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"""Logging
"""

import sys
import os
import logging

from pip._vendor import colorama, pkg_resources

def _color_wrap(*colors):
    def wrapped(inp):
        return "".join(list(colors) + [inp, colorama.Style.RESET_ALL])
    return wrapped

def should_color(consumer, environ, std=(sys.stdout, sys.stderr)):
    real_consumer = (
        consumer if not isinstance(consumer, colorama.AnsiToWin32)
        else consumer.wrapped
    )

    # If consumer isn't stdout or stderr we shouldn't colorize it
    if real_consumer not in std:
        return False

    # If consumer is a tty we should color it
    if hasattr(real_consumer, "isatty") and real_consumer.isatty():
        return True

    # If we have an ASNI term we should color it
    if environ.get("TERM") == "ANSI":
        return True

    # If anything else we should not color it
    return False

def should_warn(current_version, removal_version):
    # Our Significant digits on versions is 2, so remove everything but the
    #   first two places.
    current_version = ".".join(current_version.split(".")[:2])
    removal_version = ".".join(removal_version.split(".")[:2])

    # Our warning threshold is one minor version before removal, so we
    #   decrement the minor version by one
    major, minor = removal_version.split(".")
    minor = str(int(minor) - 1)
    warn_version = ".".join([major, minor])

    # Test if our current_version should be a warn
    return (pkg_resources.parse_version(current_version)
            < pkg_resources.parse_version(warn_version))

class Logger(object):
    """
    Logging object for use in command-line script.  Allows ranges of
    levels, to avoid some redundancy of displayed information.
    """
    VERBOSE_DEBUG = logging.DEBUG - 1
    DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
    INFO = logging.INFO
    NOTIFY = (logging.INFO + logging.WARN) / 2
    WARN = WARNING = logging.WARN
    ERROR = logging.ERROR
    FATAL = logging.FATAL

    LEVELS = [VERBOSE_DEBUG, DEBUG, INFO, NOTIFY, WARN, ERROR, FATAL]

    COLORS = {
        WARN: _color_wrap(colorama.Fore.YELLOW),
        ERROR: _color_wrap(colorama.Fore.RED),
        FATAL: _color_wrap(colorama.Fore.RED),
    }

    def __init__(self):
        self.consumers = []
        self.indent = 0
        self.explicit_levels = False
        self.in_progress = None
        self.in_progress_hanging = False

    def add_consumers(self, *consumers):
        if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
            for level, consumer in consumers:
                if hasattr(consumer, "write"):
                    self.consumers.append(
                        (level, colorama.AnsiToWin32(consumer)),
                    )
                else:
                    self.consumers.append((level, consumer))
        else:
            self.consumers.extend(consumers)

    def debug(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.DEBUG, msg, *args, **kw)

    def info(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.INFO, msg, *args, **kw)

    def notify(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.NOTIFY, msg, *args, **kw)

    def warn(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.WARN, msg, *args, **kw)

    def error(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.ERROR, msg, *args, **kw)

    def fatal(self, msg, *args, **kw):
        self.log(self.FATAL, msg, *args, **kw)

    def deprecated(self, removal_version, msg, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Logs deprecation message which is log level WARN if the
        ``removal_version`` is > 1 minor release away and log level ERROR
        otherwise.

        removal_version should be the version that the deprecated feature is
        expected to be removed in, so something that will not exist in
        version 1.7, but will in 1.6 would have a removal_version of 1.7.
        """
        from pip import __version__

        if should_warn(__version__, removal_version):
            self.warn(msg, *args, **kwargs)
        else:
            self.error(msg, *args, **kwargs)

    def log(self, level, msg, *args, **kw):
        if args:
            if kw:
                raise TypeError(
                    "You may give positional or keyword arguments, not both")
        args = args or kw

        # render
        if args:
            rendered = msg % args
        else:
            rendered = msg
        rendered = ' ' * self.indent + rendered
        if self.explicit_levels:
            # FIXME: should this be a name, not a level number?
            rendered = '%02i %s' % (level, rendered)

        for consumer_level, consumer in self.consumers:
            if self.level_matches(level, consumer_level):
                if (self.in_progress_hanging
                        and consumer in (sys.stdout, sys.stderr)):
                    self.in_progress_hanging = False
                    sys.stdout.write('\n')
                    sys.stdout.flush()
                if hasattr(consumer, 'write'):
                    write_content = rendered + '\n'
                    if should_color(consumer, os.environ):
                        # We are printing to stdout or stderr and it supports
                        #   colors so render our text colored
                        colorizer = self.COLORS.get(level, lambda x: x)
                        write_content = colorizer(write_content)

                    consumer.write(write_content)
                    if hasattr(consumer, 'flush'):
                        consumer.flush()
                else:
                    consumer(rendered)

    def _show_progress(self):
        """Should we display download progress?"""
        return (self.stdout_level_matches(self.NOTIFY) and sys.stdout.isatty())

    def start_progress(self, msg):
        assert not self.in_progress, (
            "Tried to start_progress(%r) while in_progress %r"
            % (msg, self.in_progress))
        if self._show_progress():
            sys.stdout.write(' ' * self.indent + msg)
            sys.stdout.flush()
            self.in_progress_hanging = True
        else:
            self.in_progress_hanging = False
        self.in_progress = msg
        self.last_message = None

    def end_progress(self, msg='done.'):
        assert self.in_progress, (
            "Tried to end_progress without start_progress")
        if self._show_progress():
            if not self.in_progress_hanging:
                # Some message has been printed out since start_progress
                sys.stdout.write('...' + self.in_progress + msg + '\n')
                sys.stdout.flush()
            else:
                # These erase any messages shown with show_progress
                # (besides .'s)
                logger.show_progress('')
                logger.show_progress('')
                sys.stdout.write(msg + '\n')
                sys.stdout.flush()
        self.in_progress = None
        self.in_progress_hanging = False

    def show_progress(self, message=None):
        """If we are in a progress scope, and no log messages have been
        shown, write out another '.'"""
        if self.in_progress_hanging:
            if message is None:
                sys.stdout.write('.')
                sys.stdout.flush()
            else:
                if self.last_message:
                    padding = ' ' * max(
                        0,
                        len(self.last_message) - len(message)
                    )
                else:
                    padding = ''
                sys.stdout.write(
                    '\r%s%s%s%s' %
                    (' ' * self.indent, self.in_progress, message, padding)
                )
                sys.stdout.flush()
                self.last_message = message

    def stdout_level_matches(self, level):
        """Returns true if a message at this level will go to stdout"""
        return self.level_matches(level, self._stdout_level())

    def _stdout_level(self):
        """Returns the level that stdout runs at"""
        for level, consumer in self.consumers:
            if consumer is sys.stdout:
                return level
        return self.FATAL

    def level_matches(self, level, consumer_level):
        """
        >>> l = Logger()
        >>> l.level_matches(3, 4)
        False
        >>> l.level_matches(3, 2)
        True
        >>> l.level_matches(slice(None, 3), 3)
        False
        >>> l.level_matches(slice(None, 3), 2)
        True
        >>> l.level_matches(slice(1, 3), 1)
        True
        >>> l.level_matches(slice(2, 3), 1)
        False
        """
        if isinstance(level, slice):
            start, stop = level.start, level.stop
            if start is not None and start > consumer_level:
                return False
            if stop is not None or stop <= consumer_level:
                return False
            return True
        else:
            return level >= consumer_level

    @classmethod
    def level_for_integer(cls, level):
        levels = cls.LEVELS
        if level < 0:
            return levels[0]
        if level >= len(levels):
            return levels[-1]
        return levels[level]

    def move_stdout_to_stderr(self):
        to_remove = []
        to_add = []
        for consumer_level, consumer in self.consumers:
            if consumer == sys.stdout:
                to_remove.append((consumer_level, consumer))
                to_add.append((consumer_level, sys.stderr))
        for item in to_remove:
            self.consumers.remove(item)
        self.consumers.extend(to_add)

logger = Logger()


