(NaturalHealth365) As of February 10, GMO apples are due to hit store shelves in the United States – with a deliberately non-informative label.
The move is not so much a commercial roll-out as a cautious trial balloon – the "non-browning" Artic apple, developed by Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits, will be offered in only 10 selected, unnamed stores across the American Midwest.
So, only tech-savvy customer will be privy to the information. To find out the GM status, consumers will be forced to use a scanner code on the package – which takes them to a website.
The browning of apples is a normal, natural chemical reaction, caused by an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase. With the Arctic apple, the gene for oxidase has been blocked, or "silenced." The apples will be sold sliced – presumably to showcase their lack of oxidation.
GMOs have been linked to infertility, immune system problems, accelerated aging, and changes in the gastrointestinal system – to name just a few of the dangers. According to The Institute for Responsible Technology, a consumer advocate group, FDA scientists have repeatedly warned that GM foods can produce 'unpredictable and dangerous consequences,' with the creation of new proteins in GM foods triggering allergies, nutritional problems – and new diseases.
Some natural health advocates have theorized that this limited sale of GM apples is an experiment on the human population – designed by the powers that be – to see if and when adverse reactions occur.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the Arctic apple in February of last year, claiming it was unlikely to pose a plant pest risk to other plants in the U.S., and would not have a significant impact on the human environment. Within weeks, Canada followed suit, with Health Canada claiming that there was no evidence that the apple would affect allergies, or that its nutritional content differed from any other conventional apple.
The FDA is not required to approve genetically engineered crops for consumption. However, there is a voluntary safety review process – which Okanagan chose to have the apple undergo.
The U.S. Apple Association has taken a neutral stance, saying that consumers deserve a choice, and that ultimately the marketplace will decide if there is a demand for non-browning apples.
But environmentalists and GM opponents – such as Tony Beck of the Society for GE Free BC — beg to differ.
Beck notes concerns by scientists of "serious health and environmental concerns about GMO crops," and warns of the possibility of contamination from the GM apple, with new generations cross-pollinating with conventional apples.
Although Carter dismisses these concerns as "pseudoscience" and "paranoia," it is clear that a vast majority of the public remains concerned about genetically modified foods. In a poll commissioned by the British Columbia Fruit Grower's Association, 69 percent opposed approval of the GM apple.
And, the Canadian Bio-Technology Action Network – which represents 17 different advocacy groups concerned about GMOs in foods – took their objections on the road, visiting 32 communities across British Columbia and Alberta to speak out against the Arctic apple.
In a way, the "Arctic apple" name is fitting, with natural health advocates and environmentalists maintaining that it will be a bitterly cold day down below before they eat – or accept – this harmful food product.
Meanwhile, the U.S. debut of the Arctic Golden Delicious apple is on its way. Let the buyer beware.


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Ontario Declares Second State of Emergency
As a result of COVID-19 cases doubling in the past two weeks and the potential capacity risk to Ontario's health care system, the Government of Ontario is declaring another provincial emergency and imposing a stay-at-home order effective Thursday, January 14, 2021at 12:01 a.m.
While all the details have not been finalized, some of the "additional public health restrictions" over and above those introduced in the Provincewide Shutdown include;
Individuals are required to wear a mask or face covering in the indoor areas of businesses or organizations that are open.
All non-essential retail stores, including hardware stores, alcohol retailers, and those offering curbside pickup or delivery, must open no earlier than 7 a.m. and close no later than 8 p.m.
Ontario will be placed under a stay-at-home order, which will require everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy; accessing health-care services; exercising; or doing essential work
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On your arrival at Trichy airport you will be met by our representative who will give you a warm welcome and then he will introduce your driver to you. Then take a drive to Chennai. On reaching check in at the hotel and relax. Later in the evening you can visit Kapaleshwara Temple and Parthasarathy Temple. Overnight stay in Chennai.
Post breakfast drive to Tirupathi. Here visit Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple and Alamelu Mangai Thayar Temple. Stay overnight in Tirupathi.
Head towards Thiruvanamalai. Enroute visit Vellor Golden Temple. On reaching Thiruvanamalai check in at the hotel and relax. Later in the evening you can visit Annamalaiyar Temple, which is one of the Pancha Bhootha Stalam. Stay overnight in Thiruvanamalai.
Post breakfast drive to Salem. Enroute visit Valapadi Madurai Veeran. After your prayers move to Salem for night stay.
Proceed to Chinnamalai after your breakfast. Here visit Chinnamalai Murugan Temple, after your prayers drive to Namakkal. On reaching Namakkal check in at the hotel and relax. Later in the evening you can visit Anjanayar Temple. Stay overnight in Namakkal.
Take an early drive to Thuraiyur. Here visit Atali Vanathaai Temple (Kombakadu – Thuraiyur) and later move to Tittagudi. Here do the prayers in Kula Deivam Temple Muthaiya Swamy. Later drive to Chidambaram for night stay.
Make a visit to Chidambaram Thillai Nayataja Temple and then drive to Vadalur. Here visit Maruthur Vallalar Nyanasabai, Siddhi Valagam. Later drive to Velankanni. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay in Velankanni.
Make a visit to Our Lady of Good Health and after your prayers drive to Trichy. On reaching check in at the hotel and relax. Later in the evening either you can visit Sri Rangam & Uchi Pillaiyar Temple or spend the day for shopping. Overnight stay in Trichy.
Today as per your flight schedule you will be transferred to Trichy airport to take your flight to onwards journey. Return back home with fond memories.


