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These stores, restaurants are asking customers not to openly carry guns
Meijer and Aldi are the latest in a growing list of businesses that are no longer allowing customers to openly carry guns in their establishments.
These stores, restaurants are asking customers not to openly carry guns Meijer and Aldi are the latest in a growing list of businesses that are no longer allowing customers to openly carry guns in their establishments. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/09/11/meijer-aldi-cvs-walgreen-costco-open-carry-guns/2285774001/
Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press Published 11:00 a.m. ET Sept. 11, 2019
The Meijer store located at 1301 8 mile in Detroit, east of Woodward. Picture taken June 28, 2014. (Photo: Mary Schroeder/Detroit Free Press)
Shoppers may want to think twice about bringing their guns with them on a trip to the store.
Due to the recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, El Paso and Odessa Texas, grocery chains Meijer and Aldi are the latest in a growing list of businesses that are no longer allowing customers to openly carry guns in their establishments.
The two companies made the announcement Monday on Twitter. Meijer said in a statement that the safety of its customers and staff is its "top priority."
"We've made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe."
The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority, so we respectfully request that our customers do not open carry firearms at Meijer. We've made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe.
— Meijer (@meijer) September 9, 2019
Aldi tweeted a similar statement, asking customers not to bring firearms in its stores, with the exception of authorized law enforcement.
At ALDI, the safety of our employees, customers and the community is our highest priority. Alongside many other businesses, we are asking that our customers refrain from openly displaying firearms in any of our stores, except for authorized law enforcement personnel.
— ALDI USA (@AldiUSA) September 9, 2019
Meijer operates more than 245 supercenters and grocery stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kentucky, while Aldi has more than 1,900 stores in 36 states.
Here is a list of other retailers with locations in Michigan that are prohibiting the use of open carry in its stores:
CVS: The drugstore chain released a statement Sept. 5 requesting customers other than law enforcement personnel not to bring in firearms.
"We support the efforts of individuals and groups working to prevent gun violence, and continually review our policies and procedures to ensure our stores remain a safe environment."
CVS Health Updates Firearms in Stores Policy pic.twitter.com/0ODx6ewJNX
— CVS Health (@CVSHealth) September 5, 2019
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Walgreens: The chain echoed the sentiments of its competitor, stating on Sept. 5: "We are joining other retailers in asking our customers to no longer openly carry firearms into our stores other than authorized law enforcement officials."
Kroger: The supermarket chain released a statement Sept. 3 that stated: "Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers. We are joining those encouraging our elected leaders to pass laws that will strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have found to pose a risk for violence."
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Kroger's former policy followed state and local laws on whether gun owners could carry firearms holstered in a hip or slung over their shoulder.
Eighteen shootings have occurred in Kroger stores, and 10 shooting victims have died in a location since 1991.
Last year, Kroger announced its Fred Meyer stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington would stop selling firearms and ammunition.
Walmart: The country's largest retailer announced Sept. 3 that they are asking customers to not open carry in its Walmart and Sam's Club stores, with the exception of law enforcement.
In addition, the company has stopped selling handgun ammunition, including bullets that are used in hunting rifles, as they can also be used in military-style weapons.
Walmart will also no longer sell handguns in Alaska, the one state where the company still sold the firearms.
"We understand our heritage, our deeply rooted place in America and our influence as the world's largest retailer," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. "And we understand the responsibility that comes with it. In a complex situation lacking a simple solution, we are trying to take constructive steps to reduce the risk that events like these will happen. The status quo is unacceptable."
We've been working to understand the many important issues arising from the horrific events in El Paso and Southaven, as well as those raised in the national discussion around gun violence. Today, we're sharing some next steps: https://t.co/chWzGf6Amvpic.twitter.com/Ye3xjjRdrh
— Walmart Inc. (@WalmartInc) September 3, 2019
Costco: According to the company's website, the chain does not "believe it's necessary to bring firearms into its warehouses, except in the case of authorized law enforcement officers."
Target: In a 2014 blog post on its website, the retailer requested that customers do not bring firearms into its stores, even those in open carry states.
Trader Joe's: The grocery store released an announcement Sept. 5 about its open carry policy, continuing its long-standing preference of not welcoming any guns in its stores.
"We acknowledge and respect the rights of everyone involved in this important, often emotionally charged, debate," said Trader Joe's in the statement. "We feel gun policy should be addressed by governmental and law enforcement agencies. As we do with other important issues related to our business, we listen to our customers and crew—and use the feedback we receive in our decision making."
Starbucks: The coffee chain made their stance clear on open carry back in 2013, requesting customers to not bring weapons into its stores or outdoor seating areas.
"I would like to clarify two points," said former CEO Howard Schultz in an open letter. "First, this is a request and not an outright ban. Why? Because we want to give responsible gun owners the chance to respect our request—and also because enforcing a ban would potentially require our partners to confront armed customers, and that is not a role I am comfortable asking Starbucks partners to take on. Second, we know we cannot satisfy everyone. For those who oppose "open carry," we believe the legislative and policy-making process is the proper arena for this debate, not our stores. For those who champion "open carry," please respect that Starbucks stores are places where everyone should feel relaxed and comfortable. The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers."
Chili's: The restaurant chain announced in 2014 that customers refrain from open carry.
"We recognize that the open carry of firearms in restaurants creates an uncomfortable atmosphere and is not permitted under many local liquor laws," said a statement from Brinker International, Chili's Dallas-based parent. "So, we kindly ask that guests refrain from openly carrying firearms into our restaurants and we will continue to follow state and local laws on this issue."
Sonic: The fast food chain also came out with an announcement in 2014, reported USA Today.
"We've considered the views and desires of our customers and employees that staff the drive-ins across the country," the Oklahoma City-based company said. "Accordingly, we're asking that customers refrain from bringing guns onto our patios or into our indoor dining areas. With respect to the storage of guns in vehicles, we ask that our customers continue to honor local laws."
Chipotle: After gun-rights advocates brought assault-style weapons into a Dallas restaurant in 2014, the Mexican chain does not want to see guns in its stores.
Panera Bread: The bakery chain requested customers refrain from open carry in its stores in 2014 after having several discussions with advocacy group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense.
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Michel Gondry Directs a Magical Christmas Ad About a Boy and His Monster
Posted on Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 by Hoai-Tran Bui
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Monsters, Inc. with Where the Wild Things Are and that one melancholy childhood flashback scene from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
Well, that's essentially what this Michel Gondry-directed Christmas advertisement boils down to. It's sweet, surreal, and a little bit sad. Yep, that's Christmas in a nutshell.
Michel Gondry Christmas Ad
Gondry, the director of one of /Film's collective favorite movies, helmed a Christmas ad for the U.K.-based department store John Lewis (no, not the U.S. Congressman). In the ad, titled "Moz the Monster," a young boy grapples with the monster under his bed, trying all manner of schemes to get rid of him — "get out" signs, earmuffs, fluffier earmuffs — until he finally confronts the beast, only to find that he is as friendly as could be.
Partially modeled off of Sully in Monsters, Inc. and Carol from Spike Jonze's adaptation of the Maurice Sendak classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are, the monster is an endearing creature that has a sock permanently stuck to its chest and a bulbous, bouncy nose. The two of them become fast friends who play games all night long, resulting in the young boy losing sleep and becoming drowsy throughout the day. His concerned parents don't know what to do — until a beaten up gift appears under the Christmas tree for the boy. The monster has given the boy a night light, which will help the boy sleep, but ultimately means that the monster disappears forever. The bittersweet ad is lent an air of wistfulness by a cover of The Beatles' "Golden Slumbers" by Elbow.
