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Myint Naing () is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner who currently serves as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region and previously served as an Amyotha Hluttaw member of parliament for Sagaing Region Constituency № 3. In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 30,628 (76% of the votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat.

Early life and education

Myint Naing graduated with a medical degree (MBBS) from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981.

Political career

He was arrested in September 1990 and sentenced to 25 years under the Burmese Penal Code's Article 122. He actively took part together with his colleagues in the famous Saffron Revolution.

In 2012, he was elected as member of House of Nationalities following the 2012 Myanmar by-elections. In the 2015 general election, Myint Naing ran for Sagaing Region Hluttaw and was re-elected. In 2016, he was appointed as Chief Minister of Sagaing Region by the President of Myanmar with the recommendation of Sagaing Region Hluttaw.

In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, Myint Maung was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.

References

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National League for Democracy politicians
Prisoners and detainees of Myanmar
Burmese physicians
1951 births
Living people
People from Sagaing Region
University of Medicine, Mandalay alumni

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By Katherine Scott| 2 years ago
Not sure what to ask Santa for this Christmas? Well if you have extra deep pockets, this opulent gift list is a great place to start.
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However, topping the list of lavish items is a 30-day holiday package by luxury travel firm Black Tomato going for a whopping $882,000 (USD$630,000). In case you were wondering, we've done the math, and this price tag works out to be almost $30,000 a day.
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Dinner under the stars at Soneva Fushi in the Maldive is just one of the luxe experiences on the Neiman Marcus Christmas guide list. (Black Tomato)
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Personal trainers, tour guides, butlers are all included, with some stand-out experiences and stays on offer.
The Oberoi Amarvilas offers the best view of the Taj Mahal in the whole of Agra. (Black Tomato)
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Jay-Z to Produce New LaKeith Stanfield Film 'The Book of Clarence'
By Jacinta Howard
Jay-Z is set to produce a new film from The Harder They Fall director Jeymes Samuel called The Book of Clarence starring LaKeith Stanfield and Omar Sy.
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Currently, Oscar-nominated Stanfield is starring in the final season of Atlanta on FX. He's also set to star in Disney's Haunted Mansion. Sy can be seen on Netflix's Lupin, and will also star in the film Shadow Force as well as on Peacock's The Killer.
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Q: How do I override "java.io.tmpdir" when running ant/mantis junitreport? Net: 'junitreport' doesn't seem to provide a way to set the temporary folder that it uses while performing transformations, and the doesn't seem to be a way to update 'java.io.tmpdir' for the reporting task.  In this case, setting 'user.home' or 'java.io.tmpdir' from the command line while invoking ant is not a solution which can be used.
In detail: I'm using junit tasks within ant/mantis, with this syntax:
<target name="unittest_report">
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This seems to be a very standard usage, with the addition of the "echo" statements to show system property values which are active when the task is executed.
The task runs fine, except that the processing writes temporary output relative to the java temporary directory (java.io.tmpdir):
[15:55:03+0000/tester/unittest_report/echo] User Home [ user.home ] [ C:\Users\MyUser ]
[15:55:03+0000/tester/unittest_report/echo] Java Temp [ java.io.tmpdir ] [C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Temp\ ]
[15:55:04+0000/tester/unittest_report/junitreport] Processing c:\work\tester\build\reports\unittest\raw\TESTS-TestSuites.xml to
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The key values are the "java.io.tmpdir" value and the write to "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Temp\null591799606".
I've tried to temporary update the temporary directory using "sysproperty", for example:
<mantis:modifyenvironment>
  <sysproperty key="java.io.tmpdir" value="${dir.build}/junit.report.tmp"/>
  <sequential>
    <echo>User Home [ user.home ] [ ${user.home} ]</echo>
    <echo>Java Temp [ java.io.tmpdir ] [ ${java.io.tmpdir} ]</echo>
    <junitreport todir="${dir.unittest.reports}/raw">
      <fileset dir="${dir.unittest.reports}/raw">
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      <report format="frames" todir="${dir.unittest.reports}"/>
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</mantis:modifyenvironment>

But, that has no effect.
Then:
1) Is this correct expectation of "sysproperty" to update the system property for the "junitreport" task?  For example, the effect of "sysproperty" might be limited to nested "java" sequential task invocations, in which case the expectation that the update be visible to "junitreport" would be incorrect.
2) Or, is there a limitation for "java.io.tmpdir" in particular which prevents this from working?
3) Or, is there a bug in "sysproperty"?
For this problem, I'm prevented from updating "java.io.tmpdir" (or "user.home") from the command line.  Those values cannot be modified in a wider scope than the "junitreport" task invocations.
Finally: Not sure if it fits under this same set of questions:
4) Where is the documentation for "mantis:modifyenvironment"?  I find this in my local "mantis.jar", but I am finding no documentation for it in the mantis manual / documentation.
5) That "junitreport" modifies the file system through "java.io.tmpdir" with no possible override seems to be very bad practice.

A: About questions 1-3 about sysproperty I can tell you that the only place it may be used is before executing a new JVM: I.E. within java and similar tasks, like junit. (You can read it in the respective documentations).

