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Whitaker, Reg. The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Pierre Elliott Trudeau", Last Edited May 13, 2019, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-elliott-trudeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Article by Reg Whitaker
Updated by Tabitha Marshall
Published Online July 11, 2013
Last Edited June 2, 2017
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, prime minister of Canada 1968–79 and 1980–84, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer (born 18 October 1919 in Montréal, QC; died 28 September 2000 in Montréal).
The 1980 election was a turning point in Canadian federalism, as Trudeau returned to power with a single-minded mission (Duncan Cameron / Library and Archives Canada / C-025002).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, prime minister of Canada 1968–79 and 1980–84, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer (born 18 October 1919 in Montréal, QC; died 28 September 2000 in Montréal). A charismatic and controversial figure, Trudeau was arguably Canada's best-known politician, both at home and abroad. He was instrumental in negotiating Canada's constitutional independence from the British Parliament and establishing a new Canadian Constitution with an entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Trudeau also brought in the Official Languages Act in 1969, making Canada officially bilingual. While he played an important role in defeating the Québec sovereignist movement of the 1970s and 1980s, his federalist stance as well as his language and economic policies alienated many in Canada, particularly in the western provinces.
Trudeau was born into a wealthy family, the son of a successful French Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish ancestry. Educated at the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Université de Montréal, Harvard, and the London School of Economics, he also travelled extensively in his youth.
Upon his return to Québec from a year's travels in 1949, Trudeau supported the unions in the bitter Asbestos Strike, a formative event in postwar Québec society. In 1956 he edited a book on the strike, to which he contributed an introduction and conclusion criticizing the province's dominant social, economic, and political values.
After serving briefly in Ottawa as an adviser to the Privy Council Office in 1950–51, Trudeau returned to Montréal and devoted his energies to opposing the Union Nationale government of Maurice Duplessis and agitating for social and political change. With other young intellectuals he founded the review Cité libre. In this and other forums, Trudeau sought to rouse opposition to what he believed were reactionary and inward-looking elites. In the process, he developed a reputation as a radical and a socialist, although the values he championed were closer to those of liberalism and democracy.
Trudeau and Federalism
After the Liberal victory in the 1960 provincial election, the Quiet Revolution fulfilled some of Trudeau's hopes for change. At the same time, it revealed a deep rift between Trudeau and many of his former colleagues who were moving toward the idea of an independent Québec. As a law professor at Université de Montréal in the 1960s, Trudeau became a sharp critic of contemporary Québec nationalism and argued for a Canadian federalism in which English and French Canada would find a new equality.
Trudeau triumphant after the 1980 election, determined to bring the constitution home to Canada (courtesy Canapress).
Entry into Federal Politics
In 1965 Trudeau joined the federal Liberal Party (with union leader Jean Marchand and journalist Gérard Pelletier) and was elected to Parliament. Trudeau was later appointed parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Lester Pearson, and was named minister of justice in 1967. As minister of justice, he gained national attention for his introduction of divorce law reform and for Criminal Code amendments that liberalized laws on abortion, homosexuality, and public lotteries. He also established a reputation as a defender of a strong federal government against the nationalist demands of Québec.
Trudeau-mania
Trudeau was persuaded to contest the Liberal leadership in 1968 and was elected on the fourth ballot; on 20 April 1968 he was sworn in as Canada's fifteenth prime minister. In the ensuing general election — which was dominated by "Trudeau-mania" — his government won a majority, and thus he began a period in office which was to last longer than that of any other prime minister before him, except Mackenzie King and Sir John A. Macdonald.
The October Crisis
The most dramatic event of Trudeau's first government was the October Crisis of 1970, which was precipitated by the kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross and Québec Cabinet minister Pierre Laporte by the terrorist Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ). In response, Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, with its extraordinary powers of arrest, detention and censorship. Shortly after, Laporte was murdered by his abductors. Controversy over the appropriateness of these emergency measures and their effect on liberal democracy in Canada and Québec has continued to the present.
Key Policies
Less dramatic, but of lasting significance, was the Official Languages Act of 1969, a central feature of Trudeau's new federalism. At the same time, he began to improve the position of francophones in Ottawa. However, one result of these policies was a growing anti-bilingual backlash in English Canada. This was particularly the case in Western Canada, where Trudeau's perceived lack of interest in western economic problems and in western perspectives led to a growing sense of alienation.
An important initiative in government brought about under Trudeau's direction was the attempt to centralize and nationalize decision making under the Prime Minister's Office and by central agencies such as the Privy Council Office and the Treasury Board.
Although very much along the lines of administrative reorganization in Washington and in other Western capitals, these changes proved controversial, leading critics to charge inefficiency and the undermining of the role of Parliament and Cabinet. In the 1972 election, Trudeau came close to losing office and was forced to form a minority government with the support of the New Democratic Party.
Marriage to Margaret Sinclair
In 1971 Trudeau married Margaret Sinclair, daughter of a former Liberal Cabinet minister. Many women were heartbroken over the marriage of Canada's most eligible bachelor to a woman 28 years his junior. The media followed every move made by the famous couple. Their tempestuous marriage, beset by many well-publicized differences, finally ended in separation in 1977 and divorce in 1984, with Trudeau retaining custody of their three sons, Justin, Sasha and Michel.
Defeat and Re-election
After restoring a Liberal majority in 1974, Trudeau faced the effects of inflation. In an atmosphere of economic crisis, various expedients were tried, including mandatory wage and prices controls in 1975. This economic crisis was compounded by political challenge in 1976 when the Parti Québécois under René Lévesque was elected to office, both party and man dedicated to Québec independence.
In May 1979, Trudeau and the Liberals lost the federal election to the Progressive Conservatives under Joe Clark. A few months later, on 21 November, Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party. However, three weeks after this announcement, the Progressive Conservative government was defeated in the Commons and a new general election was called. Trudeau was persuaded by the Liberal caucus to return as leader, and on 18 February 1980 — three months after his retirement — he was returned once again as prime minister with a parliamentary majority, thus accomplishing a remarkable resurrection.
Credit: \u00a9 Government of Canada, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/1997-063 DAP.
Trudeau's last period in office as prime minister was eventful. His personal intervention in the 1980 Québec Referendum campaign on Sovereignty-Association was significant. The defeat of the Parti Québécois's proposition was a milestone in his crusade against Québec separatism. In the wake of that victory, Trudeau pushed for an accord on a new Canadian constitution.
Constitutional Battles
As he was unable to gain provincial agreement, Trudeau introduced into Parliament a unilateral federal initiative to "patriate" the British North America Act to Canada with an amending formula and an entrenched Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This was followed by one of the epic federal-provincial battles of Canadian history, culminating in the final compromise and the proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982 on 17 April.
With the inclusion of entrenched minority language and education rights, and a charter of individual rights, Trudeau had fulfilled a goal he had set himself upon entering public life. (See Patriation of the Constitution.)
Economic Challenges
In other areas, Trudeau's 1980–84 government was less successful. Continued inflation, high levels of unemployment, and large federal deficits cut deeply into his popular support. His government's National Energy Program, one of the major government interventions in the economy since the Second World War, further alienated the energy-producing regions in Western Canada.
A continuing problem that plagued his entire time in office was that of Canadian-American relations. Trudeau often played an ambiguous role with regard to the US, but during his last period in office he moved toward a more nationalist position in economic relations with the US, and began to criticize its foreign and defence policies more freely than in the past. At the same time the policies of US President Reagan's administration were becoming more damaging to many of Canada's economic interests.
In these years Trudeau devoted more and more time to the international stage, first to encouraging a "North–South" dialogue between wealthy, industrialized nations and underdeveloped countries, and then, in 1983–84, to a personal peace initiative in which he visited leaders in both the eastern and western blocs to persuade them to negotiate the reduction of nuclear weapons and to lower Cold War tensions. These activities led to his being awarded the Albert Einstein Peace Prize.
At the same time, his government was responsible for the decision to allow US testing of the cruise missile, which roused widespread opposition from Canadians concerned about the worsening nuclear arms race.
Public opinion in Canada was largely hostile to Trudeau and the Liberals from 1981 on. His personal style — sometimes charismatic, sometimes contemptuous of opposition; often mercurial and unpredictable — seemed to have become less of an electoral asset in difficult economic times than it was in his early political career. On 29 February 1984, Trudeau announced his intention to retire; on 30 June he left office, and his successor, John Turner, was sworn in. In 1985 he became a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Trudeau's retirement was relatively low profile, but on two occasions he intervened in public affairs with dramatic effect. His strong opposition to the Meech Lake Accord (see Meech Lake Accord: Document) was considered influential. His speech against the Charlottetown Accord (see Charlottetown Accord: Document) at the Maison du Egg Roll in Montréal on 1 October 1992 has been credited with turning English Canadian opinion against the Accord in the 1992 Referendum. He did not, however, publicly intervene during the 1995 Québec Referendum on sovereignty. In 1993, Trudeau published his book Memoirs, based on a five-part miniseries by the CBC, and in 1996 he published Against the Current, a collection of his writings from 1939 to 1996.
Death and Funeral
Trudeau died of prostate cancer on 28 September 2000 at his home in Montréal. His two sons were joined at the funeral by Margaret Sinclair, his former wife (Trudeau's youngest son Michel died in an avalanche accident in 1998). Among the mourners were Jean and Aline Chrétien, Fidel Castro, Jimmy Carter, and Prince Andrew. Justin Trudeau's emotional eulogy was watched by Canadians across the country, and prompted speculation that the younger Trudeau would follow his father's example and enter federal politics. In 2013 Justin Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party and in 2015 he became prime minister.
Overall, Trudeau's career as prime minister was one of electoral success. He served longer than every other contemporary leader in the Western world, becoming the elder statesman of the West. His achievements include the 1980 defeat of Québec separatism, official bilingualism, the patriated Constitution, and the Charter of Rights.
Trudeau was unable, however, to alleviate regional alienation or to end the conflict between federal and provincial governments. By the late 1990s, his major legacy — Québec's retention as a partner to Confederation — was in much more serious question than at the time of his retirement. He left office much as he had entered it, a controversial figure with strong supporters and equally strong critics. That he was one of the dominant figures in 20th-century Canada is indisputable.
Selected Honours and Awards
Member of Queen's Privy Council (1967)
Albert Einstein Peace Prize (1984)
Companion of Honour (1984)
Companion of the Order of Canada (1985)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Jacques Hébert, Two Innocents in Red China (1961).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Approaches to Politics (1970).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau and David Crenna, ed., Lifting the Shadow of War (1987).
Thomas S. Axworthy and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Towards a Just Society: The Trudeau Years (1990).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Memoirs (1993).
Ivan Head and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, The Canadian Way: Shaping Canada's Foreign Policy, 1968-1984 (1995).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Gérard Pelletier, ed., Against the Current: Selected Writings, 1939-1996 (1996).
Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Ron Graham, ed., The Essential Trudeau (1999).
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Stephen Clarkson and Christina McCall, Trudeau And Our Times (vol. 1, 1990; vol. 2, 1994); John English, Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Volume One, 1919-1968 (2006); English, Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Volume Two, 1968-2000 (2010); Richard Gwyn, The Northern Magus (1980); Max Nemni and Monique Nemni, Young Trudeau, 1919-1944: Son of Québec, Father of Canada (2006); Nemni and Nemni, Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965 (2011); George Radwanski, Trudeau (1978); Nancy Southam, Pierre: Colleagues and Friends Talk About the Trudeau They Knew (2008).
Pierre Elliott TrudeauA biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. From the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
1970: Pierre Trudeau says 'Just watch me' during October CrisisWatch a CBC News clip of the memorable exchange between reporters and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on the steps of Parliament during the October Crisis.
Justin Trudeau delivers eulogy for his father PierreView Justin Trudeau's poignant eulogy for his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. From the Oct. 3, 2000 edition of "The National." A CBC website.
Last Lunch with TrudeauMcGill law professor William Tetley recounts Pierre Elliott Trudeau's thoughts on the October Crisis. From the McGill University website.
Common GroundSynopsis of Justin Trudeau's candid memoir featuring anecdotes, personal reflections and political observations, and rarely seen family photographs. From indigo.ca.
Extraordinary Canadians: Pierre Elliott TrudeauCheck out Nino Ricci's insightful biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau at Indigo Books.
Jim Coutts, Pearson and Trudeau advisor, dead at 75An obituary for prominent political operative Jim Coutts. From thestar.com.