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Home » iOS
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Level 5 announces new Professor Layton game for iOS, Android and Nintendo 3DS
Professor Layton fans, heads-up. A brand new is set to release for iOS, Android and Nintendo 3DS The upcoming Layton title is a role-playing puzzle game where you play the role of a character and
Capcom revives Breath of Fire for smartphones and PC
Breath of Fire was one of the more memorable and arguably on of the most requested titles for a remake. During Capcom's recently held Network Game Conference for online, social and mobile titles, fans received
Square Enix reveals Star Ocean: Material Trader
Star Ocean has been missing in the current generation of consoles and Square Enix's recent announcement is meant to address that, albeit with a different spin than what most fans are used to with
Devil Maker: Tokyo released for Android and iOS
As the popularity of Android and iOS continues to rise we're bound to see more interesting games pop-up for them (although I'm personally waiting for a Taiko game). Devil Maker: Tokyo is one such
Steam Mobile App now in Beta for Android, iOS
While there are a few 3rd Party-apps that allow you to interact with Steam in one way or another (for both Android and iOS), nothing really beats an official app (unless you're talking about
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Q: How to check if page exists in Multisite? I have the following function to check if the page exists in WordPress by using the path:
    private function page_exists( $path ) {
        $post_types = apply_filters( 'get_page_by_path_post_types', [ 'page', 'post' ] );
        foreach ( $post_types as $pt ) {
            if( get_page_by_path( $path, OBJECT, $pt ) !== null ) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

The problem is that in multisite the function fails. I searched around but I couldn't find a Multisite function similar to get_page_by_path

A: get_page_by_path() will only search in the current site.
If you need to find a page anywhere in your Multisite network, you can do something like this.
function network_page_exists( $path ) {
    $args = array(
         // Max sites to retrieve.
         // If you have a large network, increase this.
        'number' => 100,
    );
    $sites = get_sites( $args );
    $found = false;
    foreach ( $sites as $site ) {
        if ( ! $found ) {
            switch_to_blog( $site->blog_id );
            // Uses your page_exists() function in the sites
            // till we find the post, or till we run out of sites.
            $found = page_exists( $path );
            restore_current_blog();
        }
    }
    return $found;
 }

Note: switch_to_blog() can slow your site down if you've got a large network. You might want to look into how you can cache your results (perhaps using an option). Since that's pretty dependent on your specific situation, it's not addressed in this answer.
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Cho Jung-hyun (12 de novembro de 1969 - 10 de julho de 2022) foi um futebolista profissional sul-coreano que atuava como atacante.

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Cho Jung-hyun representou a Seleção Sul-Coreana de Futebol nas Olimpíadas de 1992.

Futebolistas olímpicos da Coreia do Sul
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Interview With Lori Egitto, Peter Black
Aired May 11, 2003 - 16:44 ET
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Mother's Day marked by flowers, cards and extra appreciation for mom. But for some, Mother's Day is a day to celebrate life. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta with a story of one such woman.
SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After seven years of marriage, Lori and Skip Egitto used in vitro fertilization to conceive their son Mike. When Mike was five months old, the unexpected. Lori was pregnant again.
SKIP EGITTO, LORI'S HUSBAND: We didn't think we could conceive again. So it was kind of a surprise.
GUPTA: The pregnancy was going well into its seventh month. Then things changed.
LORI EGITTO, MOTHER: My vision started to go blurry. And little by little, I had noticed it was on a daily basis that it would get progressively worse.
GUPTA: Lori went to an eye doctor who didn't detect a problem, but knew something was blocking her vision. Because of her pregnancy, the doctors were initially hesitant to perform an MRI scan, but her condition worsened.
L. EGITTO: A matter of three or four weeks, by the time it got from blurry to having difficulty really making people out and taking care of my older child. So at that point, they did the MRI.
GUPTA: While there were risks to the procedure, Lori's obstetrician had grown concerned.
DR. DAVID RICHMAN, LORI'S OBSTETRICIAN: You're treating two patients. You are treating the baby, you are treating the mommy simultaneously, and I felt that the MRI was definitely the way that we had to go.
GUPTA: Lori was told she had a brain tumor, a meningioma, the most common type affecting 70,000 Americans each year. Like most, hers wasn't malignant, but it was pressing on her optic nerve.
At first, doctors decided to monitor the tumor until the baby's birth, but Lori's vision kept on getting worse. L. EGITTO: I recall calling him, and I said, you know, I'm almost 90 percent blind at this point. Am I going to get my vision back? If this goes, am I going to get it back? And that's when he said he couldn't guarantee it.
GUPTA: That was when Lori and Skip headed to the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) hospital to see a neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Black.
DR. PETER BLACK, LORI'S NEUROSURGEON: The challenge for us then was should this be removed or could it safely removed in somebody who was seven months pregnant, and could her vision be changed and made better by doing something surgical at that time?
GUPTA: Dr. Black wanted Lori to have surgery the next morning.
L. EGITTO: It wasn't an option. It was the thing that I had to do.
GUPTA: Lori insisted her unborn baby be the priority during the operation.
S. EGITTO: She just said, if we c-section, stay with the baby. Don't worry about me.
GUPTA: Lori said good-bye to her family, especially her son.
L. EGITTO: He was just a year old, and that was extremely hard. Knowing if I would ever see him again, and remember him, or if something were to happen to me, he would never remember me.
GUPTA: With the neo-nato teams standing by, Lori went into surgery. Six hours later...
L. EGITTO: I asked if my baby was OK, and they said, yes, you still have him. And I smiled.
GUPTA: Lori was also able to see.
BLACK: Almost a miraculous kind of situation where we got the pressure off the optic nerve and the eye came back very, very well.
GUPTA: With the tumor gone, the focus was now primarily on the unborn baby.
L. EGITTO: I was very nervous about going into labor. Especially having experienced it before. So, the thought of pushing with my head, it was scary.
GUPTA: Just about on schedule, one month after her tumor was removed, Lori pushed her baby into the world.
Joey was born a week early, weighing seven pounds, eight ounces. Lori gets annual MRIs to make sure there are no signs of a new tumor. Dr. Black thinks she's cured.
Happy Mother's Day. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Boston. (END VIDEOTAPE)
WHITFIELD: Wow, that is an amazing story. Right now, we're glad to welcome Lori Egitto and Dr. Peter Black, her neurosurgeon, and they are joining us from Boston to talk more about this very amazing story. Good to see both of you.
L. EGITTO: Hi. Nice to see you.
WHITFIELD: So Lori, it's been four years now. How often do you reflect on the decision that you and your neurosurgeon had to make? Of course you said in the piece it really wasn't an option, but you really did have options, didn't you? To not perform the surgery.
L. EGITTO: At the time, I didn't have an option. I needed to do something fast. We were unsure if my sight would come back. So, in order to make sure that everything was going to be OK, we needed to do it soon.
WHITFIELD: So on this Mother's Day and the Mother's Days prior to this over the last four years, how often have you been thinking about this incredible decision that had to be made, and you know, what a gift of life you have to celebrate?
L. EGITTO: Oh, absolutely, absolutely. It's been a wonderful experience, and I thank God daily that I have the opportunity to see my children and to take care of my family.
WHITFIELD: Dr. Black, let me bring you into this equation. You mentioned that it's a common surgery, but over the years technology has made medical science that much more improved all the time. If you had a very similar situation to encounter yet one more time, would you make the same sort of decisions and recommendations to your patients or was this really an anomaly that it just happened to work out the way it did?
BLACK: I think there's no question that we needed to go ahead. I think the most important thing is the cooperation that's involved at a hospital like the Brigham (ph), between the neonatology (ph) team and the anesthesiologist, the surgeons and, of course, Lori. And that hasn't changed too much. So we're still able to do this very well.
WHITFIELD: Have you ever had this kind of challenge brought about again?
BLACK: We have occasionally had to operate on folks who are pregnant. In this particular case with the vision being so bad, that was a particular challenge.
WHITFIELD: What made Lori such a unique individual? I mean, obviously she had the will and the wherewithal to really make some coherent, strong decisions at a point when some people just really would want to kind of fall apart.
BLACK: I think Lori is a wonderful, unique individual from the start, and I think that what was so striking was her indomitable will. She said if it has to be done, it has to be done. I want to make sure the baby's OK above all, and I think it was a remarkable experience to be able to participate in that.
WHITFIELD: And Lori, given that you really had to have a clear mind as you were thinking about all this, as the doctor said, what recommendation might you have? Because there are an awful lot of women who are up against, you know, some really serious medical decisions which to make, and perhaps this is an opportunity for you to try to help those women feel strong and think clearly about how to make the right of decisions for themselves and their families at this time.
L. EGITTO: Well, I think, first of all, you have to have a lot of faith. And, it was very important to me to do this for my family, as well as myself. I just think you have to really try and grab up all the courage that you can and just go for it and be strong about it, and have a positive attitude. I think that was very important.
WHITFIELD: All right. Lori Egitto, thanks very much.
L. EGITTO: Thank you.
WHITFIELD: Happy Mother's Day to you. And Dr. Black, thank you as well for joining us, and happy Mother's Day to the mothers in your life.
BLACK: Thank you.
WHITFIELD: Appreciate it.
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Q: Snell's Law using Calculus for smooth curves I hope this does not conflict with the purpose of this site, so I will be as clear as I can.
So I know this seems like a simple equation, I know that it revolves mostly with refractive index and reflective index depending on which one you use. That light bends or reflects at different velocities depending on the medium it passes through, you can calculate based on different angles and at least one index.
And I know that in some experiments that a light beam can curve smoothly if introduced to a inconsistent index, I have been looking for the method to at least do the calculus for the Snell's Law for adding different variations. At first I was redirected to using Fermat's Principle of least time or to Taylor's Series which uses multiple variations for the similar equation.
and example would be a water tank with table salt that shining a light through it would cause the beam to curve downward. this is usually called Gradient refractive Index
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Unlike many of their summer additions, at first glance Monaco's signing of Antonio Barreca made sense. Acquiring young players with first team experience and a burgeoning talent, complemented by the quality on-field leadership of older pros, was the basis for their model's success. Former Chelsea (and now former Monaco) sporting director Michael Emenalo's shift towards signing a host of unproven teenagers, however, contributed heavily to their disastrous season.
Nevertheless, despite fitting the mould, Barreca was far from a sure thing. A left sided defender equally comfortable at full-back or wing-back, the Italian now 23, had broken through at Torino during the 2016/17 Serie A season having worked his way through the youth ranks at I Granatavia a handful of loan spells. Barreca was close to ever-present between September and March that year, performing admirably as Torino finished 9th, notably shutting down Roma's Mohamed Salah in an autumn 3-1 win.
However, the return of the experienced Cristian Molinaro from a long term knee injury displaced the 21-year-old Barreca for the run in and he subsequently largely disappeared from the Torino XI. An intermittent injury-affected 2017/18 season afforded the Italian U21 international just three competitive starts; sent off in one and publicly blamed by his coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic, for conceding in a 1-1 draw with Atalanta in another.
With Leonardo Jardim in charge, after a €4m transfer, Barreca started Monaco's first four league games this, enjoying a solid enough opening to his Ligue 1 career. However, just one of those resulted in a win for the 2016/17 title winners and as results refused to improve, and the pressure built on Jardim, Barreca was again usurped, this time by the arrival of Bayer Leverkusen full-back Benjamin Henrichs.
Through little fault of his own, Barreca fell out of favour as Monaco's disastrous season unfolded. By the time that Thierry Henry had his feet under the table the Italian had been deemed largely surplus to requirements, only appearing in the 18-man squad twice since early November, his last Ligue 1 outing being a 2-2 draw with Dijon on October 27th having tallied just nine starts in all competitions, including the 4-0 Champions' League home humiliation by Brugge.
Although Barreca, a move to Genoa also mooted this window, will fill the need for a natural left wing-back at Newcastle, he is unlikely to supplant Matt Ritchie from that role while, despite having failings of his own, Lazio's Jordan Lukaku, who Newcastle were also linked heavily with this month, would have been an undoubtedly better option for the Magpies. While Barreca may fill a gap at St James's Park and clearly has ability, it will take longer than the length of his loan agreement to unearth any of it. Not ideal for Newcastle's fight against relegation.


