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'Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj' Cancelled at Netflix, Fans Start Petition to Bring It Back
"Patriot Act" aired 39 episodes across six seasons. covered timely and topical political and cultural moments with recent episodes covering coronavirus crisis and George Floyd's death
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"Patriot Act" won't be returning for a new season, Hasan Minhaj's weekly talk show has ended its journey of six seasons on Netflix and was announced by Minhaj himself on twitter today.
"What a run. @patriotact has come to an end. I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game," wrote Minhaj. "My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show. TY to @Netflix and everyone who watched. Now it's time to return these screens to Best Buy."
"Patriot Act" aired 39 episodes across six seasons. covered timely and topical political and cultural moments with recent episodes covering coronavirus crisis and George Floyd's death at the hands of police officers and the upcoming election.
The cancellation has been confirmed by Netflix.
Fans are not very happy with Netflix on this decision and they are already demanding to bring it back. One fan wrote "This is such a shame. I learned so much from your show. Your critical analysis of countless subjects was immensely important and crucial to understanding the system at hand. I'm so sorry that it's coming to an end."
One of the fans, Shazu Khimji has already started a petition to bring the show back, the petition says "We need to bring Patriot Act back. Patriot Act is an amazing show and it provides so much information. It goes in an in-depth explanation of the corruption in our world and it teaches us about our world as a whole. Hassan provides us this information in a hilarious way and it would be horrible to cancel such an informational show. Patriot act has taught me so much and it would be sad to miss out on so much information."
You can also sign the petition here.
During its run between October 2018 and June 2020, it was widely praised and won an Emmy and Peabody Award. The final season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and aired on the streaming service in June. The entire show will continue to be available on Netflix.
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Al Khaleej Development Company "Tameer" BSC (closed) is the largest premier real estate investment and development company in the Kingdom of Bahrain, operating in accordance with the principles of Islamic Sharia, with projects in the pipeline and assets under management of approximately US$ 5 billion and a land bank of more than 2.3 million square meters.
Tameer's core business activities range from mixed use and infrastructure developments, asset management, real estate investment advisory, corporate real estate services, facilities management and construction services. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Tameer has managed to diversify itself becoming the first comprehensive real estate solutions provider in the Kingdom.
Up until the end of 2008, Tameer was a public listed company in both the Bahrain and Kuwait Stock Exchanges with a capital of US$ 97.37 million in 2008 up from US$16 million since inception in 2002. Following the strategic decision to expand the company's activities, Tameer BSC was transformed into Inovest BSC, a grade (A) full-fledged investment company regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain and listed in both the Bahrain and Kuwait Stock Exchanges. Consequently, Tameer has been reintroduced as a Bahraini closed shareholding company wholly owned by Inovest BSC.
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Dave Richards for November 13th….…………
--I'm not feeling much like writing this week. A strange thing, when some important event happens which requires action and quick thinking, I'm right on it and I busy myself with what needs to be done. Yesterday we buried my pal Dave Balfour. Since his passing last Wednesday evening it has been busy, busy. But now that there's nothing else to be done I feel it. The sadness, the finality of the separation. We've all dealt with it.
It wasn't a well-known fact, but Dave Balfour and I were very close friends on many levels. We were not the kind of friends who go on vacations together or attend each other's family birthday parties, but we quietly, looked out for each other's interests and comforts. We were fraternity brothers. He sponsored my petition. He always loved his earlier years in radio, I facilitated his return to the airwaves in his later years. Little things like that, you know.
As I say, the relationship was special. When Dave's wife, Dorothy, passed away and he fought hard to continue living on his own in his home in Cumberland, the temptation was to visit frequently and do things for him. But that's not what Dave needed. He needed the adversity. He needed someone to talk straight to him and tell him when he was wearing a dirty shirt. Or to tell him 'suck it up' and keep moving when his knees would cause him pain. That was what he really needed, and that was my role.
You see, Dave was a strong man. And he was a fighter. But like anyone, he needed the encouragement to keep fighting. It kept him going through three long months flat on his back in the hospital. We all thought he'd make it out, right up to the last day.
However, in his second bout with pneumonia, the word came of the cancer in his stomach. Well, Dave knew it was time to fold his cards and exit gracefully. And that's what he did. Hours after the diagnosis which made it clear he would not be leaving the hospital alive, Dave literally said, "Well, I've had a good life." (he really said that), he sighed, and closed his eyes for good. On his own terms. A very strong man, indeed.
I want to thank all of the many people who have contact me and the staff with an outpouring of sympathy and good wishes. I have relayed each message to Dave's family as best I could. I will remind those who are inclined to do so that the family has designated The Milk Fund for "in lieu of flowers" donations. Checks can be mailed to the radio station at 985 Park Ave. in Woonsocket.
--Many times we look back and think that things were so much better in years gone by. I see evidence of the opposite. Oh, I do agree that life seemed to move a bit slower and simple comforts seemed more abundant, but "better"?
When I was a lad, many Americans treated the members of our Armed Forces badly. Not so today. Yes, it is true that there used to be parades attended by thousands of people we don't see any more. But the fact is that there are fewer and fewer veterans able to walk in the parades. And, if they all passed by in cars…..well, we can see a bunch of cars passing by almost any day, it won't draw a crowd. So we honor them in other ways today.
For instance, the recent Veterans Appreciation Dinner held in Woonsocket packed the hall at the Senior Center, much to the delight of the veterans in attendance. A 96 year-old veteran of World War Two made the front page of the paper with his remembrances of his time working with General Patton. And it really wasn't that many years ago that Rhode Island established the 265 acre official Veterans Cemetery in Exeter. A beautiful place, indeed.
All of these are improvements in my view. They are different. But 'different' isn't always worse than what came before.
--Father Kiley writes to reminds us in an email about plans for the Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Observance which will take place at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 190 North Main Street, Woonsocket on Sunday November 24th at 3pm. The general public and church members of all faiths, and even no faith at all are invited to attend. A free will offering collected at this service and given to the Harvest Community Church Men's Shelter on North Main Street. With our early debut of bitterly cold weather, it really drives home the need for shelters of refuge.
When I was young, I never saw this kind of cooperation among churches. I am glad I see it today.
And I'm mindful that there are many people today who do not attend church regularly. There may be many reasons for this. There may be a concern that if they attended once someone there would pressure you to make a commitment or expect you to come back again and again. Perhaps this would make a person uncomfortable. But I can tell you that this service will have none of that. If you wish, this can be a 'one and done' visit if that is what's right for you. But I can also promise you that if you do go, you will feel a benefit. Give it a try.
--That's what I think. What do you think? Comments to: dave@onworldwide.com or postal mail to Dave Richards, WOON Radio, 985 Park Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895-6332. Thanks for reading.
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A digital transformation strategy is to create capabilities to fully leverage the possibilities and opportunities in new technologies and to make a faster and better impact. This is a strategy which businesses should adopt if they want to evolve and survive.
Digital technologies like cloud computing, analytics, mobile computing, social media, and IoT, 3D printing, drones, artificial intelligence, and robotics are creating a huge impact on businesses.
Companies need to adopt these technologies in their operations by engaging their customers and empowering their employees with the necessary skills. Companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft have used digital transformation to grow faster and to improve their productivity.
It is a once in a lifetime technology shift to transform every industry and business in the world by evolving faster and by investing in new business models on the latest technologies.
Design thinking is one of the key tools for digital transformation. We can obtain practical and creative resolution to problems using this technique. It is a significant, different way of thinking with an intent on producing a constructive result considering the end-user.
Design thinking employs divergent thinking, which is a way to make sure that we explore many possible solutions while resolving a problem. Design thinking includes "building up" ideas during a "brainstorming" phase. This helps to reduce the fear of failure of the participant(s) and encourages comments and participation from a variety of sources in the "ideation" phase.
Design thinking takes into account user experience in designing a solution to a problem faced by end users. In simple words, Design thinking is nothing but putting yourself in the customer's shoes to gain empathy and awareness for their needs while designing a solution. It is the way to go paperless and protect the environment.
Employees must have skills like familiarity with new technology, data analysis, interpersonal skills and ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, to adapt to digital transformation. Creativity and ability to execute and a customer-centric approach are also important skills required.
There is a big demand for people who have these skills and there are great job opportunities in the marketplace.
Digital transformation should target at improving customer experience by digitization of operational processes, recreating new business models and by utilizing design thinking, to survive in a competitive marketplace.