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Located in Pasadena's historic Playhouse District, this existing commercial space was sparingly outfitted to display imported antique Spanish doors. Contrary to common retail philosophy of putting as much merchandise as possible on the floor, our concept was to treat and display the doors as the true museum pieces they are, to be viewed and appreciated. Soothing colors with minimal furnishings set the tone for custom designed brushed stainless steel stands, fully rotating and possessing integral lighting, to subtly contrast and enhance the beauty of the displayed pieces, cleanly organized in gallery fashion down one side of the 1930's space.


I would like to thank the organizers of the Portsmouth Conference for their invitation, and welcome panelists Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, Dr. Benny Peiser, and Mr. Charles McConnell to the New Hampshire Seacoast. According to the recently published "Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods and the Implications for U.S. Coastal Real Estate", a 1.8-foot sea level rise by 2045 would chronically inundate 1,875 of our residential properties, displace 2,970 of our residents, and deny local communities $8,822,843 in property taxes at today's values. Given that we rely on property taxes as our primary source of revenue, I ask the panelists to discuss the economic consequences of the Renewable Energy Policy that the City Council of the conference's namesake unanimously adopted on March 5 and have been systematically implementing since.
Dr. Peiser, you may already be skeptical given that your November 27, 2015 Wall Street Journal opinion editorial titled "Your Complete Guide to the Climate Debate" was dismissive of climate science. But my understanding is that you will be debating the economic considerations behind policy decisions and not the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's sea level rise scenarios, the peer-reviewed methodology of assessing flooding risk, or the Zillow property data the Union of Concerned Scientists used to reach their report's conclusions. It is admittedly difficult to link long-term climate change projections to today's extreme weather events. However, basic science dictates that increased Greenhouse Gas Emission levels are warming the atmosphere. This is increasing both water's rate of evaporation and the atmosphere's ability to hold moisture, contributing to this year's almost biblical deluges down south and forest fires out west. Just last week, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that governments must adopt policies immediately to transform the world's economy or we should expect the atmosphere to warm as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, resulting in an estimated $54 trillion in damages from flooding, wildfires, and far scarier food shortages.
The City of Portsmouth's Renewable Energy Policy that I am asking you to address aims to move not just municipal operations, but all residences, businesses, and both vehicles originating in and traveling through Portsmouth towards becoming a 'Net Zero Energy' community. The decision to include the entire community in our policy was based on our most recent inventory finding that all municipal operations generate only 16,997 tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, or roughly just one percent of Portsmouth's total 1,571,947 emission tonnage. Our definition of a 'Net Zero Energy' Community is very similar to the Department of Energy's definition, where in ours the total energy consumed would be less than or equal to locally produced renewable energy. Seeking a 'Net Zero Energy' Community was realistic compared to pursuing trending 100% renewable energy for all electricity by 2030 and then 100% renewable energy for all heat by 2050 because we are a retail choice state. 100% policies are likely unobtainable in New Hampshire simply because municipalities in retail choice states cannot require residents to purchase energy from specific renewable energy sources like in traditionally regulated states like Vermont, where Burlington achieved 100% by purchasing their 7.4 MW Winooski River hydropower facility.
The City Council has already begun pursuing some of the low hanging fruits from our Renewable Energy Committee's Final Report & Recommendations to increase renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, and over time electrify our transportation sector. Earlier this year we requested cost estimates to purchase Renewable Energy Credits for all municipal operations when our existing electricity contract expires next October, and just this Monday we began the process of pursuing a Public Utilities Commission Renewable Energy Fund grant for a large new renewable energy project. The City of Portsmouth previously received a similar $450,000 grant to install the solar arrays at our high school and at our water treatment facility, but New Hampshire now allows for virtual net metering of municipal facilities, making larger municipal renewable energy projects economically viable. Further, in September we expanded our Solar Energy Tax Exemption, created a Wind Energy Tax Exemption, and I plan to ask our state delegation to pursue enabling legislation for similar property tax exemptions for geothermal, battery storage, and mini split heat pumps.
Many of us find renewables tantalizing to talk about, but everyone's total energy usage has to be greatly reduced for renewable energy to be effective. With buildings and construction materials accounting for almost half of all energy used in the United States, earlier this month the City Council began discussing updating our codified version of the International Energy Conservation Code to require all new construction to have both energy efficient building envelopes and energy efficient mechanical, lighting, and power systems. Further, once the legislature fixes a flaw in the enabling statute, I anticipate the City Council creating Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy Districts. New Hampshire allows for private loans to be made without a down payment in such districts to owners of existing commercial buildings to finance projects that will pay for themselves in energy savings. Finally, Portsmouth's transportation network contributes 72% of our Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In order to encourage electrification, an electric vehicle charging station ordinance was adopted in August, three more charging stations will open with our new parking garage later this month, and I anticipate Volkswagen Settlement funding being secured to further green our fleet and install a DC Fast Charger in Market Square.
If you have not already visited, I encourage you to depart the Wentworth by the Sea via New Hampshire Route 1B to enjoy the scenic South End neighborhood that Hurricane Sandy Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant funding has shown will be forever altered by severe coastal storms, sea-level change, and rising groundwater. Fortunately, last week's announcement that American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer are the joint recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, for their models demonstrating that markets and innovation can still curtail climate change, gives the New Hampshire Seacoast a reason to hope if similar policies to Portsmouth's are adopted.


