text:
The Cleary-Newman murder case was a major scandal involving political and legal corruption in New York State. It was called, by the New York Daily News, "one of the most notable murder cases in the annals of New York crime." The New York Times devoted ongoing front-page coverage, next to the news of the events leading to World War I in Europe.

On July 23, 1914 in the village of Haverstraw, 20 miles north of New York City, the boss of the local Democratic political machine, William V. Cleary, shot and murdered his 18-year-old son-in-law, Eugene M. Newman, the son of a local newspaper publisher. In a dramatic trial five months later, Cleary was acquitted by a jury packed with his political supporters.  This trial immediately became the subject of an intensive inquiry by a special New York State commission.  The commission uncovered gross irregularities in the handling of this case, but took virtually no corrective action.

Cleary's defense was temporary insanity, brought on, he claimed, by the fact that Newman had impregnated, then secretly married, Cleary's daughter Anna. Anna testified in her father's defense, that Cleary had known about the pregnancy but not about the wedding. This, along with Cleary's dramatic embrace of Anna as she was called to the stand, was said to have had an inordinate emotional impact upon the jury. But probably of greater importance was Cleary's political influence upon the legal proceedings.

The prosecutor, DA Thomas Gagan, presented such an inept prosecution that he seems to have been in fact working for Cleary. He failed to prevent the jury from being packed with Cleary's supporters, he allowed unfounded accusations against the victim's character to go unchallenged, and he failed to call certain witnesses who would have refuted Cleary's claim of temporary insanity. It was reported that when the verdict was announced, the spectators in the courtroom, Cleary supporters all, cheered loudly and threw hats into the air. The judge, Joseph Morschauser, publicly condemned the verdict.

Newman's father, the newspaper publisher Fred Newman, organized a petition drive to have the trial investigated by the office of New York Governor Charles S. Whitman. The investigation turned up numerous failures and irregularities. It was said, regarding Gagan's failure to counter the defense's slandering of the victim, that "no more effort was made to show that this boy was a good boy than if a dog had been shot down." It also was said, regarding the attempts of potential anti-Cleary witnesses to be heard, that "it was dangerous to talk too much in Haverstraw."

After the investigation, Cleary was driven from office for financial malfeasance.  He spent 2½ years in Sing Sing and Comstock prisons for fraud, then ran a tailor shop in Brooklyn. Fred Newman died penniless in Brooklyn in 1925, after a fruitless quest to obtain a retrial of Cleary on the murder charge. Gagan's political career sank into oblivion, along with the rest of the Cleary machine.

Cleary's violent disapproval of Newman may be partly attributed to the fact that Fred Newman's newspaper, the Rockland County Messenger, changed from Democratic to Republican in 1906. There may have been serious political conflicts between Cleary and Newman.  In January, 1906, there had been a severe landslide, caused by overdigging of clay deposits at the banks of the Hudson River by the Haverstraw brickmaking industry.  The brickyard owners were accused of negligence, and several lawsuits were filed. It is probable that Newman's Republican Messenger sided with the accusers against the brickyard owners, who were supported by the Democrat Cleary. (This was the Progressive era in American politics, when Republicans such as Theodore Roosevelt were pressing strongly for reforms of rapacious big business practices.)

References

Murder in New York (state)
Deaths by firearm in New York (state)
1914 in New York (state)
Crimes in New York (state)
1914 murders in the United States


Bayo Park & Galleries is Iowa's most spectacular "earth-ganic" sculpture park situated on a pristine 10-acre exhibition ground. Bayo Park & Galleries is a one-of-a-kind art destination showcasing an original experiential artistic exploration with nature. It is an exhibition space spanning a vast and fluid acreage with both open-air and incubating sculptural installations and art galleries in a variety of intrinsically tranquil and pictographic settings.
Our 10 acres of exhibition ground is used to create and exhibit original works of art - photography, prints, installation art, paintings, sculptures and gifts - all inspired and created with material from the park's natural setting.
Every fall, Bayo Park & Galleries produces an original art event open to the public on our ten-acre sculpture park. Visitors are allowed to walk the park, viewing the annual art installation along with permanent outdoor sculptures.
The Park is Vast. Art objects are available for both private and public collection. Contact Bayo Park & Galleries for more information about available works.


text:
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/The-economy-US-service-firms-grow-at-fastest-11545661.php
The economy: US service firms grow at fastest pace in 6 months
Published 12:00 am EDT, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. service companies, which employ nearly 90 percent of the work force, grew in September at the fastest pace since March. The growth was driven by sharp increases in current and future sales.
The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 55.1, up from 53.7 in August. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The report measures growth in a broad range of businesses from retail and construction companies to health care and financial services firms. The service sector has grown for 33 straight months, based on the ISM survey.
The September survey points to a rise in consumer demand, which could help lift economic growth from its tepid pace and ultimately lead to more hiring.
A measure of current sales activity jumped to 59.9, up from 55.6 in August. And a gauge of new orders rose to 57.7, up from 53.7 in August.
Stronger growth at service firms coincided with an increase in U.S. factory activity in September. A separate ISM survey released Monday showed manufacturing grew last month for the first time in four months, also driven by a sharp jump in new orders.
The economy grew at a 1.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. Consumer spending drives nearly 70 percent of economic activity.
Service companies kept adding jobs in September, although at a slower pace. A measure of hiring fell to 51.1, down from 53.8 in August.
The service sector has been a key source of job growth this year. Service firms have created an average of 133,000 jobs per month, or 95 percent of the net jobs added since January.
Still, total job growth has been too weak to significantly lower the unemployment rate, which was 8.1 percent in August. And many of the new service jobs have been low-paying retail and restaurant positions.
The government will release the September employment report on Friday. Economists expect it will show the economy added 111,000 jobs in September, up from 96,000 in August. The unemployment rate is expected to tick up to 8.2 percent.
Job growth will feature prominently in Wednesday night's debate between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney in Denver, the first of three in this year's election. The economy is the top issue on most voters' minds with just five weeks left before Election Day.
Obama is expected to highlight the 5.1 million jobs created by private employers since February 2010. Romney will likely focus on the unemployment rate, which has been above 8 percent for the past three and a half years.
High unemployment and weak wage growth have kept Americans from spending more freely, which has held back growth.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
By remaining silent on Sudan, the UN Human Rights Council validates the sidelining of human rights
After failing to convene an emergency session on Sudan in the aftermath of the 3 June massacre, and failing to hold an urgent debate during its 41st ongoing regular session, the UN Human Rights Council ("Council") is set to fail to adopt a resolution on the country. By remaining silent on Sudan, the Council validates the sidelining of human rights from the regional mediation process and overall political efforts to settle the crisis, DefendDefenders said today.
"Since the Sudanese people began peacefully protesting for change, in December 2018, the Council has remained deafeningly silent on their plight," said Hassan Shire, Executive Director, DefendDefenders. "By failing to act, the Council runs the risk of further encouraging the sidelining of human rights. While we welcome the fact that a deal was struck on 5 July 2019, we stress that respect for human rights and accountability for violations should be central parts of any long-term political solution."
On 3 June 2019, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemedti," who also serves as deputy head of Transitional Military Council (TMC), led an attack on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators at a sit-in in Khartoum. More than one hundred civilians have been reported dead, and hundreds more injured. Dozens may be missing. Multiple instances of beatings, humiliation, and rape are reminiscent of patterns of atrocities committed in other parts of the country, including conflict areas such as Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and Darfur, where the RSF elements were formerly known as "Janjaweed." Reports indicate that RSF militias are also responsible for renewed attacks against civilians in Darfur.
On 30 June 2019, at least ten more civilians were killed in relation to peaceful mass demonstrations across Sudan, in the "Millions March." Attacks led by the RSF, who have been aided and abetted by the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), are an attempt to put an end to the peaceful sit-ins that brought about the ousting, in April 2019, of President Omar Al-Bashir. Al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on several counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.
Stakeholders in Geneva specifically said that the rationale for the Council's silence at its current session (24 June-12 July 2019) was that priority had been given to the African Union (AU)-supported mediation efforts by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, who is chairing the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), of which Sudan is a member. On 6 June 2019, the AU Peace and Security Council suspended the participation of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective establishment of a civilian-led transitional authority.
On 5 July 2019, a deal was agreed between the TMC and representatives of the civilian protest movement, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC). The deal is reported to institute a three-year transition period led by a Sovereign Council with a rotating (TMC/FFC) presidency. The first chair of the Sovereign Council will be a military representative. The establishment of a legislative council is postponed, and elections are due to take place at the end of the transition period. A national investigation into the 3 June massacre and other instances of violence is supposed to be conducted, but details remain unclear. It appears that the investigation will not cover events prior to 11 April 2019.
"The Human Rights Council should not abdicate its responsibility towards Sudan. It should stand ready to act, including through setting up a full inquiry into the atrocities committed by RSF and TMC forces," said Estella Kabachwezi, Senior Advocacy and Research Officer at DefendDefenders. "UN action would strengthen, not weaken, regional efforts to ensure a transition to civilian rule and non-recurrence of human rights violations."
DefendDefenders calls on Human Rights Council members and observers to make clear that perpetrators of grave human rights violations should be identified and accountability should be ensured. An investigation into the violence should be independent, impartial, transparent, and thorough. It should address patterns of violations and the chain of command up to the highest level, and encompass the whole country and events since December 2018. It should also take place swiftly and within a specific time frame. Investigators should rely on a standard of proof that enables the identification of individual perpetrators and paves the way for criminal prosecutions.
A number of issues remain unaddressed by the 5 July 2019 deal, including lack of mechanisms to ensure compliance and failure to outline consequences for breaching the deal and committing human rights violations. It remains unclear what consequences those found guilty of violations against peaceful protesters will face beyond being barred from sitting on the Sovereign Council. The deal also fails to provide for an immediate end to the Internet shutdown and other undue restrictions to civil and political rights. An open civic and democratic space, including a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and civil society organisations, is essential to lasting progress, institution-building, and the rule of law.
While Human Rights Council action in Geneva is essential, the UN Security Council should also act in New York. It should demand that the Sovereign Council undertake the institutional, political, social and economic reforms to avoid the conditions that led to the protests and the demobilisation of the RSF under the supervision of the international community. It should also expand the imposition of targeted sanctions in Sudan, now only focused on Darfur, to individuals most responsible for violence against peaceful protesters and other peaceful opposition, and stand ready to take further action in this regard.
Peaceful mass protests started in December 2018 over an increase in the price of bread and a range of human rights and social grievances. After the fall of Al-Bashir, civilian demands have focused on the establishment of a civilian-led transition process. Hemedti and the TMC received the support of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. On 6 June 2019, the African Union (AU) suspended with immediate effect the participation of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective establishment of a civilian-led Transitional Authority.
The Human Rights Council, as the UN's principal human rights body, should ensure long-term scrutiny of Sudan's human rights situation, including through investigation, identification of those responsible at all levels of the chain of command, and monitoring of and reporting on human rights developments in the country. It should urge the Sovereign Council to sign without delay a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) allowing the opening of an OHCHR country office with a full mandate that includes technical advice, unhindered access to all relevant persons and places, monitoring, and public reporting.
DefendDefenders has been actively advocating for member and observer States of the Council to convene a special (emergency) session on Sudan or, failing to do so, to hold an urgent debate at the Council's 41st session, which is ongoing. We were joined[1] by a large number of Sudanese, African and international NGO partners.
Executive Director, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project on [email protected] or +256 772 753 753 (English and Somali)
Estella Kabachwezi
Senior Advocacy and Research Officer, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project on [email protected] or +256 782 360 460 (English)
Nicolas Agostini
Representative to the United Nations (Geneva), the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project on [email protected] or +41 79 813 49 91 (English and French)
[1] DefendDefenders et al., "Sudan: urgent international action needed to prevent further violence, ensure accountability," 6 June 2019, https://defenddefenders.org/press_release/sudan-urgent-international-action-needed-to-prevent-further-violence-ensure-accountability/ (accessed on 8 July 2019).


