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ON THIS QUEER DAY – SEPTEMBER 2021
by Adriaan van den Berg
A New Age of Activism Needed of LGBTG People
I greet you and the new season with a call to arms since, if LGBTGQ history is instructive, an important lesson of the past two decades has been that we are actually in the midst of a crisis on one hand even as we were gaining constitutional recognition and legal protection of our rights in some countries on the other hand – and it was and is a crisis which can be fathomed and generally described as follow:
Over the past two decades of the new millennium, LGBTGQ activists, leaders, philosophers, thinkers and intellectuals failed to define a new animating ideological vision and to set a new socio-political and economic agenda and objectives for LGBTGQ people – one that encouraged us to secure those freedoms and rights that we already gained and enjoyed in the free world while seeking those same freedoms and rights for the multitude of LGBTGQ people in countries where they are still persecuted and oppressed.
And over this period, in the very countries which we deem "free" and where LGBTGQ rights are respected, LGBTGQ people began to fall short in political participation, in institutional representation and in assuming political-social and economic leadership roles.
At the same time, LGBTGQ people also stopped seeking acknowledgement and redress, restitution and compensation for past persecutions and for discrimination against our LGBTGQ predecessors – past wrongs were willy-nilly forgotten and forgiven and a people and their communities still very much in need of affirmation and affirmative action were instead deprived of it.
LGBTGQ people also abandoned traditional LGBTGQ activism and participation in LGBTGQ advocacy organizations, in interest and pressure groups, they neglected monitoring of injustices against them and infractions of their rights while ceasing to undertake mass protests and organized resistance to discrimination, intimidation and violence as before. Believing their struggle was over and that the battle for rights has been won, they neglected guarding against the possible repeal of their freedoms and rights and didn't seek greater legal and institutional protection for it.
In these free countries, LGBTGQ people also largely abandoned social work and community involvement – as a result, their communities remained or became resources impoverished and services starved. In South Africa, even our largest urban LGBTGQ communities lack health, education, legal and welfare services and crucial resources like community centers, premises with classrooms, meeting halls, offices and consulting rooms, LGBTGQ libraries and archives and media centers.
The clubs, bars and parties and pride parades are well attended, but in short, LGBTGQ people don't realize how underrepresented, marginalized, sidelined, isolated, stripped, invisible and vulnerable we still are here in the supposedly free world. Worst still, in other countries across the world, persecution including killing, imprisoning and torture of LGBTGQ people have proceeded virtually unopposed right until this day while their fellow LGBTGQ people in the free world continue to live unaware and without any concern or protest over the hatred and homophobia practiced against their kind in these backwards and repressive countries. I therefore begin this month's edition of On This Queer Day with a call to LGBTGQ people to support and fund our activists, organizations, institutions and publications and to show solidarity with LGBTGQ people in still oppressive countries – may the following record of events from the month of September in LGBTGQ history serve as testimony of what we had endured and accomplished as well as serve as inspiration for what yet has to be done. Aluta continua!
September in LGBTGQ History
September 1st –
One of the aspects of the "crisis" facing LGBTGQ people mentioned in the just-rendered introduction to this month's column above, is that LGBTGQ people have not secured our legal rights and our legislative protections and freedoms against possible repeal. And one of those rights vulnerable to repeal comprises the recognition of same-sex partnerships, of which a slew of instances in which states around the world recognized this right occurred since more or less the year 2000, all of which could still be vulnerable to repeal in those states… Yes, it is a right we now take for granted but which could be revoked and of which we can be deprived of yet again. And we begin our listing of events from LGBTGQ history for September first of all with the following entry: That on this first day of September in 2011, the state of Lichtenstein extended recognition of same-sex partnerships. Likewise, on the first day of September 2013, the ward of Yodogawa in the city of Osaka in Japan declared its support for LGBTG inclusion. We celebrate these accomplishments, yet we have to take note that such rights and recognition and support are not cast in stone and can be revoked, repealed and rolled back – that is the message of this column of On this Queer Day for this month in LGBTG history.
The 1st of September in LGBTG history isn't however just notable for the above reasons alone: Radio host Bernardo Aranda was assassinated in Paraguay on the 1st of September 1959, to which the government responded by arresting 108 men for the alleged murder. The names of those men were made public even before they were convicted and their prosecution was so sensational that it made "108" a slang term for homosexuality Paraguay. And what was purportedly "the first photograph of lesbians" to be published ever and anywhere, appeared on the cover of lesbian magazine The Ladder in the United States on the 1st of September in 1964. And in a more dubious distinction, on this day, the 1st of September in 1978, the Gay Bob doll debuted in stores in the USA sporting an earring and coming packed in a box shaped like a closet(!)
September 2nd – The well-known American gay magazine The Advocate was first published on the 2nd of September in 1967, while September the 2nd was also the day and month of 2005 on which the groundbreaking neo-western film about two gay men, Brokeback Mountain premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
September 3rd – The first national U.S. Latina Lesbian conference was held on this date in Los Angeles in 1988.
September 4th – One of the foundation rights of LGBTGQ people is legalization of same-sex acts between consenting adults – it is not just another one of the LGBTGQ rights that are legally entrenched that can yet be repealed, as a foundation right its repeal would affect many other LGBTGQ rights such as all those recognizing and extended to same-sex couples. This foundation right was what was essentially proposed on this day, September 4th of 1957 in England by the Wolfenden report. The report appeared following the arrest of a number of prominent public figures for homosexual offences which challenged British authorities to review its suppression of homosexuality and same-sex acts.
September 5th – Columbia "decriminalized" so-called "homosexual behavior" on this day in 1970, making the penalty for such acts three years in jail. Abolish such laws and you enable recognition of same-sex couples and pave the way for related rights such as their right to adopt children.
September 6th – Lesbian human rights activist Sandra Moran was voted in Guatemalan congress on this 6th day of September in 2015. (See the commentary for the entry for September the 8th).
September 7th – The first 24-hour LGBTGQ TV network and the second such a LGBTGQ channel in the world, PrideVision TV, was launched on the 7th of September in 2001.
September 8th – In Puerto Rico on this day in 2012, the first lesbian and the first black woman as well as the third woman to be so, Ana Ima Rivera Lassen was appointed president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association for lawyers.
I am aware that many such historical cases of the stellar rise and amazing appointments of LGBTGQ people to leadership positions contradict belief that such a great many LGBTGQ people have come to shun political participation and to stop aspiring to political leadership. Cases like Sandra Moran's in Guatamala (entry for September 6th) and Ana Ima Rivera Lassen's may indeed have paved the way and have enabled some younger and other LGBTGQ people to pursue similar accomplishments and positions of political leadership and that such LGBTGQ candidates are now enabled and empowered by legal recognition of the freedoms and rights of LGBTGQ people in their countries. Yet I also believe it was what at the same time led to LGBTGQ people in general resting their laurels and to feel they needn't pursue political participation and seek leadership positions for themselves anymore. So, the problem is that LGBTGQ people didn't realize that political participation beyond mere voting but also on a civic and organizational level should be a perpetual pursuit for every LGBTGQ person of adult age and that we should forever be encouraging young and those LGBTGQ people with such potential to aspire to and pursue political and leadership positions.
September 9th – Civic and political action? LGBTGQ people can organize and participate in novel and innovative ways… Take New York group The Lesbian Avengers who is "a direct-action group focused on issues vital to lesbian survival and visibility." They staged their first public action in the NY borough of Queens on this day in 1992 when they targeted right-wingers attempting to suppress as multicultural "Children of the Rainbow" curriculum for elementary school children. Since then chapters have been established world-wide.
September 10th – On this day we remember the ruling and case which allowed same-sex couples to jointly adopt children in South Africa: it was Du Toit versus the Minister of Welfare and Population Development. Yet I want to stay true to this month's theme for this column and ask how much it takes to repeal such rulings and to roll back such rights? How secure are our human rights?
September 11th – The second important and much lauded film related to LGBTGQ people or causes affecting them to have premiered in September in LGBTGQ history, was And the Band Played On which premiered on this day in September 1993 and which starred Richard Gere, Lily Tomlin, Alan Alda, Matthew Modine and Anjelica Houston. Both the film and book by the same title were indictments of government complacency as the HIV virus was discovered and in the face of the ensuing AIDS epidemic.
September 12th – American actor Anthony Perkins who became famous for his portrayal of the cross-dressing-like-mama killer Norman Bates in the film Psycho dies of AIDS on this day in 1992. Perkins' one-time lover Rock Hudson was the first famous star to have succumbed to AIDS in 1956.
September 13th – I am not averse to queer nationalism and the idea of a LGBTGQ Homeland at all, as I have let on before. And on the 13th of September 2004 the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom declared war of Australia's government for failure to recognize same-sex marriages. The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom formed a micro-nation who demanded territorial compensation under the Unjust Enrichment law of Australia and the group asserts that it exists as an independent country since they lay claim to a group of uninhabited islets east of the Great Barrier Reef as Australia's external overseas Territory of the Coral Sea Islands.
September 14th – This is it! Way to go, Jerusalem Open House! It is an LGBTGQ organization which went to Israel's Supreme Court to force Jerusalem City Hall to fund the LGBTGQ Pride Parade.
September 15th – On this day in 1996, the European Parliament called for an end to all discrimination against homosexuals in every country of the European Union while also on the 15th of September but in 2011, in Australia "X" became the gender option for intersex people on their passports while transgender people could choose between "male" or "female."
September 16th – Let's not forget LGBTGQ people from previo7us epochs and from centuries past… Remember people like Navy Chief of Detectives, Laurens Hospuijn from Amsterdam who was executed for sodomy in that city on September the 16th of 1730 by being strangled and then thrown i9n the water with a 100-pound weight.
September 17th – The political Left has not always been allies of LGBTGQ people. Take the case of Toronto gay activist Brian Mossop who was expelled from the Communist Party of Canada on this day in 1976 for being openly gay and for advocating homosexuality.
September 18th – Our third film to be remembered for opening in September in the past and in LGBTGQ history, Mommy Dearest, which both glorified and denounced gay icon Joan Crawford, opened on this day in September 1981.
I spoke of repeal of rights and laws which affect us as LGBTGQ people, but there are also legal mechanisms whereby we can seemingly enjoy protection while at the same time clauses are added that can be abused to counter our presence and ability to be ourselves and to enjoy our freedoms: Take the Toronto Board of Education in Canada's adoption of a policy banning discrimination based on sexual orientation on this day in 1980, to which they added a clause which forbidden "proselytizing of homosexuality in schools," a case in point.
September 19th – The multitude of countries which either until recently or which still have anti-LGBTGQ legislation and laws: Belize still banned same-sex activity in 2003 when it adopted a law which penalized and punished it with ten-year jail sentences, doing so on the 19th of September 2003.
September 20th – Saudi Arabia is a serious problem as far as human rights are concerned: We know and may be aware of their suppressions of women's rights such as their refusal to honor their undertaking to allow women to drive, we know of their murder of journalists (e.g. Jamal Kashoggi), but also spare a thought for the Kingdom's LGBTGQ people, including the twenty four Filipino guest workers who received 50 lashes of a 200-lash sentence for alleged "homosexual behavior" on September the 20th 1996 and who were subsequently also deported despite protests by Amnesty International.
September 21st – A Oklahoma court ruled on this day in 1982 that homosexuality was no grounds for finding a parent unfit in a case in which it awarded custody of two boys to their divorced gay father.
September 22nd – In 1928 on the 28th of September, The Chicago Defender, a pre-eminent African American newspaper ran an ad for a new record by Ma Rainy called Prove It on Me Blues which was apparently a song about lesbian love.
September 23rd – Is Indian prince Manavendra Singh Gohil the only openly gay royal in the world? He was born on this day of September in 1965.
September 24th – On this day in 1482, Richard Puller von Hohenberg was burned at the stake along with his servant Anton Matzler in Zurich for having a homosexual relationship. And also on this day of September in 1731 in the Netherlands, twenty two men were strangled and burned in Zuidhorn for sodomy.
September 25th – In 1984 on this day in September, 5800 pages of J. Edgar Hoover's personal war on "Sex Deviate" gays are released, but Hoover was gay himself.
September 26th – This month's On This Queer Day has had a number of entries of LGBTGQ-related films and media events, and on this day in September in 2013, Latin America's first gay travel program, Boys on the Road premiered in Mexico.
September 27th – In 1907 on this day of September, John Leonell (23) and Tom McLaughlin (28) committed suicide in each other's arms.
September 28th – LGBTGQ activist Fanny Ann Eddy who established the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association, was murdered on this day in September 2004 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
September 29th – On this day in 2012, California became the first US state to ban conversion therapy on minors to "cure" them of their homosexuality…. something South Africa still has to do.
September 30th – The first public action for gay rights in Paraguay takes place after the government arrested hundreds of gay men and tortured them on this day in 1959.
Interfaith Calendar for September 2021
September 4th till 11th – Paryushana – Jain
September 6th – Antinous in Athens – Antinoan, Faith of the Gay God Antinous
September 7th till 8th – Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year
September 11th – Nayrouz – Coptic New Year
September 16th – Yom Kippur – Jewish
September 19th – Birth of Antoninus Pius – Antinoan, Faith of the Gay God Antinous
September 21st – Antinous and Hadrian and the Mysteries of Eleusis, Antinous on Mount Cassius, Blessing of St. Carpocrates and the Sacred Ship of Antinous – Antinoan, Faith of the Gay God Antinous
September 25th – Antinous at Heliopolis – Antinoan, Faith of the Gay God Antinous
September 21st till 27th– Sukkot – Jewish
September 28th – Antinous at Giza – Antinoan, Faith of the Gay God, Antinous
September 20th – Pitru Paksha – Hindu
September 21st – Mabon, Autumnal Equinox – Wicca
September 28th – Arbaeen – Islamic
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9 responses to "Word to the wise"
dawgdisgusted
"Boy, not during my watch," McGarity said. damn right he should have said that. we better never lose that game. i love that game!
Does the Auburn game, a series that began in 1892, mean more than Georgia Tech?
"I don't think you should give up either one," Richt said. "I think too many teams are giving up too many rival games. College football is special because of rival games. I think our league in particular is special because of rival games and the passion of our fans. As we progress, I think we need to be mindful of that and respect that."
I "Amen" your "AMEN" before I could say ,"Amen!"
I hope, whenever the day comes, that CMR goes out on HIS terms, HIS timing, HIS way. He represents UGA and himself so well…better than any in CFB today, and among the best all time.
Honestly? I'm glad McGarity and Richt said what they said. But I wouldn't be sad if we traded playing Tech every year for a rotation of home-and-home games with Tech, Clemson, and a non-ACC BCS-type team. We could play Tech for two years, play a Pac-12 home-and-home, then a Clemson home-and-home, and back to Tech again. I'd like that. Hell, I'd even like trading Tech and Clemson every two years.
On the flipside, we haven't hit 9 wins in a row vs. Tech yet.
I too am glad they said that and even with 9 games I don't think GT gets dropped. However far more years than not GT would UGA's only OOC game that wasn't a cupcake.
To answer the question Yes Auburn is more important than GT (as is UF). It would annoy me that GT would crow "UGA dropped them".
I don't miss playing Clemson yearly. Clemson built their program on the press it created in the state of GA. They need GA talent to win, without it the ACC titles have been hard to get.. At the same time UGA/Clemson was one of the most fun games of the year.
Coach Richt just keeps saying and doing those things that will leave him a legend for Dawg fans. He knows the Truth: you don't choose between your rivals. You simply play them. Asking a true Dawg fan whether it's better to beat UF, AU or GT is like asking Stonewall Jackson if he'd rather attack McClellan, Burnside or Hooker.
aristoggle
I grew up around old-timers who remember "The Drought" in the '50's, I was at the game Thanksgiving night in '71 when Andy Johnson drove the field and Jimmy Poulos jumped over the pile to cross the goal-line for the winning score in the final minute … Belue to Arnold, "Athens cops do what Georgia can't, Stop Dewberry.," Reggie Ball.
To Hell with Tech. Leave 'em on the schedule in perpetuity, and kick their asses regularly. Good Old Fashioned Hate!
Oh, and keep Auburn, too.
Boy, I'll bet that Richt saw a slow pitch question and took his big bat out. Spoken like a competitor. Why would he want to give up the only team he has beaten 9 times going on 10 in his 11 yrs at the helm? And it's beginning to look like our fun time is starting with another big win over Auburn.
Sic'em Dawgs!

