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German court sentences synagogue gunman to life in prison
By Metro US Posted on December 21, 2020
German court ruling in trial for Halle synagogue attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for killing two people in a shooting attack near a synagogue in eastern Germany on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur last year.
The Naumburg Higher Regional Court found the man, referred to by authorities only as Stephan B., guilty of murder, attempted murder and incitement, a court spokesman said.
Stephan B., who live-streamed the shooting in the city of Halle on the internet, had confessed to the crime and to a far-right, anti-Semitic motivation.
Prosecutors said he aimed to kill as many as possible of the more than 50 worshippers inside the synagogue. Only his poor aim and the unreliability of his homemade firearms spared nine other people from being wounded during his half-hour rampage, according to the intended victims.
Life imprisonment in Germany has an indeterminate length and can be changed to parole after 15 years.
But the court's sentence includes a provision for preventive detention, which denies release after the completion of the prison sentence to protect the public from dangerous offenders.
The World Jewish Congress welcomed the ruling.
"I commend the German justice system for imposing the harshest possible sentence on a heartless, vicious anti-Semite who attempted to murder Jews in a synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish year, and took the lives of two innocent people who happened to be in his way," WJC President Ronald Lauder said.
"The speed, follow-through and decisiveness of this trial is a definitive example of how the judicial system must respond to such horrific violence, making crystal-clear there is no place for such hateful, harmful rhetoric or behaviour in society."
Anti-Semitic crimes are particularly sensitive in Germany due to the legacy of the Holocaust.
Their number rose by 13% last year, the interior minister said in May, blaming right-wing radicals.
(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle and Michael Nienaber; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Alex Richardson)
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Crisis PR plans need to be on the money
by Anthony Bullick | Jul 3, 2012 | Crisis PR, Integrated PR and SEO
Image by HowardLake, via Flickr on a Creative Commons licence
As RBS Group counts the cost of its recent calamitous computer systems failure it will not simply be an issue of considering financial losses.
The damage to the group's reputation has taken a massive blow and the issue highlights the importance of organisations and companies considering their crisis communications, shaping how they would deal with a difficult situation.
Whilst most companies will fortunately never have to deal with a crisis of the magnitude experienced here, it nevertheless highlights how crucial it is to have a crisis communications plan.
This has never been as important as in an era when information, no matter how inaccurate, can be 'out there' in the public domain within seconds of an incident occurring.
It will take RBS Group time, careful planning and considerable effort to regain the trust of its existing customers, those that have chosen to stay put rather than jump ship and join a rival bank.
The systems failure impacted on thousands of customers that belong to one of the group's three banks, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, and had a knock-on effect on customers at rival banks relying on payments coming from the beleaguered bank.
The crisis left businesses unable to pay staff and bills left unpaid, whilst customers struggled to complete house purchases.
Online forums and radio news programmes were dominated by disgruntled customers telling their own stories of how they had been affected by the crisis.
NatWest's slogan 'helpful banking' was ridiculed, whilst one contributor to an online forum listed the pledges in the bank's customer charter, stating how each one had failed to live up to his experience at his local branch.
Even staff at the three banks complained of receiving little or no information, saying they were learning about the crisis from the media.
RBS Group has been accused of being slow to react, with chief executive Stephen Hester remaining largely absent during the first few days. Staff appeared poorly briefed whilst media updates were not as regular as promised.
To minimise the damage from a crisis, companies should consider the following factors:
Be prompt –
addressing the public or your audiences as soon as possible is crucial
Maintain honesty
– try to be as open, honest and informative as possible, otherwise rumours will abound and this can cause significantly more damage to an organisation's reputation than the truth
Be concerned
– show the public/your customers that you care about the victims of the crisis, ideally putting forward the company's top person
Provide regular updates –
even if the updates don't say a great deal, they show willing and indicate that you are engaged with the public and the press
Brief staff
– keep staff fully informed and provide them with clear instructions on what to say to concerned customers, even if it is just a form of words that directs people to other sources of help
Consider tweeting –
social networking sites such as Twitter can prove a fast and accessible way to communicate with the media and stakeholders
Hopefully, you will never need to utilise a crisis communications plan but, as they say, prevention is better than the cure. Read about how Outwrite can help you manage your stakeholders during a time of crisis and limit the damage to your company's reputation.

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The Intercomp Company: Where Creativity and Intention Meet
Shreyas Chaturvedi fell in love with computer science at a young age. From the start, he enjoyed its creativity and the problem solving that came with it.
"Everything requires a different toolset. Overtime, you discover the best tools for the best things, and you get a variety of experiences," Chaturvedi said. "What I've learned about myself is that I have the most fun when I'm thrown into an environment where I have no idea what I'm doing and I have to figure it out."
When Chaturvedi started his internship with the Intercomp Company this summer, he found the creative environment he was looking for but got even more out of the experience thanks to the support he received from his teammates.
"Greg is one of the best mentors ever," said Chaturvedi. "He gives me intentionality and does an amazing job by giving me all the details I need."
Greg Thompson is the Software Engineering Manager at Intercomp. Based in Medina, Minnesota, the manufacturing company has become a worldwide leader in the production of weighing systems for the aerospace, auto, industrial, agricultural and military industries. Thompson and his team have hosted interns for years, but it was only recently that they started taking a more intentional approach to mentorship.
"I've learned that planning and prep is important," Thompson said. "Be intentional. It makes it easier for students and gives them an on-ramp."
Part of the team
Under Thompson's guidance, Chaturvedi started his first week by familiarizing himself with the C# coding language. He started by applying it to sample projects, making sure he had the hang of it before moving on to bigger assignments.
After that it was on to the main event, creating a visual interface for the data they had gathered from one of their strip sensors.
"Getting to test the actual hardware using my own app was really cool," said Chaturvedi. "When all the numbers line up, that was my highlight, cause that's when you know it's functioning and it's making sense."
During his time at Intercomp, Chaturvedi's contributions really started to make an impact. Whether conducting research to help inform Thompson's work, or identifying a programming bug that the others on the team hadn't noticed, "The work he's getting done is really helpful," Thompson said proudly.
Value through creativity
Having concluded his internship in September, Chaturvedi was grateful for the "tremendous learning experience," he received at Intercomp. As he looks toward the future after graduation, his career, he says, is open.
"I'm not sure what my career is going to look like, but I know that I want to create. That's the main thing, and do what I can to provide value to the world."
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Tuesday Cuppa Tea...Did'ya Miss me???
This is the first thing I have ever bought from China...but no problems with the transaction on the big E, which I don't do often. Cool!
So on to Tuesday Cuppa Tea...with great joy to be able to participate again!!!! I have read your wonderful posts...but couldn't comment. That was TOUGH!!!!
As many of you may remember, I have a real soft spot for the art deco era hand painted teacups that to me are little works of art, and are underappreciated, so I thought I'd choose one of that genre that was a recent find.
This little beauty was made by Phoenix China...a part of Thos Forester, England, in the 1930s. I love the way the design is TOTALLY hand painted, from the background, which I call chickenwire to the flowers and the further applied red enamel flower accents.
I love the streamlined art deco era handle. Cute, huh? The lime green trim is unusual as well. I just loved it when I found it! Thomas Forester and Phoenix China...which was named for the pottery where it was manufactured...evolved from Charles Meigh in 1835, and passed through several partnerships until finally succumbing to the economic downturn and changing tastes that dramatically reduced manufacturers in the early 1960s. I have always loved the art deco work of the Phoenix works which did such fabulous hand painted works during the 1930s and early 1940s. Alas, all gone....For more info on this teacup at Antiques And Teacups, click on the photos.
And now I turn to the last quarter of the year...to autumn and October...amazing, isn't it?!
To blow the hog, acorn and mast"
And your land it's wealth shall yield"
"Then came October, full of merry glee"
That twinkle into green and gold.
To mingle with the bounding main.
It has been so nice to have tea with you today again. Below of the linky if you would like to link your tea related posts. I would love to hear from you with a comment, and look forward to visiting you, my dear blog friends!


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For contractors who want to ensure they haven't double or triple booked their best subcontractors, try the new "conflicts" reporting in BuildIT.
We also have a preferences area where you can set your defaults, and have the conflicts report tailored to your needs.
Besides "trade conflicts", this also works for customers that have several crews or employees. You can see where the overlaps are, and where the gaps are in the schedule that can be filled. In doing so, you can optimize your staff, and increase your billable hours per month. Graphically, you can see on the BuildIT Gantt chart across several jobs where you have gaps, and where tasks overlap.
Make your edits, then re-run the "conflicts report" to ensure you have a schedule that is buttoned up. You'll be better scheduled, and your trades will thank you.


