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The Secrets of Successful Female Networkers
One oft-cited reason why more female executives don't advance to top management jobs is their lack of access to informal organizational and industry networks. Some people blame unconscious bias: High-ranking men connect more easily with other men. Others cite professional and personal obligations, from office housekeeping to child-rearing, that disproportionately fall to women, leaving them less time to develop professional relationships.
But some female leaders do establish strong networks—and they win greater influence and more-senior positions as a result. What are they doing differently?
A new study sheds light on their strategies. "I was talking with many women about how to improve their networks, the challenges they face, and what they and their organizations could do better, and I realized that all the studies on the issue were pretty old and narrow," explains Inga Carboni, a professor at William & Mary's Mason School of Business and the study's lead author. "I couldn't answer their questions."
The researchers analyzed data collected from 16,500 men and women in more than 30 organizations across a range of industries over the past 15 years. Then they interviewed hundreds of female executives. This led them to identify four characteristics that distinguish the networking behaviors of more-successful women from those of their peers. In some cases those matched the behaviors of high-performing men; in others there were subtle but important differences.
When shaping their professional networks, top women were:
Studies, including the new one, show that women generally absorb more collaborative demands in the workplace than their male peers do. But the female managers with the strongest networks "recognize that every 'yes' means a 'no' to something else," says Babson College's Rob Cross, one of Carboni's coauthors. He notes that one Silicon Valley executive he knows has adopted that idea as her mantra. Although these successful female networkers might feel an identity-driven desire and a stereotype-influenced pressure to help colleagues out and be a team player, they try to resist. They prune nonessential appointments from their calendars, deflect low-priority decisions and requests, run streamlined meetings, insist on efficient email norms, and set aside time for reflection and high-level thinking. At the same time, they make the most of their collaborative strengths and inclinations by working with others in a way that establishes or enhances key relationships and ups their visibility.
"At every level in organizations, women are more likely to be sought out for advice," Carboni says. "And when asked about the downsides of saying no, every woman I interviewed said they'd feel bad." But she emphasizes that the research is clear: The female executives who rise to the top are "more strategic and thoughtful" about how they spend their time. Organizations can do their part by tracking unseen collaborative work, ensuring that it's evenly spread among male and female employees, and pushing all leaders, but especially women, to unabashedly prioritize their most important tasks.
Nimble.
The researchers' data shows that most women's relationships, particularly those with female peers, are stickier than men's, growing stronger, more mutual, and more interwoven over time. Carboni and Cross note that this can occasionally be a positive—for example, an old contact might offer a new opportunity or employment prospect. But if you work in a dynamic organization that requires rapid adjustments to changing demands (and who doesn't nowadays?), always relying on the same people can hurt your performance.
Successful female networks are more fluid. High-ranking women know when to deemphasize old connections in favor of new ones (whether by proactively cutting ties or by simply failing to maintain contact). For example, says Cross, "when you're at an inflection point at work or are embarking on a new project, you want to think about your goals and who will help you reach them—whether those goals are political (gaining early access to opinion leaders), developmental (supplementing skills gaps), innovation-oriented (searching for new insights), or related to best practices (finding people who know efficiencies)." He acknowledges that some women find this inauthentic, even Machiavellian, but notes that men interpret the same behavior as putting the work first. He says it's OK to have a "tenure bell curve" in professional relationships. Women should, of course, maintain some long-known advisers. But they should consistently initiate new connections, and organizations can help them by instituting processes such as network reviews at the start of new assignments or during performance evaluations.
Boundary-spanning.
The highest-ranking, best-networked women connect with people in a wide variety of functions, geographies, and business units. Again, less successful female networkers tend to shy away from the tactic because it feels uncomfortable or overly promotional. "We heard from women that they liked their own communities," Carboni says, whereas spanning boundaries made them wary of "backlash" and "stressed out." But that behavior is critical to accessing new information, leading innovation, and pursuing advancement, for both women and men. Cross suggests periodically considering the leaders in your organization and asking yourself, "Who isn't in my network but should be?" He advises approaching them "not with 'Here's what I need' but with 'Could we grab a coffee and explore ways of working together?'" Companies including Ford and Booz Allen Hamilton have tried to institutionalize the practice by setting up cross-functional groups of female high potentials who meet regularly with C-suite executives.
Energy-balanced.
More than two decades' worth of research shows, perhaps not surprisingly, that the highest performers are seen as the most energizing people in their networks—as the type of colleague who makes the work more engaging, which then drives better performance. But men and women are expected to bring different energy to relationships, and this is where effective female networkers set themselves apart from less successful women: They demonstrate both competence and warmth, both intelligence and emotional intelligence, as studies—the researchers' and others—suggest they must to build trust. "The most successful women don't downplay their knowledge, skills, and accomplishments; they show evidence that they can do things," Cross says. "But they also use humor, presence, and small gestures to signal caring and positivity, and they employ listening skills to spur creative thinking among their colleagues."
The researchers say they hope more women will adapt their networking behaviors in keeping with these four characteristics. They add that organizations have a big role to play too. "The goal is to embed these behaviors and practices so that they're the norm for everybody," Cross says.
This article was first published on 1st November at Harvard Business Review
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This Valentine's Day season, Dunkin' Donuts is showing some heart to its customers. The retailer has announced that its heart-shaped donuts have returned to the menu for a limited time.
Vanilla Truffle Donut – A heart-shaped donut filled with vanilla-flavored buttercreme, frosted with vanilla icing, and topped with semi-sweet chocolate curls.
Brownie Batter Crumble Donut – A heart-shaped donut filled with chocolate brownie batter filling, frosted with chocolate icing, and topped with crumbled brownies.
Cupid's Choice Donut – A heart-shaped donut filled with Bavarian Creme, frosted with strawberry-flavored icing, and topped with pink and white sprinkles.
These donuts will be available at Dunkin' Donuts locations nationwide, while select locations will offer the new Lovestruck MUNCHKINS and Lovestruck Donuts. The Lovestruck MUNCHKINS are chocolate-glazed donut holes covered in pink and white sprinkles. The Lovestruck Donut is donut topped with strawberry icing, a chocolate drizzle arrow, and a Lovestruck MUNCHKINS placed in the center.
Additionally, the brand has given its existing donuts a Valentine's Day makeover with new names and designs. For example, the classic Boston Kreme Donut has been re-named the Boston Dream, with a heart-shaped design and red icing drizzle.


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Q: Random selection with a condition I am wondering whether there is an opportunity for choosing random names with some conditions. I read about different random functions from random package, but they choose only one number randomly. I also thought about function, but did not come up with an idea on how to write it properly.
I have a table with many columns (~15) and I need to choose some random names (no exact number) with total sum less than or equal to 500. Hence, here I need to get two names AQ2 and COR and then I will extract other information from the table.
name sum city
AQ2 400 N
L3K 50 L
COR 100 Q
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Unfortunately, I do not know how to put a restriction on the total sum without specifying the number of values to extract randomly. I do not know how many values I need (1000, 1500, etc.), I just know that the total sum must be less or equal to some value X.

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Q: Is it possible to redirect to ssl and non www at the same time? I have a developer account and the setup is different from a typical host.
With this provider, each domain is allocated an app. 4 domains:
https://example.com
https://www.example.com
http://example.com
http://www.example.com
The chosen "main" domain is the top one, https://example.com. So, in my host login panel, I have allocated the website "app" to https://example.com while the remaining 3 are allocated "redirect" apps.
For the non ssl http domains I have used:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

The purpose of this is to just redirect to ssl. This seems to work fine.
Then, for the www version, which I'd like to redirect to non www version, I have used:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Does not work. But, in additon to figuring that out, what I'd really like is to have the 3 domain variants all served by the same .htaccess file with 2 purposes: redirect to ssl and to non www version. Is this possible?