We developed and completed a 15-week usability study to evaluate a new self-service model at a public library. More information.
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Using usability and people-centered principles, we worked with city agencies and community based organizations to develop a library based educational program in 2008 for low-literacy, "disconnected youth" to improve their reading, writing, math, library literacy skills and their "life skills" (job readiness, financial literacy, etc). Methods used include card sort, long range forecast and role playing. More information.
In 2011, we conducted a 2-month usability study to assess the current use of the library to better inform the strategic planning process. Methods used include character profiles and flow analysis. The results of the study are being used to write the 3-5 year strategic plan.
In 2014, we founded the METRO UX in Libraries Meetup (formerly called METRO UX SIG) to provide a collaborative environment for librarians, libraries, etc. who are working toward creating a user-friendly environment. More information.
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This year's event highlighted a number of new trends across the industry and collectively with bioLIVE – the bioprocessing and manufacturing exhibition added in 2018 – played host to more than 150+ sessions. Held at the IFEMA center in Madrid (October 9-11), attendees came from a record 164 countries, with 47% at C-level or above.
The standout new addition at this year's event and one of the biggest overall trends to emerge is the integration of small and large molecules – with bioLIVE bringing the biologics supply chain into the wider CPhI family. Sessions here highlighted the developments in 'cell and gene therapies', 'biosimilars' and 'capacity challenges in Europe, USA and Asia', as well as new manufacturing and processing techniques – spanning 45 hours of insights over three days.
CPhI Worldwide is widely used as a barometer of pharma's overall health – as the only platform that brings together global pharma – and a strong event is reflective of a prosperous pharma sector. The industry looks set for an extremely strong 2019, as CPhI Worldwide received more than 103,000 visits over three days.
Emphasizing the strength of global pharma over the past year, in the annual survey conducted for CPhI Worldwide (CPhI Pharma Index), eight of ten top nations improved their overall score across all categories – with table topping nations the USA and Germany the only countries not to improve. In fact, for the second year running Germany, Japan and the United States emerged as the top-ranked, tier-one nations for pharmaceutical quality and overall score – with India and China making dramatic strides in raising their overall reputation. Host nation of CPhI Worldwide 2018, Spain, also made a significant improvement with international perception of 'innovation emerging in the country' rising – driven notably by the biotech hubs in both Barcelona and Madrid. However, most promising, was the improvement in growth potential industry-wide, as eight out of ten countries' scores rose – with only Spain and China marginally lower than in 2017.
Remarkably, since the last CPhI Worldwide was held in Madrid (2015), the industry has grown extremely quickly with attendee numbers increasing by 9,000 to nearly 44,500. Attendees from the world's largest pharma economy also continue to grow, with visitors from the USA increasing by 8% in the last year, as well as an impressive 27% rise from South America.
The organiser attributes this year's stellar event to its bespoke customer focus as well as the wider market conditions in pharma. Orhan Caglayan, Brand Director added: "The 2018 CPhI Worldwide event showcased the incredible strength of pharma, and we are seeing good growth potential across all sectors from API and finished product to bio, generics and NCEs. But what has been most significant is the internationalization of partnering; furthermore we see a wider spread of international attendees year-on-year at CPhI Worldwide. Another notable trend and reflected in our content programmes at the event, has been the rise of innovation in the industry, with more new products in development, but also, new technologies that lower overall production costs.