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Servant is about a family refusing to mourn: M Night Shyamalan
M Night Shyamalan talks about Apple TV Plus' Servant, his inspiration behind the show and the influence of Indian heritage on his work.
Filmmaker M Night Shyamalan might be associated with Apple TV Plus' Servant only as an executive producer, but, by his own admission, he is quite deep into the making of the series. Right from charting the course of the story, to overseeing the editing of the episodes, to even directing a few of them, Night is deeply buried in the world of the Turners.
Servant follows a Philadelphia couple who lost their baby and are now living a pseudo-reality. And in classic Shyamalan style, this involves spooky supernatural elements. In a virtual roundtable conversation, Shyamalan explained that at the core "this show is about a family refusing to mourn. Mourning is a form of acceptance, a form of being in the present and they are not doing that."
With the second season set to premiere on January 15, M Night Shyamalan shared that the supernatural elements of the show reflect his Indian heritage in some way. He said, "In Indian culture, my mom and everyone believes in the supernatural. It's just a given in the culture so maybe this is how the influence of the old Indian culture comes out in a contemporary dude who grew up in Philadelphia, and he just puts it out in that language. It just comes out that way."
The second season of Servant is visibly darker and Shyamalan attributes that change to the progression of the story. But while the show has gotten darker in its approach, it has also introduced more elements of dark humour. "Dark humour is our way of showing mania and our way of showing pain. They (The Turners) are not funny for funny but funny because they are not okay. You can have all of that entertainment value, but it is the story of pain."
The Glass director also spoke about the inspiration behind the core of the story and spoke of a documentary that he had seen a few years ago. A regular working father accidentally leaves his baby in the car in Atlanta as he goes to work, and "the baby just cooks the entire day." Shyamalan described the man as a good dude who forgot to turn left to drop his baby at the nursery. This story triggered something in Shyamalan. "I went, 'God, how could this be a benevolent place if this happened?' That was what was driving me for the whole show. Me, just trying to understand things like that. How can we believe in anything if that happens?," he said. It is evident that this story inspired the episode where we learn about the cause of Baby Turner's death.
M Night Shyamalan also shared that at the beginning of Servant, he had thought that the series would last six seasons, but he has come to change his mind. He told indianexpress.com, "Things are changing so fast. There are so many streamers, and so many people are making shows. Audience's attention span and how we watch are changing so fast that when I said six, it felt not too short and not too long. But strangely, a year and a half later, it felt too long. Telling a serialised story for six years feels too long."
The filmmaker also shared that Servant has already been renewed for a third season by Apple TV Plus. "It's exciting to know that we are guaranteed thirty episodes. Hopefully, the audience will stay with us and we will get to finish it," he concluded.
Servant Season 2 premieres on Apple TV Plus on January 15.
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In Clothes & Conversation this week, " It's Brunch Season: We've Got What You'll Wear" we broke down this essential Spring tradition into 2 categories: Upscale and Laidback. After all, brunch is usually one or the other. So now that you're here, shop these 2 outfits for each type and be ready to accept compliments.
Why is it a Find? Incorporating the athletic fashion trend with luxe Italian sophistication, this Canali cotton zip cardigan is one of our favorite Finds of the season. The mix of subtle patterns in beautifully neutral grey tones, bring this classic design to the next level. Click through the 'shop it' button to zoom in and check out the birds eye front pattern and striped elbow patches to see what mean. The cotton knit is lightweight, and a casually dapper blazer replacement.
Wear it with: Create a sophisticated look with white or off white cotton or linen pants and a white button up shirt. And when you're popping out to your favorite local brunch place, just layer it over a white t-shirt with your favorite pair of jeans.
Fit Tip: The fit is modern, with plenty of room for most every gent to enjoy this piece layered over button ups and t-shirts, alike.
Alternatives: If you prefer a trimmer, contemporary fit, this button up cardigan is a great option.
Why is it a Find? You'll never go wrong with this versatile blue plaid sport coat from Peter Millar when you are headed out for a nice brunch – or any daytime event this season. The wool, silk and linen blend fabric is lightweight, offering that just-right Summer look and feel. And the quality and cut will easily withstand the test of time.
Wear it with: The mix of blue colors in the coat make it so easy to coordinate with the pieces we're showing in this look (right and below) for a laidback, yet still upscale, look. If you want to further spruce it up, a white, spread collar dress shirt and solid navy or pastel tie make it instantly appropriate for a more formal brunch or evening event. Either way, a luxe white Italian 100% linen pocket square is a must.
Fit Tip: It is a modern fit, with plenty of room for most every gent.
Alternatives: If you prefer a trimmer, contemporary fit, this Brooks Brothers Milano fit blazer is for you.
Why is it a Find? We know figuring out how to mix patterns can be a struggle. But when it works, boy, does it look good. The blue and white Tattersall check pattern of this David Donahue shirt perfectly compliments the featured patterned sport coat (left), making just the right statement for a brunch or lunch celebration.
Wear it with: Besides the pattern sport coat we're coordinating this shirt with here, it easily layers under a solid cotton sweater or a navy or tan sport coat. Great on its own too, it goes from the office to weekend wear with ease, whether you pair it with khakis or jeans.
Fit Tip: It is a classic gentleman's fit, for ease and comfort.
Alternatives: This Ledbury shirt offers a similar look in a trimmer, contemporary fit.
Why is it a Find? Peter Millar's linen and cotton blend fabric elevates these timeless flat front pants for a dressier look that works so well with the highlighted sport coat (above) – and will quickly work into your office and dining out wardrobe options all season long.
Wear it with: The blended linen fabric highlights the linen blend of the jacket – and ensures it won't get that overly wrinkled look 100% linen gets once you sit down. These have a more polished, yet still natural, look. The neutral beige shade is so easy to coordinate with sweaters, sport coats and solid or pattern button up shirts. And as we always say, a good-looking belt is a must – this dark tan suede one is truly ideal.
Fit Tip: The fit is modern with a mid-rise and enough room for most every gent.
Alternatives: These Everlane pants are a great alternative if you are looking for a more contemporary, somewhat trimmer, fit.
Why is it a Find? Cole Haan mixes the athletic shoe trend with classic design to perfection in these wingtip oxfords. The contrasting white rubber sole offsets the timeless brogue design of the British tan leather uppers. The end result dresses up and down with ease. Most importantly, Cole Haan's Grand.OS technology makes them an extremely lightweight, comfortable pair of shoes so you'll be able to take a nice walk to burn off that brunch.
Wear it with: The outfit here pairs these shoes with flat front pants and a sport coat, but that is just one of the many looks these versatile shoe will work with - from jeans to dressier wool pants, they will always work.
Fit Tip: The fit is true to size.
Alternatives: There are a bunch of other color options through the 'shop it' button, too, from classic to more playful.
Why is it a Find? A laidback brunch outing gives a gent the opportunity to a have a bit of fun with some trendier casual items. This Robert Graham button up does just that. The grey subtle micro-floral print, with Graham's iconic contrast trim, is a modernly cool alternative to a traditional check or plaid that updates any casual look with ease.
Wear it with: We like it worn really casually with a great pair of jeans, like we're showing here (right). The textured pattern of this shirt also adds a subtle pop under a sweater or navy cotton blazer, with tan pants.
Fit Tip: The fit is modern with enough room for most every gent to enjoy brunch in comfort.
Alternatives: Zachary Prell's shirt offers a good-looking trimmer fitting alternative.
Why is it a Find? AG Adriano Goldschmied's darker wash has just the right amount of fading and sanding to create casual attitude that isn't too casual looking, if you know what we mean. A step up from that "really" broken-in pair you can't part with, these jeans work for a relaxed weekend outing AND a casual dress day at the office. The cotton/lyocell blend fabric is a lighter weight, ideal for warm weather wear.
Wear it with: From a simple t-shirt to a great blazer, these jeans go with everything in your wardrobe, including the printed grey button up (left) featured in this look.
Fit Tip: These jeans are cut in AG's best-selling Protégé fit. They have a straight - updated but not skinny - leg and a mid-rise, with plenty of room in the seat and thigh.
Alternatives: If you prefer a trimmer, contemporary fit, these AG jeans are a great alternative.
Why is it a Find? Polished leather sneakers continue to be a key item in a gent's wardrobe. And white sneakers are a must-have. Tommy Bahama's simple cap toe style and contrast leather laces give these sneakers an elevated look that completes any casual outfit.
Wear it with: Wear them with jeans, as we're showing here (above), as well as all your khakis and shorts.
Fit Tip: They fit true to size, with a padded footbed that adds comfort and support.
Why is it a Find? We are always here to remind you that a good-looking belt is a must, no matter how casual your outfit. Frye's harness leather belt has a low profile buckle that is just right with jeans and khakis. Made in Italy, the leather is high quality and only gets better with age. So, look forward to wearing it for many years.
Wear it with: The clean lines of the buckle, and not-too-thin-or-thick width, means you can wear this belt with jeans, khakis, and shorts.
Alternatives: There is also a great shade of brown through the 'shop it' button.