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Mark Delaware: College T.A. who discovers that his mentor is hiding a secret. Impulsive, Mark doesn't fail to explore or leap into decisions. Sometimes his impulsivity leads into dangerous situations.
Professor Stephen Michelson: A charismatic academic who teaches about ancient civilizations.
Group of eccentric vampires whose purpose in their extended life is to be the patrons of the Arts. They believe that humanity has potential to grow and they hold human life sacred.
Montevista: The President of the Society of the Arts. This passionate reclusive painter appears when the Enforcer announces that he has found a successor. Rumor says that Montevista holds a deep love for another vampire, but has not found the courage to confess his true feelings.
Mrs. Violet: An old art critic. Serious and practical in nature, she doesn't hold back to tell others what she thinks.
Charlie: A cool jazz player from the 1920s. He lives his life among the living. Longtime friends of Montevista.
The whispered one among vampires. This vampire is the killer of other vampires who break the Silent Code. Any vampire who openly reveals their existence to humans who are not "donors" risks death by the Enforcer's hand.
A small alliance of new vampires who reject the Silent Code or any type of "vampire authority". Made of misfits and outcasts, the House of Skulls rebel against hiding who they are. They are the most disliked Vampire Family in Colorado, USA.
Dameon: Leader of the House of Skulls. He questions the Enforcer's authority. He see vampirism as the natural next evolutionary step.
Zhen-zhu. Coerced into becoming a vampire, she has reservations about how the House of Skulls operates.
Jody: College friend of Mark Delaware. Feisty and strong-willed, Mark hopes there could be more between them.
Kyle and Nate: Twin dorm neighbors of Mark. The "Kings of Trouble", these pranksters always love to have fun.
Johnny: Young mentee of Mark Delaware.
Brother Luke: Mark Delaware's french professor. Campus rumors say that he's an exorcist.
Homeless Man: Seen to others as insane, this individual has been seen walking around St. George's University with a stake in his hand.
Small group of hippie vampires. They fear the Enforcer.


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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 299 (P. Oxy. 299 or P. Oxy. II 299) is a fragment of a Letter concerning a Mouse-Catcher, in Greek. It was discovered in Oxyrhynchus. The manuscript was written on papyrus in the form of a sheet. It was written in the late first century. Formerly it was held in the Bradfield College. The actual owner of the codex and place of its housing is unknown.

Description
The measurements of the fragment are 54 by 108 mm.

The document was written by Horus to Appion about the payment of a mouse-catcher. It was published by Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt in 1899.

See also
 Oxyrhynchus Papyri

References

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1st-century manuscripts
Lost documents


How Much Will Health Care Reform Cost Your Consumers?
Sitting on at airplane this afternoon on my way to Atlanta, I saw an interesting tid bit under the title, "Notable and Quotable". The writer, Jonathan Tobin, said "there may be some voters who are indifferent to the impact on the economy of health care reform… But will they stand for an increase in the price of Pizza".
Then he goes on to quote our neighbor here in Anchorage, KY, John Schnatter. John is Papa John of Papa John's Pizza. John says Healthcare reform will cost his company 11 to 14 cents per pizza, and 15 to 20 cents per order filled. John says that "the Obamacare government surcharge will be passed on to consumers".
That raises the question of how much the new law will add to the consumer's cost of a Big Mac, or a Coke? Tobin suggests that this across-the-board surtax on virtually all expenditures will hit the poor a lot harder than the rich.
So what impact will this have on us in home health care, hospice, and private duty home care? Well first, the cost to provide insurance for our employees will go up. Then the cost of everything we buy will go up. In home health and hospice, we won't be able to pass it on to consumers, because Medicare and Medicaid pay the bills. Half of the cost of health care reform is being paid for through reductions in payments to health care providers including $500 billion in Medicare cuts.
For private duty home care, the added costs can't be passed on to Medicaid Waiver, so they will be passed on to private pay consumers. How much more will you have to charge per hour to pay for the added costs?
Reading this brief quote from Papa John has causes me to question how much cost we will have to pass on to you, our consumer, when you attend a seminar, when you attend your state association conference, when you register for a webinar, or when you buy an eBook.
When you throw a pebble in a pond, the ripples continue out to the edges of the pond. What will be the ripple effect of paying 15 cents more for Pizza to cover the cost of healthcare reform?
I'd love your comments on this concept.


