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Prior to the renovations the only way up into dome would have been the spiral stairs; that was how people carried the books up and down.
An apprentice roofing plumber who worked for Public Works Department in 1958 when the dome was covered with bronze came back in 2000 as a site foreman and took it off again.
Nearly 1.6 million people a year come through the front door of the Library.
During the redevelopment of dome 27 kilometres of bookshelves were taken out of the dome before work could be started.
The premiere of Carl Vine's Love Songfor solo trombone and electronic sounds was performed from the raised librarian's desk in the centre of the floor.
During the refurbishment, new linoleum was re-laid on the floor, to the same specification and colour, sourced from the original linoleum manufacturer in Ireland.
In the domed building, architects discovered some original 1920s graffiti by maintenance workers, carved in the plaster walls of the stair to the dome annulus roof.
The octagonal-shaped reading room was the largest reinforced concrete dome in the world in its time.
When the roof sheeting was removed from the dome, the original skylight window frames and glazing were non-existent, only the openings in the concrete roof remained.
The black and grey rocks that adorn the old entry staircase wall panels, banister and balustrade are made from Buchan Limestone, which formed approximately 400 million years ago when eastern Victoria was covered by a shallow tropical ocean.
Fossils visible in the old entry staircase include spectacular corals, sponges and bryozoa.
The white rock at the base of the staircase leading to the domed reading room is called the Bianco Carrara. Mined from Tuscany in Italy, it's approximately 200 million years old. Michelangelo's 'David' was carved from this stone.
The British Museum reading room was a model for the domed Reading Room.
The domed reading room inspired Ken Woolley to design the dome for Sydney's Olympic park.
The Library redevelopment created the idea of glazing the courtyards surrounding a reading room in the 1986 masterplan, preceding a similar concept at the British Museum in 1994.
For the 10,000 paper planes project, it took 35 people folding 300 planes a day for 5 weeks to create the planes.


Stylistic principles in three chamber works by Bela Bartok with particular reference to the role of the piano.
The thesis discusses the following three works composed by Bartok between 1922 and 1938 : Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, Rhapsody no. 1 for Violin and Piano and "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet and Piano. Details relating to Bartok's compositional style in the three chamber works are investigated, with particular reference to the role of the piano. The piano writing is not innovative, but the traditional boundaries are extended by means of the melodic idiom, harmonies and rhythms. The thesis considers traceable musical influences viz. folk music and the influence of other composers; form and the tonal-contrapuntal fabric, rhythm and meter, and performance considerations. The value of Bartok's own recordings is addressed with regard to a critical evaluation of Bartok's own interpretation, the importance of the precisely notated scores, the controversial Bartok tempi, the application of rubato and broken chord figurations and Bartok's views on pedalling, articulation and ornamentation. Examples of all the above-mentioned aspects are traced in the three works concerned, and the pianistic style and dynamics and the interaction between the piano and the other instruments are discussed. The three works are compared and Bartok's development as composer of chamber music is traced through this comparison. The existence of Bartok's own interpretation of the Sonata, Rhapsody and "Contrasts", is of particular value to the study and serves as a main point of reference regarding the performance aspect. Using these recordings as a basis, the thesis considers the works from a pianist's point of view and insights are offered into possible problematic areas in performance, in relation to the piano part as well as the ensemble. The knowledge acquired through the preceding analysis of the works assists in a better understanding of the works and ensures an ultimately more successful performance.


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Chloé Zhao '05 wins at the Academy Awards
Chloé Zhao '05 accepting her Academy Award for "Best Director."
Chloé Zhao '05 has made history with her wins at the 93rd Academy Awards, held April 26, 2021.
By Christian Feuerstein
Her film "Nomadland" swept the awards, winning for Best Picture and Best Director. Frances McDormand also won Best Actress for her role as Fern.
Zhao is the first woman of color to receive an Academy Award for Best Director, and only the second woman ever to win in that category.
"For the exceptional beauty, intelligence, and artistry of this film, Chloé Zhao certainly deserves the lasting recognition that these Oscars bring. Mount Holyoke joins with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in celebrating her extraordinary accomplishments. We congratulate Chloé on her groundbreaking work and on being only the second woman to win Best Director in nearly a century," said President Sonya Stephens. "It is gratifying to see more women, and women of color, leading the nominations and securing major awards this year, and especially so to see Chloé Zhao so widely recognized and so richly rewarded for the subtlety, empathy and power of her cinematic world-building."
In her acceptance speech for her Best Director win, Zhao said that when she was growing up, she would memorize Chinese poetry. Her favorite was "Three character classics," and the first phrase is, "People at birth are inherently good."
"I still believe that today," she said. "This is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves and to hold on to the goodness in each other."
Robin Blaetz, chair of the Department of Film Media Theater, taught Zhao in her introductory film class in 2002 when there were few films directed by women, and fewer still by women of color.
"Film is an incredibly powerful cultural force," said Blaetz. "Chloé understood that if you want to make a difference in the world, this is how you do it. This is how you talk to the world."
Zhao has won much critical acclaim and attention for her work and is directing Marvel's "Eternals," slated for release in November 2021.
Andra Day was nominated for Best Actress for her titular role in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," written by Suzan-Lori Parks '85. While Day didn't win, Blaetz sees a greater depth in the stories the two alums tell.
"Mount Holyoke is a place where you come to not only learn how to say something, but learn what you want to say and gain a depth of knowledge about the world that allows you to say it with nuance and complexity," she said.

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Álvaro Giménez Cañete (Córdoba, 15 de febrero de 1956) es un astrofísico español que ha ocupado importantes cargos en organismos relaciones con la Astrofísica de ámbito nacional, así como en la Agencia Espacial Europea. Desde 2022 es delegado especial del Gobierno de España para la Agencia Espacial Española.

Biografía
Nacido el 15 de febrero de 1956 en Córdoba (España), Se licenció en Ciencias Físicas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid en 1978, obteniendo también un doctorado en Ciencias Físicas, en la especialidad de Astrofísica, por la Universidad de Granada en 1981. Tras esto, realizó estudios postdoctorales en las universidades de Mánchester, Basilea y Copenhague.

Fue profesor titular de Astrofísica en el Departamento de Astrofísica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid donde estuvo involucrado en la docencia y la investigación astrofísica entre 1982 y 1986.

Posteriormente pasó al Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), dentro del Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA) donde, tras algunos años como científico titular e investigador científico, alcanzó el grado de profesor de investigación, posición que mantiene en la actualidad.