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Smart Management
Obstinate Outliers, GPS Trackers and Insufficient Audits
Plus: Recommended reading, short-term thinking and more management news
By Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene | Columnists
Government management experts. Their website is greenebarrett.com.
The amount of personal income taxes collected in the country from April to June of 2010 went up 1.6 percent over the previous year, according to the Rockefeller Institute. Pretty good, no? But if you take California out of the equation, and only look at the other 49 states, there was actually a 0.3 percent decline nationally. The reason: California was working off an incredibly low base.
This has made us start questioning much of the national data that we see about states and cities. How many are thrown off by one or two extreme outliers? We'll bet there are lots of examples, and we're hoping that B&G readers like you might be able to help us to gather some. Are there any ways in which your state or city throws off aggregated data? Are you aware of any others, aside from California, that do? We await your e-mails.
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Is it reasonable to use GPS systems in public sector employees' vehicles to check up on their whereabouts, or is that kind of activity inclined to create a whole cadre of frustrated public servants who don't feel trusted? We asked that question a few weeks ago, and have been getting interesting answers. We'll publish a short summary of the thoughts readers shared with us in a couple of weeks. But just to whet your appetite, here's one comment we received from a major in a midsized sheriff's office (about 600 employees):
"The simple fact of the matter is I am too busy worrying about my own assigned issues and problems to spend time checking to see if someone goes to lunch off their beat. Would I use GPS to check to see if someone was speeding recklessly after an accident? Yes. I might use it for a professional standards investigation of someone supposedly working an outside job while on county time. But if the employee is out there every day trying to do what is right, again I do not have the time or the inclination to bother with this kind of crap. Most supervisors are that way. They are too busy with their own problems to start a bunch of mess. Are there supervisors at my agency who would? Yes. But they get pegged fairly quickly by management and there is a tendency to move them to rubber gun jobs."
Lots of people and organizations rely on audits to stay abreast of fiscal problems in cities and states, and to get a sense of confidence that government entities' reporting of important financial information is on the level — no matter whether it's positive or negative.
That's why an excellent November Los Angeles Times piece made us feel a bit discombobulated. According to the newspaper's close look at state and local records, a number of public agency audits in California are insufficient: "Many cities that have been troubled by public corruption or mismanagement during the last decade — including San Diego, Compton and South Gate — got clean audits, even in cases in which public officials were later sent to prison."
What's more, according to the article, "Firms that deliver negative audits risk being replaced. Cities pay the auditors, and some officials have responded to negative findings by hiring new auditors. In at least one case, the new auditors gave Victorville a clean rating after the previous auditor found a raft of problems."
Don't misunderstand. We know there are lots of problems that are beyond the scope of an auditor's work. And we also continue to have faith in the strong work of the majority of the nation's governmental auditors. But this L.A. Times piece does give us pause.
Manager's Reading List. The recommendation this month is from Richard Tracy, senior fellow at Portland State University's Hatfield School of Government. He suggests Eric Pooley's book, The Climate Wars: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth. Says Tracy: "It is about the best book I have read about how American politics currently works. While it provides a very clear explanation of the climate warming issue, it is more valuable as an insider account on how important issues are promoted, discussed, legislated, criticized, and messaged by powerful special interests on both sides of an issue. I was a little depressed by the final outcome of the current battle but learned a great deal about how our country makes/doesn't make policy decisions."
Short-term thinking in a long-term world. We don't feel good about criticizing states like California or Illinois for virtually any measure they take to pay their bills in this time of unimaginable shortfalls. Still, we can't help but worry as we see repeated instances in which the approach used virtually guarantees tough times in the future. Take, for example, the sale of 11 state properties by California, a proposition that has been the subject of ongoing debate in the California courts.
The deal could bring in about $1.3 billion — not an insignificant sum of money, even for California. But the states nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office has called it "poor fiscal policy." Turns out that, according to the LAO, when the state sells the buildings and leases them back, it will wind up paying over 10 percent interest on the cash. We kind of wish we had $1.3 billion in our bank account. We'd be happy to make the same deal with the state at a mere 9 percent return.
We've fretted in the B&G Report about the potential ramifications of a world in which new technologies allow workers — including state and local government employees — to work around the clock. So here comes the latest alarming news on that front: According to a survey done by Xobni and Harris Interactive before the Thanksgiving holidays, nearly six out of 10 working adults in the U.S. planned on reviewing their work e-mail over Thanksgiving — and through Christmas and New Year's. We have to acknowledge that, although we think this is the road to burnout for many, there may be a silver lining. According to the survey, about one out of six in the survey indicated that they appreciated the distraction of work during these joyous days with extended family.
An incisive quote from a new governor: "Cutting is popular in the abstract. Cutting services is unpopular." — Governor-elect Dan Malloy of Connecticut
And another quote we really liked: "Most people love the idea of benchmarking so long as it isn't about them." — Doug MacDonald, former director of transportation for the Washington State Department of Transportation
Is the glass 71 percent full or 29 percent empty? According to a mid-December survey released by New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, some 71 percent of subway passengers said they were satisfied or very satisfied with service in the subways and buses. At the same time, 62 percent of bus riders were similarly pleased. The Daily News saw this a good thing, featuring a headline that read: "Surprise: MTA survey of straphangers says most are happy with service." But we can't help but sympathize with the point of view expressed by a new MTA board member, who fretted about riders who weren't satisfied.
This same issue comes up all the time in citizen satisfaction surveys. The results can be interpreted in all sorts of ways. Politicians' approval ratings have always bothered us a bit for this reason. A 70 percent approval rating for any elected official is considered pretty darn good. But shouldn't it bother people if almost a third of the population doesn't approve of the mayor, governor or whomever?
You might have thought the bacteria that can cause food-borne illnesses had suddenly turned around and retreated. After all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in mid-December that its new calculations about food-borne illnesses had cut their number by a huge portion. The 1999 information that public health officials have been using put the number of cases at 76 million, with 5,000 deaths. The new info calculates the number of cases at 48 million, with only 3,000 deaths.
Sadly, there hasn't really been any dramatic progress in attacking food-borne disease. No, the CDC has just modified its method for calculating the numbers, and believes the new ones are more accurate. Nothing wrong with that. But the change does give us pause. We keep insisting that governments base their important decisions on good data. But if as reputable a source as the CDC can be off by so much — on such a significant issue — who's to know when data is good?
Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene | Columnists | greenebarrett@gmail.com | @GreeneBarrett
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one of which the ordinary man would be proud to regard as his.' And the Rev. W. P. Chalfant writes: "Dr. Mateer was a inan' of unusual versatility. He was versed in applied mathematics and mechanics, and was a practical electrician. He was one of the best speakers of the mandarin dialect in North China, was a powerful preacher, especially in Chinese, and the chairman and organizer of the Mandarin Comınittee of the New Testament revision. He rightly regarded his work on Bible translation as the crowning work of his life."' And he adds: "His life has been an inspiration to those who have come into contact with him, and his death ineans unspeakable loss to the cause of Christ in China. In his unsparing devotion to that cause, Dr. Mateer illustrated the pregnant words from which lie used to preach in Chinese one of his most impressive sermons : • He saved others, Himself He could not save!.!
SOME OF DR. MATEER'S CHARACTERISTICS.
First, his personality. In the Conference of 1890 Dr. Wright, secretary of the Britisli and Foreign Bible Society, was with us.
He remarked that of all the men present at that Conference there were two men whose personality impressed hiin One of these was Dr. Mateer. He bore himself like a sort of prince among men, "facile princeps''.
" facile princeps''. He was born to lead, not to follow. Having worked out his own conclusions, he was so sure of them that he expected, almost demanded, their acceptance by others. And yet lie was not arrogant, and he was truly humble. Moreover he could ask forgiveness for words that he felt had been too lasty or too harsh, feeling much broken by giving pain to a friend. And in this he showed his greatness. And lie could also forgive and forget. But he was still a leader by the very force of his personality.
He had the quality of perseverance to a high degree. Having undertaken a work, he lield to it with unwavering and unconquerable persistence to the end, and that, not only because he gripped the work, but also because the work gripped him. Had his life been spared, he would have worked steadily on through the Old Testament till the last verse of Malachi was finished and the whole work carefully reviewed. Of Dr. Mateer's habit of working till the end was reaclied, Dr. Hamilton writes: "Not many months ago, at a meeting of the Shantung Board of Directors, we had a considerable amount of
unfinished business, and tlie week was lastening to its close. No one had more work awaiting him at home than the Doctor. Yet when the question of the time of our dispersion was raised, he said : 'I have always made it a rule, when I attend meetings of this kind, to finish up the business in hand, no matter how long it takes'." United to this quality of perseverance was a kindred quality of thoroughness, a quality that appeared in every work he attempted.
Dr. Mateer possessed a rugged strength of character. He was almost Spartan in his ability to endure liardships and in his careless scorn for the amenities and "elegant superfluities of modern life. Yet "beneath a rugged and somewhat austere exterior", he liad a heart of remarkable tenderness.
He was a block of granite, with the heart of a woman. I do not remember to have heard him preach, in Engiish or Chinese, when his voice did not somewhere tremble and break, requiring a few inoments for the strong man to conquer his emotion and proceed. His tenderness was very often shown in quiet ways to the poor and the unfortunate, and lie often wept when some narrative full of patlios and tears was read. The second winter after the Boxer year the college students learned to sing the simple but beautiful hymn he had just translated, "Some one will enter the Pearly Gate". One morning we sang the hymn at prayers. Just as we were ending, I looked round to see if he were pleased with their singing. The tears were streaming down his face.
This sympathetic tenderness was as much a part of his nature, as was liis rugged strength. Just so is it the flowers grow and blossom only a little way above the rocks. He dearly loved little children, and easily won their affection. Wee babies would stretch out their tiny arins to him, and fearlessly pull his beard, to his great delight.
His students both feared him and loved him, and they loved hiin more than they feared him, for, while he was the terror of wrong doers and idlers, strict in discipline, demanding faithful study and honest lives, he was yet their Great Heart, ready to forgive and quick to help. How often have we seen Dr. Mateer's students in his study, pouring out their hearts to bim and receiving loving counsel and a father's blessing. He loved his students, and followed them constantly as they went out into their life-work.
It lias been said of Dr. Mateer that "lie never feared the face of man, but lie feared God". The word chosen to traus
late pious fear in the Mandarin Bible did not at all satisfy him. He once said to me impressively : "Men need to know the
" fear of God." And he spent much time in searching for a word which might pass the cominittee, containing the single thought of fear. How reverent and humble he was when he came before God, praying like one of the old prophets, and always uniting praise and adoration with humble confession. He seldom asked a blessing upon a meal which did not close with the words, "and forgive us our sins". I can but think that when the chariot of fire bore him upward with wliat adoring reverence he presented himself before the Great King and cried, as he did a little before his end came, "Holy, holy, holy, true and mighty".
My own acquaintance with Dr. Mateer began some thirtyfive years ago, but our more intimate friendship commenced froin the Conference of 1890. Since that time we have been closely related in Bible revision, being now for some time the only remaining members in the committee from the original number. Much of the time we have been together in the long daily sessions of the committee, as well as in tlie long evening walks, when we talked on anything between the zenith and the nadir, for then his thoughts were "ready to fly East as West, whichever way besought them". If he were not widely read, he had thought widely and deeply, being at once conservative, progressive, and original. He liad strong opinions, and was at times severe and stern in inaintaining them. But he loved those of a contrary opinion with a true and deep affection. From first to last he was a royal friend. Dr. Mateer thought naturally in terms of logic and mathematics, but not without a side in his nature for poetry and sentiment.
Dr. Mateer's character, especially during the later years, was constantly mellowing, and the past summer, which our two families spent together in our "own hired liouse" at Chefoo, must ever be remembered as one of the happiest periods of our lives, without a break or jar to mar its enjoyment. Was it a sort of unconscious preparation for the sweeter joys and more perfect fellowship in the dear upper Home ?
THE END.—Dr. Mateer worked on with his usual untiring faithfulness during the last summer, though not quite well at times. How he lived in the Psalıns, upon which he bestowed loving labor. And sometimes he would glance out from his little study to the room which held all too closely his beloved wife (who has followed the Bible revision with an interest scarcely less intense than his own) and consult with her on some difficult phrase, or tell lier of some beautiful figure lie liad succeeded in translating.
In the early morning liour we took a dip in the sea—he was a good swimmer-and, after he had "talked with Him", at six o'clock he was ready for his teacher. In the evening his walks were less regular and shorter than in other years.
At length, just before the end of the session, his disease (dysenteric diarrhea) gained such a hold upon him that he was obliged to take to his bed. To the question whether he were able to endure the journey to Tsingtao be replied : "I must. I sliall die if I remain here." The voyage was quiet, but it was a twenty-four hours of great suffering, one of those endless days that sometimes come. Blessed friends met us at the landing, and he was carried to the Faber Memorial Hospital in a carriage, supported by loving arms. Dr. Wusclı, a skilled physician, exhausted his efforts to save him, but in five days the end came (September 28). These last days were soothed by the presence of his wise, liis niece Mrs. Wells, his brother Robert, and an old and trusted colleague, Dr. Hayes.
Some time before the end came he said to his brother Robert: "I am resting in the Lord," and not long after he fell asleep, like a weary child in its motlier's arms.
An impressive memorial service was held in Tsingtao, conducted by the pastor of the Presbyterian Church, after which the body was taken to Chefoo, accompanied by Dr. Mateer's brother and Mr.'Mason Wells, of Tsingtao. Meanwhile Mrs. Julia Mateer's coffin had been brought from Tengchow, where it had lain for ten years, to be reinterred in a lovely spot which had been chosen on the Western Hill, where so many dear ones lie.
Many of Dr. Mateer's foriner students, who had gathered in Chefoo, met the steamer on its arrival and took charge of the body at the anchorage, insisting on paying all expenses for landing. They bore the body of their teacher with affectionate reverence, first to the Y. M. C. A. building, and thence, the following day, to the Nevius Chapel near the cemetery. There loving words were spoken by two Chinese pastors, and afterward, at the cemetery, by Dr. Elterich and Mr. Irwin. The grave then received its new gift, and above it a wealth of flowers smiled, as though it were a bridal day. And so it was, for the Lord lad taken to His Home him whom He loved so well.
Ju Memoriam.
Mrs. Frank P. Joseland.
BY REV. J. SADLER.
UR beloved friend and
fellow-worker, Mrs.
Frank P. Joseland, has been translated to the higher service. We are bowed in spirit for the stricken husband and children, as ell as for ourselves, our schools, the Chinese Christians and for all who knew her kindness and care.
The loss is deeply felt both in Amoy and Chiang-chiu and in the districts inland. Mrs. Joseland has been connected with the L. M. S. for twenty years. She has proved a valued teacher, wife, mother, and friend. Her
experience of human life was considerable, and she knew how to say the "word in season to those who were in trouble.
Coming from a well-known ministerial family in England (her father being a Congregational minister for long years, still hale and hearty at seventy-eight years of age), and having received a valuable training in the Milton Congregational College for Girls at Gravesend, she was eminently fitted to do good service in teaching. She improved her powers and endeared herself to the schools of boys, girls, and women, where she regularly taught. Her efforts were carried on even in spite of physical suffering and with much self-denial.
She was born forty-five years ago at Barnard Castle in Dur. ham, when her father was minister there, and lived at Haverill, Honiton, and Devizes, at which places her father had pastoral charge. She was married to Mr. Joseland in the Union Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. G. H. Bondfield, in November, 1888, and so has had just twenty years of married life and mutual service with her husband, with two furloughs in the home land.
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It can be difficult to deal with the death of a loved one, especially when it is caused by the negligence of someone else. In addition to facing immense emotional pain, there are various other difficulties such as emotional stress, pain, financial hardship, and other legal concerns. However, filing a wrongful death claim against the party at fault could bring some relief to the family members of the deceased person.
Wrongful death occurs when a person dies due to someone else's negligence or wrongful act. The family of the deceased person is able to file a wrongful death claim against the person at fault and get fair reimbursement for the medical, financial, and emotional losses resulting from their loved one's death.
The family members, spouse, or dependent child of the deceased must file a lawsuit to receive compensation for their economic and non-economic losses. Therefore, contacting a knowledgeable personal Injury Lawyer may prove to be of great help for the victim's family.
A lawyer can inform you of the legal perspective of your case, answer all your questions about the complete legal process, and help you seek a financial award.
Wrongful Death Statute prevailing in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's state statutes involving wrongful death, including the statute pertaining to death actions found at 42 PA Cons Stat § 8301, provide answers to the following:
Who is eligible to file a wrongful death claim
Statute of limitations for a wrongful death claim
How much financial award will be given
To recover damages in a wrongful death action, the claimants must be able to prove that the death was caused by the wrongful act, neglect, unlawful violence, or negligence of the defendant(s), and the deceased must not have already recovered damages for the same injuries during their lifetime. The time limit to bring a claim, as well as the possible financial award, are defined elsewhere in the state's Consolidated Statutes. To know more about the laws prevailing in Philadelphia, seek guidance from a renowned Wrongful Death Lawyer.
Eligibility for the recovery of the damages in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In Philadelphia, a person is eligible to recover damages in a wrongful death lawsuit if they are a surviving child, spouse, or parent of the deceased person.
In case there are no qualifying beneficiaries, a person who is named the personal representative of the estate may bring a wrongful death action for reasonable expenses resulting from the injuries causing death. The personal representative may be a relative of the deceased of a more remote degree than a child, spouse, or parent.
Statute of Limitations in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims is two years from the date when the victim died, as mentioned in 42 PA Cons Stat § 5524 (2014).
Only under some exceptions will the court agree to hear anyone's case beyond two years. Hence, an individual must always make a point to consult an experienced lawyer who has expertise in handling such types of cases.
Types of Damages that you can recover
If a person has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, then he or she is liable to be reimbursed for the following expenses:
Hospital expenses
Funeral and burial expenses
Lost income that deceased person used to earn before the accident
Expenses related to estate administration
Loss of guidance, comfort, and companionship
In Philadelphia, a decedent's family is allowed to recover for non-economic damages as well, such as emotional loss, pain, suffering, and psychological losses.
Showing evidence in a wrongful death lawsuit
Similar to personal injury lawsuits, in a wrongful death lawsuit a claimant has to show proof of the defendant's carelessness. The total amount ordered by the court will be awarded to the plaintiffs for all the damages. This depends on several different factors such as future earnings of the deceased person, expected lifespan, and various other expenses. Therefore, it is important to gather and preserve all the evidence to get the appropriate compensation.
When you file a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia, you need to show all the evidence that would have been required of the deceased person to prove a valid claim. For example, if a person died due to chemical exposure on a construction site, then the personal representative has to prove that the property owner or the construction site owner was negligent in failing to keep the property safe and secure.
However, these claims can be quite difficult to prove. This is why consulting a Philadelphia lawyer can prove to be valuable in establishing your claim. If you are the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a person who has died as the result of someone else's negligence, an experienced wrongful death attorney will help you to gather the evidence and prove the case.
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http://www.afolksongaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/10-07-12-Mercedes-Benz.mp3
This is another from Jon's Forest School Camps and he offers, "We sing this on FSC although I'm not quite sure why, but it always seems to stick in my memory. I don't really sing anything else like this that I can think of." I'm expecting a few ripples and lively discussion here, but this version with Jon and Concertina contrasts nicely with Janis Joplin's A Capella original. It was the very last thing she recorded before her untimely death at the age of 27. The song was an obvious commentary on materialism and was written with poet Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth. Ironically Joplin owned a psychedelically painted Porsche at the time she wrote and recorded this. You can wiki it all here should you so desire. Interestingly, although I wasn't really expecting to find anything, there's quite a lot on Mudcat, such as this thread, which even suggests an extra verse.
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69 Responses to "Mercedes Benz"
Isn't this exactly how folk songs come about? People write about their wants and their losses and their loves and their woes, they adapt tunes to fit their needs and alter the words of songs to make them more relevant to their lives. More power to you guys, and I hope you get your new bathroom soon, Steve! 😉
Isn't this exactly how folk songs come about?
I don't know – it depends what you mean by "folk songs" (Lord Bateman? The Grand Conversation On Napoleon? Boots of Spanish Leather?)
I'm not going to say that only traditional songs are folk. What I will say is that at least when someone talks about traditional songs everyone knows roughly what they mean. When it comes to folk songs, lots of people seem really keen to fit anything and everything under that label, and I honestly don't understand why. If "folk" did just mean "not sung by a horse", then the word would be redundant – all songs would be folk songs, by definition.
mr_ffloyd says:
it was very interesting to read.
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
And you et an account on Twitter?
A Folk Song A Day « That Vital Spark says:
[…] you are a bit wary of 'folk' music you might like to start with Mercedes Benz, but do check out some of the others, traditional music like this is full of tales of war and lust […]
Alice Dixon says:
I'm just sorry I missed this as was when my computer was broken cos I love it. Blue skies.
nev perry says:
Reading the comments on this one, this song certainly did stir up some controversy! Did not Dolly Parton bring out a version of this song in the c&w vernacular? Like all genres there are always some crossover elements in them. Whether this song will be accepted into the fold by die hard folkies only time will tell.
This time around I'm making no comment……except to say I'm making no comment.
Aw heck………..all I mean't the last ime was……I loved the project but this one was not for me……..blimey…………talk about "light blue touch paper and retire to safe distance"…………but we all know each other now and have enjoyed the whole project together…….and Jon and Simon have catered for all tastes…Q.E.D.
I think this is a great version of M-B, thanks Jon. One of the things that I like best about AFSAD is the variety of songs. Some songs I haven't heard for years and had forgotten that I knew them, other new songs and others a different take on something familiar. I love some of the postings from them all – and others leave me cold, but hey, that gives us all something to talk about.
I discovered this site after reading the Observer article last year, so a relative newcomer and enjoying the chance of catching up.
As to whether or not something is folk music … I never really wanted to study philosophy!
Johnnyev says:
I remember you well at the Chelsea Hotel………..
Having lasted the course, and come back for a return trip, I think that this is a classic example of those songs that will encourage others to stand up and sing a song in public, if that leads them into a study of traditional music or to continue to sing out loud then both are, to my mind, valid expressions of traditional music.
Always loved this one. Jon does an excellent job but also like Janis Joplin's version but she did have an unusual voice.
Old Muzza(N.W.Surrey) says:
I'm doing it again…jumping ahead…………just looked back to the earliest comments from 2010…when we didn't know each other and BOY…did this song set the hares running.
I think the following comment from Grandad7 put it all into context:-
Grandad7 says:
This from Peter Warlock a composer who lived in Enysford a village quite near where I live in Kent (1926)
". . . music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history. . . . All old music was modern once, and much more of the music of yesterday already sounds more old-fashioned than works which were written three centuries ago. All good music, whatever its date, is ageless — as alive and significant today as it was when it was written . . ."
Oh Jane…….ref your request in 2010……
did the Lord buy you that new bathroom suite and safe toilet seat?……….
we should be told!
I've heard a LOT of covers of this in my time. This one – wow. Perfect.
I suspect that, as time passes and technology progresses in leaps and bounds, the things one would wish for would change dramatically………….all we really need is Health happiness food ,drink, shelter.
Xe oto Chevrolet says:
khuyen mai xe oto Chevrolet 2017 moi tai dai ly xe Chevrolet Newway
Chevrolet Colorado says:
khuyen mai xe oto Mercedes 2017 moi tai dai ly xe Mercedes Haxaco
old Muzza (NW Surrey) says:
for the curious:-
Google translation of the last three comments says:-Chevvy and Mercedes are compatible!