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Yoga. What Does it Mean?
I have often heard the word "yoga" throughout my life– at home, on the tv, at school, and in stores. What does it actually mean? "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "to unify." However, from a philosophical standpoint, yoga's meaning suggests self-integration of the personality and the awakening of a "higher self." Yoga, as a science, is a culmination of techniques that allows us to connect with our mind and body.
Benefits and My Own Experience.
A regular yoga practice holds numerous benefits. Although I found yoga captivating when I was starting to learn more about it last year, I didn't understand the meaning and benefits until recently. I have been doing a project at my school on the effects of yoga, art and martial arts on mental health. I have been reading research papers and books and helping Intuition Wellness Center with certain projects pertaining to this topic; however, I never completely understood the essence of yoga until I began practicing it as a part of my own daily routine. Navneet Lahti, LCSW, the Wellness Director at Intuition Wellness, taught me a practice of Kundalini Yoga that is designed to lessen anxiety and stress. I implemented this and a daily art activity in my everyday life and I have witnessed many positive changes.
Within a few weeks after I began practicing yoga regularly I started experiencing better sleep. I've struggled with sleep since I started high school. My sleep schedule has always been shaped by the number of assignments that I had to complete each night. I hypothesize that the reason I'm getting better sleep is because this yoga practice allows me to de-stress and de-clutter my thoughts. I've also noticed that I'm better able to concentrate. Due in part to technology, I have a tendency to get distracted which, historically, has led to procrastination and additional stress. Since I began practicing yoga, I have found that my mind doesn't drift as much as it used to, which has allowed me to grasp and learn about things at a quicker rate.
The research supports my personal experience. In fact, studies have shown that regular yoga practice improves coordination, reaction time, memory, and even IQ scores. Yoga offers other benefits, too, such as better posture and prevention of digestive problems. I'm not going to lie. Getting into the daily routine of practicing art and yoga was difficult. However, once I began a consistent practice, I have witnessed so many positive changes in my life that I wouldn't have otherwise.
Written By: Manasa Swaminathan Senior at BASIS– Oro Valley, Student Intern at Intuition Wellness Center.
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IGA list expands to 57 – Mexico IGA revised!
[updated May 1 to include two IGAs posted this morning by Treasury] 60 days remain until the July 1st deadline that FATCA's 30% withholding applies to payments from US sources. As of April 30th, the list of IGAs now to be treated in effect has expanded to 57, including 30 that have been signed and 27 that are agreed (but not yet officially signed). 8 IGAs have been added this past week, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Curaçao, Colombia, Cyprus, Estonia, Israel, and Sweden (albeit Estonia was signed over 2 weeks past but had not yet been included). The Mexico-USA IGA of November 19, 2012 has been revised and re-issued (see Mexico (4-17-2014)). Finally, the IGAs of Austria and Australia have now been released.
Conspicuously, the most important US FDI jurisdictions that are not yet included on the list are China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the Middle Eastern jurisdictions such as United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Recent US tension with Russia over the Ukraine and Crimea brought its treasury negotiations to a standstill.
But of immediate importance is the 4 days remaining for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to register by May 5 with the IRS to obtain a GIIN and to be included on the IRS' list of participating FFIs in order to avoid the attracting the 30% withholding by US withholding agents. However, FFIs in IGA jurisdictions have an extension to register with the IRS – until December 22, 2014 to obtain their GIINs.
Financial Institutions that are treated as Reporting Financial Institutions under a Model 1 IGA register as Registered Deemed-Compliant Foreign Financial Institutions, whereas Financial Institutions that are treated as Reporting Financial Institutions under a Model 2 IGA register as Participating Foreign Financial Institutions. One month ago now the IRS released the new 2014 Form W-8BEN-E that must be used by entities that are beneficial owners of a U.S. source payment, or of another entity that is the beneficial owner. Form W-8BEN-E has thirty parts. All filers will complete Parts I and XXIX.
Part I of the form requires general information, the QI status, and the FATCA classification of the filer. Question 4 of Part I requests the QI status. If the filer is a disregarded entity, partnership, simple trust, or grantor trust, then the filer must complete Part III if the entity is claiming benefits under a U.S. tax treaty. Question 5 requests the FATCA classification of the filer. The classification indicated determines which one of the Parts IV through XXVIII must be completed.
Practical Compliance Aspects of FATCA and GATCA: The LexisNexis® Guide to FATCA Compliance (2nd Edition) comprises 34 Chapters grouped in three parts: compliance program (Chapters 1–4), analysis of FATCA regulations (Chapters 5–16) and analysis of Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) and local law compliance requirements (Chapters 17–34), including information exchange protocols and systems. The 34 chapters include many practical examples to assist a compliance officer contextualize the regulations, IGA provisions, and national rules enacted pursuant to an IGA. Chapters include by example an in-depth analysis of the categorization of trusts pursuant to the Regulations and IGAs, operational specificity of the mechanisms of information capture, management and exchange by firms and between countries, and insights as to the application of FATCA and the IGAs for BRIC and European country chapters.
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Il termine indeiscenza è usato soprattutto in botanica per descrivere il fenomeno riguardante quegli organi che, giunti a maturità, non si aprono per lasciare uscire il proprio contenuto.

Un frutto indeiscente, ad esempio, è quello che una volta maturo non si apre spontaneamente per rilasciare il seme. Esempi di indeiscenza sono il frutto del girasole e quello del papavero da oppio.

Il fenomeno opposto a quello della indeiscenza è la deiscenza.

Collegamenti esterni

Fisiologia vegetale


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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should learn the lessons of the Good Friday Agreement - Adams
10 April, 2020 - by Gerry Adams
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams who was among those who negotiated the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998, marked the anniversary in a comment this morning on his Twitter page @GerryAdamsSF
Mr. Adams criticised the current failure of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to learn the lesson of that time – the need to recognise the rights of others.
Gerry Adams said:
"This is the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
"I remember it well, the weeks leading into that Agreement and then especially the overnight session. Then after we came to a conclusion going off to our respective constituencies . And then weeks later the people North and South on this island voting for that agreement.
"It's also worth remembering that the unionist parties, and things have changed massively with the unionist parties since then, but that the unionist parties went through all of that process without recognising the rights of the Sinn Féin voters, without talking to the Sinn Féin representatives.
"Here we are all these years, decades later, and the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are doing exactly the same thing. Refusing to recognise the rights of the Sinn Fein electorate.
Refusing to engage with Sinn Féin leadership in the formation for government talks.
"So, so much for the lessons of history.
"Having said that the Agreement has served all of us well. There are aspects of it, important dimensions of it, that both governments have failed to honour, but most especially the British government.
"We want to bring the Agreement to its complete fruition.
"For now it's worth looking forward as well as looking backwards.
"So thanks to everyone who played any role in putting together the Good Friday Agreement, from this island, from our neighbouring island, from across the world and from the USA in particular.
"And to all of those people who have kept the peace process alive since then.
"Let's keep on the road we are on.
"Let's keep building peace and let's make sure that all of the elements of the Good Friday Agreement are honoured in the time ahead and not undermined as Brexit threatens to do; not subvert it as Brexit threatens to do.
"Go n-éirí an t-ádh libhse.
"Go raibh maith agaibh.