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Rage by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
3 stars - Drama - reviews - Suspense December 18, 2017
DRAMA / THRILLER
A disturbed high-school student with authority problems kills one of his teachers and takes the rest of his class hostage. Over the course of one long, tense and unbearable hot afternoon, Charlie Decker explains what led him to this drastic sequence of events, while at the same time deconstructing the personalities of his classmates, forcing each one to justify his or her existence.
"There's a Mr. Hyde for every happy Jekyll face, a dark face on the other side of the mirror."
Rage is the ultimate in teenage angst, kind of like a more violent, twisted version of 'The Babysitter's Club' because of the morbid teenage bonding that went on inside the classroom.
An interesting book, glad I read it. It's not a typical school shooter type of fiction novel - and this alarming plot trope is why King banned publications of this book after that became an unfortunate "in" thing. The first half is more intriguing and a higher star rating - but by the end it sours a bit and became a little shaky. What I dug most was the unexpected bonding of most of the classmates, even if I felt bad for a particular character they kept picking on.
It's short and most of the book is talking - not actually very violent outside the beginning - and there isn't a concrete reason given for the violence other than the character being unstable and super angsty. He makes Holden Caulfield appear almost optimistic.
The ending shows that the bond went beyond the classroom, and that the teens persisted in thinking the adults were all artificial beings who couldn't possibly understand them. Charlie's character comes across convincing enough and we spend plenty of time in his head, but there still aren't any clear reasons or explanations for how he is, what he does, or what comes after the story. I guess maybe that's the point after all - some things aren't understandable.
"When you're five and you hurt, you make a big noise in the world. At ten you whimper. But by the time you make fifteen you begin to eat the poisoned apples that grow on your own inner tree of pain."
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from Products.CMFPlone.utils import _createObjectByType
from zope import event

from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
from Products.Five.browser.pagetemplatefile import ViewPageTemplateFile
from operator import itemgetter, methodcaller
from bika.lims.utils import to_utf8
from bika.lims import bikaMessageFactory as _
from bika.lims.browser import BrowserView
from bika.lims.utils import t
from plone.app.layout.viewlets.common import ViewletBase
from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
import itertools

class OrderView(BrowserView):
    template = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/order_view.pt')
    title = _('Inventory Order')

    def __call__(self):
        context = self.context
        portal = self.portal
        setup = portal.bika_setup
        # Disabling the add new menu item
        context.setConstrainTypesMode(1)
        context.setLocallyAllowedTypes(())
        # Collect general data
        self.orderDate = self.ulocalized_time(context.getOrderDate())
        # self.supplier = context.getsupplier()
        # self.supplier = self.supplier.getFullname() if self.supplier else ''
        self.subtotal = '%.2f' % context.getSubtotal()
        self.vat = '%.2f' % context.getVATAmount()
        self.total = '%.2f' % context.getTotal()
        # Set the title
        self.title = context.Title()
        # Collect order item data
        items = context.order_lineitems
        # products = context.aq_parent.objectValues('Product')
        products = context.get_supplier_products()
        self.items = []
        for item in items:
            prodid = item['Product']
            product = [pro for pro in products if pro.getId() == prodid][0]
            price = float(item['Price'])
            vat = float(item['VAT'])
            qty = item['Quantity']
            stored = item['Stored']
            all_stored = qty == stored
            self.items.append({
		        'title': product.Title(),
		        'description': product.Description(),
		        'unit': product.getUnit(),
		        'price': price,
		        'vat': '%s%%' % vat,
		        'quantity': qty,
		        'totalprice': '%.2f' % (price * qty),
                'prodid': prodid,
                'stored': stored,
                'all_stored': all_stored,
		    })
        self.items = sorted(self.items, key = itemgetter('title'))
        # Render the template
        return self.template()

    def getPreferredCurrencyAbreviation(self):
        return self.context.bika_setup.getCurrency()

class EditView(BrowserView):

    template = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/order_edit.pt')
    field = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/row_field.pt')

    def __call__(self):
        portal = self.portal
        request = self.request
        context = self.context
        setup = portal.bika_setup
        catalog = getToolByName(context, 'bika_setup_catalog')
        brains = catalog(portal_type='Product', inactive_state='active')
        # Allow adding items to this context
        context.setConstrainTypesMode(0)
        # Collect the products
        #products = context.aq_parent.objectValues('Product')
        products = context.get_supplier_products()
        # Handle for submission and regular request
    	if 'submit' in request:
            portal_factory = getToolByName(context, 'portal_factory')
            context = portal_factory.doCreate(context, context.id)
            context.processForm()
            # Clear the old line items
            context.order_lineitems = []
            # Process the order item data
            data = []
            for e in request.form.items():
                if e[0].startswith('product_'):
                    data.append(e)
            data.sort(key=lambda tup: tup[0])

            for prodid, qty in data:
                prodid = prodid.replace('product_', '')
                product = [pro for pro in products if pro.getId() == prodid][0]
                context.order_lineitems.append(
                        {'Product': prodid,
                         'Quantity': int(qty),
                         'Stored': 0,
                         'Price': product.getPrice(),
                         'VAT': product.getVAT()})

            # Redirect to the list of orders
            obj_url = context.absolute_url_path()
            request.response.redirect(obj_url)
            return
        else:
            self.orderDate = context.Schema()['OrderDate']
            self.subtotal = '%.2f' % context.getSubtotal()
            self.vat = '%.2f' % context.getVATAmount()
            self.total = '%.2f' % context.getTotal()
            # Prepare the products
            items = context.order_lineitems
            self.products = []
            products = sorted(products, key = methodcaller('Title'))
            for product in products:
                item = [o for o in items if o['Product'] == product.getId()]
                quantity = item[0]['Quantity'] if len(item) > 0 else 0
                self.products.append({
                    'id': product.getId(),
                    'title': product.Title(),
                    'description': product.Description(),
                    'unit': product.getUnit(),
                    'price': product.getPrice(),
                    'vat': '%s%%' % product.getVAT(),
                    'quantity': quantity,
                    'total': (float(product.getPrice()) * float(quantity)),
                })
            # Render the template
            return self.template()

    def getPreferredCurrencyAbreviation(self):
        return self.context.bika_setup.getCurrency()

class PrintView(OrderView):

    template = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/order_print.pt')
    view_template = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/order_view.pt')

    def __call__(self):
        context = self.context
        self.orderDate = context.getOrderDate()
        products = context.aq_parent.objectValues('Product')
        items = context.order_lineitems
        self.items = []
        for item in items:
            prodid = item['Product']
            product = [pro for pro in products if pro.getId() == prodid][0]
            price = float(item['Price'])
            vat = float(item['VAT'])
            qty = item['Quantity']
            self.items.append({
                'title': product.Title(),
                'description': product.Description(),
                'unit': product.getUnit(),
                'price': price,
                'vat': '%s%%' % vat,
                'quantity': qty,
                'totalprice': '%.2f' % (price * qty)
            })
        self.items = sorted(self.items, key = itemgetter('title'))
        self.subtotal = '%.2f' % context.getSubtotal()
        self.vat = '%.2f' % context.getVATAmount()
        self.total = '%.2f' % context.getTotal()
        self.supplier = self._supplier_data()
        return self.template()