The Embassy San Francisco is a home and family built around purpose, intention, and exploration. We are 14 residents exploring co-creation, commoning, fluid use of space, and new ways of being in solidarity with one another. We have medium term guest spaces and share out space with writers, artists, hackers, thinkers, and creative makers. By evening, we host salons, dinners, film nights, musical performances, storytelling and many other events.
If we are full, or you are looking for short term stays, try our sibling house, The Red Victorian, just up the hill!
We've been very busy over the summer with some exciting projects around house governance, Embassy salons and the beginning of Haight Street Commons. Ask us about it!
Travel and always be at Home! We offer medium-term accommodation for modern nomads and creatives who travel the world for work, projects and collaborations.
We host salons, community dinners, skillshares, workshops and various one-off events. Hear about upcoming events on our mailing list, or get a sampling through browsing upcoming events.
Data-journalist and software developer, with a background in social sciences.


This time of year is always a highly emotional time for parents and children everywhere. Children are hitting new milestones; some have just completed their first year of school, some are completing primary school full of excitement but slightly anxious about a new school in September. The milestone for us is that our youngest daughter … Continue reading Schools Out for Summer!


text:
Q: Topological order at finite temperature For the past few decades the study of so-called topological orders has remained an active area of research. By definition (following the motivation section of this recent invitation to the subject, for the sake of anchoring ourselves to a common reference point), a topological order is a gapped quantum liquid without symmetry, where a gapped quantum liquid is a specific type of quantum phase, which itself is an equivalence class of a quantum state of matter at zero temperature. Fairly recently, these were classified in terms of mildly dualizable, monoidal, Karoubi-complete n-categories with trivial center.
In the physics literature, however, there is some (admittedly not much) discussion of topological order at finite temperature, and so I was wondering: is there anything known on the mathematical side about these (in terms of higher categories)?
(Or, I suppose, another way of asking the same thing: is there a clear way in which the zero temperature condition is encoded within the higher categorical language of Johnson-Freyd's classification scheme?)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Filter through tasks and retrieve names this is my first question on the site although I have gotten lots of help from it already.
What I am looking to do is to open a MSProject (.MPP) document and look through all the task names, then only retrieve the ones with a specified name.
I have found a bit of code on this site NerdyHearn which seems to suit my needs, but for some reason I can only retrieve the name of the absolute first task?
Which seems strange to me since this line of code here:
    foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject.Task task in proj.Tasks)
    {
    }

Is a loop right? I have tried with different .MPP files and even created my own, but it still only retrieves the first one.
And if someone can help me to design a filter to use when retrieving the task names that would be great!
I have also tried to find documentation for Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject but I really can't seem to find it.

A: Posting the code block so that you see what I have. Please post a file if you could, perhaps its something else instead of subtasks as I have 4 levels in some spots and all my tasks come out as expected.
using Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject;
using System;
using System.Reflection;
namespace PProject
{
    public class Program
    {
         public static void Main()
         {

             Application projApp = new Application();
             projApp.FileOpenEx(@"C:\Tickets.mpp", true, Missing.Value,
             Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,
             Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,
             PjPoolOpen.pjDoNotOpenPool, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,
             Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value);

             Project proj = projApp.ActiveProject;

             // Enumerate the tasks
             foreach (Task task in proj.Tasks)
             {
                 string name = task.Name;

                 Console.WriteLine(task.Name);
             }

             // Make sure to clean up and close the file
             projApp.FileCloseAll(PjSaveType.pjDoNotSave);
             }
     }
 }


text:
www.swecobelgium.be/expertise/urban.habitat
The centre of Kruishoutem, the 'Markt' (Market), the Nieuw Plein (New Square) and the surrounding streets are undergoing a thorough redesign of the public space and the construction of a separate sewerage system. The first phase, the Blekerijstraat, Nieuw Plein and Woestijnestraat, was finalized in the spring of 2017. In doing so, the weekly market in Kruishoutem has also been returned to its familiar habitat: the Nieuw Plein. The renovation of the centre is also focussed on traffic compatibility. The 'Markt' is being tackled in a second phase. Alderman Robrecht Bothuyne: "In the future this should ensure that the traffic from Oudenaarde will no longer be driven into the centre at full speed."
Need for a new 'Nieuw Plein'
The history of the Nieuw Plein' in Kruishoutem is closely linked to the importance of the production of and trade in eggs. Egg production has grown and flourished in Kruishoutem since the first half of the twentieth century and an egg market was held every week. Because of great success and thus lack of space, the 'Nieuw Plein' was constructed in 1958. The 'Nieuw Plein' was therefore given a highly mercantile role with a functional layout linked to this: a large open area that was used as parking space on non-market days. Like on the 'Markt', there were extreme scale discrepancies between the existing buildings on the 'Nieuw Plein' and the adjacent open space. And where, on the Nieuw Plein, we previously had the feeling of an insurmountable space with minuscule dwellings around the edge, the 'Markt' previously witnessed a completely different scale. The presence of the church dominates the whole and the space is compartmentalized and made smaller by the through-road infrastructure and voluminous roundabout. The parking spaces dominate the open space and in the absence of an inviting and qualitative layout, users behave like passers-by. In the heart of Kruishoutem there was also a clear lack of a spatial link between the two places. Furthermore the 'Nieuw Plein' has little or no connection with the surrounding buildings. In addition, a multitude of materials, sizes and colours used, creates an unpleasant fragmentation.
New starting point
In the redevelopment of both squares, a new starting point prevails: the creation of a pleasant multiple use space, where the car is no longer the central player on both squares.
To make this possible, we worked on three principles: correcting the scale, loading and switching the space.
Correcting the scale
The correct proportion in length and width was sought and this in relation to the height of the surrounding buildings. Translated to the 'Markt', this mainly results in freeing up as much of the open space as possible. Translated to the 'Nieuw Plein', this results in the strategic placement of a few elements on the square, the division of the square into various subspaces (with diversified amenities) without losing the quality of the large space.
Loading or unloading the space
With the 'Nieuw Plein', the intention is to transform this from parking space into a multiple use space. With the 'Markt' this translates mainly to the unloading and freeing of the open space.
Switching the space
By matching the chosen materials with each other and by making a well-considered selection of a limited number of materials, unity can be achieved.
Entrant office name: Urban.Habitat_division of SWECO Belgium nv
Role of the entrant in the project: main contractor
Project location (Street, City, Country): Gemeente Kruishoutem, Nieuw Plein, 9770 Kruishoutem, BELGIUM
Year Built: 2016-2017 (Fase I)
Entrant name: Sweco
Urban.Habitat
more by Sweco and Urban.Habitat
Sweco Belgium NV Urban.Habitat
Kapucijnenvoer
Park L28
Israel's Square