A: Yes, you can use the [OR] flag to qualify an either/or:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

You can have that in a single htaccess file that all 4 app spaces use.


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I Shall Be Released: Beirut
Beirut - March of the Zapotec/Holland
Pompeii/Ba Da Bing
Zach Condon must suffer from schizophrenia, but if so, he's the only one suffering. His new EP March of the Zapotec/Holland gathers together promising material, from both his full band and his solo electronic effort, Realpeople.
Last year, an overwhelmed Condon cancelled a tour and took some time off in Mexico. The rest was certainly worthwhile, as the new tunes sound fresh and fully realized. The first six songs are the usual culturally diverse Beirut pieces we have come to expect, but the last five are new songs under Condon's old moniker, Realpeople, for his experimental, synth work.
For the rest of contributing writer Deanna McLafferty's review, continue after the jump.
Besides Condon's mix of musical styles, he also flips back and forth from joyous celebratory songs to dreary laborious ones. Some of them sound carnivalesque, epitomized in the bombastic intro "El Zocalo," while others sound more like a funeral march, such as the slow, emotional "On a Bayonet." Other highlights include the saxophone solo in the middle of "La Llorona" and the brass instruments that build into a fury at the end of "The Shrew."
There are a few missteps, however, whenever the songs become too self-involved and arduous. "My Wife" is an interlude that exceeds its welcome, and the slightly monotonous "The Akara" doesn't go anywhere.
Surprisingly, the songs included on Holland are often more light-hearted and interesting. "My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille" is one of the most enjoyable songs on the album along with "No Dice," which is actually danceable. "Venice" can only be described as some kind of underwater journey. On the other hand, "The Concubine," feels slightly out of place on this side of the EP.
With a Beirut album, not much of the focus is ever on the words. In fact, lyrics in a Beirut song are completely unnecessary. If Zach Condon's voice wasn't one of his best instruments, I'd prefer his songs without them. They're kind of like the cherry on top of a very layered cake. The music says enough.
Condon's talent lies in his ability to find the similarities in opposites. Each song has multiple intricate parts and this EP starts with one type of song and ends with another, but either way you can tell it's one of his. His voice is distinct, no matter what the medium, and this EP proves that.
- Deanna McLafferty
Dictated but not read by Andrew Daniels at 9:30 AM
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On Monday morning, August 22, 2016, deputies responded to a call of suspicious man and woman on an all-terrain vehicle on the edge of County Road 20, just west of Garrett's bridge. When the officers attempted to speak to the couple, they started the ATV and attempted to flee but were stopped. The ATV was discovered to be stolen from Hokes Bluff, and the female also has outstanding warrants. Darrell Scott Firestone, 33, of Ragland and Coley Reaves, 34, of Gadsden were arrested and charged with second degree receiving stolen property and attempting to elude. Both were taken into custody and transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center.


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Activists: Chechen Man Who Claimed Torture Narrowly Escapes Transfer To Grozny
By RFE/RL's Russian Service
RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service
Murad Amriyev (file photo)
A native of Chechnya who claimed in 2013 that he was tortured by police has managed to narrowly escape transfer to Grozny, the Chechen capital, following his release from custody in Russia's Bryansk region, a rights group says.
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture said on June 6 that Murad Amriyev, a former world champion in mixed martial arts, evaded law-enforcement officials from Chechnya who had blocked exits from a prosecutor's office where he had been taken and were demanding he be handed over to them.
Amriyev was detained by the Bryansk police on June 4 while travelling by train to Moscow and was expected to be transferred to the Chechen capital, Grozny. The rights group has warned that he could face abuse, torture, or even death if he is returned to Chechnya.
Lawyer Pyotr Zaikin told RFE/RL that after police formally released Amriyev on June 6, his client was brought to the transport prosecutor's office. He said lawyers, supporters, and activists from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture refused to hand Amriyev to the Chechen law-enforcement officers who were demanding his handover.
Taking advantage of the confusion as lawyers, activists, local police, and Chechen authorities were heatedly discussing the situation, Amriyev slipped out of the building and was safely spirited out of Bryansk, Oleg Abdrakhmanov of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture told RFE/RL.
The effort to take Amriyev to Chechnya reignited questions about the reach of Kremlin-backed Chechen leader's Ramzan Kadyrov's security forces, who have raised concerns several times in the past by carrying out operations in Moscow and other areas far from Chechnya.
Amriyev told the antitorture committee in 2013 that he had been kidnapped by police in Chechnya who tortured him for two days, hanging him in handcuffs and applying electric shocks to his body.
He said at the time that the aim of the police was to force his older brother to return to Russia from Germany, where he had lived for many years. A high-ranking Chechen police official claimed that Amriyev's brother was involved in an alleged plot to kill him.
International Warrant
After Amriyev was released, he fled Russia. However, as he still holds a Russian passport he returned to Russia and was on his way to Moscow, where he planned to collect papers necessary to prolong his visa in a foreign country, when he was detained.
Chechen authorities issued an international arrest warrant for Amriyev in February, claiming that he used forged documents.
Rights activists say that Kadyrov, who was appointed to head Chechnya by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2007, rules through repressive measures and has created a climate of impunity for security forces in the province in the North Caucasus.
They claim that he bears responsibility for abuses including kidnappings, disappearances, torture, and killings of political opponents.
Kremlin critics contend that Putin has given Kadyrov free rein because it relies on him to keep a lid on separatism and insurgent violence after two devastating post-Soviet wars in the region.
With reporting by Novaya Gazeta
RFE/RL's Russian Service
RFE/RL's Russian Service is a multi-platform alternative to Russian state-controlled media, providing audiences in the Russian Federation with informed and accurate news, analysis, and opinion.
RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service is one of the few independent media outlets reporting in this predominantly Muslim region, one of the most repressive and arbitrary in the Russian Federation.
Chechen Man Who Claimed Torture Said Detained In Russia


This region has long been noted for trophy fish and game. There are more muskies than ever, and because of catch and release, large fish are even more common. Walleye, Crappie and Bass fishing is excellent. Fishing and hunting licences are available right in our store. Don't forget your outdoors card, even if its expired. We are happy to issue your licenses.
Walleyes, Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Perch and Crappies are all found in good quantities. Lake of the Woods being so vast and diverse, you can explore different shoreline and structure every day, and you never have to fish around others . Lake of the Woods is a relatively safe lake because of its character with over 14,000 islands and many channels and bays ensuring that you need not encounter "big water."
Our newly renovated docks are located beside the falls. We have both mixed and unmixed gas and our dock men will make sure you are well equipped for a day on the lake. Take a boat by the week and our attendants will keep it gassed and ready to go when you need it. If you wish to bring your own boat, there is a small daily charge for the use of our dock facilities, and launch ramp fees are included.
We have an excellent float plane service available near by. These people will take you for a unique day's fishing experience and pick you up in the evening to return you to camp. They have boats in a number of secluded lakes.
For owners of private wheeled aircraft our community airstrip is located about one mile from camp. It is approximately 4,000 feet of recently paved runway and is adequate for up to medium twin engine aircraft. When you stop for customs, phone us and we will be happy to pick you up at the strip.
Coming to Canada is relatively easy - we suggest your bring personal identification such as a birth certificate, passport or other picture ID. Passports are recommended to return to the US. Long guns may be brought in for hunting, but handguns are not allowed.
For the greatest sport of all, don't forget to bring your camera and equipment...we have all kinds of amazing scenery. Here you are in an area offering every conceivable opportunity for every class of photography...still and movie...wildlife and woodland and water...personal videos...thrilling still-life shots.
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Hunting opens in September for Grouse and migratory birds. Geese are also becoming more plentiful. Deer hunting gun season starts in early October.