    def _supplier_data(self):
        data = {}
        supplier = self.context.aq_parent
        if supplier:
            data['obj'] = supplier
            data['id'] = supplier.id
            data['title'] = supplier.Title()
            data['url'] = supplier.absolute_url()
            data['name'] = to_utf8(supplier.getName())
            data['phone'] = to_utf8(supplier.getPhone())
            data['fax'] = to_utf8(supplier.getFax())

            supplier_address = supplier.getPostalAddress()
            if supplier_address:
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                _list = ["<div>%s</div>" % supplier_address.get(v) for v in _keys
                         if supplier_address.get(v)]
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            else:
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            data['email'] = to_utf8(supplier.getEmailAddress())
        return data

    def getPreferredCurrencyAbreviation(self):
        return self.context.bika_setup.getCurrency()

class OrderStore(BrowserView):

    def __call__(self):
        portal = self.portal
        request = self.request
        context = self.context
        setup = portal.bika_setup
        # Allow adding items to this context
        context.setConstrainTypesMode(0)
        bsc = getToolByName(self.context, 'bika_setup_catalog')
        catalog = [pi.getObject() for pi in bsc(portal_type='StockItem')]
        # Remaining stock items of this order
        stockitems = [pi for pi in catalog \
                            if (pi.getOrderId() == self.context.getId() and
                                pi.getIsStored() == False)]
        # Organize items as per their product
        products_dict = {}
        for pi in stockitems:
            product_id = pi.getProduct().getId()
            if not product_id in products_dict:
                products_dict[product_id] = []
            products_dict[product_id].append(pi)

        # Product names against their IDs used for error messages
        product_names = {}
        # products = context.aq_parent.objectValues('Product')
        products = context.get_supplier_products()
        for pr in products:
            product_names[pr.getId()] = pr.Title()

        if not 'submit' in request:
            request.response.redirect(context.absolute_url_path())
            return
        # Process form inputs
        portal_factory = getToolByName(context, 'portal_factory')
        context = portal_factory.doCreate(context, context.id)
        context.processForm()

        index = 0
        for name, _ in sorted(request.form.iteritems(), key=lambda (k, v): (k, v)):
            if not name.startswith('storage-'):
                continue
            if 'StorageInventory_uid' in request.form:
                if isinstance(request.form['StorageInventory_uid'], list):
                    uid = request.form['StorageInventory_uid'][index]
                else:
                    uid = request.form['StorageInventory_uid']
            if not uid:
                continue
            index += 1
            containers = [c.getObject() for c in bsc(portal_type='StorageInventory', UID=uid)]
            container = containers[0] if containers else None
            if not container:
                continue
            child_container = [cc.getObject() for cc in bsc(portal_type='StorageInventory',
                                                            getUnitID=container.getId())
                                              if not cc.getObject().getIsOccupied()]

            product_id = name.lstrip('storage-')
            product_name = product_names[product_id]
            # Get available storage levels under parent
            hierarchy = request.form[name]

            stockitems = products_dict[product_id]
            # Get number of items to store
            nid = 'number-' + product_id
            if nid in request.form and request.form[nid]:
                number = int(request.form[nid])
            else:
                continue
            # Validate number and storage levels
            if number < 1:
                continue
            message = ''
            if number > len(stockitems):
                message = _('Number entered for ' + product_name + ' is invalid.')
            if not child_container:
                message = 'Storage level is required. Please correct.'
            if number > len(child_container):
                message = 'The number entered for %s is %d but the ' \
                          'storage level ( %s ) only has %d spaces.' % (
                             product_name, number, hierarchy, len(child_container))
            if message:
                self.context.plone_utils.addPortalMessage(_(message), 'error')
                continue

            # Store stock items in available levels
            stockitems = stockitems[:number]
            for i, pi in enumerate(stockitems):
                position = child_container[i]
                pi.setStorageLevelID(position.getId())
                pi.setIsStored(True)
                # set inventory stock item position
                position.setISID(pi.getId())
                position.setIsOccupied(True)
                # Decrement number of available children of parent
                nac = position.aq_parent.getNumberOfAvailableChildren()
                position.aq_parent.setNumberOfAvailableChildren(nac - 1)
                position.reindexObject(idxs=["getISID"])
                # Increment number of items stored in Order view
                for lineitem in self.context.order_lineitems:
                    if lineitem['Product'] == product_id:
                        lineitem['Stored'] += 1
        request.response.redirect(context.absolute_url_path())
        return

class OrderPathBarViewlet(ViewletBase):
    """Viewlet for overriding breadcrumbs in Order View"""

    index = ViewPageTemplateFile('templates/path_bar.pt')

    def update(self):
        super(OrderPathBarViewlet, self).update()
        self.is_rtl = self.portal_state.is_rtl()
        breadcrumbs = getMultiAdapter((self.context, self.request),
                                      name='breadcrumbs_view').breadcrumbs()
        breadcrumbs[2]['absolute_url'] += '/orders'
        self.breadcrumbs = breadcrumbs

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Q: C++: access to container of shared_ptr should return raw or shared ptr? If I use a container of shared_ptrs and explicitely allow access to its elements, should I return shared_ptrs or raw pointers if I intend the container to be the one responsible for "cleaning up"?
class Container
{
private:
    std:vector<shared_ptr<Foo> > foo_ptrs;

public:
    shared_ptr<Foo> operator[](std::size_t index) const {}; // or
    Foo* operator[](std::size_t index) const {};
};

Is there a reason to return shared_ptrs in such a situation, or are raw pointers OK?
Greets!

A: You should return a shared_ptr if you want to continue to use the object without worrying about the container element being erased.
Otherwise, you can wind up with an orphaned raw pointer, after some other container user either cleans up the container or erases your referenced element.

A: return a reference
Only return a shared_ptr if you intend the accessors to share in the lifetime management.  That is a valid design but as you said Container is solely responsible for the cleanup.  shared_ptr is just an implementation detail of Containter, that fact that there is a vector of shared_ptrs used to implement the container shouldn't be exposed through the interface.
Don't return a pointer unless it make sense to get a NULL from Container.  Usually it does not.  All the user wants is access to the i-th element of the container and a reference does that perfectly.
What you really want is a std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Foo>>.  Container is the one managing the memory and says so in member declaration.  Everyone else has no business knowing the implementation.
Take a look at Boost.Pointainers if you're unwilling or unable to  use C++0x.

A: What you probably "should" return in this case is a boost::weak_ptr<>, which give you the semantics you are describing (where the container maintains ownership, the object can still be deleted after the external reference is given out, and you can safely discover if the object is still valid on external usage). Of course that requires using boost::shared_ptr<> I think, so it may not be applicable for your situation.
Hope that helps, even if it may not be feasible for you to use.

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In rural areas, where the majority of the world's poor live, limited access to transport is a key challenge to eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable economic development.
Around 450 million people in Africa – or more than 70 percent of its total rural population – are estimated to have been left unconnected due to missing transport infrastructure and systems.
In urban areas, where an additional two billion people are expected to be living in cities by 2045, the growth in population is far outstripping the growth in public transport.
The lack of access to transport services has disproportionately negative impacts on specific groups like women and girls. For example, 6 in 10 women in major Latin American cities report they've been physically harassed while using transport systems.
The universal access objective aims to "ensure for all equitable access to economic and social opportunities by 2030." Equity and inclusivity are at the heart of Universal Access.
Attainment of SDG target 11.2, by focusing on urban access, and SDG target 9.1, by focusing on rural access, should be the main targets (to be achieved by 2030) for the Universal Access objective. While both SDGs acknowledge that transport should "leave no one behind," there is no internationally quantified target for this objective.
SDG 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, including regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.
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The concept of Universal Access features directly in two of the Sustainable Development Goal targets.


