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Apple shows seventh-generation iPod nano, new shuffle colors
Jeremy Horwitz
September 12, 2012 2:17 pm UTC
Apple has introduced the completely redesigned seventh-generation iPod nano, capturing many of the best features of the prior-generation fifth- and sixth-generation models. Now complete with a 240- by 432-pixel resolution (202ppi) 2.5" touchscreen and Home Button, the new nano has integrated volume and track control buttons, widescreen video capabilities, and a Lightning port at the bottom. Support for photos has been added back, while fitness, pedometer, and FM radio features remain from prior generations. Bluetooth 4.0 has been added as well.
Audio playback of 30 hours is promised, with video playback of up to 3.5 hours. The new device measures 3.01 × 1.56 × 0.21", with a total weight of 1.1 ounces.
Eight colors of the new nano are available, including silver, blue, green, yellow, black, purple, pink, and red. The new model will be available in October for $149, with a 16GB capacity as the only initial option.
Apple's previously-released fourth-generation iPod shuffle has also received a number of new colors—black, silver, pink, red, yellow, green, blue, and purple versions will be available for $49, each at 2GB capacity. Notably, the orange iPod shuffle has disappeared from the lineup, and some of the prior pink, blue, and green versions appear to have been replaced with new tones. The silver version appears to be unchanged from the original model.
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function otherField (fieldName) {
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  gene_name: { type: String }, // ex. "A1BG antisense RNA 1"

  previous_names: { type: [String], optional: true },
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Low-cost laminate flooring is a great choice for a DIY flooring project. You'll find a huge selection of wood look-alike products with some ceramic tile and stone imitations as well.
You can install a floating laminate floor in just about any room, with a few exceptions. The inner core of the material is made with wood or fiberboard that's susceptible to moisture damage, so avoid installations in any room with a floor drain or sump pump. It's not a great choice for bathrooms and laundry rooms, either.
You can put it in kitchens, but you'll need to be obsessive about wiping up any spills immediately.
Laminate flooring can go directly over most other flooring materials with the exception of indoor/outdoor carpeting and others with short naps. That means you don't have to tear out old surfaces before you begin. However, your new flooring will raise the level of your floor slightly — about 3/8 inch — so you need to be mindful of transitions to other rooms. Most flooring manufacturers have transition thresholds that take into account varying floor heights.
If you're installing laminate over existing flooring in your kitchen, measure to make sure appliances will fit into their original positions after the new flooring is installed. If not, you may have to tear out old flooring before installing the new.
To make the job go smoothly and quickly, here's what else you need to know to gear up for installing laminate flooring.
Get the room ready by removing the base shoe and baseboards. Makes sure the floor is clean and level — installing over an non-level floor can lead to soft, spongy areas and may contribute to seams opening up. Tolerances are usually 1/4 to 3/8 inch measured over 10 horizontal feet. High spots on wood floors can be sanded down. Alternately, you can "fill" low spots with pieces of 30-lb. felt. Low spots on concrete slabs should be filled with leveling compound.
Measure the room to determine the total square footage of flooring you'll need, then add 5 percent for waste and mistakes. Remember you'll want to leave a gap of about 3/8 inch around the perimeter of the room to allow for the flooring to expand and contract with changes in humidity. That gap will be covered up when you reinstall the baseboards and base shoe.
Acclimate the flooring by bringing all the packages of flooring into the room. Open the packages and distribute the loose planks around the room in short piles. This helps the flooring stabilize to the ambient humidity in your room, a process that takes about 48 hours. Use the opportunity to inspect any planks for damage.
Prep door frame so that the flooring will slide underneath the trim and jamb (it's much easier than trying to cut an irregular shape to fit the molding). Use a piece of flooring and underlayment as a guide, and mark the door trim and jamb for trimming. Cut the pieces using a jamb saw — a specialty handsaw with an offset handle that makes it easy to cut near the floor. You can rest the saw blade on top of a piece of flooring to make sure you have a straight, even cut that's the correct height.