Police have issued a renewed appeal for information on the "brutal murder" of 45-year-old Ian Ogle in Cluan Place in East Belfast on Sunday 27 January.
The husband and father of two was attacked in Cluan Place just before 9.30pm on Sunday by a group of at least five men. During the brutal incident, Ian's skull was fractured and he was savagely stabbed eleven times in the back before being left to die on the street.
Making the appeal, Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said: "My thoughts are first and foremost with the family of Ian Ogle who was viciously attacked by a gang of men on Sunday night and sadly later died from his horrific injuries. Ian's murder has not only disgusted the entire community, it has left his wife, two children and wider family circle completely devastated.
"I believe that the events leading up to Ian's murder began on the Beersbridge Road, around 8.45pm on Sunday evening, when an altercation took place outside a fast food outlet. The exact circumstances of that incident are still developing, but I believe that Ian was there. I want to hear from anyone who witnessed this altercation or who knows anything about it, to contact police.
"Shortly before 9.30pm, Ian's killers parked a black Seat Leon, registration number JGZ 7406 in Langtry Court, just off Templemore Avenue. They then walked the short distance to Cluan Place, via Templemore Avenue and the Albertbridge Road. After the attack, they returned to Templemore Avenue - some of the killers got into the car and others dispersed on foot from Langtry Court, through the houses. The car was driven along Templemore Avenue, into Major Street and onto the lower Newtownards Road, before being left at Pitt Place.
"I have deliberately decided not to publicise descriptions of those who were involved. People's perceptions of clothing and descriptions differ and I don't want to lose valuable witness evidence. Instead, I am interested in events. A fight on the Beersbridge Road, a group of at least five men walking or running to and from Cluan Place and a black Seat Leon car at Langtry Court. All of this happened between 8.30pm and 10pm on Sunday night. Did you see anything?
"There has been widespread speculation about the motive for Ian's murder. Only those who were involved know how they sought to justify a family man being brutally murdered in the street. I want to be clear - there was no justification for the murder of Ian Ogle.
"I can confirm that one line of enquiry is that Ian was murdered by individuals who were members of East Belfast UVF. The UVF have issued statements in relation to Ian's murder. It is too early in the investigation to establish the veracity of those.
"I have a number of appeals to make today. Firstly I want those with influence to work with us to locate these men and bring them to justice and I want those who know about what these men did before and after the attack to contact us.
"I would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area of the Beersbridge Road, Albertbridge Road, Templemore Avenue or Lower Newtownards Road, between 8.30pm and 10pm on Sunday night. If you were driving in that area or have any dash-cam footage, please contact us. If you have found recently discarded clothing or weapons of any sort, I want to know about that. Please do not discount anything – you may not think that you saw anything of importance, but please tell us and we can determine this.
"Since Sunday night the Major Investigation Team has worked closely with local policing and the local community. So far we have arrested six people and are actively pursuing others. We have conducted 14 searches and visited nearly 200 premises. We are viewing more than 70 hours of CCTV footage."
DS Murphy said that Mr Ogle's murder was "not just an attack on Ian - it was an attack on the fabric of the community".
He continued: "Ian's killers have united the entire community in condemnation. Their fear tactics have not dissuaded the community from their resolute determination to see justice done. As a police service, we stand alongside the community and I want to thank the people of East Belfast for their patience, help and understanding during this intensive investigation. We are absolutely committed to bringing Ian's killers to justice and continuing to work with them to build a safe and peaceful community.
"If anything positive is to come from Ian's murder, it will be that the fear and intimidation that some people use to influence, has been starkly exposed to the community and condemned from every corner. If you want to talk to the investigation team at Musgrave police station, you can contact us on 101 referencing 1303 of 27/1/19 or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is completely anonymous."


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KERRY HUBARTT: Abuse victims should keep coming forward, hold clergy accountable
Kerry Hubartt
The grand jury report that revealed decades of sexual abuse of children by clergy in the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania adds to the litany of such heinous actions within the church nationwide.
But while the Catholic Church obviously has a long way to go to deal with what it calls a "moral catastrophe," Protestant churches are facing the same crisis.
A recent article in the Washington Post entitled "The Sin of Silence: The epidemic of denial about sexual abuse in the evangelical church" has shown that Protestant churches across the country are also failing to protect victims of sexual abuse among their members. The story, written by former evangelical pastor Joshua Pease and also published in the Chicago Tribune, parallels the problems in the Catholic Church in many ways.
Certainly, the #MeToo movement has exposed sexual abuse and assault in various institutions throughout our country — entertainment, government, universities. But the assaults on children by leaders within the faith community are particularly troubling.
Churches are supposed to teach us how to live by Jesus' example. But Pease points out that sin affects the community of faith — whether Catholic or Protestant — as well as the secular world, and when it is exposed it is often denied, ignored or even silenced.
"It has often led to failures by evangelicals," Pease writes, "to report sexual abuse, respond appropriately to victims and change the institutional cultures that enabled the abuse in the first place."
How bad is the problem? The Associated Press reported that since 1950 more than 17,000 people nationwide have reported being molested by priests and others in the Catholic Church. The Pennsylvania grand jury uncovered 301 instances of priests who sexually abused more than a thousand (maybe thousands) of children since 1940.
But for the evangelical community, Pease writes, there is no hard data, due, in part, to the loose or nonexistent hierarchy in evangelicalism and the autonomy of local congregations. A 2007 report by the three largest insurers of churches and Christian nonprofits, said they received about 260 claims of sexual abuse against a minor each year. But those figures don't include victims covered by other insurers, those older than 18, people whose cases weren't disclosed to insurance companies and many who never came forward. By contrast, the Catholic Church was reporting 228 credible accusations per year.
An article in The New Republic last year pointed out that the potential scale of abuse within the evangelical community is huge since Protestants far outnumber Catholics in the U.S.
The article went on to say that over the previous five years, "it has become increasingly clear … that fundamentalist churches face a widespread epidemic of sexual abuse and institutional denial that could ultimately involve more victims than the pedophilia scandal in the Catholic Church."
Next to the often irreparable harm done to victims, the outrageous truth is that clergymen often get away with child sexual abuse because victims, their families and their church leaders are reluctant to say anything.
Some churches or Christian schools have covered up allegations of sexual assault and counseled victims to forgive their attackers. A New Republic investigation in 2014 found that officials at Patrick Henry College, a popular destination for Christian homeschoolers, "had routinely responded to rape and harassment claims by treating perpetrators with impunity, discouraging women from going to the police, and blaming them for dressing immodestly."
The culture of fundamentalism promotes strict obedience to religious authority, according to The New Republic article. "Sex is not only prohibited outside of marriage, but rarely discussed. These overlapping dynamics of silence and submission make conservative Christians a ripe target for sexual predators."
Thankfully, the curtain of silence is being pulled open, and more victims are finding the courage to come out of the shadows and hold their attackers accountable.
"Be sure your sin will find you out." Numbers 32:23.
Kerry Hubartt is former editor of The News-Sentinel.
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A Rising Euro Poses a Threat to Parts of Bloc
By Matthew Dalton and Laurence Norman
BRUSSELS -- The euro is overvalued by between 7% and 8% relative to other major currencies, and a further rise could be a "serious concern" for the more open euro-zone economies, the European Commission said.
Since March, the euro has climbed against the U.S. dollar, as economic conditions appeared to improve. That trend reversed itself in recent weeks, due in part to concerns about Greece's fiscal position, said the commission, the European Union's executive arm.