The ad is a bit of an emotional roller coaster, and definitely offers more of a narrative arc than a typical Christmas ad does. But the U.K. puts a lot of stock on Christmas ads — this holiday is apparently the "Super Bowl of British advertising" — so it's no surprise that they would enlist one of the movie industry's most prestigious directors for a department store ad.
But this ad does make me wonder when the French independent director will return to feature films — his last film was 2015's Microbe & Gasoline, and he hasn't had a prolific project in Hollywood since 2011's The Green Hornet. He will be reuniting with Eternal Sunshine star Jim Carrey for a TV series, but I miss his particular brand of visual flair. At least we'll always have Montauk.
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Maybe you're a newbie to makeup sponges (in which case, welcome to the fan club!). Maybe you've been on the Beautyblender bandwagon since Day 1. Either way, we can all agree that makeup sponges are a game-changer. Use them right, and your skin will look like that Snapchat filter everyone loves come to life. But even if they seem pretty straightforward—after all, most of us figured out how to sponge-paint in kindergarten—they're not exactly foolproof. Luckily, the most common mistakes are pretty easy to fix. We asked celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose to break them down.
Mistake #1: You're using a dirty sponge.
We get it: It's just a sponge! But skimping can kind of defeat the purpose of using a sponge in the first place. "Cheap sponges sold in bulk tend to be too thin and small. Plus, they end up absorbing too much foundation and don't blend well," says Barose. "Spend a little more and get good quality sponge that's a bit firmer but still soft." He's a fan of the original Beautyblender ($20, macys.com) and Make Up For Ever Ellipse Sponge ($12, sephora.com).
If you're basically a makeup sponge expert, we probably don't have to tell you that you should get it wet (and squeeze out the excess water) before you use it with your products. This way, it gives super-sheer coverage, since the sponge absorbs the water and thus limits the amount of foundation it can pick up—like built-in color control. And while that's totally fine, there are always those days you might need fuller coverage. In that case, Barose recommends applying makeup with a dry sponge. And, anyway, it's easier to blend powder formulas when it's dry (since the damp sponge plus powder can equal a cake-y mess).
If you spent years applying your makeup with a brush, you might be tempted to drag the sponge across your face like you would with your foundation brush. It won't kill you, but it also won't give you the air-brushed look and even coverage that a sponge is supposed to. Instead, "gently tap it onto skin, and blend it in using patting motions," says Barose. (This is called "stippling," in case you've heard the word but had zero idea what it meant.) It's a little more time-consuming, but on the bright side, your skin will look incredible.
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Buddhas and Ancestors
Religion and Wealth in Fourteenth-Century Korea
By Juhn Y. Ahn
Two issues central to the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty in fourteenth-century Korea were social differences in ruling elites and the decline of Buddhism, which had been the state religion. In this revisionist history, Juhn Ahn challenges the long-accepted Confucian critique that Buddhism had become so powerful and corrupt that the state had to suppress it. When newly rising elites (many with strong ties to the Mongols) used lavish donations to Buddhist institutions to enhance their status, older elites defended their own adherence to this time-honored system by arguing that their donations were linked to virtue. This emphasis on virtue and the consequent separation of religion from wealth facilitated the Confucianization of Korea and the relegation of Buddhism to the margins of public authority during the Choson dynasty.
Juhn Y. Ahn is assistant professor of Buddhist and Korean studies at the University of Michigan.
"Makes important contributions and will generate excitement in the broader fields of East Asian Buddhist and religious studies."—Paul Copp, author of The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medival Chinese Buddhism
"Injects some fresh air into the debate on the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty, one of the most hotly argued topics in Korean history."—Sem Vermeersch, author of The Power of the Buddhas: The Politics of Buddhism during the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392)
"This is not just a book about Buddhism, but also about the contours of social and political change in Koryo. Ahn successfully challenges many of the accepted notions about Buddhism and the rise of the Choson kingdom."—Edward J. Shultz, professor emeritus, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
"Juhn Ahn's Buddhas and Ancestors is astonishing in its ambition and scope. Bringing together insights drawn from Korean religion, Buddhism, social and intellectual history, and economics, Ahn offers a completely original argument for the reason behind the Korean elite's abandonment of Buddhism and embrace of Confucianism during the transition from the Koryo to the Choson dynasty."—Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities, Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, UCLA
"A finely nuanced treatment of the changing relationship between social elites and Buddhism throughout the Koryo period. Ahn provides us with a new understanding of how certain Neo-Confucian values found favor among the late Koryŏ elite and how Buddhism became separated from the state during the transition from Koryo to Choson."—John B. Duncan, author of The Origins of the Choson Dynasty
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Some 19,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, stranded near Colombia – Panama border
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – About 19,000 migrants, "mostly Haitians", are stranded at a port in northern Colombia waiting to board boats that will take them to the border with Panama, the Ombudsman's Office (Ombudsman) reported on Wednesday.
"We have been able to confirm that there are about 19,000 migrants" seeking to cross to Central America, said Carlos Camargo, the head of the entity that oversees human rights in Colombia.
The Ombudsman's Office said in a statement that the "majority" are Haitians.
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The migrants, Camargo added, are waiting for a place on boats from the small port of Necoclí (northwest) to Acandí, a village on the border with Panama.
An agreement between the Colombian and Panamanian governments restricts the transit of migrants to a maximum of 650 people per day. More than 50,000 have crossed that border in 2021.
Travelers must cross the Gulf of Urabá, a maritime stretch of about 60 kilometers. They must also navigate the threat of the Clan del Golfo, the largest armed drug trafficking organization wielding authority in the region.
The area is one of the main transit points for Haitians, Africans, and Asians migrating to the United States. Most come from Chile and Brazil, seeking to cross into Panama through the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap, one of the most challenging stretches of the journey to North America.
According to Camargo, the companies that offer transportation in boats or small vessels sell about 250 tickets a day each. Still, in the "last few days, the number of migrants in transit arriving in Necoclí has been increasing, and they are stranded there due to the impossibility of getting" a ticket.
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'Today, we need to turn the page. We're at the end of a long ordeal,' Rob Tibbetts tells crowd at daughter's funeral
Luke Nozicka Kevin Hardy
BROOKLYN, Ia. — Rob Tibbetts broke through the somber atmosphere and called for a couple in the packed gymnasium to stand up.
In eulogizing his 20-year-old daughter, Mollie, who was found dead Tuesday after she vanished more than a month earlier, Tibbetts said he wanted to celebrate "something wonderful."
The couple popped up — they had just been married the day before — to the crowd's joyful applause.
"That felt good. That's what Mollie would have done," he said. "Let's try one more. Let's hear it for the Bears football team — for their first win." Mollie's younger brother, Scott, the starting quarterback, helped lead the team to victory.
More:Mollie Tibbetts' brother Scott scores three touchdowns in game he nearly missed
Rob Tibbetts was among four people to deliver emotional eulogies Sunday afternoon to a crowd of more than 1,200 people inside the gymnasium at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School. The school, in Brooklyn, a town of about 1,500, is just a short walk from where Mollie Tibbetts lived with her mother and two brothers.
