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Young engineers from across the country came together at the European headquarters of Yamazaki Mazak in Worcester for the final of the Manufacturing Technologies Association's Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge.
The long running competition sees students from across the UK submit either their GCSE, A-Level or BTEC Design and Technology Course Work Projects to be judged by a panel of experts drawn from Industry made up of members of the MTA's very own technical committee. The students are split into two judging fields of 14- to 16-year olds and 17- to 19- year olds. There is also a Group category which recognises extracurricular work.
This year saw a change in the way the final is judged with, as well as overall winners in each age group, prize's awarded for best use of Manufacturing Technology and Best Innovation. This year, for the first time, there was also a People's Vote prize awarded by a vote of all those attending the day.
Stewart Lane, Corporate Manager, Renishaw, Chair of the MTA Education and Development Committee and Chair of the judging panel for the TDI Competition, said "The final of the TDI is always an inspiring event and the standard of entries for this year's competition were some of the highest we've seen. The range of technologies used in both the design and manufacture of the projects was genuinely impressive and the students have to be congratulated in making this one of the most competitive TDI's we've had to judge."
The winner in each category received an individual prize (including iPads, GoPro cameras, Minirig speakers and drones) as well as up to £2000 of funding for their schools to spend on new Design and Technology equipment for the classroom.
Mike Falconer, Education and Development Manager at the MTA said "The TDI gives students the opportunity to create something unique and demonstrate to the judges they have considered the whole manufacturing process, from design, to construction and how to market the product."
He continued "The quality of innovation on show was phenomenal and we'd like to congratulate all the winners and finalist for producing such amazing work."
Chris Kalogroulis, Sutton Grammar School, who won in the 17-19 category – and is now a two times winner of the TDI Challenge after winning the 14-16 category in 2016 - said "It was such a big bonus for Flip to win the TDI Challenge, it's another nice confidence booster. I'm going to try and develop the clock further and see how it turns out and I'm considering trying to sell it. It's also going to be cool to be able to say I've designed two award winning products. This has had a massive impact on my engineering and academic life and played a huge part in the success of my products."
14-16 – Best Overall – Oscar Chainey Sutton Grammar School – OC Chair Project
The Judges said "It was great to see an environmentally themed project win the top prize, this project was aesthetically pleasing and well finished"
14-16 – Best Innovation – Ella Freeman – Henrietta Barnett School – Sole in One Project
The Judges said "A great idea with a fantastic amount of materials research, testing and evaluation"
14-16 – Best use of Manufacturing Technology – Patricia Cheung – Brighton College – Collapsible Cello Chair
The Judges said "This design showed great use of both hand and machine technology culminating in a simple and elegant solution"
17-19 – Best Overall – Chris Kalogroulis, Sutton Grammar School – Flip magnetic clock
The Judges said ''A professionally presented project, the judging panel all asked when they could buy one!''
17-19 – Best Innovation – Chloe Lee – Henrietta Barnett School – Hummingbird Assistive device for Parkinson's sufferers
The Judges said "This was an innovative project that helped with a life-limiting condition. The judges were impressed with not only the technology but the understanding and empathy towards the user base''
17-19 – Best use of Manufacturing Technology – Georgina Edwards – St Peter's School, York – A-Cam project
The Judges said "It was great to see a finalist with interests in both technology and sport, this project demonstrated excellent use of design and additive technologies"
Best Group Project – Westcliff High School for Boys – Blakiston Anti-Interference Turret
The Judges said "This was an impressive project which involved a high level of technical understanding in electronics and software"
People's Vote – Isabelle Clark – Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls – Portable Activity Centre
The Judges said "We loved this idea and thought the project was finished to a particularly high standard"
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The Fox and the Hound 1981
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan
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An arrangement by Alwyn Green for 10 piece Brass ensemble, The Procession of the Nobles is the only familiar music from the Mlada Suite by Rimsky-Korsakov.
The music bursts to life with a rousing flourish, soon followed by a noble processional tune. The music is full of colour and energy, with a beautiful melodic section, before the central vigorous section leads to a return to the march theme, and a rousing close.


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HomePublications Journal of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World : Issue 8
Journal of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World : Issue 8
The Muslim population of the SE Europe, excluding European part of Turkey, numbers ca. 9 millions, almost all of them being indigenous save for small immigrant Muslim minorities of Muslims in Greece and Romania (See Table I). The Balkan Muslim communities originated with the Ottoman presence in the region and for centuries their destiny was tied to the fortunes of the Ottoman state. Even nowadays Ottoman past and legacy determine to a large extent the way the Balkan Muslims are perceived by their neighbors. They remained part of the Pax Ottomana and lived and prospered under its umbrella until 1832 (Greece), 1878 (Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania), and 1913 (Sandzak, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia).
While inside the Ottoman state Balkan Muslims were integral part of the Ottoman economic, political, social and cultural world. Therefore the departure of Ottomans represented a major cultural shock. From then onwards Balkan Muslims were on their own having to deal with hostile anti-Ottoman Orthodox nationalisms of the SE Europe and soon after that with equally unfriendly godless Communism. In the turbulent decades that followed almost all things Muslim and Islamic became legitimate targets of popular hatred and destructive state actions. Very soon the ties between Istanbul and the Balkans were severed and the huge network of formal Islamic educational institutions fragmented and often completely destroyed. Practically all Balkan Muslim communities experienced breakdown in the system of Islamic education after the World War II. Ex-Yugoslavia had biggest Muslim population and softest of all communist dictatorships. Still, only one madrasa was allowed to continue its operation immediately after WWII while only Bosnia and Herzegovina had 23 madrasa on the eve of communism. The only institution of higher Islamic education, Higher Islamic Theological School in Sarajevo was closed in 1946. After the rapprochement with the Muslim world Yugoslav communist …


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Home Entertainment What Is The Relationship Between Lim Ju-hwan and Sandara Park?
What Is The Relationship Between Lim Ju-hwan and Sandara Park?
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Lim Ju-hwan and Sandara Park: What's Their Relationship?
Lim Ju-hwan, also known as Im Ju-hwan is Korean actor that was born on May 18, 1982. He gained widespread recognition after starring in several dramas, such as The Bride of Habaek, Uncontrollably Fond, Ugly Alert, Tamra the Island, and many more. But, we're not going to talk about his career, we're going to sneak a peek into the truth about his relationship issues with Sandara Park.
Was it an actual love relationship or just a slight rumor? Channel Korea will give you the answers so stay tuned!
Most people haven't heard much about Lim Ji-hwan and Sandara Park's issues. Well, it was because Lim Ji-hwan once revealed about 'Sandara Park on his Twitter.
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From Lim Ju-hwan's Twitter, we can see that he's attending the YG Concert in December. Lim Ju-hwan reveals that he wanted to go to the YG Concert to watch Big Bang, one of YG's boy groups, and he wanted to see Big Bang's Daesung. Lim Ju-hwan had once starred in a drama alongside Daesung; it was the drama What's Up!
But other than that, Lim Ju-hwan also revealed about 2NE1, one of the YG's girl groups, where Sandara Park was one of the members. He said that he can't honestly believe that 2NE1 were going to perform as well. He also tweeted that 2NE1 were the best, which is cute support, isn't it? And Lim Ju-hwan was tweeted about something that might be about Sandara Park. He tweeted, "Dara Dara~ Bright Dara~~~~ Ah this is a typo!!!"
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There's not much information about this, and also both of them haven't said anything about the news. But most people have speculated that Lim Ju-hwan has a crush on Sandara Park. Well, Sandara Park indeed is an ideal type of woman, right? Some people, mostly Sandara Park's fans and Lim Ju-hwan's fans, were wondering what is the relationship between them.
Are they dating? Or is it just a misconception derived from a tweet? Well, whether they have something or not, let's just see and keep supporting their careers!
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Michael's Meanderings: Analyzing Classic Literature with a Four-year-old.
Analyzing Classic Literature with a Four-year-old.
It was the look on Jade's face that prompted my question.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked. She was frowning, obviously deep in thought.
"Why did the pig kill the wolf?" she asked in return.
"Because the wolf was trying to kill the pig," was my simple explanation.
Her thoughtful frown remained. Increased, even.
"Are you sad that the wolf died?" I asked.
"Yeah," she responded, and by the look in her eyes I could see that she was deeply affected by the wolf's death.
This is different, I thought, It has always been pretty cut and dry, hasn't it? Good guys: pigs. Bad guy: wolf? Bad guy dies and everyone celebrates a happy ending?
But then she began asking more in-depth questions about why the pig killed the wolf. Oh, she knew the wolf was trying to kill the pig. He'd already killed two others. No big deal there; the wolf wanted to eat the pigs for supper - but what was the pig going to do with the wolf?
And that's what was bothering her. In Jade's eyes, the bad guy wasn't the wolf. He was just doing what wolves do; trying to find enough food to survive. The bad guy in the story was the pig. The pig had that strong brick house and his wits to protect him and he... he... murdered that poor wolf by boiling him alive.
I'd never thought of it that way before.
Jade has always been a storybook enthusiast. Gone, though, are the days when I got bored to tears reading the same books over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Now she's asking questions and those questions are forcing me to look at old "boring" stories in a new light - and leaving me with some very interesting questions to answer. Stories that I thought I knew are suddenly transformed and brought to life again.
Why did the Paper Bag Princess call the prince a big dummy after she saved him from the dragon? Why was the prince so mean to her just because she was dirty?
If they destroyed all of the spinning wheels in the kingdom, why did the fairies take Sleeping Beauty away from her parents?
Why did the Seven Dwarves put Snow White into a glass coffin? Why did they want to see her if she was dead? And why would a prince want to kiss a dead person that he didn't know?
I love that she's asking questions. I love how she's not just being entertained by the stories, but is pondering the deeper philosophical and moral implications of the stories.
But if she's asking questions like this now, thinking about the questions she's going to be asking in a few years scares the living crap out of me.
Your girls are too cute, I loved meeting them. And tell Jade to keep asking the tough questions: she may be a budding journalist or else one of those wonderful members of society who asks "why" instead of just saying "OK"! I love a girl with that kind of guts!
"Why won't you let me go party downtown with my friends?"
"Why won't you let me borrow your car to go see my goth boyfriend who lives in Seattle?"
"Why don't you just get it?"
What a girl! I love the thought she is putting into her stories. And I agree... you are going to be in trouble in another 10 years or so!
The other night, I was heading out the door when Jade asked if she could use my laptop to skype with her grandparents.
"Not right now," I said, "I'm just heading out the door."
"Oh," she says, "Are you taking your computer?"
"No," I reply, "I'm going to band practice."
Without missing a beat, she asks, "Can I use your computer then?"
The darned kid is using logic on me already!
I have 6th graders who aren't capable of asking deep questions like those, but who just take everything they read at face value. I am SERIOUSLY impressed.
I see a GLORIOUS future ahead for that little one!
"and why would the prince want to kiss a dead person he did not know anyway"..................I so cannot stop laughing at that one. She will make a great forensic pathologist.