Wishing you all a healthy, peaceful, fantastic and beautiful New Year!
I've been doing this fun project of wearing a different red lipstick every day for the past 12 days.
This one is the one I'm liking the most color wise, it's Viva Glam Miley Cyrus.
However, the texture is quite drying and it's not super comfortable to wear - although very long lasting.
Have a merry Christmas, everyone !
Since we haven't done that in a long time, let's talk favorites, shall we?
And actually, mu current favorites tend to end up all together on my face most days these days, so I'll walk you through what I'm wearing on this picture.
I reviewed this foundation recently. There is really nothing else right now in my stash that makes my skin looks better! It's just enough coverage, just enough dewiness, a very reasonable longevity... everything that I like combined in a bottle! So I reach out for it most days.
I had not used that concealer in year and suddenly started thinking of it again, so went and purchased it. I have had a few issues with concealers these past months. First, I fell in love with the Maybelline Age Rewind one (even though the shades were a bit too golden for me, I adored the formula) only to discover when I ran out that no retailer was carrying it anymore in my area. So I moved on to Maybelline Fit Me. Didn't like it as much but mostly, it made me break out around the nose very badly. And for some reason, my Estee Lauder Double Wear (another long time favorite) felt too dry and a bit cakey, so I wanted to go back to a more creamy product for Winter.
Blush: Bourjois Aqua in Cocoricorail.
Ah, this liquid blush! I got it at the end of July, and wore it every single day for TWO MONTHS. I hadn't obsessed that much about blush in a long time!
The formula is really comfortable to wear, especially if you have dry skin, because it doesn't turn to powder and so it never feels or looks dry. I just apply and blend it with fingers and I'm done.
I must say that I tried 2 other shades in that range, though (they have 4) and didn't like them as much. The pink is okay but nothing special, and the beige is so pale it hardly shows up even on my pale skin. So, if you get one, get the corail!
Eyeshadow : By Terry Ombre Blackstar in Misty Rock.
Now this is a product I resisted purchasing for a year. And really, I shouldn't have. Look how gorgeous it is!
Why did I wait for so long? Well I have a lot of stick eyeshadows from Laura Mercier and Kiko and I found myself not really reaching for them. I found they stayed a bit tacky on my hooded eyes and that was unpleasant. Having to put powder on top to help with that, kind of defeats the purpose of using a cream stick shadow.
But this one is a different story! The shade is complex, has a nice glitter to it, but mostly, you blend it up with a fluffy brush, then it sets and you're done. No stickiness, no creasing, you just look good for the rest of the day. So when I'm wearing it, I'm not wearing anything else at all on the eyes (although I think I'll smoke it up with black for Holiday parties). I definitely recommend the investment - but I read that only this one and Bronze Moon have that great texture, others being a bit more patchy, so be warned.
Mascara : Chanel Le Volume in Rouge Noir (limited edition).
I had never tried Chanel Le Volume mascara before, but I wanted to get the Rouge Noir edition as I thought it would look great with blue eyes - especially after having seen Ruth Crilly demo it.
Now to be perfectly honest, the shade is not very noticeable, it doesn't look much different from black. But I do like the formula a lot - even if I am not crazy about the plastic brush. So I might actually get that mascara again in the future, in the regular black shade.
I know some people complained it is flaking or smudging, but I have experienced none of these issues.
What about you? What are your current favorites?
Many brands released "serum" foundations, aka very runny liquid ones that requires a pipette, over the past year and a half. I had not tried any of them because the reviews I had read, made me think they wouldn't perform well on me in terms of coverage and finish.
This Fall, Mac released its own serum foundation, and this time, reviews got me really interested so I decided to get it. I also got the new foundation brush they launched to apply it.
What the brand is saying."Introducing an innovative foundation that delivers colour in an ultra-fluid, elastic gel- serum formula. With a virtually weightless feel, this hydrating formula is extraordinarily comfortable, lasting for hours. With stay-true colour and sheer medium buildable coverage, it softly blurs imperfections such as pores and fine lines. The unique dropper provides you with a drop of perfection. Use the new 196 Slanted Flat Top Foundation Brush for a naturally flawless finish."
My impression on the product.
I have been using this non-stop for a month now, and I absolutely love this foundation.
Yes, it is hydrating and comfortable, even if you are dry and dehydrated. (I am however not really flaky at the moment so can't talk about that).
Yes, it's quite buildable, although I find one layer already gives a nice coverage.
Yes, it lasts very well all day without a primer underneath.
And yes, it does blur all the imperfections and make me look absolutely flawless.
I'm wearing NC15, by the way, and it's an excellent match for me. I have applied with the 196 brush and have not tried any other method, as I feel this foundation really need to be buffed well with this kind of dense brush.
I would definitely recommend this for normal do dry skin, but a warning though: it is silicone heavy. If you have issues with that, stay away.
For me, fragrances are what bother me, and this foundation has none, so that makes it even better.
I am perpetually on the fence about Charlotte Tilbury's range. Even though I don't like her marketing approach (she makes me cringe) and I think a lot of her products are overrated, I have to admit that some of her products (not all, but some) are bloody good. And her Light Wonder foundation is HG material for me. It's a perfect match, it makes my skin look perfect, it feels great, what more could I want?
Well, I was quite underwhelmed. I can even say I was truly disappointed.
- I ordered shade 2, as that's my shade in Light Wonder. The undertone is the same, but it's a bit paler. And so though it matches my neck, I feel it's a bit too pale for my face and my natural color and some redness show through. Which is an issue I should not have with a full coverage product.
- Full coverage? I really think not!!! When I got this I had a few breakouts and scars, redness around the nose, and undereye circles - well, nothing was covered or hidden with just a layer of that foundation. I did add a bit more on some places, added a second layer around the nose, to no avail. Foundations like Clarins Everlasting have way more coverage IMO.
- Blurs everything? Well, for pores I somewhat agree, but it did enhance fine lines I normally don't see on my cheeks. So I don't agree - Light Wonder does a much better job at blurring everything IMO.
- Finish : she says it's dewy, but it's clearly on the matte side. And although it feels very lightweight on the skin, it does feel dry. I tried it again with more moisturizer underneath, as well as with the Wonderglow primer (eh, another product I don't like that much) - but the feeling still wasn't great. I also think it does look dry on me, especially on areas where it has made fine lines more visible.
- The glass packaging is pretty (although fragile) but the plastic pump on it looks cheap.
So, is it Magic ? No. It's not very different than a Chanel Mat Perfection, in my opinion, excepted it's not scented (that's good at least). I think my face was looking flat every time I tried to wear it, even though I never powdered.
I know everybody is raving about this foundation, but for me, I really think it'snot what it says it is. It is a light-medium coverage foundation for oily skin, with a mostly matte finish. Not something magic that will work for everyone. I don't see how you'd hide rosacea with this unless you put on several layers, and if you're dry, this is going to feel like hell.