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Eye on KELOLAND: Hate in South Dakota
by: Dan Santella
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 / 10:26 PM CST / Updated: Jan 23, 2021 / 01:24 AM CST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 left us with jarring images that many won't soon forget; a noose, a Confederate flag and a sweatshirt that read "Camp Auschwitz" were all there. The Confederate flag caught the attention of Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken.
"The visual that sticks with me is the gentleman walking through the Capitol holding that Confederate flag walking through the rotunda area, and what a disturbing visual that was," TenHaken said.
This messaging isn't limited to the assault that grabbed the world's attention at the Capitol.
"For me to sit here as the mayor and say, 'Well, that doesn't exist here in Sioux Falls' would be naïve, because certainly some of the same racial tensions that we saw bubble up in Washington and some of the slogans we saw on shirts can certainly exist here," TenHaken said. "What I can do as mayor is just continue to promote a message of unity, of inclusiveness."
Lori Miller of Rapid City is the research director for South Dakota Voices for Peace.
"My primary function is that I track the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant events that happen in South Dakota, and I figure out where they're happening, whose sponsoring them, what are they saying at these events," Miller said.
On that front, there has been a change.
"The anti-Islam, anti-immigrant hate network that I have been tracking, it seems to have kind of fallen apart, temporarily at least, there's been a major upheaval in the major players there," Miller said.
David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, overseas Midwestern states including South Dakota. The League has on its website what it calls a H.E.A.T. Map, using the word "heat" as an acronym for hate, extremism, anti-Semitism and terrorism. The map lists 56 incidents in South Dakota between 2019 and 2020. All but one were what the H.E.A.T Map calls "White Supremacist Propaganda."
"We know that the group Patriot Front, which is an alt-right, white supremacist group has been responsible for the overwhelming number of white supremacist propaganda that ADL has tracked in South Dakota over the last year or two," Goldenberg said.
According to the H.E.A.T Map, Patriot Front was responsible for about two-thirds of those 55 incidents. But in the digital age, it can be hard to measure a hate group's support.
"Long gone are those days where you have to find a meeting in the darkness of the night to connect with other extremists," Goldenberg said. "If you got one of these, within a matter of seconds, you can be connected with extremists not only in your state, not only in your country, but around the world."
Sometimes it's clear when someone has an allegiance to a hate group.
"At the Capitol on January 6th, you definitely, absolutely had the presence of well-known extremists, and very well-known, well-documented hate groups," Goldenberg said.
Sometimes it's not so clear.
"The biggest challenge that we have with extremists these days is because there are not as many card-carrying members of these different groups, the reality is is that the average person is being inspired and influenced by these groups," Goldenberg said.
"Last summer, we've had it before, we've had KKK fliers distributed around our community, we, people found them in parks and things, and I've always wondered, is that just a prank, is that a teen trying to get a rise out of someone, or is it very real," TenHaken said.
Whatever the intent or the maturity behind such imagery, the Ku Klux Klan stands for real, documented hate.
"I think that's the sort of thing we just can't tolerate, there's just no place for that," TenHaken said. "There's no acceptance of that."
You can break down, analyze and differentiate the ways someone might hate another person. Miller points out that there is a common theme to them.
"I think we spend a lot of time, oh it's Anti-Islam, it's anti-immigrant or it's anti-black or whatever the case may be," Miller said. "It's hate. That's what it boils down to, and it needs to be called that."
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Charlie Chan In Rio (1941)
Charlie Chan and his number two son visit Rio de Janiero and solve a pair of murders there. As is a fault with many of the weaker Chan films, the requisite array of suspects are introduced too fast and furiously to keep track of, and few have any real personality. Chan's showdown at the end, however, where he cracks the case, is gripping, clever, and even funny.
The Black Camel (1931)
Series Entries
Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
Charlie Chan's Chance (1932)
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)
Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
Charlie Chan In London (1934)
Charlie Chan In Paris (1935)
Charlie Chan In Egypt (1935)
Charlie Chan In Shanghai (1935)
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Charlie Chan At the Circus (1936)
Charlie Chan At the Race Track (1936)
Charlie Chan At the Opera (1937)
Charlie Chan At the Olympics (1937)
Charlie Chan On Broadway (1937)
Charlie Chan At Monte Carlo (1937)
Charlie Chan In Honolulu (1939)
Charlie Chan In Reno (1939)
Charlie Chan At Treasure Island (1939)
City In Darkness (1939) (aka: "Charlie Chan In City In Darkness")
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Charlie Chan At the Wax Museum (1940)
Charlie Chan In Panama (1940)
Murder Over New York (1940)
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Castle In the Desert (1942)
Charlie Chan In the Secret Service (1944)
The Chinese Cat (1944) (aka: "Charlie Chan In the Chinese Cat")
Charlie Chan In Black Magic (1944) (aka: "Meeting At Midnight")
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
The Jade Mask (1945)
The Red Dragon (1946) (aka: "Charlie Chan and the Red Dragon")
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
Dangerous Money (1946) (aka: "Charlie Chan In Dangerous Money")
Dark Alibi (1946)
The Trap (1947) (aka: "Charlie Chan In the Trap")
The Chinese Ring (1947)
Docks of New Orleans (1948) (aka: "Charlie Chan On the Docks of New Orleans")
Shanghai Chest (1948)
The Golden Eye (1948) (aka: "Charlie Chan and the Golden Eye")
The Feathered Serpent (1948) (aka: "Charlie Chan and the Feathered Serpent")
The Sky Dragon (1949) (aka: "Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon")
The House Without a Key (1925)
The Chinese Parrot (1927)
Behind That Curtain (1929)
The Return of Charlie Chan (1979) (aka: "Happiness Is a Warm Clue")
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
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On October 12, 2000, the Australian Federal Cabinet approved the Draft DDA Transport Standard. The decision requires all intra-city buses to be of low-floor type using boarding aids for wheelchair users in the form of ramps. This article traces the history of the milestone decision as an example and encouragement for the movement for Buses For All in other countries.
This paper outlines some of the key events and issues in Australia that have lead to the development of National Standards under the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992 (DDA). The Standards will guide the implementation of an accessible public transport system in Australia.
People with physical disabilities have been denied access to public transport in Australia and have had as a replacement segregated, purpose-built 'taxi services'. These taxi services have been limited in numbers and generally been under resourced, therefore have been unable to provide an equivalent means of transport to that which the general public enjoy. This is now changing and is the result of disability activists lodging successful claims to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), claiming discrimination under the DDA.
As a direct result of 'Landmark Decisions' and Conciliated Agreements that have been negotiated within these Hearings, State and Federal transport Departments are developing integrated transport systems. A set of National Standards and Guidelines have been developed under the direction of the Australian Transport Council (ATC) to assist in the implementation of accessible transport. In June 1996 these Standards were approved by the ATC as a 'technically feasible' way of making public transport accessible and were then subjected to a Regulatory Impact. The development of this regulatory legislation has been frustratingly slow and not without issue. This information paper will outline the significant events from the perspective of a person with a disability who has been directly involved in the process. It also highlights the need for all stakeholders to work through this collaboratively rather than aggressively or defensively.
The move towards an accessible transport system has been a topical discussion point over the past 7 years. At a national level, there was a significant announcement and shift in public transport policy on April 21, 1995 at the Australian Transport Council meeting (ATC). In a media release on the same day of the meeting, Mr Brian Langton, NSW Minister for transport announced that "public transport right across Australia will become far more accessible for people with disabilities as a result of a new strategy endorsed by Australian Transport Ministers."
This was the first real commitment by the ATC to people with disabilities. Its recommendations to develop a "fully accessible transport system" was received with great excitement by the Peak bodies representing the disability sector throughout the country.
Access to public transport by people with disabilities should now be a "fundamental right" and personal choice as it is with other members of the public. It is a right that Australia, as a signatory to the UN Standard Rules on Equalisation of Opportunities, has accepted and recognised in its own processes. To fully understand the issues involved, it is necessary to explore briefly: a historical perspective of disability; relevant statistical information on disability and aging; and describe some of the key events relating to accessible public transport in Australia.
If you have a disability you are far less likely to complete secondary school, attend university, have paid employment, own your own vehicle or your own home.
As stated by Deputy Prime Minister Howe when addressing the subject of social justice for people with disabilities, "for too long, this group has suffered the indignity of poverty, segregation and unequal treatment and has been denied opportunities to participate fully in work and life in the community" (Commonwealth of Australia, 1991).
It was for these reasons that the 1991 Social Justice Statement suggested the development of discrimination legislation to help raise awareness and help protect the rights of people with disabilities. As history shows the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) was enacted in 1992 and made provision for the development of Standards in a number of key areas including public transport and employment.
The 1998 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers found that 19% or 3.6 million Australians have a disability, of that, 15.2% were handicapped or had 'core activity restrictions' (2,828,000).
Of these, 1,050,700 reported having difficulty using public transport with over half (544,500) stating that the predominant reason being getting into and out of conveyances due to steps and doors. A further 297,7000 reported that they had difficulty using public transport because of access to/onto stops/stations (ABS 1998).
In a survey of consumer organisations which was commissioned to determine the "real issues" facing people with disabilities, 88% of all respondents reported that access to public transport was a major problem as it restricted their participation in education, employment, medical appointments, shopping and recreation (Downie, 1994).
In 1994, a number of advocates and people with disabilities who became aware of the progress of accessible transport in Europe and the USA, lodged complaints of discrimination under the DDA against transport operators and State governments in Australia. The complaints were lodged with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC).
On September 13, the HREOC in its first demonstration of strength in this area, granted an interim injunction in South Australia. The complaint and injunction was against the Minister for Transport, TransAdelaide and the Passenger Transport Board and prevented them from proceeding with the purchase of 178 buses which were deemed inaccessible.
extensive, accessible public transport for all;"
It was openly acknowledged that this action and the consequent agreement had implications for all other States and Territories.
"Ministers identified as an early priority the need to develop a strategy for implementing an integrated national approach to accessible public transport. This strategy should address the best way of improving transport accessibility for all groups of people who currently have difficulty with public transport systems. Ministers agreed to establish a task-force and its role was to hold consultations in each State, with all key stakeholders in accessible transport and report back to the ATC with a proposal for the implementation of a National strategy to address accessible public transport.
This work was undertaken and six months later at the next ATC meeting the Ministers issued a formal Communiqué which stated that: "Ministers endorsed a national strategy to make public transport more accessible for people with disabilities and agreed to release the report of the task-force for public information.
· full implementation of the strategy in all States and Territories within TWENTY YEARS".
The taskforce had as its first task to develop a draft document to initiate discussion and public comment. The disability sector representatives on the ATC taskforce then conducted an intensive Australia wide consultation process between July 1995 and January 1996. Over 160 written submissions were received from the disability sector. These were then cross-referenced by issue and recommendations and through this process a consolidated report from the sector was presented back to the taskforce. A final Draft was then negotiated via consensus agreement and prepared for ATC.
On June 10, 1996 the ATC endorsed the Disability Standards as a 'technically feasible' way of making public transport accessible and referred them to the Federal Attorney General's Office to consider and authorise after a regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared.
RI Statements are required by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) for all proposed new regulations that will impact on business and industry. They are designed to ensure that issues such as necessity and design as well as the impact on business and community welfare are properly assessed before any regulation is enacted. It was also necessary to prepare the RIS for cabinet consideration of the Disability Standards.
II. the likely extent of the market for use of accessible public transport.
The draft RIS was released for public comment in September 1998. I would like to present a summary of the response to the Draft RIS that was developed by the representatives of people who have a disability.
Governments were aware then that the ability to move around one's community is a vital factor in whether individuals can actively participate in their community. Clearly people with disabilities, especially those with physical disabilities were prevented from doing so on public transport. This discrimination became even more blatant or obvious when there was a worldwide move to low-floor technology in providing public transport.
Disability representatives were also asked to restate the fact that low-floor technology within public transport is not being implemented world-wide because it provides access to people with physical disabilities, it is because it is efficient and effective for the whole community. The cost of moving to low-floor technology within public transport in Australia therefore, should not be lumped onto the RIS on the draft Accessible Public Transport Standards.
These efficiencies also have benefits for the operators and owners of transport. The 'dwell time' is significantly reduced every time they pick up passengers and the risk of injury to passengers and staff when they board or disembark is greatly reduced. There appears to have been no effort to cost these benefits within the draft RIS.
In general terms, the majority of responses from the disability sector were concerned at the balance of the RIS stating that there was far more emphasis on the costs and any negative aspects as opposed to fully exploring the benefits and the associated savings.
to the quality of life for people with disabilities or the improved economic efficiency for the whole community.
buses to the exclusion of almost every other public transport mode.
in undertaking a current international search for material.
in a $1.2 billion net profit but his wasn't even acknowledged.
made at the first review.
clause already cover those situations.
The development of the Standards and the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been a long and arduous process but we have not yet seen the final draft.
There was significant progress made in relation to gaining details on exactly what each of the States and Territories have been doing in implementing accessible public transport. A detailed questionnaire was sent out to all State Ministers for Transport and/or their representatives as a directive of the previous ATC meeting.
Agreed that the Draft Standards as developed by the Disability Discrimination Act Transport Standards Taskforce be adopted subject to the exclusion of dedicated school buses, charter services and ferries in open waters. Noted that any jurisdiction has the ability to apply to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for exemptions from the Standards. Noted that NSW and Tasmania endorsed the Standards, subject to the Commonwealth funding their implementation.
Agreed that the implementation of the Standards be subject to an audit after one year and that the Standards themselves, which were developed in 1996, be reviewed after two years." (ATC communique, 30 April 1999) The Commonwealth Dept of Transport and Regional Services (DoTRS) and the Commonwealth Attorney General have since been working on amendments to the Standards and preparing a submission to Federal Cabinet.
Recently the DoTRS reconvened the ATC working Party with a proposal for an extensive review of the Transport Standards prior to them moving forward into legislation. There was a very swift and emotional response from the disability sector to challenge this proposal which has now resulted in a working group looking at some defined technical aspects of the Draft. It is also expected that these matters can easily be resolved while the Standards move forward into parliament.
Why Standards? During the HREOC Hearing in October 1994 it became evident that there was considerable confusion as to what people with disabilities were entitled to and what transport providers were responsible for. "This impetus came from widespread concerns over the level of exposure of transport providers to complaints, and the financial consequences of having to immediately remove discrimination upon a complaint being successful.
Standards were seen to be an effective way of qualifying the open-ended nature of the DDA by providing certainty and compatibility of measures"(NSW position paper to ATC, 1997).
There was also a call for providing a consistent approach to non discriminatory transport. Operators and manufacturers were wanting clear direction on how to comply with the DDA and were hesitant about investing in further capital costs unless there was some assurance that they would not be subject to future complaints.
The Standards are being used across Australia by operators, manufacturers and people with disabilities as a means to check on what and how access provisions can be applied to public transport. The Standards are by no means perfect, with all stakeholders having to make some compromises along the way but they are a starting point.
The process however, has been vital and has by necessity had all players directly involved in lengthy discussions, negotiations and joint problem solving activities. I have had the great opportunity to be involved at a National, State and local level and have learned a great deal throughout the process.
I have had some great debates, arguments and discussions with transport representatives at a National, State and local level and I firmly believe that we have all learnt and benefited from these. One thing that we have all agreed on is that the key to the success of implementing accessible transport is the involvement of all stakeholders at local levels. That includes the operators, local councils, people with disabilities and the general public.
I acknowledge there are significant costs associated with upgrading our public transport system to make it fully accessible but I also happen to think that its a very good long term investment. I believe that the Commonwealth will benefit financially from the 'cross sector savings' in domicillary care services, residential care and income support payments. This is supported by Philip Oxley's research in the UK and by similar projections to the Australian population by Vintilla who has forecasted savings in the order of $350 million per year once all transport is accessible.
Accessible transport is not about providing access to buses for people in wheelchairs, it is far broader than that. We are talking about local community infrastructure such as footpaths and buildings, and all modes of transport. If we have good access the frail aged, people with temporary disabilities and parents with young children in strollers all benefit. I also believe that the general community will also benefit.
Implementation of integrated - accessible transport systems is occurring around the country in most States and Territories. There is now a growing acknowledgment that people with disabilities have a right to travel on public transport with the general public. The Standards, although not legislated, are being used by all stakeholders as the 'yard-stick' to test DDA compliance.
What's more, the favoured technology to enable this to occur with buses, namely low floor buses, are proving to be a success in improving the efficiency of the transport services they operate in. These developments have the potential to entice far more passengers back to the public transport systems and bring with it economies of scale.
People with disabilities and the aged are an ever growing proportion of the population as indicated by the 1998 ABS survey which as one example found that 55% of those over the age of 70 experience some form of handicap. Catering for the access needs of these groups doesn't hinder the access of others, it's quite the contrary. Good access features benefits the whole community and they tend to respond through increased patronage. It remains vital that all stakeholders maintain involvement at a National, State and local level as I feel we do have opportunities to collaborate our efforts and achieve a win win situation.
Importantly, some of the most vulnerable and isolated members of the community will now be able to travel around their communities at a reasonable cost. Individuals with disabilities, the aged with mobility difficulties and parents with pushes will now be able to fully participate in their communities.
Disability Ageing and Carers: Summary of Findings. 1998 ABS Cat. Nos 4430.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Conciliated Agreement between the South Australian Government and Corcoran & Others. October 1994.
Corcoran, Maurice G Transport Update in Quad Wrangle. AQA Summer Edition 1996.