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How Do We Diversify NYC's Best Schools?
Arli Moyao-Ramirez
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New York City has one of the most diverse populations in the US. Through all of this diversity, have you ever wondered why it looks so different depending on where you go? Spanish Harlem has a majority Latinx population, Chinatown has a majority Asian population, and the Upper East Side has a majority white population.
The patterns in where people reside are also reflected in the public school system across New York City. You can't really judge the city's entire public school system because it is so vastly different depending on where you go. In some places, you'll find schools with higher graduation rates, better infrastructure, more funding, and more overall resources, ensuring that students receive the best education possible. But, in a number of neighborhoods made up of underrepresented people, schools often have fewer resources, resulting in worse outcomes. After all, many low-income neighborhoods suffer from inadequate funding and inequitable distribution, explaining the disparity between rich neighborhoods like the Upper East Side and lower-income neighborhoods like Mott Haven. In addition, across the city, low-income students who cannot attend local private or charter schools are forced into more impoverished schools, perpetuating a cycle of inequality. Schools in higher-poverty districts spend "15.6% less per student than low-poverty districts" across the nation which can "irreparably damage a child's future". (Semuels, 2016)
The most elite and desired high schools in New York City are specialized public high schools like Bronx Science and Stuyvesant. In order to get into one of these schools, students are required to take the SHSAT (Specialized High School Admissions Test). The SHSAT is a ninety-minute test with fifty-seven multiple-choice questions in ELA and math. Depending on their score, students get placed into their schools based on their preference until the room runs out in that school. Though this test may seem pretty simple, students can't simply guarantee admission to a good high school by "studying hard." Students need to know about the test, register on time, and receive the basic math and ELA teaching to make a high score achievable. Like many standardized tests, the SHSAT results exclude the inequity in resources for students to perform at their best and does not explain the disadvantage a student is at if they can't hire a tutor or have a language barrier. The lack of diversity in these schools is a direct result of the fact that there aren't enough good school systems that are free, and that among the good schools, there are few seats available.
Source: Vox
Therefore, I support Bill De Blasio's proposal to take away the SHSAT and replace it with a system that takes the top 7–10% of students from each school and assesses key components like grades, extracurriculars, and behavior. This will open doors for students that don't perform well on standardized testing but have demonstrated the potential to do well in these elite schools. In addition, it will open doors to more underrepresented groups of people which raises the chances to an overall better future, especially for low-income students. It also becomes a way that brings students together from different backgrounds and breaks down the segregation in the overall school system of New York City.
Though this sounds like a good idea to some, it also threatens a number of communities that have benefitted from the current system. According to The Atlantic, "Asian parents' opposition to scrapping the test probably has something to do with the fact that, as data provided to us by the city's Department of Education shows, thirty percent of Asian applicants in 2018 received offers to a specialized school, accounting for more than half of all offers. (And Asians are the minority group with the highest poverty rate in the city" (Ali, 2018) If the test were to be removed and a system that would admit the top 7% across all public middle schools then Black and Latinx would account for 45% of students at specialized high schools. (Ali, 2018) As a result, this might decrease the chance of more Asian students being placed into specialized high schools which strips them of their chance for better education and most likely, a better future. The test is also an objective measure, and a system based on grades could give an upper hand to rich or white students who are worse-performing but attend better resourced, less concentrated middle schools.
If we want more equitable, diverse, and inclusive schools, then we must consider uplifting the standardized test that students are required to take and consider the top 7–10% for each middle school and based on grades or activities, assess who gets in. This way, more students from underrepresented backgrounds also get the opportunity for better education and a better future.