Durante los años 1995 y 1997 dirigió en el Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) donde ayudó a la creación del Laboratorio de Astrofísica Espacial y Física Fundamental (LAEFF) y la División de Ciencias del Espacio las cuales dirigió inicialmente hasta pasar a ser subdirector general técnico del Instituto y posteriormente al cargo de director general. Fue director del Departamento de Investigación y Ciencia de la Agencia Europea del Espacio (ESA) en Noordwijk (Holanda) siendo miembro fundador del Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) asociado al Instituto de Astrobiología de la NASA.

Su investigación se ha centrado en la estructura estelar mediante la observación y análisis de sistemas binarios eclipsantes, especialmente desde el punto de vista de su comportamiento dinámico.

En el campo de la instrumentación espacial ha participado en varios programas científicos y ha sido investigador principal de un instrumento a bordo de la misión INTEGRAL de la ESA.

Tiene publicados libros especializados y más de trescientos trabajos científicos y ponencias en congresos.

En mayo de 2011 fue nombrado titular de la Dirección de Ciencia y Exploración Robótica (D/SRE) y director del Centro Europeo de Astronomía Espacial, ambos organismos de la ESA, cargo que ocupó hasta febrero de 2018.

Con el objetivo, entre otros, de poner en funcionamiento la nueva Agencia Espacial Española (AEE) en 2023, el Gobierno de España creó en 2022 el Comisionado para el PERTE Aeroespacial, y dependiente de este una Delegación Especial para la AEE, siendo nombrado Giménez Cañete para este último puesto.

Está en posesión de la Gran Cruz al Mérito Aeronáutico. Primer presidente de la Agrupación Astronómica de Madrid, es presidente de la División V de la Unión Astronómica Internacional y miembro de la Academia Internacional de Astronáutica.

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Enlaces externos
 ESA Portal - Spain - El Consejo de la ESA nombra nuevos Directores
 Centro de Astrobiología
 Cordobeses ilustres

Astrónomos de España
Alumnos de Física de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Alumnado de la Universidad de Granada
Profesores de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Astrofísicos de España del siglo XX
Astrofísicos de España del siglo XXI
Astrónomos de la provincia de Córdoba (España)
Profesores de investigación del CSIC
Directores del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
Grandes cruces del Mérito Aeronáutico con distintivo blanco
Nacidos en Córdoba (España)

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The San Juan Quickie | Where To, Baguio?
Stress and difficult times are an inevitable part of life, and a day comes when you just have to get away from it all. No plans, no itineraries involved, just a random decision to hop on a bus to take you where you want to go.
While we would never trade Baguio's cold mountain air for anything, we believe that the sun and the sea are part of life's necessities for peace of mind, so it's really fortunate that San Juan, La Union is just a couple of hours away.
We took a Partas Bus as San Juan is within its route to Laoag. Bags packed with just the essentials for a one day trip to the beach, we left at 12:30pm. We arrived at the San Juan town proper before 3pm and took a tricycle to Urbiztondo (though we actually passed it on the way to the town proper).
Urbiztondo has a great lineup of resorts that work for all budget types. There are cottages available, and some resorts provide access to shower rooms, for a small fee, of course.
It's probably common knowledge that San Juan is the Surfing Capital of the Philippines, but even if we didn't go surfing, wading in the shore (albeit violent) was more than enough to keep us satisfied.
Plus the beach had this gorgeous rock formation that looked like a surface from another planet.
Our Beach Rule: Stop and enjoy the sunset. Never, ever, ever go to the beach without enjoying the sunset. A cup of coffee by your side would be even better.
Dusk was our cue to go home. Even though we could have stayed the night, we were content with our afternoon, minds refreshed and hearts cleansed, ready to get back to the real world.
To be honest, we spent less than P1000 each on this trip, but that's just because we're maarte like that. For anyone else planning to one day go on a roadtrip like this, you could probably do better than we did with budgeting.


Two self-driving minibuses began plying the roads of Helsinki this week — in real traffic. The small electric buses were developed by a French company EasyMile and can transport up to nine passengers. They are able to travel at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, although they are restricted to seven miles per hour during their trial period.
The buses are being used to move passengers between two busy public transit stations in the city's waterfront Hernesaari district. A driver is stationed on board in case of an emergency.
The project is part of Helsinki's ambitious plan to make car ownership in the city obsolete within a decade. The city already has a very efficient public transport system, but it is also developing an on-demand mobility program, which would allow people to use integrated mobile apps to book and pay for any trip by bus, train, taxi, bicycle and car sharing.
1. Would you feel safe in a driverless vehicle?
2.The driverless technology is coming! Which driverless vehicle type do you think has the highest chances of becoming a reality and most useful?
3. Helsinki is getting ready for the driverless technology. Do you feel that your city is ready?


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Dr. Neil Spector, a nationally respected oncologist and cancer researcher at Duke University School of Medicine, as well as the author of the recently published memoir, Gone in A Heartbeat: A Physician's Search for True Healing (2015), recently presented at Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Spector made a two part presentation. He chronicled his long-undiagnosed Lyme disease, which resulted in a series of medical scares that culminated in complete heart failure due to Lyme disease. He spoke about his own experience as a physician-scientist having fallen through the cracks of the medical system due to reliance on poor diagnostic tests. He described his painful near-death experience with Lyme disease in the recently published memoir.
The second part of his presentation focused on the similarities between the biological features shared by malignancies and that of Lyme Borreliosis, and how the lessons from oncology can create a new approach to the treatment of Lyme Borreliosis and related co-infections. His work focuses on the molecular and immunobiology of cancer, which could also lead to a paradigm shift in treatment to a new generation of targeted and immunotherapies to battle Lyme and its co-infections.
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New French and Brazilian drama in São Paulo
Three French theatres work with eight Brazilian festivals to reflect contemporary writing in these two countries. First steps in Sao Paulo, with Mohamed El Khatib and Gabriel F.
The Orchestre National de Lille in Bucharest
Led by musical director Alexandre Bloch, the Orchestre National de Lille will perform at the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest in September 2019. This prestigious invitation recognises over thirty years of musical innovation.
Launch of the Milos International Theatre Festival
Dedicated to young artists, the Milos International Theatre Festival will take place from 11th May to 9th June 2019. A European Centre for Young Theatrical Creation will be inaugurated simultaneously.
Plan B by Company 111 heads to China
Written in 2003 by Aurélien Bory and Phil Soltanoff, Company 111's signature show Plan B is being recreated in China.
French scenography spreads its wings to Prague
From 6 to 16 June 2019, the Prague Quadriennial, a landmark event in theatre design and architecture, celebrates its 50th anniversary. For the occasion, France made its big comeback after 16 years of absence, under the direction of director Philippe Quesne.
Theatrical youth at the WET° Festival
During the WET° (acronym for Weekend T°) Festival, the city of Tours embarks on a packed programme of shows on 28 and 29 March. Held over two days at the Théâtre de l'Olympia and on five other stages around the city, the festival is entirely dedicated to young contemporary artists from France and...
Festival d'Avignon 2021!
The Festival d'Avignon is a major theatre and live performance meeting, which will take place from 5 to 25 July this year. As it does every year, the city of Avignon will turn its emblematic places into performance spaces for the Festival's 75th edition. For the occasion, the Institut français gives...
"Ça va, ça va le monde!" at the Avignon Festival, from 11 to 15 July 2021
With the "Ça va, ça va le monde!" cycle of readings, RFI is bringing authors based in Africa or Haiti who have not yet been published outside their own country to the Avignon Festival and its radio stations.