"Today, we need to turn the page. We're at the end of a long ordeal," he said. "But we need to turn toward life — Mollie's life — because Mollie's nobody's victim. Mollie's my hero."
Rob Tibbetts called upon the devastated community and family to come together in honoring his daughter.
"The person best equipped to help us through this is Mollie," he said. "So let's try to do what Mollie would do. Let's say what Mollie would say."
Complete coverage:Everything we know about Mollie Tibbetts' disappearance, death
The body of Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student, was found amid relentless attention on her July 18 disappearance.
Rob Tibbetts thanked the many volunteers, law enforcement officers and the media for assisting in the search for his daughter. While it wasn't the return home he had hoped for, the weeks of coverage allowed many across the globe to get to know his daughter, he said.
"You want to know why there's been such an outpouring?" he said. "It's because we see ourselves in Mollie."
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Davenport Bishop Thomas Zinkula led Sunday's Mass of the Resurrection for Tibbetts.
"I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry," were the first words sung as a long line of altar servers and priests led a procession into the gym.
Much of the service was dominated by the rituals typical of a Mass: The choir, complete with a violinist and pianist, went through several songs, including a solo of "Ave Maria" in Latin, as the bleachers emptied for a communion service.
A table covered in a plain white cloth served as a makeshift altar, while several of Tibbetts' senior portraits were displayed at the front of the gym. No casket or urn was present in the gym, which is decorated in the school's conference and state championship banners and a giant mural of the Bears' mascot.
In delivering his homily, the Rev. Corey Close, pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Brooklyn, described Tibbetts as a "bright, shining light" who affected others with her "infectious joy and smiling."
"When I think of the life of Mollie Tibbetts and her tragic death, I wonder why she is gone and I am still here," he said.
He acknowledged the existential questions swirling in the community: How can a good God allow such horrible things to happen?
But he called upon the faithful to find hope in the promise of the resurrection. Tibbetts often attended St. Patrick with her grandmother. The priest said her example — and the numerous stories of how she touched the lives of others — has changed him in the weeks since she went missing.
"Do not let Mollie die in vain," he said. "Rededicate yourselves to live a good life, a faithful life, a life of goodness and compassion. It is so easy to be bitter, to feel like we have nothing to contribute. But Mollie's energy, her smile and her tenacity for doing good reminded me who I am called to be."
An hour before the Mass was to begin, dozens of vehicles filled the parking lot of the school where Tibbetts graduated in 2017. Law enforcement guided traffic as an overflow crowd began gathering in the cafeteria outside the gym.
In previous interviews with the Des Moines Register, Tibbetts' family and friends said she demonstrated a desire to help others, a natural ability to work with children and a gift for making anyone feel like the most important person in a room — because she genuinely believed they were.
Those closest to Tibbetts described her nurturing character and nodded in approval at her decision to study psychology in college, a career path they said was an obvious match. In her obituary, her family said she aspired to be a child psychologist and work with children with mental health issues.
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"Mollie loved life," the obituary said, noting she left behind more than 30 relatives and the "love of her life," Dalton Jack, and his family. "Her passion for it radiated from those beautiful brown eyes and the smile that she was so quick to share with everyone she met."
Rob Tibbetts has said law enforcement took the case personally. At the service, he recalled one veteran investigator who said he was trained to be dispassionate and unemotional. But as he learned more about Mollie, he "fell in love with her," making him a better father, husband and detective, Tibbetts said.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, of rural Poweshiek County, has been charged with first-degree murder after authorities said he led investigators to Tibbetts' body in a secluded part of a farm field near Guernsey.
Tibbetts' death was ruled a homicide. The state medical examiner said she died from "multiple sharp force injuries."
Federal officials say Rivera was living in the U.S. without authorization. He is being held at the Poweshiek County Jail on a $5 million bond. The killing has inflamed the national debate over immigration — drawing criticism of the nation's immigration system from President Donald Trump and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Rob Tibbetts has not publicly commented on the issue. But in his eulogy, he highlighted how the local Hispanic community had embraced him as he searched for his daughter in recent weeks.
While in Iowa for nearly six weeks, Hotel Grinnell put him up for free. During that time, he said he ate at a number of Mexican restaurants, where employees were sensitive and kind. They knew when he needed space or when he needed to joke, he said.
"The Hispanic community are Iowans. They have the same values as Iowans," he said, including an emphasis on family. "As far as I'm concerned, they're Iowans with better food."
The crowd applauded loudly.
Mollie Tibbetts' older brother, Jake Tibbetts, also offered a loving eulogy.
He noted how his sister had been painted as a perfect, all-American girl. But as someone who has known her his entire life, "I can tell you, she was not perfect," Jake said, prompting chuckles and laughter among the mourners.
Morgan Collum, Tibbetts' cousin, recalled her first memory of Tibbetts, when she was just a "wee babe." She thought back to when Tibbetts, as a brown-eyed baby, fell asleep in her arms.
"I immediately fell so in love with her," she said.
Her cousin's gift was to love others, to make people realize their flaws were not flaws after all, Collum said. She called on those gathered to share their talents with others, saying Tibbetts sought to find the good in everyone she met.
"Please, don't be mad at God for taking Mollie away from us," Collum told the crowd. "Rather, praise God for his perfect creation in making a soul so sweet, so pure and so caring to all."
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So you have fair skin. The kind that matches foundation shades like 100 Fair, Ivory, and Creamy Vanilla. You might have tried every makeup trend under the sun, but we're guessing you've had trouble achieving one specific result: a glowy, bronzed look. You know the one: that I just returned from Ibiza complexion that Victoria's Secret models sport no matter the season or situation. (At this point, a bronze glow is almost synonymous with celebrity).
If you have in fact attempted this look before on fair skin, then you know it's easy to miss sun-kissed and head straight for (using a term from celebrity makeup artist Natasha Severino here) Oompa Loompa. That's probably because you're not applying bronzer quite right. If you do so, you can look tanned and radiant too, no matter how fair your complexion might be. To learn how, watch the video below, detailing all of Severino's tips and tricks for perfect bronzer application.
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Chiang Hai-ch'eng
Ai Ch'ing / Chou Shu-jen / Hu Feng / Lu Hsün / Mao Tse-tung / T'ao Hsing-chih / T'ien Chien / Yen Hsi-shan
Chiang Hai-ch'eng ( 1910—), known as Ai Ch'ing, poet. As a prominent literary figure committed to the doctrines of Mao Tse-tung, he held official posts at Peking from 1949 to 1958, when he was censured as a rightist.
Iwu, Chinhua hsien, Chekiang province, was the birthplace of Ai Ch'ing. His family owned much land in the district as well as a general store that had been established by Ai's greatgrandfather. Some details about Ai's early life and some information about his father may be gleaned from his own poems. In "Wo te fuch'in" [my father], published in 1942, he related that his father had assumed adult responsibilities at the age of 16, when Ai's grandfather died. In due course, his father became a local official and taught Chinese in the local middle school. Soon after his birth, Ai Ch'ing was taken to the Chekiang countryside to be reared by a peasant wet nurse. At the age of five, he returned home and began to attend school in Chinhua. His father encouraged Ai to study Western languages, and he was exposed to Western poetry as a schoolboy.