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Sometimes referred to as nursing homes, residential aged care is the proper term for aged care facilities. These are the places where seniors who are no longer able to live independently in their homes are provided with care 24/7 by trained team members. If you are asking, "What company residental aged care can do for me," read on.
Residential aged care facilities, like Arcare Aged Care, help families provide proper care and attention to their elderly members. They offer elder care 24 hours a day, where residents will be able to have a better quality of life. This is because these facilities are designed to help seniors who cannot function on their own.
Aside from receiving supervision round the clock, seniors will also have more opportunities for social interaction. They will be with other elderly individuals who, like them, are looking for companionship and socialisation. There will also be activities that will keep them physically and mentally active despite their old age.
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Help is always available for all residents. Be it about personal hygiene, medical assistance, or mundane tasks. Trained team members are readily available to help the elderly carry on with their day-to-day lives. For those who are recovering from a surgery or illness, their medical needs will also be provided for at all times.
Yes, food is provided for the elderly. Some residential aged care centres even employ dieticians to ensure that all dietary needs of the residents will be met.


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In this course, you will cover filing, cuticle work, exfoliation, hand & arm massage and polishing. You will also go through the application of a hand mask with thermal mitts and paraffin wax.
This course will cover filing, cuticle work, rasping and exfoliation, foot & leg massage and polishing. You will also cover the application of a foot mask and thermal boots and paraffin wax.
You will learn how to prepare the nail of enhancements, extend the nail using tips and the application of UV gel. You will also go through the process for infills and removals.
You will learn how to prepare the nail of enhancements, extend the nail using tips and the application of acrylic. You will also go through the process for infills and removals.
In this course you will learn how to prepare the nail for natural nail overlays using Fibreglass and Silk. This is vital for any nail technician to fix damaged nails prior to the application of other systems.
This course is ideal for those wishing to work for themselves pr as a mobile nail technician.
The Ultimate Nail Technician package will enable you to start treating as soon as you are qualified. As soon as you've booked your place, we'll send your online account details by email so you can start the course straight away. This will enable you to start learning the theory at your own pace, and prepare you for the practical day at the School. We have a 100% pass rate for students, so rest assured that we'd provide you with all the support you need to pass your diploma.
The courses in our Ultimate Nail Technician package are accredited by the beauty guild making it an insurable certificate which allows you to use this treatment on the general public and charge for this therapy. This course is open to complete beginners or existing therapists, no previous experience required to attend.
We'll send you log in details to our booking system. Here we'll credit your account to the value of the package, and you'll then be able to choose the courses from our schedule (this can either be seen by going to our courses dates page, or clicking the chosen course and clciking 'See availability') We'll also activate your online theory modules, so that you can start learning at your own pace.
We can issue a refund to a maximum of £100. Is there an expiry date?
We provide students with online access to our training area before they attend the school, we find by doing this they are able to complete the theory in their own time and are able to absorb more information. This also means we have more time for practical, which then allows the tutor demonstrate best practices as well as answer Q & A's.
It will depend on the circumstances surrounding the cancellation and the notice given(see T&C for more details). In the instance that a refund is requested due to illness, medical notification will be required. Unfortunately we are unable to give a refund if the online theory has accessed/completed.
No previous experience is required. This course is open to complete beginners, however before we issue the certificate you must complete your online theory.
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Download Book Excellent Daughters The Secret Lives Of Young Women Who Are Transforming The Arab World in PDF format. You can Read Online Excellent Daughters The Secret Lives Of Young Women Who Are Transforming The Arab World here in PDF, EPUB, Mobi or Docx formats.
For more than a decade, Katherine Zoepf has lived in or traveled throughout the Arab world, reporting on the lives of women, whose role in the region has never been more in flux. Only a generation ago, female adolescence as we know it in the West did not exist in the Middle East. There were only children and married women. Today, young Arab women outnumber men in universities, and a few are beginning to face down religious and social tradition in order to live independently, to delay marriage, and to pursue professional goals. Hundreds of thousands of devout girls and women are attending Qur'anic schools—and using the training to argue for greater rights and freedoms from an Islamic perspective. And, in 2011, young women helped to lead antigovernment protests in the Arab Spring. But their voices have not been heard. Their stories have not been told. In Syria, before its civil war, she documents a complex society in the midst of soul searching about its place in the world and about the role of women. In Lebanon, she documents a country that on the surface is freer than other Arab nations but whose women must balance extreme standards of self-presentation with Islamic codes of virtue. In Abu Dhabi, Zoepf reports on a generation of Arab women who've found freedom in work outside the home. In Saudi Arabia she chronicles driving protests and women entering the retail industry for the first time. In the aftermath of Tahrir Square, she examines the crucial role of women in Egypt's popular uprising. Deeply informed, heartfelt, and urgent, Excellent Daughters brings us a new understanding of the changing Arab societies—from 9/11 to Tahrir Square to the rise of ISIS—and gives voice to the remarkable women at the forefront of this change. From the Hardcover edition.
Types of the Folktale in the Arab World is an index and preliminary analysis of folktales told by the diverse ethnic groups that populate what is commonly called "the Arab World." It is also a comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide to tales told in related cultural spheres, from sub-Saharan Africa to Turkey and beyond. A folktale's emergence, spread, stability, change, continued presence, or disappearance among certain social groups depends on specific psychological, social, and cultural forces. While Hasan El-Shamy has adopted the familiar tale-type classification system employed by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson, he also seeks to remedy the Eurocentric shortcomings of their system by addressing folklore as behavior, striving to bring the psychosocial foundation for the Arab renditions to this comprehensive and inclusive index. Types of the Folktale in the Arab World is destined to become an indispensable reference work for all who are interested in Arab culture and the folktale.