Sometimes Marlo Corletto's job calls for her to sing the ABCs. Other times she has to try quieting a room full of hyped-up six- and seven-year olds. There's always something going on, and the noise and constant stimulus amplify Corletto's intense migraine headaches.
The St. Paul Public Schools teacher and mother of one has suffered from weekly migraines for more than a decade, and a drug cocktail of ibuprofen, Excedrin, and a doctor-prescribed medicine, Sumatriptan, didn't help. Side effects from the prescription drug include drowsiness and dizziness, not to mention cardiac arrest and seizures.
Corletto has found a new treatment for her intense head pain, one she says has cured her symptoms without any health risks or side effects. None she's aware of, anyway.
Corletto's is one of many anecdotal success stories about CBD, which users credit as a cure for everything from cancer to acne. Many of these claims aren't backed up by research or science, at least not yet, and the drug is considered almost entirely illegitimate in the eyes of federal and state regulators.
More and more users are diving into what's essentially an unregulated market for an unknown substance, all while hemp farmers, manufacturers, and store owners are taking the sudden hype about this would-be wonder drug to the bank.
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is the second-most popular molecule derived from the cannabis plant, behind THC. The big difference between the two compounds: CBD doesn't contain the psychoactive ingredient in THC that gets you high.
Ingestion of CBD is a user's choice. You can eat it, smoke it, drop it on your tongue in liquid form, or apply it like a lotion. Some users even throw it into a bathtub as a bath bomb. The products can be found everywhere from smoke shops to local co-ops to Walmart.
With the 2018 Farm Bill, the federal government removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it's no longer a banned substance. It also reaffirmed the authority the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has "to regulate products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds"—like drugs and dietary supplements.
The law defined hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3 percent of THC. Prior to that passage, both hemp and marijuana had been considered Schedule 1 drugs.
Minnesota came around to hemp almost as slowly as the feds, with a closely overseen industrial pilot program approved in 2015.
In its first year, the program had seven applicants and six growers. So far in 2019, there have been 310 applicants, 200 growers, and 110 processors, according to MDA data. The dramatic increase strongly correlates to the increasing popularity of CBD, according to Margaret Wiatrowski, a program director with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
More people are also interested in growing hemp, mostly for CBD, indoors, where the plant can blossom year-round. In the first two years of the hemp pilot project, there weren't any indoor hemp operations. That changed last year, with a combined 50,000 square feet dedicated to it, according to MDA data. This year the figure will be a proposed 450,000 square feet.
About 75 percent of people applying for hemp licenses are focused on CBD, largely because of the money to be made in the budding industry. Farmers can make up to $90,000 per acre of CBD-focused hemp, Wiatrowski says.
Minnesota law considers anything that is intended to be used for the "diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease" as a drug.
Store owners like Steven Brown, CEO of Nothing But Hemp (a CBD-focused Minnesota/Wisconsin chain), have a way around that. Simply put: Don't tell a customer CBD cures anything, and don't make any guarantees.
Brown, who uses CBD himself, sells eight core brands to his consumers, who he says are overwhelmingly 45 years old and up. Brown has a story about one sufferer of Parkinson's who tried CBD and "came back with tears in his eyes, hugged us," and told them about finally sleeping through the night.
That story might be true, but the patchwork quilt of regulations, each area grayer than the last, means CBD sits in the middle of a massive loophole—one entrepreneurs like Brown and consumers like his Parkinson's customer are marching right through.
After serving 10 years in the United States Army as a counterintelligence agent, Stefan Egan returned home with a gunshot wound, brain injuries from IED explosions, and post-traumatic stress.
He says his squad was also given Adderall-like drugs to stay alert and Valium-like substances to come down after. Now he's mostly using just one drug, CBD, and thinks soldiers could serve longer tours if that was an option.
Since June 2015, when Egan left the military and started experimenting with cannabinoids, he's spent his life thinking about and working with hemp. He owns a 20-acre hemp farm in Frederick, Wisconsin and a processing facility in Eagan.
He had six brain lesions when he left the army, and now has only two; he credits this recovery to CBD, which he also thanks for the disappearance of his depression and anxiety.
Brown, the owner of Nothing But Hemp, says he's aware of products on the market that contain metals, including lead. (Ingesting lead would, if anything, likely make a mental health sufferer's symptoms worse.) Since 2015, the FDA has sent warning letters to nearly 50 companies that have been found misleading consumers about CBD products.
Since the FDA has done clinical studies of two drugs containing CBD, companies can't market CBD products as having health or therapeutic value. The lone FDA-approved drug, Epidiolex, is intended to treat seizures associated with two rare types of childhood epilepsy.
For its part, the federal government has left states in the dark on how to regulate hemp products. The department has planned "listening sessions" to get public input, but for now states are on their own. Despite the recent announcement that FDA Chairman Scott Gottlieb would be resigning, the FDA said there is no change in its plan to develop federal regulation pathways for CBD.
The absence of oversight is the biggest problem surrounding the sale and use of CBD, according to Grinspoon. There is far more knowledge about the benefits and risks of other drugs. The government knows more about processed cheese in the dairy aisle than it does about this purportedly miraculous and mind-mending substance.
"If I prescribe a blood pressure drug," Grinspoon says, "you know you're getting the correct dosage." But that is not the case for CBD, he says.
Nothing But Hemp's Brown says one dirty trick he's seen companies pull is slapping an American label on foreign CBD products and marketing them as coming from an American company.
Brown has teamed up with hemp farmers, processors, and advocates to form the Minnesota Hemp Association. The group, now in its infancy, has an ambitious mission: tighten regulation, enforcement, and consumer protection, while also educating consumers, law enforcement, and lawmakers about CBD.
If everyone hawking CBD in the state had to get products third-party lab tested, he thinks a lot of products currently for sale would come off the shelf.
Brown said he also makes sure all his employees go through supplement compliance training, which he learned as a GNC employee, to circumvent the reality that CBD is not presently an FDA-approved drug or supplement. Instead of saying, "CBD can help your anxiety," employees say, "Some people use CBD to help their anxiety." He said he wants this type of training to be the industry standard.
Brown puts CBD above and beyond pills marketed on making people feel youthful, lose weight, or feel more manly. He says he's heard too many success stories about CBD, and that, plus the minimal research already done, sets his supplement of choice apart from hucksters duping people looking for help.
He's got at least one friend in a high place. State Sen. Karla Bigham, DFL-Cottage Grove, broke her foot in 2016 and underwent three surgeries. She developed bone spurs (a painful condition known to sometimes sideline professional athletes) and painful stiffness in the foot. Doctors prescribed opioids for the pain, but she stopped using them after the first surgery because of how nauseated and dizzy they made her feel.
After months of pain and difficulty walking, Bigham, a former member of the Washington Board of Commissioners and one-time Minnesota House member, looked into CBD.
"If it would have gotten me high, I would not have tried it," Bigham says. She began taking one dose of a CBD tincture before bed every night. Earlier this month, six weeks after starting the course, she celebrated her 40th birthday by snowshoeing and ice fishing in northern Minnesota. "I can even run again; it's like I never even broke my foot," she said. The CBD also helps with inflammation and pain from her arthritis.
Anything that's getting people off opioids is a good thing, in Bigham's eyes, and many people are already relying on CBD to deal with common ailments like pain, PTSD, and nervousness.
Bigham's introduced multiple bills related to industrial hemp and CBD. She wants to remove any ambiguity about the legality of hemp and hemp-derived products. She blames the FDA for inaction.
Another bill she authored would legalize the sale of industrial hemp to medical marijuana farmers in Minnesota, and she's planning a third, that would establish some state regulations around CBD, like requiring all CBD products sold in the state to be third-party tested to ensure quality and truth in labeling.
At present, CBD's popularity comes almost entirely from word-of-mouth and personal testimonies rather than medical research.
Because hemp was considered a Schedule 1 drug for so long, research on it has been suppressed, and nearly impossible.
The bulk of approved research to date has focused on cannabis as a recreational drug and its potential harm, rather than the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids.
Typically, when a company is commercializing a medicine, both the therapeutic benefits and the risks and side effects are studied. But because hemp was a Schedule 1 drug, and cannabis still is, in the eyes of the law there is no benefit exceeding the risks it poses to public health and safety, Weiblen says.
There are more studies and more attention being paid to CBD and cannabis now than ever before, and cannabis is having a moment. "It's going from having a status of being an illegal and socially irresponsible thing to something that's suddenly gaining acceptance and interest," Weiblen says.
For now, the onus to research CBD is on the consumers. Grinspoon's advice: Ask the seller for lab tests showing the product is what it claims to be.
In regards to these so-called magical powers, Grinspoon said he's frustrated at some of the marketing behind CBD products like makeup, which suggest, for example, that CBD-infused mascara can make eyelashes grow longer.
Tabitha Trebesch, 41, from Cambridge, is in a better mood now since switching to CBD to treat her fibromyalgia. The drug she took for her condition can cause side effects including shaking, depression, and unusual eye movements. The prescription drug wasn't working for her, and she worried about getting addicted to opioids, as some of her friends have. She's seen the depression and lethargy opioids bring on.
Irish also found that CBD helps anxiety. She had some of that, by the way, when she first started using CBD, fearful friends would act like she was buying pot. Now that it's more mainstream, she can use openly without judgment.
Marty Schmidt's ready to be an evangelist. With gymnastics, 40 years of physical labor, and being hit by a semi-truck, Schmidt, 65, has put his body through a lot.
The Forest Lake man takes two 25-milligram CBD gel capsules a day, and says anxiety, pain, and insomnia are manageable, giving him increased ability to focus. And he's in a better mood.