After graduation from middle school, Ai studied medicine, but soon decided that he wished to become a painter and attended an art school in Shanghai for a few months. He became obsessed with the desire to study abroad, and in 1928 his father reluctantly gave him the money to go to Europe. He sailed at once for France. There he managed to earn a little money preparing designs for porcelain. He spent most of his time reading, exploring Paris, haunting the Louvre, and investigating modern European art and poetry. He became interested in the poems of Rimbaud and Apollinaire, and he made a pilgrimage to Aries to see the paintings of Van Gogh.
When his money ran out, Ai Ch'ing returned to China in January 1932. On the ship he made his initial attempt to write poetry. When his parents saw him, they were distressed by his "bohemianism"; they had hoped that he would choose a conventional profession which would lead to a respected position and would increase the family fortune. Ai soon left Chekiang for Shanghai, where he gained an introduction to the prominent author and social critic Lu Hsün (Chou Shu-jen, q.v.) and became a member of the Ch'ün-ti Art Research Society. Ai's contact with Lu Hsün in the early months of 1932 strengthened his determination to write. In July 1932 Ai was arrested by the French police on suspicion of "harboring radical thoughts." He was detained in the French concession of Shanghai for more than three years, until October 1935. That period of confinement had positive results. Ai produced the collection of nine poems entitled Ta-yen-ho (1936). The work took its name from the principal poem, which described the tragic existence of Ai's wet nurse in Chekiang. The poem was entitled "Ta-yen-ho" [big dike river] because the woman had no name of her own, but was called by the name of her native village. It was intended to serve as a tribute to the woman and as "an imprecation upon this unjust world." The collection had an immediate impact on socially conscious literary circles in China and brought Ai recognition.
After his release from prison in the autumn of 1935, Ai Ch'ing remained in Shanghai until the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in the summer of 1937. There he was associated with Hu Feng (q.v.), an independent Marxist literary critic and poet, and with the poet T'ien Chien. In the early wartime period, Ai Ch'ing went to teach at National Shansi University for a short period before going on to Sian, where he joined a literary propaganda group which had been formed to encourage resistance to Japan. From Sian he moved back to Hankow and then to Kweilin in Kwangsi province, where he worked for a year as the literary editor of a newspaper. Then Ai went to Hunan and taught in a middle school. A year later the school was closed by the National Government authorities because of its "leftist tendencies." Ai Ch'ing then went to Szechwan, where he obtained a position in the Yu-ts'ai School, an institution for orphans directed by the prominent educator T'ao Hsingchih (q.v.). The school was located at Peip'ei near Chungking.
Early in 1941 Ai Ch'ing moved to the Chinese Communist wartime base in northwest China. He joined a small group of men who posed as military officers in Yen Hsi-shan's Shansi Army and traveled to Yenan in March 1941. Ai Ch'ing attended the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art in the spring of 1942. Afterwards, he became active in the program to implement the general literary directives that Mao Tse-tung had set forth at the forum. Ai lectured at the Lu Hsün Academy of Arts at Yenan and studied folk songs. Yenan had a decisive influence on his poetry; his work became more political and more concerned with the common people of China. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, Ai Ch'ing went to Kalgan, where he worked in the Communist-sponsored land reform program and continued to write and lecture. After the Central People's Government was established at Peking in 1949, Ai Ch'ing was recognized as one of the prominent literary men committed to Mao Tse-tung's doctrines. From 1949 to 1953 he was associated with the monthly magazine Jen-min wen-hsueh [people's literature], first as assistant editor and then as a member of the editorial board. In 1953 he was elected to membership on the national committee of the All-China Federation of Literary and Arts Circles, and he became a member of the board of directors of its literary sub-organization, the Union of Chinese Writers. He was a member of the Chinese cultural delegation that visited Chile in the summer of 1954. Two collections, Ai Ch'ing hsuan-chi [selected works of Ai Ch'ing] and Ai Qüng shih-hsuan [selected poems of Ai Ch'ing], appeared in 1951 and 1955, respectively. In 1957, however, Ai Ch'ing, along with other literary figures, received official criticism. He was called a rightist and was charged with holding deviant views. In February 1 958 he was dismissed from his official posts. He remained in disfavor for some time, but was cleared of the charge against him in December 1961. Ai Ch'ing occupied a significant place among twentieth-century Chinese poets. His language was simple, and his most effective poems were written in a free style close to that of prose. Ai Ch'ing himself divided his writing career from 1932 to 1945 into three phases: the period of Kuomintang rule, the early wartime period, and the years at Yenan. In the first, which included his years of imprisonment in Shanghai, most of his poems were autobiographical and experimental. He was both saddened and angered by the social injustice that he saw around him. In the second period of his career, from 1935 to 1941, he used narrative and descriptive forms and patriotic content. His poems of that period were hopeful, but showed an awareness of the tragic suffering caused by the Japanese invasion. Ai Ch'ing wrote of the war-shattered lives of the peasants of north China, whose fortitude he admired greatly. After his journey to Yenan, Ai Ch'ing began to write political poems; he attacked fascism, saluted the Soviet Union, and expressed his reactions to current affairs at home and abroad. His work of this period was limited by the demands of its ideology.
Ai Ch'ing's most important works were written in the years before 1941. His Shih-lun to-shih [collected essays on poetry], published in 1937, was followed by a collection of verse entitled Hsiang Vai-yang [looking toward the sun]. Later collections of poetry were entitled Pei-fang [the northern land], T'a ssu tsai ti erh-tz'u [he died a second death], Kei hsia-ts , un te shih [poems dedicated to villagers], and Huo-pa [the torch]. In another collection of essays, Shih-lun [on poetry], published in 1940 when he was at the peak of his career, Ai Ch'ing stated his literary credo. "We must persist in the revolution brought into poetry by Whitman, Verhaeren, and Mayakovsky. We must make poetry into something that adequately meets the needs of a new era, without hesitating to use whatever poetic form is most suitable for this purpose."
Biography in Chinese


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"The widespread and often fraudulent use of temporary employment contracts is damaging Peru's textile and garment export industry", President Alan García was warned today.
This Sunday, millions of sports fans around the world will watch this year's National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl Halftime show sponsored by Bridgestone and featuring Bruce Springsteen. Meanwhile, the halftime show's title sponsor will continue its long history of exploitation of workers and the environment in Liberia.
National retailer JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) has stopped using Oak Harbor Freight Lines to ship its merchandise in the western United States. This decision comes on the heels of a report by the International Labor Rights Forum, which found that Oak Harbor Freight Lines has violated international labor rights standards. Teamster members employed by Oak Harbor Freight have been on strike since September 22 because of violations of federal labor laws that protect workers' rights, such as coercing and threatening employees, and making unlawful changes to working conditions.
International Labor Rights Forum released a new report finding that Oak Harbor Freight Lines violated international labor rights standards. Oak Harbor is a trucking firm headquartered in Auburn, Washington, that provides over-the-road transportation and delivery services for many commercial clients, including the company's the Gap, Inc., the Maytag Corporation and others.
The publication of this year's ITUC Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations reveals an appalling record of union-busting, anti-union laws, intimidation and violence against workers' representatives in 2007. A worldwide total of 91 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers' rights, with Colombia, where 39 lost their lives, by far the worst offender yet again.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) today made the following statements in response to the findings of their congressionally mandated report on the cocoa industry's progress in eradicating child labor.
The ITUC strongly protests against the arrest of Jan Sithole, secretary general of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU), by the Swazi authorities.
