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by Jackie O'Brien
The conversation about successful professional women 'doing it all' is stuck in a harmful time warp that needs to end.
Whilst sorting through some papers recently, I came across an article which appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald in March 1998 ("Unequal Before the Law" by Sally Loane and Natalie Young).
After re-reading it, I remembered why I had kept it, and it wasn't just because I and a number of colleagues were mentioned in it.
In March 1998, I had been a partner in my previous firm for nearly three years. I had recently returned to work after having had my second child and had been nominated for partnership whilst on family leave after having had my first.
I had also been working flexibly as a partner for nearly a year and thought and believed that real progress had been made on the issue of parenting and careers in the legal profession … in 1998. I believed this because I was not the first to do any of these things, and I remembered those who had (I had the privilege to work with a number of them).
Fast forward 20 years (and as my family, friends and colleagues know only too well), I am frequently demoralised and frustrated by the quality and content of the public discourse on this important issue.
There seems to be a deeply embedded propensity to tell and celebrate the same stories about women returning to work after having had children, women making flexible work work, and the whole "I don't know how she does it", almost existential debate. These stories are told and reported sometimes with different protagonists named, but not always.
Now don't get me wrong, working mothers in our society deserve celebration – lots of it – and telling stories of achievement is powerful and important and my female colleagues in law firms are no exception. Very rarely, however (if ever), is a piece written about a male law firm partner who happens to have three children with the fact of him being a father being newsworthy. And I can be almost certain that if such a story were written, he would never be asked, "how do you do it?"
So what happens when we re-tell the diversity story this way, especially over many years? Three things I think.
First, we embed the issue as one belonging almost exclusively to women.
Second, we believe that reasonable and even rapid progress is being made – someone else has just crashed through the glass ceiling so it must be well and truly broken now, right?
Third, we dilute and diminish the achievements of those who made similar inroads decades before – play, pause, rewind, repeat.
Every story about a professional woman doing "the family juggle" deserves telling, celebration and applause, but until we get to a point where our male colleagues are celebrated for doing the same, we won't have made substantial progress.
It's time to add to the acknowledgement of the past and present achievements of amazing women by doing some investigation as to why there has not been enough progress in between.
Jackie O'Brien is a Norton Rose Fulbright partner. These views are her own.
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Q: Validity of a certain inequality I am curious if the inequality below is valid, and if so, is there a name for it? It looks similar to triangle inequality, but it is not same.
$$|x+y+z| \ge |x|-|y|-|z|$$

A: $$|-y|+|-z|+|x+y+z|\geq |(-y)+(-z)+(x+y+z)| =|x|$$
Don't forget, $|-y|=|y|$...

A: It's just a direct application of the triangle inequality.
$|x + y + z + (-y) + (-z)| \le |x+y+z + (-z)| + |-y|$ (is the triangle inequality.)
$\le |x+y+z| + |-y| + |-z|$ (is applying the triangle inequality twice.)
$|x + y + z + (-y) + (-z)| = |x|; |-y| = |y|; |-z| = |z|$ so
$|x| \le |x+y+z| + |y| + |z|$ (is just substitution.)
$|x+y+z| \ge |x| - |y| - |z|$ (is just rearranging.)
So this is just another way of stating the Triangle Inequality.  It has no other name.
[Needless to say this will be true for $|y| -|x| - |z|$ and $|z| - |x| - |y|$ as well. It worth noting that at most one $|x| - |y| - |z|$, $|y|-|x|-|z|$, $|z|-|x|-|y|$ will be positive and thus a non-trivial result.  ... at most one. And only if (wolog $\max(|x|,|y|, |z|) = |x|$), only if $|x| > |y| + |z|$.]

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Canada vs Peru Ticket Update
By Admin,
August 19, 2010 in Men's National Teams
Seats are now released to the public, but we can still make group purchases through the Voyageurs ticket order form.
I have about 30 tickets left.
We have sold approximately 700. If some things on the table come through we should hit 1000.
Total ticket sales are close to 6000.
Not sure what the CNE will do to the walk up.
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Damn, that's no good.
grigorio
wow... I really hope we'd be able to outdraw an OHL regular season hockey game with an International friendly.
Well, the CSA's strategy of "release tickets at TFC prices in hopes that TFC fans will snap them up regardless of the lackluster opponent and a nearly invisible Canadian national team" was always going to lead to that, wasn't it?
I suppose. I figured we would have gained some traction after WCQ in Toronto, but I will try and reserve my opinion and pessimism until we actually see the turn out on game day. I've got to admit that I'm terrified for what we may find in Montreal though...
TFC has gained traction.
The Canada vs. Jamaica game was as awesome as it was because it was a World Cup qualifier, against an opponent that has large representation here, featuring a national team riding a high of a fantastic Gold Cup the year previous.
None of those factors are in play for this friendly. The CSA needs to realize that they still need to work to cultivate Toronto as a legitimate market for the national side. TFC success does not and will not equal automatic Canada success. The TFC supporters groups can only do so much, the CSA needs to do much more to get the average Toronto soccer fan enthusiastic.
That said, they are making small steps in the right direction. This same game five years ago woulfd have been 6000 Peruvian supporters and 100 Voyageurs. Obviously things are much better, in that regard. We'll be able to overpower the away support regardless of overall crowd numbers, which is a big thing, IMO.
Am I the only one who thinks that 6000 tickets sold almost three weeks in advance of the match isn't so bad? I'd think that those kind of sales project to a game day crowd of 11-12,000 which isn't so bad, really. If that were the case, wouldn't that be one of the biggest friendly crowds in recent memory for a non-glamour NT opponent?
We're counting on alot of walkup if we're going to get 11K to this game.
narduch
Tickets should have been priced around $15-50 for this game.
Between 7-8 thousand now.
Listening to Q107 this morning and earlier on the show a lady who had been playing "Stump the Chump" had her pick between 3 different prizes and she chose 4 tickets to the Canada vs. Peru match. Derringer was noting how Soccer was becoming a bigger deal in this city with TFC and the World Cup this summer and said he hopes we can cheer for Canada at the next World Cup.
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Listening to Q107 this morning and earlier on the show a lady who had been playing "Stump the Chump" had her pick between 3 different prizes and she chose 4 tickets to the Canada vs. Peru match.
Probably Peruvian.