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Hazy (formerly Anon AI), a UCLB spinout company, has won this year's Microsoft Innovate.AI competition. Hazy's software aims to help developers and data scientists to share information securely.
As winners of Innovate.IA's European category, Hazy receives $1 million of investment from M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures) in partnership with Notion Capital. Innovate.AI is a global competition launched and supported by M12. Its goal is to recognise and award capital to high-potential artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning startups.
During the competition, ten finalists from three regions - North America, Europe and Israel - participated in a live pitch-off. Having shared their ideas, the pitches were evaluated by a panel of experts from Microsoft and Notion Capital, the competition's local venture capital manager partner.
This $1 million funding injection follows the £340,000 pre-seed funding Hazy raised in January 2018 (via a funding round led by the UCLB-managed UCL Technology Fund and Albion Capital). The combined investments will allow Hazy to enhance its prototype model and build a 'best in class' developer tool.
In addition to the $1 million investment, Hazy will also benefit from $500,000 worth of Microsoft Azure credits for three years, 100 Microsoft Office 365 licenses for one year, and an Azure Standard support plan.
Hazy is a UK startup, founded by two experienced software entrepreneurs, in collaboration with Dr Fintan Nagle, a UCL machine learning researcher. CTO James Arthur is a software developer and was previously CTO and co-founder of Opendesk. CEO Harry Keen is an engineer and developer who studied machine learning at Stanford.
Fintan, James and Harry were united by a single problem in their enterprising journey: data anonymisation should be an issue that's addressed by computers but at present it isn't. In order to find a solution, they created Hazy: smart software that makes intelligent decisions based on a synthesised understanding of content, structure and context. Hazy simply carries out the intentions of the user once they've been expressed.
Hazy's software automates the anonymisation of data, which enables developers and data scientists to share information securely. Personal data protection is currently a significant concern for industry and enterprise. As GDPR's implementation date of 25 May 2018 fast approaches, the requirement to attain and maintain data security has never been higher on the agendas of European businesses.
Hazy was named as one of ten European finalists shortlisted for the Innovate.AI global startup competition on 14 March 2018. The competition highlights the great breadth of innovation through the application of artificial intelligence that exists across many global industries including healthcare, financial services, human resources, sales and retail.
M12 has invested in more than 40 startups since its launch in March 2016. This portfolio includes AI innovators such as Agolo, Bonsai, Crowdflower and Livongo. It has also formed an AI fund to support startups focused on inclusive growth and a positive impact on society.
UCL Innovation & Enterprise is excited to see what winning such an accolade and being in such fantastic entrepreneurial company within M12's portfolio does for Hazy in both the near and distant future.


Welcome to the world's first museum! The Capitoline Museums (plural because it's in four buildings atop one of Rome's famous Seven Hills) has a fascinating collection of art and artifacts all telling the fascinating history of Rome.
In 1734 Pope Clementine XII decided to make a significant collection of artwork and ancient sculptures permanently accessible to the people of Rome. With this magnanimous act, he created the world's first museum - it's on top of one of the Seven Hills of Rome, overlooking the Ancient Roman Forum. It's a melting pot of history.
See the famous she-wolf sculpture featuring Rome's founders Romulus and Remus, and see a treasure chest of items telling the story of Rome, the ancient Caput Mundi.
The Piazza atop Capitoline Hill, Piazza del Campidoglio was designed by none other than Michelangelo himself. He even designed the staircase leading to the square!
These museums are awesome to visit. those are museums that are historical and also combining artistic exhibitions. I recommend these museums to people who want comprehensive experience in Roma.
You have just to exchange the voucher at the tickets office. The museum is a must see when you visit Rome.
It is a fascinating museum & you will marvel at the amazing artworks & antiquities. I wish I had more time there. 2 hours was not enough.
The tickets were easy to retrieve, the Capitoline was beyond words, and the price was eminently reasonable.
Awesome place with wonderful pieces. If you're into statues, this is the place to go.
Great museum if you love ancient Roman history and Italian Baroque and some early Rennaisance art.
It was well worth the time, except we are much more interested in painting. It's 95% sculpture and architecture. But if you love that and you love history, this is a must see museum!