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Monday, May 14th, 2018 | Posted by Jaber Ali
King Mohammed VI Warns against Serious Consequences of Undermining Al Quds Legal Status
King Mohammed VI, chairperson of Al Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has warned the international community against the dangerous fallout of the decision of US president Donald Trump to recognize Al Quds as capital of Israel and move its embassy to this city.
In a message addressed to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, King Mohammed VI voiced deep concern over the implementation of the US administration's risky move to botch the possibility of achieving a just, comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Moroccan Monarch recalled the messages he sent to President Trump and to UN Chief Antonio Guterres, explaining the importance of the city of Al Quds not only for the parties to the conflict, but also for the followers of the three monotheistic religions, and warning that any infringement to the legal and historical status of Al Quds could toss the Palestinian issue into the quagmire of religious conflicts.
The Al Quds Committee chairperson hailed the international community stand rejecting the US Administration's decision due to its negative impact on the peace process prospects and renewed his rejection of this unilateral act, which goes against the will expressed by the international community and UNSC resolutions.
The Moroccan Sovereign called for halting any action that could alter Al Quds' established political status because the Holy city is at the heart of issues of the Final Status.
King Mohammed VI pledged to continue his efforts and contacts with influential powers urging them to uphold the international law and UN resolutions, stressing the need to preserve the legal status of the holy city and its identity as a model of coexistence between the followers of the three revealed religions.
The Al Quds Committee chairperson expressed commitment to continue working with the US administration for a balanced stand that would restore trust and revive the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.
The Moroccan Sovereign also vowed to endeavor for the mobilization of the international community to defend the legitimate rights of the Palestinians to the establishment of an independent state with eastern Al Quds as capital, on the basis of the two-state solution seeking a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
During US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump pledged that, if elected, he "will move the American Embassy to Jerusalem." And this is what he announced last December and enacted this May 14.
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Robert J Bedore
May 31st, 1932 to November 16th, 2021
Robert James Bedore, 89, of St. Clair, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021.
He was born May 31, 1932 in South Bend, Indiana to the late Arthur J. and Alberta (Wetherbee) Bedore.
He was born and raised in the shadow of Notre Dame Stadium. After graduating from John Adams High School in 1950, Robert joined the U.S. Army Reserves and was working for the Studebaker Corporation when he was activated in October 1952 to serve in the Korean War. While stationed in Iceland he received honors as Soldier of the Month. He was honorably discharged in August 1956.
After years of working for Bendix Corporation in South Bend, he took a position with State Farm Insurance as an agent in Sturgis, Michigan. He transferred to Port Huron and owned and operated the State Farm Bedore Insurance Agency with his wife Diane, until his retirement in 2001 after 41 years of service.
Robert was a lifetime member of the Sturgis Elks #1381, Past President of the Sturgis Rotary Club, member of the Sturgis Public Schools Advisory Board and Holy Angels Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Diane; children, Carol (Wesley) Lauster and Carla (James) Holmes, Angela (Greg) Klimek; a brother, Richard (Barbara) Bedore; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Caren Renae Bedore; and his son, Charles Cook, in 2008.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the Marysville Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Deacon Richard Kliemann will officiate.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sturgis.
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A good location and a good price are the most appealing things about this $399,000 Murray Hill studio at 305 East 40th Street, according to Frank Pizzurro of Frank Pizzurro Architects, a 15-year-old New York City firm. "It's under $500,000, so it's a good way to get your foot in the door if you're looking to get into Manhattan real estate, but don't have a ton of money," he says.
However, there are some features that Pizzurro would rather redo, particularly the kitchen's placement. "I don't know why it's off in the corner like that," he says. "I'd prefer that to be a bed area." But since it isn't always easy to relocate a kitchen—many buildings prohibit you from building a wet area (aka a kitchen) over a dry area (aka a foyer or bedroom) for fear of potential leaks and subsequent property damage—he'd probably leave it as is.
There are plenty of other changes he suggets—read on for a full rundown:
Living room/bedroom
Pizzurro would prefer that this main room (pictured above) position itself as a living room. It'll make guests feel more at ease than if they were to walk directly into a bedroom. As such, he'd propose getting a Murphy bed that can be hidden in a cabinet in the wall. "You can get one that looks like an armoire or that has shelves and cabinets on the sides that can be used for storage," he says. He'd either put it against the left-hand wall next to the window or on the right side just before the kitchen. He'd put a couch and coffee table along the opposite wall. (Our editor recently wrote up the findings of her Murphy bed investigations—see what she found.)
"The parquet floors are a bit dated," he notes, so a modern replacement is advisable, such as a wide-plank hardwood that'll both be durable and look good in the space. In addition, he says most buildings these days require you to add a layer of soundproofing beneath the floor.
If, however, the client is trying to save money, they may want to keep the parquet but refinish it with a coat of shellac to refresh the space. An area rug or two will also enliven it.
He said he'd rather have the tenant's personality shine through with furnishings, and would keep the paint neutral—off-white for the walls and white for the ceiling. "White makes the ceiling appear taller," he says.