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SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 23: Malcolm Bernard #11 of the Xavier Musketeers is defended by Kadeem Allen #5 of the Arizona Wildcats during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional at SAP Center on March 23, 2017 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Heading into the final week of the regular season, every program that is either a shoe-in or on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament will attempt to bolster their respective resumes before the start of the postseason. While the allure and importance of March Madness are understandably on the minds of several programs at this point, conference tournaments are just as vital to not only garnering a better seed in the national tournament but can also serve as a catalyst for programs that are looking to guarantee themselves a coveted spot amongst the 67 other teams that will participate in March Madness. As the intensity ramps up exponentially with every game being the difference between playing an extended season or starting the offseason early, every program that has ambitions of playing deep into March (and possibly into April) will be supremely determined to make a name for themselves down the stretch of the regular season.
1. Virginia Cavaliers
Since losing to Virginia Tech a couple of weeks ago, the Cavaliers have manhandled their respective opposition with a crushing defense that is as physical as it is opportunistic. While their ineptitude offensively could make them upset prone during the NCAA Tournament, their incredibly consistent defense should be able to protect them from being exposed in the postseason.
2. Michigan State Spartans
Hitting their stride defensively (have held six of their last seven opponents to 65 points or less), the Spartans are obviously eager to get to the postseason to be one of the four teams to make it to the Final Four. However, with an elite roster rife with dynamic playmakers, Tom Izzo and company will look to seal the deal with a National Title victory.
3. Xavier Musketeers
While their dreadful defense cannot be ignored (75.4 PAPG), their relentless offense has allowed them to win emphatically more often than not (85.2 PPG). As long as the Musketeers can be supremely accurate from the field (49.8 FG%), they may have what it takes to overcome their defensive shortcomings to make a run at a coveted National Title.
4. Duke Blue Devils
Holding their last four opponents to under 60 points, the Blue Devils have finally transformed into an all-around dominant basketball program that has all of the pieces and elite coaching to go far in the NCAA Tournament. With a bench that has continued to flourish down the stretch of the season, the Blue Devils are both deep and exceptional from a competitive standpoint.
5. Kansas Jayhawks
Taking down both West Virginia and Texas Tech in two of their last three games, the Jayhawks once again clinched at least a share of their 14th straight Big 12 title. Although their defense is less than great, they have done enough in that regard to help their dynamic offense click consistently when it matters the most.
6. Gonzaga Bulldogs
Defeating BYU over the weekend, the Bulldogs officially clinched another West Coast Conference Title. A great rebounding unit that has looked incredibly consistent on both offense and defense in recent weeks, the Bulldogs may have what it takes to make it to another National Title game.
7. Villanova Wildcats
Losing a shootout to Creighton on Saturday, Villanova was once again exposed as a relatively inept defensive program. Although their offense is more than capable of taking them to the National Title game in April, their inability to stop their respective opponents could see them being upset prone during the start of the NCAA Tournament.
8. Purdue Boilermakers
Since losing three games in a row, the Boilermakers have since bounced back emphatically as they have won their last three contests with an impressive blend of a cerebral defense and a prolific offense that never quits. If the Boilermakers can continue to establish their competitive identity in the Big 10 Tournament, they have a chance of going very far in the NCAA Tournament.
9. Cincinnati Bearcats
Although their defense has looked a bit wonky in recent weeks, the Bearcats have largely been an intimidating force that has effectively utilized their size to both block and steal the basketball consistently (eight SPG, six BPG). If the Bearcats can continue to attack the glass ferociously, they could quickly return to form and become a trendy pick to make it to the Final Four.
10. North Carolina Tar Heels
The best rebounding unit in college basketball, the Tar Heels have consistently converted those extra opportunities into valuable points as their young shooters are beginning to heat up. If Cameron Johnson and Kenny Williams can continue to be deadly shooters from the field, the Tar Heels will be an extremely tough out come March Madness.
11. Wichita State Shockers
With their dynamic offense currently firing on all cylinders (have scored 84 points or more in five of their last six games), the Shockers are now looking like a deadly scoring program that could go far in the NCAA Tournament. Although their defense leaves a lot to be desired (71.1 PAPG), their potency when it comes to shooting the basketball may be enough for them to overcome this noticeable weakness.
12. Ohio State Buckeyes
While the Buckeyes are noticeably anemic offensively (76.1 PPG), they at least have a strong defense that flashes moments of being elite (66.6 PAPG). Given that they have capable shooters in Keita Bates-Diop and Jae'Sean Tate, the Buckeyes have all of the pieces to make to an Elite Eight, they just have to put everything together to become consistently competitive.
13. Auburn Tigers
As is usually the case with a high-powered offense that refuses to play competent defense, the Tigers have become victims of being too one-dimensional. Although they have recovered nicely when sustaining questionable losses to inferior opponents the Tigers need to be at least slightly more resilient defensively lest they get ousted early in the NCAA Tournament.
14. Michigan Wolverines
Currently, on a five-game winning streak, the Wolverines are playing their best basketball at the right time, particularly on the defensive end of the court (have held their opponents to 63 points or less in four of their last five games). If Michigan can continue to play with this type of competitive grit and fearlessness going into March Madness, they could easily dispatch any overconfident opponents that stand in their way.
15. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Losers of their last three games, the Red Raiders all but gave away their chance of winning a Big 12 regular season title. Relinquishing 70 points or more in their last two games, the Red Raiders need to quickly rectify their defensive lapse if they hope to regain their footing heading into postseason play.
16. Rhode Island Rams
Aside from a loss against St. Bonaventure a couple of weeks ago, the Rams have looked like a versatile program that can win consistently with either an efficient scoring attack (47.3 FG%) or an opportunistic defense (eight SPG). As they have done throughout this season, the Rams will continue to play impressive basketball heading into the NCAA Tournament where they could make a compelling run towards a Final Four appearance.
17. Clemson Tigers
As their offensive warts begin to become more noticeable with each passing week, the Tigers' still elite defense has struggled mightily to keep this team competitive against reputable competition. However, the Tigers have fared well when facing adversity and could very well rectify their recent fallacies by finishing their regular season schedule with a with a three-game winning streak.
18. Tennessee Volunteers
While their once formidable defense has looked relatively inconsistent as of late, the Volunteers have been able to persevere in late game situations offensively to avoid becoming victims of their recent struggles. Despite these issues, the Volunteers are only one game back from securing an SEC Title and could put the pressure on the current leader (Auburn) by winning their final two contests of the regular season.
19. Nevada Wolfpack
Officially, winners of the Mountain West regular season title, the Wolfpack have been clicking impressively on offense during their current five-game winning streak (have scored 80 points or more in four of their last five games). Shooting 47% from the field, the Wolfpack are a feisty offensive program that could make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
20. Arizona Wildcats
With Sean Miller understandably absent from the sidelines in the Wildcats loss to Oregon over the weekend, Arizona is in serious trouble of being ousted early in the NCAA Tournament. Considering Allonzo Trier's current suspension due to PED use and Deandre Ayton being implicated by the FBI because of receiving impermissible benefits from Arizona, the Wildcats are in desperate need of some playmakers that can carry the load going into the postseason.
21. West Virginia Mountaineers
Handily defeating both Baylor and Iowa State last week, the Mountaineers have slowly begun to establish themselves as a physical rebounding program that has the athletes to drive to the basket relentlessly (38.6 RPG). With two games left in the regular season against Texas Tech and Texas, the Mountaineers will look to finish their season strong heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
22. Saint Mary's Gaels
Unsurprisingly, the Gales finished their season on a high note by winning their last three games and are poised to make a deep run in the West Coast Conference Tournament. As long as their defense can be as stout as it was during the regular season (63.8 PAPG), Saint Mary's could very well take down Gonzaga in a conference tournament that most fans will miss out on.
23. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
While the Blue Raiders may not be particularly efficient offensively (75.1 PPG), they are at least consistent when it comes to hitting their free throws when the charitable opportunities become available to them (75.4 FT%). With an impressive defense that has carried them throughout the season (65.3 PAPG), the Blue Raiders are an intriguing underdog program that could be poised to make it to the Sweet Sixten during the NCAA Tournament.
24. Kentucky Wildcats
Still wildly inconsistent on the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats have actually established some type of competitive continuity as a capable scoring unit (have scored 80+ points during their current three-game winning streak). Considering this is a John Calipari coached program, the Wildcats could very well make a surprising run at a National Title if they can continue to build off their recent successes.
25. St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Although winning the A-10 Conference regular-season title may be out of the question for St. Bonaventure, the Bonnies have quickly become one of the more prolific offensive programs in college basketball over the last few weeks. They may not always be consistent on the defensive end of the court, but the resilient Bonnies are more than capable of making some noise in their respective conference tournament.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
Desire, Indeterminacy, and the Legacies of Criticism
Fiona Brideoake
The Ladies of Llangollen is the first book length critical study of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, whose 1778 elopement and five decades of "retirement" turned them into eighteenth century celebrities and pivotal figures in the historiography of female same-sex desire. Debates within the history of sexuality have long foundered over questions of what constitutes "proof" of past sexual desires and practices, and the nature of Butler and Ponsonby's intimacy has been deemed inimical to productive critical consideration. In this ground-breaking study Fiona Brideoake attends to the archive of their shared life—written, performed, and enacted in the vernacular of the everyday—to argue that they embodied an early iteration of female celebrity in which their queerness registered less as the mark of some specified non-normativity than as the effect of their very public, very visible resistance to sexual legibility. Throughout their lives and afterlives, Butler and Ponsonby have been figured as chaste romantic friends, prototypical lesbians, Bluestockings, Romantic domestic archetypes, and proleptically feminist modernists. The Ladies of Langollen demonstrates that this heterogeneous legacy discloses the queerness of their performatively instantiated identities.
University Press Copublishing Division / Bucknell University Press
978-1-61148-761-9 • Hardback • April 2017 • $122.00 • (£94.00)
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Series: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650–1850
Subjects: Literary Criticism / Modern / 18th Century, Literary Criticism / Women Authors, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Women
Fiona Brideoake is assistant professor in the literature department at American University.
Introduction: Casting Butler and Ponsonby: Before 'the Ladies of Llangollen'
Chapter 1: "Sketched by many hands": Narrating Butler and Ponsonby
Chapter 2: Engendering the Ladies: Romantic Friendship, Gender Difference and Queer Critical Practice
Chapter 3: Becoming the Ladies of Llangollen
Chapter 4: "[K]eep yourself in your own persons, where you are": Butler and
Ponsonby's Transformation of Plas newydd
Chapter 5: 'The spirit of blue-stockingism': Were the Ladies of Llangollen 'Blue'?
Chapter 6: "Love, above the reach of time": Butler and Ponsonby and the
Performance of Romanticism
Chapter 7: 'The Future Arrives Late': Butler and Ponsonby and their
'Spiritual Descendents,' 1928-37
Fiona Brideoake's is by far the best account of the Ladies to have appeared in some time. It is generous with earlier accounts, deeply learned and engaged with all scholars of lesbianism and the history of sexuality. It also contextualizes the Ladies brilliantly and makes great sense of their choice of a house and how they decorated. I cannot imagine a more informed or more exhilarating account of the Ladies of Langollen. This will be a book that is treasured by students and scholars as well as anyone interested in the history of 'romantic friendship' between women.
— George E. Haggerty, Distinguished Professor of English, University of California, Riverside
The first book about Butler and Ponsonby in almost half a century, The Ladies of Llangollen does brilliant justice to the famous female couple about whom our knowledge will always be maddeningly limited. Blending biography and critical history, Fiona Brideoake reads the Ladies through their successive afterlives, grappling with the ways in which they have been appropriated and analyzed, mythologized and mystified in tandem with shifting sexual, social, and aesthetic norms. In so doing, The Ladies of Llangollen models a new approach to sexual history that could not be better suited to our own queer times.
— Susan Lanser, Brandeis University