• After the 6 days war in 1967 Israel occupied the West Bank. In 1968 a Rabbi called Moshe Levinger came to Hebron and rented a room in a hotel in Ein-Sarah street to hold a Passover Seder there. After that he refused to leave. In a deal with the Israeli government, he moved with his family and followers to a former army base on a hill just northeast of Hebron, where, with the state's cooperation, they established the settlement of Kiryat Arba – one of the first settlements in the West Bank.
• According to the 4th Geneva Convention (which is part of the international humanitarian law) it is illegal for an occupying force to move its citizens into occupied territory. Because the West Bank is under military occupation by Israel, all Jewish settlements here are illegal.
• From 1970s onward, the Israeli government, which was at first reluctant to authorize a settlement in Hebron because they feared Palestinian uprisings, approved the construction of Kiryat Arba outside the city, as some sort of compromise: to avoid settlers going into the Arabic city centre and causing conflicts there, but still allowing them to live close to the Grave of Abraham.
• In 1979, however, Levinger's wife Miriam and a group of women and children occupied an abandoned hospital in the city centre. It used to to house a clinic serving Jews and Arabs until the riots of 1929. The group of 40 women and children moved into the building illegally and lived without water or electricity for a year. In 1980 six Jews were murdered outside the building, and after that the Israeli Government decided to allow Jews to live in Hebron and restore the buildings. They later obtained authorisation for a permanent settlement. This is the first inner city settlement in Hebron, Beit Hadassah, which you can see on the maps. About 31 families live here. It also houses the Hebron Heritage Museum, a library, school and synagogue. From then until now, Hebron is the only Palestinian city with settlements inside the city centre – not only on the outskirts surrounding the city.
• Today there are four settlements in the city centre: in the Old City and Tel Rumeida. The population here consists of 40 000 Palestinians and 4-500 settlers, protected and escorted by 1700 - 2200 Israeli Defence Soldiers.
• Beit Romano was originally a building constructed by a Turkish Jew, Avraham Romano, as a home for the elderly, in 1879. During the 1929 riots the British authorities collected the remaining Hebron Jews in the Beit Romano courtyard before evacuating them to Jerusalem. After the murder of six Jews near Beit Hadassah in 1980 the Israeli government restored Beit Romano as a new settlement for the Jews. It is now a "yeshiva" – a religious school – for 250 students, and a military camp. Also, five settler families live in caravans within the military camp. They have lived there for 10 years and use the same gate as the soldiers, which is not really legal.
Currently Tel Rumeida has been declared a closed military zone until December 2009.
• One main road runs through H2 and connects the western and eastern part of the city: Al-Shuhada Street. Three of the four settlements are located here, and Shuhada is tightly controlled by the IDF. After the second intifada began in 2000 the street was "sterilised." Doors to Palestinian homes were welded shut and Palestinians were not allowed to drive on the street, nor walk along most parts of it.
• The old market, Old Souk, situated inside the Old City (the Qasba) behind the Shuhada street used to be the busiest commercial centre in the West Bank. However, the vegetable and fruit market adjacent to the Old Souk has been closed by Israel due to security considerations. Israel has also imposed 101 closures of entrances into the Old Souq. Shops have also been closed either by military order, or 'voluntarily' because of all these closures which of course means a serious drop of business.
• Because of all these closures and restrictions of movement 44% of the Palestinian families have moved out of the Shuhada street and the Old Souk. 1,014 houses have been vacated. 1829 shops are closed. That is why the Old City of Hebron now often is referred to as the Ghost Town. To reverse this development, Palestinian local authorities have made efforts to renovate, rehabilitate and develop the Old City, subsidise shop owners and families to encourage them to keep living there. This is done by the Hebron Rehabilitation Centre – which produced the brochure you got earlier. 1800 Palestinian families (about 13,000 people) in H2 get food aid from the UN.