Since the ceiling appears to be a concrete slab, drilling into it is likely a no-go, so you'd have to rely on floor lamps for lighting.
Finally, he'd cover up the windows with "something simple like horizontal blinds or a solar shade," he says. Something that "blocks out the light while at the same time allowing you to see out a little bit."
Prices: This Queen-sized wall bed with side storage cabinets is $2,899.99 at Costco. A wide-plank hardwood floor should cost around $10-$20 per square foot. Soundproofing should add a few more dollars a square foot. This can of Minwax finishing stain is $7.48 at Amazon.com. Prices for this area rug begin at $1,595 at Restoration Hardware. A gallon of paint for the walls is $69.99. A gallon of white for the ceiling costs $39.99. This floor lamp is $545, also at Restoration Hardware. Prices for this cordless solar shade start at $30.94 at The Home Depot. Labor will add on to these costs.
The first thing Pizzurro would do here is create a distinct space for the kitchen even though it's practically in the living room. Therefore, he'd build a smoke baffle—a 12-inch wall built from the ceiling down that can retain smoke in a given area—along the wall behind the fridge and extend it all the way across to the side window in the living room. "It'll separate the spaces a little better," he says. He might even add more storage into the new wall. Beneath it, he'd build a bar area or island, as well as place a few bar stools. He also suggests adding a few hanging light fixtures above the island—one for each bar stool.
If the buyer chooses to replace the flooring in the living room, he ought to do it in here, as well, to lend a consistent feel to the rather diminutive apartment.
Then onto the cabinets, which need tearing out. "I wouldn't go custom for a space this small," he says. Instead, he recommends ready-made one from a place like IKEA or Lowe's. They'll do the job and they're relatively affordable. He'd also add under-cabinet lights.
Plus, he'd go for a new countertop, perhaps granite, which is tough and requires little maintenance. Although it can be pricey, "you're not dealing with a lot of space here, so you won't break the bank," he says. As for the backsplash, he recommends porcelain tiles that match the countertops. They clean easily and will look fresh in the room.
Next, the wall by the window. "I'd paint it a light pastel color because it gets a lot of light and your viewpoint goes right to that window when you walk in," he says. He'd recommend something a light yellow and paint the radiator the same color so as not to draw attention to it. He'd again paint the ceiling white.
As for appliances, Pizzurro says, they "look fine" in the pictures, so he'd be inclined to keep them if the buyer is on a tight budget budget. However, he adds, if the new tenant can swing it, he'd recommend a new refrigerator and microwave.
Strangely, the kitchen appears to be lacking a stove, and there doesn't seem to be room for one. It's hard to tell from the photos, but the floorplan shows two burners on the left-hand side of the countertop. That seems to be the only place to do any actual cooking in this kitchen. "I've seen apartments like these where people just order in all the time," he says, noting that units like these are often used as pieds-à-terre, and since occupants rarely spend much time there, having a space to cook is not viewed as a priority.
Prices: Pizzurro believes that prices for the smoke baffle should be $1,000 and up. The bar should be about the same. These bar stools are $35.85 at Overstock.com. Prices for this pendant light start at $149 at Restoration Hardware. Again, a wide-plank hardwood floor should cost around $10-$20 per square foot. Soundproofing should add a few more dollars a square foot. This can of Minwax finishing stain is $7.48 at Amazon.com. Pizzurro believes the cabinets, backsplash and countertop can probably be purchased for between $10,000 and $12,000. These under-cabinet lights from The Home Depot are $59.97. A gallon of paint for the walls is $69.99. A gallon of white for the ceiling costs $39.99. This Whirlpool stainless steel refrigerator is $499.99 at Best Buy. This GE midsize microwave is $99.99, also at Best Buy. Labor will be more.
"It looks fairly nice in here," says Pizzurro of the bathroom's overall aesthetic. Since you'd have to change out the plumbing and have permits to replace the tub, it's probably best left as it is. Pizzurro is also a fan of what he thinks might be the unit's original mosaic floor.
Everything else, however, he'd replace. "I'd change out the sink, vanity, medicine cabinet and toilet since they look dated," he says. "This is where you brush your teeth. You want it looking clean and fresh." He'd prefer a recessed medicine cabinet so it's flush with the wall and has a neater appearance. "You can get one with lighting so you don't need separate overhead lighting," he says. "They also make ones with outlets inside them so you don't need a plug hanging over the sink."
He'd also trash the storage cabinet over the toilet. "You don't want to hit your head when you're standing up," he says.
He'd change out the old wall tiles in favor of new ones, possibly porcelain, as the material is dense, hard and stain-resistant. He suggests running it all the way up the walls to help waterproof the room. He'd like something off-white to play off the mosaic floor.
Pizzurro would select a new showerhead, possibly something luxurious like a rainshower. He'd also lose the curtain rod and instead opt for a single glass panel. "It's a cleaner, more modern look," he says. "And it's easier to clean."
Price: This Robern medicine cabinet with built-in dimmable LED lighting and electrical outlet is $1,799. This single vanity is $2,795 at Restoration Hardware. This Toto toilet is $438.16 at The Home Depot. Pizzurro thinks the tiles for the wall should be around $5 to $10 per tile. This Grohe rainshower showerhead is $321.13 at The Home Depot. This single-panel shower door is $494.86 at Houzz.com. Labor will tack on to these prices.
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Over the last ten years, the number of American students at Canadian colleges rose 50 per cent. Today, approximately 10,000 Americans are enrolled at Canadian schools, according to the Institute for College Access & Success.
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Q: GridLayout children are being clipped I have a layout for items in a RecyclerView like this:
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The problem is, the TextView and WebView extend outside the area I was expecting. Their right-hand-sides are cut off. The amount they're being cut off looks like it's the width of the first column.
What is causing this and how can I rectify?