I think a lot about what the idea of "caviar dreams" might mean to different people. Since starting this blog my own idea or meaning has evolved. For fun, I thought I might share a few of my caviar dreams, or luxuries I'd like to attain in my life.
1. own an iconic LV monogram bag. I'm not really a purse person. I was in high school with vintage handbags we already owned or ones gifted to me…but then I just got tired of switching everything out…inevitably resulting in my losing my Chapstick much too often! I've purchased two bags in the past three years; one is small and cross-body and the other is my infamous kiwi green Kate Spade. An LV would be the ultimate, and I'm waiting for a life milestone to call one mine. It will be my one and only then, and I love the idea of that!
2. get laser hair removal. Whaat? Yes normal people do it, and I want to do it too. Mostly because my legs are so fickle, if I never had to shave another day in my life, my skin would certainly thank me. It also makes me think my pale would look much more porcelain, which is what I strive for hehe.
3. actually drive my dream car. And that would be either a woody wagoneer or '50s convertible. Ahh, it would be so freakin' cool to cruise around in both of those. But I'd settle for just one.
4. own a record player…and use it everyday! Chris Isaak, Mazzy Star, Fleetwood Mac and more recent artists like Lana Del Rey and Carla Bruni would all be enjoyed equally from the likes of my very own record player. Sigh.
5. tint my eyelashes. Another cosmetic procedure that feels like an indulgence even typing it! But I have such a minimal makeup routine anyway that taking out the step of mascara would make me that much more natural-looking. Plus I'm prone to styes. Plus-plus I'm worth it.
6. have a Mac desktop in my kitchen. It would be what I consider "the family computer" and perfectly in reach for all those Pinterest recipes and food blogs I need to start following. And so I can keep an eye on Internet activity years and years down the road when I let our future kids use it haha.
7. fresh flowers in every room of the house, every day. Flowers just make me so happy and again, because I'm worth it!
8. see the world. I don't feel like I've done much traveling, but I'd really like to. Places such as Lake Como, Paris, my native Poland, and New Zealand hold a certain fascination with me…as well as closer-to-home places like the Oregon Coast, Mackinac Island, and Nova Scotia.
What are your caviar dreams?
Checking one destination off my list next week!!!!!!!
#4 is totally doable!! there are some crazy affordable record players out there…and on amazon (let me know if you want any recommendations). I started out w/ a $65 record player, and then slowly upgraded over the years (once I realized how much I loved it).
I absolutely ADORE 50's convertibles and Jeep Wagoneers–there are a few in SF that always make my heart pitter patter! But I confess that lately I've thought it would be incredible cool to retrofit a late 70s/early 80s Volvo or Benz with an electric motor!
Ooh very cool! Very classic with a modern spin– love it!
No I haven't, that sounds very cool. Thanks, C!