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A good neighbor can improve your experience living in a community and can be a trusted resource to help protect your home. Not only can they become friends, but a good neighbor can also help provide extra security by watching your house when you go out of town. They can pick up your newspaper and mail for you, as well as report any suspicious activity. But that doesn't give them a license to snoop at your home.
Here are some tips on how to keep your nosey neighbor from getting a little too invasive.
A sturdy, tall fence or a line of trees can go a long way in helping keep busybodies out of your hair. Your HOA may have rules in place that dictate if and where you can place a fence on your property. It's also important to check with local authorizes to ensure that you don't breach any height restrictions. Otherwise, a nice line of pine trees or bushes will help to block unwanted voyeurs. Make sure these stay trimmed and maintained so they don't become a good hiding place for potential burglars.
A variety of curtains and blinds are on the market that can give you the privacy you crave. For starters, you can try honeycomb blinds that open from the top, rather than the bottom. They let the same amount of light in, but the bottom half prevents people from looking into your house. There are also privacy and lined curtains you can hang over your windows for protection.
The new wave of smart technology extends to window treatments. If privacy from your neighbors is what you're looking for, consider installing an electronic privacy film and smart window. Simply flipping a switch can turn your windows tinted while still letting in ample light. There are also basic films that are easy to install and don't require any electronic devices to operate. If you're comfortable manually inserting and removing them, you can still have the light from the window while blocking out unwanted eyes.
Not only are security cameras great for helping to deter burglars, but they can aid in keeping your neighbor from invading your space as well; no one likes to be caught on film sneaking around where they shouldn't be. Try placing cameras around the perimeter of your house in noticeable positions to not only help keep your neighbors from spying, but also help keep burglars at bay. SafeWise can help you find a security system with cameras that meets your needs.
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These simple, non-confrontational approaches can help let your neighbors know that, while you're happy to have them around, you also want your privacy.