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Les Alzines reclamadores de Fontcoberta (Quercus ilex ilex) són dues alzines que es troben al Veïnat d'en Fares (Fontcoberta, el Pla de l'Estany), les quals destaquen per la seua monumentalitat.

Dades descriptives
 Perímetre del tronc a 1,30 m: 3,98 m (l'alzina d'Omeda) i 4,10 m (l'alzina de Puig Sa Guàrdia a 1,10 m d'alçada).
 Perímetre de la base del tronc: 7,38 m (Omeda) i 8,10 m (Puig Sa Guàrdia).
 Alçada: 15,56 m (Omeda) i 15,20 m (Puig Sa Guàrdia).
 Amplada de la capçada: 27,54 m (Omeda) i 24,27 m (Puig Sa Guàrdia).
 Altitud sobre el nivell del mar: 189 m.

Entorn
Es troben en un paisatge característic del Pla de l'Estany, fora de la conca lacustre, en un sistema de turons argilencs de baixa alçària on predomina un ambient agrícola, amb camps de secà i cereals. Envoltades de boscos atapeïts de pi blanc, als fondals hi ha rouredes i omedes, de petites dimensions limitades per l'acció dels agricultors del veïnat de Can Fares. Hi ha petits exemplars de lledoner, arç blanc, saüquer i figuera silvestre com a reductes escapats del bosc. Relatiu als arbusts, hi ha presència de sanguinyol, aladern, aranyoner, galzeran, esbarzer, esparreguera boscana i gavarrera. Entre les plantes enfiladisses abunden l'heura, l'arítjol, la rogeta i la vidalba, i entre l'estrat herbaci hi ha la tomaquera del diable, dolçamara, blet blanc, userda, lletsó, ravenissa blanca, plantatge de fulla estreta i verònica.

Aspecte general
Destaquen per la seua forma peculiar (amb la capçada des de nivell de terra -típica de les alzines reclamadores, que, com indica el seu nom, ho són d'aus) i perquè es tracta de dos individus molt propers l'un de l'altre (fet insòlit a Catalunya en aquesta tipologia i ús cultural). Mentre que l'Alzina de Puig Sa Guàrdia es troba en un estat pràcticament impecable de salut, l'Alzina de l'Omeda presenta importants atacs de xilòfags -un d'ells, el banyarriquer- tant al tronc com al brancatge principal. En els darrers temps, els xilòfags semblen haver guanyat terreny, en detriment de l'alzina. A més, té algun braç important fracturat, diverses branques grans mortes o gairebé, i una vella concavitat a la soca. Pel que fa a les fulles, presenten un atac força generalitzat de cinípids. L'arbre és tan opulent que, tot i aquests entrebancs, l'aspecte que té no deixa d'ésser un autèntic espectacle. És pràcticament idèntica morfològicament a la de Puig Sa Guàrdia, tret de la sensible diferència d'amplada entre una i altra. L'any 2010, ambdues van rebre un tractament fitosanitari basat en una poda de les capçades. Totes dues foren declarades arbres monumentals de Catalunya l'any 1991.

Curiositats
Antigament, s'empraven per atraure els ocells amb reclams, tords principalment, que un cop dins de l'arbre quedaven enganxats en vesc i eren capturats pels pagesos. Per aconseguir aquest efecte les branques de les alzines reclamadores eren modelades per fer-les arribar fins a terra, cobrint tot l'espai, es deixaven unes petites finestres sense vegetació per on entraven els ocells, i per l'interior hom es podia enfilar entre les branques fàcilment per a poder preparar les trampes de vesc on s'enganxaven els ocells. Aquesta activitat tradicional de caça, poc selectiva i actualment il·legal, ja no es practica a la comarca del Pla de l'Estany. Aquestes alzines foren utilitzades al final de la darrera Guerra Civil Espanyola (1936-1939) com a referència per la gent que fugia cap a França.

Accés
Des de Banyoles, cal arribar a Fontcoberta per la carretera C-66 i llavors agafar la carretera que va a Vilavenut. A uns 100 metres abans d'arribar al veïnat de Fares, a la nostra esquerra, apareixerà l'Alzina Reclamadora de Puig Sa Guàrdia. Just davant de l'entrada del veïnat (que queda a la nostra dreta) hi ha un camí agrícola per a tractors que queda a l'esquerra de la carretera, el qual s'enfila entre dos camps i finalitza uns 150 metres després. Un cop som al final del camí, a uns 250 metres, veurem, coronant un turonet, l'Alzina Reclamadora de l'Omeda. GPS 31T 483669 4665264 (Alzina de l'Omeda) i 31T 483257 4665399 (la de Puig Sa Guàrdia).

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Arbres Monumentals del Pla de l'Estany
 Fontcoberta, Can Pujol, Aulina reclamadora i Can Fares

Fontcoberta
Alzines individuals de Catalunya
Conjunts d'arbres individuals

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Home Court Court Reporting: Basic Facts about an Essential Part of Litigation
Court Reporting: Basic Facts about an Essential Part of Litigation
Posted by Gina on Apr 15, 2015 in Court | 0 comments
The litigation process relies on the support of many key players to ensure a successful trial. One of these important roles is filled by court reporters. With the help of a court reporter, the court can ensure that important legal proceedings are well-documented and accounted for.
Basically, a court reporter is tasked to transcribe and create official reports of court hearings, depositions, and other similar proceedings. While it may sound like a simple task, court reporting is an important part of the litigation process. After all, documentation is essential to the entire judicial system. Every moment of a trial or court hearing needs to be transcribed and recorded for future reference. Aside from that, court reporting can also help lawyers with documenting depositions and build stronger cases. With a certified record of a testimony, lawyers can countercheck for any contradicting statements as they move on with arranging their case.
A court reporter's essential tool is the shorthand system. As you can imagine, legal proceedings can take a really long time, and court reporters will have to note down as much as 200 words every minute. The shorthand system allows a court reporter to follow every step of the proceeding by using symbols and abbreviations in place of lengthy sentences and phrases. Court reporters typically use a special kind of typewriter called a stenotype to make their task a lot easier.
Certain advancements in technology also contributed to the improvement of court reporting and litigation support. For example, there are court reporting services that have online repositories so transcripts can be easily accessed online. There are also some that offer digital videography. Video documentation is especially helpful for depositions complicated by geographical issues.
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Courtney Oswald Browne (born 7 December 1970 in Lambeth, England) is a Barbadian cricketer. He is a right-handed wicketkeeping batsman. He is the only West Indian Test cricketer to have been born in England.
Browne was captaining Barbados when he got his first call up to the West Indies side in April 1995. He struggled to hold his place in the side and after 13 Tests he was dropped and didn't return until 3 years later for the ICC Knockout tournament in Kenya. He was soon dropped again, replaced by Ridley Jacobs. His career seemed over but he got a surprise recall for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England. He was the hero in the final, his partnership with Ian Bradshaw saw them home at The Oval. After a year as first choice keeper he decided this time to leave on his own terms, retiring for 'personal reasons'.
He is the current captain of LIME Sports Club, competing in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship.