The National Park Service (NPS) is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created on August 25, 1916, by Congress through the National Park Service Organic Act.
It is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior, a federal executive department whose head, the Secretary of the Interior, is a Cabinet officer nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Most of the direct management of the NPS is delegated by the Secretary to the National Park Service Director, who must also be confirmed by the Senate.
The 21,989 employees of the NPS oversee 397 units, of which 58 are designated national parks.
National parks and national monuments in the United States were originally individually managed under the auspices of the Department of the Interior. The movement for an independent agency to oversee these federal lands was spearheaded by business magnate and conservationist Stephen Mather, as well as J. Horace McFarland. With the help of journalist Robert Sterling Yard, Mather ran a publicity campaign for the Department of the Interior. They wrote numerous articles that praised the scenic qualities of the parks and their possibilities for educational, inspirational, and recreational benefits. This campaign resulted in the creation of a National Park Service. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill that mandated the agency "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." Mather became the first director of the newly formed NPS.
On March 3, 1933, President Herbert Hoover signed the Reorganization Act of 1933. The act would allow the President to reorganize the executive branch of the United States government. It wasn't until later that summer when the new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, made use of this power. Deputy Director Horace M. Albright had suggested to President Roosevelt that the historic sites from the American Civil War should be managed by the National Park Service, rather than the War Department. President Roosevelt agreed and issued two Executive orders to make it happen. These two executive orders not only transferred to the National Park Service all the War Department historic sites, but also the national monuments managed by the Department of Agriculture and the parks in and around the capital, which had been run by an independent office.
In 1966, as the Park Service turned 50 years old, emphasis began to turn from just saving great and wonderful scenery and unique natural features to making parks accessible to the public. Director George Hartzog began the process with the creation of the National Lakeshores and then National Recreation Areas. By the end of the Twentieth Century, numerous National Heritage Areas were spread across the nation, preserving local parks for local people.
National Park System is a term that describes the collection of all units managed by the National Park Service. The title or designation of a unit need not include the term park; indeed, most do not. The system encompasses approximately 84.4 million acres (338,000 km²), of which more than 4.3 million acres (17,000 km²) remain in private ownership. The largest unit is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. At 13,200,000 acres (53,000 km²), it is over 16 percent of the entire system. The smallest unit in the system is Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania, at 0.02 acre (80 m²).
The National Park System (NPS) includes all properties managed by the National Park Service (also, confusingly, "NPS"). The System as a whole is considered to be a national treasure of the United States, and some of the more famous national parks and monuments are sometimes referred to metaphorically as "crown jewels".
Although all units of the National Park System in the United States are the responsibility of a single agency, they are all managed under individual pieces of authorizing legislation or, in the case of national monuments created under the Antiquities Act, presidential proclamation. For example, because of provisons within their enabling legislation, Congaree National Park is almost entirely wilderness area, yet Yosemite allows unique developments such as the Badger Pass Ski Area and the O'Shaughnessy Dam within its boundaries. Death Valley National Park has an active mine legislated within its boundaries. Such irregularities would not be found in other parks unless specifically provided for by the legislation that created them.
Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has managed each of the United States' national parks, which have grown in number over the years to 58.
At first, each national park was managed independently, with varying degrees of success. In Yellowstone, the civilian staff was replaced by the U.S. Army in 1886. Due to the irregularities in managing these national treasures, Stephen Tyng Mather petitioned the federal government to improve the situation. In response, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane challenged him to lobby for creating a new agency, the National Park Service, to manage all national parks and some national monuments. Mather was successful with the ratification of the National Park Service Organic Act in 1916. Later, the agency was given authority over other protected areas, many with varying designations as Congress created them.
Wilderness areas are covered by the US National Wilderness Preservation System, which protects federally managed lands that are of a pristine condition. Established by the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577) in 1964. The National Wilderness Preservation System originally created hundreds of wilderness zones within already protected federally administered property, consisting of over 9 million acres (36,000 km²).
Marine Protected Areas - Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the United States began with Executive Order 13158 in May 2000 when official MPAs were established for the first time. The initial listing of U.S. areas was presented in 2010, consisting of areas already set aside under other legislation. The National Park Service has 19 park units designated as MPAs.
Resource Stewardship: These are funds and people directed towards the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of natural and cultural resources. The resource staff includes biologists, geologists, archeologists, preservation specialists and a variety of specialized employees to restore and preserve cultural buildings or natural features.
Visitor Services: These funds go towards providing for public programs and educational programs for the general public and school groups. This area is commonly staffed by park rangers, who are trained in providing walks, talks, and educational programs to the public. There is an increased number of media specialists, who provide for the exhibits along trails, roads and in visitor contact facilities, as well as the written brochures and web-sites.
Park Protection: This includes the staff responding to visitor emergencies (medical and criminal), and the protection of the park's natural and cultural resources from damage by those persons visiting the park. The staff includes park rangers, park police, criminal investigators, and communication center operators.
Facility Maintenance & Operations: This is the cost of maintaining the necessary infrastructure within each park that supports all the services provided. It includes the plows and heavy equipment for road clearing, repairs and construction. There are buildings, trails, roads, docks, boats, utility pipes and wires, and a variety of hidden systems that make a park accessible by the public. The staff includes equipment operators, custodians, trail crews, electricians, plumbers, architects, and other building trade specialists.
Park Support: This is the staff that provides for the routine logistical needs of the parks. There are human resource specialists, contracting officers, property specialists, budget managers, accountants and information technology specialists.
External Administrative Costs: These costs are bills that are paid directly to outside organizations as part of the logistical support needed to run the parks. It includes rent payments to the General Services Administration for building space; postage payments to the postal machine vendor, and other direct payments.
The LWCF supports Land Acquisition and State Conservation Assistance grant programs. The 2010 funds are the beginning of an incremental process to fully fund LWCF programs at $900 million. The Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service use these funds to purchase critical lands to protect exiting public lands. Grants will be made to states and local communities to preserve and protect Civil War battlefield sites that are not park of the national park system. The NPS State Conservation Assistance program distributes funding to States for land preservation.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is a $475.0 million proposal included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget. The park service will participate through the EPA in restoration activities in those parks that are within the watershed of the Great Lakes. Activities will include such actions as removal of dumps and fuel spills. Park will monitor mercury, lead, DDT, and other contaminants in six parks on the Great Lakes.
National Historical Parks are larger areas with more complex subjects. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park was created in 1940. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park was dedicated in 1936. Historic sites may also be protected in national parks, monuments, seashores, and lakeshores.
The National Park System receives over 280,000,000 visits each year throughout the 395 units. Annually, visitors are surveyed for their satisfaction with services and facilities provided.
The ten most visited units of the National Park System handle thirty percent of the visits to the 395 park units. The top ten percent of parks (39) handle 61.2% of all visits, leaving the remaining 355 units to deal with 38.8% of visits.
The National Park Service offers a variety of youth oriented programs. They range from the Web Ranger on-line program to many programs in each National Park Unit. The primary work opporunities for youth are through the Youth Corp networks.
The oldest serving group is the Student Conservation Association (SCA). It was established in 1957, committed to conservation and preservation. The SCA's goal is to create the next generation of conservation leaders. SCA volunteers work through internships, conservation jobs, and crew experiences. Volunteers conduct resource management, historic preservation, cultural resources and conservation programs to gain experience, which can lead to career development and furather educational opportunties. The SCA places volunteers in more than 350 national park units and NPS offices each year.