Specialist Leaders of Education, known commonly as SLEs, are the people on the ground who make a difference in school improvement. They are excellent classroom practitioners who have the capacity and skills to make an impact beyond their own classroom and there are now 8500 of them. Some have developed expertise in other areas like initial teacher training, Pupil Premium reviews and numeracy and literacy. Getting help from an SLE is the best you can get because it comes from a colleague practitioner working in the same context as you are with up-to-date knowledge and skills.
The SLE gains as well. Supporting other teachers and schools provides an exciting new professional dimension for classroom teachers, honing skills and becoming a key driver in school improvement.
Schools win out tool. SLEs earn money for schools through the outreach work they do and the school as a whole benefits from the additional expertise and confidence gained by SLEs.
You can find a specialist leader to support work in your school either through a local teaching school or directly through the Regional SLE directory. That has been recently updated and you can find it here.
There are two application windows for new SLEs each year at the end of May and October. Having two dates makes it easier to plan the training courses offered by teaching school alliances. The region still needs new system leaders so if you are interested watch out for information sessions offered by teaching school alliances, download an application form and check the head teacher supports you. Head teachers can build these new arrangements into professional development programmes and their financial planning. The assessment day structure involves a presentation, a formal interview and some kind of written or group exercise. It's a really good qualification to have!
For more details and how to contact these venues click here.
The links below are to a range of documents connected with the application process and designation of SLEs. You will also find here two sub regional directories providing up-to-date information about accredited SLEs.
The Research Schools in the East have been working with the Norfolk and Suffolk Maths Hub, the Teaching Schools Council and Chris Dale from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, in order to identify practical ways to work together in partnership. As a result they have created an offer of fully funded EEF/Research Schools Network training, for the region's Maths SLEs.
This represents a fantastic opportunity to bring the Maths SLEs from across the region together for evidence-based training. As well as the resulting improvements in teaching and school-to-school support, t is hoped that participation in the programme will increase regional capacity for Maths Leadership and future collaboration.
SLEs in Mathematics can choose to join either a Norwich or Suffolk-based cohort, depending on which location is more convenient for them to attend.
It is free if you're quick! The course fees for the first thirty Maths SLEs per venue to book onto the programme will be fully funded courtesy of the Maths Hub. Use the discount code SLE30 when booking in order to secure a funded place. Other bookings are also welcomed, in particular from MATs looking to develop cross-phase Maths working but the funding is only for Maths SLEs.
As training centres the two original schools were regularly quality assured by NCTL. Having been through this process Susanne Combs at St Thomas More and Chris Gill at Chiltern TSA undertook the quality assurance of our six regional training centres during 2017.Their brief was to work with the training centres and develop the documents needed to support peer to peer QA of the training centres in subsequent years.
The Teaching School Handbook: The latest version of this guidance for new and established teaching schools is now available. You can find a copy here.


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UN envoy to Libya praises effective and constructive role of Algeria.
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UN envoy to Libya praises effective and constructive role of Algeria.Sunday , 04-09-2016 – 18:25:00
Algiers, 04.09.2016(Lana) The UN Special envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler has praised the effective and constructive role of Algeria for supporting efforts to bring peace and national reconciliation in Libya. In statement following his meeting with the Algerian Minister on charge of Arab Maghreb and African Affairs, AbdulqaderMesahle, in Algiers, Kbler said I thank Algeria for its effective, constructive and strong role in favor of peace and national reconciliation in Libya. He explained that he held intensive talks asserting the importance of regular exchange of views on the situation in Libya. We reviewed to the fight against terrorism and the situation in Serte, confirming that Serte would soon be liberated from Da'esh terrorist organization. Kobler said he touched with Mesahle to the issue of national reconciliation in Libya, recalling that a meeting to this effect was held recently in Tunis with the participation of about one hundred delegates from Libya and international experts including Algerians. Kobler said the Libyans must meet around table of dialogue and establish talks frame work on national reconciliation. On his part the Algerian official explained that his meeting with the UN envoy to Libya is in line with the regular meetings to exchange information and analysis and achievements underway. He also said they studied the Algerian experience in national reconciliation. He said Libyan dialogue will start soon in Tunisia. He reiterated Algerian position on the urgent need to apply the political accord signed 17 December 2015. He stressed that the Libyan issue is for the Libyans in the first place. He stressed that the solution must be inclusive and by the Libyans themselves. =Lana=