Chill out to NABOWA's "PARK ON MARS" from album "DUSK"
Kyoto-based instrumental band NABOWA will celebrate their 15th anniversary this year and also release sixth album DUSK on April 24! Its been revealed that the mastering will be handled by Grammy-nominated mixer Daddy Kev who has worked with artists such as Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat.
You can already now listen to the third track PARK ON MARS on Spotify and Apple Music, or even better, download it for free on their website!
The song itself gives us coffee shop vibes and sounds like the kind of music you would hear while dining at a high-end restaurant. Its jazzy vibe is instantly recognizable with the style of drumming, guitar and bass playing. The anomaly is the violin that plays the melody line with the other instruments, matching up brilliantly with their playstyles.
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La Casa de Isaac Benarroch es un edificio de estilo clasicista de la ciudad española de Melilla. Está situado en el Ensanche Modernista, en La Avenidaque forma parte del conjunto Histórico de Melilla, Bien de Interés Cultural .

Historia
Fue construido en 1910 según proyecto de Eusebio Redondo para Isaac Benarroch

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Consta de planta baja y otras dos sobre esta, más los cuartos de la azotea. Está construido con paredes de mampostería de piedra local y ladrillo macizo, con bovedillas de ladrillo macizo, para los techos, materiales muy humildes.

Sus fachadas constan de unos bajos reformados, con molduras, una planta principal con ventanas recercadas con frontones triangulares sobre sus dinteles y balcones, y una primera planta con ventanas recercadas y balcones. Unas pilastras limitan el edificio y sus calles laterales.<