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Left to right: Mary Pierre-Wade, David Weiner, the Right Honourable Joe Clark, Andie Daponte and Tara Bickis
The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 PAFSO Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards presented on June 8 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa.
MARY PIERRE-WADE
At our NATO mission, Mary Pierre-Wade spearheads Canada's Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to ensure that women's participation and the rights of women and girls are reflected in NATO Policy. She was a key mover in North Atlantic Council's review of NATO's implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Action Plan, identifying progress and deficiencies in NATO's gender literacy and the presence of women in leadership. She worked with the Secretary General's office to maximise the review's impact, resulting in renewed efforts to address gender in human resource development and integrate gender perspectives in policy development and intelligence analysis. Mary organized meetings of the Group of Friends of Resolution1325 to broaden awareness of the differential effects of conflict on women and girls, including the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, and led social media events on the Women, Peace and Security agenda. For her determined support of Canada's Women, Peace and Security agenda Mary Pierre-Wade, is awarded the 2017 Award.
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Trade Commissioner David Weiner has achieved outstanding commercial successes for Canada.
In Detroit he reinvigorated the Canada US Business Association, a powerful voice for cross-border trade. He replicated this in Dallas, forming the Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce. Canadian businesses call his achievements the "Texas Turnaround". Upon hearing Ford Motor Company might expand its Oakville Assembly Complex, David brought together Canadian Ministers and Ford's CEO and introduced innovative Canadian automotive suppliers to Ford's Global R&D centre. Ford subsequently invested $716 million, securing 2,800 jobs. David's Detroit team serviced 50 such investments. In Dallas, David played a critical role in facilitating Bell Helicopter's decision to produce the new Jet Ranger 505 helicopter in Mirabel, Quebec, a $45 million investment creating 100 jobs. His teams are inspired by his competence, accessibility and dedication. For significantly advancing Canada's commercial interests, David Weiner, innovator, leader and mentor, is awarded the 2017 Award.
ANDIE DAPONTE
Canada dramatically increased its Syrian refugee target in October 2015. Refugee Unit Manager Andie DaPonte's expert knowledge of Turkish procedures and excellent relations with officials allowed him to work within parameters not faced elsewhere in the region. He developed a nimble, paperless, processing model to reach the scattered refugees. Closely managing the process, he conducted the resettlement program like a maestro leading a symphony.
A mix of 25,000 government and privately sponsored refugees arrived by February 29, 2016. Now Middle East Refugee Coordinator, Andie orchestrated the efforts of four offices to meet the new challenge of a commitment to 25,000 government assisted refugees by December 2016. Draconian Turkish exit rules imposed following the failed coup threated the program. Andie accelerated processing in other countries and engaged the Turkish authorities. Processing targets were exceeded; Turkish controls eased. Canadian concern for Yazidi survivors saw Andie in Erbil creating a system that extracted 1200 by year's end. For his stellar contribution to the largest annual refugee intake ever (46,300) Andie DaPonte receives the 2017 Award.
TARA BICKIS
Arriving in Quito, Ecuador in 2013 as Management Consular Officer, Tara Bickis identified potential threats, including volcano eruptions and earthquakes. She upgraded the Embassy's emergency readiness, trained staff and dependents, pre-positioned emergency supplies and equipment and established robust relations with Ecuadorian authorities, other embassies and, critically, the large Canadian community. On April 16, 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed 676, and injured over 16,000. Tara and her consular officer arrived at the scene in less than 24 hours. She visited the most affected areas, locating and assisting Canadians and connecting them with worried relatives. She provided compassionate assistance to Canadian families who had lost loved ones. Tara also established a social media link with other embassies that permitted rapid information exchange. For commendable forward planning and outstanding performance in responding to the earthquake of 2016 Tara Bickis is awarded the 2017 Award.
The members of the 2017 Panel of Judges were: Mr. Serge April (Chair),
Ms Anne Arnott, Mr. Yves Brodeur, Dr. Linda Duxbury and Dr. Roland Paris.


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As someone who has attended the annual Family and Youth Conference every year since a child, my feelings and experience with it has evolved each year. From sports day, to inspirational speakers, to the always entertaining talent show, FYC packages an interesting balance between fellowship and spiritual enlightenment. When I was younger, the Family and Youth conference was always the highlight of my summer. I got to hang out with some of my church friends around the diocese for three whole days, I learned how to make countless arts and crafts projects, and I could sing all the praise and worship songs for hours in a day. As I've gotten older, FYC is still the highlight of my summer- but for slightly different reasons: I get to listen to speakers from all around the diocese, meet countless of new people, and, of course, sing praise and worship songs for hours in a day. FYC offers an incomparable experience for all age groups and serves as a spiritual summer cleanse. The main two focuses of the conference, fellowship and praise, are always communicated in different ways to the participants so going every year does not feel overly repetitive. Overall, FYC is an essential part of my summer as it aids in my spiritual growth and brings me closer to my church family.
In terms of curriculum, FYC is not your typical area retreat or conference- it is much more than that. In recent years, the sessions have evolved from simply speakers lecturing for hours, to smaller discussion groups where each group teaches about a topic and discusses it. This type of learning is more hands on and makes the material much more impactful on the participants as they are shifted into this more proactive role.Another recent development at the family and youth conference is the establishment of "super sessions." A day during FYC can seem very scheduled; depending on your age group, there is always some place to be at each time of day. The super sessions consist of three sessions on three different topics which run at the same time. Participants are able to choose which topic interests them most and attend that particular session. This development has allowed for FYC to cover more topics and for participants to hone in on topics that they would like to learn more about. However, my personal favorite spiritual aspect of FYC is the speech given before Holy Confession is offered. Often given by a clergy member, this speech tends to resonate with its listeners the most. This is where the true spiritual cleansing comes into play as the speech often consists of a reminder that we need to be cleansed ever so often to continue a healthy relationship with God through the church. It's this one powerful speech that introduces one of the most sacred sacraments of the church and allows us to experience God's true forgiving nature. To me, FYC has served as an annual spiritual enlightening retreat and leaves me with a rejuvenated mind. While this aspect is an important element in the FYC experience, it goes hand in hand with the essential fellowship which occurs as well.
Fellowship is facilitated in multiple ways throughout the three day conference. The obvious mechanism is the ability to meet and spend time with new people during sessions and free time. It is extremely important that we partake in fellowship activities with people who belong to our church as it builds a support system for us and strengthens our relationship with our church family. Each night, the MGOCSM leaders also host fellowship events for the youth, particularly game nights and various activities which bring the MGOCSM present closer together. Another event which promotes this church fellowship is the sports day where all the participants partake in a variety of field events. It can be compared to one giant picnic with your diocesan church family. By uniting our church members into a family we maximize our presence in this world and develop strength to tackle spiritual challenges as whole.
Overall, I see FYC as an essential component of my summer as it provides spiritual enlightenment and fulfillment. This year, the conference will be held from July 16-19 at The Lancaster Host Resort and Conference center. This year is sure to deliver on all of the vital aspects of FYC and the hard work of the committee members is sure to culminate in a successful conference.