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World Water Council: Countries must deliver roadmap for a water secure world
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The 7th World Water Forum entitled 'Water for our Future' drew to a close today, and was heralded by participants as the most politically impactful ever.
The 7th World Water Forum brought together over 30,000 visitors from 168 countries which comprised 9 heads of State, 80 government ministers and 100 official national governments delegations. All of these participants have engaged in dialogue and debate putting water at the heart of our future. During the week, the water community and decision-makers agreed that investing in water must be a top priority for the political agenda in the next decade.
To guide this action, an ambitious roadmap has been formalized which paves the way for the 8th World Water Forum which will take place in Brasilia in 2018. This is the first time a formal commitment has been signed at the World Water Forum to ensure appropriate action is taken by all stakeholders. This is a ready-to-use resource for governments which covers the fields of Financing Infrastructure, Food Security, Green Growth and Governance, and all other aspects of water security. The progress of this roadmap can be followed online to ensure transparency and accountability for actions. The World Water Council, the Republic of Korea and Brazil will ensure that countries will deliver actions.
The next major milestone on the roadmap is the Sustainable Development Goals which will be set in New York in September. There was consensus at the World Water Forum that a Sustainable Development Goal for Water should be adopted and that countries should use the roadmap to support implementation.
The 7th World Water Forum facilitated a number of political agreements which mark a step forward in international water co-operation. These agreements include the historic signing of a new agreement between the US and Mexico regarding the Colorado River Management. The Forum also saw a trilateral ministerial meeting between Japan-China-Korea where ministers pledged to strengthen the core-role of water in sustainable development and attract more financial investment in the water sectors.
Benedito Braga, President of the World Water Council said "The 7th Forum has demonstrated that it is the place where world leaders in the water community come to mobilize political action.
"The pledges made during the 7th Forum will be carried to New York as a major contribution to the adoption of a Sustainable Development Goal on water.
"A clear commitment has emerged from this week: to carry forward an agenda for action that will send a clear signal to the world: we know what needs to be done, and we are getting on with the job."
The 7th Forum once again has proven to be the place where the water community comes together to trigger action at all levels.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA - Western Hydrogen Limited has reached a major milestone in their piloting of an innovative hydrogen production technology called Molten Salt Gasification (MSG). On September 5, 2013 the first production of hydrogen was achieved from the company's new pilot plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
"By supporting advanced research and technology, our Government is investing in Canadian prosperity and a cleaner environment," said the Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources. "Today's milestone demonstrates how these investments are successfully bringing innovative clean technologies from concept to reality."
"First Hydrogen is a significant milestone in the development of MSG technology since it's our first continuous hydrogen production outside of the lab," said Neil Camarta, Chief Executive Officer of Western Hydrogen. Following six years of extensive testing at the Idaho National Laboratory, the pilot plant was constructed to demonstrate the technology's reliability in a large scale production facility.
"As a key ingredient to convert oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude, hydrogen is an important component to Canada's sustainable and prosperous future," said Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, which contributes funding to the project. "The innovative MSG technology reduces the overall footprint of oil sands production, something producers are striving for and consumers and export markets are increasingly demanding."
The MSG process uses a combination of molten sodium salts (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) to convert a carbon feedstock and water into hydrogen. The technology allows the production of high-pressure hydrogen without the need for compression and can use a variety of feedstocks, including renewables.
"High pressure and the favourable chemical kinetics of the reactions allow for the use of small reactors to generate large volumes of hydrogen continuously," Camarta explains. "The very high energy efficiency of the process results in a lower unit cost for the hydrogen produced and lower CO2 emissions overall."
By commercializing the Molten Salt Gasification process, Western Hydrogen believes it can create significant benefits for hydrogen users, especially those in the hydrogen-intensive oil sands business. Oil sands operators use Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) to produce hydrogen from natural gas. The MSG process can produce high pressure hydrogen from natural gas but it can also be switched to other feedstocks, such as petroleum coke or renewables, at a marginal cost.
"The new pilot plant will be used to prove the competitive advantages of the MSG technology -- and particularly the ability to run on different feedstocks with the same plant. You simply can't do that with an SMR."
Western Hydrogen is also targeting the renewable energy market. Countries such as Germany, Japan, Korea and the USA are currently developing low carbon "hydrogen economies" reliant on rapidly advancing fuel cell technologies.
After testing on a range of fossil fuels, the MSG pilot plant will be switched to a renewable feedstock and integrated with fuel cells to demonstrate the ability to produce renewable power. The large-scale MSG pilot plant is already "rightsized" for the renewable energy market making rapid roll-out possible.
"As a result of the successful first run, Western Hydrogen will be accelerating the development and commercialization of the MSG technology and engaging current and prospective partners, stakeholders and investors to assist in its commercialization," says Camarta.
Western Hydrogen Limited achieved the first hydrogen milestone in cooperation with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Aux Sable Canada and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). "This group has supported the development of the MSG technology over the past 6 years," says Camarta. "The Western Hydrogen team looks forward to continued work with our consortium partners as we continue towards the goal of commercializing Molten Salt Gasification."
Western Hydrogen Limited is a privately owned company, formed in 2006. The company has exclusive rights to the Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) technology, which was developed and patented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory.
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Looking for a little cheer for the holiday season during your trip to Paris? Each year, elegant Christmas lights displays and festive decorations adorn over 130 streets and monuments in Paris, turning the city into a true winter wonderland. The capital's old-fashioned department stores also get all gussied up for the season, unveiling elaborate and creative decorations and holiday window displays that delight visitors of all ages. Read on to learn where to head for lights and decorative displays in 2018 and 2019, and embrace all the magic of Paris this winter.
The majestic Avenue des Champs-Elysées is flooded with lights every winter, with light-drenched trees stretching all the way from the Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.
This year, 200 trees lining the avenue will scintillate with lights, coupled with glimmering "shooting star" effects.
Don't forget to visit the large Christmas market around the nearby Jardin des Tuileries while you're at it, grab some mulled wine, and find some original, authentic Parisian Christmas gifts.
The lights were switched on at 6:00 pm on November 22nd, 2018, with fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld presiding over the festivities this year. The displays will be taken down on January 9th, 2019.
The street is lit from 5:00 pm until 2:00 am each day, and all night long on December 31st, to bring in the new year in Paris.
The elegant Place Vendome and surrounding area is also festively lit for the holiday season. Stop for a memorable holiday afternoon tea at the recently renovated Ritz Hotel to warm up, then go out and admire the gorgeously lit square and the beautiful, narrow little streets around it.
See the lights from November 22nd, 2018 through January 10th, 2019.
Known for its luxury boutiques and high-fashion shopping opportunities, the prestigious Avenue Montaigne and its elegant houses are getting all gussied up for the holidays this year.
The classic Paris department stores district near the Opera Garnier is awash with lights and elaborate window decor and imaginative scenes every holiday season, starting in early to mid November and throughout the January sales season in Paris.
Find them at Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, and surrounding stores on Boulevard Haussmann, 9th arrondissement. Galeries Lafayette unveiled a giant tree bedecked with shiny green, blue and red baubles and sponsored by the French jeweler Piaget on November 8th under its art-deco cupola inside.
That same day, the Galeries unveiled its annual holiday windows displays, which are themed this year around Santa and his workshop at the North Pole. Inspired, fantasy-filled figures and brighty colored packages light up the windows. The whimsical windows should prove a treat for kids especially.
Just down the block, Printemps department store flips the switch on its lights and holiday window displays from mid-November.
In 2018, the Bon Marché department store on Paris' left bank (Metro: Sevres-Babylone) and the BHV department store in the city center (Metro: Hotel de Ville) are also unveiling festive window displays, all worth beelining to.
The outdoor shopping "village" near Paris's National Library in the south of the city will be festively lit and decorated for the holidays from mid-November 2018, and displays will remain up for visitors to enjoy until January 20th, 2019. This is an interesting and off-the-beaten-path part of town that's worth visiting when you're searching for something new, and the expansive mall is perfect for last-minute Christmas shopping.
See them from November 15th, 2018 through January 20th, 2019.
As if Notre Dame Cathedral weren't stunning enough on its own, each Christmas season the Gothic cathedral hosts an enormous, lavishly decorated tree on its main plaza. The decorations generally appear in mid-November to early December.
From mid-November to early December, the Paris City Hall will brilliantly light some 125 streets around Paris for the holidays, with lights switched on from 5:00 p.m each night until 2:00 a.m. Some streets illuminated last year included la rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais, Place des Abbesses in Montmartre, Avenue de Saint Ouen, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Rue de Rennes, Place de la Convention, Rue de Belleville, Place du Jourdain, Rue de Richelieu, Rue des Saints-Pères, or Rue de Grenelle. Check back here soon for a complete list, and in the meantime, visit this page (in French, but you can find out the street names by each Paris district (arrondissement) very easily, then locate them on your own map or smartphone).
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We all know that android development is an open source platform and security issues are therefore higher with these. Google Play store is one big platform and threats are common with app development here. Google Play is not a well-guarded platform, thus, risks of security breaches are higher here. Generally, when we download an app from the Play store we do not pay much attention to the access it wants and we commonly accept them all. This needs to be avoided to be safe of security threats.
Most of the android applications face the threat of malware and this is normally because Android development is an open platform. Due to these threats users' information, account, display ads, etc. work in-efficiently and the device gets hacked too. Some common malicious software for Android is Andr/PJApps-C, Andr/BBridge-A, Andr/BatterD-A etc.
This is again one of the biggest drawbacks. Android smartphones that are not updated to the latest version are at highest risk as there can be errors due to the previous programming systems that could not be updated in the device. Dissolution can bring a different experience to different users and it differs from one device to the other.
The device manufacturers, as well as the users, face this risk. At times, users modify their OS with customization and this leads to security problems in the smartphone as well as the applications. Many times the manufacturers (HTC, VIVO) also modify their OS through customization and this again leads to security problems in the device.
Downloading from other sites always create security disputes. Android is a simple application development platform and issues of hacks are commonly seen. Not choosing the adequate platform to download applications can land you having fake apps and these fake applications further bring virus issues in the device and security threats to your personal information increases.
Generally, developers are not sure about what permission an application actually needs and which can be avoided. This many times leads to useless app permissions making it the biggest threat to the applications' security. Mostly android application development company have experienced developers for app development but when it comes to granting permission to apps, unnecessary authorizations land apps into trouble.