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Plage-Court / Kuhlstein Torpedo monoplane
Pippart-Noll - Eindecker - 1913 - Германия <– –> Plage-Court / Kuhlstein - Torpedo monoplane - 1912 - Германия
Torpedo Monoplane
The second of the Plage designs, which he evolved jointly with the German engineer Court, and acclaimed by the contemporary German press as one of the most interesting and advanced aircraft to appear in Germany in 1911, was called the Torpedo Monoplane because of its exceptionally clean shape. It was constructed in the Max Leuchner Kuhlsteins Wagenbau catbody factory and completed in October 1911.
The machine, a two-seater intended for military purposes as well as for cross-country and high-performance flying, represented a new concept in aerodynamic and structural design. With the greatest emphasis laid upon the reduction of drag and upon protection of the crew in case of a crash landing, careful thought was given to every small detail. On the score of elegance and beauty of line the resulting aircraft had no equal among its contemporaries. The German army authorities expressed considerable interest in the machine, which at their request was delivered to Doberitz for military trials. Unfortunately, nothing further was heard of the Torpedo Monoplane after the very favourable initial press reports.
Construction: The Torpedo Monoplane was a two-seat military or high-performance machine of wooden construction. The wing, of cambered aerofoil section and with an area of 26 sq m (279.9 sq ft), was attached to the fuselage upper longerons and braced with steel wires to a steel-tube pyramid on top of the fuselage and below to the undercarriage framework. The wing was a divided multi-spar structure, both the spars and the ribs being made of ash, and was covered with fabric which was doped with glue. Each wing panel, with a rounded tip and slightly increased chord at the root, had a span of 5.5 m (18 ft 0 3/4 in) and a basic chord of 2.6 m (8 ft 6 3/4 in), and was set at a pronounced dihedral angle. Each wing was provided with a window between the spars at the root to permit the pilot to see the ground during landing. The wing could be completely detached in 10-12 min.
The fuselage, a streamlined structure of ash, was built-up of four longerons and a number of circular frames, its rear section tapering to a fine point. Its forward section, up to the radiators, was covered with duralumin panels, which were hinged to permit easy inspection of the engine and its installations. Aft of the radiators the fuselage was covered with fabric. The raised pilot's seat was situated in the centre and the passenger's cockpit under the wing-bracing pyramid, some distance in front, at the C.G. The wing warping and the elevator were operated by a steering column with a steering wheel, and the rudders by a rudder bar. Dual controls could be fitted. The tail unit, of cruciform configuration, comprised two identical fin and rudder surfaces above and below which were attached to a vertical steel tube filled with solid wood for strength, a divided tailplane and a one-piece elevator with an area of 4.5 sq m (484 sq ft). All the tail surfaces could be quickly detached for transport. The landing gear, of very simple and neat divided design, incorporated two mainwheels and a tailskid.
Power was supplied by a 70 hp Argus four-cylinder inline water-cooled engine, carried on a steel-tube mounting and driving a two-blade tractor airscrew with a diameter of 2.6 m (8 ft 6 3/4 in). The airscrew was provided with a large-diameter spinner which formed the aerodynamic extension of the fuselage nose contour. The two Windhoff aluminium radiators, weighing with water a mere 16 kg (35 lb), were specially designed for the machine and inset into the fuselage sides (under the wing) so as to provide the maximum cooling area with the minimum of drag. A very advanced fuel system incorporated two fuel tanks with a total capacity of 110 litres (24.1 Imp gal), one in front of the passenger seat on top of the fuselage and the other inside between the pilot's and passengers seats, and a small 8 litre (1.7 Imp gal) reserve tank which gave the pilot time to look for a suitable landing ground when the fuel gauge showed 'tanks empty'. The Torpedo Monoplane had an overall span of 11.6 m (38 ft 0 3/4 in), a length of 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) and a wing area of 29 sq m (312.15 sq ft). Its estimated maximum speed was 130 km h (80.7 mph) and range 500 km (311 miles). No other data are available.
The exceptionally clean and advanced Argus-powered Torpedo Monoplane in October 1911.
Another view of the Torpedo Monoplane, with Plage and Court standing in front.


 Academic integrity and accountability.
 Committed to excellence in all our teaching-learning process.
 Individual and collective excellence.
 Fostering a learning community in which the values, goals, and learning styles of all students are recognized and supported.
 Inculcating the values of patriotism, secularism and co-existence amongst the students so as to make them responsible citizens.
 Sensitizing the minds of the students towards the ideals of environment protection, cleanliness, conservation of heritage and promotion of camaraderie and harmony between students coming from different social, cultural and economic backgrounds.