face="Times New Roman Star"EDT 622, TMN 3, 506-507, ЭСТЯ 6, 132-133.
face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 301-302, EDT 642, ЭСТЯ 6, 150-152, Stachowski 162. Cf. also *ku"rm- 'to bind' (Sib.-Tat. ku"rmo", Oyr. ku"rma"-k, Bashk. ku"rim 'завязка для борти', see VEWT 311, Лексика 499 - if not < Mong. gu"rmel, see under *gur/i ).
face="Times New Roman Star"qus- face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 304, EDT 666, ЭСТЯ 6, 174-175.
face="Times New Roman Star"qoj- face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 274, EDT 595-596, ЭСТЯ 6, 27-28, Федотов 2, 361. The original meaning (observable in most ancient occurrences, see EDT 595) must have been 'to put aside, leave, abandon'; the meaning 'put' appears somewhat later and is probably due to a merger with *Ko- 'to put' (v. sub *ga), not attested before the XIVth century.
face="Times New Roman Star"qozu face="Times New Roman Star"quzu face="Times New Roman Star"qozu face="Times New Roman Star"qozy face="Times New Roman Star"qo:za face="Times New Roman Star"qozu (dial.) face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 285, EDT 681, Лексика 433, ЭСТЯ 6, 108-109.
face="Times New Roman Star"ЭСТЯ 6, 141, VEWT 300, EDT 632.
face="Times New Roman Star"so: face="Times New Roman Star"saw face="Times New Roman Star"saw; sawlaj 'whole, all' face="Times New Roman Star"haw face="Times New Roman Star"sav, sau face="Times New Roman Star"sa: face="Times New Roman Star"saw face="Times New Roman Star"saw face="Times New Roman Star"sax 'right' (ССЯ) face="Times New Roman Star"saw face="Times New Roman Star"TMN 3, 334-5, EDT 803, ЭСТЯ 7.
face="Times New Roman Star"sa:- face="Times New Roman Star"sav- face="Times New Roman Star"saw- face="Times New Roman Star"sax- face="Times New Roman Star"sav- face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 393, EDT 804, ЭСТЯ 7.
face="Times New Roman Star"savru, sawury 2 face="Times New Roman Star"EDT 815, VEWT 393, Лексика 385-386, Дыбо 119, Федотов 2, 30 (but with another etymology), ЭСТЯ 7. Bulg. *suran is the probable source of Tat. suran and Mong. sur(an) 'leather strap' - whence Manchu sur 'strap'.
face="Times New Roman Star"sarymsaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarymsaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarymsaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"harymhaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarysmax 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarmusaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarymsaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"sarymsaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"samsax 1 face="Times New Roman Star"samursaq 1 face="Times New Roman Star"VEWT 404, EDT 853, Лексика 144, ЭСТЯ 7. Turk. > Mong. sarimsag| (see TMN 3, 248, Щербак 1997, 144). Cf. also Khak., Oyr. sarg|aj 'саранка', Kirgh. sargaldak 'a k. of plant with yellow flowers', Kaz. sarg|aldaq 'tulip'.


exist in three dimensions". Jun Cheng is of the school of trompe l'oeil painters that work on canvas or panel, as opposed to being a muralist. Jun Cheng doesn't have his own website, but click here, trompe l'oeil, to see AskArt's page on trompe l'oeil painting -- which has some excellent examples of such works.
I loved the idea that I'd be sitting in on the first abstract painting class taught by a realist. It seemed to me that his efforts to wrap his head around abstraction, so he could teach the course, would help me. I hoped his insights would help me push past my own realism-grounded parameters. I wasn't disappointed. He began the course by having us examine on the computer examples of works by famous abstract painters and then use whatever inspired us as a jumping off point for our work. He talked with us about what he believed made non-representational works compelling to viewers: that they were produced in an effort to communicate something -- a message, and idea, whatever.
Triptych in Time by Tracy Feldman, acylic on canvas, 14 x 33"
Although I normally have something I'm wanting to communicate/to explore when I do my representational work, it was hard for me to get inspired at first. Here's an example of my first attempt at integrating what I had observed about abstract art since the last time I dipped my toe into abstraction, and what I was learning in class.


How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?
Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much from 1960-61?
What are biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples.
What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the Eastern Coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.
Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.
In which one of the following states is the black soil found?
In which one of the following states is the terrace cultivation practiced?
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?


Purdue is set to become the partner of choice for industry and the university of choice for entrepreneurs. Our impact starts early with programs and pedagogy that introduce engineering in K-12 education; we are solving engineering-based problems for local community service and education organizations; and our Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program has spread across the nation. Our impact across the globe involves building global partnerships to meet the grand challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
GE and Purdue will collaborate on advanced manufacturing to enable faster, efficient brilliant factories. GE Global Research will invest up to $10 million in a five-year partnership focused on research and development in advanced manufacturing. The GE/Purdue Partnership in Research and Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing (GE/Purdue PRIAM) will push a new era in manufacturing, promoting technologies that enable the digitization, decentralization and democratization of manufacturing to lower cost, improve speed and drive innovation. All three trends are being driven by the increasing convergence of software and hardware that is turning today's factories into brilliant factories that are more capable, connected and productive than ever.


text:
/*Top Bar (login, search etc.)
------------------------------------*/
.top {
  padding-top: 8px;
  background: #642f95;
  /*Lenguages*/

}
.top .container {
  padding-right: 0px;
}
.top ul.loginbar {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  position: relative;
}
.top ul.loginbar > li {
  display: inline;
  list-style: none;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
  color: #b085d8;
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
.top ul.loginbar > li > a {
  color: #b085d8;
}
.top ul.loginbar > li > a:hover {
  color: #acd237;
}
.top ul.loginbar li.devider {
  top: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 8px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 9px 0 5px;
  font-family: Tahoma;
  border-right: solid 1px #b085d8;
}
.top ul.loginbar li i.icon-globe {
  color: #b085d8;
}
.top ul.lenguages {
  top: 25px;
  left: -5px;
  display: none;
  padding: 4px 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
  min-width: 100px;
  position: absolute;
  background: #642f95;
}
.top li:hover ul.lenguages {
  display: block;
}
.top ul.lenguages:after {
  top: -4px;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  left: 8px;
  content: " ";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  border-bottom: 6px solid #b085d8;
  border-left: 6px solid transparent;
  border-right: 6px solid transparent;
  border-left-style: inset;
  /*FF fixes*/

  border-right-style: inset;
  /*FF fixes*/

}
.top ul.lenguages li a {
  color: #b085d8;
  display: block;
  font-size: 10px;
  padding: 2px 12px;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
.top ul.lenguages li.active a i {
  color: #b085d8;
  float: right;
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.top ul.lenguages li a:hover,
.top ul.lenguages li.active a {
  background: #642f95;
}
.top ul.lenguages li a:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}
/*Header Default
------------------------------------*/
.header {
  z-index: 999;
  position: relative;
  border-bottom: solid 2px #c9abe5;
}
.header .navbar {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: inherit;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.header .navbar-default {
  border: none;
  background: #642f95;
}
.header .navbar-collapse {
  position: relative;
  /*max-height: inherit;*/

}
/*Brand*/
.header .navbar-brand {
  z-index: 2;
  position: relative;
  top: 0px;
  left: 5px;
  padding: 0 10px 0px;
}
/*Navbar*/
.header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a {
  color: #e6e6e6;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  padding: 9px 20px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a {
  color: #acd237;
}
/*Dropdown*/
.header .navbar-right .dropdown-menu {
  right: inherit;
}
.header .navbar .nav > li > a i.icon-angle-down {
  top: -1px;
  left: 1px;
  font-size: 12px;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 !important;
}
/*Navber Toggle*/
.navbar-toggle,
.navbar-default .navbar-toggle:hover,
.navbar-default .navbar-toggle:focus {
  background: #acd237;
}
.navbar-toggle:hover {
  background: #cfe58a !important;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-toggle {
  border-color: #cfe58a;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-toggle .icon-bar {
  background: #642f95;
}
/*Serach Box*/
.header .navbar .search-open {
  right: 0;
  top: 50px;
  display: none;
  padding: 14px;
  position: absolute;
  background: #642f95;
  border-top: solid 2px #eee;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px #ddd;
}
.header .navbar .nav > li > a.search {
  color: #aaa;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 8px 8px 10px;
  border-bottom-color: #aaa;
  background: #642f95 !important;
}
.header .navbar .nav > li > a.search:hover {
  color: #acd237;
  border-bottom-color: #acd237;
}
.header .navbar .search-open form {
  margin: 0;
}
.header .navbar a.search [class^="icon-"],
.header .navbar a.search [class*=" icon-"] {
  width: 1.25em;
  text-align: center;
  display: inline-block;
}
.header .navbar a.search [class^="icon-"].icon-large,
.header .navbar a.search [class*=" icon-"].icon-large {
  /* increased font size for icon-large */

  width: 1.5625em;
}
/*Responsive @Media
------------------------------------*/
@media (min-width: 767px) {
  /*Navbar Collapse*/
  .header .navbar-collapse {
    padding: 0;
  }
  /*Navbar*/
  .header .navbar-nav {
    top: 2px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:focus {
    border-bottom: solid 2px transparent;
  }
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a {
    border-bottom: solid 2px #acd237;
  }
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:focus,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a:hover,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .active > a:focus {
    background: none;
  }
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:hover,
  .header .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:focus {
    color: #acd237;
  }
  /*Dropdown Menu*/
  .header .dropdown-menu {
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    min-width: 200px;
    border-radius: 0;
    z-index: 9999 !important;
    margin-top: -2px !important;
    border-top: solid 2px #acd237;
    border-bottom: solid 2px #687074;
  }
  .header .dropdown-menu li a {
    color: #687074;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 400;
    padding: 6px 15px;
    border-bottom: solid 1px #eee;
  }
  .header .dropdown-menu .active > a,
  .header .dropdown-menu li > a:hover {
    color: #fff;
    filter: none !important;
    background: #687074 !important;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;
  }
  .header .dropdown-menu li > a:focus {
    background: none;
    filter: none !important;
  }
  /*Search Box*/
  .header .navbar .search-open {
    width: 330px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /*Search Box*/
  .header .navbar .search-open {
    left: 20px;
    top: inherit;
    bottom: -5px;
    padding: 15px;
    border-top: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    background: none;
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Selection of EIRs For Central Support.
Organisations of Public Tenders for EIRs supplier.
Negotiation of License Agreements and Purchase of the EIRs.
Support of Member Institutions in Access and Usage of the purchased EIRs.
Support of Member Institutions in Execution of Bibliometrical Analyses.
Administration and Interpretation of Statistics about the usage of the EIRs.
The American Chemical Society's premier outreach program will present publishing tips, inform how to grow in peer review, and bring the latest news from SciFinder. Read more.
CzechELib team has recently approached the EIR provider with a request for activation of the institutional login Shibboleth via eduGAIN, which is used in EIR for authentication for remote access and personalisation. Read more.
National Library of Technology managed to successfully finish all the negotiations of license conditions concerning EIRs for the period 2018 – 2022. Read more.
Development of pilot system for purchasing, securing, managing and evaluating EIRs.
Elaboration of basic project methodologies.
Preparation of basic legal documents.
Evaluation of the benefits of the CzechELib project. Recommendations for the future.
End of the project and evaluation.
Last execution report and financial settlement.


The Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela received today in the Colombian city of Medellín the Leon Award of Greiff to the literary merit, in the frame of the eleventh version of the Festival of the Book and Culture, as an acknowledgment of his literary career, marked by a "sincere and contested work."
Medellín (Colombia), Sep 14 (EFE) .- The Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela received in the Colombian city of Medellín the Leon de Greiff Prize to the literary merit, within the framework of the eleventh version of the Festival of the Book and the Culture, as an acknowledgment to his literary trajectory, marked by a "sincere and contestatory work."
"I received this award with happiness and surprise, I do not know how I came to this or who nominated me; to Efe Valenzuela.
In the second installment of this award, which recognizes the work of Ibero-American authors with Spanish-language production, the jury opted for the 78-year- Valenzuela, who at the ceremony made reflections on the "afterlife" and the origin of the stories, received a number of books, including novels, short stories, short stories and essays. a stimulus of 30 million pesos as part of the award given by the EAFIT University, the Mayor of Medellín and the Argos Group with its subsidiaries Celsia and Argos.
Among his works, translated into several languages, stand out "You have to smile", "The effective cat", "Novela negra con argentinos" and "La Travesía".
Argentina, after declaring that this "is the best I have received in my life, "he said that as Leon de Greiff was a" man of so much humor and so special, "allowed himself to" have fun and not get excited "during the delivery of this distinction.
Jorge Volpi, the author of novels such as "En busca de Klingsorlo" and "La tejedora de sombras", who was accompanied by the Colombian writers Santiago Gamboa and Octavio Escobar, in addition to Claudia Ivonne Giraldo and Clemencia Ardila, members of EAFIT.
As Escobar explained, the author was unanimously chosen for the qualities of a great work variety, ethically committed, would answer and with writings that question the reality.
Valenzuela adds this award given in Colombia to other awards such as the Grand Prix of Honor of the SADE, the Doctorate "Honoris Causa" of the University of Knox and the National University of San Martín, the Machado de Assís Medal of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the Prize Astralba of the University of Puerto Rico and the Esteban Echeverría prize of the Gente de Letras Association.
The León de Greiff Prize was born in 2015 in honor of the greatest poet in Medellín, during the Festival of the Book and the Culture, event in which also it was established that in the even years the distinction will be given to a poet, whereas in the odd ones the recognition will be for a narrator.
In 2016, the winner was the Venezuelan poet Juan Calzadilla, author of more than 15 poems, among which stand out "Dictado por la jau", "Noticias del alud" and "Malos Modales. "
The Medellin Book and Culture Festival, which began last Sunday and will conclude on September 17, has Brazil, with a delegation of 100 people and a bookstore of 8,000 volumes, as a guest of honor.


text:
By Chris MayerPosted January 20, 2015
A Mexican Oil Boom in the Making: How You Can Profit from a Proven Operator
It was originally an American who struck oil near the port town of Tampico, Mexico.
Wisconsin-born Edward Doheny was an oil tycoon who drilled a successful well in Los Angeles in 1892. It set off an oil boom, and Doheny sold out in 1902, making a fortune.
He then headed to Mexico, where his company hit a gusher in 1916 near Tampico. The oil shot up nearly 600 feet in the air, raining over a two-mile radius. It could be heard 16 miles away. It became the largest oil well in the world… and put Mexico in the front rank of oil producers.
That was a long time ago. The Mexican government eventually nationalized oil, and a long period of decline set in. But that's been reversed after seven decades.
Private companies are again at work in Mexico. This is very exciting because Mexico is practically virginal territory. With a sweep of its regulatory hand, another Mexican oil boom was born.
From The Wall Street Journal, on Nov. 5:
"A boom is coming," Joel Vázquez, the head of Mexican-Canadian drilling company DCM, said at his downtown office here. "Not a week goes by without an oil company contacting us asking about making a joint venture or saying they're interested in investing here."
In the coming weeks, Mexico's government plans to unveil terms for the first auctions of oil exploration blocks under the new energy law. Bidding, set for next year, is expected to attract heavy interest from big and small companies alike. Of the 169 blocks up for grabs, 47 lie within 70 miles of Tampico.
Pacific Rubiales, the big Colombian producer, set aside $1 billion to invest in Mexico. A Mexican startup called Sierra Oil & Gas raised $500 million to spend on drilling. But I want to draw your attention to DCM, mentioned in the WSJ quote.
DCM is a joint venture between Mexico's Grupo Diavaz and… CanElson Drilling (CDI: tsx; CDLRF: otcbb)! Here I will provide an extended excerpt from the WSJ on the JV:
"[The JV] is in charge of drilling the Ébano oil field, an area of green woodlands encircled by swamps. The field, 40 miles west of Tampico, is where Mexico's first oil well was drilled in 1901 by Mexican Petroleum Corp. founder Edward Doheny…
DCM's Mr. Vázquez predicted that oil output at Ébano would increase over the next five years, to about 40,000 barrels a day, from 11,000 now.
Mexican contractors such as DCM eventually could bid for small blocks. "We will be able to work as service contractors for big private oil firms and at the same time be their competitors," Mr. Vázquez said.
At the Ébano field recently, DCM engineer Alejandro Carrasco stopped his pickup truck on a dirt road and pointed at the two drilling rigs piercing the horizon. "The idea is to turn this into a sea of drilling towers," he said.
No wonder when this story broke that CanElson's stock rose almost 8%.
The oil and gas sector has been nasty, as I am sure you know. The market has not spared CanElson's stock. It's 40% off its highs as the market chopped about a quarter off the price of oil. Bearishness on the price has set in.
I have no idea where oil will go. But I think CanElson is in great position to profit from the budding Mexican oil boom. And the market sell-off in oil-related stocks has created an opportunity to get shares at a good price. On a free cash flow basis, CanElson is a bargain compared with its Western Canadian peers. See the chart below.
Yet CanElson consistently outperforms the industry on a number of metrics, such as return on equity. It also has a better balance sheet with low debt. And insiders own 7% of the stock, and they are really good operators. On top of all, CanElson pays a 6 cent quarterly dividend. As I write, the stock is C$5.61 — for a yield of 4.3%.
You're supposed to buy when things are tough. Anything oil and gas right now is a scary buy, I admit. But there are smart bets to make with proven operators in companies with good balance sheets. CanElson fits. If the price of oil and gas continues to go lower, CanElson won't be immune. It will survive the downturn, however. And you'll get some yield while you wait.
Besides, there is that Mexican oil boom, which may prove a big opportunity for CanElson's JV down there. There are billions of dollars headed there for drilling. If CanElson's JV gets just a fraction of that, it will make a big impact on the stock.
I'll end with another quote from Vázquez, opining on the opportunity in the Golden Belt.
"It's not easy to operate here," he said. "But there's one thing that will persuade all of us: money. You can make a lot of money here."
P.S. Ever wonder how you can make a lot of money from oil without owning a well? Or whether or not you should buy gold and silver? Or is fracking just a flash in the pan? Get insight, insider scoops and actionable investment tips twice a week with Daily Resource Hunter? Just click here for a FREE subscription!
Turkey = NOISE… Here's What Really Matters…
By Zach ScheidtPosted August 17, 2018
Today, Zach Scheidt reminds investors to focus on what really matters…
The Real Chinese Housewives Of Gold Buying, Treasury Tricks And More!
By Byron KingPosted September 19, 2013
Gold has been dropping over the past few weeks, especially so last week. However, I still believe the long-term fundamentals for gold are still intact. Sure, we may have a rough patch in front of us, with painful down-swings in gold prices and related mining shares. But beware trying to "market-time" this.
US Shale Gas: The Unsung Hero of a Dangerous Winter
By Byron KingPosted February 26, 2014
Just when you thought you've heard all the feel-good stories about the U.S. energy boom, along comes a story that proves precisely how impressive it has been. Today, Byron King explains how, despite incredibly low natgas storage volumes, the U.S. was able to avoid a serious energy disaster this winter. Read on...
Dividend Death: Your Income Will Vanish If A Company Has This…
By St. Paul ResearchPosted July 24, 2017
It's no secret that Editor Zach Scheidt is a big fans of dividend stocks. And readers are constantly writing in to find out his secrets on how to pick the best ones. Which is why today, Zach is uncovering his playbook, and telling investors the MUST KNOW METRIC for dividend stock success…
My #1 Takeaway From Vancouver — This "Gold & Silver Streamer" Is A Buy
After a full week of hearing miners and economists talk about uncertainty and volatility, one CEO showed Editor Zach Scheidt a business model that was reliable, very profitable, and one that would work in ANY market environment. And today, he's sharing the secret behind this man's incredible gold and silver business…
Yale Ph.D, Distinguished Fellow, And Owner Of The Dumbest Words Ever Spoken…
Are you ready to hear the dumbest sentence ever uttered? You won't believe the credentials of the person who said it. On paper, this person has an impressive list of accomplishments, but as our Analyst Jody Chudley describes, sometimes street smarts are more valuable than book smarts…
Why You Shouldn't Give Up On Oil in 2015
By Byron KingPosted January 8, 2015
According to Byron King, anything could happen in the oil markets this year, but there's no denying a great run -- the U.S. oil patch has been a key job-creator in the past half-decade, certainly as compared with the rest of the national economy. And it could be poised to deliver some serious rebound gain to in-the-know investors like you…