The Creative Liberation Lab Notes - Brand protip: Be pithy!
Of, like, or abounding in pith.
Hello from the Creative Liberation Lab! This is Willow, and I have not written here much lately. As it happens, I have a really bad case of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and the weather really affects my mental health and productivity. This spring has not been very helpful here in Northwest Oregon.
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the importance of client education.
It is just like if you are a doctor and if your patients don't know what you know, so even though you make your best efforts at keeping your patients get well soon, as long as the patients are not sufficiently educated to understand what you're saying, then most likely they will undermine all your hard work and professional advice.
Because of the repeated problems and frustrations I have encountered over the last year, I am expanding some of the Creative Liberation Lab's educational programs for the DIYers to client education -- both prospective and current ones -- so they actually understand what I am doing and why I am dead serious about what I do.
First of this brand protip series will focus on "pithiness."
A lot of small business owners I have met over the last decade or so have lots of dreams. They want to expand, obviously, and they desire that their brand can somehow encapsulate what they do and what they want to do in the future.
Sadly, almost every one of them makes one of the most elementary mistakes when it comes to branding: Too many words!
What's wrong with any of these?
Most consumers and members of the public (including, more often than not, media professionals) cannot intellectually handle more than three words.
Looking at the above examples, sooner or later everyone will start calling them "Elaine's" (or Elaine's Restaurant or Elaine's Country Kitchen); "A & C's"; "Jamestown Inn"; "Annie's Market"; and "(The) Frog Pond." This phenomenon will be inevitable and you as a business owner simply has no way of stopping it.
Every time you allow your customers, your employees, or even yourself to deviate from your brand in its exact and accurate form, you allow your brand to be diluted. Brand dilution also leads you to a legal disadvantage when there is a trademark dispute.
So, keep your brand under two or three words!
This is so important I cannot overemphasize it.
The only exceptions to the 3-words-maximum rule are: propositions (to, for, of, with, from...), articles (a, an, or the), and the name of a place (e.g., Oregon, Seattle, San Francisco). These generally won't count toward the 2-3-word limit.
And if you're thinking about having a tagline or a slogan for your brand, keep it under six words. Anything longer than six words won't be memorable and therefore loses impact. A tagline or a slogan is not a "boilerplate" or "elevator speech." It is not a place to describe your business.
Use puns, rhymes, play-on-words, or alliterations if you can to make your slogan easy to say and easy to remember. Having a right poetic rhythm helps. Another good way to write your slogan is to pack it with active verbs (active verbs are something like "go, come, run, get"... and not something like "become" and "is").
When it comes to branding, sweet and short is the way to go!