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Q: Rx Java Calling Api's based on boolean values I am fairly new to RX java, I know how to use a zip or flat map however I have a problem as follows for which I am feeling out of options:
I have a method which I am trying to refactor :
updateDetails(emailAddress: String?, updateEmail: Boolean,
                                     nickName: String?, updateNickName: Boolean,
                                     avatarFile: File?, updateAvatar: Boolean)

Now based on each boolean inside the method I determine whether to update email, nickname, or avatar. Earleir this was achieved using if conditions and individual API calls. Is there a way I can zip or combine the calls using the supplied flags?

A: You can achieve it in a blocking fashion:
    fun updateDetails(emailAddress: String?, updateEmail: Boolean,
                      nickName: String?, updateNickName: Boolean,
                      avatarFile: File?, updateAvatar: Boolean) {
        if (updateEmail) {
            updateEmail(emailAddress).blockingGet()
        }

        if (updateNickName) {
            updateNickName(nickName).blockingGet()
        }

        // ...
    }

or you could build the chain like this and subscribe to it in the end:
fun updateDetails(emailAddress: String?, updateEmail: Boolean,
                                     nickName: String?, updateNickName: Boolean,
                                     avatarFile: File?, updateAvatar: Boolean) {

        var chain = Completable.complete()

        if (updateEmail) {
            chain = chain.andThen(updateEmail(emailAddress).ignoreElement())
        }

        if (updateNickName) {
            chain = chain.andThen(updateNickName(nickName).ignoreElement())
        }

        // ...

        chain
            .subscribeOn(..)
            .observeOn(..)
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Сицили́йский язык () — язык сицилийцев, относится к романской группе языков. Как отмечает Халл (2001), уникальность истории образования сицилийского языка заключается в том, что, в отличие от других романских языков Европы, он появился не в результате постепенной эволюции местной народной латыни (население Сицилии, Апулии и Калабрии к концу римской эпохи оставалось преимущественно грекоязычным), а в результате процесса средневековой итальянской колонизации земель Южной Италии, которые были отвоёваны норманнами у византийцев (Апулия, Калабрия) и арабов (Сицилия и острова) в XI—XII веках. Общее число знакомых с языком достигает 7 миллионов человек, хотя далеко не все носители пользуются им в повседневной жизни из-за сильной конкуренции со стороны стандартного итальянского языка, в основе которого лежит тосканский диалект. Таким образом, сицилийский является угасающим языком.

Географическое распространение

На сицилийском и его диалектах разговаривают на острове Сицилия, в южной Калабрии, южных частях Апулии, а также в Кампании. В связи с более чем столетним правлением мусульман (965—1072) имеется некоторое влияние арабского языка. Кроме этого, сицилийский язык был исторически распространен на более мелких островах Сицилийского архипелага. На некоторых других более удалённых островах Средиземного моря (Пантеллерия, Лампедуза) он потеснил местные арабские диалекты, а на Мальте оказал на них существенное влияние, в результате чего сформировался мальтийский язык. Для обозначения всего сицилиоязычного региона в итальянском языке используется термин сикулофония. Кроме юга Италии, на сицилийском языке разговаривают в странах, куда сицилийцы эмигрировали в значительных количествах. Это США, Канада, Австралия, Бразилия и Аргентина. В основном это люди старшего поколения. В последнее время значительное число сицилийцев переселилось также в промышленные районы севера Италии и в другие страны Евросоюза, особенно в Германию.

Официальный статус
Сицилийский язык не является официальным нигде, в том числе и на самой Сицилии. Также не существует никакой централизованной организации, занимающейся регулированием языка. Тем не менее  в Палермо занимается исследованиями сицилийского языка и публикует информацию о состоянии языка с момента своего создания в 1951 году.

Сицилийский язык официально признан в муниципальных статусах ряда итальянских коммун, например Кальтаджироне и Граммикеле, где провозглашается «неотъемлемая историческая и культурная ценность сицилийского языка». Кроме того, согласно Европейской хартии региональных языков, сицилийский язык подлежит защите и помощи в развитии. Впрочем, по состоянию на январь 2010 года парламент Италии всё ещё не ратифицировал хартию.

С 2018 года на сицилийском издаётся журнал «Курьер ЮНЕСКО».

Лингвистическая характеристика

Фонетика
Как и лексика, фонетика сицилийского языка отражает сильное влияние соседних нероманских языковых ареалов: арабского, греческого и др:

 Возникновение особого какуминального согласного звука ɖɖ: bello > beddu, cavallo > cavaddu.
 Развитие ретрофлексного р (ɽ), как и в албанском языке (аналогично английскому r), с участием которого развились своеобразные аффрикаты ʈɽ (trenu, tri) и ʂɽ (strada).
 Восстановление жёсткого фрикативного h под влиянием арабского языка.
 Дальнейшее усиление общеитальянской тенденции к геминации согласных, которая в сицилийском ярко проявляется и в начале некоторых слов: cci, nni, cchiù, ssa, ssi, ssu, ccà, ddòcu, ddà.

Морфология
 Исчезновение синтетических форм простого футурума и замена их на перифразу: «jiri+а+инфинитив глагола» (буквально идти делать что-либо), аналогичное испанскому ir a hacer algo.
 Употребление только глагола avere (иметь) в качестве вспомогательного, как и в испанском.

Лексика
Лексика сицилийского языка отличается наличием нескольких слоёв заимствований из разных языков и их дериватов.

Примечания

Литература

 Джеффри Халл (2001). Многоязычная Италия: языки, диалекты, народы. Легас. [Hull, Geoffrey (2001). Polyglot Italy: Languages, Dialects, Peoples. Legas. ISBN 0-949919-61-6].