A: Set the items in the second column to have a width of 0dp and android:layout_gravity to fill horizontal. This should prevent them from clipping.

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"Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," contends people should care because the idea behind each and every Bilderberg meeting "is to create what they themselves call the aristocracy of purpose between European and North American elites on the best way to manage the planet."
"In other words, the creation of a global network of giant cartels, more powerful than any nation on Earth, destined to control the necessities of life of the rest of humanity." (1)
"Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure – one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefeller, Bilderberg member
Bilderberg is 'a conspiracy reality'
Meetings to assemble 'cartels more powerful than any nation'
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CHANTILLY, Va. – A Madrid-based investigative journalist who has spent years researching the Bilderberg group – that shadowy organization of high-level leaders in finance and government – is warning that there's no "conspiracy theory" behind the group: "It's a conspiracy reality."
"In other words," Estulin told WND in an email exchange in which he answered questions, "the creation of a global network of giant cartels, more powerful than any nation on Earth, destined to control the necessities of life of the rest of humanity."
The issue arises because of plans announced by the organization to hold meetings this week in the United States.
This year's private meeting is being held at the Westfield Marriott Convention Center in Chantilly, Va. – the same place it was held four years ago when rumors circulated the group had determined Barack Obama would be the Democratic presidential nominee, not Hillary Clinton. Two days after the event, Clinton bowed out of the race.
The group usually holds its annual meeting in Europe, with past meetings in France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Scotland and Norway. But this week, through June 4, the Bilderberg Group is meeting about 20 miles from the U.S. capital.
Observers point out George H.W. Bush attended in 1985. He became president in 1988. Bill Clinton attended in 1991. He became president a year later. Tony Blair attended in 1993. He became prime minister of England in 1997. Romano Prodi attended in 1999. Later that year he became president of the European Union Commission. In 2004, Sen. John Edwards spoke to the group. He was later anointed the Democratic vice presidential nominee by presidential candidate John Kerry.
Estulin said some people go off the deep end and try to see more than the Bilderberg Group is. That's not needed, he said, because what's already there "is and of itself is a pretty significant factor."
He said what it is is "a vehicle through which private financier oligarchical interests were able to impose their policies on what is nominally sovereign governments.
Estulin will not be in attendance this year, because he is not permitted to travel into the U.S. But he is sending a representative in his place. He believes the meetings are among the most important events to take place in the world every year.
"Bilderberg is not some group of demonic world leaders sitting around a table staring into a crystal ball," Estulin told WND. "In the U.S., a lot of people mistakenly believe there are secret societies, a very small group controlling the dynamics of the entire world, instead of understanding Bilderberg as a processes-, ideas- and themes-shaping organization.
"Bilderberg is not a bogeyman. But it is a powerful organization. It's a medium for bringing together financial institutions – the largest, predatory institutions in the world – which acts in ways that are now the worst enemy of society."
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Domo Named One of Utah's Fastest Growing Companies
August 28, 2015 11:47 ET | Source: Domo, Inc.
SILICON SLOPES, UT--(Marketwired - August 28, 2015) - Domo provider of the world's first business management platform, today announced that it was recognized as a 2015 Emerging Eight company by Utah Business Magazine.
The 2015 Emerging Eight is part of Utah Business's annual Fast 50 award program, recognizing top growth companies in the state. The Emerging Eight are chosen from companies in business less than five years that are showing a formidable impact on the Utah business landscape.
Honorees were celebrated yesterday in a luncheon ceremony at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. A full list of all the Emerging Eight and Fast 50 winners can be found on the Utah Business website.
This latest award follows Domo's recent recognition by the World Economic Forum as a 2015 Technology Pioneer. The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers program recognizes companies from around the world involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies -- focusing on companies set to have a significant impact on business and society. Domo's recognition as a Technology Pioneer gives it access to the most influential and sought-after business and political network in the world through an invitation to the Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos in January.
About Domo
Domo is a cloud-based business management platform that gives CEOs, managers and decision makers across the business the ability to make faster, more effective decisions by giving them one place to easily access all the information they need.
With more than $450 million in funding, Domo is backed by an all-star list of angels and investors including Benchmark, BlackRock, Capital Group, Fidelity Investments, Founders Fund, GGV Capital, Glynn Capital, Greylock Partners, IVP, salesforce.com, TPG Growth, T. Rowe Price, WPP and Zetta Venture Partners, plus CEOs of the world's largest SaaS and Internet businesses.
Domo's founding team consists of some of the most sought after talent in the industry with experience that includes Amazon, American Express, Ancestry.com, eBay, Endeca, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, MLB.com, Omniture, salesforce.com, SuccessFactors and SAP.
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It's perhaps because he has such a strong sense of fit that Isogawa didn't feel too strongly tied to an obvious narrative in his Resort collection. What began with woodcut-print dots and ended with a cherry red tunic over trousers wandered into menswear, Japanese tailoring, vivid florals, gathered-front dresses, and sheer micro-pleats—all well executed with a streamlined sleekness. What's the connection between it all? Read as deep as you want, but in the end, these are refined clothes that will make the woman or man wearing them feel strong. There's nothing better than that.