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Hessdalen Lights in Norway have been reported since the 1800's
// January 10th, 2013 // Illusions
Introduction to the Hassdalen Light Phenomenon
The Hessdalen Lights are an earth anomaly (or UFO phenomena, they're tough to classify without knowing exactly what they are) commonly seen in the Hessdalen valley in the central part of Norway. The mysterious lights, typically large, bright white, blue, red, or yellow lights floating above the ground or shooting at amazing speeds through the air, have been witnessed since 1811 or earlier. Interest in the lights picked up in 1981 when residents in the area began to see unknown lights in the valley and in the nearby districts. The lights sometimes remain still and sometimes flash, and can suddenly move at extreme speeds up into the atmosphere or down into the ground, or into one of the many lakes in the area. In addition to lighted orbs, occasionally triangle, pyramid, cylindrical, or oval/disc-shaped objects are reported accompanying the glowing orbs of light. During the early 1980's, the activity became particularly active with 15 to 20 reports a week.
Since 1983 there has been ongoing scientific research called "Project Hessdalen", initiated by Dr. Erling Strand, that seeks to find the source of the mysterious lights. In 1998, the Hessdalen AMS automated scientific research station was built in the valley. Hessdalen AMS registers and records the appearance of lights – and it has been very successful in its endeavor.
Project Hessdalen uses the witness reports and photographic evidence to classify the lights into four different color patterns. White or blue-white lights flying high in the air are common. Yellow lights with a red light on top (sometimes the red light is flashing) are also commonly reported. Yellow or white lights are the most common form reported (and often stand motionless for more than an hour). Also reported are a black objects with a lights attached to their surface. Any of these objects have been reported to move around slowly down in the valley, stop sometimes for minutes, and then start moving again.
In addition to classifying the Hessdalen Lights by color, researchers also classify them into one of six different types: Doublet, fireball, plasma ray, dust cloud, flash, and invisible.
Scientific results from 1984 study
Scientists are unsure what causes the lights. Theories range from combustible or ionized dust in the air, flammable crystals enclosed in plasma, to glowing alien extraterrestrial vehicles. What is certain though, is that the phenomena is real. On January 21, 1984, an extensive field investigation was carried out in the valley by the Ostfold University College. Forty people were included on the team and 53 sightings were reported during the five-week investigation. Here are the results that they reported:
A radar measured the distance and speed of the phenomena. The highest speed recorded was of a light travelling towards north at a speed of over 18,600 miles per hour (30,000 km/h). The radar also captured the phenomena, when they were invisible to the human eye.
A seismograph did not register any local seismic activity. All the recordings registered were from earthquakes from other places around the world. This seems to infer that the phenomena is not related to local seismic activity.
A magnetograph measured the changes in the magnetic field and noted that there were changes in the magnetic field when the phenomena showed up.
A Geiger-counter, which measures nuclear radiation, did not show any change in the counting rate when the phenomena showed up.
A spectrum-analyzer measured all the frequencies between 100 KHz and 1200 MHz, and could distinguish between any disturbances in radio or TV frequencies. There was noise sometimes. The harmonics between noise signals was 80MHz, covering the whole band. The amplitude moved up and down every 2 seconds (a frequency of about 0,5 Hz).
A camera, with a grating in front, showed the distribution of wavelengths of the lights. Three photographs which were good enough to be analyzed were captured.
Their final result reported was most baffling. Before their fieldwork, people had informed the researchers that the "lights" disappeared when a strong spotlight was directed onto the "light". To test this, a He-Ne laser was directed as the glowing orbs. When they sighted a flashing light, they directed the laser beam onto it, and it became a double flashing light. As soon as they moved the beam away, the light returned to a regular flashing light again. When they directed the beam onto it again, it started double flashing once more. These results were repeated multiple times.
Sample Hessdalen sightings
In 1997, Hessdalen valley resident Harald Dale and his sons reported their sighting of the Hessdalen Lights:
"Harald and his family were camping at Bjarne Lillevold's a mountain farm in Finnsådalen, between Vårhuskjølen and Finnsåhøgda. Harald went out to brush his teeth at half past six in the evening. Han went out the door at the eastern part of the cottage. It was dark outside and the weather was clear. Through the birch woods, he see three lights towards the north, in the direction of the towns of Morkavollen and Haltdalen. The three lights are fixed in a triangular form, two light down and one up. The intensity of the lights changed from strong to weak, to strong, to weak, and so on, all the time. The three lights floated a little bit together each time the intensity became stronger. The color of the lights were red-yellow, and no contours could be seen. Hans went in to get the boys, and went up on the roof with binoculars. Some minutes later the lights become fainter and disappeared"
Akhtar and Andreas Olsen reported seeing a pyramid shaped object:
"At 9.15 AM Andreas suddenly saw a strong light slightly to the left of the peak of Morkvollhogda. The light seemed to come from the point where "the mountain met the sky". Both Akhtar and Andreas first assumed that it was the moon coming up over the mountaintop, but they soon realized that they had observed the moon much further to the east earlier in the evening, and this light was much more intense than the light reflected from the moon. Akhtar pointed a hand light with a red filter against the phenomenon, while Akhtar shot a series of pictures. The light started to move up and down "like a yo-yo". The light had the shape of a pyramid, emitting an intense light. Each time the "pyramid" went down under the horizon (the mountain top) they could see a beam of light coming up from behind the mountain, from the point where "the pyramid" had disappeared. This repeated itself several times before the light went down for the last time and "went out". The observation lasted for 15 – 30 seconds."
Bjarne Lillevold reported his sighting that took place in 2003.
"Bjarne was sitting in his sitting-room, watching TV. The TV is located close to a large window, which is facing north. Suddenly saw Bjarne a big light outside the window, up the hillside. He went out on his yard, just north of his house. The light could not have been more than 200 meters away from him. It was located north of the measurement station (AMS). Bjarne said that the light was strong, red and as big as the moon. It was rolling around its middle, just like a wheel is rolling. It moved slowly towards south, towards the AMS. When Bjarne reached the main road, the light changed, from south to north. It was approx 150 meters from the station when this happened. The rolling stopped and it moved towards north and disappeared behind some trees in the north."
As stated earlier, sightings were frequent during the 1980's and 1990's. Today the activity has slowed but a couple of sightings each month is still common. The lights are mostly visible in the autumn, winter, and spring.
Project Hessdalen describes the area and where it is located:
"Project Hessdalen acquired its name from the small valley of Hessdalen, which is situated just north-north-west of the town of Roeros in Norway. If you travel 40 km north on Route 30, from Roeros towards the city of Trondheim, you come to the small village of Aalen. From there the road leads to Hessdalen. The valley is about 15 km long in a north-south direction. There are mountains in the east, Rognefjell in the northern part, then Stordalshogda and further south lies Ratvollfjellet. These mountains are between 917 and 995 meters above sea level. In the west, lies the mountain of Finnsaahoegda in the north, then Fjellbekkhogda, Baatjornhogda, and in the south is the mountain Rohovda. These mountains are between 1063 and 1088 meters above sea level. South of the valley there are two lakes, Herssjoen in the east and Oyungen in the west. Most of the 170 inhabitants live close to the road, about 700 meters above sea level."
Hessdalen photos and videos
Below is a photo montage of pictures of the Hessdalen Lights.
Below is a documentary, about the Hessdalen Lights.
The Hessdalen Lights Phenomenon–Documentary
The following are videos of the Hessdalen Lights.
The Hessdalen Lights in Norway
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Hello everyone, hope you had a good week and are set for the weekend.
A few mid month reminders, there is still almost two weeks to enter our May challenge 'Medals and Monarchs', I think we scared some of your with this one, but honestly it's not as bad as it fist seems and there are so many possibilities. Although the DT have all used patriotic colours, it could equally be a celebration of your own Countries participation in the upcoming Olympics and your own flag colours, or a prettily coloured image of perhaps a Queen or Princess. I do hope you will join in the fun, as you can see in the post below the prize is as awesome as ever.
This Saturday Michelle from Stix 2 will be demoing in store 10am through 4pm, you will be surprised how many fabulous products they sell. Michelle will show you some inspirational ways of using them so I hope you will be able to pop in for a coffee, browse the store and see what Michelle is up to.
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Also new in are clear stamp sets from Inky Antics here, along with new dies from Doo Hickey and Marianne Designs which you will find in the same place. There are also some sample cards made with the Inky Antics on the gallery here, the gallery is constantly being updated so you might need to scroll down a page or two.
Hope you have a good weekend whatever you have planned.
Hello Peeps, how you all doing ? Are you ready for a new challenge ?
The theme offers so many options, you can go very patriotic, or use loads of 'diamonds' on your work or use the opportunity to celebrate your Countries involvement in the Olympics using your own traditional colours.