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Remembrance Day services will take place across Greater Victoria on Nov. 11, 2019. (Victoria Tronina/Unsplash)
Tsq'éscen First Nation, district of 100 Mile House to honour Indigenous veterans
Secwepemculuw flag will be raised Tuesday, Nov. 8 to commemorate National Aboriginal Veterans Day
Tsq'éscen First Nation (Canim Lake Band) will commemorate National Aboriginal Veterans Day with a flag-raising ceremony in partnership with the District of 100 Mile House Tuesday morning. Nov. 8.
The public is invited to attend event which is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. in front of the District Council Chambers in Cpelmétkwe (100 Mile House in Secwepemctsin, the Secwepemc language). Tsq'éscen chief and council, staff and community members as well as representatives from the District of 100 Mile House will be in attendance.
"This event is important to our community as we pay tribute to our members who have volunteered, and continue to volunteer, with the Canadian Forces," noted the Canim Lake Band (Tsq'escen) in a news release.
"We will always remember our Veterans for their sacrifices and bravery in serving Canada and our people. We are honoured to host this event together with the District of 100 Mile House, in recognition of, and respect for, our Secwépemc traditional territory and the contributions our people have made.
Although the exact numbers are not known, thousands of First Nations people enlisted in the Canadian army and served in the First and Second World Wars (out of approximately 100,000 Indigenous People in Canada). Indigenous soldiers had many skills valuable to the military: "patience, stealth and marksmanship" (veterans.gc.ca).
"Many of the Tsq'éscnemc who joined the army had skills as trappers and hunters, whose working day started at 3 a.m. and went until 4 p.m. and then early to bed by 7 p.m. This rigid lifestyle helped them to adjust to army life.
"Tsq'éscen veterans served as Gunners, Division Tankers and infantry. One of the vets delivered messages to the front lines on a motorcycle, and another worked in engineering and helped to build bridges. A few Tsq'éscen vets walked ahead of those at the front line, checking for land mines. Another worked to support their fellow community members while they were so far away from home. Many were injured, both physically and emotionally, and carried those scars with them for the rest of their lives."
The following Veterans will be honoured through this flag-raising ceremony:
Morris Dixon who served in WW I (also a POW).
Julian Boyce served in WW I and WW II.
Peter Christopher served in WW I and WW II.
Louie Emile served in WW I and WW II.
Sam Archie served in WW II.
Henry Bob served in WW II.
Edward Dixon served in WW II.
Paul Theodore served in WW II.
Joseph Archie served in the Army Reserves.
"We also honour Legionary/Private Brett S. R. Archie who left to volunteer in Kharkiv, Ukraine in August 2022. Since Elementary School, Brett wanted to be a soldier. In 2016, he attended the Raven Program hosted by the Royal Canadian Navy in Esquimalt, B.C., where he was trained in military knowledge, inspections, physical training, weapons handling, navigation with compass, first aid, drill, outdoor field craft and confidence building exercises. While waiting to hear back from the Canadian Forces, Brett jumped at an opportunity (through a friend already serving) to volunteer in the Ukraine. Before leaving, he trained to a Level 3 First Aid and is now on the front lines working as a medic. We are so proud of him."
"We recognize all our local heroes and honour them for their contributions to the freedom and peace we enjoy as Canadians."
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Die 12. Special Olympics World Summer Games fanden vom 2. bis 11. Oktober 2007 in Shanghai, Volksrepublik China, statt. Damit wurden die Spiele erstmals in Asien und erst zum zweiten Mal außerhalb der USA veranstaltet.

Austragungsorte und Sportarten

Die 12. Special Olympics World Summer Games wurden vom 2. bis 11. Oktober 2007 in 24 Sportarten in Shanghai, Volksrepublik China, veranstaltet. Die Special Olympics World Summer Games fanden erstmals in Asien und erst zum zweiten Mal außerhalb der USA statt.

Folgende Sportarten wurden angeboten:
 Schwimmen (Special Olympics): Shanghai, Pudong Schwimmstadion
 Leichtathletik (Special Olympics): Shanghai-Stadion
 Badminton (Special Olympics): Baoshan Sporthalle
 Basketball (Special Olympics): Luwan Sporthalle, Sporthallen im Shanghai-Stadion
 Boccia (Special Olympics): Jiading Stadion
 Bowling (Special Olympics): Gaodian Bowling-Center
 Cricket: Fengxian Bezirkssportanlage
 Radsport (Special Olympics): Fengxian Bezirk
 Drachenbootsport: Shanghai Wassersportcenter
 Reiten (Special Olympics): Shanghai Reitsportanlage
 Fußball (Special Olympics): Songjiang Bezirk
 Golf (Special Olympics): Tianma Country Club
 Turnen (Special Olympics): Shanghai International Gymnastics Center
 Handball (Special Olympics): Fudan-Universität, Yangpu Bezirksstadion
 ID-Judo: Sportzentrum Nanhui
 Kanusport (Special Olympics): Shanghai Wassersportcenter
 Kraftdreikampf (Special Olympics) Zhabei Turnhalle
 Roller Skating (Special Olympics): Jinshan Rollsportzentrum, Rollerskatinghalle
 Segeln (Special Olympics): Shanghai Wassersportcenter
 Softball: Kangbei Softball-Zentrum
 Volleyball (Special Olympics): Shanghai Sportpalast (3 Plätze), Jinyuan Senior High School (1 Platz), East China Normal Universität(4 Plätze)
 Tischtennis (Special Olympics): Minhang Turnhalle
 Tennis (Special Olympics): Qi Zhong Tennisanlage
 MATP (Motor Activity Training Program): Jinghai Turnhalle

Teilnehmer

Die Zahl der Athleten variiert in den Quellen zwischen mehr als 7.000, 7.291 und 7.500 Athleten, die Zahl der teilnehmenden Länder zwischen 165 und 169. Vor Ort sorgten etwa 40.000 freiwillige Helfer und 3.500 Mitarbeiter für das Gelingen der Veranstaltung.

Das deutsche Team bestand aus 179, nach einer anderen Quelle 180 Athleten und stellte damit nach China, USA und Russland die teilnehmerstärkste Delegation. Mit Athleten und Betreuer umfasste die deutsche Delegation 280 Mitglieder.

Eunice Kennedy-Shriver, die Gründerin von Special Olympics, war bei den Spielen anwesend.

Programm
Neben den Wettkämpfen gab es ein umfangreiches Programm:

Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg
Der erstmals veranstaltete Fackellauf startet mit dem Entfachen der Flamme der Hoffnung und dem Entzünden der Fackel in Athen.

Die Flamme wird durch mehr als zehn Städte rund um die Welt getragen und soll für die chinesische Kultur stehen und für die Spiele werben. Als Begleiter dieser Flamme tragen Exekutivbeamte aus der ganzen Welt sie zur Eröffnungsfeier.

Host Town Programm
Vor Beginn der Spiele waren die Sportler vier Tage lang zu Gast in den verschiedenen Regionen Chinas. So konnte der Bevölkerung das Thema Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung nahegebracht werden und die Delegationen konnten ihr Wissen über die chinesische Kultur vertiefen.

Forschungssymposium
Parallel zu den Spielen wurde eine Konferenz des China National Institute for Educational Research und der Universität von Massachusetts in Boston veranstaltet. Thema waren wichtige Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet der mentalen Behinderung und Themen wie Gesundheit und Fitness, Änderung persönlicher Haltungen oder Auswirkungen der Special Olympics Bewegung.

Eröffnungsfeier

Am 2. Oktober wurden die Spiele im Stadion von Shanghai mit einem Showprogramm, dem Einmarsch der Athleten und dem Entzünden des olympischen Feuers eröffnet, das den Abschluss des Law Enforcement Torch Runs darstellt. Die Feier stand unter der Regie des Produzenten Don Mischer, der bereits für die Eröffnungsfeiern der Olympischen Spiele in Atlanta 1996 und Salt Lake City 2002 verantwortlich war. Pianist Lang Lang und Bono von U2, Hollywood-Größen wie Colin Farrell, Jackie Chan, Naomi Campbell und Eva Mendes begrüßten alle Anwesenden, Supersportler Yao Ming und Gouverneur Arnold Schwarzenegger waren zu Gast.