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India Quietly Approves S-400 Deal Ahead of Modi-Putin Summit
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India's Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the procurement of five S-400 regiments last week, according to government sources.
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India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the country's highest government body responsible for defense procurement and final arbiter on national security issues headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has quietly cleared the last hurdle for the intended acquisition of five regiments of Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense systems (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) last week, according to government sources.
The CCS purportedly cleared the purchase of the five S-400 regiments on September 26, The Times of India reports paving the way for the signing of a sales contract at a summit meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for October 5. As of October 1, however, the Indian government has not publicly confirmed that the CCS approved the $5.5 billion acquisition.
India is expected to receive the first S-400 regiment two years after the signing date of the contract. Russian state-owned arms maker Almaz-Antey reportedly expects a 15 percent down payment upon the conclusion of the deal this week. Notably, according to a defense source speaking to The Hindustan Times, the contract will not contain an offset clause in order to expedite delivery of the S-400 air defense systems.
"They [Russia] agreed for offsets later, but we decided not to include them as it would drive up the cost and delay deliveries," the source said last week. New Delhi and Moscow concluded an inter-governmental agreement for the purchase of the S-400s in 2016 (See: "India and Russia Ink S-400 Missile Air Defense System Deal").
The S-400 is one of world's most advanced interceptor-based long-range air defense systems capable of firing a variety of different missiles including the 40N6 SAM (the export variant of the missile is designated 40N6E) estimated to have an operational range of 400 kilometers (248.5 miles) and capable of hitting targets at a maximum altitude of 30 kilometers.
Meanwhile, the United States and India continue to discuss Washington's threat to impose economic sanctions on New Delhi should it proceed with the S-400 procurement as a result of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) which came into effect in January 2018.
"The U.S. law decrees the imposition of mandatory economic sanctions on countries importing Russian military hardware," I explained earlier this month. "However, this year's U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) grants the Trump administration authority to waive mandatory sanctions under CAATSA in certain circumstances pertaining to Russian legacy systems that costs less than $15 million."
So far, the two countries have not reached an agreement.
Last month the United States imposed sanctions on the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Equipment Development Department (EDD) for the procurement of S-400 systems and Sukhoi Su-35S (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) fourth generation, twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft.
However, given that China was sanctioned not so much for signing the sales contract with Russia in 2015 but more so because it took delivery of the S-400s and fighter aircraft earlier this year and in 2017, it appears unlikely that the U.S. will immediately impose sanctions upon the conclusion of an Indo-Russian contract on October 5.
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What Are the Ten Happiest Countries in the World?
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By Shayna, Facty StaffUpdated: Apr 18, 2019
Where you live partially determines your chance of a living a happy life. The residents of these countries are living the "good life" according to their self-reported happiness levels. The "World Happiness Report" is an annual study which determines the overall happiness of the people who live in each of the 156 countries reviewed. The report is based on a three year average of surveys taken by residents which include questions related to GDP, life expectancy, family life, friendships, perceived freedom, and emotional life. Here are the results of the report, and an explanation of what in particular makes these ten countries the happiest in the world.
Finland is the happiest country in the world according to the "World Happiness Report." This Northern European country sports long, cold winters which probably contributes to the unusually high happiness of its residents. According to professor John Helliwell, a Canadian economist, a group of people who face challenges together, in this case, the difficult winters, form much closer relationships. These more intense, deeper relationships foster happier people.
Residents of Finland benefit from a high GDP, excellent social programs such as free or low-cost higher education, and a high life expectancy. Finish people also have lower expectations for happiness which makes them more content with less. A combination of these factors makes Finland the happiest country in the world.
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Denmark is the second happiest country in the world according to the report. The Scandinavian nation is extensively developed, both socially and economically, and boasts highly ranked education and health care systems. The country has the highest rated social mobility, the movement of individuals and groups of people through a societies social strata, in the world.
The high-quality social interactions shared by residents of Denmark is the largest contributor to its high happiness ranking. Finnish people value quality time spent with family and friends, known as hygge, to a very large degree. Making these type of relations a priority benefits people in several ways including lowering stress levels and increasing trust among peers. These cultural aspects of Denmark contribute to its spot as the second happiest country in the world.
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Norway is the third happiest country according to the "World Happiness Report." This Eastern European country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world. It has the worlds highest human development index ranking, a composite rating consisting of life expectancy, education level, and income. The country also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Norway's citizens have a term "sted bundet" which means "place-bound." Families in Norway often stay in the same area for multiple generations, passing their home on to their children rather than moving around. This creates a strong communal spirit with multi-generational relationships often forming between those who live in close proximity. This combination of cultural elements helps make Norway measure up as the third happiest country in the world.
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Iceland is the fourth happiest country in the world according to the report. This Nordic, volcanic, island country stays cold year round and contains a unique mix of mountains, glaciers, sandy land, and lava fields. It provides universal health care and higher education for its citizens and features relatively low taxes. Iceland ranks highest in the world in median wealth per adult. It ranks first on the global peace index.
The people of Iceland share a tight bond that only small-community living can provide. Even with the countries economy nearly facing collapse as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis, residents happiness level stayed relatively unchanged due to their close communal ties. This social solidarity keeps Icelanders satisfied and feeling good. These ingredients help make Iceland the fourth happiest country in the world.
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The Netherlands is the fifth happiest country in the world according to the "World Happiness Report." The country is mostly located in Europe but also includes three island territories in the Carribean. It has long been known for liberal social progress with its progressive drug policies and legalization of abortion, prostitution, and euthanasia.
Residents of the Netherlands have an open and direct demeanor and no-nonsense attitude. They also work far less than people in most other nations. In the Netherlands, more than 50 percent of people work part-time. This may be a large part of what makes the Dutch so happy. These reasons are what makes the Netherlands the fifth happiest country in the world.
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Switzerland is the sixth happiest country in the world. The country contains a part of the Alps, the highest and largest mountain range in Europe. It features the highest nominal wealth per adult in the world and the eighth highest per capita gross domestic product. The country uses four separate traditional languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. The average life expectancy in the country is an impressive 82.8 years old!
Switzerland provides its citizens with excellent health care featuring low wait times and access to the best medical technology as well as one of the best welfare programs in the world. The county's government is widely considered to be the closest example of true democracy in the world.
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Sweden is the seventh happiest country and the largest country in Northern Europe. It enjoys a mild climate with warm summers. The countries welfare system provides tertiary education and universal health care to all citizens, and the government offers five weeks paid-vacation to employed residents.
In Sweden, there is a word "lagom" which roughly translates to "not too much, not too little." The meaning of this term does well to capture the Swedish mindset of the ideal being the perfect amount. This is reflected in the countries economy in that there isn't as much of a low income and extreme wealth split. Swedes have enough to be comfortable, and the security allows them to enjoy a life well lived. These ingredients help makes Sweden the seventh happiest country in the world.
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New Zealand is the eighth happiest country in the world. The Southwestern Pacific Island country consists of two larger islands and around 600 smaller islands. The country was one of the latest areas of Europe to be settled by humans. New Zealand and Denmark tied as having the least amount of corruption of all countries.
New Zealand showcases some of the most beautiful terrain in the world with forest making up 30% of the country. It has tranquil mountains, and beautiful beaches in addition to the green countryside it's most famous for.
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Canada ranks ninth according to the "World Happiness Report." The North American country shares its southern border with the United States and is the worlds second largest country. It has the sixteenth highest rating of nominal income per capita and features the tenth largest economy in the world. Its economy benefits greatly from its plentiful natural resources and extensive international trade agreements.
Canadians form strong social ties with family, friends and co-workers, one of the most important aspects of human happiness. According to a study at Berkeley University, people who make strong social relationships a higher priority than personal achievement and individual goals are overall happier. These factors contribute highly to Canada's spot as the ninth happiest country in the world.
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Austria is the tenth happiest country in the world according to the "World Happiness Report." This mountainous Central European country was ranked 20th on the "Human Development Index" and is one of the richest countries in the world base on per capita gross domestic product. Health is a high priority for Austrians. Even visiting foreigners receive free health care. The country also boasts a 95% literacy rate.
Austrians consider family relationships extremely important. Many Austrians do not leave their parents homes until after university, and often elderly people live with their children for the remainder of their lives. Strong family ties and a strong economy are some of the factors which make Austria the tenth happiest country in the world.
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Мулудія Клуб д'Оран або просто Мулудія д'Оран () — професіональний алжирський футбольний клуб з міста Оран, який виступає в Алжирській Професіональній Лізі 1. Заснований в 1946 році, клуб також був відомий під назвою Мулудія Шаабія д'Оран з 1971 по 1977 роки, Мулудія Петроліерс д'Оран (, скорочено — МП Оран) з 1977 по 1987 роки та Мулудія д'Оран з 1987 по 1989 роки. Клубні кольори — червоний та білий. Домашні матчі проводить на стадіоні «Ахмед Забана». Клуб розвиває багато видів спорту, серед яких дуже популярним є гандбол.