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Apple iPhone 13 All specs
Full specifications phone: Apple iPhone 13 specs, detailed technical information, features, price and review. All about this phone.
9/15/2021 2:46 AM , updated: 11/23/2021 9:03 AM
The Apple iPhone 13 (128GB) is a good iOS phone with 3.23GHz Hexa-Core processor that allows run games and heavy applications.
With one SIM card slot, the Apple iPhone 13 (128GB) allows download up to 5000 Mbps for internet browsing, but it also depends on the carrier.
Great connectivity of this device includes Bluetooth 5.0 + A2DP/LE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax wifi6 (2.4Ghz, 5Ghz) + MIMO and NFC to make mobile payments or connection to other devices.
Including the battery, the Apple iPhone 13 (128GB) phone has 174 grams and it's a very thin device, only 7.65mm.
📱 Model features
Model iPhone 13 (128GB)iPhone 13 (256GB)iPhone 13 (512GB)
Other model names iPhone 13 (A2631, A2633, A2634, A2635, A2482)
Country or region available
(Global, International)
Release date 9/24/2021, Announced: 9/14/2021
Depth 7.65 millimeters (0.3 inches)
Size (width x height) 71.5 x 146.7 millimeters (2.81 x 5.78 in)
Weight 174 grams (6.09 ounces)
Build, materials Aluminum frame, glass front/back
Protection against water and others IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant
🤖 Operating System
System version iOS 15
Firmware update feature not registered
User Interface feature not registered
⚙ Processor
Chipset 64bit - Apple A15 Bionic (5nm)
CPU Hexa-Core, 2 processors:
3.23GHz Dual-Core Avalanche
1.9GHz Quad-Core Blizzard
GPU graphical controller Apple GPU (4-Core)
Performance (benchmark) AnTuTu: 775519 (v9)
💽 Memory and storage
RAM memory 6GB LPDDR4X
Internal storage 128GB (109GB available)
NVMe (SSD)
External storage Not supported
📲 Display
Display type Super Retina XDR OLED
Screen size 6.1" inches
Screen-to-body ratio ~87.1% (screen-to-body ratio)
Display resolution 1170x2532 pixels (19.5:9)
Touchscreen Capacitive Multitouch 10-points
Pixel density (dot pitch) 457 PPI
Colors 1 billion
Scratch-resistant glass Ceramic Shield
Display features 60Hz, 800nits[typ], 1200nits[peak]
Dolby Vision/HDR10
Wide color gamut
True-tone
📶 Mobile networks
Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card
SIM card 1 slot (Single-SIM)
nano-SIM (4FF) + e-SIM
Maximum download/upload 5000/1024 Mbps
Network technology 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Frequency, bands Expand band detailsCollapse details
GSM MHz band Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 2G network CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Primary 3G network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Primary 4G network LTE Cat20
A2633 (Global), A2634 (China, Hong Kong), A2635 (Russia) versions:
LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)
A2631 (Canada, Japan), A2482 (USA) versions:
LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
Primary 5G network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A2633 (Global), A2631 (Canada, Japan) versions:
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Secondary 2G network Not supported
Secondary data network Not supported
📷 Camera
Back camera (main camera) (dual camera)
12MP ultrawidef/2.4120°13mm1/3.6"PDAF
Main camera resolution 4000x3000 pixels
Video recording (primary) 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps
Flash Dual-LED flash
Focal aperture f/1.6 (aperture)
Focal length 26mm lens
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Pixel size 1.7µm pixel
Autofocus PDAF: phase detection autofocus
Touch focus Supported
Image stabilization OIS: Optical stabilization
Zoom Only digital zoom
Face/smile detection Face detection, Smile detection
BSI sensor Supported
HDR HDR photo/video on both cameras
Camera extras 1080p@240fps
📸 Front camera
Front camera (secondary) (dual front camera)
0.3MP SL 3D
Front camera resolution 4000x3000 pixels
Video recording (secondary) 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Front flash Not supported
Sensor size 1/3.6" inches
Pixel size feature not registered
🔉 Sound and multimedia
Loudspeaker Stereo sound
Active noise cancellation 2 microphones or more
Radio Not supported
TV Not supported
Video formats MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV
Audio formats MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC
🔌 Connectivity
USB USB 2.0 proprietary connector
Audio output proprietary audio output
TV output Proprietary TV-out
Bluetooth 5.0 + A2DP/LE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax wifi6 (2.4Ghz, 5Ghz) + MIMO
DLNA Not supported
GPS A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Supported
Infrared port Not supported
🧭 Sensors
Vibrating alert Supported
🔋 Battery
Battery type Li-Ion: Lithium-Ion (Non removable)
Charger, watts 20W Fast battery charging
15W Qi wireless charging
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Standby feature not registered
➕ Other features
Call control Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands
Messaging SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail
Hands-free calling Supported
Video calling Supported
Ringtones Polyphonic and customized
Web browser HTML, XHTML, HTML5
Antenna Internal antenna
Qwerty physical keyboard Not supported
Miscellaneous - Colors: Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
- Oleophobic coating screen
- Face ID
- MagSafe
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Apple iPhone 13 versions (variations) with different specifications
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Comparisons Apple iPhone 13
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Nineteenth-century cows muddied Southern California continental shelf
When offshore ecosystems deteriorate, scientists often look at changing ocean conditions, urban runoff or fishing as potential explanations. Cows usually don't come to mind. But new research investigating the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles suggests that 19th-century cattle, despite their terrestrial lifestyle, left a lasting impact on the underwater habitat there.
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Donald K. "Don" Most (* 8. August 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Leben
Most besuchte die Lehigh University, ging jedoch vorzeitig ab, um eine Schauspielkarriere anzustreben. 1973 hatte er sein Fernsehdebüt in einer Episode der Serie Notruf California. Im Jahr darauf erhielt er die Rolle des Ralph Malph in der Sitcom Happy Days, die er bis 1983 in 167 Folgen darstellte und durch welche er beim US-amerikanischen Publikum bekannt wurde. Nach dem Ende der Serie sprach er zwischen 1983 und 1985 Eric the Cavalier in der Zeichentrickserie Dungeons & Dragons sowie von 1986 bis 1989 Stiles in der Zeichentrickserie Teenwolf & Co. Er hatte zudem Gastrollen in verschiedenen Fernsehserien wie CHiPs, Love Boat, Baywatch – Die Rettungsschwimmer von Malibu und Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager und spielte 1999 eine Nebenrolle in Ron Howards Filmkomödie EDtv.

