the Netherlands at Juventus Stadium next month, which would serve as a perfect farewell for the captain. However, it's been reported that Gigi could turn down the call. Mancini, with some justification, stated that he hadn't yet had time to speak to the goalkeeper, but his words did indicate that there are some doubts about the veteran's willingness. Luigi Di Biagio was caretaker CT for the friendlies with Argentina and England, and made no secret of his desire to take the job full-time. There was speculation that he could leave the Italy setup if he wasn't given the job, but Fabbricini confirmed that he'll return to the Under-21s. Perhaps stung by having to pay Giampiero Ventura's full contract, the FIGC has been more cautious with Mancini. Michele Uva revaled that part of the salary for he and his staff will relate to achievements on the pitch, while his contract only runs until 2020. However, there will be an automatic extension if Italy make it to the 2020 European Championships. While Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Conte seemed unsure about the national team job, Mancini made it clear he wanted to be CT. "I'm emotional, because the bench of the national team is not something trivial," he said at Coverciano. Fabbricini confirmed that Mancini had given up significant sums of money in leaving Zenit St Petersburg and noted "we wanted a strong push toward a bench which is historic in world sport". It appears Mancio's enthusiasm for the job swung things in his favour.

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