До 2008 року МК Оран був єдиним алжирським футбольним клубом, який брав участь у кожному розіграші першого дивізіону національного чемпіонату починаючи з розіграшу 1962 року. Тим не менше, за підсумками сезону 2007/08 років клуб вилетів з елітного дивізіону, але вже за підсумками наступного повернувся до Алжирської Професіональної Ліги 1.

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Ранні роки

Мулудія Клуб д'Оран було засновано 14 травня 1946 року в районі Ель-Хамрі (стара назва—Лямур) в Орані ініціативною групою мусульманських активістів націоналістичних переконань для того, щоб конкурувати з клубами, в яких в той час грали європейці, оскільки Алжир був французькою провінцією (Французький Алжир). Мохамед Бессул, один з засновників клубу, був свого часу гравцем, тренером та генеральним секретарем клубу, останню посаду він займав до 1967 року. Ішими засновниками клубу були: Алі Бентуті, Омар Абуна, Редуан Серік Буталеб, а також Мохамед Серрадж, Алі Тунсі, Белаїд Башир, Бенсенусі Махі, Блуфа Бенхадад, Махмуд Бенахмед, Мілуд Бендрау, Мілуд Шеригуї, Алі Арумія, Када Фалі.

На царемонії, яка була присвячена заснуванню Мулудії, був присутній Шейх Саїд Замуши, якого делегував на царемонію Шейх Сі Таєб Аль-Махаджи (імам, письменник та член Асоціації Мусульман Алжиру Улема), який в свою чергу представляв інтереси Шейха Абдельхаміда Бен Бадіса.

Назва «Мулудія» було дане на честь великого мусульманського свята Мавлід (святкування Дня народження пророка Мухамеда), оскільки дата заснування клубу збіглася зі святкуванням Мавліду.

Після реєстрації у Федерації футболу Франції Мулудія Клуб д'Оран розпочав свої виступи у сезоні 1946/47 років в третьому дивізіоні регіональних змагань в Лізі Орану (3Ф/О). Результати та досягнення клубу в період з 1946 по 1956 роки на даний час невідомі. А з 1956 по 1962 (рік здобуття незалежності Алжиром) роки МК Оран блокував виступи своїх команд у спортивних змаганнях за вимогою Фронту національного визволення Алжиру.

Після здобуття незалежності

Мулудія Клуб д'Оран розпочав виступи в першому чемпіонаті незалежного Алжиру в сезоні 1962/63 років, у перших двох сезонах, 1962/63 і 1963/64 років, клуб зміг кваліфікуватися для участі в фінальному турнірі чемпіонату, який проходив у трьох групах (Алжир, Оран і Константіна), він посів друге місце в групі Оран за підсумками обох сезонів, але не пробився до півфіналу, та все ж навіть такі досягнення вже принесли клубу статус одного з найсильніших в країні. У наступні сезони, 1968 та 1969 років, Оран двічі поспіль займав друге місце в національному чемпіонаті, а гравець клубу Абделькадер Фреха ставав найкращим бомбардиром чемпіонату в обох сезонах.

Роки слави
Клуб має велику історію, особливо успішними були 1970-ті, 1980-ті та 1990-ті роки, в цей час у клубі виступало багато відомих алжирських футболістів, були в команді навіть представники інших африканських країн, серед відомих гравців необхідно виокремити Абделькадера Фреха, Сіда Ахмеда Белькедрукі, Мілуда Хадефі, Тедж Бенсаула, Каріма Марока, Тахара Шерифа Ель-Уаззані, Абдельхафіда Тасфаута. За весь цей час, клуб виграв багато національних та міжнародних трофеїв.

Клуб змінив свою назву в 1977 році на Мулудія Петрольєрс д'Оран, через те, що головним спонсором клубу стала компанія Нафтал (до 1987 року). Після цього клуб знову змінив свою назву, цього разу на Мулудія д'Оран, під якою він виступав до 1989 року, допоки не аовернувся до історичної назви — Мулудія Клуб д'Оран.

Великий занепад
На початку 2000-х років, всередині клубу було багато конфліктів, особливо в адміністративній та фінансовій галузях. У цей період клуб не виграв жодного титулу, дуже часто команді доводилося боротися за те, щоб уникнути вильоту до нижчої ліги.

Повернення Нафталу

27 вересня 2012 року Національні Рада з Маркетингу та Продажу нафтопродуктів Нафтал повернулася до числа власників МК Оран після 24-річного періоду відсутності. Як і в минулому, Нафтал розпочав фінансування спортивних секцій Мулудія Клубу д'Оран.

Досягнення

Національні
  Алжирська Професіональна Ліга 1
  Чемпіон (4): 1970/71, 1987/88, 1991/92, 1992/93
  Срібний призер (9): 1967/68, 1968/69, 1984/85, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/00
  Бронзовий призер (3): 1974/75, 1976/77, 2014/15

  Алжирська Професіональна Ліга 2
  Срібний призер (1): 2008/09

  Кубок Алжиру
  Володар (8): 1974/75, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1995/96
  Фіналіст (2): 1997/98, 2001/02

  Кубок Ліги
  Володар (1): 1996
  Фіналіст (1): 2000

  Суперкубок Алжиру
  Фіналіст (1): 1992

Міжнародні
 Кубок африканських чемпіонів
  Фіналіст (1): 1989

 Кубок арабських чемпіонів
  Фіналіст (1): 2001

 Арабський Кубок володарів кубків
  Володар (2): 1997, 1998

 Арабський Суперкубок
  Володар (1): 1999

Статистика виступів на континентальних турнірах під егідою КАФ

1- ФК «Камбой Іглз» покинув турнір.
2- ФК «Аль-Іттіхад (Триполі)» покинув турнір.
3- ФК «Віта» (Кіншаса) покинув турнір.
4- ФК «Воллідан» покинув турнір.

Статистика виступів на турнірах під егідою УАФА
 Арабська Ліга чемпіонів: 4 виступи
 1988 - Попередній раунд
 2001 - Фіналіст
 2004 - Перший раунд
 2008 - Перший раунд

 Кубок володарів кубків арабських країн: 2 виступи
 1997 – Чемпіон
 1998 – Чемпіон

 Арабський Суперкубок: 2 виступи
 1998 – 1/2 фіналу
 1999 – Чемпіон

Підсумкова статистика виступів на міжнародних турнірах

КАФ

УАФА

Еволюція логотипу
Протягом своєї історії МК Оран мав декілька логотипів. Вперше логотип було змінено в 70-их роках. Другий логотип почав використовуватися в 1971 році, коли різноманітні алжирські компанії стали головними спонсорами різних футбольних клубів країни, він використовувався з 1977 по 1998 роки, в цей час головним спонсором клубу була алжирська нафтова компанія Нафтан і, відповідно, клуб мав назву МП Оран (Мулудіа Петролієр д'Оран). З 1988 року співпраця між клубом та нафтовою компанією була завершена, Оран повернув собі історичну назву та повернувся до історичного логотипу (з деякими незначними відмінностями).