Most ist seit 1982 mit der Schauspielerin Morgan Hart verheiratet, die er bei Dreharbeiten zu Happy Days kennengelernt hatte. Aus der Ehe gingen zwei Kinder hervor.

Filmografie (Auswahl)

Als Schauspieler
 1973: Notruf California (Emergency!)
 1974–1983: Happy Days
 1975: Bad Blues Girls (Crazy Mama)
 1976: Petrocelli
 1979: Love Boat
 1980: Starmakers (Leo and Loree)
 1981: Fantasy Island
 1982: CHiPs
 1986: Mord ist ihr Hobby (Murder, She Wrote)
 1986: Die Stewardessen Academy (Stewardess School)
 1993: Baywatch – Die Rettungsschwimmer von Malibu (Baywatch)
 1996: Sliders – Das Tor in eine fremde Dimension (Sliders)
 1997: Dark Skies – Tödliche Bedrohung (Dark Skies)
 1998: Diagnose: Mord (Diagnosis Murder)
 1999: EDtv
 2001: Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager (Star Trek: Voyager)
 2003: Sabrina – Total Verhext! (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
 2008: Der große Buck Howard (The Great Buck Howard)
 2009: The Yankles

Regie
 1999: The Last Best Sunday
 2007: Moola
 2011: Sarah & Harley – Eine Freundschaft für immer (Harley's Hill)

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Charlie Kirk wife Erika Frantzve's Age, Bio, Nationality, Religion, Parents, Kids, Instagram, Love Story and net worth
by Adity Singh
Charlie Kirk was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, US on October 14, 1993. He is an American conservative activist and host of a radio talk program. He co-founded Turning Point USA with Bill Montgomery in 2012 and served as its executive director ever since. In addition to being a member of the Council for National Policy, he holds the positions of president of Turning Point Endowment and CEO of Turning Point Action, Students for Trump, and Turning Point Faith. He is a three-book author. Read the full article to know all about Charlie Kirk wife – Erika Frantzve's Age, Bio, Nationality, Religion, Parents, Kids, Instagram, Love Story and net worth.
Who is Charlie Kirk wife, Erika Frantzve?
Erika Frantzve is the wife of Charlie Kirk and born on November 20, 1988. In 2012, She graduated with a political science degree from Arizona State University, then enrolled at Liberty University to get her master's degree. She is a successful entrepreneur from the United States who also happens to be a believer, podcaster, political activist, and former beauty queen. Later, she sprang to fame after it was revealed that she is dating conservative activist and young American, Charlie Kirk. She is a multifaceted individual who is now active in many enterprises.
Since 2018, Erika has worked as a real estate agent with The Corcoran Group in New York. In addition, Erika is the proprietor of the Proclaim Streetwear apparel line. In addition, she has started to be the host of the Midweek Rise Up podcast. It is also amusing to learn that Erika is still pursuing education and is earning a Ph.D. at Liberty University. She certainly qualifies as "beauty with brain."
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Erika Frantzve's Age, Height, and Weight.
Erika Frantzve, born in 1988, is currently 34 years old. Her physical dimensions are that she has blonde hair and blue eyes. She stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 57Kg. Her body is 32-25-35 inches in size.
Erika Frantzve Ethnicity and Religion
Erika Frantzve belongs to American Ethnicity while her religion is Christianity.
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Erika was born and grew up in a close-knit Catholic family. She is the cherished daughter of Lori and Kent Frantzve. Her mother used to take them to soup kitchens and would often remind them that they should give to people in need. Erika realized at that point that participating in competitions would allow her to reach a wider audience and further her ideas. Her dedication to helping the needy and the poor was influenced by the ideals she inherited from her parents.
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When Erika first shared a picture of herself with Charlie Kirk on Instagram in June 2019, that is when the couple first publicly declared their relationship. It's unclear how they met or when they started dating, but assuming that they were both Republicans and outspoken Christians, their shared political and religious beliefs made them close friends. They even spoke on the same stage at Liberty University on the Christian charity Falkirk Centre. Finally, in December 2020, Kirk proposed to Erika and the pair shared their happy news on their Instagram account and similar to this, they were married quickly after being engaged. Kirk and Erika got married in Scottsdale, Arizona, on May 8, 2021 in the 2012 Miss Arizona USA pageant.
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Erika and Kirk have not yet given birth to any child. They have a young marriage and will likely become parents in the future.
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Erika Frantzve has 86.6k followers on Instagram under the handle @mrserikakirk, where she is active. Her page is devoted to spreading inspiring words and her own beliefs.
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Summary Judgment for American Airlines Affirmed in False Imprisonment Case, and Education Matter
By FindLaw Staff on July 02, 2010 12:02 PM
Ray v. Am. Airlines, Inc., No. 09-2317, concerned a purported class action lawsuit against American Airlines alleging claims for false imprisonment and negligence arising from a nine hour tarmac delay. The court of appeals affirmed summary judgment for defendant, on the grounds that 1) plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to show that her detention on American's plane was "without authority of law"; and 2) plaintiff's allegations of an upset stomach and mild claustrophobia did not rise to the level necessary to support a negligence claim under Texas law.
Lathrop R-II Sch. Dist. v. Gray, No. 09-3428, involved plaintiff's appeal from the district court's reversal of the decision of an administrative panel in an Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) action. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that 1) since plaintiff's son's individualized education plans (IEPs) did contain detailed behavioral interventions, and the IDEA did not require behavioral improvement, the panel erred in basing its conclusion on behavioral deficiencies; and 2) even if there were a technical violation regarding the requirement to schedule a meeting at a "mutually agreed upon" location, 34 C.F.R. section 300.345(a)(2), it did not affect the IEPs or otherwise deprive the child of educational benefit.
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Q: How to initialize arrays in ES6/ES2015? Is there a way to skip array initialization in ES6 ? I have to enumerate below R twice, first to initialize counters, then to do actual count of A elements. I would rather do one enumeration
var A = ['red',1,'blue','red',1];   // test data

    var R = []; //associative array keeping count of A values

    A.map((item)=> R[item]=0); //initialize R with A elements as R indexes
    A.map((item)=> R[item]++); //count repeated A elelemnts in R

A: So many ways to approach this differently... Here's one:
R = A.reduce(function (R, item) {
    R[item] = (R[item] || 0) + 1;
    return R;
}, {});

A: You don't need to initialise, you could do something like this:
A.forEach((val) => {
  if (R[val]) {
    R[val] += 1
  } else {
    R[val] = 1
  }
});

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Is there a way to skip array initialization in ES6 ?

No, there isn't. You always need to declare and initialize a variable in javascript. There are no differences between es and esnext (outside from strict-mode you can skip the declaration, but isn't a good practice).
I didn't understand what you're trying to do...
It seems that you are counting each instance of a given element in a collection.
If you want to do that, you should use an associative array instead of an indexeed array:

var collection = [1, 2, 3, 4, 'me', 'you', 'she', 'me', 'you', 1];
var count = {};

collection.forEach(item => (count[item] = 1 + (count[item] || 0)));

You should keep in mind that associative arrays are indexed by string, so, you cannot have 'complex types' in your collection (eg: arrays), even, I think, number are converted to string. In ES6 you should use Map to work around this issue.