That's what I aspire to. I aspire to be a woman who can not be contained. I want to be a woman that constantly strives to know herself, and moves through the world in a way that is true to how she defines herself.
I was so inspired by Beyoncé's Grammys performance. Anytime I watch her perform, I'm in awe of her talent and all the hard work she puts into her craft. This particular performance not only showcased her talent, but was also a celebration of who she is right now in this season of her life. She did not try to minimize or draw attention away from her pregnant belly. It was not a performance by a talented performer who just happened to be pregnant. Instead this was a performance that reveled in the magic and power of a woman in the midst of her pregnancy. This beautiful gown, designed by Peter Dundas, didn't serve to hide her pregnant belly. Instead it highlighted it. It was a celebration of the female form, without objectification. It was beautiful, strong, and vulnerable. Uncontained.
Beautiful painting and beautiful words.


text:
Q: Why constant is not allowed in class component in .js file using React Native? And what is the best way to refer to child component? I have encountered a problem when I'm trying to define constant functions and numbers inside a class component in React Native. After reading this, I recognized that keywords such as var, constant and let is not allowed inside class, and I have to either move the constant outside of the class or inside render() (or an another way is to change the file extension from .ts to .js)
This makes me really confused because

*

*Normally in other programming languages, defining variables or constants inside class is often allowed

*I want to define a constant component, e.g. <Card> (by constant Card = () => {}) inside the class component and then use it in render(). But as I have to remove constant, I will have to refer to the component Card inside render() as <this.Card>, which makes the code look a little bit unaesthetic (as I also need to refer to other components this way as well)

So I have questions here:

*

*Why should var, constant and let not allowed in Javascript by design? And is there a "good" way to do it in Javascript?

*Is there any way that I can still refer to the components without the keyword this, but still maintain the logical structure of the code? (because I think that defining a child component inside the parent component will make the code looks more logical, instead of throwing its definition outside the parent component scope)

I would be appreciated for all your help


text:
Advertising | About Us | Archive | Contact | Directory
Breaking News Education Military
Ten Prince William schools designated Purple Star Schools
From Va. Dept. of Education 10/23/19 / Breaking News / Education / Military /
The Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children are recognizing ten Prince William County Schools among 123 schools designated as "Purple Star" schools. The Purple Star designation is awarded to military-friendly schools that have demonstrated their commitment to meeting the needs of military-connected students and their families.
No CDL knowledge test needed for ex-military with commercial vehicle driving experience
06/18/19 / Health & Safety / Military / State Government / Transportation /
A new law passed by the 2019 General Assembly will make it easier for former military personnel with experience driving commercial vehicles in the service to get a Virginia commercial driver's license (CDL) upon leaving the military. The law goes into effect July 1.
Sen. Warner wants answers from private military housing companies on documented health hazards
05/13/19 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Health & Safety / Military /
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote May 13 to four private military housing companies to request strategies from each company on how it plans to tackle the deplorable health hazards documented by military families in Virginia and throughout the nation.
May 14 ceremony at County Complex in Woodbridge to honor veterans
FROM Prince William County Government Reports 05/01/19 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Local Government / Military /
Members of the community are invited to join the Board of County Supervisors in honoring the country's veterans during a ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. at Prince William County War Memorial in Freedom Park in recognition of Armed Forces Day May 14 and Memorial Day May 27.
April 23 talk at Freedom Museum on electric aviation without a pilot in your personal air vehicle
04/09/19 / Breaking News / Manassas / Military / Money & Taxes / Transportation /
At the Freedom Museum on April 23, at 7:30 p.m., travel into a new world via an overview of electric aircraft and its commercial application; a discussion of aviation project management and particularly how it relates to military aviation.
Sens. Warner and Kaine call for privatized military housing protections in Defense spending bill
FROM the Offices of Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) 04/02/19 / Breaking News / Federal Government / Health & Safety / Military / People & Places / Real Estate /
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala D. Harris (both D-CA) called on the Senate Armed Services Committee to include in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act portions of an essential bill to address hazards in private military housing.
Sen. Warner to hold Service Academy Day in Charlottesville on April 27
03/27/19 / Education / Federal Government / Military / Money & Taxes /
Senator Mark Warner will host his annual Virginia Service Academy Day on Saturday, April 27th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. The event will offer students, parents, and school counselors a comprehensive overview of the United States service academies and their admission processes.
National Park Service plans second fire at Manassas National Battlefield Park
FROM National Park Service Reports 03/26/19 / History / Manassas / Military / Police & Fire Beat /
Manassas National Battlefield Park is preparing for a second prescribed fire between March 26 and April 5, 2019. These dates may be extended depending upon weather conditions. The planned fire will be in the Deep Cut area of the battlefield, encompassing approximately 40 acres of open fields and brush.
The next new thing - Your Personal Air Vehicle
03/11/19 / Breaking News / Military / People & Places / Transportation /
On Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m., go to Freedom Museum at Manassas Airport to learn about the eVTOL, known as the Personal Air Vehicle (PAV), which had its first successful, highly publicized flight at the Manassas Regional Airport in January.
Page 1 of 16 pages 1 2 3 > Last ›
Man, woman charged with child neglect involving baby
On January 10 at 11:12PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to a parking lot located in the 14400 block of Gideon Dr. in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a child neglect. The investigation revealed that the driver and the occupant of the vehicle were under the influence of alcohol and suspected narcotics. An 11-month-old boy was also inside of the vehicle and was not injured.
California girls missing from Youth For Tomorrow found and are safe, county police report
Wheeler, Angry, Franklin new leaders of PWC Board of Supervisors
Another suspect arrested in connection with Dec. 5 armed robbery
Historians to lead New Year's Day hikes at two local parks
Suspect turns himself in in abduction and domestic assault and battery case
Woodbridge man dies from injuries in Dec. 16 crash on Purcell Road
Dec. 29 stabbing on Balls Ford Rd. under investigation
- More News
Get Our News Via Email
https://twitter.com/#!/bullrunnow
© 2020 | RSS


text:
Liberian civil war provides backdrop for harrowing memoir
Michael Hoffmann For the Times-Union
The Dragons, The Giant, The Women: A Memoir
Author: Wayétu Moore
Graywolf Press, 272 pages, $26
"I come for you," Satta said, spitting on the ground in front of Papa. "You and your daughters." Satta, dressed in fatigues with a military-grade rifle slung over her shoulder, is carrying a jug of palm oil and a bag of fresh native greens. It's 1991 and for 5-year-old Wayétu Moore, this is a moment burned indelibly into her psyche.
An expanding civil war in Liberia had forced Wayétu and her father, grandmother and two sisters to hurriedly leave the capital, Monrovia, and walk for days with little food or water into the backlands of her family's traditional Vai tribal homeland. Along the way they heard frequent gunfire, saw bloody corpses, deserted homes and burnt-out vehicles, and had to endure or elude intermittent rebel roadblocks.
The father, Gus Moore, a university engineering professor, is the Giant, protector and comforter of the three little girls. The Women are: Mam, the mother, also a university professor who in 1991 was studying on a Fulbright fellowship at Columbia Teachers College; Ol' Ma, the grandmother; Wayétu and her two sisters, ages 4 and 7; and Satta, who had been ineluctably drawn into the civil war but somehow retained her humanity. The Dragons are powerful, nightmarish male figures (Samuel K. Doe, Charles Taylor, Prince Johnson) who haunt the countryside, promising one thing and another to their adherents, many mere teenagers, as they violently contested for control, upending ordinary life in Liberia for more than a decade.
A frantic Mam, practically glued to the phone in New York, finally learned the whereabouts of her family and was able to raise money for a flight to Sierra Leone, where she serendipitously encounters Jallah, a merchant and a Vai, who connects her with Satta, also a Vai. Satta had smuggled people posing as her family members out of war-torn Liberia before and agrees to bring out the Moores, less Ol' Ma, for $600.
In times of crisis, one sometimes must rely on unlikely resources, such as a Satta or a Jallah. (These names are pseudonyms.) Luckily, the Moore family was reunited in Sierra Leone. Satta – rebel soldier, mercenary, and humanitarian – disappears physically but revisits Wayétu in a recurring dream.
The Moores took up residence in Spring, Texas, after fleeing Africa, where Wayétu and her sisters became "Blackgirls" – not Liberian Americans – in public school, with all that implies in the freighted terms of race and gender in east Texas. Liberia eventually emerged from civil war, chastened but still brimming with human potential. Mam and Gus Moore were able to return to Monrovia and their teaching positions at the university.
Wayétu Moore has earned two master's degrees, is the celebrated author of a 2018 novel, "She Would Be King," and has founded a non-profit to publish and distribute books by and for underrepresented populations, an enterprise that includes opening a bookstore in Monrovia. She currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Her memoir is a great read as well as a cautionary: Immigrants can help make us great, but never dragons who seek only to sow conflict among us for their own gratification.
Michael Hoffmann is a historian who lives in Duval County.