Стадіон
Клуб, один з найпопулярніших в Алжирі, проводить свої домашні матчі на стадіоні «Ахмед Забана» (40 000 місць), в населеному районі Ель-Хамрі. Інколи свої домашні матчі команда проводить на стадіоні «Хабіб Буакеул», який є 2-им стадіоном міста та вміщує 20 000 уболівальників. Зараз розпочалося будівництво нового та сучасного стадіону, який матиме назву «Олімпійський стадіон Орану» та буде здатний вмістити 40 000 глядачів.

Спонсори
Починаючи з 12 вересня 2012 року головним спонсором клубу стала алжирська нафтова компані «Нафтал». До цього головними спонсорами клубу були:

Екіперування
MC Оран підписав угоду з алжирською фірмою Baeko про постачання для клубу трикотажних виробів та спортивного екіперування починаючи з сезону 2012/13 років.

Нижче наведено список останніх постачальників клубу:
 2010–11:  Adidas
 2011–12:  Baliston
 2012–14:  Baeko
 2014–16:  Sarson Sports USA

Відомі гравці
МК Оран відомих колишніх гравців, які представляли клуб в національному чемпіонаті та в міжнародних змаганнях з моменту заснування клубу в 1946 році. Щоб з'явитися в даному розділі гравець повинен зіграти принаймні 100 офіційних матчах за клуб чи представляти національну збірну, за яку гравець має право грати, під час його перебування в МК Оран або після того, як він покинув клуб.

Відомі тренери
 Лахуарі Себаа (1946–56)
 ... (19??–??)
 Шибані Бахі,  Абделькадер Амер (1962–63)
 Мілуд Нехарі,  Беналі Аруміа (1963–64)
 Хадж Хабіб Драуа,  Беналі Аруміа (2) (1964–65)
 Шейх Уаддах (1965–67)
 Хадж Хадефі (1967–70)
 Карлуш Антоніу Гоміш (1970–71)
 Махі Хеннан,  Суйлем Гнауї (1971–72)
 Зубір Бенаїша (1972–76)
 Саїд Амара (1976–79)
 Неймеддін Бельаяши,  Хадж Магхфур (1980–81)
 Хадж Хабіб Драуа (2),  Абделлах Кешра (1982–83)
 Абделлах Мешері,  Абделлах Кешра (2) (1983–85)
 Абделлах Мешері (2),  Борис Подкоритов (1985–86)
 Борис Подкоритов,  Хадж Бухаджи (1986–87)
 Амар Руаї (1987–89)
 Мохамед Наджиб Меджадж,  Мілуд Хадефі (1989–92)
 Абделлах Мешері (3) (1992–94)
 Алі Фергані,  Лахдар Беллумі (1994–95)
 Мохамед Хенкуш,  Хабіб Бенмімун (1995–97)
 Саїд Хадж Мансур,  Хабіб Бенмімун (2) (1997–98)
 Абделкадер Амрані (1998)
 Насер Беншиха,  Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (1998–99)
 Насер Беншиха (1999–01)
 Абделкадер Амрані (2),  Лахдар Беллумі (2) (2001–02)
 Абделлах Мешері (4),  Тедж Бенсхаула (2002)
 Мохамед Хенкуш (2) (2002–03)
 Ерве Ревеллі (2003–04)
 Нассер Едін Дрід (2004)
 Мохамед Наджиб Меджадж (2) (2004–05)
 Мохамед Хенкуш (3) (2005)
 Нассер Едін Дрід (2005–06)
 Мохамед Наджиб Меджадж (3) (2006)
 Абделлах Мешері (5) (2006)
 Мохамед Леккак (2006–07)
 Еуріку Гоміш (2007)
 Мохамед Наджиб Меджадж (4) (2007–08)
 Еуріку Гоміш (2) (2008)
 Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (2),  Файкал Мегуені (2008)
 Мохамед Наджиб Меджадж (5) (2008)
 Омар Белатуї (2008–09)
 Саїд Хадж Мансур (2) (2009)
 Абделкадер Мааталах (2009–10)
 Омар Белатуї (2) (2010)
 Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (3) (2010–11)
 Сід Ахмед Слімані (2011)
 Ален Мішель (2011)
 Саїд Хадж Мансур (3) (1 липня 2011 – 2 жовтня 2011)
 Мохамед Хенкуш (4) (2011)
 Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (4) (11 листопада 2011 – 20 листопада 2011)
 Мохамед Хенкуш (5) (20 листопада 2011 – 4 березня 2012)
 Рауль Савой (5 березня 2012 – 30 червня 2012)
 Люк Еймаель (3 липня 2012 – 4 вересня 2012)
 Рауль Савой (2) (6 вересня 2012 – 10 жовтня 2012)
 Абделлах Мешері (6) (11 жовтня 2012 – 3 листопада 2012)
 Джамель Беншадлі (5 листопада 2012 – 10 січня 2013)
 Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (5) (11 січня 2013 – 18 лютого 2013)
 Сід Ахмед Слімані (2) (20 лютого 2013 – 30 квітня 2013)
 Омар Белатуї (3) (1 травня 2013 – 30 червня 2013)
 Джованні Солінас (2 липня 2013 – 10 листопада 2013)
 Джамель Беншадлі (2) (12 листопада 2013 – 16 лютого 2014)
 Омар Белатуї (4) (16 лютого 2014 – 25 червня 2014)
 Тахар Шериф Ель-Уаззані (6) (June 25, 2014 – Sept 2014)
 Жан-Мішель Каваллі (25 червня 2014 – 30 листопада 2015)
 Фуад Буалі (5 грудня 2015 – 27 квітня 2016)
 Башир Мешері (27 квітня 2016–)

Відомі президенти клубу
8 жовтня 2012 року Ларбі Абделілаха було призначено виконувачем обов'язків президента ССПА МК Оран. Абделілах керував адміністративними справами клубу до приходу представників Нафталу.

Африканські Футбольні Клуби Століття (за версією IFFHS)
МК Оран за версією IFFHS посів 51-ше місце серед найкращих африканських клубів XX століття.

Примітки

Джерела
 Офіційний сайт клуб
 Сайт фанатів клубів
 Сторінка клубу в соціальній мережі Facebook
 Сторінка клубу в соціальній мережі Twitter
 Профіль клубу на сайті www.futbol24.com
 Профіль клубу на сайті us.soccerway.com
 Профіль клубу на сайті www.transfermarkt.com
 Профіль клубу на сайті new.goalstream.org
 Алжир - Таблиця переможців національного чемпіонату
 Алжир - Таблиця переможців національного кубку

Футбольні клуби Алжиру
Футбольні клуби, засновані 1946
Спорт Орана
1946 в африканському спорті
Засновані в Африці 1946

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Many studies have been undertaken on Esquimalt Lagoon and its surrounding watersheds. Some of these have been sponsored by ELSI and undertaken by local professionals, others are student reports from Royal Roads University, Camosun College and the University of Victoria.
The reports below were submitted by University of Victoria students studying Urban Ethnoecology using Esquimalt Lagoon as their study area.


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Opinion: What really drove LGBTQ progress in 2015
Josh Wagoner
North Avondale resident Josh Wagoner is co-chair of GLSEN Greater Cincinnati.
When Leelah Alcorn died a year ago this week, those of us who work with trans, gay, lesbian, bi, queer, and ally youth lived a nightmare scenario. One of our precious young people had died, and there was no way to control the spread of the story. We cried and then we got to work, and in between that we cried some more.
This year we made a lot of progress locally for trans and all LGBTQ youth – and here is my assertion: None of it happened because Leelah died. It happened because capable and passionate people saw the needs, and poured themselves into addressing those needs. It happened because we mostly put priorities ahead of personalities. It happened because cisgender people worked to understand trans people – and trans people worked to explain things to cisgender people.
That's not to take away from Leelah's horrific experience, one that is hauntingly familiar to many youth whom GLSEN, Heartland Trans Wellness, the Children's Hospital Trans Clinic, and Safe and Supported see every week. Our youth are living stories that would read like Leelah's if you read them in the newspaper.
The most heartbreaking part of Leelah's story to me is that she knew the resources. Weeks before she died, she emailed us to ask if she'd need parents' permission to attend GLSEN Greater Cincinnati Youth Group, which draws about 30 youth every week. No, she didn't, and actually, we'd be happy to give her a ride if she needed it. Later we learned how her restrictive home situation made it impossible for her to join us, and she missed the opportunity to be around youth much like her. In fact, our youth group was ice skating on Fountain Square the day Leelah died. I wish she could have been with us instead.
I know when thinking about suicide and suicidality that you cannot cross that gulf for someone else, and you cannot measure it after the fact. As Jonah Yokoyama says in Anne Saker's latest piece (a tear-jerker, "On anniversary of Leelah Alcorn's death, did anyone fix society?" Dec. 27), we've lost others this year whose names don't go in the history books. One was a much-loved GLSEN volunteer, one of the most vibrant individuals I've known.
One year later I am even more in awe of the capabilities and capacities of leaders in Cincinnati's LGBTQ and ally community, who step forward and step back, who connect and reconnect, who invent and reinvent. I am grateful to Cincinnati's media, especially The Enquirer and most significantly Anne Saker, for the service they've done. And I am proud of everyday people, especially parents and teachers, who've worked to know better and do better.
Fix society? Yes, in incremental and monumental steps, and through elated and despondent days. But only if we stick around to do the work.