The Corps Network, formerly known as the National Association for Service and Corps (NASCC), represents 136 Service and Conservation Corps. These groups have programs in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Corpsmembers are between the ages of 16-25. Service and Conservation Corps are direct descendents of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) of the 1930s that built park facilities in the national parks and other public parks around the country. The Corps Network was established in 1985.
The National Park Service works with the Boy Scouts of America. Members can become a Scout Ranger and earn a patch. The Service participates every four years at the BSA Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virignia. Many scouts have earned their Eagle projects in a National Park helping preserve the resources, while furthering the scouting experience.
Girl Scouts can become a Girl Scout Ranger and earn a patch! The National Park Service works with Girl Scout Troops through their Linking Girls to the Land.
Parks that are known for their scenic vistas make them available through a variety of designs. Paved overlooks with accessible parking is the most common, and not always identified in written material. Road designs are configured to provide for mountain and landscape visita from a vehicle.
In an effort to increase visitation and allow for a larger audience to enjoy national park land, the National Park Service has numerous concession contracts with private businesses to bring recreation, resorts and other compatible amenities to their parks. NPS lodging opportunities exist at places such as the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park and the Fort Baker Retreat and Conference Center in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. "Adaptive reuses" like those at Fort Baker, have raised some controversy, however, from concerns about the historical integrity of these buildings, after such extensive renovations and whether such alterations fall within the spirit and/or the letter of the preservation laws they are protected by.
Headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., with regional offices in Anchorage, Atlanta, Lakewood, CO (Denver), Omaha, NE, Oakland, CA, Philadelphia and Seattle. The headquarters building of the National Park Service Southwest Regional Office is architecturally signicant and is designated a National Historic Landmark.
"...137,000 VIPs contributed 5.2 million hours of service (or 2500 FTEs) valued at $91,260,000 based on the private sector value figure of $17.55 as used by AARP, Points of Light Foundation, and other large-scale volunteer programs including many federal agencies. There are 365 separate volunteer programs throughout the National Park Service. Since 1990, the number of volunteers has increased an average of 2% per year."
Across the nation, there are special opportunties for artists (visual artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, composers, and crafts) to live and work in a park. Twenty-nine parks currently participate in the Artist-In-Residence program.
As noted above, numerous Concessions operate lodging, gas stations, restaurants, and gift shops. Each offers an opportunity to work in a national park.
The United States Park Police is a distinct law enforcement division of the National Park Service, with jurisdiction in all NPS sites, but primarily used in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, New York City and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in and around San Francisco. Law enforcement services in other NPS units are provided by commissioned (sworn peace officer) park rangers. Other special NPS divisions include the Archeology Program, Historic American Buildings Survey, National Register of Historic Places, National Natural Landmarks, the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, the Challenge Cost Share Program, the Federal Lands to Parks, the Hydropower Relicensing Program, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the National Trails System and the Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers Program.
The Submerged Resources Center is the unit responsible for the submerged areas throughout the National Park system. The SRC is based out of the Intermountain Region's headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado.
In 1933, the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, established the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), based on a proposal by Charles E. Peterson, Park Service landscape architect. It was founded as a make-work program for architects, draftsmen and photographers left jobless by the Great Depression. Guided by field instructions from Washington, D.C., the first recorders were tasked with documenting a representative sampling of America's architectural heritage. After 70 years, there is now an archive of historic architecture. HABS provided a database of primary source material for the then fledgling historic preservation movement.
National Heritage Areas are a unique blend of natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources. Having developed out of a shared historic, they create a unique whole. Currently (April 2010) there are 49 designated heritage areas. A short listing is shown below.
Illinois & Michigan Canal, Illinois - - 1st designated heritage area.
Since 1973, the number of parks and protected areas globally has swelled from 1,200 to more than 100,000. In this leadership role, the Park Service has shared its talents, expertise, and experiences in with many international partnerships. These partnerships were created to establish, sustain and strengthen parks, heritage sites, and other types of protected areas.
There are 45 sister parks in eighteen countries. Thirty National Park Units are actively involved in these sister park relationships. Twelve of these 'sister parks' are in our neighbor to the south, Mexico. Both Canada and Mexico share common natural and historical events. Many of these sister park relations are built on this, as with Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta and Glacier National Park, Montana. The same cooperative design is also being used with Big Bend National Park, Texas; Maderas del Carmen, state of Coahuila, Mexico; and Canon de Santa Elena WPA, state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Other pairings are based on common operational issues, i.e., Kampinoski National Park, Poland with Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana; or the Lake Superior parks of Canada and the U.S.; Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan.
The National Park Service provides technical support to numerous intentional partners, beyond the support managed through the 'Sister Park' Program. Technical support is provided through programs at the National Park Service training facilities in the United States and at U.S. Parks and through the dispatch of technical teams to a host country.
Canada - In 1998, the Service and Parks Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a program of technical exchange and cooperation. The MOU was renewed in 2003.
Latin America and Caribbean – Years of technical support have created numerous relationships. In 2009, major programs were under way in Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, and Haiti.
North Africa and the Middle East - In 2008, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of the Interior's International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP) brought Two Jordanians and one Bahraini wildlife specialist to US national parks to work with NPS wildlife biologists. Here, they learn and observe how to manage threatened and endangered species.
Asia – Technical teams and sister park relationship allow China, Korea, Japan, and Cambodia to share skills and techniques.
Africa- Since 1995, the National Park Service and South Africa have worked on numerous park projects. Additionally, technical support and training has been provided to eighteen other nations in Africa.
World Heritage Sites have enough universally recognized natural and cultural features that they are considered to merit the protection of all the peoples in the world. The National Park Service is responsible for 16 of the 19 World Heritage Sites in the United States.
2011: Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona.
2011: A November 2011 report by the U.S. Department of the Interior is giving the Battle of Honey Springs in Oklahoma consideration for becoming the next National Battlefield Park.
The Climate Friendly Parks Program was created as a collaborative effort between the National Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As stewards of the nations important natural and cultural resources, the National Park Service is taking a proactive stance towards climate change. This program is meant to achieve two goals. First, it will measure and reduce greenhouse gases to help slow the effects of climate change. Secondly, it is an example of environmental leadership.
Each park that joins the initiative will move to climate affecting pollution and offers public education programs about how the parks are already affect. The program will provide climate friendly solutions to the visiting public, like using clean energy, reducing waste, and making smart transportation choices. The CFP program has an established framework that can provide technical assistance, tools and resources for the parks and their neighboring communities to protect the natural and cultural resources.
Parks in the CFP program are creating and implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gases through reducing energy and water use. Facilities are being designed and retrofitted using sustainable materials. Alternative transportation systems are being developed to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. • Travel Smart – Walk, bike, carpool, take mass transit, and drive a fuel-efficient car. • Save Energy – Choose energy-efficient appliances and convert lighting to compact fluorescent bulbs. • Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – Buy products with reusable, recyclable, and reduced packaging and support community recycling.
The large, isolated parks typically generate their own electricity and heat and must do so without spoiling the values that the visitors have come to experience. There is the pollution emitted by the vehicles used to transport visitors around the often-vast expanses of the parks. Many parks have converted vehicles to electric hybrids, substitute diesel/electric hybrid buses for private automobiles. Replacement with electric vehicles would eliminate these (25 TPY) emissions entirely.
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Brimnes is a small village in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.