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UK Government Appoints First Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues - CLAE and Association of Jewish Refugees Joint Press Release
Commission for Looted Art in Europe and the Association of Jewish Refugees
London Wednesday 9 June 2010
UK GOVERNMENT APPOINTS FIRST ENVOY FOR POST-HOLOCAUST ISSUES
The Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE) and the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) welcome the British government's decision to create a United Kingdom Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues and the appointment of Sir Andrew Burns to this post.
Sir Andrew will be supported in his role by stakeholders with specialist knowledge of the key post-Holocaust issues who will provide expert advice and guidance.
"The Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE) and the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) have worked closely with the government to achieve this historic appointment", said CLAE Co-Chair, Anne Webber, and AJR Director, Michael Newman, "We very much look forward to working with Sir Andrew on the range of post-Holocaust issues."
"This appointment comes at a crucial time with several matters, including the return of Nazilooted art, the restitution of private properties in Poland and elsewhere, and the future governance and accessibility of the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) requiring urgent attention and decisive leadership.
"As a distinguished former ambassador, Sir Andrew brings to the post the extensive international experience and diplomatic skills which are so essential to resolve these sensitive and complex issues."
Notes for Editors:
The ITS Archive contains more than 50 million documents from the Nazi era and post-war period on over 17 million people. They include transportation lists, concentration camp records, death records, forced and slave labour documents, displaced persons and child tracing records.
Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR):
The AJR is the leading UK charity which provides comprehensive social and welfare services and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain.
The AJR offers advice and assistance with claims for Holocaust-era compensation and the restitution of expropriated assets.
The AJR has produced an archive of Holocaust testimonies describing the experiences of 150 former refugees and survivors. Details of Refugee Voices are at www.refugeevoices.co.uk CLAE is the expert non-profit organisation which negotiates policy with governments and cultural institutions and assists individuals worldwide to locate and recover cultural property looted during the Nazi era.
Commission for Looted Art in Europe (CLAE):
CLAE is the expert non-profit organisation which negotiates policy with governments and cultural institutions and assists individuals worldwide to locate and recover culturalproperty looted during the Nazi era.
CLAE provides a Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property 1933-1945 at www.lootedart.com containing information from 49 countries and a database of over 25,000 missing or looted cultural objects.
CLAE's Co-Chair Anne Webber convened and chairs the Stakeholder Group working with the UK government on the future of the ITS and its Archive.
The UK Government's press release can be read here and below:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Press release: Wednesday 9 June 2010
UK appoints Envoy for post-Holocaust Issues
Foreign Secretary William Hague has appointed Sir Andrew Burns as the United Kingdom's first Envoy for post-Holocaust Issues.
Sir Andrew, a former UK Ambassador to Israel, will be responsible for leading the Government's efforts on a range of important post-Holocaust work. This includes driving forward implementation of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets, resolving outstanding issues related to property and art restitution, and ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of discussions on the vital work of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research and of the International Tracing Service.
The Foreign Secretary said:
"The UK is determined to preserve the memory of the Holocaust for future generations. Sir Andrew's appointment will ensure that we continue to support those working to right past wrongs and remain at the forefront of international discussions, to make sure that the lessons of this terrible period in our history are never forgotten.
"As a former UK Ambassador to Israel and chairman of the Anglo-Israel Association, Sir Andrew's wealth of experience means he is ideally placed to tackle the challenges this post presents."
Sir Andrew Burns said:
"I am deeply honoured by the confidence the Government places in me to develop and drive forward policy on such a wide range of post-Holocaust issues.
The UK already plays a leading and active role in promoting Holocaust education, remembrance and research, in tackling and resolving outstanding issues and claims and in raising public awareness of the continuing relevance of the lessons and legacy of that terrible moment in European history. I shall make it an early priority to talk to a broad range of experts and others with an interest in or knowledge of post-Holocaust subjects, in Whitehall and Parliament and in the wider community, in order to understand as well as I can the scope and substance of the issues involved and can develop a properly co-ordinated and strategic way forward in international discussions."
Anne Webber, Co-Chair of the Commission for Looted Art in Europe, and Michael Newman, Director of the Association of Jewish Refugees, said:
"We have worked closely with the Government to achieve this historic post and very much look forward to working with Sir Andrew at this crucial time with several post-Holocaust issues requiring urgent attention and decisive leadership."
Sir Andrew Burns' CV:
Sir Andrew Burns is currently Chair of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) and Chairman of the Council of Royal Holloway, University of London. He also chairs the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Israel Association.
2005 to 2006: BBC International Governor
2000 to 2003: British High Commissioner to Canada
1997 to 2000: British Consul-General to the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau
1995 to 1997: Deputy Under Secretary of State, responsible for the Government's bilateral and trade relations outside Europe
1992 to 1995: British Ambassador to Israel
1990 to 1992: Under-Secretary for Asia
1988 to 1990: Press Secretary to the Foreign Secretary and Head of the FCO News Department
1983 to 1986: Information Counsellor and Head of British Information Services in the United States
1. As part of its ongoing work on post-Holocaust issues, the UK government provides funding to the Holocaust Educational Trust "Lessons from Auschwitz project". This aim of this project is to achieve the participation of two students (aged 16-18) from every school/sixth form college in England in visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Since 2006, almost 6,000 students and over 1,000 teachers have taken part.
2. In June 2009 the Czech Government hosted the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets to assess progress on Holocaust Era Assets restitution since the 1997 London Nazi Gold Conference and the 1998 Washington Conference. Issues covered included looted art, Judaica, property, social welfare for survivors and Holocaust remembrance and research. Forty-six countries attended. The key outcome of the Conference was the Terezin Declaration, a political and non-legally binding document that set out measures and principles for advancing the various restitution issues.
3. The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) was initiated in 1998 by Swedish Prime Minister Persson, President Clinton and Prime Minster Tony Blair to place political and social leaders' support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally. When the Stockholm Declaration on the Holocaust was adopted in 2000 it became the Charter of the Task Force. There are currently 28 member countries.
4. The main work of the (ITF) is to finance projects aimed at improving Holocaust education, remembrance and research. Examples of projects financed by the Task Force are teacher training courses, travelling exhibitions, memorials, teaching materials and academic research. Whilst the focus of the Task Force is on the Holocaust, the aim is to spread an understanding of the forces that led to it, and the lessons and relevance for today.
5. The International Tracing Service was set up towards the end of the Second World War to discover and document the fate of victims of Nazi persecution and their families and to help individuals trace family members. It holds a unique archive of records from concentration camps and from post-war displaced persons' camps from the four Allied sectors, as well as the records of tracing enquiries made over the past 65 years. It responds to tracing requests, other humanitarian requests, and provides formal confirmation of persecution for compensation or pension purposes. It has also provided evidence for the prosecution of people alleged to have committed war crimes. It is based in Germany. The UK is one of the 11 member countries of its governing board.
All the latest news is available on our website at: www.fco.gov.uk/news.
FCO press office: 020 7008 3100
Issue date: 9th June 2010


FALLS TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- The Bucks County Coroner has ruled the death of a 2-year-old boy at a Falls Township apartment complex as a homicide.
The Coroner said the child sustained trauma to the head.
Police officers were back at the home on Wednesday looking for evidence.
Authorities were initially called to the apartment at the Commons of Fallsington complex in the unit block of Makefield Road around 5 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a death of a 2-year-old boy.
Investigation continues into toddler's death in Bucks County. Watch the report from Walter Perez on Action News at 4 p.m. on December 19, 2018.
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub has also confirmed that the toddler had a twin brother who died when he was just a few months old.
"His twin brother died at 5-months-old, so about 17 months ago, and that was ruled a SIDS death, if you will - a natural unexplained death," Weintraub said. "But just terrible tragedy to strike this family twice."
Action News is told there were 18 people living in the two bedroom apartment.
We spoke with neighbors who say they certainly saw a lot of people coming and going from that apartment in the Commons of Fallsington complex, but we're told they all seemed like quiet people who kept to themselves.
"I live above them and they're just a nice family," says neighbor Kim Greehan. "It's just horrible to see anything happen like that. They're very nice people, they seem family oriented. It's just a shocker."
So far, no one has been named a suspect.