text:
Selected Science News
ANCIENT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS STILL TAKING LIVES
1/29/2010 11:53:00 AM Publicado por Jorge Franchín
Etiquetas: Health
A cancer epidemic under way in southeast China may have been initiated by a string of Siberian volcanoes that spewed ash across the Earth 250 million years ago, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
Nonsmoking women in the Xuan Wei County, Yunnan Province, China suffer from the world's highest known rate of lung cancer, and Geosciences Research Professor Robert Finkelman, one of the study's co-authors, said researchers believe the answer is in the coal that women in the province use for heating and cooking.
"Peak lung cancer mortality in women in one specific area of China—Xuan Wei—has been reported at 400 deaths per 100,000 people, which is nearly 20 times the mortality levels in the rest of China," Finkelman said.
The extraordinarily high rate of lung cancer and the constant use of coal by women for heating and cooking led geoscientists to study the native coal from area mines.
"We discovered that the regional coal that formed after the Permo-Triassic times, about 250 million years ago, was very high in silicon dioxide, which has been linked to cancer in recent studies," Finkelman said.
The team concluded that volcanoes in Siberia erupted for 5 million years, blasting acidic gasses and particulates into the atmosphere, which cooked into a toxic soup of acid rain. The acidic rain decimated life on Earth and eroded area rocks, freeing up silica, which washed into surrounding peat bogs. Over millions of years, the Xuan Wei peat bogs converted into coal fields, becoming the source of the tainted coal.
"We think the cancer risk comes from burning the coal, not from harvesting it," Finkelman said. "There is probably a linkage between the gasses being mobilized by the burning coal and the very fine-grained silica particulates that are rafted up by these gasses."
(Photo: UTD)
Selected Science News Headlines
Astrobiology (8)
Computing Sciences (3)
Heliophysics (1)
Paleoclimatology (29)
Space Medicine (2)
Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
NCYT Amazings
THE HUMAN BRAIN USES A GRID TO REPRESENT SPACE
STUDY: ANIMALS POPULATED MADAGASCAR BY RAFTING THERE
MIT: NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT NEAR-EARTH ENCOUNT...
DEAD SEA-DWELLING MICROBES REVEAL ROOTS OF PROTEIN...
MUCH OF THE EARLY METHANE RISE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED T...
MIGRAINE AND DEPRESSION MAY SHARE GENETIC COMPONENT
UNDERGROUND GASES TELL THE STORY OF ICE AGES -- AN...
CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN 2050 CRUCIAL TO AVOID HARMFU...
NEW THEORY ON THE ORIGIN OF PRIMATES
WANT TO CONVINCE? USE ABSTRACT RATHER THAN CONCRET...
PAINLESS PLASMA JETS COULD REPLACE DENTIST'S DRILL
Selected Science News. Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved Revolution Two Church theme by Brian Gardner Converted into Blogger Template by Bloganol dot com


text:
Flats Fishing Online
Hero Shots
Property Shots
Published Stories on Captains & Destinations
As an author, therapist, and world traveler, Jan Maizler specializes in writing about human potential, exotic angling travel and technical light tackle fishing. All of his endeavors are passionate commitments to a very definite way of life. Though the presidency of Allied Steel Products -with 150 employees- awaited him upon his 1968 graduation from the University of Miami business school, Jan soon headed off in his own direction lured by the pulses of the human mind and the deep blue sea.
Jan has been a veteran psychotherapist practicing in Miami for thirty years. He has written numerous articles on human behavior and is the author of "Griefwork Transformation", "The Transformation Handbook", and "The Relationship Handbook." His work is quite well known for a style that includes a commitment to insight based on responsibility and a lively intelligent form of engagement with individuals, couples, families, and groups. His relationship therapy with all forms of couples is on an Expert Therapist level of skill.
As an angler, author, and writer, Jan is also a past IGFA world record holder for bonefish on two-pound test line (8 pounds, 4 ounces) and permit on four-pound test line (23 pounds, 15 ounces). He has caught and released over two thousand bonefish and one thousand tarpon in his angling career. Jan has been fishing in salt water since 1962.
In 1977 he published his first flats fishing book entitled "Flats Fishing". Since then, he has written eight books, which include "Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook", "Fishing Florida's Coast", and "Fishing Tips, Tales, and Travels." His latest book is "Fishing Florida's Flats" by University Press of Florida.
Jan is the Travel Blogger for BassPro1Source.com. He writes and is a photo contributor for Sport Fishing Magazine and BassPro Outdoor Site Library. He has written for Center Console Angler Magazine, Florida Game and Fish Magazine, Florida Sport Fishing Magazine, Salt Water Sportsman, Florida Sportsman, WaveLife Magazine, Destination Fish Magazine, Marlin Magazine, Voyages de Peche Magazine, BoatU.S. Trailering Magazine, Adventure Fishing Magazine, The Gulf Coast Fisherman, South Carolina Sportsman, FinTalk.com and BigFishTackle.com. His articles and photos for magazines and websites number in the hundreds.
Jan is also a published author of fishing books, including " Flats Fishing II: A Shoalwater Handbook", " Fishing Florida's Coast," and " Fishing Tips, Tales, and Travels, " and "Fishing Florida's Flats: A Guide to Bonefish, Tarpon, Permit and Much More".
On Facebook, he produces and hosts two FB pages- Jan Maizler and Jan's Fishing Florida's Flats, each page having 5000 followers, with over 1500 total high-resolution, high quality angling travel/light tackle/travel images.
He has also sold photo images to publishers John Wiley and Sons, and the UK for Henry Gilbey's Book, "Ultimate Fishing Adventures". He also sells scenic and angling images on "Fine Art America" or through his web site www.flatsfishingonline.com.
He has been a long-time angler and resource of Miami's Biscayne Bay, a fishery that offers some of the largest bonefish in the world. In his home state of Florida, he has been fishing from Titusville to Key West to Captiva Island since 1968. Jan has traveled the world over in his angling pursuits. Besides residing in Cozumel, Mexico and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, he has fished in Alaska, Belize, British Columbia, Baja California, Pacific Mexico, the entire Yucatan, Costa Rica, Panama, Patagonia/Argentina, Roatan, The Cayman Islands, all over the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, the British Virgin Islands, and many other West Indian Islands. Jan has fished in far-off Fanning Island's atoll in the South Pacific and continues to have an active involvement on that island through Fanning fishing and surfing guide Chuck Corbett.
As a traveler, Jan has journeyed through a huge swath of the globe, including every country in Western Europe, and the entire Mediterranean from Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Barcelona in the west all the way to Istanbul and Israel.
Jan is an active member of the Florida Outdoor Writer's Association (FOWA) and the Southeast Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA).
Available Books | Amazon.com
Kindle Edition Available!
Web Design by Mellowfish Media


text:
Serials Solutions Expands Dutch Audio-Visual Content in the Summon Service
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has acted on requests to expand discovery of audio-visual content by working with the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision ('Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid') to include the database Academia. One of the largest audio-visual archives in Europe, the institute preserves a major part of the Dutch audio-visual heritage.
Academia is an online database providing access to thousands of hours of video and audio for higher education in the Netherlands with sources selected from the archives of the Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision. The collection of approximately 60,000 records covering historical and recent television, radio and film material.
The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision ('Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid') is a cultural-historical organization of national interest. It collects, preserves and opens the audiovisual heritage for as many users as possible: media professionals, education, science and the general public. In addition, the institute develops and disseminates knowledge in the area of audiovisual archiving, digitization and media history.
The Summon service makes global content available to scholars worldwide, with an interface available in 32 languages and dialects. It applies native-language searching capabilities and language-tuned relevancy for 17 languages.
ProQuest's ebrary and EBL add thousands of new titles in October
EBL added an impressive 17,202 new titles to the title catalog last month, including 944 science and 840 history titles.…
"My Intota" Streamlines Library Management Workflows
ProQuest's Intota™ library services platform centralizes and simplifies e-resource management.…
ProQuest Meets Discovery Expectations for the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras
With a wide range of content available, the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras (UPRRP) was in search of an easy to use solution that would improve access and discovery of their library collections. After evaluating discovery tools for…


INDIANAPOLIS — A significant number of older adults are not ready to go home when they leave the hospital. About one-fifth are discharged to one of the nation's 15,000 skilled nursing facilities for rehabilitative care. With new federal legislation set to penalize both the hospital and skilled nursing facility if rehospitalization occurs within 30 days, clinician-researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute highlight potential problems with the new mandate.
"Hospital Readmission Penalties: Coming Soon to a Nursing Home Near You" by Jennifer Carnahan, M.D., MPH; Kathleen Unroe, M.D., MHA; and Alexia Torke, M.D., MS of the IU Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute appears in the March 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Skilled nursing facilities, known as SNFs (pronounced sniffs), are designed for short-term stay following hospital discharge to supply the medical, rehabilitation and other support that family and caregivers are not trained or equipped to provide. In 2012 SNFs received $26.5 billion in Medicare payments.
"By making SNFs more accountable for the care they provide by initiating a 30-day readmission penalty rule, the federal government is advocating for patients," said Dr. Carnahan, lead author of the commentary. "But as physician-researchers, we believe there will be critical problems for patient care that need to be addressed before this provision of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act rolls out in 2018." Dr. Carnahan is an IU Center for Aging Research fellow and a geriatrician with Eskenazi Health.
A 2013 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General found that one in three SNFs failed to meet required discharge planning requirements when SNF patients were discharged to home.
"Transition from the hospital to home is complicated — and for those who go to a SNF, we are adding a another set of doctors and nurses with new instructions," senior author IU Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute investigator Alexia Torke, M.D. said. "Good communication between the SNF clinicians, the patient's community doctors and the patient and caregiver are key. It's critical for the SNF staff to provide guidance to any patient going home so they understand things like changes in medications from those taken before hospitalization or prescribed upon hospital discharge, as well as needs for further therapy. To ensure continuity of care, they should also help or at least encourage the patient or caregiver to set up a follow-up appointment with the patient's primary care provider." Dr. Torke is an aging and palliative care researcher. She is an associate professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine.
SNF stays are on the rise due to shortened hospital stays, improved medical outcomes in the hospital, as well as the recognition of the importance of SNF services such as physical therapy, speech therapy and medication management to both health and quality of life. Patients hospitalized for chronic heart failure, hip fracture or stroke are among those frequently discharged to SNFs rather than directly to home.
"We need to evaluate each patient's home environment to improve transitions of care," Dr. Carnahan said. "These things are nuanced. When is a patient back to pre-hospitalization baseline? Should a patient be kept in a SNF for 20 days simply because Medicare will pay for it? Does having a strong caregiver advocate at home makes it more likely that a patient will return to the hospital or more likely that he or she will remain in their residence?
Under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, the new rehospitalization penalty will not vary by age or socioeconomic status of the patient. However the penalty will be less for readmission of a male than a female. Men are historically more likely to be readmitted to hospitals within 30 days than women.
A 2013 National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) report, "Variation in Health Care Spending: Targeting Decision Making, Not Geography," found that eliminating post-hospitalization care spending variability would cut variability in total Medicare spending by almost three-quarters. Variability is due to various factors including length of stay at a SNF.
SNFs are often co-located with or within long-stay nursing homes. Medicare covers care in a certified SNF for up to 100 days with a formula that calls for a decreasing reimbursement rate after day 20.
"These new re-hospitalization penalties add to the growing incentives for SNFs to increase their clinical capabilities to provide a higher level of care in-house," said Dr. Unroe. She is an assistant professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine and is co-director of OPTIMISTIC, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-funded program to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations of long-stay nursing home residents.
Dr. Carnahan received funding support for work on this manuscript from the John A. Hartford Foundation.