According to the information received by the ITUC, Sithole has been subjected to intense harassment following a recent march organized by trade unions and other civil society groups against the participation of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and King Mswati III of Swaziland in a meeting of Southern African Development Community (SADC), which took place in Johannesburg on the 16th August 2008.
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Леђен је некадашње насеље у Западнобачком управном округу које се налазило на самој граници између Србије и Мађарске.

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Село се 1720. године раселило и његово чисто српско становништво преселило се већином у суседно село, у Риђицу. И Риђицу сад по новим становницима прозову Леђен, а за разлику од старог Леђена назван је и "Нови Леђен". И данас још село Риђицу називају становници, без разлике на веру и народност, како из саме ове општине тако и из околине - Леђеном.

И званично се све до 1740. године, Риђица на латинском језику бележила "Риђица алиас Леђен", што на Српском значи: "Риђица другачије Леђен".

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USC barely inches past Utah.
In another heart-stopping matchup in college football, No. 13 ranked USC managed to recover from a deficit of 21-7 to pull out a win over Utah in Los Angeles on Saturday night, closing out the evening with a final score of 28-27.
It was with 42 seconds left on the clock, after the Trojans properly made their comeback to lead that Utah scored a touchdown that would bring the game up to 28-27. Only within a point of tying the game, the Utes would go for a two-point conversion. But, after quarterback Troy Williams failed to locate an open receiver in the form of Darren Carrington who had a clear path as he tucked himself in the back of the end zone, the game was decidedly over.
Nevertheless, Utah almost succeeded at putting an end to that losing streak on USC's turf, now having lost seven games while away at the Trojans since 1916. This match now brings Utah's record to 4-2, losing its second game in a row while USC strengthens to 6-1, adding to their fourteenth win in a row at home.


Mozilla has announced the up-coming release of its Firefox 4.0 beta browser.
Firefox development team leader Mike Beltzner announced that the beta version of the browser will be released in the near future, to be followed by a full release scheduled by November.
Speaking on the Air Mozilla webcast, Beltzner reported that according to the development roadmap formulated by the company, following the release of Firefox 3.6.4 beta, the company would start development of Firefox 4.0, previously known as Firefox 3.7.
A post made by Beltzner on his blog said that the highly awaited Firefox 4.0 web browser will be concentrated around three key factors, saying it would be "Fast", "Powerful" and "Empowering".
Describing Firefox 4.0 as "super-duper fast", Beltzner wrote that the new browser would come with support for HTML 5 and other upcoming web technology.
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We are a dedicated group of teachers who have a heart for loving and teaching our preschool & kindergarten kiddos!
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All of us have the background education and certifications required through the Department of Children & Families and the Early Learning Coalition. Our CPR & First Aid certifications are kept current as is our continuing education each year.
We feel blessed to work in a place where we're helping, shaping, loving, encouraging, teaching and are making a positive difference in the lives of the children and families that God has brought to us!
Stop by anytime and you'll see our children dancing, performing science experiments, narrating self-made stories and maybe even wearing pajamas! That's part of the way we engage our students in active learning. Plus, student-to-teacher ratios remain small in order for teachers to offer more attention to each student.
For our students is that they will grow to be caring and confident young people who are eager to learn.
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Cushman & Wakefield Named a 2021 Military Friendly® Gold Employer
Firm recognized for third consecutive year, earning Gold distinction for the first time
CHICAGO - Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, has been named a 2021 Military Friendly® Gold Employer. Military Friendly® is the standard that measures an organization's commitment, effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community.
This is the third consecutive year Cushman & Wakefield earned the Military Friendly® designation, achieving the Gold distinction for the first time and receiving the Silver distinction the past two years. Employers with the Gold distinction are considered to be setting an example with their programs and initiatives.
"We're proud to earn this designation as we continue to build a comprehensive program and a supportive, collaborative culture at Cushman & Wakefield that honors veterans' contributions and ensures their continued success outside of the military," said Frank Stanley, Director of Veteran Programs at Cushman & Wakefield and LTC, U.S. Army.
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Cushman & Wakefield will be showcased along with other 2021 Military Friendly® Employers in the December issue of G.I. Jobs® magazine and on MilitaryFriendly.com.
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What are the 5 steps of nitrogen cycle?
In general, the nitrogen cycle has five steps:
Nitrogen fixation (N2 to NH3/ NH4+ or NO3-)
Nitrification (NH3 to NO3-)
Assimilation (Incorporation of NH3 and NO3- into biological tissues)
Ammonification (organic nitrogen compounds to NH3)
Denitrification(NO3- to N2)
Also to know is, what is the process by which bacteria convert nitrogen to ammonia?
This process is called the Nitrogen Cycle. Step 1- Nitrogen Fixation- Special bacteria convert the nitrogen gas (N2 ) to ammonia (NH3) which the plants can use. Step 2- Nitrification- Nitrification is the process which converts the ammonia into nitrite ions which the plants can take in as nutrients.
How is nitrogen converted into a usable form?
Nitrogen is converted from atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into usable forms, such as NO2-, in a process known as fixation. The majority of nitrogen is fixed by bacteria, most of which are symbiotic with plants. Recently fixed ammonia is then converted to biologically useful forms by specialized bacteria.
What are the main steps in the nitrogen cycle?
How does nitrogen cycle?
What converts nitrogen to plants can use it?
What is nitrogen assimilation?
Nitrogen assimilation is the formation of organic nitrogen compounds like amino acids from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment. Organisms like plants, fungi and certain bacteria that cannot fix nitrogen gas (N2) depend on the ability to assimilate nitrate or ammonia for their needs.
What are the three stages of the nitrogen cycle?
Overview: The nitrogen cycle involves three major steps: nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification. It is a cycle within the biosphere which involves the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.
What is nitrogen cycle explain it?
The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among the atmosphere, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems. The conversion of nitrogen can be carried out through both biological and physical processes.
Where is the nitrogen fixing bacteria Rhizobium found?
Rhizobia is "the group of soil bacteria that infect the roots of legumes to form root nodules". Rhizobia are found in the soil and after infection, produce nodules in the legume where they fix nitrogen gas (N2) from the atmosphere turning it into a more readily useful form of nitrogen.
How do animals get the nitrogen they need?
Animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants or other animals that contain nitrogen. When organisms die, their bodies decompose bringing the nitrogen into soil on land or into ocean water. Bacteria alter the nitrogen into a form that plants are able to use.
What makes nitrogen available to living things?
Nitrogen is a component of amino acids and urea. Amino acids are the building blocks of all proteins. Proteins comprise not only structural components such as muscle, tissue and organs, but also enzymes and hormones essential for the functioning of all living things.
How does the nitrogen cycle affect humans?
4-Human population growth Fossil Fuels burning Automobiles, factories, power plants and other combustion processes that were stored in geological forms are sent back into the atmosphere by human actions which increase the amount of Nitrogen and affect the Nitrogen cycle.
What happens in nitrogen fixation?
They contain symbiotic bacteria called rhizobia within nodules in their root systems, producing nitrogen compounds that help the plant to grow and compete with other plants. When the plant dies, the fixed nitrogen is released, making it available to other plants; this helps to fertilize the soil.
What is the role of nitrogen fixing bacteria?
Video: Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria: Role, Definition & Examples. Bacteria that change nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into solid nitrogen usable by plants are called nitrogen-fixing bacteria. These bacteria are found both in the soil and in symbiotic relationships with plants.