MANCHESTER UNITED are closing in on a deal for Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan, according to his agent.
The attacking midfielder has been continuously linked with a move to Old Trafford, however, a deal has so-far failed to materialise.
But it seems a move may finally be in the crosshairs, with reports suggesting Benfica officials met Manchester United representatives to discuss a move for the 27-year-old.
And Gaitan's agent, Jose Irribarren, has now confirmed that the move has been discussed and remains in the hands of the Premier League club.
Talking to Portuguese radio station Antena 1, he said: "Anything is possible as the negotiations are pending.
Gaitan's contract with Benfica runs until the summer of 2018, but it is understood to contain a £25million release clause.


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Smart metering gains momentum in Sgr: 40,000 meters installed, target 60,000
Work at 15 feeders in full swing: CE KPDCL; UT to have 6 lakh smart meters installed
Srinagar, Jul 30: The first phase of the installation of smart meters is all set to be completed within a few days as the authorities on Saturday said that over 80 per cent of the work has already been completed.
Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javid Yousuf Dar said that nearly 60,000 smart meters are to be installed in the phase-I.
He said the under smart metering project Srinagar Phase-I, a total of 40,000 meters have been installed so far while the work in 15 feeders is in full swing.
Dar further said that under the phase-I, nearly 58,000 meters are supposed to be installed but the figure would touch 60,000. "At present, the work is going on and phase-I is expected to be completed in the next few days," he said.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir government had said that it will install 6 lakh smart meters to reduce power losses and pilferages across the Union Territory in a phased manner.
As per the official statement, 6 lakh Smart Pre-paid meters are to be installed (3 lakh each in Jammu & Kashmir Divisions) for preventing human intervention in billing/collection and subsequent reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses.
The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had said that the households equipped with smart meters will get 24×7 quality power supply—(KNO)
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Knitting on holidays and some Australian stories.
Join us for the KAL for Asana, the third Shawl Society pattern! This marks the halfway point of the Shawl Society. I can't believe it's flying by so fast! It's still not too late to join us.
Our Mini KAL for Asana will run until 4 September. I have some special prizes for this one, so be sure to post your FO in this thread by Sunday 4 Sept – end of day any time zone – for your chance to be in the prize draw.
Prizes from Eden Cottage Yarn and The Uncommon Thread.
If you want to take your time with this one, you'll still be in the running for prizes in the general TSS KAL at the end of the session. I'll be drawing from all the FO threads in November, so feel free to post your photos whenever you finish.


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Friday First District Roundup 8-9-19
By VANESSA SEEGER / August 9, 2019 August 23, 2019
Each Friday, we highlight decisions of the First District Court of Appeals in the past week. For question about these cases, contact Vanessa Seeger.
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State of Ohio v. Allen Ward
Case #C180573
Quote from Judge Crouse's Opinion:
Plaintiff-appellant Allen Ward appeals his eight-year prison sentence for felonious assault and his concurrent 36-month prison sentence for endangering children. In one assignment of error, Ward argues that the record does not support the lengthy prison sentence imposed by the court. For the following reasons, we affirm.
State of Ohio v. Michael Searles
Case # C180340
Quote from Judge Bergeron's Opinion:
Moving residences is never an enjoyable endeavor, but adding a bottle of Hennessy to the mix often causes more harm than good. Here, three now-erstwhile friends gathered to assist with a move and, at the end of the day, one was convicted of assaulting another and trespassing in her apartment. The defendant now appeals, raising sufficiency and manifest-weight grounds, but focuses his appeal on a challenge to the authenticity of photographs of the victim's injuries. But his argument rests on an unduly restrictive theory of authentication that cannot be squared with Ohio law. We accordingly hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the photographs, and in light of those pictures and the concomitant testimony, we reject the weight and sufficiency arguments as well and affirm the trial court's decision.< State of Ohio v. Justin Jones
Quote from Judgment Entry
We consider this appeal on the accelerated calendar, and this judgment entry is not an opinion of the court. See Rep.Op.R. 3.1; App.R. 11.1(E); 1st Dist. Loc.R. 11.1.1.
Jones was convicted, after a plea of guilty, to violating Ohio's notice of residence address change for certain sex offenders, a third-degree felony, in violation of R.C. 2950.05. Jones was subject to the residence-change-notification law because of a 2013 gross-sexual-imposition conviction involving his four-year-old niece. He was on postrelease control for that offense when he failed to register his address as required by law. The trial court accepted his plea and imposed a sentence of 12 months in prison. On appeal, Jones challenges only his sentence and claims it is contrary to law, in one assignment of error.
City of Cincinnati v. Triton Services, Inc., Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, Majid H. Samarghandi, Triton Properties, LLC / Triton Services, Inc. v. City of Cincinnati, A Municipal Corporation
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State of Ohio v. Jeffrey Wogenstahl
Quote from Judgment Entry:
Defendant-appellant Jeffrey Wogenstahl appeals the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas's judgment denying his "motion for leave to file motion for new mitigation trial." In his two assignments of error, he challenges the denial as improper and the constitutionality of Ohio's death-penalty scheme.1 We address together, and overrule, the assignments of error and affirm the judgment of the common pleas court.
State of Ohio v. Stephone Green
Defendant-appellant's appointed counsel has advised this court that, after a thorough review of the record, she can find nothing that would arguably support appellant's appeal, and that the appeal is wholly frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); see also Freels v. Hills, 843 F.2d 958 (6th Cir.1988). Counsel, as required by Anders, has communicated this conclusion to appellant, and has offered appellant an opportunity to respond and to raise any issues. Counsel has also moved this court for permission to withdraw as counsel. See Anders at 744; see also 1st Dist. Loc.R. 16.2(C)(1) and 16.2(D)(2).
Counsel now requests that this court independently examine the record to determine whether the appeal is wholly frivolous. See Anders at 744. We have done so, and we agree with counsel's conclusion that the proceedings below were free of error prejudicial to appellant and that no grounds exist to support a meritorious appeal. Therefore, we overrule counsel's motion to withdraw from her representation of appellant, and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
We hold that this appeal is frivolous under App.R. 23 and without "reasonable cause" under R.C. 2505.35. But we refrain from taxing costs and expenses against appellant because he is indigent.
State of Ohio v. James P. Ellis
Quote from Per Curiam Opinion:
Defendant-appellant James P. Ellis appeals the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court's judgment overruling his "Motion for: 'Sentencing,' (to correct a fundamental miscarriage of justice)" and "Motion for: 'Issuance of a Final Appealable Order.' " We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
State of Ohio v. Randolph Talbert
Quote from Judge Myers' Opinion:
Randolph Talbert appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for the murder of Raj-Paul Doughty. Because we find that the conviction was supported by the manifest weight of the evidence, no prosecutorial misconduct occurred, Talbert was not denied the effective assistance of counsel, and the trial court committed no plain error, we affirm the trial court's judgment.