text:
Section 18 of UTGST Act 2017: Transitional Arrangements for Input Tax Credit (ITC)
2021-04-01 Kewal Garg UTGST Act 2017
Provisions under Section 18 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) Act, 2017 relating to "Transitional Arrangements for Input Tax Credit (ITC)", are as under:
Section 18 of UTGST Act 2017: Transitional Arrangements for Input Tax Credit (CHAPTER VIII – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS)
(1) A registered person, other than a person opting to pay tax under section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of the amount of Value Added Tax and Entry Tax, if any, carried forward in the return relating to the period ending with the day immediately preceding the appointed day, furnished by him under the existing law, not later than ninety days after the said day, in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the registered person shall not be allowed to take credit in the following circumstances, namely:—
(i) where the said amount of credit is not admissible as input tax credit under this Act; or
(ii) where he has not furnished all the returns required under the existing law for the period of six months immediately preceding the appointed day; or
(iii) where the said amount of credit relates to goods sold under such exemption notifications as are notified by the Government:
Provided further that so much of the said credit as is attributable to any claim related to section 3, sub-section (3) of section 5, section 6 or section 6A or sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 that is not substantiated in the manner, and within the period, prescribed in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 shall not be eligible to be credited to the electronic credit ledger:
Provided also that an amount equivalent to the credit specified in the second proviso shall be refunded under the existing law when the said claims are substantiated in the manner prescribed in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957.
(2) A registered person, other than a person opting to pay tax under section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of the unavailed input tax credit in respect of capital goods, not carried forward in a return, furnished under the existing law by him, for the period ending with the day immediately preceding the appointed day in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the registered person shall not be allowed to take credit unless the said credit was admissible as input tax credit under the existing law and is also admissible as input tax credit under this Act.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, the expression ''unavailed input tax credit'' means the amount that remains after subtracting the amount of input tax credit already availed in respect of capital goods by the taxable person under the existing law from the aggregate amount of input tax credit to which the said person was entitled in respect of the said capital goods under the existing law.
(3) A registered person, who was not liable to be registered under the existing law or who was engaged in the sale of exempted goods or tax free goods or goods which have suffered tax at first point of their sale in the Union territory and the subsequent sales of which are not subject to tax in the Union territory under the existing law but which are liable to tax under this Act or where the person was entitled to the credit of input tax at the time of sale of goods, shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of the value added tax and entry tax, if any, in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock on the appointed day subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) such inputs or goods are used or intended to be used for making taxable supplies under this Act;
(ii) the said registered person is eligible for input tax credit on such inputs under this Act;
(iii) the said registered person is in possession of invoice or other prescribed documents evidencing payment of tax under the existing law in respect of such inputs; and
(iv) such invoices or other prescribed documents were issued not earlier than twelve months immediately preceding the appointed day:
Provided that where a registered person, other than a manufacturer or a supplier of services, is not in possession of an invoice or any other documents evidencing payment of tax in respect of inputs, then, such registered person shall, subject to such conditions, limitations and safeguards as may be prescribed, including that the said taxable person shall pass on the benefit of such credit by way of reduced prices to the recipient, be allowed to take credit at such rate and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) A registered person, who was engaged in the sale of taxable goods as well as exempted goods or tax free goods under the existing law but which are liable to tax under this Act, shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger,—
(a) the amount of credit of the value added tax and entry tax, if any, carried forward in a return furnished under the existing law by him in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1); and
(b) the amount of credit of the value added tax and entry tax, if any, in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock on the appointed day, relating to such exempted goods or tax free goods in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).
(5) A registered person shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of value added tax and entry tax, if any, in respect of inputs received on or after the appointed day but the tax in respect of which has been paid by the supplier under the existing law, subject to the condition that the invoice or any other tax paying document of the same was recorded in the books of account of such person within a period of thirty days from the appointed day:
Provided that the period of thirty days may, on sufficient cause being shown, be extended by the Commissioner for a further period not exceeding thirty days:
Provided further that the said registered person shall furnish a statement, in such manner as may be prescribed, in respect of credit that has been taken under this sub-section.
(6) A registered person, who was either paying tax at a fixed rate or paying a fixed amount in lieu of the tax payable under the existing law shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of value added tax in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock on the appointed day subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(ii) the said registered person is not paying tax under section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act;
(iii) the said registered person is eligible for input tax credit on such inputs under this Act;
(iv) the said registered person is in possession of invoice or other prescribed documents evidencing payment of tax under the existing law in respect of inputs; and
(v) such invoices or other prescribed documents were issued not earlier than twelve months immediately preceding the appointed day.
(7) The amount of credit under sub-sections (3), (4) and (6) shall be calculated in such manner as may be prescribed.
Amendments History:
1. CBEC notifies 01/07/2017 as the Commencement date for Section 18 of the UTGST Act 2017, vide UT Tax Notification 3/2017 dt. 28/06/2017.
Note: The UTGST Act 2017 has been notified vide GOI Notification dt. 12/04/2017, which has subsequently been amended through UTGST (Amendment) Act 2018, Finance Act 2019, Finance Act 2020, Finance Act 2021, including various Notifications issued by the Govt./ CBIC from time to time, relating to the commencement dates of various Sections/ Provisions in the respective UTGST/ Amendment Acts, wherever required. Information on this page is a Section-wise compilation of Amendments made by all such Notifications, with best possible efforts for accuracy. In any case, E&OE. For official/ updated information, please visit CBIC website.
CBIC Updates (GST)
GST Circulars, Notifications, Press Releases, Orders, etc. issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) in different years, along with Section-wise/ Rule-wise Text of GST Acts/ Rules:
CGST: CGST Act/ Definitions, CGST Rules, GST Forms
IGST: IGST Act/ Definitions, IGST Rules
UTGST: UTGST Act/ Definitions, UTGST Rules
CBIC Circulars (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC GST Instructions: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC CGST Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC CGST Rate Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC IGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC IGST Rate Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC UT Tax/ UTGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC UT Tax/ UTGST Rate Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Compensation Cess Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Compensation Cess Rate Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Orders (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Press Releases: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Note: For Official/ updated copy, please visit the CBIC website.
CA Club Copyright © 2023.


text:
"But I really underestimated the toll that this character was going to take on me. I wanted to play this woman. And I love her when I see the film.
"But when I finished the movie, I was supposed to go off and do another film and I had to leave that film because I had to take time off. I was so depleted. … Everything about this character (was challenging). There was nothing easy. There was never, 'Oh, this is a fun, light day.' Every day was so intense."
In the movie, Chastain plays Lucille Sharpe, the mysteriously possessive sister of an aristocrat (Hiddleston) who's just taken an American writer named Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) as his wife. The action unfolds primarily in Allerdale Hall, a crumbling mansion in the north of England that has been home to the Sharpe family for centuries.
As soon as Edith moves in with her husband and his devious sister, she begins to see ghosts, and also comes to suspect her new relatives are hiding some hideous secrets.
"Crimson Peak" might be a horror film but Chastain approached it the same way she approaches all of her movies: with complete commitment.
"I try to take every character and make (her) as realistic as possible," notes the actress, 38. "When you look at genre films, you see that there are lots of incredible female performances. Think of Nicole Kidman in 'The Others' and Sissy Spacek in 'Carrie' and Naomi Watts in 'The Ring.'
"The situations are heightened and the characters go through huge emotional journeys.
"So what I try to do is create a human being from nothing, just from words on a page, and make her as real as possible. And I think that is why it was so difficult for me because I was living in Lucille's skin as she was going through these larger-than-life situations."
Even though Lucille does some very bad things, Chastain never thought of her as evil.
"It's hard to say that (your) character is bad because it is really your job to defend your character but she's definitely the darkest character I've ever played," says the actress.
"The reason I wanted to play her is because I wanted to understand why she does the things she does. It actually kind of broke my heart because I found that every act she commits in this movie is to try to give or to receive love. I think the true monsters are the parents of Thomas and Lucille."
As Chastain tells it, the more she tried to understand Lucille, the more she identified with her.
"I remember I said to Tom, 'I don't understand this. Everyone tells me that playing the villain is the most fun and I'm not having fun. What is going on?'
"And Tom said, 'It's only fun to play the villain when they're having fun doing what they're doing. And Lucille doesn't really have a good day.'
"So maybe if I was playing a character who got a bit of enjoyment from (making people) suffer, I'd go back and try again. But I think at least for a little bit I'm going to look for some more positive characters to play."
In the months leading up to the start of production, Chastain spent a good deal of time preparing for the role. She was given a tremendous head start by Del Toro, who penned biographies of each of the main characters.
"The 10-page biographies started from the moment the character was born to the moment the movie started, and that was really helpful," says Chastain. "It included everything about the character, like how she liked graveyard poetry and tight, restrictive clothing.
"From these little things, I could understand (Lucille better)."
Beyond studying the mini-biography, Chastain papered her trailer with the most disturbing images she could find. She also forced herself to learn how to master a Chopin piece on the piano, which was quite an accomplishment for someone who had never played a note before.
Chastain also got some stimulation from studying older movies about women on the edge.
"Whenever I work on a character I think, 'What can I be inspired by?' So I watched 'Misery,' 'Rebecca' and 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
"With 'Misery,' Kathy Bates (communicated) this feeling of wanting to be loved and taking care of someone, and then of course with 'Baby Jane,' the relationship between the two women is very complex."
Since her breakthrough in 2011 with a handful of critically acclaimed movies including "The Help" (for which she netted a Best Supporting Oscar nomination), "Tree of Life" and "Take Shelter," Chastain has worked nonstop both in movies and on stage.
"I've been really lucky to have had these incredible scripts sent to me," says the Sacramento native, who also netted an Oscar nod for "Zero Dark Thirty."
"But as an audience member, sometimes I get disappointed when I go to the movies and I don't see very many stories about women. … I'm excited about this year because there are a lot more (good female roles.) I'm not saying (there's equality) yet because we'll see how well next year goes, but I feel very, very lucky.
"Now I just hope that I can produce more movies and have stories with some diversity to them, not just for women but across the board."
Earlier this month, Chastain starred in "The Martian," Ridley Scott's outer-space hit about an astronaut (Matt Damon) stranded on the Red Planet.
In the movie, Chastain plays Cmdr. Melissa Lewis, who makes the decision to abandon Damon's character on Mars in the midst of a ferocious storm after he's believed to be dead.
As is her habit, Chastain spent months preparing. She visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and studied the everyday habits of astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson.
"The most exciting thing about the film is that young girls are going to see it and not say that they want to be an astronaut but say that they want to be the commander.
"And it won't be a strange thing to think of a female commander because it'll be right there. So hopefully the film does well and it'll be part of the conversation and girls will be excited about science."
For Chastain, working with Scott was a dream proposition.
"Ridley really is the general," says the actress. "We were doing these really scary scenes with wind turbines (to simulate) a storm scene on Mars, and we're all in these suits with the air blowing … and then sometimes the air would stop but you can't hear anyone.
"It was this big production and very intense but you always heard Ridley in your ear and you knew everything was going to be OK because he is the absolute master of (big productions).
"Ridley was on my bucket list of people to work with, and then to do a space film with him — it doesn't get better than that."