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Donald Trump takes North Korea approach to reopen Iran negotiations — Mullahs should listen
Despite all-caps Tweets between Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister, there are few options for Tehran. Military action isn't one of them.
James S. Robbins
Monday morning President Trump tweeted out an all-caps warning to Tehran not to try America's patience. "NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN," Mr. Trump warned, "OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKE OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE." Responded Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, "COLOR US UNIMPRESSED."
The upper-case exchange followed a series of statements from Iran indicating the possibility of armed confrontation in the Persian Gulf. Earlier this month President Hassan Rouhani said that if the United States persisted in its efforts to cut Iran's oil exports, Tehran would see to it that no country in the region would be able to export oil. This was widely seen as a threat to block the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of global oil exports flow, and a move Iran has threatened before.
Over the weekend, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backed up Rouhani's threat, saying it reflected the regime's official policy. Khamenei also dismissed the possibility of reopening negotiations with the United States over nuclear and other issues, claiming "the word and even the signature of the Americans cannot be relied upon, so negotiations with America are of no avail."
Diplomacy with Iran isn't dead yet
This does not mean diplomacy with Iran is dead. We saw the same type of brinksmanship and mutual threats in the leadup to the summit meeting with North Korea, for example. And even when the Obama administration was negotiating the 2015 nuclear agreement the Mullahs would make periodic pronouncements that cast doubt on the effort.
The Trump administration withdrew from the nuclear deal because it left too much unfinished. It did not address Iran's illegal nuclear missile program, or the Islamic Republic's destabilizing support for terrorism and insurgency in the Mideast and elsewhere. The president laid out the framework for a new, comprehensive agreement in his remarks last May detailing why the United States was pulling of the 2015 agreement. The current round of sanctions on Tehran and diplomatic pressure on Iran's trading partners is a means of drawing the Mullahs back to the bargaining table. The United States would like to see Iran's exports cut to zero by November.
More:Donald Trump's summit message to the Russia collusion witch-hunters: Dream on, losers
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will face anti-Catholic bigotry — yes, bigotry
Five ways Donald Trump's decision to tear up the Iran deal just made us less safe
For now, Iran may bluster. But as sanctions continue to bite the regime will face a hard choice; negotiate or escalate?
Escalation would be a mistake. President Rouhani may threaten that a US-Iran confrontation would be "the mother of all wars," but it would surely be a mother for Tehran. If Iran's navy took steps to close the Hormuz Strait by force, the American military response would go well beyond simply reopening the sea lanes. We could expect that Iran's navy and port facilities would soon cease to exist. Iran's military aircraft and bases would be obliterated. Any land-based missiles that could potentially threaten U.S. or allied shipping would be destroyed whenever they were detected. It would not entail a full-scale invasion of Iran but would mean substantial degradation of Iran's military assets.
Iran has limited options and war isn't a good one
Iran could pursue an unconventional warfare offensive against the United States, as it did in the 1980s in Lebanon, involving terror attacks and kidnappings. Iran might also attempt cyberattacks or other disruptive measures against the U.S. economy. But Tehran would not have escalation dominance against an American leader who was determined to make a point. Rather than using diplomatic means to reduce demand for Iranian oil, the U.S. could pursue a supply-side strategy. If Tehran thinks that they can close the straits, imagine what the U.S. Navy could do. Iran's ports and oil shipping facilities might come into the target group, as well as pipelines and tanker trucks. Iran may chafe at the current round of economic warfare, but actual warfare would be a great deal worse for them.
We would hope that these dramatic exchanges are simply diplomatic posturing, and that Twitter wars will not translate into the real thing. But Iran should understand that President Trump really would rather negotiate a comprehensive deal than be forced to confront a military crisis in the gulf. On the other hand, if the Mullahs decide to resort to armed conflict, it might serve as a welcome distraction from the swirl of American domestic politics. With midterm elections approaching not even Democrats would attempt to make the Iranian regime look like the good guys.
James S. Robbins, a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors and author of "Erasing America: Losing Our Future by Destroying Our Past," has taught at the National Defense University and the Marine Corps University and served as a special assistant in the office of the secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush administration. Follow him on Twitter: @James_Robbins.