Geography
The settlement lies on the south side of the Eid Fjord, an inner branch of the Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Brimnes formerly served the ferry connection to Bruravik in the municipality of Ulvik. The ferry was part of the Fylkesbåtene company. The ferry service was discontinued after the construction of the Hardanger Bridge.

Brimnes lies about  from the village of Eidfjord and about  from Kinsarvik in the municipality of Ullensvang.

Name
The name of the village was standardized as Brimnes in 1990. The folklorist Halldor O. Opedal argued that the name Brimnes is incorrect, and that the correct form of the name should be Brynnes, connecting the name with the verb bryne 'to land (a boat)'.

References

Eidfjord
Ferry quays in Vestland
Villages in Vestland

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Line Christophersen got through into the second round of the RSL Swedish Open 2019 (Credit: Torbjörn Jansson)
Tough matches in Women's Singles
Published by : Annika Langrock
On Day 2 in Lund, the number-one seed in Women's Single was knocked out, and the number-two seed managed to come back twice.
The Women's Singles is always a tough category, and often, it is related to surprises. On Thursday, Women's Singles players who are participating in the RSL Swedish Open had to proof their strong mindset.
Michelle Skødstrup was seeded as number one for the tournament in Women's Singles. But for the Dane, it was a short experience in Lund: She was being knocked out in the first round, after losing against her Japanese opponent, Hirari Mizui (19-21, 12-21).
- That was a match at semi-final level, Soraya de Visch Eijbergen told Badminton Europe.
The Dutch Women's Singles player, who is seeded as number two in Lund, was able to win her first match against Marie Bartomene from France (23-21, 21-18).
One year ago, the match between the Dutch and the French already took place at the RSL Swedish Open. But this time, de Visch Eijbergen was able to decide the match for herself.
- I believed in myself. I knew that Marie is a very difficult opponent, she is a strong player. But I managed to control the match, even though I was laying back in both games, she said after the match.
Another Women's Singles player that got through into the second round is Line Christophersen.
The Dane won against her compatriot, Iben Bergstein. Even though she lost the first game, Christophersen managed to come back and won the following two games (15-21, 21-16 and 21-15).
Christophersen is now playing against Rachael Darragh from Ireland around 6.00 PM (CET), whereas Soraya de Visch Eijbergen is facing Vytaute Fomkinaite from Lithuania around 7.30 PM (CET).
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Nazir Tanbouli
Nazir Tanbouli started drawing and painting at the tender age of three and has never stopped. He studied art and design at the School of Fine Art, Alexandria University (1989 – 1994), and worked as a painter, muralist, illustrator and graphic designer before moving to the UK in 2002.
In 2010 he was awarded the MFA from Camberwell College of Arts, the University of the Arts London, where he studied book art and printmaking. He was awarded, from the same university, the Creative Enterprise award 2012 for co-founding and managing the artist-run space Studio 75 London.
Currently, he lives and works in Cairo.
Tanbouli's work is narrative, biographical, communicative, and often humorous. Both characters and places in his work are dream-like renderings of all the people he knows and all the places he traveled to, yet his works often contain many global themes and symbols which make them both non culturally specific and widely appealing. He has been exhibiting his work since 1990, with exhibitions in Egypt, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Russia, Germany, and Dubai. His works are held in many public and private collections are the world.
Artist: Nazir Tanbouli


I thought it was very interesting to see this sort of consolidation in this space. While they're all interesting, the Big Visible + SolutionsIQ move is probably the largest in pure agile coaching and agile training mass.
I'd say there is probably more movement in the future as smaller players consolidate to increase their brand awareness and depth/breadth of capabilities.
Any guesses as to who might be next? Is this good, bad, or something in between for the agile community?


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Tayeb Tounsi, présumé né à Sidi Aïssa en 1896 est mort à Annaba en 1976, fut un militaire algérien, du régiment des tirailleurs algériens dans l'armée française ayant accédé au grade de capitaine.

Biographie

Tounsi Tayeb ben Mohamed présumé à Sidi Aissa en 1896, engagé volontaire pour 4 ans à la sous intendance de Aumale incorporé au  de tirailleurs algériens.

Il participa à toutes les guerres entre 1914 et 1945 dans les régiments de tirailleurs algériens rejoint le Maroc pour prendre part à la guerre du Rif. Il fut cité quatre fois à l'Ordre de la Nation pour bravoure mais n'a jamais voulu prendre la nationalité française à cause de ses sentiments nationalistes. Il est le père de Mustapha Tounsi et d'Ali Tounsi.

Grades
  : caporal.
  : sergent.
  : Adjudant.
  : sous-lieutenant.
  :  Lieutenant.
  : promu au grade de capitaine

Campagnes
 Allemagne : 1914-1918
 Levant : 1920-1921
 Guerre du Rif (Maroc) : 1921-1926
 Tunisie : 1939-1940
 Algérie : 1940-1945

Citations
 Citations à l'Ordre de la Brigade, le 26 Aout 1920
 Citation à l'Ordre de la Brigade, le
 Citation à l'Ordre de la Division, le
 Citation à l'Ordre du Corps d'Armée, le

Distinctions

Rubans

 Rubans aux couleurs des décorations françaises plus certaines décorations étrangères :

Intitulés des décorations françaises
 Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur
 Médaille militaire
 Croix de guerre 1914-1918 (3 palmes et 2 étoiles de vermeil)
 Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (palmes)
 Croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs (palmes)
 Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie
 Médaille coloniale avec agrafe ()

Intitulés des décorations étrangères
 Grand-croix de l'ordre du Ouissam alaouite ()
 Médaille de la paix espagnole
 Officier du Nichan Iftikhar

Tirailleurs algériens
Personnalité liée à la guerre du Rif
Capitaine français
Militaire français de la Première Guerre mondiale
Militaire français de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Militaire français de l'armée de Vichy
Titulaire de la croix de guerre 1914-1918
Titulaire de la croix de guerre 1939-1945
Titulaire de la croix de guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs
Titulaire de la médaille coloniale
Titulaire de la médaille militaire
Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur
Officier de l'ordre du Nichan Iftikhar
Grand-croix de l'ordre du Ouissam alaouite
Naissance en 1896
Naissance dans la wilaya de M'Sila
Naissance en Algérie française
Décès en 1976
Décès à Annaba


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By differentiate, most short-pull truckers return home to their families consistently. Driving and stacking: At a few affiliations, short-pull drivers can make up to four stops for reliably, stacking and releasing at each area.
With more stops and neighborhood work, short-pull drivers additionally invest more energy driving on littler boulevards, with precarious turns and going to places with dubious stacking docks. This requires acing individual driving aptitudes, for example, going down. Whole deal drivers invest lots of energy going on massive interstates and them, for the most part, convey loads for at least two days before emptying. Capability in Pay: Long-pull drivers ordinarily advantage or Statistics demonstrates that they get more emerged from their Short-pull assistant controllers. Costs: More cash profited spent at work. Since short-pull drivers provide greater essentialness at home, they have less out on the town costs, for example, meals and showers. Regardless, some whole plan drivers are out on the town so much they finish the costs of keeping up a house are not protected, disregarding any potential focal points, so they don't purchase or lease homes, cutting their month to month customary costs. Turning into a proprietor administrator: Many truck drivers get out and about intending to wind up noticeably proprietor administrators. For whole deal controllers, it's a costly objective. The Urban Insurance Agency reports that drivers can by, and largely get trucks utilized for short pulling at bringing down expenses. Likewise, a considerable lot of the costs, for example, protection, fuel, and support are less expensive, as well.


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import org.stonecastle.cades.CadesSignature;
import org.stonecastle.cades.Profile;
import org.stonecastle.cades.ProfileSpec;

public class CadesSignatureImpl implements CadesSignature{

	public CadesSignature add(Profile aProfile, ProfileSpec aProfileSpec) {
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		return null;
	}

	public byte[] getEncoded() {
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		return null;
	}

}

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Джордже́ску () — румынская фамилия. Известные носители:

 Джорджеску, Джордже (1887—1964) — румынский дирижёр, виолончелист и педагог.
 Джорджеску, Дуду (род. 1950) — румынский футболист, нападающий.
 Джорджеску, Елена (род. 1964) — румынская гребная рулевая.
 Джорджеску, Жан (1904—1994) — румынский режиссёр, сценарист и актёр.
 Джорджеску, Тибериу-Марьян (род. 1991) — румынский шахматист, гроссмейстер (2015).