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Q: Excel - converting minutes to hours and minutes in hh:mm format Is there a way in Excel to convert minutes to hours and minutes in hh:mm format. For example, convert 167 minutes to 2:47.

A: Here is one way to achieve this.
Divide the minute value by 1440 (A1/1440).
Format the value as "Time".
Goto: https://www.accountingweb.com/technology/excel/display-times-as-hoursminutes-in-excel
for more info.

A: A bit more complicated, but this will work even for minutes >= 1440 or hours >= 24. This doesn't need any special time formatting for cells either. It avoids the "AM"/"PM" as well.
=QUOTIENT(A1,60)
&":"
&IF(LEN(MOD(A1,60))=1,0,"")
&MOD(A1,60)

Example outputs:

*

*"5" -> "0:05"

*"20" -> "0:20"

*"60" -> "1:00"

*"740" -> "12:20"

*"1520" -> "25:20"

*"7200" -> "120:00"

Essentially, what we're doing is first taking the quotient that yields the hour as an integer, and the concatenate that using "&" with the colon ":" and concatenating that with the minutes via the MOD([dividend],[divisor]) function.
The "IF" statement checks using LEN() that if the minutes resulted from MOD() is one digit (length 1) like 0, 1, 2, …, 7, 8, 9, not something like 20, then it will prepend a 0 before the single minute digit, so you won't have times looking like "3:9", so it will be "3:09" for 3 hours and 9 minutes.
Alternatively instead of "LEN(MOD())=1" to check for one digit, you can use "MOD()<=9"
It might make more sense to use the length function because whether we prepend 0 is directly based on the length.