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Why should we believe Clark means it on climate change?
The easy joke about Helen Clark's government is that it has promised us global warming for seven years and hasn't delivered. The hard judgment is that it hasn't delivered policy either.
Why? Labour has been convinced by the science since way back in the 1990s when Simon Upton signed the country up to it. Why suddenly go "aspirational" now?
Because, first, the government and especially the Prime Minister have mismanaged the politics this year and passed up the opportunity to bend the trendlines in its favour. Meantime, National produced a credible environment paper in October.
Second, because public and business opinion began to shift noticeably after the Institute of Policy Studies' conference in March and the evangelical Al Gore movie has added momentum.
And third, because Labour needs to offer voters something to vote for, a sense of direction they can connect with — in a word, "renewal". This is a familiar theme of this column.
So Clark produced an out-of-character "bold" keynote address which set Labour's conference, the media and many others buzzing. Officials working on climate change and on David Parker's energy strategy had a fire lit under them last week after years of being told to take no risks.
Clark's speech made two big shifts in climate change's position in policy.
First, she repositioned it from "cost" to "opportunity". We are to be "smart and determined" and in the "vanguard" of nations. And indeed there is a lot of opportunity to build a brand as the most climate-friendly place to grow and make things, to visit and to live in.
Second, she set climate change not just in the "economic transformation" box but also in the "national identity" box. We are no longer to think of it just as taxes, charges and regulations but also as a defining element in who we are. From the dirty, brown (though mercifully empty) country we now are, waiting to be unmasked by our trade enemies' sleuths, we are (she said) to be actually clean and green and thereby able to sell our output, from food to films, at premium prices.
This is climate change's real point.
The science is too often presented as impending apocalypse, which leaves only one rational response, to metaphorically pull a brown paper bag over one's head (Wellingtonians' response to the sure-to-happen earthquake). The Stern report last week on the economic implications of apocalypse is already the subject of intense rebuttal, including even from some climate change adherents.
The real point for this country is in three realities which are distinct from the science, though flow from others' acceptance of it, and which demand a vigorous response.
One is political reality. Governments, notably in Europe and of states in the United States, are setting targets, imposing taxes and regulations and establishing emissions trading regimes. A "good international citizen" country must ponder joining in.
Some of this is shonky or sly. Europe's emissions trading regime over-allocated quotas and recipient companies have made a killing with minimal, if any, impact on emissions. Europe's and the United States' subsidies for ethanol production are distorting land use, indirectly eating into world grain stocks and producing ethanol which uses nearly as much fossil fuel as it replaces. But they are real.
And next will come protectionist measures allegedly serving climate change objectives. Watch for a European tariff on food for distance travelled or on exporting countries' carbon profiles.
Trade threats form the second reality.
The third reality is commercial. Insurers have decided costly extreme weather events are due to climate change and are charging higher premiums or refusing cover for those at risk of such events. Investment banks and funds managers are marking down companies with poor "carbon profiles".
These realities have been blindingly obvious for six months at least. Only now has Clark seen political and national branding opportunity in them.
Played right, her new line is a potential election winner in 2008 against a National party not (yet) credible on the topic.
But will Clark carry through? Her past habit — except in patches, such as the tax rise, labour re-regulation, prostitution reform and civil unions — has been to retreat in the face of political discomfort, not ride through it. It was Clark who insisted big emitters be exempted from the carbon tax and thereby holed the tax below the waterline. And, whatever the opportunities, there will be costs to voters if this country takes the high ground — costs which the Stern report probably understated.
But Clark used uncharacteristically strong words at the conference. She very much wants a fourth term. The poll trends are bad. She needs something to put her back on top.
So who knows? One thing is sure: Parker, hitherto uncertain she would back him in the crunch, is a happy boy now. Next, if Clark wants to prove she is into "renewal", she could put him on the front bench smartly.
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anyway hang on! im comin' lol it is going to be my time soon lol^^ but lets see if i will remember of that.. cus i usually forget the things..
i guess i am 4 one lol^^, so we ARE( ops sry for caps.. i didnt see it lol) 4 brazilian now.
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When BJP founder and party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani (aged 91) was denied a ticket to contest for the 2019 Lok Sabha from Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency which he held since 1991, it was the last nail on his political career spanning over 60 years. Denying a ticket without prior information to a leader of such a stature was to rid of a man whose presence, caused some discomfort to those at the helm. It was Advani to built up the BJP from the time when in 1984 the party had won only two seats- one from Andhra Pradesh and the other from Gujarat. In 1990 its tally rose to 85 seats and by 1991 it crossed the 100-mark by winning 120 seats. In 1996 the BJP won 161 seats and formed a coalition government under Vajpayee but it lasted only for 13 days. In 1998 the party tally rose to 182 seats when it formed the NDA government which lasted for 13 months. In 1999 the BJP again formed a coalition government under Vajpayee after winning 182 seats against 141 won by the Congress. The NDA coalition formed in 1999 lasted its full term till 2004. BJP lost in 2004 when its tally went down to 138 seats. Again in 2009,the party tally was further reduced to 116 and lost its second consecutive election. Perhaps the present BJP could have treated Advani better than having continually ignored him and making it clear he was no longer needed by the present crop or leaders. Advani was the real power behind the BJP but he never grudged the more popular Atal Behari Vajpayee from taking on the mantle of leadership of the party. Advani realised that Vajpayee his old comrade in arms, was the person who had the potential. Today Vajpayee is considered as the India's most popular prime minister. Advani served as Vajpayee's second-in-command becoming the country's Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2004. Advani also served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. Advani was definitely pained by the happenings in India after Modi took over the government post-2014 Lok Sabha election. In his famous statement made to a newspaper on June 18,2015 Advani had expressed fears that an emergency like situation could arise as "forces that can crush democracy" were stronger( than those who imposed the 1975 emergency), notwithstanding the constitutional and legal safeguards. In his tweets, after being denied ticket, Advani took on the present BJP leadership when he said the party has never regarded those who disagree with it politically as its "enemies", but only as "adversaries". He said BJP under Vajpayee and he, had committed to freedom of choice of every citizen at personal as well as political level." The blog is at variance with the BJP stand over the last few months where its leaders, including PM Modi and party chief Amit Shah, have raised doubts about the patriotism of political opponents, especially the Congress. Besides Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and others have been treated shabbily. Even Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan an eighth time winner had to suffer embarrassment when she was kept in suspense over getting the ticket. The BJP today has no room for dissent or free speech and leaders of stature who have been the party's national torch bearers have been elbowed out.


I am tidying up my email boxes at the moment. Does anyone know if it is possible to completely empty everything from Windows Live mail in one quick move instaed of having to delete each mail in turn.
I know that I can 'highlight' a few at a time and do it that way but I would prefer to try to 'ZAP' it in one go if possible.
You can empty Trash and Junk by right clicking and choosing "empty" but I think those ate the only ones you can do that way. I think also you can right click the Inbox and "delete all" as well.
There should be a tick box that you can select everything with and delete things that way..


Miss Marple got out of the train at Market Kindle station, holding tightly a string bag and an old leather handbag and looking more poorly dressed than usual.
Miss Marple was looking around the windy station - there were no passengers or railway staff anywhere - when a young man came up to her.
The personality of this young man did not match his voice. His loud voice was meant to make him seem important, when in fact he was almost nervous.
'I won't be long,' the porter said cheerfully.
Miss Marple thought that the young man was not too pleased about this delay.
He behaved as if he were a busy and important man who had, very charmingly, put important business on one side to be polite to his employer's wife. And again it was not completely successful - it had a theatrical flavour.
Miss Marple began to wonder about Edgar Lawson.
They came out of the station to where a rather old Ford was standing - just then a new two-seater Rolls Bentley came into the station yard and stopped in front of the Ford. A beautiful young woman jumped out. The fact that she wore old trousers and a simple shirt seemed somehow to make it more obvious that she was not only beautiful, but expensive.
She shut the door on Miss Marple, jumped in the driving seat, and they drove quickly out of the station.
Miss Marple considered this thoughtfully.
'Oh Edgar hasn't got enough brains to be a secretary. He's mad, really. He used to stay at hotels and pretend he was an Air Force pilot with medals. He used to borrow money and then run off. I think he's just bad. But Lewis makes them all feel one of the family and gives them jobs to do to encourage them to be responsible. I expect we'll be murdered by one of them one of these days.' Gina laughed happily.
Miss Marple did not laugh.
They turned through some large gates where a man was standing on duty and went up a drive with bushes on both sides. The drive and gardens were not at all cared for.
They came round a curve and Stonygates appeared. It was huge - and as Gina had said, horrible.
Miss Marple walked along the terrace towards her old friend.
From a distance, the slim little figure looked girlish, even though she was leaning on a stick and moving slowly and painfully. It was as though a young girl was acting an old woman.
Yes, unmistakably Carrie Louise. Strangely unchanged still, although, unlike her sister, she used nothing artificial to make her look young. Her hair was grey, but it had always been silvery and had changed very little. Her skin was still pink and white, though now it was wrinkled. Her eyes still had their innocence. She had the slim figure of a girl and looked at the world with all the bright interest that her friend remembered.
'Please don't be angry, Jolly,' said Carrie Louise.
'In the Blue Room. Shall I take her up?' asked Miss Believer.
The Blue Room had heavy curtains of a rich blue that must have been, Miss Marple thought, fifty years old. The furniture was big and solid. Miss Believer opened a door into a bathroom. This was unexpectedly modern.
Miss Believer took Miss Marple down the big grim staircase and across a huge dark hall and into a room where bookshelves went up to the ceiling and a big window looked out over a lake.
Carrie Louise was standing by the window and Miss Marple joined her.
Miss Marple looked out to where large red brick buildings showed through some trees. Then her eyes fell on something nearer, and she smiled. 'What a beautiful girl Gina is,' she said.
'I see,' said Miss Marple.