How do nitrates turn back into nitrogen gas?
Nitrifying bacteria in the soil convert ammonia into nitrite (NO2-) and then into nitrate (NO3-). This process is called nitrification. Compounds such as nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and ammonium can be taken up from soils by plants and then used in the formation of plant and animal proteins.
What is the role of the nitrogen cycle?
Plants and animals could not live without nitrogen. It is an important part of many cells and processes such as amino acids, proteins, and even our DNA. It is also needed to make chlorophyll in plants, which plants use in photosynthesis to make their food and energy.
What is nitrification in the nitrogen cycle?
Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrite followed by the oxidation of the nitrite to nitrate. The transformation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil.
What are the stages of the water cycle?
There are four main stages in the water cycle. They are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Let's look at each of these stages. Evaporation: This is when warmth from the sun causes water from oceans, lakes, streams, ice and soils to rise into the air and turn into water vapour (gas).
Why do we need nitrogen?
Nitrogen is an important part of our bodies. Amino acids all contain nitrogen and these are the building blocks that make up the proteins in your hair, muscles, skin and other important tissues. Nitrogen is an important part of your DNA, which defines what you are like in many ways.
What is the role of denitrification in the nitrogen cycle?
Denitrification is the last step in the nitrogen cycle where the reduction of soil nitrate to nitrogen-containing gases, such as nitric oxide, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen gas, takes place. Specifically, soil microbes utilize nitrate as the terminal electron acceptor to form nitrite in a process called reduction.
What is an Ammonifier?
Ammonification is the process in which microorganisms such as bacteria break down organic matter and animal waste into ammonia, which can be used by plants as a natural fertilizer.
Which process removes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is maintained by several processes, including photosynthesis, respiration and combustion. Green plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis. Living organisms – including all plants and animals – release energy from their food using respiration.
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Haryana Shuts Schools In 4 Districts, Bans Construction Activities To Tackle Air Pollution
Air Pollution Latest News Today: In the order, the Haryana government banned all construction activities (except the non-polluting activities and operation of Diesel Generator Sets.
Updated: December 3, 2021 4:31 PM IST
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Air Pollution Latest News Today: To tackle air pollution, the Haryana government on Friday issued an order to close all schools in 4 districts such as Gurugram, Sonipat, Faridabad and Jhajjar until further orders. In the order, the state government banned all construction activities (except the non-polluting activities and operation of Diesel Generator Sets.Also Read - Haryana Extends Lockdown-like Curbs Till Jan 28, Allows Gyms And Spas to Run At 50% Capacity | Check List of New Guidelines Here
"In view of the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, all schools in four NCR districts of Haryana adjoining Delhi, that is Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar, shall remain closed till further orders," said the order issued by the additional chief secretary of the state's Environment and Climate Change Department. Also Read - Ola Electric Scooter Buyers Alert! Company To Open Final Payment Window On January 21
Prior to this, the Delhi government had on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders because of an increase in the air pollution levels. Also Read - Will Gurugram go Under Lockdown Amid Rising Cases? Deputy Commissioner Spills Beans | Read Here
As per the order from the Haryana government, "There shall also be a complete ban on all construction activities, except the non-polluting activities like plumbing works, interior decoration, electrical work and carpentry and those activities exclusively permitted by Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) for NCR and adjoining areas and it shall be strictly implemented in all 14 NCR districts of Haryana till further orders."
Copy of the order:
"The power department shall take all necessary and urgent steps to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in NCR districts of Haryana to avoid use of DG sets by any consumer, even in case of an emergency," it said, adding these directions shall be enforced strictly by all departments and agencies concerned.
Notably, the 14 Haryana districts that come under NCR include Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Karnal, Rewari, Panipat, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Mahendergarh, and Nuh.
Prior to this latest order, the Haryana government had ordered closure of schools in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar from November 14-17 due to poor air quality.
The development comes after the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the states in NCR to implement the orders of the panel on air quality management to curb air pollution while ruing that some sections of the media have "portrayed" it as a "villain" which wants to close down schools here.
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Saudi Arabia has almost completed its first nuclear reactor site, satellite images reveal
Saudi Arabia's latest construction is raising eyebrows in the West, with these new satellite images sparking fears about the kingdom's quest for power.
Gavin Fernandogavindfernando
news.com.auApril 9, 20198:54am
Is the US going to allow Saudi Arabia to become a nuclear power?...
Is the US going to allow Saudi Arabia to become a nuclear power?
Saudi Arabia's latest construction is raising eyebrows in the West, with new satellite images sparking fears about the kingdom's quest for power.Source:Supplied
Saudi Arabia has nearly completed construction of its first nuclear reactor, sparking fears about the country's quest for nuclear power.
New satellite images, first published by Bloomberg, show construction on the building site has made significant process over the past three months.
The three images below show the rapid developments on the site between April 2017 and today.
Satellite images reveal Saudi Arabia's construction developments on its first nuclear reactor, from April 2017 (top) to April 2018 (middle) up to today (bottom). Source: Google Earth/BloombergSource:Supplied
The images show the construction of a 10-metre high steel vessel, which would contain nuclear fuel, and construction work on the surrounding concrete building.
The facility is located in the southwest corner of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh.
In a statement to Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said its purpose was to "engage in strictly peaceful scientific, research, educational and training activities in full compliance with international agreements".
It also said the reactor was being built with transparency and was open to visitors, and that the kingdom has signed all international non-proliferation treaties.
Robert Kelley, a nuclear expert and veteran of the US Department of Energy, said the reactor could be completed in "nine months to a year".
He said the construction appears to be small in size and intended for research and training purposes.
Mr Kelley also said that, before the kingdom can insert nuclear fuel into the reactor, it would have to abide by international agreements.
He said it had been surprising to him "how non-transparent" the kingdom had been in the process of building the reactor and "how they seem very cavalier about modifying their arrangements with the IAEA".
Mr Kelley was referring to agreements the kingdom has signed. The kingdom agreed to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty three decades ago. In 2005, it signed an agreement with the IAEA known as the "small quantities protocol" that allowed countries with negligible nuclear programs to be exempt from regular inspections or nuclear monitoring.
However, once nuclear fuel was brought into the country to operate this small reactor, inspections by the IAEA would be required, Mr Kelley added.
"It's simply that they're crossing a threshold in terms of their requirements," he said, explaining the significance of the construction of the reactor, which is much smaller than the ones the kingdom has said it wants to build for energy purposes.
The type of reactor being built now, according to the satellite images Mr Kelley identified, is used by technicians for learning and training purposes.
"The reactor's at the bottom of an open tank filled with water 10 meters high. It's very, very small," Mr Kelley said, adding that the core of the reactor is about the size of a gallon-sized paint can.
He said the Saudi reactor was being built by the Argentinian government-owned company INVAP. Before Argentina brings nuclear fuel to Saudi Arabia for the reactor, the IAEA agreement in place that exempts Saudi Arabia from inspections would need to be rescinded, Mr Kelley said.
"I think it's a 100 per cent certainty that Argentina is not going to supply uranium fuel to a country that doesn't have a safeguards agreement in force," he added.
SUSPICIONS OVER SAUDI ARABIA'S NUCLEAR AIMS
Saudi Arabia announced its nuclear ambitions nine years ago. The world's top oil exporter laid out plans in its Vision 2030 campaign to diversify its energy mix.