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Pictured here is a group connected to the Lacombe-based Dementia Friendly Community Initiative during a visit to the Ellis Bird Farm. photo submitted
Dementia Friendly Community Initiative is having an impact in Lacombe
'Each program has been tailored for all the different needs that individuals with dementia have.'
Mark Weber
Aug. 18, 2022 12:45 p.m.
In an effort to bolster a sense of greater inclusion, a group in Lacombe is aiming to build a more 'dementia-friendly' community.
"The Dementia Friendly Community Initiative started in Lacombe a couple of years ago.
"Really, it was part of my role as a geriatric nurse for the Primary Care Network, to try and get this initiative off the ground," explains Chelsie Toews, who is leading the initiative.
She pointed out that a similar initiative was already up and running in Innisfail – a community that is also part of the Wolf Creek Primary Care Network.
"So we took some learning from them as to how we could get this started in Lacombe," she said.
"Overall, it's something that is an international initiative – dementia has been identified as a major public health concern by the World Health Organization, so there are different strategies that have been implemented in countries around the world.
Here in Alberta, it falls under the Alberta Dementia Strategy Action Plan.
"It calls communities to make a more dementia-friendly environment for individuals living with dementia, and their caregivers or care partners," she said, adding that the New Horizons grant has helped with programming.
Locally, the initiative has teamed up with community partners to plan a range of activities.
Programs run the gamut from Minds in Motion (a combination of physical and cognitive exercises), Music for Dementia and Community Connections to GardenLife, EcoVision (an inter-generation program), the Memory Cafe and Opening Minds Through Art.
"Part of what we needed to do is help local businesses and organizations to understand how to support those with dementia because unfortunately it is highly stigmatized," said Alexandra Seefeldt, a community recreation therapist at the Lacombe Community Health Centre.
"A lot of that is because of a lack of education and a lack of knowing how to approach someone who has dementia."
To that end, an education session for local businesses and organizations has been designed.
"We tailor those sessions specifically to the individual business to help them with what they need to support individuals with dementia in their environments," she said.
Once an organization completes the training, they can advertise that they are a dementia-friendly place for folks here at home.
As to the above programs, Seefeldt said the impact is amazing.
"Music, for example, has huge therapeutic benefits for those living with dementia," she explained.
"One of the main things that we target with that program is to help improve mood, anxiety and/or depression that they may be experiencing."
It's common to see some folks coming to a music session with little expression and without an ability to really engage.
But then the music starts, memories kick in, and smiles and laughs are plentiful.
Essentially, it has to do with where our core memories are kept, she said
"They may not always remember what they did during the program, but they will remember how they felt," she said, adding that the team also provides instruction on how caregivers can implement these strategies at home.
A couple of the programs also take place out at Ellis Bird Farm, and again, the results have been impressive, she said.
"We also just launched the Memory Cafe a few months ago now, which is for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Once a month, people have coffee or tea and just socialize."
In the meantime, both women say they'd like to see more local businesses sign up for the education sessions. "I'd really like to see more businesses and organizations step up with this for sure.
"Ultimately, I think it's important for people to know that with people living dementia – most of them are still living in the community in their own homes, and they are still part of the community," said Toews.
"They just need a little more attention and support to their needs."
For more about the Dementia Friendly Community Initiative, contact Chelsie Toews at chelsie.toews@wcpcn.ca.
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Paisley Pirates v Solway Stingrays
Paisley Pirates play their final match in the West Section of the Stuart Robertson Trophy this Sunday at 5.00pm when they go head to head with Solway Stingrays. They need an unlikely 22 goal margin of victory to catch leaders North Ayr Wild, who have fought out two successive 4-4 draws with Pirates in the last fortnight, but who have a massively superior goal difference.
Pirates face an uphill battle to win by such a margin, but they did manage to beat Kilmarnock Thunder 12-1 last Sunday to show that they are capable of scoring regularly. Head Coach Ian Turley and Coach Adam Walker have been using these games to give players regular ice time but they will nevertheless be looking to give the Pirates' faithful a big win on Sunday. The goals have been shared around the squad in recent games and it is hoped that this trend continues in the weeks and months to come.
The club is back in the community this weekend as they welcome Renfrewshire Raptors to Braehead Arena. The local American Football team is currently on a recruiting drive for new players and Pirates' Off Ice Operations Manager Jackie Turley stepped in to offer the club the opportunity to hand out leaflets to spectators at the match on Sunday. She said, "We're very conscious of our function as a community orientated club and as such we're delighted to help out a fellow voluntary organisation in the hope they can recruit a few more players to their squad. We're acutely aware of the need to have a large number of players within our playing squad and it's therefore great for us to help out where we can."
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Ecuadorian artists also had a great reception among listeners
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The national music also had its space this year. Sophy Mell, Ana Paula, Jhonatan Luna, Daniel Beta, Tres Dedos, Jorge Luis del Hierro are among the most requested.
Ponte pa mí, by Sophy Mell and Jowell & Randy, was the national song most listened to in the country in 2018, according to the data that Charts Ecuador shows based on the audience in radios and the number of reproductions in Spotify and YouTube.
The other four first positions in the list of most talked about topics are for La muy muy, by Jhonatan Luna in collaboration with Ana Paula; Quiero Saber, from Sophy Mell; Te amo para siempre, Jorge Luis del Hierro, and Quedate de solo a sol, Daniel Beta and Sebastian Yatra.
Stresses that some national artists songs sounded in the present were not launched in 2018, but have dragged popularity since last year or much earlier, as is the case of Tu no me perteneces, Juan Fernando Velasco, or Si lo ves, by Ana Paula.
Radio Disney – in a general balance, without a strict order – mentions that the most requested local artists in this year were Toño Navarrete, Jhonatan Luna, Maykel, Marqués, Gianpiero, Mía Orellana, as well as the band Tres Dedos.
In addition, this year veteran artists also had a good production. It is the case of Au-D, with about 45,000 reproductions per month on Spotify, which came with the theme Cero drama; Danilo Parra was present with Play, while the group Kiruba marked their return with Se me fue, in a collaboration with Magic Juan. (E)
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Although her main engine was diesel, the tug was outfitted with a Babcock and Wilcox steam boiler, with a working pressure of 250psi. The boiler supplied steam to oil barges that where fitted with cargo pumps for discharging cargo. She was a single screw tug rated at 800 horsepower.
Her interior joiner work was built of lumber that remained after the construction of J. Piermont Morgan's yacht the Corsair which was built at Bath Iron Works some in 1930. This included mahogany, teak, and other exotic woods. Her wheelhouse and deckhouse was stained and varnished, with a white trim.
In September of 1939, she towed a 250(ft) barge loaded with pontoons from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the waters off of Portsmouth, New Hampshire where the U.S. naval submarine the USS Squalus had sunk, and was subsequently salvaged. Every Spring, she would also tow the five masted barkentine Marsala from Mill Basin in Jamaica Bay, New York to City Island, New York for use as a training ship and would make the return tow every fall.
On February 26th of 1938, Captain Howard L. Wentworth Sr. was on watch aboard the Turecamo Boys when the tug Grace Ann Lee (east bound from the Kill Van Kull to Brooklyn, New York) was involved in a collision with the vessel New York Sludge . The Grace Ann Lee had begun to sink when Captain Wentworth, with two barges on a hawser astern, maneuvered alongside and retrieved the crew of six. He quickly remade his tow alongside and secured his barges at the 35th St. Pier in Brooklyn, and returned to the scene to find the tug John Timmons had moved and secured the Grace Ann Lee at the bulkhead at the Brooklyn Army Navy Terminals.
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USCIS has issued a Notice of Intent to Deny the FCCPT's ability to issue Type I Certificates. FCCPT is understandably ceding to the USCIS' wishes in spite of USCIS outrageous action. The USCIS' actions were done without the advice and consultation of interested stakeholders, such as FSBPT, APTA, CAPTE and the AAIHR. It is unclear if the USCIS has consulted with the US HHS, which it is required to do by statute.
"USCIS' decision was predicated on a number of potential misunderstandings and inaccuracies. USCIS' decision to terminate FCCPT accrediting these international programs is largely based on assumptions around required coursework hours and degree titles. However, the comparison of degree "titles" or credit hours is irrelevant. Titles and credit hours vary by institution."
MU Law is releasing an FAQ shortly.
I currently have a Master's Degree but I am not sure if I have the 202.1 credit hours required. The previous credit hours requirement was at 150 also with a Master's Degree, so I was wondering what entails that additional credits? Does it mean we have to take additional subjects? I hope you can help us with any information because FCCPT doesn't seem to have any idea at the moment. Thank you very much!