text:
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace MovingImage\Client\VMPro\Manager;

use Cache\Adapter\Void\VoidCachePool;
use GuzzleHttp\ClientInterface;
use MovingImage\Client\VMPro\Entity\ApiCredentials;
use MovingImage\Client\VMPro\Entity\Token;
use MovingImage\Client\VMPro\Extractor\TokenExtractor;
use MovingImage\Client\VMPro\Util\Logging\Traits\LoggerAwareTrait;
use Psr\Cache\CacheItemPoolInterface;
use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;

class TokenManager implements LoggerAwareInterface
{
    use LoggerAwareTrait;

    /**
     * @var ClientInterface
     */
    private $httpClient;

    /**
     * @var ApiCredentials
     */
    protected $credentials;

    /**
     * @var TokenExtractor
     */
    private $tokenExtractor;

    /**
     * @var Token
     */
    private $accessToken;

    /**
     * @var Token
     */
    private $refreshToken;

    /**
     * If provided in the constructor, will be used to cache the access token.
     *
     * @var CacheItemPoolInterface
     */
    private $cacheItemPool;

    public function __construct(
        ClientInterface $httpClient,
        ApiCredentials $credentials,
        TokenExtractor $tokenExtractor,
        ?CacheItemPoolInterface $cacheItemPool = null
    ) {
        $this->httpClient = $httpClient;
        $this->credentials = $credentials;
        $this->tokenExtractor = $tokenExtractor;
        $this->cacheItemPool = $cacheItemPool ?: new VoidCachePool();
    }

    /**
     * Create completely fresh Access + Refresh tokens.
     *
     * @TODO Implement proper error handling
     */
    protected function createNewTokens(): array
    {
        $logger = $this->getLogger();
        $logger->debug('Starting request to create fresh access & refresh tokens');

        $body = [
            'client_id' => 'anonymous',
            'grant_type' => 'password',
            'response_type' => 'token',
            'scope' => 'openid',
            'username' => $this->credentials->getUsername(),
            'password' => $this->credentials->getPassword(),
        ];

        $response = $this->sendPostRequest($body);

        $logger->debug('Successfully retrieved new access & refresh tokens', $response);

        return [
            'accessToken' => new Token(
                $response['access_token'],
                $this->tokenExtractor->extract($response['access_token'])
            ),
            'refreshToken' => new Token(
                $response['refresh_token'],
                $this->tokenExtractor->extract($response['refresh_token'])
            ),
        ];
    }

    /**
     * Create a new access token for a video manager using a refresh token.
     */
    protected function createAccessTokenFromRefreshToken(Token $refreshToken): Token
    {
        $logger = $this->getLogger();
        $logger->debug('Starting request to create fresh access token from refresh token');

        $body = [
            'client_id' => 'anonymous',
            'grant_type' => 'refresh_token',
            'refresh_token' => $refreshToken->getTokenString(),
        ];

        $response = $this->sendPostRequest($body);

        $logger->debug('Successfully retrieved new access token', $response);

        return new Token(
            $response['access_token'],
            $this->tokenExtractor->extract($response['access_token'])
        );
    }

    /**
     * Log information about which tokens we have.
     */
    protected function logTokenData(): void
    {
        $this->getLogger()->debug('Token information', [
            'accessTokenExists' => isset($this->accessToken),
            'accessTokenExpiration' => isset($this->accessToken) ? $this->accessToken->getTokenData()['exp'] : null,
            'accessTokenHasExpired' => isset($this->accessToken) ? $this->accessToken->expired() : null,
            'refreshTokenExists' => isset($this->refreshToken),
            'refreshTokenExpiration' => isset($this->refreshToken) ? $this->refreshToken->getTokenData()['exp'] : null,
            'refreshTokenHasExpired' => isset($this->refreshToken) ? $this->refreshToken->expired() : null,
            'localTime' => time(),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve a valid token.
     */
    public function getToken(): string
    {
        $logger = $this->getLogger();
        $this->logTokenData();

        $cacheKey = sha1(sprintf('%s.%s', __METHOD__, json_encode(func_get_args())));
        $cacheItem = $this->cacheItemPool->getItem($cacheKey);
        if (!$this->accessToken && $cacheItem->isHit()) {
            $this->accessToken = $cacheItem->get();
        }

        // Access token has expired, but expiration token has not expired.
        // Issue ourselves a new access token for the same video manager.
        if (!is_null($this->accessToken)
            && $this->accessToken->expired()
            && !is_null($this->refreshToken)
            && !$this->refreshToken->expired()) {
            $logger->info('Access token has expired - getting new one for same video manager with refresh token');
            $this->accessToken = $this->createAccessTokenFromRefreshToken($this->refreshToken);
        } elseif (is_null($this->accessToken)
            || (!is_null($this->refreshToken) && $this->refreshToken->expired())) {
            // Either we have no token, or the refresh token has expired
            // so we will need to generate completely new tokens
            $logger->info('No access token, or refresh token has expired - generate completely new ones');
            $tokenData = $this->createNewTokens();

            $this->accessToken = $tokenData['accessToken'];
            $this->refreshToken = $tokenData['refreshToken'];
        }

        $cacheItem->set($this->accessToken);
        $cacheItem->expiresAt((new \DateTime())
            ->setTimestamp(intval($this->accessToken->getTokenData()['exp']))
            ->sub(new \DateInterval('PT30S'))
        );
        $this->cacheItemPool->save($cacheItem);

        return $this->accessToken->getTokenString();
    }

    /**
     * Sends a post request to the OAuth endpoint.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    private function sendPostRequest(array $body): array
    {
        $response = $this->httpClient->post('', [
            'form_params' => $body,
        ]);

        return \json_decode($response->getBody()->getContents(), true);
    }
}


text:
"It is ironic that the Great Depression was produced by government but was blamed on the private enterprise system. The Federal Reserve System explained in its 1933 annual report how much worse things would have been if the Federal Reserve had not behaved so well, yet the Federal Reserve was the chief culprit in making the depression as deep as it was. So the government produced the depression, the private enterprise system got blamed for it, and there was a tremendous change in attitudes…
…When you say ideas are not important, that change in attitudes would not have been possible if the groundwork had not been laid by the socialist intellectuals in the 1920s. It is interesting to note that every economic plank of the 1928 Socialist party platform has by now been either wholly or partly enacted…Financial System: You are fully aware of the weakness of our financial system. Is there any doubt that the weakness owes much to Washington? The savings and loan crisis was produced by government, first by accelerating inflation in the 1970s, which destroyed the net worth of many savings and loan institutions, then by poor regulation in the 1980s, by the increase in deposit insurance to $100,000, and more recently, by the heavy-handed handling of the crisis. You know the litany; I don't have to spell it out.", Nobel Laureate in Economics, Milton Friedman, Excerpt from "Why Government is the Problem", Essays in Public Policy, no. 39, Stanford California: Hoover Institution Press, 1993
"The 2008 financial crisis is pretty much a repeat of the above…government again blaming the private sector (and those on the Left calling for the jailing of bankers) for a crisis caused mostly by government and the rise of socialism under Bernie/Warren…but we no longer have the brilliant Milton Friedman to say as much. P.S. By the way, the entire essay and especially the Q &A is a MUST READ (and is similar to Nobel Laureate in Economics F.A. Hayek's views)…Mr. Friedman discusses at-length the government-created taxi monopolies (almost fore-telling Uber's rise, nearly two decades later) and the healthcare crisis and government's key role.", Mike Perry, former Chairman and CEO, IndyMac Bank, July 26, 2017
Friedman, Milton. Why Government is the Problem.* Essays in Public Policy, no. 39. Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press, 1993.