Weltjugendgipfel / Global Youth Summit
Bei diesem Treffen kommen Jugendliche mit und ohne Behinderung zu einem Gedankenaustausch zusammen. Das erste Treffen dieser Art fand 2001 bei den World Winter Games in Anchorage in Alaska statt und wurde über Nickelodeon Television (Nick News) ausgestrahlt. Beim zweiten Global Youth Summit, der in Dublin in Irland anlässlich der 2003 World Summer Games veranstaltet wurde, traten Stars wie z. B. Nelson Mandela, Colin Farrell und Maria Shriver auf. Die Veranstaltung wurde in Großbritannien über MTV ausgestrahlt. Am Global Youth Summit 2005 bei den World Games in Nagano in Japan nahmen mehr als 300 japanische Jugendliche und Bill Clinton, der ehemalige Präsident der USA, teil. Dieses Treffen wurde im staatlichen japanischen Fernsehen ausgestrahlt.

Familienforum / Family Forum
Dieses Programm richtet sich an die Familienangehörigen der Athleten. Sie sollen mehr über die Aktivitäten von Special Olympics erfahren und ein Netzwerk von Freunden und Helfern aufbauen.

Healthy Athletes Screenings
Hier beraten Ärzte die Athleten in Gesundheitsfragen und führen Untersuchungen durch. Bereiche sind zum Beispiel Sehkraft, Zahngesundheit oder Physiotherapie. Screenings hatten in der Vergangenheit einen deutlichen positiven Einfluss auf die Gesundheit von Sportlern, da bislang unbehandelte Krankheiten festgestellt wurden und dann behandelt werden konnten.

Maskottchen und Motto

Das Motto lautete I know I can.

Politischer Stellenwert
Die chinesische Staatspolitik unterstützte das Großereignis sehr stark. Daher lagen sowohl die Zuschauerzahlen als auch die Fernsehpräsenz deutlich über den Zahlen, die bei den nachfolgenden Special Olympics World Summer Games 2011 in Athen erreicht wurden. Die Spiele setzten einen politischen Impuls für den Sport von Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung im ganzen Land.

Weblinks

 Video der Eröffnungsfeier

Einzelnachweise

Sport (Shanghai)
Multisportveranstaltung 2007
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Behindertensportveranstaltung 2007


Race Day. 10K! Checking the weather for heat updates ... smoke updates ... Ensuring that enough liquid to stay hydrated is on hand ... Having a healthy snack ...Waiting at the start line ... Adrenaline sets in! Ready ... Set ... Go! That is the pre-race scenario for most racers.
For The Orange Hippos it doesn't look anything like that. The check list is: Suction machine √ Spare Suction Machine √ Food Pump √ Chair battery charged √ Hand Sanitizer √ Bi-Pap machine - it can stay in the van for the ride home √. Go! Wait, what! Go? We're already on our way - why did they take so long to say go!
It was a fantastic day and huge congratulations to the Team that put on Florence and Charlies' 10K to End SMA. They raised in the neighbourhood of $40 000.00 for CureSMA Canada. Of that, our amazing supporters behind The Orange Hippos raised just over $6 300.00 and we greatly appreciate your support for this cause that is so important to our family. The winner of The Orange Hippos T-Shirt draw is Billie - a lovely young lady from England who has been a long time fan of Emmett. Congratulations, Billie! We will get your t-shirt off to you shortly. Family and friends are so important. One of Emmett's best friends, Felicity, and her mom were also there running and rolling by Emmett's side. It was so good to celebrate together.
While getting prepared for the race Emmett had a chance to chat with a fellow participant - his amazing neurologist from BC's Childrens' Hospital. She has participated in every one of Florence and Charlie's 10K to End SMA events. She also is involved as a key member of most, if not all, of the B.C. kids who have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Any Type. Alisha and Josh met with her three years ago as Emmett's diagnosis was made at BC Children's Hospital and she has been by their side supporting them since. His medical team is absolutely amazing. There is no question that the medical team that is involved with Emmett is a huge part of this families life.
Emmett got off to a great start and was the race leader for the first 100 metres. It was a good thing that the starter wasn't right at the start line or they would have noticed that Emmett took off a few seconds before the offical 'GO!' was sounded. About 400 metres into the race Emmett needed to stop under a shade tree to lie down for 5 or so minutes. He got quite choked up - was it the excitement of the race? the smoke haze from BC's wild fires? The rather strong fishy smell from the ocean? Sure, each of those had a little bit to do with it, but the primary factor is because Spinal Muscular Atrophy interrupts activities and demands attention at a moment's notice. SMA stops the brain from communicating with the muscles - and not just simple things like legs and arms. He cannot swallow. He has challenges breathing. SMA has a major impact upon his life and upon every other child and adult afflicted by this disease. A suction machine to remove saliva that Emmett cannot clear on his own is simply a regular part of life. The fact that he'd been cruising around the park pavilion and the area around Ceperley Park for just over an hour meant that he'd had quite a bit of excitement and exertion before the race even started. If you're wondering about the sepia tone in the photos, that is being caused by the extensive forest fires in B.C. and the smoke is now having a huge impact - including Stanley Park.
Here we have a confession to make - Emmett did not cover all 10K. That is simply not a reasonable challenge for a three year old. It really doesn't have as much to do with the fact that Emmett has SMA Type 1 as it has to do with being three. Thus being distracted by anything and everything that is around him. Emmett did go through the start and finish arch at least a dozen times. He loved looking at all of the rocks out on the beach. As he looked out at all of the ships moored out on English Bay his comment was, "Follow the Leader!". I had to take a second look and then observed all the ships moored in a line. At the awesome stone stairs that led down to the beach, Emmett had to stop - obviously. But he directed me to go down the stairs and back up. He still got to experience the stairs. Going in circles for at least 20 minutes on the smooth concrete pavilion floor. Then he played bashful while meeting all kinds of people - there were over a 100 participants and I'm guessing at least 20 of those were in wheel chairs/power chairs/mobility strollers.
After that initial pit stop at the 400 metre mark Emmett was a solid competitor. Passing by the swimming pool was an understandable challenge - he really wanted to go swimming (the pool being at about the 700 metre mark meant for another early race slow down). Staying on the right side of the pathway was a challenge. Emmett is three and he likes meandering strolls rather than straight line express routes - and at busy Stanley Park there were one or two near misses! Fortunately most people are amazingly understanding about a toddler in a wheelchair who nearly mows them down! Emmett probably covered about 3 kilometres of the total route, but do not let that mislead you. Throughout this excursion he probably covered 8 kilometres - I know that because while I was with him my iPhone recorded over 10 000 steps. There were several instances where I was the pivot point with Emmett doing circles around me making me dizzy. And there were 5 other adults also trying to keep up with Emmett. So there's no doubt that Emmett did the equivalent of between 12 000 and 16 000 steps!
Crossing the finish line brought this 10K roll to an end. This is just one small facet of the endurance race that all of us, Emmett included, are in.
August is SMA Awareness month. Throughout this blog there is a lot of information about SMA. You can also visit CureSMA Canada or CureSMA USA. If you're outside of these two countries, there are advocacy groups in many other countries.
and if you don't roll, then you can walk or run. In nine days from now, on August 19th, Emmett and family and friends (aka The Orange Hippos) are going to be rolling, walking, and perhaps even running in Florence and Charlie's 10K to End SMA. Emmett and The Orange Hippos have so far raised over $5000 towards this very important cause. And it's not too late to make a donation, you can click the link to take you to the Running Room where you can make a donation and receive a tax receipt. If you want to support Emmett in this roll-a-thon, please click here to make a donation.
If you want to join us and walk at 10 a.m. on August 19th, we'll be at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C. The rolling (and walking for those without wheels) will begin from Ceperly Park, Second Beach Gazebo.
Emmett has been busy and happy this month. He participated at his churches Vacation Bible Camp and loved watching and interacting with the other kids. His mom and dad plus his grandparents have all been busy too. As a result this month's blog is going to be a lot of photos! Mainly of Emmett! Hope you enjoy!
A lovely couple captured this photo of Emmett in the canoe with his mom and dad - and then shared it with us. Thanks so much! This was at Rolley Lake Provincial Park.
Cold water takes a bit of getting used to! The crystal clear water at Golden Ears Provincial Park was incredible!
The orange boat ... just perfect for the key member of the Orange Hippos!
Emmett is still experimenting with this standup walker. He's making great progress but finds that the seat is a bit tough on his boy parts!
Hide and Seek. Simply the best game ever!
Emmett loves watching other people do gardening!
Cold water is certainly not his favourite, but this little man absolutely loves being in the water. And look at that style!
Seeing Emmett sitting is so fantastic. Today I had him sitting on the kitchen counter while his mom and I were talking. I was right there to catch any potential fall, but needed something from his room and asked Emmett if he could sit there for me. He planted both hands on the countertop - like the top photo - and was ready for me to leave. Of course, we are a long way from that stage yet but Emmett's getting ready for it!
Want to win an Orange Hippos T-Shirt. Simply sponsor anyone on The Orange Hippos with a $25 or more donation, then your name will be entered into the draw to win one of these amazing shirts that were inspired by Emmett.
If you make your donation in support of Emmett, then your name will be entered 3X's into this random give-away. All names supporting the Orange Hippos up to and including August 19th will be entered into this random giveaway. If you listed your name anonymously then I'm sorry but we have no way of knowing who you are - we only have access to what has been shared publicly. The odds of getting a shirt are probably not very good. Likely between a 1 in 100 to a 1 in 200 chance. The odds of having SMA - if both parents are silent carriers - is 1 in 4. The odds of being a silent carrier of SMA - if both parents are silent carriers - is 2 in 4. August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness month. This rare disease happens more frequently than you may be aware and Florence and Charlie's 10K to End SMA is supporting those searching for a cure. Emmett is an amazing little boy who appreciates your support.
If you want to support Emmett in this roll-a-thon, please click here to make a donation.
Support the Orange Hippos/get a chance to win a T-Shirt!
We might send you an Orange Hippos T-Shirt!
Yes, I'm posting once more about the Roll-a-Thon that Emmett is going to be participating in this coming August 19 at Stanley Park. Florence & Charlie's 10K to End SMA is a tremendous cause. When Emmett was six months old he participated in his first Florence & Charlie's 10K to End SMA but he hasn't been strong enough or well enough to participate since. Until this year. When he was six months he rolled along in a stroller. This year he will be rolling along using his power chair. Funds raised go to CureSMA Canada - that means these funds may very well be supporting someone in your neighbourhood. Orange Hippo team members will be wearing the amazing Orange Hippo T-Shirt. One lucky person who has sponsored The Orange Hippos in Florence & Charlie's 10K to End SMA will be randomly chosen to receive an Orange Hippos T-Shirt. Seriously. If you sponsor anyone on The Orange Hippos with a $25 or more donation, then your name will be entered into the draw to win one of these amazing shirts that were inspired by Emmett.