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BOOK CORNER: 'Diamonds and Curlz' takes look behind Prince's purple curtain
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Posted on August 22, 2019 August 22, 2019 Author Marissa Wells, Contributing Writer	1478 Views
"Diamonds and Curlz: 29 Years Rolling with Rock Royalty" by Kim Berry, offers an inside look into the life of musician Prince. Readers will get a more in depth look at Prince the husband, the friend, philanthropist and more as Berry takes them on a journey behind the purple curtain.
Berry, who worked with Prince as his hairstylist, assistant and in other roles for nearly three decades, wanted to create a book for fans of Prince through the lens of someone who knew him. She was inspired to step away from speculation and offer readers an authentic story of the famous musician.
"I wanted to tell the fans about the personal side of Prince; the day-to-day view as a man, husband and friend," Berry said. "Everyone saw him as a rock star but at the end of the day, he knew that he was a vessel sent here by God to bring music, love and light to the world."
Fans can expect to learn things about Prince that they did not know before.
"A lot of people know about his record sales, concerts, ticket sales and things like that; I'm not dealing with any of that; I'm taking them on a journey behind the purple curtain, showing them the familiar side of Prince, the funny side, the giving side…," Berry said. "I want them to know how giving he was and how beautiful an individual he was."
It was important for Berry to produce an authentic depiction of Prince.
"I hope readers will gain insight into who Prince really was as a human being … special yes … but perfectly imperfect like the rest of us," Berry said.
Readers of "Diamonds and Curlz" will laugh and cry as Berry shares her journey with Prince. This is the first of three volumes that Berry will produce spotlighting her almost three-decade career with the musical artist. Volumes two and three will focus on the remaining two decades of her work with him.
In addition to being an author and celebrity hair stylist, Berry is a beauty expert, speaker and philanthropist. She is based in Los Angeles. To learn more about the author visit diamondsncurlz.com.
"Diamonds and Curlz: 29 Years Rolling with Rock Royalty" is available for $25 (paperback) and $9.99 (Kindle) on diamondsncurlz.com and Amazon.
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LOS ANGELES — Jenifer Lewis wanted everyone in the audience to know Feb. 26 that the hardships she has endured in her 61 years of life never stopped her from pursuing her dreams. "I want you guys to know that I came through the fire," she said. "Untreated bipolar disorder, molestation, abortions, knives at my Read More…
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Livermore, California was established in 1869 by William Mendenhall who laid the town next to the railroad. It was named for Robert Livermore, an English sailor who settled in the area in 1835. Robert Livermore married Josefa Higuera Molina in 1838. Their home was the Rancho Las Positas which encompassed much of the present day city.
Livermore was the largest and fastest growing city in the region for many years. For much of its history, Livermore has been an agricultural community. Vineyards and ranches continue within and around the city today. The Livermore Rodeo began in 1918 to raise funds for the Red Cross during World War I. The Livermore Stockmen's Rodeo Association has brought rodeo to Livermore for 77 years.
World War II brought significant changes to the region with the introduction of an air field and a major military base. In 1952, the University of California established what is now called the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to do research on nuclear energy.
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Greystar celebrates the start of development at 1690 Revere Beach Parkway with demolition event
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Greystar's third residential project in Everett's Commercial Triangle will bring 741 units to a site that previously housed a Stop & Shop
Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC ("Greystar"), a global leader in the investment, development and management of high-quality rental housing and commercial properties throughout the world, and in Greater Boston, on December 8 held a ceremonial demolition event to mark the start of development at 1690 Revere Beach Parkway, the company's newest residential project in Everett. The project is a two-phase, 741-unit residential development in Everett's fast-growing Commercial Triangle district. Attendees of the demolition event, who included State Representative Joe McGonagle, Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Everett Planning & Development Department Director Matt Lattanzi, Esq. and Everett City Engineer Julius Ofurie, were encouraged to help commence work on the development by picking up a sledgehammer and taking a swing at the existing structure on the site, which was formerly a Stop & Shop grocery store.
Upon completion of Phase I in early 2025, 1690 Revere Beach Parkway will deliver 325 units to the Commercial Triangle district. Phase II, which is set for completion in early 2026, will deliver 416 units. The development – designed by CUBE 3 – will provide 875 parking spaces, over 9,500 square feet of retail space and 22,800 square feet of amenities for residents.
"We are tremendously pleased to close out 2022 by kicking off work on 1690 Revere Beach Parkway, our third development in Everett's Commercial Triangle," said Greystar's Managing Director of US East Development, Gary Kerr. "This development, along with Greystar's others at 35 Garvey St. and 85 Boston St., represent a significant expansion of the housing options as well as investment in the public realm that will help the district grow into an attractive live/work/play area. We appreciate the support and partnership from Everett's leadership and staff on 1690 Revere Beach Parkway."
Amenities of the two seven-story buildings will include five courtyards, a pool exclusive to each building, a dog park and an upper level terrace on the seventh floor. The location is a seven-minute walk from the Chelsea MBTA station, which offers access to the Silver Line and Commuter Rail. Chelsea Station is the only MBTA station that provides direct access to South Station and North Station, as well as to the Seaport and multiple bus lines. The location also offers proximity to the MBTA Orange Line's Wellington Station, the Encore Boston Harbor resort/casino and the bustling Assembly Row.
Greystar's three residential developments in the Commercial Triangle represent a more than $730 million investment in the city and will help to usher in a new era for the district, with transit-oriented residential, retail and pedestrian corridors. Located a half mile away, 35 Garvey St. will deliver 450 units, and 85 Boston St. will deliver an additional 714 units across two phases, dubbed Mason (330 units) and The Maxwell (384 units). Combined, these projects will also deliver more than 100 affordable units to Everett.
Greystar is making various community improvements throughout Everett's Commercial Triangle. These include enhancing the streetscape with a new public outdoor space with multimodal connections, improved pedestrian walking paths and sidewalks, and public dog parks. Additional contributions include a $125,000 donation to the Mayor's Everett Summer Youth Jobs Program (or similar City of Everett youth program), a Greystar-hosted annual career path education program, an annual Greystar Giving volunteer day in Everett and an annual community block party fundraiser on Vale Street.
Pictured from left to right: Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Greystar Managing Director of US East Development Gary Kerr, Brookline Bank Commercial Real Estate VP Steve Jussaume and State Representative Joe McGonagle. (Courtesy Photo)
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In an effort to get funding for his border wall, President Donald Trump created the longest government shutdown in history. It lasted from Dec. 22 to Jan. 25: 35 days. Trump wanted $5.7 billion in federal funds for a wall on the border of Mexico and the United States, one of the main goals he promised supporters during his campaign. However, Trump has now passed a stopgap bill to reopen the government for a three-week period until Feb. 15, in order to continue with negotiations. If by the end of that time a deal between both parties is not made, Trump has said he will either use military funding to build the wall by declaring a national emergency or shut down the government again. This seems like just another thing that Trump has done despite major backlash from both politicians and the general public and is something Americans have become desensitized to since his election in 2016. However, this shutdown has long-term, detrimental effects on the U.S. that makes this one of the most controversial things he has done.
During the beginning of the shutdown, on Dec. 11, Trump said in a meeting with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, "I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down." However, this attitude didn't last for long, as Trump started blaming Democrats for the shutdown in many tweets and statements. However, the truth is, Trump's hard-line stance about funding for this border wall, which Mexico has asserted multiple times it will not be paying for, shows his inability to compromise and lead. While it has always been a well-known fact that Trump has a temper and leadership quality unlike anything seen before in the White House, this is affecting the entire country and isn't something you can ignore by turning off your phone or TV, and in the end, the blame lies with Trump.
This is, essentially, a temper tantrum thrown by a president who is suddenly faced with flipped control of the House of Representatives and a divided Congress who is blocking him from getting the funding for one of the trademark promises he made during his campaign. Since he has not received funding for the wall, he has retaliated in a way that affects all Americans and the entire country, forcing everyone to listen and pay attention. In a meeting to try and negotiate an end to the shutdown, Trump threatened to keep it shut down for "months or even years." When asked about these remarks, he said, "Absolutely I said that." He's also stated he's "very proud" of doing what he's doing. Is he proud of the problems, risks and safety concerns that this shutdown has caused, too?
Trump's approval rating has gone down a significant amount since the start of the shutdown. Not only has it put federal workers out of jobs, but it has cost America millions of dollars. Employees for sectors such as TSA, Border Patrol and FBI staff either did not work or worked without pay. This caused a threat especially in the area of TSA, where a man was able to walk through airport security with a loaded gun. As the shutdown went on, more and more essential employees were calling in sick or missing work. In retaliation against Trump, many politicians either rejected their pay or donated it. Elizabeth Warren donated her paycheck to a nonprofit that supports refugees, and Pennsylvania representative Bryan Fitzpatrick declined his paycheck while urging others to do the same.
During this time of uncertainty for federal employees, #ShutdownStories began trending on social media as a way to show how the shutdown was affecting people across America. In a joint statement between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Air Line Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants, they called the level of risk "unprecedented." The FBI said that their resources are at a "breaking point," and concerns over food safety were brought up due to the FDA's lack of employees. However, this is not just a problem for the American people, but also the American economy. According to Forbes Magazine, the shutdown cost America $11 billion, double the amount Trump was asking for the wall. Although it is expected to be reversed as workers return to their jobs, around $3 billion is lost for good.
On Jan. 25, after 35 days, Trump signed a bill to temporarily reopen the government for a three-week period. However, that in no way solves or even begins to solve the issues that the shutdown created. "This is in no way a concession," Trump tweeted. "…In 21 days, if no deal is done, it's off to the races!" Trump's been steadfast in his promise to get funding for his wall, while the politicians who oppose it have been steadfast in their refusal. The only option left, if both parties continue with their non negotiable terms, it is looking more likely that Trump will declare a national emergency in order to get the funding.
This is unlike any other absurd, toddler-like move Trump has made. The shutdown was the longest in history, and affected all areas of America, and its repercussions are still being felt. More importantly, it was all for nothing. The employees who went without pay and the risks that came with the lack of federal employees did not change anything. The economic impact, in which America lost billions of dollars, did not change anything. Trump is still insistent upon getting the funding for his wall, and his opposers are still standing by their refusal. The shutdown has caused nothing but problems for America and left us with more questions than answers; questions that Trump is not ready or, frankly, equipped to answer.