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Association of amniotic uric acid, glucose, lactate and creatinine concentrations and lactate/creatinine ratio with newborn survival in small-sized dogs – preliminary results
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2018.012
Authors: Barbara Bolis, Paola Scarpa, Alessandro Rota, Tiziana Vitiello, and Maria Cristina Veronesi
). Amniotic fluid glucose concentration . Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 120 , 40 – 48 . Fresno , L. , Rodriguez-Gil , J. E. , Rigau , T. , Pastor , J. and Rivera del Alamo , M. M
Concentration- and time-dependent effectof aminooxyacetic acidon cortical epileptogenicity
Acta Biologica Hungarica
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.53.2002.3.1
Authors: Barbara Barna, A. Szász, T. Asztalos, Z. Szupera, L. Vécsei, Helmi Houtzager, and Magdolna Szente
In the present electrophysiological study the effect of aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) on the cortical epileptogenicity, and on the basic electro-cortical activity was investigated in anesthetized rats.AOAA did not induce spontaneous epileptiform discharges but modified the somato-sensory evoked responses and the cortical epileptogenicity (induced by 4-aminopyridine) in the same manner depending on its concentration. AOAA at low concentrations increased the amplitude of evoked responses and the ipsilateral manifestation of epileptiform activity, however, at high concentrations significantly suppressed both the evoked responses and the induction and expression of seizures discharges. The anticonvulsive effect of AOAA was time-dependent (reached its maximum after 2h AOAA pre-treatment) and reversible. AOAA at low concentrations probably increases the efficacy of the NMDA excitatory system and decreases GABA-synthesis, resulting neuronal hyperexcitation. However, AOAA at high concentrations can lead to an effective cortical inhibition through intra- and extracellular accumulation of GABA. The gradual GABA accumulation - up to a certain level - at the synapses could also explain the time-dependency of the anticonvulsive effect of AOAA.
Is twin pregnancy, calving and pregnancy loss predictable by serum pregnancy-specific protein b (pspb) concentration 28–35 days after ai in dairy cows?
Authors: Zoltán Szelényi, Orsolya Gabriella Balogh, Fernando Lopez-Gatius, Irina Garcia-Ispierto, Eszter Krikó, and György Gábor
-Novales , R. and López-Gatius , F. ( 2016 ): Plasma concentrations of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins I and II and progesterone on day 28 post-AI as markers of twin pregnancy in dairy cattle . Liv. Sci. 192 , 44 – 47
Effect of water supply on sugar concentration of carrot
Acta Alimentaria
https://doi.org/10.1556/aalim.2015.3333
Authors: A. Ombódi, A. Lugasi, and L. Helyes
Carrot is an important source of sugars. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of water supply (precipitation + irrigation) on the concentration and ratio of fructose, glucose, and sucrose in carrot. Irrigation did not decrease the dry matter content and the summed concentration of the three measured sugars. Glucose accumulation was not influenced either by irrigation or by year. Low amount of precipitation during the early growing period was detrimental for fructose accumulation. Irrigation enhanced sucrose concentration, presumably by ensuring better photosynthetic activity. However, dry and hot weather during the irrigation cut-off period in 2011 also resulted in increased sucrose accumulation, presumably as a stress effect. It was found that irrigation did not influence the ratio of the three investigated saccharides at all, and even the growing year had just a slight effect on that.
Tritium Concentrations of Natural Waters in Rokkasho-Mura
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1016091912400
Authors: K. Tonosaki, H. Kudoh, and H. Kimura
There are two types of lakes in the vicinity of the nuclear fuel cycle facilities in Rokkasho-mura. One is a brackish lake, Obuchinuma Lake, and the other is a freshwater lake, Takahokonuma Lake. Tritium concentrations in Obuchinuma Lake had a good negative correlation with salinity at any sampling point and period. We consider that the water of Obuchinuma Lake has been only slightly influenced by precipitation depending on the ratio of seawater and river water of the Futamata River. Tritium concentrations in Takahokonuma Lake ranged from 0.6 to 1.5 Bq·1-1, and were higher than that in precipitation in Rokkasho-mura. Tritium concentration in rivers flowing into the lakes ranged from 0.7 to 2 Bq·l-1, and were higher than that in the precipitation. It is assumed that ground waters with higher levels of tritium inflow into the rivers.
Radionuclide concentrations in several seaweeds and their annual variations
Authors: N. Momoshima and Y. Takashima
To examine the radionuclide concentrations in the environment, seaweeds were collected once a year since 1976 at two different places. A marked change was observed in the number of radionuclides in seaweeds. The increase of radionuclides is attributed to contamination by radioactive fallout from Chinese nuclear explosion tests. The radionuclide concentrations were strongly dependent on the species of seaweeds. A gradual decrease of the137Cs/40K activity ratio was observed in spite of the input of additional137Cs fallout from Chinese nuclear tests. This implies that the amounts of137Cs introduced into seawater by these detonations were small in comparison with those already contained in seawater. The cesium content in seawater was estimated by using specific activities of137Cs in seaweeds and137Cs concentration in seawater. The results show good agreement with the reported values by direct analysis of seawater.
Fluorine concentration profile determination in MAGNOX reactor fuel canning material
Volume 48: Issue 1-2
Author: R. Jarjis
The role of fluorine, as a corrosion inhibitant was investigated by determining fluorine concentration profiles in corroded MAGNOX reactor fuel cladding material. A nuclear convolution method was employed, based on the19F(p, αγ)16O resonant reaction and prompt gamma detection. The investigation was carried out for scale thicknesses of 3.5 and 4.5 μm as determined using 4.5 MeV protons and a broad resonance in16O(p, p)16O back-scattering cross-section. The results indicate the presence of thin fluorine concentration layers near to the scale surface on both etched and pre-oxidized magnesium alloy samples. Furthermore, an additional lower concentration distribution was also observed throughout the scale of the pre-oxidized sample.
Radon concentrations in kindergartens of Osijek and Ljubljana
Authors: J. Planinić, I. Kobal, and J. Vaupotič
Indoor radon concentrations in the kidergartens of Osijek, Croatia, have been measured with -scintillation cells, LR-115 nuclear track detectors, as well as a Radhome semiconductor detector. Average values of 50.2, 43.7 and 47 Bq m–3 were obtained, respectively. Under the worst conditions, the annual radon effective dose equivalent was 10 mSv y–1. Using bare and filtered LR-115 detectors, the average equilibrium factor was assessed as 0.36 indoors. Measurements of the -dose rate in the kindergartens did not show any significant correlation with the radon concentration. Indoor radon concentrations in the kindergartens of Ljubljana, Slovenia, measured by scintillation cells had an arithmetic mean and standard deviation of 228 and 143 Bq m–3, respectively.
Analysis of hydrogen concentration in low-alloy steel
Authors: Hyun-Je Cho and Kwang-Won Park
The hydrogen concentration for the reference material low-alloy steel was estimated using prompt gamma neutron activation analysis. The hydrogen concentration had a range of 0.91–1.14 mg/kg as measured by the prompt gamma activation method but the reference value was about 1.0 mg/kg as measured by the ICP/AES method. The relative error appeared to be 14% and the differences showed as the background by blank. The standard reference material (NIST SRM) was used for the analytical control.
Cation exchange behaviour of silver at low concentrations
Author: T. Sato
The distribution coefficient of silver for a strongly acidic cation exchanger of the sulfonic acid type was measured as a function of time, pH, the concentration of silver and of the bulk electrolyte. At lower pH, the distribution coefficient increases with increasing pH, with a slope of +1. The distribution coefficient then decreases with increasing pH with a slope between −0.2 and −0.3. The tendency was the same for four brands of exchanger. The distribution coefficient decreases with decreasing concentration of silver. The phenomena cannot be attributed to silver hydrolysis or silver radiocolloid formation but should be ascribed to the substance released from the exchange resin itself.