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Q: React: Simple way to detect if a component is inside a table I know that I could use Context or props, but I want to see if there is something more generic or simpler to detect if I have my component standalone (let's say directly in a form) or if I have it inside a table.
In React JS.

A: In order to check if your current element is a descendant of some other element you can walk up the DOM starting with the element in question with Node.parentElement() (docs) and check whether that element has the attributes you're looking for (e.g in your case nodeName TABLE (docs)).
In order to get a handle on your react element, you can use a ref (docs)


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@GMA Great having @chriscolfer at @GMA… and taking selfies with fans!
Oh that was so rushed GMA appearance. Are they always so bad with time on that show? Surely they could have timed their segments/slots better?
@EWlive Friend of the show, @chriscolfer on @EWlive.
that the books have sold over a million copies.
A tiny fraction of that would be enough to quit his day job. I am so happy for him.
A little rushed, but love how decked out the studio was in TLOS art. Seems like it spilled backstage even. How cool!
This EW interview was so good. It seems almost like these ladies actually did their research for the interview or then they are secretly one of us. Not even so secretly.
New season of Hollywood Game night starts tonight.


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Geraghty Calls My Bluff
by Quin Hillyer
Over at NRO's The Campaign Spot, the perspicacious Jim Geraghty challenges my column today to the effect that I said Hillary Clinton's Democratic opponents might benefit from making an issue of her massive record of corruption.
He writes: "… on every scandal, most grassroots Democrats came to her defense, and insisted she was the blameless victim of a partisan witch hunt. When health care reform went down in flames, they had to overlook her faults. Chinese fundraising? Renting out the Lincoln Bedroom? Time and again, they looked at emerging facts – or perhaps the proper metaphor is closed their eyes – and declared, 'it is not her fault, she has done nothing wrong.'"
He then says that it would hurt, not harm, the other candidates' political chances to attack Hillary because "Democrats aren't just supportive of Hillary Clinton's rise to the presidency: they're emotionally and intellectually invested in it."
Read his whole post. It's a good one. I actually think that every point he makes about the Dem voter psychology is right on target. If Obama, for instance, goes after Hillary, the odds are that he would be digging his own grave.
But — and here is the "aha" moment — he's getting crushed by the Clinton juggernaut anyway. The only chance he or anybody else has of beating her is to roll the dice. In this case, the winning dice roll would cause the big media to not just repeat but make a cause (again) of the Clintonite corruption, so much so that even though most Democratic voters would want, psychologically, to rally to her side, they would be brought up short by the impression that Hillary would be so much of pinata that they risk losing the White House yet again. Changing metaphors, making the ploy work would be the equivalent of a quadruple bank shot in pool, along with a sidespin bump at just the right time.
But if you are Joe Biden, for instance, what is there to lose? Especially since the charges he could make against her have the virtue of being true.
So I agree with everything Jim wrote. But if I were advising one of Hillary's opponents, I'd tell them to start attacking her anyway. Then again, that might just be me looking for a good public spectacle to watch.


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The Free Forest School is Here!
The Free Forest School is here in Manila! Not everyday but at least on weekends, families who want their kids to hang out in nature have a community that values this time with the trees and the earth. In other countries, they hold these excursions in actual forests but the Manila chapter had to make do with what's available nearby — the U.P. Diliman sunken garden with a dried up but still pretty lagoon. On weekends, you celebrate communing with nature with others practicing a theater performance, choir singing, martial arts, taichi, having a picnic, but there's space for everyone in this beautiful park with roads around it closed to vehicular traffic so there are also bikers enjoying the rare perk. Ah, if it could be like this even on weekdays. If we could allocate space in each part of the city where ROI is not the prevailing priority but the feeding of the human soul.
The Free Forest School is an international network of communities promoting more play time in nature.
Research shows nature play benefits children's health, supporting social-emotional, physical, and cognitive development and wellness. Yet time spent outdoors in unstructured play is at an all-time low and many children face significant barriers to playing in nature.
We believe all children deserve to play and explore in nature. We pursue equitable access to nature play for all children by mobilizing grassroots leaders and partnering with school districts, cities and community organizations.
Most of their activities may be limited to the weekends but it's still a much a needed break from regular urban life. I hope someday there could be a real Forest School that's open every day like the Forest Kindergartens in other countries but not just limited to pre-school. Wishful thinking again but still extremely grateful to the organizers who initiated the Free Forest School in the Philippines.
Many homeschooling families are probably searching for this kind of alternative and any family is welcome to join. Check out their the Forest School Metro Manila group. There's also a group over at Zambales and they hike the Pamulaklakin trail.
The effect of growing up near green spaces
The importance of nature play in child development
Why on earth do we trap school children inside four walls to learn?
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Yes, kudos to the pioneers of free forest school in Zambales, UP Diliman, and LPPCHEA!
Meanwhile, we are here! 🙂 And we will be opening enrollment for forest kindergarten hopefully next year. At the moment, we are holding nature walk sessions in Amadeo, Cavite every Wednesday and Saturday for those who want to experience it for the first time.