This programme focuses on issues ranging from regional integration to development effectiveness in the ECOWAS sub-region, the African continent and the entire world. It involves projects including the State of the Union (SoTU), West Africa Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) and the Civil Society Platform for Development effectiveness (CPDE). IDEG has had collaborative relations with international institutions such as the African Union, ECOWAS, the World Bank, IMF and the Commonwealth and through this programme, the Institute engages regional and international partners such as the European Union, Christian Aid, Australia Aid, UK Aid/DFID, UNDP, Ibis, Danida, Cida, etc. Further, the Institute is taking steps to strengthen its long-term sustainability as an influential and functional think tank in Africa.


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An audacious collaboration of top inventors aims to create a "nanolab"–a chip that can sense impending disease by detecting proteins in a single blood cell.
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Sometimes, thinking big means thinking small. For an audacious collaboration known as the Nanosystems Biology Alliance, the goal is nothing less than to invent a "nanolab," a chip one centimeter square that can sense 10,000 different proteins and other molecules in a single blood cell, looking for signs of impending disease and helping to identify malfunctioning molecular pathways that could be regulated with drugs.
Reaching that goal will require a combination of advances in nanotechnology, microfluidics, and "systems biology," which views cells as if they consisted of vast chemical circuits. So the alliance is thinking big as well: it includes researchers in eight labs at three West Coast scientific institutions.
To cofounder Leroy Hood, the alliance represents how it's possible to push the boundaries of invention by bringing top inventors together-even if they're separated by geography. "If you want to solve a problem, why not get the best people together to work on it?" says Hood, who is also president of Seattle's Institute for Systems Biology.
The alliance's elite eight include people like James Heath, a Caltech chemist and nanotechnology pioneer; Michael Phelps, a University of California, Los Angeles, scientist who coinvented positron emission tomography (PET); and Hood himself, the coinventor of the automated DNA sequencer. Hood's hope is to combine the group's mental firepower to build a handheld device that could detect everything from the early signs of cancer to the molecular changes associated with heart disease.
Financing their work from existing academic grants, the alliance members have spent most of the last year learning about each other's fields, trading postdocs, and exchanging lots-lots-of e-mail. But the alliance "is not completely virtual, or it would not work," says Heath. He and the members of his Caltech group visit Hood's lab frequently and swap equipment and materials. Also helping to keep the whole extended collaboration together: "We have a strong and shared vision of where we want to go," Heath says. "That drives everything."
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One dead, others still missing in landslide on Italian island
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One woman died and other people were still missing Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia, a local official said.
A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme in the early hours of the morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the sea, media reports and emergency services said.
The first victim was confirmed to be a woman whose body was found by rescuers, according to a media briefing by the prefect of Naples, Claudio Palomba.
He said some of those reported missing earlier were later found safe, including one family with a newborn baby, but around 10 other people were still unaccounted for mid-afternoon.
The rescue effort was hampered by continued rain and high winds, which also delayed ferries bringing reinforcements from the mainland.
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Thirteen people were missing on Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia, media reports said.
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Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi had earlier warned there were people trapped in the mud, saying it was a "very serious" situation.
However, he denied a statement by his colleague Matteo Salvini, the deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister, that eight people had died, saying this had not been confirmed.
Italian firefighters carry a man out of his house on November 26, 2022 in Casamicciola in the southern Ischia island, following heavy rains that sparked a landslide. / © ANSA/AFP
The heavy rain sent torrents of mud through the streets of Casamicciola Terme, on the north of Ischia, a lush island located near Capri that is thronged with tourists in the summer months.
Trees were upturned and cars left battered on the side of the road or in the water, according to images published by emergency services and local media.
The fire service earlier said one house had been overwhelmed by the mud and that two people had been rescued from a car swept into the sea.
In the worst affected area of Casamicciola Terme, at least 30 families were trapped in their homes without water or electricity, with mud and debris blocking the road, the ANSA news agency reported.
Officials later said they expected to evacuate and find temporary homes for between 150 and 200 people by Saturday evening.
"The rescue effort remains complex due to the weather conditions," said the department for civil protection, but stressed teams would keep working through the night using headlights.
Local authorities have called on residents of Ischia to stay inside so as not to hinder the rescue operation.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was following the situation, offering her thoughts to those affected.
Casamicciola Terme was hit by an earthquake in 2017, in which two people died.
The devastation in Ischia came just weeks after 11 people died in heavy rain and flooding in central eastern Italy.
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Q: Is there a way to add objects to a vector by reference without using pointers? Let's say I have 2 vectors and 1 object. I add the object to both vectors, then I alter the object. I want the change to appear in both vectors:
This doesn't work (outputs 1):
class Entity {
    public:
    int x;
    Entity() {}
    Entity(int y) : x(y) {}
};

int main()
{
  Entity e = Entity(1);
  vector<Entity> vec1;
  vector<Entity> vec2;
  vec1.push_back(e);
  vec2.push_back(e);
  vec1[0].x = 5;

  cout << vec2[0].x << endl;
  return 0;
}

This does work, but wondering if there's a way to use & reference:
class Entity {
    public:
    int x;
    Entity() {}
    Entity(int y) : x(y) {}
};

int main()
{
  Entity* e = new Entity(1);
  vector<Entity*> vec1;
  vector<Entity*> vec2;
  vec1.push_back(e);
  vec2.push_back(e);
  vec1[0]->x = 5;

  cout << vec2[0]->x << endl;
  return 0;
}

A: Make it a vector of std::reference_wrapper and it should work:
int main()
{
  Entity e = Entity(1);
  vector<std::reference_wrapper<Entity>> vec1;
  vector<std::reference_wrapper<Entity>> vec2;
  vec1.push_back(e);
  vec2.push_back(e);
  vec1[0].x = 5;

  cout << vec2[0].x << endl;
  return 0;
}

reference_wrapper is constructable from the types it wraps, so you don't need to explicitly use std::ref/std::cref to make it.