 Джорджеску-Реген, Николас (1906—1994) — румынский экономист, математик и статистик.
 Кириак-Джорджеску, Думитру (18661928) — румынский композитор, хоровой дирижёр, фольклорист и педагог.


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U.S. priests consecrated in Kenya say American church has lost its way
By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press
More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
On Thursday, two U.S. priests were consecrated as Anglican bishops in Kenya, the latest in a string of priests who are defecting to African congregations because of the American church's liberal stance on gays.
"The West used to send missionaries to Africa and the third world," said Kenyan Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi as he consecrated Bill Atwood and William Murdoch. "But now the third world is sending its missionaries to the West."
Atwood and Murdoch left the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, because it allows the ordination of gay priests. As Kenyan bishops, the men will return to their homes _ Atwood to Texas and Murdoch to Massachusetts _ to minister to 32 congregations under Nzimbi's jurisdiction.
The issue has heightened significance for Murdoch, whose brother is a gay priest in Massachusetts. After his consecration Thursday, Murdoch said: "My brother and I love each other and we always will .... The difference of opinion we have regarding this issue will not distract us."
The spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, had asked African archbishops not to consecrate U.S. priests to help avoid a schism. Nzimbi said there had been no direct communication with Williams over Thursday's ceremony.
Williams has no direct authority to force a compromise because each Anglican province is self-governing.
The Anglican Communion has moved toward the brink of splitting since the Episcopal Church consecrated its first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, in 2003. Most of the fellowship's 77 million members are based in the developing world, where homosexuality is strongly discouraged and often illegal.
Africa, home to half the world's Anglicans, is dominated by conservative leaders.
"Homosexual practices violate the order of life given by God in Holy Scripture," said Archbishop Drexel Gomez of the West Indies, one of 10 Anglican leaders or their representatives who attended the consecration ceremony at Nairobi's All Saints Cathedral. There are 38 Anglican leaders, or primates, worldwide.
During Thursday's ceremony, Atwood said accepting homosexuality is "a cruel falsehood."
"The very core message of the Christian church is being abandoned," he added.
Rosalind Hackett, professor of religious studies at the University of Tennessee, said the dispute was part of a wider shift in Christianity, with African churches increasingly confident in challenging Western interpretations of theology.
"They feel they have the right and capability to determine the agenda," Hackett told The Associated Press. "The 21st century is Africa's moment."
A split would hit the communion financially because the small but wealthy Episcopal Church, which has 2.4 million members, provides a significant chunk of the fellowship's budget. Next month, Episcopal bishops will discuss demands that they pledge by Sept. 30 not to consecrate another openly gay bishop. If the bishops refuse, the church could lose its full membership in the communion.
Both sides of the argument say the issue goes deeper than simple acceptance of homosexuality. Liberal Anglicans say the Bible's message of tolerance means there should be a place for everyone in church, but conservatives say that is bending the word of God to fit fashion.
Six other U.S. priests have been consecrated as bishops in the Rwandan church and another in Nigeria. One more American priest will be consecrated in Uganda on Sunday, where a radio journalist was suspended on Thursday after he aired an interview with a lesbian guest.
Davis Mac-Iyalla, who heads Nigeria-based Changing Attitudes, an organization of gay Anglicans, said arguments were being used to mask political struggles within the church. African archbishops "are being used by Western conservatives because they want to control the church," he said.
Not all African Anglicans are opposed to homosexuality, Mac-Iyalla added.
"My Scripture has not condemned me," he insisted. "Jesus came and died for everybody."
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Following the acquisition of 7digital last year, HMV has launched its own music download portal. HMV Digital is part of the company's plans to become - or return to - a 'superbrand' in the entertainment sector, taking on the iTunes Goliath with a wallet-friendly 40p per top 40 single launch offer.
The PC and Mac-compatible online service includes a download manager, which synchronizes with your iTunes library or Windows Media Player. Users will be able to pre-order tunes, gift purchases to their mates and - most impressively - re-download previous purchases for free.
"We are delighted to launch a world class download store that reflects both HMV's music retailing heritage and our strategy to be a broad-based entertainment brand," said HMV's head of online and digital Sarah Hughes.
HMV's store will be operating in a cramped marketplace, with the likes of Amazon already well ahead in terms of attempting to topple the dominant force of Apple. But with the welcome addition of re-downloadable content and - if the introductory deals are a sign of things to come - the low price, you'd be a fool to dismiss them just yet.


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This season of A Chef's Life (check your local listings here) takes to the road as Vivian promotes her first book, Deep Run Roots, but before that, she'll pile in an RV with Warren and her team en route to Lambstock. We all know that Vivian has become no stranger to travel over the past decade, trekking across the US to cook at different events and festivals. But while her schedule has blossomed, at least one thing has remained constant during her culinary adventures — her knife roll. However, the leather bound satchel nesting her favorite kitchen gadgets hasn't always been a ride-or-die luggage staple.
GOL: Tell us about his rolled up satchel of utensils you're always carrying around?
VH: Sometimes I feel like I don't fit into my profession in a lot of ways. For one, I'm not really knife or gadget obsessed. Some chefs have a load of knives and many chefs collect and get really jazzed over kitchen gadgets. But that's something I've never been into, so sometimes it makes me feel like I don't really fit in.
Five or six years ago when I started doing a lot of my traveling and cooking with other chefs, I realized that everybody else had these banging knife rolls. And I don't mean just a run-of-the-mill knife roll but a cool knife roll — something that represented their aesthetic and their degree of gadget obsession. I didn't have anything like that. I'd show up with a single knife wrapped in a towel.
GOL: Why do knife rolls matter so much?
VH: When I first started cooking on the road, I began to realize there were some things that are appropriate to ask for in other people's kitchens and some things that are not. Now I understand the distinction between kitchen equipment and personal equipment. The knife roll really represents your personal equipment, the things things that you shouldn't ask for.
GOL: So how did you graduate from the towel?
VH: Four or five years ago, I remember cooking next to Mike Lata for the Southern Foodways Alliance. He had this pristine, super clean, suede looking knife roll. And here I was with my knife wrapped in a towel. That was the moment I told myself, 'Vivian, if you want to play with the big boys you gotta get some gear.' So I ordered my first knife roll, aside from the one provided for me in culinary school. And mine actually isn't even a knife roll. It's a bartender's satchel.
But I got this one from Moore & Giles, because I thought it looked cool. I really liked the oilcloth and, unlike a lot of knife rolls, it's not set up with a ton of spaces for gadgets. So I felt like it would fit my degree of gadget interest.
GOL: Generally, what do you keep tucked away in your roll?
VH: I generally work with one chef's knife at any given time. I really like my Chubo knife. It was a gift in a goodie grab bag from Feast Portland. I like that it's light weight and the blade is very thin. It's easy to sharpen and it holds an edge.
I always have a diamond sharpening steel. There's lots of different types of sharpening steel steels but I like the diamond steels.
I always have a y-shaped vegetable peeler. I cannot bear to use a regular, straight vegetable peeler. For me, I think they're dangerous and they slow me down.
I always have a serrated paring knife which is about five dollars in any kitchen equipment store. And they don't last that long. But I'll use them for about three months and then lose it. Then I'll get a new one.
I do keep some tweezers in there. I like them for plating and placing garnishes.
A wine opener because you never know when you're going to get to a hotel room and there's no wine opener. It doesn't have a lot to do with cooking, but it's my way of safeguarding against not having a wine opener.
My little offset spatula is useful for a lot of things. I use it for turning little johnny cakes, something I do on the road a lot, smearing anything out, and plating stuff. It is just a good guy to have around.
I also always have to have my Le Creuset heat proof spatula. Its particular size is really important in a professional kitchen because we do a lot of things in the blender and there's a lot of stuff that gets trapped in the bottom below the blade. A regular size spatula can't get in there. But this size is good for that and any other thing that you use a spatula for.
My fish spatula is personal, so that goes with me, plus it's a super useful tool.
Wooden spoons are also pretty personal, so I have my own wooden spoon.
Kitchen shears are another one of those personal things in a kitchen that you would never ask someone to borrow.
And a microplane. Always a microplane. Yet again another thing that's not necessarily cool to ask for in somebody else's kitchen partly because they wear out so quickly. So I come prepared with my own.
Ands then spoons — plating spoons and tasting spoons. As a chef, that's something you always want to travel with. For many chef's that's something that's incredibly personal. I definitely have spoons that I like but they're not special, other than the fact that I lift them from Chef and the Farmer's kitchen which gives me kind of an endless supply.
GOL: Has there been anything that've you've included in the past that you've found not to be useful or are there things you wish you had in your kit?
VH: Well, I really like to use a bench scraper as well as a mandolin. And those are also things that you wouldn't ask for in someone else's kitchen. But they don't fit in here.
GOL: Is a roll like this something a home cook should have?
VH: You know I don't think the home cooks necessarily need a knife roll. But I think the contents are important for every kitchen that has someone in it that likes to cook.
GOL: Where do you like to get your kitchen gear?
VH: I don't think that's as important as people finding things they like and that work well for them. Everything that I've mentioned here you could buy from JB Prince. I don't know if it is anymore, but it used to be the place where chefs shopped for all that kind of stuff. I also think Korin is a great resource for knives.