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> Andrea Frankle
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Andrea Frankle grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. She got her start in acting at the age of 8 doing community theatre with her mother, an accomplished singer, who was also her music teacher in grade school. Her father is a retired Colonel in the USAF and was a Marine in Vietnam. She attended catholic school, received her B.A.in Theatre from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and earned her MFA in Acting from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Andrea became a professional actor in New Orleans, LA, working in theatre, film and television, and teaching acting at various universities, community colleges, as well as her own workshops. She also waited tables and worked at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. She considers Nola her artistic home to this day, though she has lived in Los Angeles, (where she worked with Center Theatre Group), Portland, OR, (while working at Artists Repertory Theatre playing Blanche Dubois as well as Olga in Tracy Letts' premiere adaptation of Three Sisters), Berkeley, CA, (where she toured a CTG production to Berkeley Rep) and Montreal, QC. read more
She is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), Actors Equity Association (AEA), and ACTRA (Alliance Of Canadian Cinéma Télévision & Radio Artists).
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7th Annual Blues Bash
Start your New Year's Eve festivities off right with one of Williamsport's biggest celebrations in town! This fundraising concert event will benefit WXPI 88.5 Community Radio Station and will feature local talent Stacia Abernatha & Gabe Stillman, plus an Eric Clapton Tribute with Sean Farley and David Lynn. With Miss Melanie & the Valley Rats from State College, and America's oldest touring blues band, The Nighthawks.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th
Doors open at 5pm. Show begins at 6pm.
Bullfrog Brewery is back serving a selection of their best brews and cider! Food trucks will also be onsite.
TICKETS: $25 in advance. $30 at the door. $40 for VIP reserved seating.
*Tickets can be purchased at Franco's Lounge (570) 327-1840 and Way Cool Beans coffee shop at the Pajama Factory (570) 601-7512, or are available online. There is general seating; however, reserved seating is available for VIP Ticket holders!
Produced by Enduring Star Productions & Pajama Factory LLC
About WXPI 88.5 Community Radio Station
WXPI 88.5 is a nonprofit, local community radio station housed within the revitalized historic Pajama Factory complex serving the communities of Williamsport, Jersey Shore and the surrounding areas and run by a dedicated staff of volunteers.
Their purpose is to give our local community an opportunities to share their voice on the radio, alongside original and nationally syndicated radio programming.on the air at 88.5 FM and online at wxpiradio.org. Through this fundraising event WXPI hopes to support their long-term goal which is to broadcast the FM Radio signal from Williamsport, PA to better serve our community.
WXPI Community Radio is a program of Williamsport Independent Media, Inc. a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.
THE NIGHTHAWKS
One of the oldest touring blues bands in the country, The Nighthawks have been to 49 states, a dozen countries, performed with nearly all the living blues legends. The original "Bad Boys of Bethesda" have been making it happen since 1972, and when Mark Stutso, master of the deep groove, joined at the beginning of 2010, the 21st-century version of this legendary American roots band was complete. With Paul Bell and Johnny Castle in the band for nearly a decade, and founding father Mark Wenner the remaining original, this team outshines all previous incarnations.
MISS MELANIE AND THE VALLEY RATS
Coming to us from State College, Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats specialize in all aspects of the blues, as well as performing roots, soul and New Orleans infused grooves. Melanie Zeigler's powerful and sultry voice can whip a barroom dance floor into a frenzy or turn them quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Combine her exquisite talent with guitarist Mark Ross' straight from the gut, honest, tone-filled guitar playing and the innovative, soulful stylings of organist Rev. James Harton and drummer Jordan Thompson, and you're gonna watch their chemistry sizzle.
SEAN FARLEY
Sean Farley is an american singer, songwriter, guitarist, and luthier. He was born, raised, and is currently based out Williamsport, PA. Farley was introduced to music at a very young age by his grandmother, a long time piano and voice teacher. Farley has opened for bands like Blue Oyster Cult and Yes, and has shared the stage with many internationally renowned musicians such as Ann Rabson, Bnois King, Smokin' Joe Kubek, "Iron Man" Michael Burks, 2013 Grammy nominee Melissa Reaves, and more. Sean is a go-to guitar player for the "Georgia Songbird" EG Kight (http://www.egkightmusic.com/) and recorded on her album "It's Hot In Here" in 2008. He had the opportunity to sing a duet with her on this album called "Southern Woman And A Nawthern Man"! He currently occupies the role of guitarist, singer, and songwriter in his regional band "Lynn & Farley 5" but spends most of his time on the road as a one man band!
DAVID LYNN
GABE STILLMAN
A feel-good, fire-breathin' freight train of the blues, Gabe Stillman & The Billtown Giants is a musical force to be reckoned with. Their dynamic performances showcase the band's musical prowess, depth of artistic passion, and pure joy of playing 'The Blues.' While the electrifying trio's sound is unmistakably rooted in American Blues, the band draws deeply from influences of Soul, R&B, Funk, and New Orleans jazz & blues music, performing both original compositions and well-chosen 'cover songs' that pay respectful homage to the true giants of the blues in the band's own inimitable way. But these giants always leave their own mighty big footprints wherever they roam.
STACIA ABERNATHA
Stacia Abernatha is a singer songwriter from Williamsport, PA. She sings an eclectic array of styles & genres, with her passion in blues/americana & world music. Stacia began singing, dancing & performing at a very young age. You can catch Stacia performing locally with fellow musician friends. Stacia has shared the stage with legendary blues artists Tas Cru and The Nighthawks. Stacia is a vocal instructor at The Uptown Music Collective and currently serves on The Billtown Blues Association's Talent & Hospitality Committees. She recently performed on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee at The International Blues Challenge, qualifying for IBC the semi-finals!


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Antivirus ideas: how volunteering addresses quarantine
22 April 2020 | Written by La redazione
The initiative of a Bergamo non-profit organization to continue providing assistance to children and families
The health emergency we are experiencing is a historic event of enormous importance and the ability to substantially modify the world in which we have lived so far. Many realities in many contexts are forced to change to find new life and new meaning. From the production of culture to the economic sphere, also passing through forms of volunteering. Johnny Dotti, pedagogist and university professor, in this regard, told us that "there is a need for subjects, realities and figures who sew the territory and make the relationships of care, education, attention, assistance, not only related to the emergency but also to everyday life ".
Just near Bergamo, one of the cities most affected by the emergency linked to Covid-19, one of these realities has found a way to reinvent itself and continue to support families in need of assistance. It is called the LEA association, a non-profit organization that deals with proposing initiatives and activities aimed at local children who launched the "antivirus ideas" initiative, a newsletter to continue providing services to families. To find out how they are facing the emergency and how they have found a solution to meet the needs of families, we had the opportunity to speak with Giulia Bossini, coordinator of the operators and referent of the projects aimed at families and children of the association as well as therapist. of the neuro and psychomotricity of the developmental age.
How did this initiative come about?
Given the current emergency situation, we immediately took action to find viable alternatives to deal with the problem by continuing to support the families we followed directly in our association. Having already activated the site and the social networks and having people who deal with it voluntarily, we had the idea of making the initiative digital and proposing activities to families in the form of newsletters through which every day we send activities and proposals to families to be able to do independently at home, perhaps supported by us through video calls, messages, e-mails.
How was the reception from the public?
Very positive. Initially the families who followed us were a hundred but in a very short time we tripled and now, since the quarantine began, we have over 500 newsletter subscribers which are really many for a small reality like ours. We are really happy to have reached over 500 families and others, in the sense that there are also professionals who maybe sign up to take a cue and then propose the activities we write.
So you are taking a bit of a virtuous example on how it is possible to approach these issues via digital…
Exactly, we are in contact with many educators who have to follow through their co-ops the children who follow at school usually through online teaching with Skype calls that take a little inspiration from what we propose that in any case it is material made by therapists and other professionals working in childhood: speech therapists, psychologists and psychomotors who voluntarily make their professionalism available, therefore free of charge
How do you manage the distance and the use of digital?
We are maintaining two lines: the newsletter in which we offer within the sections, a part aimed at parents with readings and articles to get informed and trained, a part of therefore operational activity to do with children and we keep a digital section in which we offer videos and sites to turn to for concrete activities to do with children. The other reality is to support remote families. We have about sixty families to whom we still offer therapy or educational intervention through video calls, which is a fundamental part for families even just to see each other, to keep in touch, to be able to maintain a minimum of continuity with the children and with parents.
The Covid-19 emergency has created a new type of disparity between those who are able to use digital technologies and those who cannot because they are perhaps unable or unable. How do you approach to guarantee everyone the same opportunities and face the digital divide?
Obviously we are dealing with situations of this kind since the type of users we are dealing with is very vast. We have situations where the only access there is is Whatsapp, fortunately everyone at the moment has it and therefore through it we are able to propose a summarized and reduced version of the initiative so that it reaches everyone. In borderline cases, we certainly have a phone call that allows us to stay in touch with the parents who may therefore also pass on the child, so we still maintain the voice and direct contact.
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"Between Angels and Insects" () é o terceiro single do álbum Infest, lançado pela banda de rock alternativo Papa Roach em 2001. A canção teve mais sucesso no Reino Unido e na Irlanda, onde chegou as posições #17 e #20 respectivamente. A canção fala sobre como o consumismo é ruim, como é mostrado no refrão "Take my money, take my possessions, take my obsession, I don't need that shit..." ("Pegue meu dinheiro, pegue minhas posses, pegue minha obsessão, eu não preciso dessa merda..."), e também em outras partes da canção.

A letra da canção faz várias referências ao romance Fight Club de Chuck Palahniuk. Algumas partes da canção, "...working jobs that you hate for that shit you dont need...", "...the things you own, own you now..."("...trabalhar em empregos que você odeia por aquela merda que você não precisa..."," ...as coisas que você possui, possuem você agora..."), foram retiradas diretamente de um discurso feito por Tyler Durden, na adaptação cinematográfica do livro.

Videoclipe

Dirigido por Joseph Kahn, o videoclipe apresenta a banda tocando em uma garagem. A câmera faz vários efeitos especiais como morph a partir de um ângulo para ângulo rapidamente, mostra a banda em super slow motion e até mesmo a camêra passando através do corpo dos integrantes, revelando seus interiores, efeitos que lembram a versão do filme Clube da Luta. As baratas aparecem em várias ocasiões, no rosto do baixista Tobin Esperance e também quando Jacoby Shaddix grita.