A: It's hard to determine exactly what you're trying to achieve, but I think you'll need pointers to achieve it. You can improve your ownership though to make it a bit more pallatable.
For example, vec1 can store a list of unique_ptr instances, which ensures that vec1 owns those objects, and vec2 can store non-owning raw pointers which don't need to trigger a delete. For example:
#include <memory>

class Entity {
    public:
    int x;
    Entity() {}
    Entity(int y) : x(y) {}
};

int main()
{
  auto e = make_unique<Entity>(1);
  vector<unique_ptr<Entity>> vec1;    // vec1 owns the objects...
  vector<Entity*> vec2;               // ... while vec2 holds just pointers

  // Add the owning unique_ptr to vec1. Moving is required for a unique_ptr,
  // Since we have to transfer ownership to the vector.
  vec1.push_back(move(e));

  // Store a non-owning pointer in vec2.
  vec2.push_back(vec1.back().get());
  vec1[0]->x = 5;

  cout << vec2[0]->x << endl;
  return 0;
}

Alternatively, you could use std::shared_ptr to keep a pointer in both vectors, and ensure that the pointer lives as long as both vectors do, and cleans up once both vec1 and vec2 are destroyed:
#include <memory>

class Entity {
    public:
    int x;
    Entity() {}
    Entity(int y) : x(y) {}
};

int main()
{
  auto e = make_shared<Entity>(1);
  vector<shared_ptr<Entity>> vec1;      // Both vec1 and vec2 share ownership of the pointer.
  vector<shared_ptr<Entity>> vec2;

  vec1.push_back(e);
  vec2.push_back(move(e));
  vec1[0]->x = 5;

  cout << vec2[0]->x << endl;
  return 0;
}

Sidenote: In this second example, I move()d e. This provides a very small optimization for shared_ptr, since we don't need our instance of e anymore once vec1 and vec2 both have copies.

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Discovering Springsteen
May 10, 2021 Tim Martin Features 4
Always be careful what you commit to in writing. In my review of 2020 I said: "If 'Western Stars' and 'Letter to You' haven't convinced me of the merits of Springsteen then I guess nothing will".
So, how come five months later I have a number of Springsteen albums on the iPod and have been heard to utter the phrase, "Western Stars isn't bad you know"? Having come by several of his CDs recently, along with what looks suspiciously like a campaign by my AUK colleagues to sow the seeds of doubt, I have been forced to look at my claim that I don't like Springsteen.
The problem I think starts with what you might call "radio Bruce". Such a small selection of his songs ever appeared on the radio back in the day that if you didn't much like 'Born To Run' or the singles taken from 'Born In The USA' then you were left with the assumption that this sort of bombastic racket was all he had to offer. And so it went on for a couple of decades.
Viv Fish's eloquent case for 'Darkness on The Edge of Town' as a classic album prompted me to listen to both that album and 'The Promise', a collection of unreleased songs recorded around the same time. Hearing Springsteen's own version of 'Because The Night' was a bit of a revelation. As a fan of Patti Smith I had always used her take on the song as a case for the prosecution against Springsteen, bombastic and all that. But the version on 'The Promise' focuses on the words which make far more sense in Springsteen's voice. The title song of 'Darkness on The Edge of Town' is a good example of where he hits the sweet spot between the more delicate side of his music and the bluster of full force "shouty Bruce".
If I'm honest I prefer the first two albums. Songs like 'For You' are properly good, although the rather flat production lets them down a bit. Later live versions of that song and '4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)' sound more assured without tipping over into the more raucous sound that I'm still not keen on. Those early albums have some great narrative lyrics, but you can see why 'Born to Run' was the hit, it just sounds so much bigger and brighter.
Still feeling a bit sceptical, I listened to a video that Andrew Frolish posted in January of Springsteen playing 'This Land is Your Land'. That sent me off to listen to 'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions'. The 'American Land Edition' is the one to get for the version of 'How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?' So acoustic Bruce may be what works for me. 'Nebraska', and the more reflective tone of 'The River' have both got repeat plays recently. Having said that, so has 'High Hopes', not a universally popular album, but the title track and 'Hunter of Invisible Game' are fine songs.
Compilations can be good gateway discs to an artist and in this case 'The Essential Bruce Springsteen' is the best I've found. The 3CD version has some intriguing songs including a rollicking 'Viva Las Vegas'. That 3CD set shows up online quite often so if you are a Bruce sceptic that is probably the best place to start. Am I a Bruce fan after this? His voice is still one I need to take in small doses, but with plenty of albums still to discover, particularly the live ones, I'm certainly open to the possibility that I could be.
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Well at last ! I've some one brave enough to voice my opinions on his Bruceness . "Shouty bruce" ! I love that . I dearly love Springsteen's more acoustic albums , "Ghost of Tom Joad" and "Nebraska" especially and "Western stars" i thought was epic but in the company i keep try saying anything negative about "Born to run" and i'm crucified ! Great perspective Tim .
sharplesey says:
The early albums are best Tim and what makes most of the later stuff so unpalatable is the drumming – all biceps and very little taste or subtlety
trisrobinson says:
I don't mind admitting to being a huge Bruce fan, but I do like this review. The tracks that get played on the radio, especially 'Dancing in the dark' (My own least favourite track) are not a true reflection. An album not mentioned here, but some of his finest work (in my opinion) is 'Tunnel of love'. 'The Rising' also has some great songs that rarely get a mention.
alasdair Lambie says:
But surely this is why Bruce is one of the greats. He has great songs for you no matter what your taste. I have had Bruce on in the car since we had tapes and had to put up with my wife saying – not Springsteen again! but even she loves Western Stars. Some of us, tho' love all Bruce, shouty, reflective, whatever, while accepting there was a fallow period…