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The J/70 Class came back for the action at for event #2 of the Davis Island Winter Series in Tampa, Florida. Starting the event off with a bullet, Joel Ronning's Catapult was ready to take on the 52-boat fleet. A cold front kept things on the colder side, but with a nice 12-18 knot breeze out of the NE and flat seas, ideal conditions for all teams would be presented for the weekend. The competition was as high as usual. Sailors were eager to get off the line in a clear lane so they could choose their own destiny. After six races, Catapult lived up to their name and stayed clear of the fleet, keeping them well behind with scoring a total of nine points after one discard. Still having no races out of the top five the entire weekend, they were untouchable and had unbelievable speed. The XCS-1 mainsail, the J-6 jib and AP-1 spinnaker was a common weapon of choice for J/70 teams this weekend, with outstanding results proven.
As always, teams had their share of tricks to get them around the race course. North Sails Tim Healy joined John Heaton's team Empeiria for event #2 and had some tips to share on planing downwind. Here is what he had to say about maximizing crew technique in marginal planing conditions in flat water.
Tips for Marginal Planing Conditions in 12-18 knots, flat water.
At the top of the beat it is important to recognize what side of the course has best pressure. If you decide on a quick jibe, set up on the offset leg so you won't get overlapped to windward with any boat. It is also important to sail higher so the spinnaker can be set and fill as early as possible. This will allow a jibe at the offset mark to ensure no one will jibe inside you.
Plan B: If no jibe is the call, then complete a normal set and quickly determine if you are in a planing puff or not, keeping in mind that you still have to protect your lane to weather.
If you are in a planing puff, leave the jib out to get her going so you can get more vang on and maximize your power, which will also prevent the leech from spilling open. You should notice your leech telltales starting to stall then ease off a bit. This will give more power once you are up on a plane and will keep you planing as the wind fades off when you want to sail a lower angle to get into the next puff.
Things to keep in mind on crew weight placement: In marginal or "lazy" planing conditions, keep crew weight forward. The three forward crew should only move fore and aft in the section in front of the winch. Helmsman should be hip up to winch to-two feet behind it. The less wind the farther forward the entire crew needs to move.
As your planing puff dies, turn up gradually to maintain power and heel angle. If puff continues to die and you need to start searching up for pressure/power, look upwind and determine if there is another puff coming quickly that you can connect with. If a puff is not coming your way, then quickly go into displacement mode.
When your are in displacement mode, it might be a good time to think about going wing-on-wing. This will allow you to ride a 8-13 knot puff back down to the center of the course and away from the pack. It works well in these lazy planing conditions because it allows you to separate from other boats that may be searching too high to stay on a plane. You will be sailing close to DDW, while they are sailing high (on a reach) searching for the next planing puff. This is an opportunity to gain a lot of distance from your closest competitors.
Unfurl jib (under trim till planing to keep it from disturbing the air flow around spinnaker).
Turn boat up to get planing at the same time all the crew weight is moved to the weather rail.
Find the correct heading based on heel angle. No more than 12 degrees when puff hits then less than 10 degrees to get planing. Keep in mind that a planing boat should be flat and have no more than 10 degrees of heel.
Spin can be eased to see curl when puff first hits. When planing trim in to eliminate that curl. Only test curl from time to time. This keeps the spin leech from twisting too far open and depowering.
Once planing, trim vang on and trim in the jib, being careful not to overtrim.