Josh loves to combine humanitarian aid and photography. It's not just about making great photographs, it's about putting the camera down and getting his hands dirty. But once he returns, it's about getting those images out and raising awareness. He has been in war-torn Iraq, earthquake ravaged Haiti, and with the homeless among the streets of Atlanta, guiding viewers into the lives and hearts of the people he photographs, capturing human dignity and showing the "resilience of humanity."


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Q: How to interpret javascript BN object? While I was working on smart contract using truffle, whenever request some number like account balance or address from the truffle console; I receive a BN object which looks like this:
BN {
  negative: 0,
  words: [ 37748736, 3305132, 2220446, <1 empty item> ],
  length: 3,
  red: null
}

This object is part of bn.js library. But I am not able to find any documentation on how to interpret this object.
How do I read this. I want to learn what each field in this object means and be able to manually convert it to a normal number.

A: I am a bit late, but you can convert your function outcome like the following:
outcome = await app.balanceOf(0x....)
outcome.toNumber()

or even better:
(await app.balanceOf(0x....)).toNumber()

A: bn.js has a readme with examples.
You can convert the BN object to JS native Number using the .toNumber() function.

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You can expect full organ, piano, choirs, and congregational music as well as an inspiring and challenging sermon from a pastor. In the mix is always scripture reading, prayer, and announcements for how to get involved in the larger vision of the church.
Traditional worship has been the foundational form of worship at Huntsville First UMC since it was built over 205 years ago. Each first Sunday of the month Communion is celebrated. You will find people of all ages and backgrounds worshiping in this style that has been honed from ancient practices of the Christian community since the 3rd century.
Rev. Dr. Glenn Conner, Sr. Pastor at Huntsville First UMC, is the primary preaching pastor. Rev. Dr. Drew Holland, Rev. Coy Hallmark, Rev. Dr. Bill Crosby and Rev. Dr. Henry Everitt often help in leading worship, and the team of lay liturgists lead in the reading of scripture and offertory prayer each week.


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Q: PSD vs FFT of voltage magnitude squared and oscilloscopes Imagine we have a time-domain signal which is a voltage signal. Now if we sample this at the correct rate, and taking the Fourier transform gives us the magnitudes of various frequency components present in the signal (within the context of sampling rate). Taking the modulus squared of this quantity will give us power/Hz, correct?
On the other hand, taking the Fourier transform of the autocorrelation function (rather than the direct transform as discussed earlier) gives the PSD in power/Hz as well.
So what is the difference between these two? Why/when should I do one over the other? Which method a digital scope use for its FFT function?

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Imagine we have a time-domain signal which is a voltage signal. Now if we sample this at the correct rate, and taking the Fourier transform gives us the magnitudes of various frequency components present in the signal (within the context of sampling rate).

More or less. The Fourrier Transform gives us the amplitude (which is complex) of the frequency components.

Taking the modulus squared of this quantity will give us power/Hz, correct?

More lor less. It gives you power per bin. You have to correct for the bandwidth of the bins to get power/Hz. But you do lose the phase and get to a magnitude.

On the other hand, taking the Fourier transform of the autocorrelation function (rather than the direct transform as discussed earlier) gives the PSD in power/Hz as well.

Yes, given the same caveat about power/Hz.

So what is the difference between these two? Why/when should I do one over the other?

They are slightly different, because they use different portions of the input signal. Let's say we want a 100Hz resolution spectrum, so we transform 10mS of time data. In the direct method, we use 10mS. In the autocorrelation (AC) method, we use 20mS, autocorrelate leaving us only the central 10mS as valid data, then transform that. With a stationary signal, the results are very very similar.

Which method a digital scope use for its FFT function?

Modern scopes tend to use the direct form, though there is much more to taking the spectrum than you think.
The first operation is to select a finite portion from the time record. The DFT (Discrete Fourrier Transform, for which the FFT or Fast Fourrier Transform is an efficient algorithm producing identical results) interprets this as cyclic, so this is where all the spectral leakage damage gets be done.
The next operation is to repair the spectral leakage by using a window function, a Hamming window is a popular one. Different windows have different tradeoffs in terms of suppression of spectral leakage, widening of the bin bandwidth, and amplitude flatness across the width of a bin, but they all look fairly Gaussian to the untrained eye. Choice of an appropriate window is often the secret sauce that gives you a usable or useless spectrum.
Now take the FFT. This is the standard bit. Square to power. Normalise for bandwidth, and for any input reference levels and gain.
If you're transforming a line signal, you're done. If you're transforming noise, then you need to rinse and repeat, with further time records, and average the spectrums, to reduce the variance of the noise.
Often at this point, you'll get the option to run a marker across the spectrum, to read out individual frequencies and magnitudes. The simplest (zero effort) marker will convert the bin centre frequency to Hz, which is why you'll sometimes get binary frequencies like 23.375Hz when you're expecting some other resolution. The amplitude error for frequencies off the bin centre can often be 1dB for typical windows, to 3dB for a rectangular window (rectangular does have its uses, but only if you know exactly what you're doing). A better marker will estimate signal power using the zeroth moment, and signal frequency using the first moment, of the powers of any individual resolved peak across the width of its broadened line, often giving usable resolution to 0.001dB and 1/1000th of a bin width. If your instrument doesn't give you this, you can post process a raw dump of the spectrum with a spreadsheet or program to get it.
The marker function will usually have a selectable normalisation to either total power or per Hz power, and with any luck, referenced to volts or dBm at the front panel.
If you did want to do the spectrum via an AC, you wouldn't do it directly, multiplying the terms in the input, as the effort involved is O(n^2). You'd use a Fourrier Convolution using O(nlog(n)) effort to compute it. So if you're transforming to do the AC, you might as well just transform to get the spectrum. The AC method was quite popular before the FFT algorithm had been discovered, especially if only a few spectral points were required.

A: Think about what the auto correlation is doing, looks a lot like squaring. (A thing times itself). Is the Fourier(X)^2 the same as Fourier(X^2) I'm not sure, but suspect yes.
Scopes are probably displaying 20*log10(FFT) which is the voltage power across a 1 Ohm resistor, or dBv. dBw (1 Ohm) = 10xlog10(V^2/1) = 20Xlog10(V) = dBv