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From: The Socialist issue 924, 9 November 2016: Bosses' government, bosses EU...fight for socialism
Search site for keywords: Ireland - Strike - Workers - Pay - Government - Public sector - Austerity - Policing - Socialist Party - Dublin - CWI
Ireland: Gardai strike threat
A strike threat by Irish police forced a major climbdown from the government over pay, photo by Shell to Sea (Creative Commons) (Click to enlarge)
Pay deal acts as spur to other workers
Planned for Friday 4 November, the first of three days of open strike action by Gardai (police) in the history of the Irish state was only averted at the last minute following concessions from the government. But in making such concessions other workers are now determined to win back pay that was cut following the 2008 capitalist crisis. Conor Payne from the Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) reports on the gathering political storm.
The strike threat posed a significant crisis for the government and the state. An order from Noirin O'Sullivan, Garda Commissioner, to report for duty was due to be ignored by the vast majority of Gardai, with only 300 senior Gardai and 950 student Gardai listed for duty the night before the strike, according to the Irish Times.
The action would have been in violation of the ban on Garda strikes and represents an unprecedented split in the state apparatus.
Prior to the strike right-wing journalist Stephen Collins noted in the Irish Times: "The upholders of the law are threatening to break the law in pursuit of their own self-interest... The challenge to the authority of the state is one the government simply cannot afford to bow to on a point of principle, apart altogether from the financial implications."
The question of how to respond to this would have caused enormous problems for the government. This is illustrated by the reports that the introduction of Martial Law was threatened during talks with Garda Representative Association (GRA) officials.
But the concession only opens up new problems for Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny's fragile minority government.
After years of austerity and crisis, workers in both the public and private sectors are demanding their share of the much vaunted economic 'recovery', while the government pursues a policy of wage restraint.
Strike action by bus and tram drivers in Dublin won significant gains for those workers, showing that a militant stance brings results.
The government is currently in conflict with teachers who are locked out of secondary schools across the state. It is also facing demands for restoration of pay that was cut during the crisis from workers across the public sector.
In this context the concessions won by the GRA, worth around €6,000 a year to Gardai, are significant.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan says the government cannot afford to extend the pay deal offered to gardaí to all public sector workers. However, the deal is a spur to action by other workers and can put pressure on the trade union leaders. Already five public sector unions have come out calling for pay increases for their members.
Meanwhile there were significant divisions in the GRA on whether to accept the deal offered or go ahead with the strike, and it remains to be seen if the Gardai will accept it in their ballot - which ends on 28 November.
The Socialist Party supports the right of the Gardai to organise and to strike. A victory for them significantly strengthens the hand of workers fighting for pay rises.
However, there is a contradiction in GRA members going on strike against austerity while allowing themselves to be used to impose austerity on working class people as they have during the water charges movement and on many other occasions.
This raises the fundamental question of who controls policing and whose interests it serves. We need policing which operates under the democratic control of working class communities, rather than defending the interests and rule of the capitalist class.