But the United States is concerned the nuclear technology could have potential military uses.
While Riyadh insists its plans are peaceful, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself said the kingdom would develop nuclear arms if Iran did.
"Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible," he told CBS in March last year.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has not ruled out developing nuclear arms.Source:AFP
On top of this, the kingdom has previously pushed back against agreeing to US standards that would block two paths to potentially making fissile material for nuclear weapons.
Last Friday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was adamant that it was unacceptable for Saudi Arabia to become a nuclear power.
"We will not permit that to happen. We will not permit that to happen anywhere in the world," he told CBS. "The President understands the threat of proliferation. We will never write a $150 million check to the Saudis and hand them over the capacity to threaten Israel and the United States with nuclear weapons, never."
The publication of the satellite images follows a struggle between the Trump administration and Congress over the sale of nuclear technology to Riyadh.
Last month, The Daily Beast revealed the US Department of Energy had approved six authorisations for US companies that were looking to conduct nuclear-related work in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
The approvals, known as Part 810 authorisations, would allow companies to do preliminary work on nuclear power ahead of any deal but not ship equipment that would go into a plant.
Congress had held rising concerns about sharing nuclear technology and knowledge with Saudi Arabia following the high-profile murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.
Last week, tensions flared between Mr Pompeo and the Democrat-run House foreign affairs committee, with the latter demanding answers over the perceived inaction on Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, mass civilian deaths in neighbouring Yemen, and the fate of Khashoggi.
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Multiply imaged quasars in the Gaia DR1
C. Ducourant, L. Delchambre, F. Finet, L. Galluccio, A. Krone-Martins, J.F. Le Campion, F. Mignard, E. Slezak, J. Surdej, R. Teixeira, O. Wertz
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 12 / Issue S330 / April 2017
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 March 2018, pp. 59-62
Print publication: April 2017
Because of to its exceptional resolving power, Gaia should detect a few thousands gravitational lensed systems. These consist in multiple images of background quasars. The estimated number of lens phenomena in the sky, however, depends on the cosmological model considered. By taking into account the observational bias that will restrict the detection of lensed quasars, identification of these up to a given limiting magnitude will constrain the cosmological parameters.
We have investigated the known gravitationally lensed quasars present in the Gaia DR1, and found that a significant number of components of these systems have been measured and are present in the Gaia DR1 catalogue although quasi none of them have all their components detected. We additionally examined the immediate surroundings of QSOs from the large Quasar catalogue, LQAC3, and detected several configurations compatible with gravitational lensing phenomena. A more global strategy to systematically detect the potential candidates in the various releases of the Gaia catalogue is presented.
New Structure in the Shapley Supercluster
M. J. Drinkwater, D. Proust, Q. A. Parker, H. Quintana, E. Slezak
Journal: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / Volume 16 / Issue 2 / 1999
We present new radial velocities for 306 bright (R < 16) galaxies in a 77 deg2 region of the Shapley supercluster, measured with the FLAIR-II spectrograph on the UK Schmidt Telescope. The galaxies we measured were uniformly distributed over the survey area, in contrast to previous samples which were concentrated in several rich Abell clusters. Most of the galaxies (230) were members of the Shapley supercluster: they trace out two previously unknown sheets of galaxies linking the Abell clusters of the supercluster. In a 44 deg2 area of the supercluster excluding the Abell clusters, these sheets alone represent an overdensity of a factor of 2·0 ± 0·2 compared to a uniform galaxy distribution. The supercluster is not flattened in the Declination direction as has been suggested in previous papers. Within our survey area the new galaxies contribute an additional 50% to the known contents of the Shapley supercluster, with a corresponding increase in its contribution to the motion of the Local Group.
Relaxed and unrelaxed clusters of galaxies seen in X-rays
G.A. Mamon, F. Combes, C. Deffayet, B. Fort, F. Durret, G.B. Lima Neto, C. Adami, J. Bagchi, G. Covone, W. Forman, J.-P. Kneib, E. Slezak, G. Soucail
Journal: European Astronomical Society Publications Series / Volume 20 / 2006
Recent X-ray observations have been showing that the old vision of clusters as peacefully relaxed structures is in most cases absolutely wrong. Coupled with optical and radio observations, these X-ray data show evidence for violent mechanisms. Results based on XMM-Newton gas temperature maps for four clusters will be presented here.
Optical and X-ray analysis of the galaxy cluster A3921
C. Ferrari, C. Benoist, S. Maurogordato, A. Cappi, E. Slezak, E. Belsole, J. L. Sauvageot, H. Bourdin, G. W. Pratt
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 2004 / Issue IAUC195 / March 2004
We present the analysis and results of a new spectroscopic and photometric survey of the central 1.5 ${\rm Mpc}^2$ region of the galaxy cluster A3921 (z=0.094). We detect the presence of two dominant clumps of galaxies with a mass ratio of $\sim$4-5: a main cluster centered on the BCG (A3921-A), and a NW sub-cluster (A3921-B) hosting the second brightest cluster object. By comparing optical results to the X-ray analysis of XMM observations (Belsole et al. 2004), we find that A3921-B is tangentially traversing the main cluster along a SW/NE direction. The analysis of stellar populations of more than one hundred cluster members reveals that the merger event has probably affected the kinematics and spectral properties of the active galaxies in A3921.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html


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Connor McDavid wishes NHL would get rid of shootouts: 'Crappy way to finish a game'
Add the Edmonton Oilers captain to the long list of people who would rather see 3-on-3 overtime extended to 10 minutes.
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Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid (97) isn't a fan of the shootout. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Connor McDavid, the NHL's brightest superstar, wouldn't mind seeing shootouts replaced with an extra five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime.
And the Edmonton Oilers captain could be on to something with that intriguing take.
The 26-year-old appeared on Sportsnet's Tim and Friends show on Thursday and discussed numerous topics, including his stance on shootouts. Though he hasn't always been willing to provide criticism, the two-time Hart Trophy winner didn't hide his feelings about deciding games with a skills competition.
"No one loves the shootout," McDavid said. "It's a crappy way to finish a game."
McDavid, offering to play devil's advocate, also mentioned that playing 10 minutes of overtime could be hazardous for players' health as it would add to their already-high regular-season workloads. At the same time, though, that could be worth the risk.
"At the end of the day, also, it's about the players' health and safety," McDavid said. "It's a long season. The overtime, it taxes a lot of guys. So, making that longer could have some effects there.
"But I agree, no one wants to see the game end in a shootout."
The Oilers' franchise icon isn't the only person advocating for extending the extra period, either, as former NHL skater and current hockey analyst Kevin Bieksa doubled down on No. 97's idea. And Bieksa went even further, suggesting ties should return to the NHL.
"It's the first [time] I've actually thought about it, but I would love 10 minutes of 3-on-3 [overtime] and then axe the shootout," Bieksa explained. "Shootout was exciting when it first came because before that, we were ending games in ties. And we were like, 'No, this isn't soccer. We want to see a winner.'
"And then the shootout was great — it served its purpose. It got some offensive explosion and [we] got to see some great moves. And now I think it's kind of fizzled out and you got to keep evolving. I love the 10-minute 3-on-3."
The NHL first adopted 3-on-3 overtime ahead of the 2015-16 season, with continuous 5-on-5 overtime remaining unchanged in the playoffs.