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The World Day against Tuberculosis
Posted: March 27, 2018 Under: Conferences By Administrator Kafedra No Comments
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, WHO And usaid mark the World Day against Tuberculosis
Tashkent, March 24, 2018 – To draw public attention to the impact of tuberculosis on public health, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MoH), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a press conference on World TB Day, held this year under the motto "REQUIRED: LEADERS FOR A WORLD FREE OF TUBERCULOSIS. YOU CAN CREATE HISTORY. LITIMATION TB. "On March 24, the anniversary of the discovery in 1882 of Dr. Robert Koch of mycobacterium tuberculosis, activities are being carried out around the world to raise public awareness about this disease, its prevention and treatment, as well as for the formation of a tolerant attitude towards people with tuberculosis and their families in society. A high level of awareness of the population about tuberculosis and improved access to quality anti-tuberculosis care leads to a reduction in morbidity.
The press conference was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the US Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen, the director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Phthisiology and Pulmonology (RSNPMTSFiP) NN. Parpieva, representatives of WHO, USAID, health organizations and public non-governmental organizations, the main doctors of anti-tuberculosis institutions, as well as journalists from Khorezm, Navoi, Kashkadarya and Bukhara regions and the city of Tashkent.
Speeches of the participants touched upon the urgent issues of TB control worldwide: tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious but curable and preventable disease, however, according to WHO, 1.7 million people per year are still dying from it, and 10 million people fall ill .
In Uzbekistan, significant progress has been made in the fight against tuberculosis: in recent years, the country has reduced morbidity and mortality from it, and continuous work is underway to improve the quality and accessibility of TB services for all, including vulnerable segments of the population. However, for the complete elimination of tuberculosis, decisive measures and joint efforts are required from government, health, international and public organizations.
The journalists who participated in the press conference received important information about the tuberculosis control programs conducted by the RSMPSP and the WHO and USAID in Uzbekistan on the need to create and widely disseminate quality and properly submitted journalistic materials to raise public awareness of tuberculosis, the need for preventive surveys and timely treatment in medical institutions and, ultimately, to reduce the burden of tuberculosis.
USAID: "One of the most important tasks in the fight against tuberculosis is the formation of a tolerant attitude towards people facing tuberculosis in society. This requires the efforts of state organizations, doctors, nurses, and the community, including the media, who can bring key information about the disease to the general population. "
USAID supports the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the implementation of the National TB Program and the introduction of more effective and affordable methods for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis among the population, including vulnerable groups. The main goal of the USAID TB Control Program is to reduce the burden of tuberculosis in the country and prevent the development of its multiple drug-resistant forms. USAID's TB Control Program covers a wide range of medical issues, including the development of the human and institutional capacity of the health system, improved interagency coordination and cooperation, and the more effective use of electronic data collection and analysis tools. USAID supports the efforts of the Government of Uzbekistan to combat tuberculosis through a five-year Program with a total budget of $ 7.6 million.


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It is an art to blend various interior design elements to create a living space that is both functional and visually pleasing for the eyes. The shaping of space, walls and surfaces of your house often reflects your personality and creative bend of mind.
The art of interior designing demands a resourceful and imaginative mind that is willing to think out of the box. An invitingly designed interior of a house will offer comfort and pleasant atmosphere for those who dwell there. The creation of magnificent living spaces requires more than the basic knowledge of matching up colors and tones.
In order to craft a magnificent interior, one should be willing to get inspired by the places and different artistically-inspired settings that he/she has been, and styles he/she has noticed in various interior design magazines and television shows. In this article, we will be going through some of the unique and creative interior design styles, which is sure to inspire and lift up your imagination to higher levels.
Most of the interior design ideas that are discussed below are unusual and surprising and open up the vast plains for imagination to soar high.
If you are looking to create dramatic ceiling for a fairly simple space, canoe ceiling is a great option. Artistically fixing a wooden canoe structure on the ceiling will gel with a interior that is designed to reflect classic style of decor. The element will spectacularly create interest in the space, while coordinating well with the other classic interior elements that adorn the room.
Mixed grades of cedar can be used to construct the canoes structure. If you have an antique canoe that is lying idly in the garage, transform it into a magnificent form by using interesting shades and place it on the ceiling. This amusing ceiling decor will aggressively offer special character to the room if the ceiling is designed after cathedral ceiling style.
Adding visual interest to the flooring and other surfaces is a great idea to craft splendid interiors. Stripes, which is a classic interior design pattern is a wonderful choice for homes. Placing stripped rugs on the floor is a practical way to adorn your space, since they coordinate really well with most of the surrounding patterns and designs.
Wide bands of black stripes, vibrant shades of stripes or subtle tone-on-tone stripes can be used according to the taste and preferences. For an open-plan kitchen and dining space placing a dramatically striped rug is a great idea to define the two areas. Carpet tiles with bright, bold stripe patterns are in great demand by many modern households.
By creatively blending blue and white shades of stripes on floor, sofa covers, curtains and plain blue on walls, you can structure a spectacularly designed interior. If your house has stained wood floor, you can paint thick and narrow stripes on the floor as part of renovation.
Custom-painted wood floors have magical power in transforming any dull setting into a vibrant and animated one. Hand-painted lily pattern on the floor can create a pleasant spring season feeling to the entire ambiance. Fresh and fun look can be created through custom-painted floors in amazing ways. By using custom stencils and pencils, one can do these designs on floor without any professional help.
You can even use screen printed art paper on floor in order o cover some flaws. Chequered floor with special squares will look fabulous even on bathroom floors. Custom painted maple flooring can be a great visual-appealing element for dining and kitchen areas.
Floors that feature soft contrast diamond pattern paintings will give a subtle feel to living rooms and bedrooms. Flowers, swirls and a whole range of floral and leafy patterns and other abstract designs can be incorporated on the floors.
Rustic contemporary interior design has a special charm in capturing the aesthetic feelings of beholders. Farmhouse-styled houses and older homes in rustic areas can be reinvigorated with a unique blend of modern and contemporary features in a rustic.
Rustic feeling and wooden and plank floors are great in creating the much required rustic atmosphere. Rustic wood ceilings, cabinets, walls and flooring can be coordinated well into a modern atmosphere by using a splash of bold shades such as red here and there. Flint stone walls will also go well with rustic wooden floors.
Rustic contemporary interior designs can be executed well by combining textured and patterned ornamental walls into a clean and neutral shaded home. Textured throw rugs in bold, neutral hues; bulky windows framed in gaudy and heavy drapes; open floor plans, strategically placed wood stoves, etc. are great in creating a contemporary rustic interior design.
Blue is a vanilla and everlastingly-soothing hue that is lavishly used in many interior decoration projects. It is popularly said that 'there can never be too much blue'. Layers of pale blue shades can be artistically amalgamated to create wonderful living spaces.
Blue walls are great in creating misty and serene look in a marvelous ways. This calming color scheme is capable of lending positive impact on you, your emotions, even your health. A wonderful nautical feel can be created with light blue accents in a white cottage room. When pallid sky blue hue is coordinated with pink and green accents, a vibe of spring can easily be produced. An elegant combo of blue and white is great in creating abundant inflow of bright light.
A capturing interior design project can be created by using minimal shades in a moderately steady and limited range. Decorative elements and accents that slightly diverge from the basic color scheme have to be selected to make the room the focal point.
An artistic blend of various patterns such as animal prints floral designs, geometric prints, and applique are great in enhancing a soft and neutral interior design plan. A soft and feminine feel can be created in the house by using a soothing mix of colors.
A creative jumble of antiques and modern fixtures and rounded and tailored shapes can lend dramatic effect on any interiors. Playfulness and spontaneity can be expressed in a variety of ways if you are ready to use your imaginative skills confidently to reflect your personality through the interiors.


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Banca Intesa es un grupo bancario italiano con sede social en Milán. Cotiza en la bolsa de Milán.

Nació de la fusión de Banco Ambrosiano Veneto, Cariplo y Banca Commerciale Italiana, que se convirtió en 2005 en el primer banco italiano y el decimocuarto en Europa por volumen de fondos propios.

En 2007, se fusionó con Sanpaolo IMI para formar Intesa Sanpaolo, el tercer grupo bancario europeo por tamaño.