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Andy Cohen explored a possible future for Kris Jenner on 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' now that her family's show, 'KUWTK,' is ending in 2021.
Andy Cohen, 52, was finally ready to discuss if Kris Jenner, 64, joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was a likely possibility. The Real Housewives executive producer brought up the Kardashian matriarch on his SiriusXM show one day after it was revealed that her family's longtime reality television show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, would be coming to an end in 2021. "I got so many DMs and tweets saying Kris should join The Housewives," Andy said on his radio show to begin the conversation.
Kris Jenner with her boyfriend, Corey Gamble, and daughters Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner (and Kylie's boyfriend at the time, Travis Scott) at the 2019 Met Gala. (AP Images)
Andy then agreed what many fans have been saying — Kris's addition to RHOBH would be a "huge get" for the series — and explained why. "She is already connected with the cast, she's good buddies with Kyle [Richards], no joke. She knows everyone on the show. She's buddies with [Lisa] Rinna I think," Andy observed, referring to two stars on RHOBH.
Kris Jenner is seen with RHOBH star Kyle Richards and an alum from the show, Kyle's sister Kim, during a ladies' night out in March of 2017. (SplashNews)
However, it's ultimately up to Kris to decide if she's interested in pursuing this new path in reality television, and Andy had his doubts. "I don't think she would do it [the show]," Andy then confessed. Explaining his theory, he said, "[Kris is] leaving a show for which she has total control over. Why would she leave and join a show that she has no control over? She wouldn't be an executive producer of the show, she wouldn't have control over the edits."
Kris has acted as the executive producer for KUWTK since the E! show's premiere in 2007, and Andy couldn't see Kris downgrading for a lesser title once her show wraps after 20 seasons. "I think for someone who is used to having so much power over a show, I can't see her surrendering that power," he concluded.
However, Andy's guest on Wednesday's show, Kardashian expert Mariah Smith, didn't agree with that take. "It would be refreshing [for Kris] to not have to worry about the edit and not have to worry about how her kids are being edited…She could show her life with [boyfriend] Corey [Gamble]," Mariah suggested as she envisioned what Kris's future could look like on RHOBH.
While Kris's time on KUWTK is coming to a close, the show's new season is still set to premiere on Sept. 17 and will have "the final season airing in 2021," the E! network clarified. However, there's a spot to fill in the RHOBH cast! Just a day after KUWTK broke its big news, Denise Richards' rep revealed that the soap star is leaving RHOBH after two seasons on the show.
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This lovely stone brings together the properties of both Ruby and of Kyanite.
The deep red and blue colour is quite an interesting pattern and each stone has a good blend of both colours.
Excellent for spiritual wisdom, positive dreams and meditation.
Ruby helps us to overcome exhaustion and lethargy and is believed to be helpful in treating the spleen, adrenal glands, blood circulation and reproductive organs.
Ruby is a stone of abundance and works with the energies of the Heart Centre. It stimulates both the mind and the emotions. It is both energising and balancing in its effects, firing us with enthusiasm, impulsiveness and spontaneity. It improves our motivation, engenders a positive mindset and helps us to become more dynamic as a leader. Truly, Ruby is a stone for passion! It fosters romance, marriage, integrity, devotion and passion. It helps in all matters of love and can increase virility.
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We ran this webinar on April 30th, and it is back on air again on May 15th, 2014 for a very special audience of the Indian Institute of Architects, Bangalore.
BricsCAD V14 & Lightworks Artisan presents a new architectural workflow for dwg CAD.
For dwg CAD users, the dilemma is: "How to choose the right CAD software?" We will give you compelling reasons that make it easier for you to choose the only REAL choice.
Join us on May 15th, 2014 as we take you on a tour of BricsCAD V14, and show you how you can complete an architectural CAD project using familiar CAD tools. We finish the presentation with some stunning images rendered using Lightworks Artisan.
Here are some Key questions we would like to ask you..
Do you do conceptual design of buildings to win over your customers?
How many different software you use to generate that stunning rendered images?
How much of that work gets dumped and how much is reused when you are creating Good For Construction drawings?
What can you expect to learn from this webinar?
2D concept to 3D using BricsCAD intelligent 3D modeling techniques.
Modelling of walls, doors, windows, floors, roof and false roof (for commercial) to the building.
Using the extrude and the push-pull tool.
Create Snapshots to save your work.
BricsCAD and LightWorks Artisan provide you the right tools to generate those great looking presentations as well as working 2d/3d drawings.
Thank you for attending the webinar, BricsCAD + Lightworks Artisan, Presenting an Architectural Workflow and making is a big success.
Join us on April 30th, 2014 as we take you on a tour of BricsCAD V14, and show you how you can complete an architectural CAD project using familiar CAD tools. We finish the presentation with some stunning images rendered using Lightworks Artisan.
- Do you do conceptual design of buildings to win over your customers?
- How many different software you use to generate that stunning rendered images?
- How much of that work gets dumped and how much is reused when you are creating Good For Construction drawings?
We have been bitten by the webinar bug. Our first BricsCAD webinar on Feb 6 was a great success, thanks to the excellent presentation by Louis Verdonck from Bricsys, Belgium. The recorded version is available and is being viewed even a week after the event, with prospects and Bricsys partners across the world logging in everyday.
While we will host formal webinars on BricsCAD on a regular basis, this post comes to announce our intention to use this medium as a tool for demos and presentations on-demand.
If you need a demo of BricsCAD, just drop us a line and let us know your preferred timings. We will get online and show you BricsCAD, which you can watch from the comforts of your office (or home).
This is not just for pre-sales. If you are an existing client, you can book a slot with us and have your BricsCAD users interact with our support staff so that we can connect with your users one-on-one for support and advanced training.
Why do we need to connect more with you?
Our rich experience with CAD as solutions developer means we have Added Advantages and Efficient Solutions for BricsCAD. The hardest part is to get this across and communicate with our users. Our goal is to reach out to existing clients prospects across India and connect with them. Webinars are one of the ways to go. Contact us today!
DesignSense Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd is a leading distributor for BricsCAD and Chapoo products in India. We are a Sales Point as well as value-added Solutions Partner for BricsCAD in India.
DesignSense Software Technologies-Bangalore, the leading distributor of BricsCAD in India hosted its first webinar on February 6, 2014.
The webinar was presented by Loius Verdonck, Training and Support Manager at Bricsys, Belgium.
For those of you who missed the webinar, here is the link from where you can watch the recorded webinar.
1. You need to register with your name and email.
The recoding has been uploaded as a WMV file and will play on your computer in a full-screen format by default. You can adjust the screen size as you wish.
The file which launches this WMV file from the Citrix web-site has an extension .asx, and if you are using this player for the first time, Windows may not know how to open this file. You will have to choose from the dialog box any app which can run a WMV file. The Windows Media Player is a good choice, and available by default. Mac users may choose a suitable player which can run WMV files.
This will start the WMV file to play and you can enjoy watching the webinar.
Bricsys India (DesignSense Software Technologies) is pleased to announce the first BricsCAD webinar for its audience in India.
The webinar is titled "BricsCAD - Unifying 2d and 3d CAD in .dwg platform" and is scheduled for 6th February, 2014 at 3PM, Indian Standard Time. The duration of the webinar will be 1 hour.
Target audience: General .dwg CAD user community, CAD managers, system partners, resellers and anyone wanting to know more about BricsCAD.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar slot. Register NOW!
BricsCAD® is the powerful CAD software platform unifying the familiar feature set of native dwg with advanced 2D tools and intelligent 3D direct modeling on Windows and Linux, and this at a compelling price.
"Unify your 2d and 3d work, all within the .dwg environment" is what makes BricsCAD the #1 alternative .dwg platform.
What you will learn in this webinar?
Overview of the BricsCAD interface.
Drawing 2D enties: drawing accurately using esnaps, polar tracking, entity snap tracking, dynamic dymensions.
Modifying entities using the Quad cursor menu.
Drawing management in the Drawing Explorer.
External References: Xref drawings, images and pdf underlays.
Creating 3D entities: Direct modeling using the Quad cursor menu and Design Intent.
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Brexit – Immediate Effect on Commercial Real Estate?
In late June 2016, a historic referendum was voted on approving the British withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The immediate reaction was a short-lived dive in world stock markets, which immediately rebounded a week later. Investors of all assets classes have come to realization that Brexit will result in a long-term transition for the UK, rather than an immediate change. So what does all this mean for commercial real estate in the United States? Why does the UK decision to distance themselves from other European nations affect us?
Bexit is likely to have a short-term positive effect on commercial real estate in the United States, especially in large gateway cities and in the office market. "We're probably going to see more foreign capital push into the safe haven that is the United States. The greatest effect will probably be in the office markets of U.S. cities that are points of entry for international travelers," said Suzanne Mulvee, director of research at CoStar, a commercial real estate analytics company.
US Treasury rates have tanked since the Brexit vote. The 10-year US Treasury rate has fallen from 1.74% on June 23, 2016, to 1.37% on July 5, 2016—a reduction of 37 bps in 2 weeks. Also note, when the energy market was at its low at the beginning of the year, the 10-year treasury rate was 2.24%. A drop in rates comes as investors flee to the safety of the 10-year treasury note that serves as the benchmark for mortgage interest rates, creating a "Brexit benefit" for lenders and borrowers. For purposes of new financings, this is a huge benefit for borrowers that are locking in long-term rates especially compared to the price of capital only 6 months ago.
These drastic rate decreases don't benefit everyone. Brexit drastically affects Defeasance Costs and Yield Maintenance for borrowers that are trying to unwind and payoff CMBS debt (and other permanent mortgage products). The cost to defease a CMBS loan has become substantially more expensive due to the decline in treasury yield. Since most CMBS loans being defeased now are maturing within a couple of years, the cost is more correlated with short-term yields. As yields rise, the cost to defease is cheaper; however, as they drop, the cost increases. As an example, the yield on the 2-year note has dropped from 91 basis points at the beginning of June to 58 basis points at the beginning of July. Thus, many borrowers are being surprised at the jump in the cost over the past couple weeks.
The Principals and Senior Directors at MCA are preparing for surge of financing requests to lock in long term rates given the current environment. Please reach out to us if you have questions on how your deal will place in today's credit markets.
The author, Sunny Sajnani, is a Senior Director in the Dallas office of Metropolitan Capital Advisors. Please contact Sunny Sajnani at ssajnani@metcapital.com or visit the Metropolitan Capital Advisors website at http://metcapital.com.