Interestingly, 3-on-3 overtime in the East Coast Hockey League changed to a seven-minute format prior to the 2019-20 campaign but didn't eliminate shootouts. And it proved successful, with more contests ending in the extra frame.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have posted an emotional message following the sad passing of Clare Drakeford, the wife of Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford. Clare passed away suddenly on Saturday, and political and public figures have been reaching out to the Welsh politician to offer their condolences. In their moving tribute, William and Kate penned: "Sending our thoughts and prayers to Mark Drakeford and his family." They signed off with their initials: "W & C." WATCH: Mark Drakeford wat
Death in Paradise star Tahj Miles opens up about his future on the show
Death in Paradise fans are loving series 12 of the BBC show so far. To mark the release of episode four this week, HELLO! caught up with actor Tahj Miles who plays Marlon Pryce on the beloved show. The actor, who joined as a young officer in 2020, opens up about his time on Death in Paradise and where he sees his character heading in the future as Marlon gets ready to undergo his sergeant exams for the Saint Marie police force. Tahj spoke to HELLO! about whether he could see himself being in the
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Competition closes midnight on Saturday 11 June 2016.
Prizes will be drawn on Sunday 12 June 2016 at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival, 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran. Winners will be notified by email from the Melbourne Cabaret Festival.
There are 30 double tickets to be won, valued at $74 each pair.
Tickets are not transferable. Tickets must be collected from the venue, Chapel Off Chapel, as per the instructions detailed in the email to be sent to winners.
Yarra Trams and the Melbourne Cabaret Festival reserves the right to vary prizes in exceptional circumstances.
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Q: How to set dart & flutter to default when I'm buliding flutter projects I'm using vs code to create and build a flutter project.
But every time I press F5 to build, vs code always asks me to select the environment. It's very annoying.
How to set dart & flutter to default when I'm buliding flutter projects.

A: For VSCode you need a launch configuration
If you don't have the following file, create one:
.vscode/launch.json

With contents of:
 {
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Flutter",
      "type": "dart",
      "request": "launch",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main.dart"
    }
  ]
}

Just make sure the program is pointing to your main dart file that has runApp in it

A: {
    "configurations": [
    {
        "name": "Flutter",
        "type": "dart",
        "request": "launch",
        "program": "lib/main.dart"
    }
    ]
}

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J-Pop Artist of the Week (Sept. 30th – Oct. 6th) – YUI
by Mandilinn
September 30, 2014 - Updated on May 1, 2016
in Editorials, Japanese Entertainment
YUI is a pop/rock singer-songwriter under Sony Music Japan. She began writing poems in the ninth grade, and by the age of 16, she began studying singing, songwriting, and guitar at the recommendation of a friend. Aiming to become a professional, she carried her guitar around and performed at local areas like the seashore of Shingu and Kaminofu's rice fields. She attended an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan in 2003, and recieved the highest scores from all the judges. Two of the songs she sang at the audition ("it's happy line" and "I know") were released on an indie single in 2004, with "I know" being the second track. When she left her hometown of Fukuoka for Tokyo, she wrote the song "Feel my Soul and caught the ears of Fuji TV producer Mr. Yamaguchi, who saw the demo clip. He was so impressed that he used it as a tie-in for his channel's prime-time drama "Fukigen na Gene". YUI recieved high praise for her debut album FROM ME TO YOU (released in 2006), with it reaching #9 on the weekly charts. Her second album, CAN'T BUY MY LOVE (2008) went straight to #1, and she had a string of consecutive #1 singles and albums until "Rain" (single; 2010) broke the streak.
On December 18th, 2012, YUI announced that she would be taking a break from music. After a few months, she returned with short blond hair and a new band called FLOWER FLOWER, which made an official debut in May 2013.
[Flower Flower Single] Subarashii Sekai (Wonderful World)
Editions: Digital Only
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Release Date: November 26th, 2014
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AKINA, member of Japanese Girl Group FAKY, has released a new single "FUTURE". She is a Half American and half Japanese singer-songwriter who stands out in the J-POP world because she has cultivated a unique musical sense that touches...
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Lausanne, Switzerland, October 5, 2018 – Beach volleyball's future champions will be given their first taste of an Olympic experience when they compete at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The Argentina capital is hosting the third edition of the Youth Olympics, with the beach volleyball tournament due to take place at a temporary stadium in Green Park in the Palermo district from October 7-17.
Sixty-four teams will compete - 32 teams per gender - and there is the strong possibility that the Russian team will have two YOG golds to celebrate in Buenos Aires.
Mariia Bocharova and Maria Voronina, and Denis Shekunov and Dmitrii Veretiuk won women's and men's gold at the Nanjing 2018 FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships.
However, they will be pushed hard by the teams they beat in the gold medal matches; the Netherlands Raisa Schoon and Emi van Driel, and Germany's Lukas Pfretzschner and Filip John are sure to be aiming to go one better in Argentina.
The host nation's hopes rest with Delfina Villar and Brenda Churin in the women's competition and Bautista Amieva and Mauro Zelayeta in the men's.
Four years ago beach volleyball made its Youth Olympic Games debut at Nanjing 2014 and since then two of the gold medallists have firmly made their mark on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
Brazil's Eduarda 'Duda' Santos Lisboa won women's gold alongside Ana Patricia Silva Ramos. Four years on she topped the podium at the Hamburg 2018 FIVB World Tour Finals. She has also won two World Tour golds, three U19 Volleyball World Championships and two at U21 level.
Russia's Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Artem Yarzutkin won men's gold. They followed up by winning three World Tour medals, and the CEV U22 European Championships. In 2018 Stoyanovskiy teamed up with Igor Velichko and they ended the season with one World Tour gold, one silver and one bronze.
Buenos Aires follows Singapore 2010 and Nanjing 2014 in welcoming the cream of the world's young athletes for the Youth Olympic Games.
Argentina has previously hosted a number of beach volleyball tournaments, with World Tour events taking place in Buenos Aires in 2005, Mar Del Plata in 1998, 1999 and 2000, Corrientes in 2013, and Parana in 2014.


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Revisiting the Sphere standards: comparing the revised Sphere standards to living standards in three urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
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Neighbor to Neighbor Shabbat of Solidarity
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Friday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.
Temple Isaiah
Let's Show Up for One Another!
Over the past several weeks, the rise in anti-Semitic incidents has raised serious concerns in Jewish communities across our nation. Our leadership at Temple Isaiah has partnered with local and national organizations to institute additional safety measures on our campus, additional education for our students and parents, and outreach to law enforcement, government officials and school administrators. We have also been very gratified by the outpouring of support from our local interfaith partners through our Neighbor to Neighbor program who assure us we are not alone as we push back against ugly expressions of bigotry.
At our Shabbat service on March 24, we will stand together as Jews shoulder-to-shoulder with people of all faiths to decry anti-Semitism and declare – together – that we are working toward zero-tolerance for actions against minority or vulnerable groups — in our neighborhoods, in our schools, and in our workplaces. Our Sabbath of peace and solidarity will be a non-partisan time of worship and uplift, with clergy and laity from many traditions, as a re-affirmation of our deeply-held values of love and respect for all peoples. Let us declare that we love ALL our neighbors and will show up always to keep each other safe and secure.
After the service Temple Isaiah will host a dessert reception to enable our neighbors of different faiths to get to know one another. Please join us and invite your friends and neighbors of all faiths.
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