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Former Scotland international Ferguson urges Blackpool positivity
by Andrew Slevison 2014-03-12 04:21:57.000000
Blackpool interim manager Barry Ferguson is urging a positive mindset from his players.
The former Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City midfielder took charge of the Seasiders on January 21 following the sacking of Paul Ince and had overseen them in eight Championship matches before Tuesday night's meeting with Millwall.
Blackpool's last victory came on November 30 last year when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 but Ferguson was able to steer the Bloomfield Road outfit to a 1-0 home triumph over the visiting Lions.
The ex-Scotland international said his team talk prior to the encounter lasted less than half a minute as he continues to portray confidence and positivity in his role as caretaker of the Lancashire club.
"All I asked on Monday morning was to go out and be positive, I didn't want any negativity about the place because of the position we've been in for a number of months," Ferguson said after Ricardo Fuller's 14th-minute header sent them to 18th on the tier two table.
"The team talk lasted probably about 20 seconds at most. It was just quick and I got everything I asked of them.
"I just said go out and be positive and if you give me everything you've got after the game I'll be a happy man - and they did that today.
"It was one of the worst games I've watched but I couldn't care less; it's three points and it stops the rot."
Ferguson added: "Since I've took over the fans have been excellent - when I've passed them in the street, when I've bumped into them.
"Since I've been here they've always been behind me, even when I was playing they were always behind me, even though we were going through a difficult period.
"This is probably the most difficult period I've ever known in football, not just with myself. They were excellent today, they never stopped from the first whistle to the last whistle."
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KONNICHIWA TANUKIS!
Posted on April 23, 2010 June 19, 2010 Posted in River Safari, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeTagged Animal exchange, Asahimaya Zoo, Japan, poko, pom, Raccoon Dogs, River Safari, river-themed park, Tanukis, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeLeave a comment
WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE WELCOMES ITS FIRST PAIR OF RACCOON DOGS
Singapore, 23 April 2010 – Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the parent company of award-winning attractions Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari and Singapore Zoo and the upcoming River Safari, recently welcomed its first pair of tanukis from Asahimaya Zoo, Japan. Tanukis are a subspecies of raccoon dogs native to Japan, and these beautiful canids mark the first animal exchange between WRS and Asahimaya Zoo under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two parties last year.
To celebrate the partnership and welcome the tanukis, a gala dinner was hosted by Asahiyama Zoo and Wildlife Reserves Singapore last night. Notable guests included HE Mr Makoto Yamanaka, Ambassador of Japan to Singapore and Ms Fanny Lai, Group CEO of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.
Named Pom and Poko, the tanukis will be housed at a permanent exhibit in the upcoming River Safari, Asia's first river-themed park. Significant to the Japanese culture, these beautiful animals have been a part of the country's folklore since ancient times. Unfortunately, the tanukis' silky coat has attracted the unwanted attention of furriers, and they have been commercially farmed since 1928. Even today, raccoon dogs are reportedly bred in cruel conditions and are often skinned alive. The practice has led to global campaigns against the use of raccoon dog fur in fashion.
The raccoon dog gets its name from its resemblance to the unrelated raccoon, and is native to East Asia. They were introduced into parts of Europe for hunting purposes in the early to mid-nineteen hundreds and are now considered an invasive species.
Pom, the male raccoon dog exploring his new home in Singapore
Poko, the female raccoon dog, resting during her quarantine period. They have long torsos and short legs with ears that protrude only slightly outside of their thick fur.
Courtesy of Bjorn Olesen - The raccoon dog is a member of the canid family and is indigenous to east Asia. Japanese raccoon dogs are known to produce sounds higher in pitch, sounding similar to cats.
SINGAPORE ZOO VET HELPS KING COBRA SHED ITS SKIN
Posted on April 22, 2010 June 19, 2010 Posted in Night Safari, Singapore ZooTagged Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Dr Abraham Mathew, False Gharial, King Cobra, Komodo Dragon, Night Safari, Reptile Garden, Rhino Iguana, Senior Vet, Singapore Zoo1 Comment
Dr Abraham Mathew, senior vet at Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, carefully removing the slough of a king cobra. The male cobra, which arrived at the Singapore Zoo three months ago, was under quarantine at the time and had problems removing its shed so the vets stepped in to assist. Snakes shed their skin to allow for growth, as well as to remove parasites along with their old skin. The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, and can grow to a length of about 5 metres. Despite its size and reputation for ferocity, it is not aggressive and only attacks when startled, provoked or protecting its eggs. It is one of the few snakes that preys almost exclusively on other snakes.
Dr Abraham Mathew, senior vet at Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, carefully assists a male king cobra which had some trouble removing its shed. The snake had been under quarantine at the time, but has since been transferred to the Singapore Zoo's Reptile Garden, where it is now on display. Visitors can also see Komodo dragons, Aldabra giant tortoises, rhino iguanas and false gharials at the Reptile Garden. King cobras are the only snakes known to build nests. Females guard the eggs until just before they hatch. Young king cobras are black with striking yellow lateral stripes.
CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED BANDED LEAF MONKEYS CONTINUE TO BREED IN SINGAPORE
Posted on April 10, 2010 June 20, 2010 Posted in Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation FundTagged ah meng memorial conservation fund, ammcf, banded leaf monkeys, biodiversity, breakthrough evidence, breeding, breeding cycles, conservation, coral reef, critically-endangered, elusive, feeding ecology, freshwater swamp forest, habitat loss, international year of biodiversity, life history, lowland tropical forest, mangrove, marine ecosystems, mudflat, nanyang technological university, national biodiversity centre, national parks board, National University of singapore, native species, native vegetation, natural heritage, nature reserves, NParks, ntu, NUS, plant species, population size, raffles museum of biodiversity research, rare, research team, seagrass bed, taxonomic status, threatened, threats, tropical marine science institute, wildlife reserves singapore conservation fund, wrscf1 Comment
BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH BY NUS, NPARKS AND WRSCF FINDS NEW EVIDENCE ON POPULATION GROWTH
Singapore, April 10, 2010 – A National University of Singapore (NUS) research team, in collaboration with National Parks Board (NParks) and Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund (WRSCF), has found breakthrough evidence that the population of banded leaf monkeys, believed to be on the verge of extinction since two decades ago, has been growing in Singapore's forests. This includes the first-ever observations of breeding for the critically-endangered banded leaf monkeys in Singapore and is especially momentous, as 2010 has been designated International Year of Biodiversity.
Research findings point to significant milestones as the banded leaf monkey is one of only three species of non-human primates native to Singapore. Rare, elusive and threatened by habitat loss, the banded leaf monkey is critically endangered. It is part of Singapore's natural heritage and has the potential of becoming a flagship species for conservation efforts.
This conservation research project was spearheaded by NUS student Andie Ang Hui Fang since July 2008 under the guidance of Associate Professor Rudolf Meier from the NUS Evolutionary Biology Lab, and assisted by Mirza Rifqi Ismail, an NParks research officer. Assistant Professor Michael Gumert from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) also provided invaluable counsel throughout the project.
WRSCF, through the Ah Meng Memorial Conservation Fund (AMMCF) funded the research and provided equipment support. AMMCF, the first recipient of WRSCF, received $500,000 over a five-year period for conducting academic research and studies pertaining to endangered wildlife. The banded leaf monkey project is the first to receive funding from AMMCF.
The goal of this project is to identify the life history parameters of the banded leaf monkey in Singapore, including its population size, feeding ecology, intra- and inter-specific interactions and threats they are faced with in order to support its conservation efforts.
The research has uncovered important evidence that the population of banded leaf monkeys in Singapore has grown to at least 40 individuals, more than the previous estimates of 10 in the 1980s, and 10-15 in the 1990s. The research has collected first findings on the breeding cycle and species of plants they feed on, some of which are rare and locally endangered.
One particularly encouraging finding is that the females are reproducing successfully with at least one breeding cycle every July and infants observed. The project also used non-invasive sampling techniques to obtain genetic information that have helped to clarify the species' taxonomic status in comparison with populations of banded leaf monkeys found in Southern Malaysia.
The project will continue with the monitoring of population changes and analysing of the botanical composition of the forest in order to examine the sustainability of the habitat for the monkeys. As part of the plan, a population viability assessment will be carried out and important forest fragments will be identified in the hope of connecting the fragments through reforestation. The information gathered will also be used to develop a management plan for conserving one of the last remaining primate species in Singapore.
Professor Peter Ng, Director of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and the Tropical Marine Science Institute at NUS, said, "As a global university centred in Asia, NUS is well placed to address the myriad of challenges associated with urban city states, sustainable development and conservation. The university has a long history of biodiversity research, its Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research being one of the oldest and most highly regarded natural history museums in the region. Its researchers and affiliated staff from the Department of Biological Sciences are active in modern, often cross-disciplinary, research in many parts of Southeast Asia and they have contributed substantially to our understanding of the region's biodiversity. In Singapore, NUS researchers work closely with various government agencies to generate baseline information and to ensure that key habitats and species are conserved; and there are also long term plans for monitoring their survival."
Prof Ng added, "This is the International Year of Biodiversity and NUS is pleased to contribute to global efforts to slow down biodiversity erosion and promote the cause of conservation. The banded leaf monkey project and the suite of conservation projects currently undertaken by NUS researchers and students are important steps toward this long term goal."
Dr Lena Chan, Deputy Director of National Biodiversity Centre (NParks) said: "The research findings are very exciting. We had thought for a long time that the banded leaf monkey population is on the decline but the findings show the contrary. This shows that with good management our nature reserves do have the potential to reverse population declines for endangered species. It also underscores the importance of safeguarding the reserves and keeping them healthy so that existing native species can continue to thrive."
"It is most apt that these significant research findings are unveiled this year—the International Year of Biodiversity. Despite Singapore's highly urbanised environment and land constraints, Singapore remains a safe haven for species that can live in small patches of lowland tropical forest, mangroves, freshwater swamp forest, seagrass beds, mudflats and coral reefs. This has been made possible through the protection of remaining patches of native vegetation and marine ecosystems and this approach has been successful in conserving the remaining biodiversity in a city setting. The banded leaf monkey project is one such effort to protect and conserve our natural heritage," said Professor Leo Tan, Board of Trustee for WRSCF.
Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a strong advocate of conservation applauded the research efforts: "The biological diversity of our planet faces as great a crisis as our climate system. The loss of biodiversity poses a threat to our health, wealth and the ecosystems which sustain life. This is why we should all do what we can to prevent the extinction of our plant and animal species. The leaf monkey is a symbol of the challenge we face."
Further details about the banded leaf monkey project will be shared during a public lecture event, to be held at NUS on 16 Apr 2010.
For more information or to up, please visit:
http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/headlines/0410/leaf_21Apr10.php.
Banded Leaf Monkey
Banded Leaf Monkey with baby