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In-person and hybrid meeting strategies in the COVID era
When some workers are reporting in-person and others are remote, technology can help bridge the gap and ensure that everyone's voice is heard.
"The great return" to the office is proceeding very awkwardly. Some businesses have delayed office reopenings. Others are bringing smaller groups of employees in for two, three, or four days a week. Others are requiring all employees to come back to the office. Others still require some employees to report to the office, but older, and more "at-risk" employees are allowed to work from home.
It is a mess. And it's not likely to change anytime soon. Business leadership has to plan as if this level of disruption will remain the new normal for the foreseeable future, because it probably will.
In that context, how do we do meetings? Sure, we had the answer back at the beginning of COVID: We all just used Zoom or Teams. But now? Now we have some people in the office and some at home, and we still have to sync up and work through business challenges.
Let's start with conference rooms. As it turns out, crammed conference room meetings weren't as prevalent as we may remember. Office planning company Density Inc. did some really interesting polling back in 2019, before the pandemic hit.
Density found that, 76% of the time, conference rooms were used by four people or fewer. In fact, 36% of the time, conference rooms were used by just one person. I'm guilty of that. During my years working in an office, I camped out in a conference room as much as possible. My cube was noisy and there were constant drop-ins, but if I moved to a conference room (especially in a different building), I could get some peace and quiet and get my writing or research done.
Of course, I was also guilty of organizing 36-person meetings, so I have some karma to atone for as well.
Density's statistic is important. In a room with reasonable ventilation, it's possible for four people to socially distance and yet have a meeting. It might not work in a 10x10 room, but in a boardroom or departmental-sized room, it would.
Obviously, not all meetings can be limited to four people or less. As Density showed, 24% of meetings had five people or more in them.
It might be time to start rethinking how you allocate conference room space in your office. For example, it may no longer be practical to use smaller conference rooms if people need to remain distanced. Perhaps those spaces can be turned into individual offices, or they can be allocated as available spaces for quiet work -- maybe with a signup sheet or scheduling board like the Joan display.
If your office has classrooms, they might be reconfigured to serve double-duty as conference rooms. If you don't have any larger meeting spaces, it may be necessary to look at how the office may be reconfigured to create one. Consider carving out a section of warehouse space, if nothing else is available.
In-person and virtual
But what about mixing in-person participants with those connecting in remotely? It's important that everyone feels like a full member of the team, so good collaboration technology must be part of the solution. (The general guidelines in this article apply to almost all related purchases, and as this blog is sponsored by Dell, I'm happy to use Dell gear to illustrate my recommendations.)
You can set up basic hybrid meeting spaces at relatively low cost. Connect a laptop to a nice, wall-mounted monitor like the Dell 55 4K Conference Room Monitor, a Dell Ultrasharp Webcam, and a Jabra SPEAK 710 speakerphone, and you're off and running.
What makes this speakerphone special is that it's battery-powered and it uses Bluetooth, so there's no need to run wires to the conference table. Another valuable feature is that you can link two 710 speakerphones together in order to provide coverage in larger rooms, which is important in offices that are adhering to social-distance guidelines.
A less expensive option than the Jabra, Dell's Mobile Adapter Speakerphone serves as a charging hub, omnidirectional speaker and microphone, and KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) dock all in one.
At the higher end of the price range is the ultimate answer to hybrid meetings: the Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro for Microsoft Team Rooms. If you're serious about hybrid meetings, it is totally the way to go. Solutions like this provide all of the hardware (including camera, speakers, and large-format touch screens) and software (pre-integrated with Microsoft Teams) to turn a conference room into a dynamic, hybrid meeting environment. Dell offers a variety of sizes, configurations, and mounting options for these systems, all based on 10th-Generation Intel Core i7 processors.
On the subject of wall-mounted screens, you may opt to use two, so one can be dedicated to showing the faces of all the participants and one to displaying materials for presentation and collaboration.
One of the more interesting components available is a pan-and-zoom camera that mounts on the wall near the screen. When someone in the room speaks, the camera will focus on the speaker automatically.
Other features include automatic device muting, so when new participants enter the physical rooms, their computers automatically detect they're in a Teams room and mute their audio. (This helps reduce that annoying feedback for a few seconds while participants get settled.)
For those folks who love using a physical whiteboard, a content camera can be set up to film the whiteboard and present that to virtual participants. There's even a feature that makes the person standing in front of the whiteboard transparent, so remote participants can see what's being drawn even when the presenter is in the way. Teams supports virtual whiteboards, as well.
Wrapping up, it's important to keep in mind that flexibility is key. When I wrote The Flexible Enterprise, it had become obvious that businesses would need to be able to respond to changing conditions. But we had no idea we'd be planning for the level of constant experiential change we have in the COVID era.
As inconvenient and sometimes terrifying as the pandemic has been, we're fortunate to have good broadband and exceptional collaboration tools. As you've seen in this article, we have the tools necessary to build hybrid meeting environments and customize each meeting space based on the business needs and exigencies of each organization.
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In a wild Saturday matinee, the Clippers out-ran the Seahawks late for their 3rd win.
It took two big plays from James M. Bennett freshman defensive tackle Loma Thomas to give the Clippers a 55-41 victory over Stephen Decatur on Saturday.
Thomas scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard fullback dive to give Bennett (3-5 overall, 1-4 conference) a 48-41 lead with 1:40 left in the game. On the next Decatur (1-7 overall, 1-5 conference) possession, the Seahawks attempted a screen pass, that was tipped, and intercepted by who else but Thomas, who returned it 22 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.
"He stepped up big at the end of the game," Clippers head coach Glenn Gibson said. "It was two teams that had numerous injuries and needed the young players to step up."
The game was back and forth, with Bennett's main concern being Decatur quarterback Justin Meekins, who had 96 yards rushing and 173 yards passing with three touchdowns in the win.
"Meekins ran the ball and threw the ball well. He had a great game," Gibson said. "He had a play where he jumped up and threw a 50-yard pass against the wind that was caught."
Meekins completed touchdown passes to Dontae Baines and R.J. Hayman, who had two touchdown receptions.
The Clippers countered with their quarterback Jacob Larmore, who threw for four touchdowns after struggling early.
"He threw two interceptions early, but he settled down and responded like a senior leader would," Gibson said.
Larmore completed touchdown passes to L.J. Carter, Mike Jean-Charles, Joey Geary and Barry Gaines.
The game was competitive throughout, as after the first three quarters it would remain tied until the fourth quarter.
"They were able to throw it, and we were able to throw it. The difference was they were able to run and we couldn't run," Decatur head coach Bob Knox said.
In the Clippers' final drive, they had the ball on their 25-yard line with five minutes left in the game, and Bennett drove in for a touchdown.
"Our offensive line stepped up with five minutes left," Gibson said. "They were able to find (Trayshawn) Wright running room and we were able to score."
Wright finished the day with a whopping 230 yards rushing and one rushing touchdown.
The Clippers will travel to Kent Island on Friday night at 7 p.m., and the Seahawks come back to Salisbury to play Parkside at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.


The compact Savage XS Flux is just 2/3 the size of a standard Savage FLUX XP, so it's the perfect size for backyard tracks and smaller areas.
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• The tough, lightweight ABS bathtub chassis features a rear-mounted motor, rear-wheel drive layout.
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• The front spiked tires feature three ribs for enhanced stability while the rear tires feature both spikes and an X-shaped tread pattern along the center to ensure high levels of grip.
• Fully-enclosed gearbox protects against dirt and debris.


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Dr. Nicole Budzinski grew up in Pennsylvania but spent a large portion of her childhood overseas in Saudi Arabia, where she discovered her passion for travel. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Biology at the University of Miami in sunny Coral Gables, Florida.
Following graduation, Nicole moved back to the Northeast where she earned her doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. She then received advanced training through a rotating medical and surgical internship at Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey. Drawn to the sunshine and abundance of outdoor activities that California offers, Nicole completed the trek across the country, and moved to Los Angeles in 2015.
Nicole's primary interests in emergency and critical care medicine are trauma and endocrine emergencies. She also has an interest in exotics and wildlife medicine and has received training in zoo and marine mammal medicine.
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