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U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford was a seaplane station at Ferrybank, Wexford, Ireland which was operated by the United States Navy (USN) and commissioned on 2 May 1918.  Its mission was to operate Curtiss H-16 anti-submarine patrols (ASW) to counter German submarine attacks on shipping in the area east of Queenstown. The Commanding Officer LCDR Victor D. Herbster reported on station on 28 March 1918.

History
At the start of United States of America's involvement in the First World War five sites in Ireland; Queenstown, Wexford, Lough Foyle, Whiddy Island and Berehaven were identified to be operated by the United States Navy in support of allied operations against enemy submarines. Wexford was chosen to cover the sector south of NAS Lough Foyle, east of NAS Whiddy Island, NAS Berehaven and NAS Queenstown.

The construction of NAS Wexford started in March 1918 under the supervision of USN civil engineers. On 25 February 1918, USN Radio Officer Charles A. Rogers arrived in Wexford with 8 USN men.  Small drafts of USN men arrived from NAS Queenstown until there were 232 men and 13 officers on station on 1 July 1918. By 1 August 1918, there were 15 officers and 298 men. By the end of October 1918, there were 20 officers and 406 men.

The location of the station was strategically critical: it lay directly at the southern entrance of the Irish Sea, within 12 miles of Tuskar Lighthouse. For over four years, Tuskar Rock was one of the most important navigational marks in Irish waters; the area became known as the Graveyard of Ships, due to the many sinkings by enemy submarines within three or four miles and in plain view of the lighthouse.

A great deal of Allied shipping to and from Ireland and England passed through nearby waters. Enemy submarines also used the Irish Sea as a short cut to and from their bases, and it was a fertile field for their operations; thus the Wexford area was a very busy with ASW activity, both offensive and defensive. Before the flying boats from this station began operations, submarines were exceptionally bold within the patrol area of Wexford. The naval air station was located along the Slaney River across from Wexford town; it was well protected from wind, waves and weather due to the almost land-locked harbor. It is also easily accessible for transportation and shipping.

There had been some work performed by British Admiralty before the US Forces arrived at Wexford; part of the concrete hangar foundations had been laid, the roads were marked off and a portion of them excavated to receive the rock base. Contracted civilian labor had also done some work in draining the field behind the site of the hangars. But at that time, it was not certain that a Naval Air Station would ever be built. The US naval men spent their first week in a general cleaning up and renovating the Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ), titled the Ely House and Bann Aboo while including the surrounding grounds. Both BOQ's were formerly mansions. It was a little odd to see American sailors doing housework in time of war, and in Ireland. No unnecessary work was done, however, and quickly the grounds were staked out, holes dug, posts set and building begun.

The US Naval Airmen encountered problems as supplies and insufficient clothing (coats and rubber boots) had not yet arrived. It rained incessantly, and the site was a field of mud. Working hours were from 5 am to 9 pm, and all hands took turns at standing night watches. Makeshift beds were laid on cold and damp wooden floors. Many times the men went with insufficient sleep and started the new day's work feeling worse for what rest they did have.

Tentative plans for the station were made before 15 March 1918, but when Commanding Officer Herbster arrived on 28 March 1918, many changes were made. The whole station was planned for maximum centralization; each building to be near the work to be performed and yet concentrated as far as possible into the minimum space. At the time the barracks were being erected at the rate of little better than one a day. In the meantime, civilian contract labor was working on the road construction, the concrete hangar foundations, aprons and slipway, the drainage systems, reservoir and reserve water tanks. They were also erecting the first hangar.

Civilian workmen strike and return
Due to some grievance, a general strike was called by the civilian workforce during the erection of the first hangar, but the strike was soon mitigated. By 1 August 1918, there was still a considerable amount of minor work to be accomplished, and it was rapidly nearing the time for the arrival of the seaplanes. The first hangar had been completed by the civilian contractors along with the reservoir, the small water tank and majority of the road forming. The civilian workforce was dismissed on 15 August. The erection of the second hangar immediately started and the work progressed rapidly.

Aircraft
When the four Curtiss H-16s arrived from Queenstown 18 September 1918, practically all construction work was finished and the station was ready to receive them. The arrival of the seaplanes marked the transition to an operational base. The very next day, aircraft sortied on their first patrol, and every day thereafter, provided the weather was at all favorable. They kept in constant touch with the station by radio.

In October 1918, another aircraft was sent to this station, one of the original four having been damaged before delivery; this made four available for duty. 6 November 1918, another arrived, making five available for ASW patrol operations. This Naval Air Station was to have 18 Curtiss H-16s upon station complement. The planes would patrol as many hours as possible during the day and be overhauled and repaired during the night. In many instances the men worked 18 hours straight for days at a time. This Naval Air Station remained accident and mishap free throughout its mission.

Operations

Within three days of the start of operations and regular patrol flights, 21 September 1918, UB 104 (Type UB III) of the Flandern II Flotilla was successfully bombed in the approximate location of Lyme Bay, England by NAS Wexford aircrew. Pilot Herbert McLean Purdy was awarded the Navy Cross for this event.

On 11 October 1918, the day after RMS Leinster was sunk in the Irish Sea off Dublin, one of the US planes sighted and bombed an enemy submarine in the area. This submarine showed signs of serious distress, and had trouble submerging. Thick, dark oil was seen on the surface for about a week after the bombing.

13 October, a submarine was bombed by a plane from NAS Wexford.

Then on 16 October 1918, an H-16 aircraft out of Wexford crewed by NAS Wexford Ltjg John F. McNamara, LTjg George Shaw and NAS Queenstown LTjg James Roy Biggs dropped bombs on a submarine which disappeared under water leaving debris and oil. Although destruction seemed certain, it was assessed as "probably seriously damaged".

Carrier pigeons were also released from time to time to test, and in several cases to meet an emergency.

Although operations at NAS Wexford ceased after only 8 weeks due to the Armistice, the planes of this station made 98 patrol flights with a total of 312 hours in the air. The flights consisted of patrol and convoy with a few instruction flights; most of the second pilots qualified as first pilots from instruction received on regular patrol.

The Intelligence Department assisted, by having complete courses mapped out, already corrected for compass error and wind deflection; this, together with reliable information from the Meteorological Department, enabled aircraft to fly on days that would otherwise have been lost.

End of hostilities and closure
When the news of the Armistice was received, the planes had to be disarmed and all progressive construction and operation had to cease. Within 12 days the first draft left the station. 200 men were on their way back to the USA and the rest almost ready to leave.

With the end of the war, the U.S. Naval Air Stations in Ireland were no longer required. The Anti-submarine warfare patrols were discontinued and the aircraft were grounded and disarmed as the base closed on 15 February 1919.  The slipway used for launching and retrieving the seaplanes is still visible. Of the two Bachelors Officers Quarters (BOQ), the first, Ely House, and surrounding walls also still stand, but with modifications made for an added facility to support the St John of God Hospital. The second BOQ, Bann-a-boo House, has since been modified into a hotel, which incorporates some of the original building.