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Steven Volpe Remodels a 1920s Apartment in San Francisco
The interior designer drew inspiration from a 19th-century Japanese tagasode when renovating the California apartment
By Therese Bissell
Photography by Matthew Millman
Using inset mirrors, Volpe created the illusion of space in the small, windowless master bath. Waterworks vanity mirror.
This article originally appeared in the December 2006 issue of Architectural Digest.
She's very fashion forward and acutely aware of cultural trends," interior designer Steven Volpe says of the client for whom he remodeled a 1920s apartment in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. "But she acknowledges the fact that unlike things of the moment—new shoes, new bags—great rooms don't come with a date stamp. We were in full agreement that one's living space should transcend hipness: that at home, especially, a timeless aesthetic is always correct."
The 3,000-square-foot apartment makes up the third floor of an eight-story residential building with surrounding vistas of the city and the bay. The owner and her late husband had lived there for more than two decades; upon his death, she approached Volpe, who had previously done a commercial interior for her, to adapt the residence to her evolving living style. Originally, the program was to add a dressing area to the master suite. Once into the renovation, however, she said what are most often to a designer the magic words: "I would like for you to look at this as a larger project." Volpe's refinements ultimately involved stripping the entire apartment to its bare walls and converting four bedrooms into a revamped master suite, a study and three dressing closets. He would also completely redo the elevator lobby, entrance hall, living room, dining room, sunroom and breakfast area.
Commencing the expanded scope of the project, designer and client went to New York for a week of concentrated exploration. Their first significant find was an early-19th-century Japanese tagasode similar to one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: a depiction, in silk and gold thread, of geisha accoutrements titled, appropriately, A Place of Her Own. "That was the starting point," Volpe says of the wall panel that now commands the living room and hangs on axis with the apartment's entrance, "the inspiration from which we pulled the palette and the whole Tokyo/Shanghai-crashing-with-Paris theme."
The furnishings are eclectic, primarily a mixture of 1940s and '50s French, 18th-century Japanese and Chinese and mid-20th-century American; contemporary artworks integrate with groupings of fine porcelain vases and other collected objects. Detailing his selection of pieces by Ramsay, Jansen, Baguès, Jacques Adnet and Jean-Michel Frank, Volpe says, "The French Moderne point of view seemed to me the perfect foil for Asian accessories." Furniture not acquired through galleries or at auction is, for the most part, by Steven Volpe Design, including a linen-velvet-covered sofa and the hand-carved oak (with crocodile-stamped leather) bed.
The dining table, of quarter-sawn oak with brass inlay, was custom-designed by Volpe to precise functional requirements. "It had to seat a certain number for dinner parties and break down to smaller sizes for everyday use," he explains. "It also had to stand alone but be neutral enough to work with the chairs, which tend to read as sculpture." Designed for the Villa Kerylos on the French Riviera, now a house museum built in the classical Greek style during the Belle Époque, the elmwood chairs had been deaccessioned by the museum, purchased by an antiques dealer in San Francisco and delivered to a restorer there in preparation for display. "I happened to be at the restorer's checking on something when I saw them," Volpe recalls. "I arranged to take one for my client's approval and virtually flew the distance to her office, I was so thrilled with the discovery."
"It became the primary source of inspiration for the entire project," designer Steven Volpe says of the 19th-century tagasode hanging in the living room of a San Francisco apartment. Calvin Fabrics linen velvet on sofa. Bergamo pillow fabric.
There remains no vestige of the former apartment, whose look was, Volpe remarks, "high 1970s." Small windows fronting "disposable" views had been covered with painted lattice, since an infusion of natural light was not a design priority. He opened up the rooms by eliminating connecting doors in the living areas; his use there of a pale, sheer wool for the draperies lends the perimeter a diaphanous quality. Softly reflective surfaces and subtle shiftings of textures and shades—the tufted lounge chairs in the living room, for instance, are each covered in pig suede of an almost imperceptibly different tone—further work to capture and contain daylight.
To effect a softly luminous entrance procession in day and night, Volpe installed in the entrance hall the same silver-and-white-gold tea paper ("It evokes that special glamour of the '30s and '40s") that he used in the elevator lobby. He emphasized, in applying a decorative pattern of linear moldings, the barrel-vaulted ceiling, thoroughly transforming what had been a "dark, cavelike" introduction to the residence. Moldings continue in the apartment as a unifying element; the doorways first seen from the elevator are also of a piece throughout, Volpe having standardized the degree of curve in their arches and made arches where none had existed.
Volpe, who had worked with California interior design luminaries Anthony Hail, Eleanor Ford and Tony Machado before establishing his own practice more than 20 years ago, prides himself on spaces whose contents are particularly well chosen: "There's not a lot of superfluous furniture floating around in my rooms," he says. "My whole thing is about quality and how to thread the way someone wants to live with my vision. What I was aiming for here can be compared, in a sense, to my client's old Hermès handbags. After years and years, and having been made by the best hands, they're the items in her wardrobe that are the simplest and most beautiful: both classic and modern, and very personal."
Still, the woman loves fashion. "It's fun for her," Volpe says. "She opens the door to her closet and says, Who do I want to be today?' " Which makes a harmonious and quiet environment all the more desirable, if not essential. "There is so much color, so much visual stimulation, in her life otherwise. I created a relief from all that: the home as a restrained, exquisitely tailored backdrop."
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Biden to sign infrastructure bill Monday during bipartisan ceremony
The ceremony comes as fewer Americans approve of Biden's handling of his job.
ByRachel Scott and Ben Gittleson
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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President Joe Biden will sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday, joined by a bipartisan group of members of Congress during a ceremony at the White House, according to a White House official.
A bipartisan group of governors and mayors, as well as labor union and business leaders, would also join Biden at the ceremony, according to the official. The members of Congress who will attend will include those who helped write the legislation, the official said.
Facing low poll numbers, rising inflation and challenges getting the rest of his legislative priorities passed, the president has put off signing the infrastructure bill in order to put his major, bipartisan accomplishment on display.
During his remarks Monday, Biden also plans to address how the infrastructure legislation will play a role in bolstering supply chains and dealing with bottlenecks, the White House official said. The president planned to visit a port in Baltimore on Wednesday with a similar message.
The House of Representatives passed the bill late Friday, after the Senate passed it in August. Biden has said he wanted to hold a ceremony with members of Congress, who were on recess and out of Washington this week, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, who is currently visiting France.
"Vice President Harris and I look forward to having a formal signing ceremony for this bipartisan infrastructure soon," Biden told reporters Saturday.
MORE: Biden to visit Baltimore port amid supply chain, inflation woes
"I'm not doing it this weekend," he added, "because I want people who worked so hard to get this done -- Democrats and Republicans -- to be here when we sign it."
President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, on Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
The bill, officially known as the the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides hundreds of billions of dollars to improve the nation's highways, bridges and roads; passenger rail; public transit; broadband access; and the power grid, among other investments in physical infrastructure.
The White House has cited outside economists to argue it will create hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next decade.
Despite wide public support for the infrastructure bill -- as well as for the "Build Back Better" social bill he is also trying to push through Congress -- the president himself has suffered from low approval ratings.
MORE: Biden pairs sales pitch with victory lap: The Note
Biden and his administration have launched a public relations campaign to promote the two bills, with the president visiting a port in Baltimore on Wednesday and sitting for an interview with a Cincinnati television station, and Cabinet officials conducting interviews to explain how the infrastructure bill in particular will benefit Americans.
President Joe Biden departs the White House on Nov. 10, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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A nationwide poll from Monmouth University conducted Nov. 4 to 8 found that 42% of Americans approved of the way Biden was handling his job, and 64% of respondents said they believed things in the United States have gotten off on the wrong track.
But 65% of respondents said they supported the infrastructure package, and 62% said they supported the larger social spending plan.
In the coming weeks, the president, vice president, and Cabinet will continue to travel the country to communicate how the law will help communities, grow the economy, and position America to compete in the 21st century.


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Q: mixed Hodge structure of general linear group Is there any literature about mixed Hodge structure on $H^*(GL(n,\mathbb{C}))$ ? I think it is a vary basic problem in mathematics, but there are no literature about it?

A: Yes, there is literature about it, it is Théorème 9.1.5 of Deligne's Hodge III. He gives a precise description more generally for a connected algebraic group $G$. In brief: from general Hopf algebra theory one knows that $H^\ast(G,\mathbf Q)$ is an exterior algebra on a finite set of odd degree generators. Deligne shows that this is also true for the mixed Hodge structure: as a mixed Hodge structure the cohomology is an exterior algebra, and the generators are purely of Tate type, with the generators in degree $2i-1$ of Hodge type $(i,i)$.


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