Gateshead based paint specialists, AMD Specialist Coatings, has received a £250k working capital facility to boost growth.
AMD Specialist Coatings provides a range of painting services for clients including Tesco and The Co-operative Food. Run by Steve Davis, the company is just one year old and growing fast. AMD offers powder coating, shot blasting, wet paint coating and on-site work. Aldermore's support will help Steve take on new business and meet growing client demand.
"Since forming in February 2014, we have seen strong demand from a range of local businesses so we've strengthened our team and invested in new technology to make sure we can provide top quality service to all of our clients, all of the time.
"Steve has been in the coating trade since leaving school; if there's anything he doesn't know about the sector, it's probably not worth knowing. Our team has formed a good relationship with him so were able to provide a tailor-made solution that's really working for his business.


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Business owners thankful for financial and community support, and hope for better future
By: Conroy Delouche
FRANKFORT AND LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (LEX 18) — After the death of George Floyd in police custody, protests to support the black community sprang up nationwide.
Many are also throwing their support behind black-owned businesses, which are stretched across Kentucky.
LEX 18 spoke to four owners who operate their business outside of Lexington about their own economic rebound, and how they are looking out for future generations.
The name "Trifecta BBQ Fish And Chicken" contains three staples, but the restaurant is most known for turkey ribs.
"I've only met one person who didn't like them," said Tony Bryant, the owner of Trifecta.
Bryant moved to Kentucky five years ago, and started his business in Versailles before expanding to downtown Frankfort.
"I was gonna have a one year anniversary this March, and then Covid hit," said Bryant. "Initially it was rough, it was really rough."
EJ Fields launched Healthease Nutrition in his hometown of Frankfort five years ago. Before mid-March, his business was on track for more growth.
"At least those first two, three weeks, it was just so different. As it was for everybody," said Fields.
Chavon Sanford opened GG's Illustration Salon so people with lower-incomes had a place to get their hair done.
"Our salon is small, it feels like home," said Sanford.
The salon reopened last week, and is now operating in a new normal. There are temperature checks at the door, masks, and markers across the floor for social distancing.
"We're not allowed to have a waiting room. And if clients do come, they have to make an appointment. We can't take walk-ins," said Sanford.
Dexter Banks had to shut down his Lawrenceburg tattoo shop for two months but the time off was bittersweet.
"I got to spend time with my daughter. And spend time with her, and really get that connection with them that I probably won't have a chance to do because I'm back at work again," said Banks, the owner of Ink Therapy.
All four businesses have weathered the Covid-19 storm thanks to support from the community.
But in the past two weeks, that has gone beyond donations as there have been dozens of rallies across the state supporting the black community and Black Lives Matter. The protests followed the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor who were both killed at the hands of law enforcement.
"I saw a lot of solidarity and unity from everybody," said Bryant.
"More people are listening. More people are starting to pay attention. And more people are starting to care as it's starting to hit home for people," said Fields.
"It's a beautiful thing. Yeah there's chaos, but that's centuries of anger built up," said Banks.
Sanford is happy the Frankfort rally was peaceful for her daughter and thousands of others. But that doesn't change the pain she feels.
"It's very unsettling because I'm of mixed race, so it's like I understand both sides. But I don't understand the hate. That's the part that I just can't get over," said Sanford.
While we spoke with Bryant, he recalled the conversation his own father had with him concerning police when he was young.
"We knew hands on the wheel, car off, 'yes sir no sir.' Comply. But I've situations where people did that and it didn't matter," said Bryant.
He is optimistic that this time, listening may lead to real change.
"What I hoped for is happening. It's conversation, and now it's time to see some sort of resolution," said Bryant.
"Our generation we continue to stay strong, but as we teach our youth the right things, long lasting change will happen," said Banks.
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Rochester's health care systems clear obstacles to expanding their service areas.
Regional health care changes get OK Rochester's health care systems clear obstacles to expanding their service areas. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/1s8O3ce
Patti Singer, ROC Published 12:36 p.m. ET Sept. 18, 2014 | Updated 4:00 p.m. ET Sept. 18, 2014
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Like Olympic hurdlers, Rochester's two health care systems each continue to clear obstacles on their way to expanding their service areas.
A state Department of Health committee on Thursday approved one project by the University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong Memorial Hospital and two by Rochester Regional Health System, the new entity formed by the merger of the Rochester General and Unity health systems.
The Committee on Establishment and Project Review approved by voice vote applications by:
• Strong Memorial Hospital to buy and operate a private radiation oncology practice at 262 Bank St., Batavia, Genesee County.
• Rochester Regional to be the active parent and co-operator of Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic. The application covered the 104-bed hospital and the 108-bed residential health care facility in Ontario County.
• Rochester Regionalto be the active parent and co-operator of United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, a 131-bed hospital operating at two site.
Each project needs final approval from the Public Health and Health Planning Council, which is expected when the group meets Oct. 2.
"We're very optimistic," said Dr. Jonathan Friedberg, director of the UR Medicine Wilmot Cancer Institute.
There was no public comment on any of the applications at Thursday's meeting, which was webcast from New York City.
"We didn't know what to expect," Friedberg said. "We were prepared to give more detail."
In August, United Memorial executives had written to the state Department of Health, opposing the Strong application. A couple of days before the committee meeting, United Memorial president Daniel Ireland said the objections were withdrawn.
The radiation oncology practice is across the street from United Memorial. In its letter, United said the Strong proposal would hurt its current operations and future efforts to enhance health care in Genesee and surrounding counties. The letter also said Rochester Regional would be applying for radiation oncology as part of comprehensive cancer services in the area.
"After further review and consideration, our efforts are best focused on improving cancer care in our community and through our partnership in a regional approach with Rochester Regional Health System," Ireland said earlier in the week. "We'll continue to move forward with our oncology services."
United Memorial has medical oncology, but not radiation. Ireland said that in the next few weeks, an announcement would be made about "steps to make oncology services across the region right-sized and working the best interest of our community as well as other communities served by the regional health system."
Friedberg said once final approval is given, renovations will begin at 262 Bank St. and he expected them to be completed by the end of the year.
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Founder of SAO speaks about his journey, American dream
Brandon Concannon Colter , Staff Writer
The history of the Hmong people was the topic of Dr. Phillip Yang, a speaker for the Asian-American Heritage lecture series. He spoke from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, in the University Center. He spoke of history, of pain and of joy.
He began with "The achievements that I have accomplished only happen in America," Yang said. "This is the best country in the world."
Dr. Yang and his family came to the U.S. in 1986 after being refugees for three years in Thailand. When asked to describe life in a refugee camp, "A lot of pain, suffering, being confused and hunger." Dr. Yang said.
The history of the Hmong people throughout their time in China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam is long and dreadful. There was one hope and that was the American dream. The American dream was accomplished for Dr. Yang when he and his family finally arrived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Dr. Yang is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelors degree in Social Work and a Masters degree in Counseling. He then moved on to to achieve a life long dream of receiving his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership.
Dr. Yang was one of many Hmong people in the room. When asked to react to Dr. Yang's story Kaying Lor, a freshman at UW-Whitewater responded "I was able to connect to it because as I have grown up my dad has always told me especially about his family story of how they came over here," Lor said. "My dad was 15 years old and Dr. Yang was 13 years old so their stories were similar."
Dr. Yang is one of seven founders of the South Asian Organization (SAO) at UW-Whitewater. The SAO still hosts many events throughout the year but particularly during the month of April which is Asian Culture month. The three big events are the annual volleyball/ basketball tournament on March 4, 2017 held at the Williams Center. Culture Shows on April 13, 2016 in the Hamilton room of the University Center. The last event is Taste of Asia on April 26, 2017 at the Craveth Community Center which is open to the public.
"The more students that come to the Asian Culture Month the more they will know about our history and who we really are." Freshman, Mai Her Cheng said of how students can be more involved.
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(The Troublemaker) is a Spanish zarzuela with a libretto by José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw and music by Ruperto Chapí. It premiered on 25 November 1897 at the Apollo Theatre in Madrid.