See also

U.S. Naval Air Station Berehaven Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland

References

1918 establishments in Ireland
1919 disestablishments in Ireland
Aviation history of Ireland
History of County Wexford
Ireland in World War I
Military installations of the United States in Ireland
Wexford
Wexford, County Wexford
Closed installations of the United States Navy
Military installations closed in 1919


The north-facing library makes use of abundant daylight to create an atmosphere that is open and welcoming for students.
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In order to seamlessly integrate new structures, the wood cladding of the addition carries over onto the existing building as sunshades, while the brick of the existing building reaches out around the base of the addition.
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After raising more than $1.6 million to enhance the environmental science program, Thomas More College officials say they are better able to prepare students for careers in science.
The money will be used to renovate labs, buy equipment, build a LEED-certified conference center and make improvements at the Biology Field Station on the Ohio River.
"We hope that long-term (the program) will have a significant impact on this community, because we will create excitement that will cause these young people to major in those fields — areas where right now our region is lacking," says Thomas More President Margaret Stallmeyer.
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Venezuela Is Falling Apart
By Jorge I. Dominguez-Lopez
While growing up in Cuba, I had a friend who used to say, "My dream is to live in a boring country." I was thinking about his wish while reading the news coming from Venezuela during the last weeks.
Venezuela is not a boring country. Life there is a nightmarish roller coaster. We woke up April 30 with the news that Leopoldo López, an opposition leader who has been under house arrest for years in Caracas, had been liberated by a group of soldiers and had joined Juan Guaidó to lead an uprising against President Nicolas Maduro. The rest of the military didn't join them and Maduro is still in control. Of course, nobody knows what the situation will be by the time this edition of the paper gets to the parishes of Brooklyn and Queens.
Venezuela is falling apart. The governments of Hugo Chavez and Maduro have wiped out the very foundations of civilized life in their country. All the civil society institutions have been destroyed, co-opted or are under constant harassment from the government.
After the opposition won the 2015 parliamentary election by a wide margin, Maduro simply ignored the National Assembly by creating a Constitutional Assembly that was elected in a way to ensure its loyalty to the regime. The Supreme Court had been transformed since the Chavez government into a rubber-stamp body that allows the president to do as he pleases.
What the governments of Chavez and Maduro have done to the Venezuelan economy is hard to believe or explain. The ineptitude and corruption of the "Bolivarian" governments have ruined the country's vital oil industry. Venezuela today produces a third of the oil it exported five years ago.
Venezuela's inflation rate will reach 10 million percent in 2019. In the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, the average monthly wage is just $6.50. That is not a typo – yes, Venezuelans make $6.50 per month.
The average Venezuelan has lost 20 pounds in the last year. More than 3 million people have left the country in recent years.
In order to control an increasingly desperate population, the government created paramilitary groups to repress the opposition and those who have participated in massive protests. Several waves of protests have resulted in hundreds killed by the government's troops and paramilitary forces.
Whenever the situation becomes too dangerous for Maduro, he calls for a dialogue with the opposition. When the crisis subsides, he forgets his promises and sends the leaders of the opposition to prison.
Maduro is still in power because of the support of the Army. Venezuela won't be able to escape the present inferno until the military decides to support Juan Guaidó as the legitimate president of the country. Fifty-four countries have already recognized him as the president of Venezuela.
"Dialogue" is usually the best option in any political crisis. But if the press said tomorrow that the government and the opposition have started a dialogue, it would probably mean that the Venezuelan people will suffer the current disaster for years to come.
Venezuela won't be able to wake up from her current nightmare until Maduro is out of the presidential palace. Let's hope that happens soon.
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Our school values come from Jesus' words, "I have come that you may have life in all its fullness" John 10, v10. This inspires us to put into practice our vision of ensuring all pupils flourish and truly "Learn to Live".
Our school values underpin all of our RE teaching and these values are embedded in all the experiences we strive to give the children. Children are spiritual beings who often think deeply and hold serious convictions.
We regard it as a privilege to work with young people to ponder the more profound questions of life and faith. In our school, spirituality is seen in joyful singing and dance, and in silent meditation and prayer. As a Church School we seek to nurture in the heart and minds of our children the knowledge and love of God. We provide them with an experience of Christian Community which will influence and shape the rest of their lives.
HTPD is a Voluntary Aided School therefore the provision of RE must be in accordance with the Trust Deed of the School.
As a church school we deliver RE in line with the Locally Agreed Syllabus, Guidelines for Religious Education, The Church of England, Diocese of Guildford.
Whilst we believe passionately that RE and Collective Worship are central to the life of HTPD and in very many respects are inextricably connected, naturally complementing and enriching one another, they should however be managed separately.
The RE curriculum strives to be rich and creative, providing a whole range of opportunities for pupils to think about religion and belief, investigate and connect ideas and then have the ability to reflect and evaluate all they have shared and learnt.
encourage children to explore their own beliefs (whether those children are religious or non- religious), in the light of what they learn, as they examine issues of religious belief and faith and how these impact on personal, institutional and social ethics; and to express their responses.
teach children to develop respect for others, including people with different faiths and beliefs, which will help them to challenge prejudice.
The majority of RE is taught through a cross curricular topic based approach or in line with the religious calendar. The scheme of work is based on the guidelines from the Guildford Board of Education, the new ASUs (Alternative Study Units) and our internal school planning and provision.
We endeavour to underpin each RE topic by 'big questions' that provide a high level of challenge for children. The scheme is designed to ensure clear and obvious progression in what is taught and learnt.
RE lessons are generally taught on a weekly basis but there are many times where a topic is based around a whole week's work or may well be a day's worth of activities. For example Yr 3 children spend 2 days on a project learning about Christian places of worship, visiting 3 very different churches, identifying some of the similarities and differences and starting to make sense of why people express their faith in different ways.
At Christmas and Easter each year group is involved in projects covering several days, looking at different aspects of the festivals.
Different religions are studied in more depth in Key Stage 2. Obviously visitors, trips and artefacts play a fundamental role in these topics.
All work is planned to ensure very good coverage with careful differentiated planning to challenge all abilities. The scheme of work pays particular attention to clearly defined Learning Outcomes which continue to challenge and encourage children to investigate and evaluate their learning.
All children from Year 2-Year 6 have been given their own Bibles which they use regularly in lessons. This initiative has been a great success, with the children continually developing skills to handle the text, gaining a clearer picture of chronology and most importantly really enjoying reading and discussing the stories.
In order to make Religious Education a lively, active and creative subject we employ a variety of teaching methods. In any RE lesson you may expect to see a whole variety of 'learning experiences'; group and paired discussion, research, home group/specialist group feedback, art work, drama, poetry, research, outside work, handling artefacts, listening to guests, hot-seating, ICT use, music, comprehension activities and the use of periods of stillness and reflection.
Where possible we want our pupils to have opportunities to encounter local faith communities through visits to local places of worship or visits from members of local faith communities.
All children from Year 2 onwards have their own Bibles, there is an extensive school library, there are a small number of artefacts located at school and artefacts and books are loaned from the Education Centre at Guildford Cathedral.
As a highly inclusive church school all RE resources and lessons are suitably differentiated to meet the needs of children with a range of SEND eg resources enlarged for visually impaired pupils, less written work involved for children with fine motor control problems, easily accessed and planned tasks for children with learning difficulties etc. Wherever possible the children remain in their class groups, benefitting from increased teacher input, TA support and beneficial pairings and group work.
RE lessons are observed by the RE coordinator and by members of the SLT. All year groups are observed during the academic year.
All recorded written work by the children is effectively marked and then becomes part of their topic work for that term.
Through effective marking, planning and assessment procedures, staff are able to meet the needs of all children and plan future lessons. The school has a clear system in place to track assessment data in order to monitor progress both of the whole cohort and specific groups. As in all areas of the curriculum, staff are marking work in a way that will enable the children to respond to their comments and then reflect and improve on their work. Teachers record ongoing assessments in their individual markbooks.
All staff are very familiar with the Diocesan assessment descriptors for RE and use these in the assessment process. We have adapted these to determine end of year expectations, and teachers make a summative judgement annually as to whether each child is working towards these expectations, meeting these expectations, or working at greater depth within these expectations.
At HTPD school we wish to be an inclusive community but recognise that parents, of course, have the legal right to withdraw their children from Religious Education on the grounds of beliefs and conscience.
We would ask any parent considering this option, to contact the Headteacher to discuss any concerns or anxieties about the policy, provision and practice of RE. It may be that after due discussion, there are just 'some' elements that are objected to, and in which case, withdrawal may not need to be continuous.