Faixas
CD Maxi

CD Single - Europa

CD Single - Austrália

CD single Edição Limitada - Reino Unido

Posições nas paradas musicais

Singles de 2001
Singles de Papa Roach


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import ped
import sys

infile_ped = '/mnt/scratch/asalomatov/data/SSC/SSCped/SSC.ped'
myped = ped.Ped(infile_ped, ['collection'])
myped.addBam(file_pat='/mnt/scratch/asalomatov/data/SSC/wes/bam/%s.realigned.recal.bam')
myped.ped.dropna(subset=['bam'], inplace=True)
myped.ped.shape
myped.addBai(file_pat='/mnt/scratch/asalomatov/data/SSC/wes/bam/%s.realigned.recal.bam.bai')
myped.ped.dropna(subset=['bai'], inplace=True)
myped.ped.shape
myped.ped.head()

probands = myped.getAllProbands()
siblings = list(myped.ped.ind_id[myped.ped.ind_id.str.contains('s1')])
print 'probands ', len(probands)
print 'siblings ', len(siblings)

out_dir = '/mnt/scratch/asalomatov/data/SSC/wes/dnm_files/bam'
for p in probands + siblings:
    fa = myped.getChildsFather(p)
    mo = myped.getChildsMother(p)
    df = myped.ped[['ind_id', 'bam']][myped.ped.ind_id.isin([fa, mo, p])]
    print df.shape
    if df.shape[0] != 3:
        continue
    df.to_csv
    print df
    print ' '


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Spec Fic Focus on Fairytale Retellings
by Tsana | Sep 6, 2017 | Round-ups | 7 comments
Some of the oldest fantasy stories are fairytales. They are culturally so pervasive, in many parts of the world, that most people have had some exposure to them at some point in their lives, even if only through Disney movies. Fairytale retellings are the fantasy subgenre that takes apart and rebuilds them into something new. Sometimes that just means transposing them into a contemporary setting (with or without magic) but it can also mean twisting them into unrecognisable shapes to expose darkness at their hearts (or in the hearts of us all). There are as many interpretations of fairytale retellings as there are authors writing them and plenty of Aussie women have delved into them.
I'm going to start with Angela Slatter because she's my favourite fairytale reteller. Fairytale themes permeate many of the stories in her mosaic novels Sourdough and Other Stories (reviewed by Faith) and The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings (reviewed by Lou Murphy) and even those stories which didn't have a clear (to me) fairytale origin still felt like they did. Even more pertinently, a selection of her fairytale retellings were collected in Black-Winged Angels, which is an excellent place to start, especially if you're looking for stories both dark and empowering, with a strong focus of female characters.
Popular among AWW readers, probably because they can easily be interpreted as non-genre, are two of Kate Forsyth's recent books: Bitter Greens and The Wild Girl. Both are about the historical origins of fairytales, but that in itself puts a different spin on them. Bitter Greens, reviewed by many people including Leonie Rogers, tales the tale of Rapunzel through the people who helped to shape it. The Wild Girl, also reviewed by many, including Theresa Smith Writes and Elise McCune, is more recently historical, being set during the Napoleonic era and following the story of the titular girl and the Grimm family (yes, that Grimm family).
Juliet Marillier has written many BFF (big fat fantasy) novels, some of which are fairytale retellings including her first trilogy. The first book, Daughter of the Forest, retells the story of Six Swans in an Irish Celtic setting, and the rest of the series grows from there. You can read a review of Daughter of the Forest from Helen Petrovic.
Perhaps the darkest of Australian fairytale retellings is Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan. It's a grim and brutal retelling of the story of Snow White and Rose Red (no relation to the seven dwarves), which was reviewed by Georgina Ballantine. Another fairytale retelling novel by Lanagan is Sea Hearts, which features selkies and has been very popular among AWW readers, garnering many reviews such as this one by Jonathan Shaw.
A list of Australian fairytale retellers wouldn't be complete without a mention of Sophie Masson, who has been very prolific in the field. Unfortunately, she hasn't been reviewed quite as much by our readers so I can only link to one review of her books: The Firebird, reviewed by Cassandra Page, is a retelling of the classic Russian fairytale.
For a very contemporary take on the fairytale retelling there's Mothers Grimm by Danielle Wood. This book takes a look at female side-characters from a few well known stories and spins stories around them. It's garnered a few reviews, including this very comprehensive one by Whispering Gums.
Finally, I'm going to list a few more authors and books that you might want to look into if you're looking for more fairytale retellings.
Phantazein is an anthology edited by Tehani Croft Wessely, full of fairytale retellings, all of them by women and significant portion of them by Australians. Here's a review from Lisa @ Welcome to my Library.
The Wilful Eye and The Wicked Wood are anthologies edited by Isobelle Carmody, which contain some AWW.
Tansy Rayner Roberts has written several fairytale retellings, mostly in the form of short stories
Kim Wilkins has written some fairytale retellings in the form of short stories. Ju Transcendancing has reviewed Glass Slipper Scandal, which is easily available online.
Lisa L Hannett's fairytale retellings can also mostly be found in the form of short stories.
The same can be said of Faith Mudge, an emerging writer, whose work has appeared in, Phantazein (above) and To Spin A Darker Stair (reviewed by me).
What's your favourite fairytale retelling? What fairytales would you like to see retold in what ways? Tell us in the comments!
Tsana Dolichva is a Ditmar Award-nominated book blogger who has been reading and enjoying Australian speculative fiction for as long as she can remember. She blogs her book reviews over at the creatively titled Tsana's Reads. Along with Holly Kench, she edited Defying Doomsday, a Ditmar Award-winning anthology showing that people with disabilities and chronic illnesses also have stories to tell, even when the world is ending. In her spare time she is an astrophysicist.
Theresa Smith	on September 6, 2017 at 12:29 pm
I do love this sub-genre of fantasy. I enjoy these focus posts because I'm beginning to discover that I actually like more fantasy than I have been previously letting on!
Tsana	on September 6, 2017 at 11:05 pm
It's good to learn these things about yourself ;-p Now you have even more books to choose from!
TheresaSmithWrites	on September 7, 2017 at 1:41 pm
I definitely need a new shelf so I have a home for all these extras!
Nola	on September 7, 2017 at 9:37 am
I really love Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series, which is a sci-fi retelling of Cinderella (Cinder), Red Riding Hood (Scarlet), Rapunzel (Cress)and Snow White (Winter). Loved all four books.
Tsana	on September 7, 2017 at 6:20 pm
I've heard a lot of good things about that series (including it's disability representation) but haven't gotten around to them myself. (They are also not by an Australian author, hence not being included in my post.)
Tracey (Carpe Librum)	on October 24, 2017 at 12:41 am
I've been a fan of Kate Forsyth's fairytale retellings for years and love hearing about more books in the genre, so thank you.
Tsana	on October 24, 2017 at 1:05 am
Always glad to help people find more books to read! 🙂


Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat and it covers around 12,ooo square kilometres. The Salt Flats were formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness. Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tonnes of salt, of which less than 25,000 tonnes is extracted annually.
It is extremely easy to reach the Salt Flats in Uyuni from many parts of Bolivia but the most common route is La Paz > Uyuni. The bus journey is direct for 10 hours and depending on what company you use, it will cost between $25 and $44 USD.
If you have any trouble booking directly online, Kanoo Tours are an easy company to book with via online (the price is the same).
Note: There is no need to stay in Uyuni the night before or after the tour as the overnight buses get in with plenty of time for you to start the tour and finish with plenty of time to take the next bus to a further destination.
After looking around online and getting recommendations from friends, we took our tour with Red Planet Expeditions. They are a little bit pricier but do have an added benefit of getting exclusive access to the hot springs at night (other companies only can go during the day).
We had such a hilarious guide, Carlos, who was born and bred in Uyuni. He was so full of life, information and personality. We also lucked out with our group, a really fun group of people (mostly Aussies) who we will also be meeting up with in Rio, Brazil as they coincidently had booked an apartment just streets from ours.
Red Planet also has a selection of tours with some including a drop off in San Pedro, Chile. This can be very convenient if Chile is your next destination!
The below information is based on our tour with Red Planet. Be sure to check if there is anything else specific you need/don't need if you choose to go with a different company.
Headlamp or phone light – The lights go out when the generator runs out.
Lip Balm – The salt, sun, wind and dry air will burn your lips over the 4 days.
Sunglasses/Hat – The salt flats are blinding!
Camera + extra battery or make sure it's on full charge as you'll be snapping photos every 5 minutes and there isn't a lot of places to recharge.
Something warm for the evening – The evenings can be cold and during the days windy at times.
Flip-flops – We didn't pack these but they would have been handy for the hot springs.
Towel – The first night you have access to a shower, the second night a swim in the hot springs. You can also rent them.
Extra Cash – Other than using the rocks for the bathroom, the real toilets aren't free anywhere. Water /alcohol/snacks are available at times at the small towns. Wine is about USD$6-$10, beer $2-4.
Snacks – The meals are adequate enough but sometimes the drives are long so if you get hungry like us then it's best to pack some extra.
Water – You can buy along the way and they do provide at lunch and dinner but the tour usually provides an inadequate supply. An extra 2L bottle per day.
Although the main reason for the tour is to visit the salt flats, many don't realize that there is so much more to see and experience out 'in the sticks' of Bolivia. The salt flats actually only take up a third of a day of the whole 3-day trip.
Below you can read and see pictures from some of the highlights throughout the 3 days including seeing a variety of flamingos, colourful lagoons, mountains, hot springs, llamas, geysers, sand dunes and rocks, rocks and more rocks!
Abandoned Train Yard – This train line was the main transportation hub used for the exportation of silver and minerals from the Andes mountains to the Pacific Ocean ports. When silver prices plummeted back in the 1940's, many people lost their jobs and this place got abandoned. The train cars and locomotives dating back to the early 20th century, are now quite rusted and eroded by the constant blowing of the salt winds. Using this as an adult playground, we climbed over and in all the old and rusty locomotives whilst of course, taking in the desert scenery.
Cactus Island (Island surrounded by no water) – Inca Wasi island, also known as Isla Incahuasi is the Spanish name where isla means island, Inca stands for Inca, and huasi is derived from the Quechua word wasi meaning house. It is the only island in the world with no water surrounding it. It's filled with thousand-year-old cacti and rocks and the slight walk to the top gave us a real perspective of the below 12,000km of salt flats.
Salt hotel – Who can say they've ever stayed in a hotel made completely of salt? There's definitely a first for everything. The Salt Hotel is one of the only hotels in the premises of the Salt Flats and everything from the side tables to the bed frame was created with salt. No carpet, salt floor instead, it felt a little bizarre on your toes but it was very unique. We can now add that tour list of bizarre accommodation throughout our trip so far!
During the wet season, which is when we were visiting, there is supposed to be water on the ground which makes for some great reflection based photos. Unfortunately, due to the el Niño effect, no rain came this season, which meant everything was fairly dried up. This said, there are random patches of water here and there, that comes up from through springs as shown below.
When you come across Doritos in a can (yes Doritos in a can!) we jumped at the idea to make a very well directed film. Check out our talents below!
View Salt Flats X Doritos X Perspective on Vimeo.
Having fun with perspective and taking in the vast emptiness was a definite highlight. We could have stayed forever taking these photos!
We finished our day off watching the sun go down over the mountains and took the opportunity to take a few more happy snaps!
Day 2 – Lagoons, Flamingos, Llamas, Volcanoes, Geysers, Hot Springs, you name it!
Llamas – We took the opportunity to get up close and personal with the llamas during one of our first stops. The llamas are taken care of by various farmers and at the end of the day, the alfa male rounds up its pack but during the day they roam around freely on the spiky grass. Our favourite was a dark baby Llama who never left his mother's side. Such an interesting face & body shape this fella had. Llamas aren't dangerous animals but they have a good spit on them so don't get too close or you may get covered in their delicious green spit.
Lagoons + Flamingoes – We saw a variety of different lagoons, however, Laguna Colorada was definitely the most impressive. The red colour was so vivid and the flamingos were either flying above the lagoon or feeding. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is the breeding ground for three species of pink South American flamingo: the Chilean, Andean and the rare James flamingos.
No matter where we stopped, the background looked like a set from a movie. We were taken back more times than not and had no idea that this far out in the desert could be so unbelievably picturesque. I mean is this even real??!!! It looks like a painting that belongs in an art museum.
When flamingos are standing on one leg, half of their body is resting/sleeping. If only we could incorporate this same concept into our lives!
Flamingoes are pink because of the microorganisms (food) they eat.
The lakes are all different colours due to the microorganisms/chemical properties inside the lagoons however the colour only shows when it is windy outside!
The lagoons can be red, green or white depending on the microorganisms under the water.
A Visit to Mars – After a picnic lunch and a stop to stretch the legs with a game of hackysack we drove to see the mud pits and geysers of Bolivia's only semi-active volcano. It was outrageously windy & cold up here (5000m above sea level) but it felt like we were on Mars. Red sand everywhere, sulphur violating your nose, mud exploding everywhere and steam billowing out of control.
Hot Spring Party – Hot springs, wine, stars & newly made friends! All the other tour companies take you to the hot springs during the early morning/day but what makes Red Planet so popular is the availability (for only us) to visit the springs late at night. We stayed directly across from the springs and enjoyed a few bottles of wine whilst sitting back and relaxing underneath the clearest of skies.
Although in 3 days we covered over 1000km of land, these drives never felt too long. The stops were frequent, the guide was always engaging us in some form of sing-a-long or dance off, and we can't forget the countless natural pee-stops at the most magnificent pop-a-squat places ever. Thank you nature, thank you!
Visiting the Uyuni Salt Flats is a must if coming to Bolivia and it's one of our biggest highlights of South America so far! There's something so unique, natural and beautiful about the landscapes of Bolivia, your eyes can't avoid staring directly out the jeep for 3 days straight.
I love your journeys !


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package org.symphonyoss.client.services;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.symphonyoss.client.SymphonyClient;
import org.symphonyoss.client.common.Constants;
import org.symphonyoss.client.events.SymEvent;
import org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.FirehoseClient;
import org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.model.ApiVersion;
import org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.model.SymFirehose;
import org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.model.SymFirehoseRequest;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * This thread will long-poll for all symphony messages related to the POD itself.
 * The bot service user should have elevated privs.
 *
 * <p>
 *
 * @author Frank Tarsillo
 */
class FirehoseWorker implements Runnable {

    private final FirehoseListener firehoseListener;

    private final FirehoseClient firehoseClient;
    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FirehoseWorker.class);
    private SymFirehose symFirehose;
    private boolean shutdown;

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param firehoseClient  Firehose client
     * @param firehoseListener Callback listener to publish new base messages on.
     */
    public FirehoseWorker(FirehoseClient firehoseClient, FirehoseListener firehoseListener) {
        this.firehoseClient = firehoseClient;
        this.firehoseListener = firehoseListener;

    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

        //noinspection InfiniteLoopStatement
        while (!shutdown) {

                //Make sure its active
                initFirehose();

                //Poll it
                readFirehose();

        }

    }

    /**
     * Create or restore an instance of the {@link org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.model.SymFirehose}
     */
    private void initFirehose() {

        while (symFirehose == null) {
            try {
                logger.info("Creating symFirehose with pod...");

                symFirehose = firehoseClient.createFirehose();

                break;
            } catch (Exception e) {

                logger.error("Failed to create firehose with agent server, please check connection..", e);
                symFirehose = null;

                //Can use properties to override default time wait
                try {

                    TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(
                            Long.valueOf(System.getProperty(Constants.DATAFEED_RECOVERY_WAIT_TIME, "5"))
                    );
                } catch (InterruptedException e1) {
                    logger.error("Interrupt.. ", e1);
                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                }

            }

        }

    }

    /**
     * Reads in raw messages from {@link org.symphonyoss.symphony.clients.DataFeedClient} and publishes out through
     * {@link DataFeedListener}
     */
    private void readFirehose() {

        try {

            SymFirehoseRequest symFirehoseRequest = new SymFirehoseRequest();
            symFirehoseRequest.setMaxMsgs(Integer.valueOf(System.getProperty(Constants.DATAFEED_MAX_MESSAGES,"100")));
            symFirehoseRequest.setTimeout(Integer.valueOf(System.getProperty(Constants.DATAFEED_WAIT_TIME,"5000")));

            List<SymEvent> symEvents = firehoseClient.getEventsFromFirehose(symFirehose,symFirehoseRequest);

            if (symEvents != null) {

                symEvents.forEach(firehoseListener::onEvent);

            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.error("Failed to create read firehose from pod, please check connection..resetting.", e);
            symFirehose = null;

        }

    }

    public void shutdown() {
        shutdown = true;
    }

}