Adaptations
It has been made into several films:
 The Troublemaker (1924 film), a silent film directed by Florián Rey
 The Troublemaker (1950 film), a film directed by José Díaz Morales
 The Troublemaker (1963 film), a film also directed by José Díaz Morales
 The Troublemaker (1969 film), a film directed by Juan de Orduña

References

Bibliography
 Vincent J. Cincotta. Zarzuela, the Spanish Lyric Theatre: A Complete Reference. University of Wollongong Press, 2002.

Zarzuelas by Ruperto Chapí
Spanish-language operas
1897 operas
Operas
Operas adapted into films

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Ebola Deaths in DR Congo Rises to 49 with 2,000 Feared 'Contacts'
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 49 lives since the start of the month, the government has said, and the World Health Organization expects more cases. The gradually increasing death toll, with a further 2,000 people feared to have come into contact with the virus, adds to the woes of a country already facing violence, displacement and political uncertainty. First reported on August 1 in the North Kivu province, the current outbreak has killed 49 of the 90...
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The CQC make sure health and social care companies present people with protected, efficient, compassionate, excessive-quality care and encourage them to enhance. While some individuals might consider us as a health care provider's workplace", the last three words in our title North Lanark Group Health Centre" present a significantly better description of who we are. Health facilities ship care to the Nation's most weak people and households, including folks experiencing homelessness, agricultural staff, residents of public housing, and the Nation's veterans.
Formed by the voices of over three,000 people who care about the way forward for healthcare in our region, this plan will act as a roadmap to guide RVH over the following 5 to seven years. Well being Centre Counselling is a pupil only service and we have to ensure that any out there appointment slots are crammed by students who want the assistance. Supplies specialist assist for folks looking for assist with discovering work, these looking for training or educational courses and people who find themselves pondering of organising their own small business.
Whilst the cost of consultations on the UC Health Centre are subsidised partly by the Scholar Companies Levy, the Ministry of Health (MoH) provides the bulk of the UC Well being Centre funding. Welcome to the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Well being Centre website. In pressing circumstances book an appointment online Should you can not ebook the appointment on-line, you'll be able to come straight to the health centre (weekdays 8 am-4 pm).
The doctors and staff listed here are incredibly educated, and actually care about their sufferers health and nicely-being, not just the short and straightforward analysis'. Deliver high quality, culturally competent, complete primary care, as well as supportive companies equivalent to well being education, translation, and transportation that promote access to health care.