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Kid Dakota Sings the End of the World
Published December 19, 2020 by Stephen Carradini
Remember, cockroaches survive when the world ends. This year, we've experienced the end of life and death as we understand it. On his third release Age of Roaches, Kid Dakota (Darren Jackson) embarks on an existential sonic survival trip. The record, released on Graveface Records, meets the moment with a fury.
Opener "Age of Roaches" sets the tone for the album's eight tracks, telling the tale of a world that has succumbed to society's destruction. Plodding and hopeful, there is a plaintive innocence, like a wandering minstrel working to figure out the end of the world. Rich harmonies with weird echoes evoke a cacophony of confusion. Roaches, here we go! "Homesick" flows like that uptempo escape to nowhere. It's sonically harsh rock with an almost Phantom of the Opera feel. "Prairie Flowers" descends into the darkness of Jackson's vocal tone. Stunning, stark, and plaintive, this track is the defining moment of the album. It echoes with absence. Carefully chosen samples propel this song beyond its brilliant lyricism.
"Two Days" feels like the gunfighter failing to save the day. Restrained instrumentation and stellar mixes makes this song feel like a ghost town, with the timbre of Jackson's vocal the shining instrument on this cut. Each note purposeful, "Cold War" sets in to a plodding, methodical dissection. The track keeps an ethereal harmonica thread as a point of connection.
Jackson's engineering team–Alan Sparhawk, Jake Larson, John Kuker, Nick Tveitbakk, Justin Korhonen, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Kevin Bowe, and Jackson himself–makes the album shine. Boiler Room Mastering's Collin Jordan helps create the immersive experience of notes and lyrics woven together in an intricate tapestry. Sequencing is the hidden star of this record that produces a listener's immersive experience; the perfect ordering of the songs should share the production credits just as much as the mixing and mastering.
Heading out of the record, "Stephen Hawking" continues to contemplate humanity's existence through a cacophony of sound. (Even darkness finds light.) Such is the case in "Futurecide," via its essence of 1970s surf music. Its upbeat, infectious, light optimism contrasts with surgically precise lyricism. It's like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys befriending Charles Manson. Where does darkness swallow the light; or is it vice versa?
Kid Dakota's Age of Roaches certainly was engineered with the audiophile in mind. The record is a true sonic treat, dark survivalist imagery and all. Perfectly textured, each note perfectly positioned for the surround sound experience, this is an album meant to be heard from front to back.–Lisa Whealy
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"She loved form, she loved texture, she loved color," Bonhams auction house vice president Jon King said of the late actress.
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NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Hundreds of late actress Lauren Bacall's possessions are being auctioned off this week in New York.
Bonhams auction house will host the event Tuesday and Wednesday, with a worldwide tour of Hong Kong, Paris, London and Los Angeles to follow.
The 740-piece collection is estimated to be worth $3 million, and includes jewelry, fine art and furniture, among other items. A game table belonging to the star's first husband, Humphrey Bogart, sold for $26,250, while a John James Audubon etching fetched $173,000.
"Everything had to kind of speak to her, to catch her eye," Bonhams vice president Jon King said of the actress to CNN. "She loved form, she loved texture, she loved color. She said that when you walked into her house, what she liked was that it was never boring."
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Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00pm Pacific Time (9:00pm Eastern) to hear Dr. Kathy Campbell explore the what, how and why in the quest for ET life in the Solar System in the current and coming decades.
Little Green (Wo)Men are out; microbes are in. The search for life beyond Earth has recently accelerated since the lull following the Mars Viking missions in the 1970's. Both the 'Goldilocks Zone' and Icy Worlds are receiving intense scrutiny. This talk will explore what, how and why in the quest for ET life in the Solar System in the current and coming decades.
About Kathy Campbell
Professor Kathy Campbell is a geologist and astrobiologist who investigates extreme environments as analogs for early life on Earth and possible life on Mars. She studied at UCSC, University of Washington, USC and NASA Ames Research Center before joining The University of Auckland in New Zealand in 1997. She is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Ap rangi, and is founding Director of Te Ao M rama – Centre for Fundamental Inquiry, a transdisciplinary research center exploring the origin and evolution of the Universe and its life. Kathy was a senior research fellow at the Le Studium Institute for Advanced Studies (Orléans, France, 2014), and a distinguished lecturer in international astrobiology schools in Spain (2016) and Thailand (2019). In NASA's Mars 2020 landing site selection, her team's proposal was chosen in the final three, with the aim to collect samples of possible Martian biosignatures from a >3 billion year old hot spring at Columbia Hills in Gusev Crater, and their eventual return to Earth in a future mission.
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Threnody is the third album by American death metal band Woe of Tyrants, released on April 13, 2010 through Metal Blade Records. It was produced by Jamie King.

Track listing
 "Tetelestai"                                   – 1:06
 "Creatures of the Mire"                        – 4:57
 "Venom Eye"                                    - 4:56
 "Tempting the Wretch"                          - 4:28
 "Threnody"                                     - 4:30
 "Bloodsmear"                                   - 5:40
 "The Venus Orbit"                              - 5:56
 "Lightning Over Atlantis"                      - 5:20
 "Singing Surrender"                            - 4:39
 "Descendit Ad Inferos (The Harrowing of Hell)" - 7:39

Personnel
Chris Catanzaro - vocals
Nick Dozer - guitar
Matt Kincaid - guitar
Shaun Gunter - bass
Johnny Roberts - drums
Dustie Waring (Between the Buried and Me) - solo on "Venom Eye"

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2010 albums
Woe of Tyrants albums
Metal Blade Records albums