How do you convert your 3,000 word Case Study into a 10-minute presentation?!
FOREWORD: Please be aware that this post is not an official RICS guidance.
All the advice given in this blog is based on my personal interpretation of the APC Candidate's Guide 2015 which I have enhanced through many discussions with fellow APC Mentors and APC Assessors.
Nobody can possibly read 3,000 words under 10 minutes so there is no point trying to cram everything in your presentation. Based on my personal experience, 1,300 words is a good target to keep within the 10 minute time limit.
You need to focus on the key message that you want to convey to the panel, and this might be by covering only one key issue during your presentation. It is actually common practice for candidates to only present one key issue. If the assessors want to know about your second key issue, they will do it during your 10 minute Q&A session.
So, what is the key message that you want to convey?
I think, in simple words, that you want to explain to the panel that you provided your client with the best possible professional and reasoned advice, that you have learnt a lot from this experience and that you are ready become chartered!!
You need to really focus on your logical reasoning. Do not waste time talking about the project details or what other people did more than strictly required. Remember that explaining is not just about providing information, it is being able to justify how and why things happened. You need background and reasons as well as facts.
One tool that we use to achieve this with our candidates during our 'Case Study Presentation' workshops are mind maps, also called spider diagrams. If you cannot attend one of our workshops, you should still be able to find some information on the web.
All presentations should have a powerful introduction and conclusion!
Give the outline of your presentation: Tell them what you are going to tell them.
Summarise: tell them what you have just told them.
The sole purpose of the background is for the assessors to understand how your key issue came to light and which constraints and challenges you had to overcome to resolve it. Remember that they will have already read the finer details in your written submission!
Project description – only the relevant bits!
Client & contractor's description if relevant.
Project challenges & constraints if relevant.
How did you get to the stage when you encountered your key issue.
Restate how you identified that there was a key issue(s).
Do not forget to explain how and why decisions were made and do not hesitate to provide evidence and figures for one or two key points to reinforce your statements.
One common mistake of candidates is to spend 3 minutes on the background and then fly through the lessons learnt. It is the easy way but not what the assessors are looking for. A decent portion of your presentation should be dedicated to the critical appraisal of your work because this is how you can demonstrate what an amazing professional you are!
Did your solution change the course of the project?
What was the most successful outcome?
Or was there any room for improvement?
You may provide here an update on the project if anything significant has happened since submitting your Case Study.
Remember that if you exceed 10 minutes, the assessors will ask you to wrap up or cut you short, which would not be an ideal start to your Final Interview.
Our best advice is to practice your presentation dozens of times with colleagues, friends, family, in front of your mirror, with your dog, anything!!
If you need some help to prepare for the interview, we offer APC Questions packs, mock interviews and mini mocks. Please check our interview preparation services here.
Alternatively, we offer face-to-face training for corporate clients across the UK. Please e-mail us at Sonia@APCsupport-ltd.co.uk to discuss your requirements.
And as always, we are on Twitter @APCsupport_Ltd and you can send me an invite on LinkedIn if you would like to be notified of our latest events.
This entry was posted in Presentation and tagged APC, Case Study, coaching, interview, Presentation, workshop.
One topic that was lively debated at our 'Interview Tips and Mock APC' workshop in Manchester on 7th May 2015 was the use of visual aids for your case study presentation at the beginning of your APC interview.
Below are some of the key points discussed at the workshop.
Candidates should be aware that for logistical reasons, APC interviews are traditionally held in unconventional locations such as hotels rooms, airports or football stadia. As a result the rooms are generally small, not equipped with any IT facilities and may present the odd feature such as bedside lights or a couple of busy groundsmen mowing turf under your windows!
Candidates are also strongly discouraged from bringing in laptops, I-pads or mobile phones.
IT equipment takes up valuable time to set up and is notorious for letting you down when you need it the most, so do not take any chances.
Please be also aware that recording your interview under any form of media is strictly forbidden.
Some employers and APC training providers advocate that using an A3 easel folder is compulsory.
Having spoken to many assessors, we do not agree with this statement. These A3 easel folders are like Marmite in APC world: some assessors love them, other detest them!
The underlining reason for this division among assessors seems to be that many candidates are very clumsy when using them. In other words, if you want to use one, make sure that you have practiced many times and that that they enhance rather than hinder your presentation skills.
Your slides should be brief and limited to a few key bullet points. Assessors will be very busy listening to you, referring back to your case study and taking notes; they will not have time to read lengthy slides.
You should only use slides to clarify or illustrate a point, and summarise a section if necessary. If they do not add anything to your presentation, you should reconsider whether you need them at all.
If you decide to use an A3 easel, place it on the table to your right or your left (depending whether you are left-handed or right-handed), but never in such a way that it would form a barrier between you and the assessors. You may insert a copy of the slides or some notes for your own use at the back of each slide but chances are that you will have to twist your neck to read them! Practice many times until you find what work best for you and consider using a mind map to assist you.
Once you have finished answering questions on your presentation, remember to put your A3 easel out of the way, may it be on the floor if no better place is available!
It is perfectly acceptable for candidates to only bring in a chart, graph or plan if it works better for them or if it is all that is required to enhance their presentations. As they say, sometimes less is more!
In such case, we would recommend that you print three A3 copies of your graph / chart / plan for handing over to the assessors at the beginning of your presentation.
As we have mentioned, assessors will not have time to read any large amount of text so hand-outs are not a good idea. Also avoid A1 or A0 drawings as you will have nowhere to open them up.
As usual, if you have any queries feel free to drop us a line on Twitter @APCsupport_NW or e-mail us at Sonia@APCsupport-ltd.co.uk.
Are you sitting your APC in the next couples of months and ready for the final stages of your APC preparation?
Each session, we offer mock APC interviews for candidates in the construction pathways (QS / PM / BS / Infrastructure).
Please e-mail us at Sonia@APCsupport-ltd.co.uk for details.
We also offer many seminars and workshops throughout the year in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield.
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NOTEBOOK: Vikings Hope Lions DT Harrison Doesn't Snack on Sunday
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EAGAN, Minn. — Damon Harrison might have one of the best Twitter handles in the league, as the Lions defensive tackle simply goes by @snacks on the social media site.
It turns out that Harrison, who the Lions acquired in a trade with the Giants last week, is quite the football player, too.
The defensive lineman played his first game with Detroit on Sunday, registering a sack and two tackles for loss just days after joining his new team.
Those in the Vikings organization took note of Detroit's addition of Harrison, who played the first four seasons of his career with the Jets after signing as an undrafted free agent out of William Penn in 2012. He then began playing for the Giants in 2016 but was traded earlier this month.
"I think bringing in Harrison at the nose guard is a good addition for them," said Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. "I think he's a great player; I played against him in the NFC East a fair amount and always felt like he had a great impact on the game.
"So he's a great player, and we'll have our hands full with him," Cousins added.
Vikings defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson was a Jets teammate of Harrison's from 2013-2015, and knows the challenge that Minnesota's offensive line will face Sunday at home.
"Stout, hard to move, but definitely is a guy that wants it," Sheldon described of Harrison. "He was an undrafted guy, feels like he's better than that, still plays with a chip on his shoulder, and that's what he brings, day-in and day-out."
But back to that Twitter handle, which is also Harrison's nickname, as the lineman simply goes by 'Snacks.'
Richardson revealed some details on how the impact defensive tackle for his humorous moniker.
"He had that name before I got there," Richardson said. "Supposedly he had Rice Krispies Treats in his socks during walk-through with [former Jets head coach] Rex [Ryan], and they've been calling him 'Snacks' ever since."
Harrison, who was an All-Pro in 2016 with the Giants, has 6.5 career sacks and three forced fumbles.
Vikings react to Tate trade
The Vikings won't see a foe who has been a thorn in their side in recent years on Sunday.
Detroit traded Golden Tate to the Eagles on Tuesday, choosing to part ways with a wide receiver who had done plenty of damage against Minnesota.
Tate had 45 receptions for 368 yards and two scores in eight career games against the Vikings as a member of the Lions. Perhaps his most notable game in the division rivalry came in 2016 at U.S. Bank Stadium when he posted 11 receptions for 79 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown catch in overtime to give Detroit a 22-16 win.
Tate evaded Xavier Rhodes on that score, and the Vikings cornerback said Wednesday that he was a little taken aback by Tate's departure from Detroit.
"I was surprised by that," Rhodes said. "That was their main guy on third downs. He was great at yards after the catch. He was probably number one at YAC [yards after the catch].
"I was pretty surprised by that," added Rhodes, who laughed and comically added he wondered about his own fate when he saw the news. "It was one of those situations where I thought I better check my phone."
Tate ranks fifth in the NFL with 15 receptions on third downs. He has averaged 13.2 yards per catch on such plays.
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer agreed with Rhodes' take that Tate was exceptional at picking up extra yards.
"He was terrific at that," Zimmer said. "That is kind of hard to game plan, when a guy breaks tackles.
"He was terrific at that, yes," Zimmer added. "He caught a lot of balls on third down. He is a good player.
Zimmer said the Vikings will adjust their preparations on the fly.
"It's difficult, but we just prepare," Zimmer said. "Really, if a guy gets hurt during the game, you kind of have your secondary plans and things like that going on."
Detroit wide receiver Kenny Golladay now leads the team with 30 catches for 477 receiving yards, and also has three scores. Wide receiver Marvin Jones, Jr., has a team-high five touchdown catches.
Just arrived at the Hall: the football caught by @Vikings WR @athielen19 from Week 8 to reach 100 receiving yards. This was the 8th consecutive game Thielen had 100 yds receiving, setting the new @NFL record for most 100 yd receiving games to begin a season with. pic.twitter.com/3OwZrCe9EG
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) October 30, 2018
Thielen recognized by Pro Football Hall of Fame
The football that Adam Thielen caught in the fourth quarter to surpass the 100-yard barrier against New Orleans has made its way to Canton, Ohio.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame tweeted out a photo of the ball on display Tuesday to commemorate an outstanding season by Thielen thus far.
The Vikings wide receiver has at least 100 receiving yards in all eight games this season, which is an NFL record for number of games reaching the century mark to start a season.
Thielen is also tied with former Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson for the most 100-yard games in a row. Johnson set the record from Week 8 to Week 15 of the 2012 season, the year that he set the single-season receiving record with 1,964 receiving yards.
Thielen is on pace for 1,850 yards, which would be the third-most in a season in league history.
Rhodes on his status, Hill on his start
Rhodes missed Sunday's game and was limited in Wednesday's practice with a foot injury.
"I'm taking it day by day," Rhodes said.
"It was pretty frustrating [to miss] Sunday night against the Saints," Rhodes added. "Any game, period, it's frustrating to sit on the sideline. I'm here to play football and not being out there is pretty frustrating."
Vikings rookie cornerback Holton Hill started in Rhodes' place, playing all 53 defensive snaps in the 30-20 loss.
"I went out there and competed to my best and didn't want to let the guys around me down. It motivated me to go harder," Hill said. "It was real valuable. Any chance I get to get out on the field and compete with the guys, it's real valuable, and I don't take that for granted. I cherish every rep and every second I'm out there."
Rhodes is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who was a First-Team All-Pro cornerback in 2017. He had high praise for Hill's performance against New Orleans.
"Holton played great. He's played awesome," Rhodes said. "I think that was a great game. We all played great, we just didn't come out with the 'W.' "
For the Vikings: Stefon Diggs (rib), Tom Compton (knee), Roc Thomas (hamstring) and Anthony Barr (hamstring) did not practice. Rhodes (foot), Andrew Sendejo (groin), Dalvin Cook (hamstring), Riley Reiff (foot) and Linval Joseph (ankle/knee) were limited.
For the Lions: Ezekiel Ansah (shoulder), Taylor Decker (back), Christian Jones (knee), T.J. Lang (hip), Jalen Reeves-Maybin (neck/toe) and Theo Riddick (knee) were limited.