Accionariado
 2005 : Crédit Agricole 18.0%, Fundación Cariplo 9.4%, Generali 6.1%, Commerzbank 4.5%, Fundación Cariparma 4.4%, Alleanza 3.5%, libre en bolsa 54.1%.

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Bancos de Italia
Empresas fundadas en 1998
Empresas desaparecidas en 2007


Zelfstandigheid is al jarenlang een leidend ideaal in de zorg voor mensen met een beperking, net als in andere delen van de langdurige zorg. Idealen als zelfstandigheid en 'versterken van eigen regie' suggereren dat afhankelijkheid een groot probleem is en zelfstandigheid de oplossing. Afhankelijkheid is echter niet per se een probleem, zo blijkt uit het onderzoek De kunst van ambachtelijke afstemmingdat onderzoekers van de Universiteit voor Humanistiek op 23 mei aan Minister de Jonge aanbieden. Afhankelijkheid wordt pas een probleem wanneer mensen met een beperking (en hun verwanten) binnen afhankelijkheidsrelaties onzichtbaarheid, onmacht of ongelijkwaardigheid ervaren.
Open access article in European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology with Melissa Sebrechts and Christian Broër.
Recent decades have witnessed mounting attention to the theme of recognition, both in public policy and in the academic world. Scholarly debate on recognition is dominated by philosophers, while the policy debate is dominated by political and educational perspectives. A sociological perspective has scarcely been developed. In this article, we approach recognition as a sociological phenomenon with the aid of Collins' theory of Interaction Ritual Chains. Our research is located in three Dutch sheltered workshops that aim to provide recognition through work to young men with mild intellectual disabilities. While Collins provides an interesting interactional perspective to distinguish between different situations of recognition, we add an institutional dimension by showing how individualising labour-market policies and care practices articulate a set of 'interaction rules' that encourage some recognition rituals and foreclose others. This demonstrates the importance of a sociological contribution to the debate on recognition, and points to 'unintended consequences' of policies that aim to strengthen recognition in ways that in fact cannot be achieved by those involved. Such a sociological perspective can bring out more practical and nuanced accounts of recognition, and enrich both scholarly and policy debates on this topic.
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Coronavirus: Delta variant will be "predominant" in Spain, experts predict
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Researchers and public health officials believe the Delta variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, will become dominant within a month in Spain.
The variant, first identified in India, is more transmissible than others and it has led to a spike in cases across the United Kingdom recently.
In Catalonia, 20 percent of new cases correspond to the Delta variant, the region's health official Josep Maria Argimon told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, adding that it would be "predominant" in two to four weeks.
Álex Arenas, an academic at Catalonia's Universitat Rovira i Virgili who models the progress of the disease, told El País. "In Spain, the data aren't as clear but with this growth in Catalonia, we can infer that by the middle of July [the delta variant] will be predominant."
READ ALSO: 'We're already late': Madrid warns Delta strain could become Spain's dominant Covid variant
According to the latest update from the Health Ministry published on June 14th, the variant accounted for less than 1 percent of cases.
It is not yet classified as a "variant of concern" in Spain but it is spreading in Madrid, Catalonia, Castilla y León and the Valencian region.
Earlier this week, Antonio Zapatero, public health official for the Madrid region, said authorities have identified "community transmission" in Madrid, where the person infected has not been overseas recently or been in contact with confirmed cases, making it near impossible to trace the sources of infection.
As a result, Madrid has brought forward the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines of 60-69 year-olds as a result.
According to the latest data, over 35 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered across Spain, with more than 47 percent of the population having at least one dose.
Hoy he recibido la primera dosis de la vacuna en el Hospital Puerta de Hierro. Gracias a todas/os los profesionales sanitarios que nos cuidáis a diario.
Las vacunas salvan vidas y nos están marcando el camino hacia la recuperación. Son nuestro horizonte de esperanza. #YoMeVacuno pic.twitter.com/M16P7vMHFF
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) June 18, 2021
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who received his first dose of the vaccine on Friday, said on Saturday that ESO and Bachillerato students, the equivalent of GCSE and A-level, could be vaccinated two weeks before the next academic year begins, reported health publication Redacción Médica.
The vaccination programme is considered key to tackling the variant first detected in India, which has since become dominant in the UK, where it accounts for over 90 percent of UK Covid-19 cases.
According to the UK government, the variant is thought to be 40 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, which was first identified in Kent.
Spain decided on April 27th to make all travellers arriving from India undergo a 10-day quarantine to prevent the potential spread of the B.1.617.2 variant within the Spanish territory.
However, it wasn't until Saturday May 1st that the measure came into effect, leading some critics to question why the quarantine wasn't implemented immediately.
Spain also decided to impose restrictions on travellers from India later than its European counterparts of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy and the Netherlands.
As of June 17th, there had been 38,659 cases in the past 14 days in Spain, a rate of 82 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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The Tin Men is a novel by Michael Frayn, published in 1965. It won the Somerset Maugham Award the following year.

It concerns the lives of workers at William Morris Institute for Automation Research. This is itself a joke as William Morris was all in favour of hand-working. Goldwasser is working on the automation of newspapers and has invented UHL (Unit Headline Language) to this end. This consists of taking standard headline words and creating headlines from them. Examples such as "Strike Threat Probe" and "Lab Row Looms" produce sentences that everybody recognises but nobody can explain the meaning of.

Goldwasser is obsessed with trying to work out whether or not he is cleverer than Macintosh, a co-worker doing research in the automation of morality. Hugh Rowe is supposed to be working on sport automation but is writing a novel. He has no idea of the plot or characters and spends all his time writing ecstatic reviews of the non-existent novel and glowing portraits of himself as the author. Nunn the security officer has a mania with sport, doesn't understand the 24-hour clock and is constantly confusing himself with his own elaborate codes, the meaning of which he forgets. He suspects Goldwasser of being up to something in the weeks preceding a visit by the Queen to open a new wing of the Institute. Nunn reports to Chiddingfold, the chief of the Institute, who never speaks. Nobbs is the token working class worker at the institute and calls everybody 'Mate'. Riddle is a heavy smoking woman whom Nunn also finds suspicious because of her friendship with Goldwasser.