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Washington voters trounce hook-&-bullet crowd on behalf of endangered species
November 4, 2015 by Merritt Clifton
Leopard. (Beth Clifton photo)
71% in favor
OLYMPIA––Washington state voters on November 3, 2015 overwhelmingly approved Initiative Measure 1401, introducing state-level felony penalties for the purchase, sale, and/or distribution of products made from elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, sea turtles, pangolins, sharks and rays.
At least 50 individuals have reportedly been apprehended in possession with such contraband in Washington state since 2010, but so far none have been jailed.
Asian rhino. (Trish Conner photo)
Resounding defeat for hunting & gun lobbies
A pre-election Elway poll predicted that I-1401 would pass with 66% of the vote. Within 90 minutes of the Washington polls closing, at 8:00 p.m., I-1401 had secured a commanding lead, and at 10:00 p.m. had won 71% of the votes cast: 632,381 of 891,730 votes total.
Only 259,349 votes were cast in opposition, a resounding defeat for the hook-and-bullet and gun lobbies in a historically pro-hunting and pro-gun state––albeit a state in which voters prohibited hunting pumas and bears with hounds in 1996, the first major defeat of the hunting and gun lobbies by a pro-animal ballot initiative campaign since the passage of a leghold trap ban in Massachusetts in 1930.
Captive tiger. (Beth Clifton photo)
The Humane Society of the U.S., leading the campaign for I-1401, declared victory at 10:21 p.m.
Placed on the Washington ballot through a petition drive funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who reportedly invested $2 million of his own money, I-1401 was endorsed by celebrities including Seattle Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka and wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, and by most of the leading news media in the state, among them the Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune, Everett Herald, Yakima Herald, Vancouver Columbian, and The Olympian.
Steven Hauschka
I-1401 also won the support of virtually the entire Washington state humane community. Perhaps most influentially, however, I-1401 was prominently endorsed by the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, the Seattle Aquarium, and the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, located in Tacoma, also operating the Northwest Trek wildlife park in the foothills of Mount Rainier.
Together the three zoos and two aquariums hosted nearly three million visitors between April 2015, when the I-1401 petition drive began, and election day. As nonprofit institutions closely associated with their respective municipal and county governments, the zoos and aquariums usually steer well clear of political issues. For I-1401, however, they openly campaigned.
Speaking out for sea creatures
Explained the Seattle Aquarium web site, "Sea turtles, sharks and manta rays are the marine species that would be protected by the passage of the initiative. Their populations are in serious decline worldwide; they are being hunted to death.
Participants in ray-killing contest on Chesapeake Bay. (See SHARK & Fish Feel fight "The Battle of the Rays.")
"All seven sea turtle species are endangered, three of them critically so. Hunting and illegal egg collection are a major factor in the decline of these beautiful aquatic creatures..According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a quarter of the world's shark species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing—every year, over 100 million sharks are slaughtered. Many are killed by the cruel practice of finning, where sharks have their fins sliced off while they're alive and are then thrown back into the water where, unable to swim, they slowly die… Over the last decade, a spike in demand for the gills of rays has led to a massive decline in population; up to 50% in some areas. Because the gills fetch a high price in certain markets, the killing continues unabated."
Despite statements against I-1401 issued by many leading pro-hunting and pro-gun organizations, I-1401 met with relatively little organized opposition.
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"Costly pain in the butt"
Perhaps the most influential opponent was longtime Spokane Statesman-Review hunting columnist Rich Landers. Landers objected that I-1401 "will do nothing more than be a costly pain in the butt," because it will "saddle the state's already understaffed and overburdened Fish and Wildlife police with new responsibilities in monitoring the public as well as state ports, shops and restaurants for ivory and other animal parts killed in other parts of the world."
Indeed, budget cuts have reportedly reduced the Washington Fish & Wildlife Department law enforcement team from 165 officers at peak to 127 now.
But Landers' chief objection to I-1401 emerged a few lines later: "There are definite currents of anti-hunting sentiment in this campaign," he perceived, "which further distracts from the real problem: commercialized poaching."
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KnifeRights.org and Ammoland.com argued that I-1401 "will punish law-abiding citizens who own or collect ordinary items, including knives, antiques, artwork, jewelry, firearms and accessories, furniture and many other lawfully owned and obtained items that contain ivory, or any other 'covered animal' part or products."
But as Zusha Elinson of Associated Press explained on election eve, "Antiques over a hundred years old with less than 15% ivory would still be legal to sell," along with "musical instruments if 15% or less of the material was a banned substance, which would, for example, allow the resale of pianos with ivory keys."
Similar legislation pertaining explicitly to ivory is already in effect in California, New Jersey, and New York. Bills introduced in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont in mid-2015 would bring those states' laws into conformity with those of New Jersey and New York.
Esmond Martin (GCCI photo)
U.S. ivory traffic
Research by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Brian MacQuarrie of the Boston Globe earlier in 2015 found significant commerce in improperly identified "antique" ivory in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, South Florida, and Boston metropolitan areas.
The IFAW and Boston Globe findings followed up on the 2008 landmark report Ivory Markets in the USA, by Esmond Martin and Daniel Stiles, of the Kenya-based organization Save The Elephants, published in partnership with Care for the Wild International.
Martin, a geographer, and Stiles, an anthropologist, had earlier produced comprehensive reports on the ivory traffic in Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Europe.
Daniel Stiles (Twitter photo)
In each report Martin and Stiles inventoried and documented all the ivory items they found offered for sale in examples of every type of retail outlet that might stock ivory. In the U.S., ivory dominoes, piano keys, and guitar picks attracted their notice, as well as the ornate carvings that are most often associated with antique and therefore legal uses of ivory.
Under the African Elephant Conservation Act, passed by Congress in 1988, legal ivory imports into the U.S. are limited to items at least a century old, trophy tusks from the few African nations where elephants are not considered endangered, and tusks collected before the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species was ratified in July 1975.
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U.S. is 2nd largest ivory market
Seemingly narrow as those restrictions are, "Over 40,000 worked ivory items, excluding personal effects, entered the U.S. legally from 1995 to 2007, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service," Martin and Stiles found.
Their coast-to-coast survey of 16 U.S. communities discovered 24,004 ivory items available at 657 outlets, "most of which probably were legally for sale."
The U.S., Martin and Stiles concluded, "appears to have the second largest ivory retail market in the world after China/Hong Kong, as determined by the number of items offered for sale."
Martin and Stiles believed that up to a third of the ivory they saw in the U.S. was illegally imported."
Paul Allen, who bankrolled the I-1401 campaign from inception, "is best known for supporting scientific research and civic and arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest," profiled Seattle Times science reporter Sandi Doughton in August 2013. "But over the past several years, Allen also has been quietly bankrolling a range of wildlife-conservation projects in Africa.
Green sea turtles.
(Faye McBride photo)
"Allen owns three tourist lodges in Africa," Doughton wrote, "including one in Botswana's Okavongo Delta, that collectively host about 6,000 visitors a year. Since 2008, Allen and his foundation have donated nearly $10 million to African charities and projects. Most of the money went to wildlife conservation projects, like protecting lions in the deserts of Namibia and developing a migratory corridor for elephants in Tanzania.
African wild dogs (PaintedDog.org)
"His largest African grant, $3 million," Doughton reported, "was for analyzing the scent markers left by wild dogs, with the hope of developing chemical mimics that could be used to steer the animals away from human settlements."
Doughton profiled Allen soon after his foundation granted $1 million to the Jane Goodall Institute to do a population survey of Grauer's gorilla in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"With a fortune estimated at $17.4 billion," Doughton finished, "Allen is 53rd on Forbes' list of the world's richest people. In 2012, he ranked fourth on the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of America's most generous donors."
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Shame on the hunting lobby for supporting the trade in endangered species. While most Americans may waffle when it comes to shooting native wildlife such as deer and squirrels, they're overwhelmingly appalled when it comes to gunning down charismatic, rare animals such as elephants and tigers.
The hunting lobby should have realized this long ago, and if they hadn't, the whole Cecil the lion debacle should have shown them. Hopefully more Americans will take note of the hunting lobby's more extreme positions such as this, and realize they are not on their side.
Jamaka Petzak says
Huge props to Paul Allen, and to everyone who advocates for the other living beings who share our planet.
I don't "get" why there is any market at all for ivory when there are mimics that do not involve suffering, danger, and death. Personally, I don't even think ivory is attractive aesthetically.


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