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Brexit: MPs reveal plan to block no-deal by cutting off government funding
Ashley Cowburn
The Independent 27 June 2019
MPs are expected to launch a fresh attempt to block a future prime minister pushing a no-deal Brexit policy by threatening to cut off vital funds for government departments.
The cross-party plan, led by Conservative MP Dominic Grieve and senior Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett, aims to force the future Tory leader to gain parliament's consent for leaving the EU without a deal.
Their amendment to route finance legislation in the Commons – known as "estimates" – would cut off funding for government ministries if the PM failed to do so.
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the race to replace Theresa May as Conservative leader, said this week the UK will leave the EU on 31 October "do or die" - heightening the risk of a no-deal scenario.
At the latest Conservative hustings, the ex-foreign secretary again refused to rule out suspending parliament to leave the EU without the consent of the Commons, but claimed the odds of a no-deal Brexit were a "million-to-one against".
But Mr Grieve, the former attorney general, told The Sun: "The suggestion that we could or should be taken out of the EU without the consent of the House of commons is fundamentally wrong, and frankly unconstitutional.
"The fact that it is being suggested as a viable option is unacceptable. The Commons should put down such markers as it can that such a course of action is unacceptable."
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Introduction to the Project
The impressive pipe organ in All Saints Parish Church, Wellington is almost 120 years old. Organ experts have advised that the three-manual instrument is a fine example of the work of Bevington and Sons, renowned organ builders from London. The Diocesan Organ Advisor has described the organ as "magnificent" and "of the highest quality craftsmanship".
With little major work undertaken since its installation in its present position in 1903, the organ is now exhibiting many of the frailties of age. Our fundraising campaign for a total restoration will allow it to continue providing an inspiring support to the music of worship for years to come. Like all machines, an organ will wear, and become less responsive as it gets older. To the untrained ear, it still sounds acceptable, but the Bevington organ is now in a fragile state. The soundboards and action require complete restoration; the bellows need re-leathering; the pedalboard requires attention—and much more. In short, the organ needs a major restoration.
This organ is still in regular use, is much appreciated and with a major restoration should be fit to provide faithful service for another 100 years.
We hope that the money raised – at All Saints and by fundraising into the wider community – will be sufficient to restore this historically significant instrument to its original condition.
How does the organ support the church's work and the community of Wellington?
Regular weekly and Festival worship accompanying the music group and leading the congregation.
Civic services involving mayoral, council and carol services etc.
Weddings and funerals
Large scale events where a larger venue is required. The church holds approximately 400 people.
Concerts involving local choral/music groups Hadley Male Voice Choir, CAP benefit concerts etc.
A properly renovated and fully working instrument will give new possibilities for the teaching of young people to play the organ and thus to support the life of the church and the surrounding community, Wrekin College and the local secondary schools.
It will also give us the opportunity to organise regular lunch time concerts/recitals
What work needs to be done?
The 1500 or so pipes all need to be removed, cleaned and repaired.
The leatherwork on the bellows and wind trunks will be replaced to prevent leaks
The complex pneumatic systems and Victorian mechanics will all need to be checked and restored.
All this will take months of work for Nicholson's of Malvern, our professional team of organ restorers who are tasked with completing the restoration project.
This work is estimated to cost approximately £156,000. This is a large sum (the organ contains many precision hand-made parts and pipes all of different sizes and designs. Just like the many members of All Saints, they all have their own role to play!)
Thanks to a generous legacy the Organ Restoration Fund already has £50,000 towards the total.
Work has already started to identify grant- giving trusts and organisations that may contribute.
What about an organ donation?
Three ways to give:
A. Pledge an amount for the church to redeem once the work has begun
B. Sponsor a Pipe, a Key, a Pedal or a Stop:
16ft ranks, the largest pipes giving the deepest bass tones – £200
8ft ranks, medium size pipes which provide the main foundation of the organ sound. Some imitate flutes, clarinets, oboes, trumpets etc – £100
4ft ranks, provide clarity and sparkle! – £75
2ft ranks – £30
Key – £20
Pedal – £20
Stop – £20
C. Donate an amount towards the general restoration costs, online or by cheque.
Please complete the attached pledge/donation form and return to: Treasurer, All Saints Parish Centre, Lychgate Walk, Wellington. TF1 3HA.
Copyright © 2020 All Saints Wellington


New Jersey's blue laws are back in effect this weekend.
Retail stores in Bergen County will once again close on Sundays.
The county suspended the laws to allow residents affected by Sandy to make necessary purchases.
Last week, plenty of people took advantage of the suspension, heading to the Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus.
But yesterday, Gov. Chris Christie signed an ordinance putting the blue laws back in place.


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I have been using ALEKS to supplement my math instruction with a group of Algebra 2 students. This particular group was very low-performing and had very diverse abilities. I do a traditional classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays and use ALEKS on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. To make students accountable, I use a participation grade for number of topics mastered on ALEKS days and record ALEKS quiz scores from quizzes that I create through the instructor tools. The students like the variety of activities, and like most teenagers these days, they enjoy working on the computers. Progress remains to be seen, as we are awaiting Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) scores and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) data. I think the students feel good about their progress. To master a topic requires three correct answers so success for these challenged students is possible!
Students were very challenged by math, had poor performance on standardized tests, and did not like math class.
We inter-weave ALEKS into our traditional school curriculum.
It is the student's choice.
We begin each day with a bell-ringer activity while computers are booting up, followed by students selecting a topic from their pie. I require that they attempt five topics per day and master three to get full daily points. I also schedule a quiz every other week.
Each student gets individual attention depending on their topic and skill level.
Any time a student misses school, they are required to make up the ALEKS units missed. I find this to be an easy way for students to make up missed work and it is easy to track.
Parents are aware of the use of ALEKS; however, any expectation of parent involvement does not go beyond that.
It is homework only if they miss a class period.
I require students to open five topics and master three, making it an eight point possible "assignment" for the day. Overall, assignments comprise 40 percent of a student's grade. Quizzes taken on ALEKS and tests given by the teacher comprise another 40 percent of their grade.
Yes, I measure their progress by the number of topics mastered.
Progress remains to be seen, as we are awaiting CSAP scores and MAP data. I think the students feel good about their progress. To master a topic requires three correct answers so success for these challenged students is possible!
Be sure to set a minimum requirement or else the less motivated students will not use their computer time on ALEKS wisely.


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Q: Aurelia: static custom element in singleton view I have an Aurelia application with a singleton view model. The view is similar to a file browser, with a tree view (custom element) on the left, and a list view on the right. The view model activationStrategy is invokeLifecycle, and the list view is populated based on route parameters. The tree view is populated with AJAX calls when a node is expanded. The tree nodes are also a custom element. The tree view is fully custom, and does not use any 3rd party plugins.
When the user navigates away to another route, and then comes back again to the same route, the view model is retained because it is a singleton. However, the tree view was not because custom elements are not supported as singletons.
I understand the reasoning behind not supporting singleton custom elements. I would like to know however what would be the best approach to somehow create a "static" tree view when navigating back to the same route. The only thing I have come up with so far, is to keep a full (expanded) tree structure in an injected shared state. However that seems inefficient to me, because the tree view will have to render again for no reason, and it complicates my code unnecessarily with added classes and logic for creating a tree structure while the tree structure is already implicit in the custom element.
Any input is appreciated.

A: My approach would be to put the tree view custom element on app.html like the nav-bar (outside of .page-host) in the navigation-skeleton. Then the custom element should not be rendered again by change of route.
It seems that a similar situation, like the one you have, is described in Aurelia docs. Refer this tutorial. Also from the tutorial:

The router-view is provided by Aurelia and is a placeholder that indicated where the router should render the current route.

In case you need to change the tree view based on some special circumstances, or route then event aggregator can be used in your tree-view custom element to handle such special cases. The tutorial also shows the use of event aggregator to sync the custom elements (refer this part).
Hope this helps.