1965 British novels
Novels by Michael Frayn
William Collins, Sons books


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Cocoa Butter for Hair
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Cocoa butter is a popular ingredient in both commercially prepared and homemade health and beauty products. Many hair stylists value the moisturizing and hydrating properties of cocoa butter, as it is a natural emollient. According to author and herbalist Stephanie Rose Bird in her book, "A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit," there are two types of cocoa butter with beauty benefits -- ordinary cocoa butter and black cocoa butter.
Cocoa butter is produced as a by-product of making chocolate. Nearly 75 percent of the world's cocoa is produced in West Africa. Cocoa butter is the edible fat that is extracted from cocoa beans. According to author Bird, ordinary cocoa butter is processed before the seeds germinate. Black cocoa butter is produced after the cacao pods are allowed to germinate, resulting in a chocolate-colored butter that smells like roasted cocoa.
Cocoa butter is a pure, edible fat. It is all-natural because there are no solvents or additives used during the manufacturing process. Pure cocoa butter resembles margarine and has a slightly yellow pigment. Black cocoa butter has a light coffee color with the same texture as regular cocoa butter. You can purchase cocoa butter online and in drug and health food stores.
Cocoa butter is used in a variety of commercial products and as an alternative to shea butter, as it is not sticky like shea butter. It is added to hair products such as conditioners and creams to provide your hair with extra conditioning, nourishment and shine. Cocoa butter can be used as an effective treatment for fine hair to add moisture without weighing hair down. Cocoa butter makes a beneficial hot-oil treatment for most types of hair. Cocoa butter can be used as a pomade for styling difficult or frizzy hair.
You can apply pure cocoa butter to your hair for use as a pre-shampoo conditioner. Put some cocoa butter in a microwave-safe cup and melt it until it becomes a liquid. Apply this oil to your hair and leave in for no longer than 20 minutes. Follow up with shampoo. To use cocoa butter as a hair pomade, rub a small amount of cocoa butter between your hands and smooth it over your hair.
Pure cocoa butter solidifies when it reaches room temperature. When using cocoa butter as a hot oil hair treatment, don't leave it in for longer than 20 minutes, or the oil will become solid and can be more difficult to wash out.
World Cocoa Foundation: Cocoa Value Chain: From Farmer to Consumer
"A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit"; Stephanie Rose Bird; 2009
"An ABC of Natural Beauty Recipes"; Dian Buchman, Ph.D.; 1999
Ashley Miller is a licensed social worker, psychotherapist, certified Reiki practitioner, yoga enthusiast and aromatherapist. She has also worked as an employee assistance program counselor and a substance-abuse professional. Miller holds a Master of Social Work and has extensive training in mental health diagnosis, as well as child and adolescent psychotherapy. She also has a bachelor's degree in music.


Messy Church is a way for people to spend time as a family having fun, making mess and sharing food while learning about God.
Messy Church is for ages 0-100. All children attending must come with an adult.
Messy Church is free but if people want and are able to give a donation towards the cost of crafts and food they can.
Messy Church meets on the second Saturday of every month.
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Q: Using bounded wildcard when class has bounded type parameters Suppose I have a class
public static class A<T extends D> { ... }

and the class D with two classes extending it: B and C, e.g.
public static class D { ... }
public static class B extends D { ... }
public static class C extends D { ... }

Now, at some place let's say I want an array of A's, irrespective of being of the B-kind or the C-kind. (And apply functions from class D to all items in the array, for example.)
Should I then constrain the type again?
In other words: which of these options is the one to go with?

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*A<?>[] re;

*A<? extends D>[] re;
Which one is best practice?

A: Since T has an upper bound of D, A<?> is just a shorthand for A<? extends D>. They both mean the same thing - just like if T were unbounded, A<?> would be short for A<? extends Object>.
I don't know of any best practice when it comes to this syntax; I think it's just a matter of coding style. I would prefer A<?> because it's concise, though A<? extends D> immediately communicates the upper bound to a developer unfamiliar with A.

A: According to me you should go with A<? extends D>[] re;
So that user will not allow you to add only object which extends class D
bounded wildcards provides limited flexibility within bound. Any Type with bounded wildcards can only be instantiated within bound and any instantiation outside bound will result in compiler error.One of the important benefit of using bounded wildcard is that it not only restrict number of Type can be passed to any method as argument it also provides access to methods declared  by bound. for example TreeMap(Comparator<? super K> comparator) allows access to compare() method of Comparator in Java.


#0172* – Marta ANDREASEN AN EU POLITICIAN DOES LITTLE FOR UKIP CREDIBILITY!
I do wonder what an iffy accountant suspended and removed by first The OECD and then removed as an accountant (one of 100s in the EU) from her position and long after claiming to be a whistle blowerhaving blown a whistle on her personal failures and duplicity which had resulted in her 'departure' and also resulted in losing repeatedly in The Courts when claiming she had been wrongly fired!
Just how does this Spanish resident MEP do anything but bring UKIP into disrepute?
In what way does this posturing support these United Kingdoms leaving the EU and reinstating our sovereignty, democracy and justice?
One wonders, as a Spanish citizen, whether Marta Andreasen had bothered studying this subject and the British legal/medical position CLICK HERE You will note that there would seem under British law that the claims that autism was caused by MMR vaccines was scaremongering and irresponsible. The huge number of lives saved by MMR Vaccines considerably outweighs the tenuous and unproven concept of a link to autism.
A STOCKTON Heath man, whose son has autism, has attended the European Parliament to draw attention to a steep rise in the number of cases in the UK.
David Thrower, of Ackers Lane, helped organise a seminar in Brussels to support son Oliver, aged 23, who he believes became severely autistic after having the triple MMR jab as a child.
The meeting was hosted by Marta Andreasen, UKIP MEP for south east England, in the committee debating chamber and was attended by more than 70 parents.
They heard experts in autism, a brain development disorder, describe the rising numbers of young people with the condition in the UK as a 'tsunami' that is now being considered an epidemic.
Speeches were made by Dr Alvaro Ramirez, chairman of the European Autism Public Health Alliance, Kathy Sinnott, an autism campaigner and former Irish MEP, and Dr Andrew Wakefield, the US-based research scientist who is investigating the possibility of a link between MMR vaccines and regression into autism.


I've written previously about QR Codes, what they are, and how we might use them. I've met and chatted with Andy Ramsden of Bath University and seen how they have integrated them into the assignment and feedback process.
I saw two links this morning on Twitter that sparked my interest again, both from @psychemedia which has made me realise that I need to brain-dump my thoughts on how these wonderful little codes can be utilised in the classroom.
Using a QR Code Generator (like qrcode.kaywa.com) means you can have the code store either a short URL or your contact details as text. Be warned: the more data you ask it to store the larger the final QR Code will be.
So, you see, you have to be careful about, not only, what information you store, but how you generate the information BEFORE you convert it into a QR Code. I strongly recommend that, wherever possible you use limited amount of text/content when you generate your code. If you have access to your own webspace, blog, etc then create a page/post that will contain all the information you want to make available, then use a URL shortening service to generate the shortest possible link to use for the code (see first example above).
So, with that out of the way, I get on with my thoughts about using QR Codes.
How can we use them? They are an excellent way of directing students to content. Whether the content is a book in the Library, a YouTube video, a seminar room at a given time, it doesn't matter. What matters is working out an appropriate use. So, where can we use them?
I know the limitations of these codes are highlighted if students don't have smart phones, or a mobile device without a camera, but I'm not dealing with limitations here, I'll cover that in another post.
As these wonderful codes are being used more and more, how about the publishers using them in their printed versions to link to publisher-generated, and user-generated, content? This opens up so much more content than a CD in the back cover could ever do! The following YouTube clip demonstrates how this is already being done.
Not every classroom has posters and things stuck to the wall, but what if you and your students worked on a poster about, for example, the San Andreas fault line? Wouldn't it be great to be able to include audio and visual content in the 2-dimensional presentation? While we wait for video paper to come of age and be affordable, the inclusion of a QR Code on the poster means the person viewing it can still access the video content without typing a long complicated link.
If you have a name-plate why not put a QR Code on it which links to your online profile page on the Institutions website? Why not get your business card printed with one it the back; you can then put so much more on it (contact details, publications, research, readings, RSS feed, etc).
I originally found information on QR Codes last year when it was blogged about in relation to the codes being placed on conference badges and a useful way for people to collect and share contact details.
As I've already mentioned, Andy Ramsden and his team at Bath University are leading the way in this field and application of QR Codes, and he recently tweeted that they'd catalogued 1384 assignments. Please read about his work as it is not only a good example of using this technology, it is also a beacon for all of us learn from about bringing the various different departments and interested parties together to develop the system and working practice to make it work.
I found this plugin for WordPress recently that sits as a widget in the side-bar that auto-generates a QR Code for each individual page/post. So now you can use a QR Code to save a link as well as browser systems like Delicious.