Silicon Valley-based early stage investor GWC Innovator Fund plans to step up seed investments in India by backing five to ten startups in a year from its new $20 million fund, its co-founder Barret Parkman told Techcircle.
GWC Innovator Fund is an offshoot of Great Wall Club (GWC), the company that conducts mobile and internet startup conferences worldwide under the banner GMIC and is backed by major Chinese internet companies Baidu, Tencent, Xiaomi and others, including DST and Qualcomm.
GWC Innovator Fund counts marquee investors such as Sequoia Capital as its investors (called limited partners or LPs in investment parlance). It is an early backer of fitness startup Goqii, which is its only investment in India so far.
It has invested in around 10 startups worldwide including Chinese startup community platform DayDayUp, Silicon Valley-based on-demand refueling service for cars FILLD, organic food seller GrubMarket, drone startup 3DR and Isreali retail review startup Feelter.
"India is among our top three priorities for the new fund. Others are Silicon Valley and Isreal," said Parkman.
The GWC Innovator Fund's cheque size is typically in the range of $25,000 to $100,000, though it can exceed this limit in some cases.
The seed fund taps into the list of startups which apply for its startup competitions for funding. About 418 startups in India had applied for its ongoing G-Startup Worldwide for $250,000 funding. It offers funding up to $50,000 for the winners in each country and selected three finalists from India last week.
Parkman said the early stage investment firm also looks beyond the selection of startups from competitions to cherry pick scalable ideas.


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All the figures in this bunch wrote songs of either the ballad or the music hall type about sport in the years either side of 1900. This was an important period for the development of sport and its institutions in Britain. The many songs written about it -not just about cricket though it perhaps outscored all other sports in this connection � are thus almost in the nature of social documents.
Some of the composers of sporting songs seem to have written little else than one or two sporting ditties. Take, for example Herbert Preston-Thomas C.B. (1841-1909), a career Civil Servant, whose The Cricketer�s Carol, a shapely Edwardian Ballad type number, was published in 1908 (the words were by the Right Hon. Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fare, a MCC member for 73 years and Treasurer of the Club for 37). Or Claud H Hill (1870-1956), a Norwich schoolmaster whose Cycling Song (1897) reflected the then current bicycle craze. He is credited with religious music, chamber music and other songs, but I have not encountered any. Or Samuel Corbett (1852-1924), a Shropshire blind teacher and himself blind, who penned a vocal tribute in 1876 to his fellow Shropshire man Captain Webb, The Champion Swimmer (Webb was the first to swim the English Channel).
The name of Henry Watson (1846-1911), organist and choral conductor, is linked with a music library collection in Manchester and it was in Manchester that The Glorious Twelfth was published in 1900. Watson also composed an opera, an oratorio, partsongs and other solo songs. Herbert Schartau (1858-1915) was of Swedish extraction but was born and raised in Kent. He became a professional singer and tried his hand at vocal composition - ballads, like the humorous Caddie, telling of the misadventures of an incompetent golfer, partsongs and school songs � around the turn of the century. Harriet Kendall (1857-1933), who spent her early life in the Lake District, studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School and achieved considerable fame as a singer, elocutionist, pianist and composer. Her songs included the attractive ballads A Game of Tennis (1886) and Richmond Park.
Harry Ball (1841-88) was a music hall man, father of Vesta Tilley, for whom he composed The Newmarket Coat in 1882. Another music hall title by him was Friends of My Youthful Days.
And so finally to Alfred Jethro Silver (1870-1935), who was a Doctor of Music of Durham University and an organist in places as far apart as Birmingham, Ealing and Carmarthen. Unsurprisingly, his oeuvre included church and organ music; on the lighter side he composed two comic operas, San Marino and King Asteroid (1926) and the ballads A Hunting Morning (1908), The Cavalier's Song and Growing in the Vale (1916).
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Q: Pyspark Cannot modify a column based on a condition when a column values are in other list I am using Pyspark 3.0.1
I want to modify the value of a column is in a list.
df.printSchema()

root
 |-- ID: decimal(4,0) (nullable = true)
 |-- Provider: string (nullable = true)
 |-- Principal: float (nullable = false)
 |-- PRINCIPALBALANCE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- STATUS: integer (nullable = true)
 |-- Installment Rate: float (nullable = true)
 |-- Yearly Percentage: float (nullable = true)
 |-- Processing Fee Percentage: double (nullable = true)
 |-- Disb Date: string (nullable = true)
 |-- ZOHOID: integer (nullable = true)
 |-- UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEBALANCE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- WITHHOLDINGTAXBALANCE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEPERCENTAGE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEWHTPERCENTAGE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- PROCESSINGFEEWHTPERCENTAGE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- PROCESSINGFEEVATPERCENTAGE: float (nullable = true)
 |-- BUSINESSSHORTCODE: string (nullable = true)
 |-- EXCTRACTIONDATE: timestamp (nullable = true)
 |-- fake Fee: double (nullable = false)
 |-- fake WHT: string (nullable = true)
 |-- fake Fee_WHT: string (nullable = true)
 |-- Agency Fee CP: string (nullable = true)
 |-- Agency VAT CP: string (nullable = true)
 |-- Agency WHT CP: string (nullable = true)
 |-- Agency Fee_VAT_WHT CP: string (nullable = true)
 |-- write_offs: integer (nullable = false)

df.head(1)

[Row(ID=Decimal('16'), Provider='fake', Principal=2000.01, PRINCIPALBALANCE=0.2, STATUS=4, Installment Rate=0.33333333, Yearly Percentage=600.0, Processing Fee Percentage=0.20, Disb Date=None, ZOHOID=3000, UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEBALANCE=None, WITHHOLDINGTAXBALANCE=None, UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEPERCENTAGE=None, UPFRONTPROCESSINGFEEWHTPERCENTAGE=None, PROCESSINGFEEWHTPERCENTAGE=None, PROCESSINGFEEVATPERCENTAGE=16.0, BUSINESSSHORTCODE='20005', EXCTRACTIONDATE=datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 25, 5, 7, 58, 6000), fake Fee=1770.7, fake WHT='312.48', fake Fee_WHT='2,083.18', Agency Fee CP='566.62', Agency VAT CP='566.62', Agency WHT CP='186.39', Agency Fee_VAT_WHT CP='5,394.41')]

The value of the column of 'write_offs' is 0 for all rows then I want to convert it to 1 if the column ID is in the following list: list1 = [299, 570, 73, 401]
Then I am doing:
df.withColumn('write_offs', when((df.filter(df['ID'].isin(list1))),1).otherwise(df['ID']))

and I am getting this error:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-52-de9f9cd49ea5> in <module>
----> 1 df.withColumn('write_offs', when((df.filter(df['ID'].isin(userinput_write_offs_ids))),lit(1)).otherwise(df['ID']))

/usr/local/spark/python/pyspark/sql/functions.py in when(condition, value)
    789     sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
    790     if not isinstance(condition, Column):
--> 791         raise TypeError("condition should be a Column")
    792     v = value._jc if isinstance(value, Column) else value
    793     jc = sc._jvm.functions.when(condition._jc, v)

TypeError: condition should be a Column

I don't know why is giving this error because I did a similar operation that the condition returns a dataframe and works.
I read how to use this isin function here:
Pyspark isin function

A: You need a Boolean column for when, not a dataframe
import pyspark.sql.functions as F

df.withColumn(
    'write_offs',
    F.when(F.col('ID').isin(list1), 1)
     .otherwise(F.col('ID'))
)

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Three walls and a roof have been around since the beginning of time, and that's an idea that captivates Jackson-based architect Stephen Dynia. He's probably noted dozens of such sheds during his drives across the Wyoming landscape to his satellite office in Denver. "The shed is a simple form, one that was adapted quickly as standard ranch architecture, because," he says, "it's effective."
The shed roofline, deep eaves and floor-to-ceiling windows all have a role to play in this elegant home in Wilson. Architect: Stephen Dynia Architects
In this Wilson home, Dynia has taken two shed forms and placed them end-to-end, one opening to the north and west to capture views of the Teton Range, while the other opens to the south with its Wyoming meadows and braided rivers in a land trust easement. The two sheds are fitted together in a "sort of embrace," as Dynia explains it, the interior reaching—via the angles and lines of the materials—to the exterior spaces.
The headboard wall structure defines one wall of the master bath.
Floor-to-ceiling windows allow for spectacular views as well as solar heat gain.
"This house is rather carefully designed," Dynia notes, "so as to reinforce this central theme of 'embrace.' That concept is enhanced by keeping a discipline of thought throughout the materials used, and as a result, the nature of the house is enveloping while still being open to the nature that surrounds it."
The corrugated ceiling piece is backed with acoustic material to manage sound, an artistic and streamlined solution.
Once inside, circulation moves along a "functionalized wall," the architectural spine that extends and organizes the public spaces—entry, kitchen, dining, living room and spa—and helps emphasize indoor/ outdoor continuity. This nexus, where the two shapes join, opens via a skylight to a view of Jackson Hole's big blue sky.
Functional Walls
The mahogany display shelving is the termination point of a hallway bookcase, while a wall in the living room provides an area for a crackling fire.
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The long run of this exterior wall is made dynamic by a mix of architectural materials and its intriguing articulation.
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