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Arquitectura clasicista de Melilla
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enclosing a number of depositions and witnesses to several captures and outrages, committed within and near the limits of the United States by a French privateer belonging to Cape Francois or Monto Christo, called the Vertitude or Fortitude, and commanded by a person of the name of Jordan or Jourdain, and particularly upon an English merchant-ship named the Oracabissa, which he first plundered and then burned, with the rest of her cargo of great value, within the territory of the United States, in the harbor of Charleston, on the 17th of October last; copies of which letter and depositions, and also of several other depositions relative to the same subject
, received from the collector of Charleston, are herewith communicated.
Whenever the channel of diplomatic communication between the United States and France shall be opened, I shall demnand satisfaction for the insult and reparation for the injury.
I have transmitted those papers to Congress, not so much for the purpose of communicating an account of so daring a violation of the territory of the United States, as to show the propriety and necessity of enabling the executive authority of government to take measures for protecting the citizens of the United States, and such foreigners as have a right to enjoy their peace and the protection of their laws within their limits, in that as well as some other harbors which are equally exposed.
SPECIAL MESSAGE.
March 19, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives :
The despatches from the envoys extraordinary of the United States to the French republic, which were mentioned in my message, to both Houses of Congress, of the fifth instant, have been examined and maturely considered.
While I feel a satisfaction in informing you that their exertions for the adjustment of the differences between the two nations have been sincere and unremitted, it is incumbent on me to declare that I perceive no ground of expectation that the objects of their mission can be accomplished on terms compatible with the safety, the honor, or the essential interests of the nation.
This result cannot with justice be attributed to any want of moderation on the part of this government, or to any indisposition to forego secondary interests for the preservation of peace. Knowing it to be my duty, and believing it to be your wish, as well as that of the great body of the people, to avoid by all reasonable concessions any participation in the contentions of Europe, the powers vested in our envoys were commensurate with a liberal and pacific policy and that high confidence which might justly be reposed in the abilities, patriotism, and integrity of the characters to whom the negotiation was committed. After a careful review of the whole subject, with the aid of all the information I have received, I can discern nothing which could have insured or contributed to success that has been omitted on my part, and nothing farther which can be attempted consistently with maxims for which our country has contended at every hazard, and which constitute the basis of our national sovereignty.
Under these circumstances, I cannot forbear to reiterate the recommendations which have been formerly made, and to exhort you to adopt with promptitude, decision, and unanimity, such measures as the ample resources of the country afford for the protection of our seafaring and commercial citizens; for the defence of any exposed portions of our territory; for replenishing our arsenals and establishing foundries and military manufactories; and to provide such efficient revenue as will be necessary to defray extraordinary expenses, and supply the deficiencies which may be occasioned by depredations on our commerce.
The present state of things is so essentially different from that under which instructions were given to the collectors to restrain vessels of the United States from sailing in an armed condition, that the principle on which those orders were issued has ceased to exist. I therefore deem it proper to inform Congress, that I no longer conceive myself justifiable in continuing them, unless in particular cases where there may be reasonable ground of suspicion that such vessels are intended to be employed contrary to law.
In all your proceedings it will be important to manifest a zeal, vigor, and concert in defence of the national rights, proportioned to the danger with which they are threatened.
SECOND ANNUAL ADDRESS.
DECEMBER 8, 1798. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives :
Wale with reverence and resignation we contemplate the dispensations of divine Providence in the alarming and destructive pestilence with which several of our cities and towns have been visited, there is cause for gratitude and mutual congratulations that the nialady has disappeared, and that we are again permitted to assemble in safety at the seat of government for the discharge of our important duties. But when we reflect that this fatal disorder has within a few years made repeated ravages in some of our principal seaports and with increased malignancy -- and when we consider the magnitude of the evils arising from the interruption of public and private business, whereby the national interests are deeply affected, I think it my duty to invite the legislature of the Union to examine the expediency of establishing suitable regulations in aid of the health laws of the respective states; for these being formed on the idea that contagious sickness may
be communicated through the chanels of commerce, there seems to be a necessity that Congress, who alone can regulate trade, should frame a system which, while it may tend to preserve the general health, may be compatible with the interests of commerce and the safety of the revenue.
While we think on this calamity and sympathize with the immediate sufferers, we have abundant reason to present to the Supreme Being our annual oblations of gratitude for a liberal participation in the ordinary blessings of his providence. To the usual subjects of gratitude, I cannot omit to add one of the first importance to our well-being and safety, -I mean that spirit which has arisen in our country against the menace and aggression of a foreign nation. A manly sense of national honor, dignity, and independence has appeared, which, if encouraged and invigorated by every branch of the government, will enable us to view undismayed the enterprises of any foreign power, and become the sure foundation of national prosperity and glory..
The course of the transactions in relation to the United States and France which have come to my knowledge during your recess, will be made the subject of a future communication. That communication will confirm the ultimate failure of the measures which have been taken by the government of the United States towards an amicable adjustment of differences with that power. You will at the same time perceive that the French government appears solicitous to impress the opinion that it is averse to a rupture with this country, and that it has in a qualified manner declared itself willing to receive a minister from the United States for the purpose of restoring a good understanding. It is unfortunate for professions of this kind that they should be expressed in terms which may countenance the inadmissible pretension of a right to prescribe the qualifications which a minister from the United States should possess, and that, while France is asserting the existence of a disposition on her part to conciliate with sincerity the differences which have arisen, the sincerity of a like disposition on the part of the United States, of which so many demonstrative proofs have been given, should even be indirectly questioned. It is also worthy of observation, that the decree of the directory alleged to be intended to restrain the depredations of French cruisers on our commerce, has not given and cannot give, any relief. It enjoins them to conform to all the laws of France relative to cruising and prizes, while these laws are themselves the sources of the depredations of which we have so long, so justly, and so fruitlessly complained.
The law of France, enacted in January last, which subjects to capture and condemnation neutral vessels and their cargoes, if any portion of the latter are of British fabric or produce, although the entire property belong to neutrals, instead of being rescinded, has lately received a confirmation by the failure of a proposition for its repeal While this law, which is an unequivocal act of war on the commerce of the nations it attacks, continues in force, those nations can see in the French government only a power regardless of their essential rights, oftheir independence and sovereignty; and if they posssess the means, they can reconcile nothing with their interest and honor but a firm resistance.
Hitherto, therefore, nothing is discovered in the conduct of France which ought to change or relax our measures of defence. On the contrary, to extend and invigorate them is our true policy. We have no reason to regret that these measures have been thus far adopted and pursued, and in proportion as we enlarge our view of the portentous and incalculable situation of Europe, we shall discover new and cogent motives for the full development of our energies and resources.
But by demonstrating in our conduct that we do not fear war in the necessary protection of our rights and honor, we shall give no room to infer that we abandon the desire for peace. An efficient preparation for war can alone ensure peace. It is peace that we have uniformly and perseveringly cultivated, and harmony between us and France may be restored at her option. But to send another minister without more determinate assurances that he would be received, would be an act of humiliation to which the United States ought not to submit. It must therefore be left with France (if she is indeed desirous of accommodation) to take the requisite steps. The United States will steadily observe the maxims by which they have hitherto been governed. They will respect the sacred rights of embassy. And with a sincere disposition on the part of France to desist from hostilities, to make
reparation for the injuries heretofore inflicted on our commerce, and to do justice in future, there will be no obstacle to the restoration of a friendly intercourse. In making to you this declaration, I give a pledge to France and the world that the executive authority of this country still adheres to the humane and pacific policy which has invasiably, governed its proceedings, in conformity with the wishes of the other branches of the government and of the people of the United States. But considering the late manifestations of her policy towards foreign nations, I deem it a duty deliberately and solemnly to declare my opinion, that whether we negotiate with her or not, vigorous preparations for war will be alike indispensable. These alone will give to us an equal treaty, and ensure its observance.
Among the measures of preparation which appear expedient, I take the liberty to recall your attention to the naval establishment. The beneficial effect of the small naval armament provided under the acts of the last session are known and acknowledged. Perhaps no country ever experienced more sudden and remarkable advantages from any measure of policy than we have derived from the arming for our maritime protection and defence. We ought without loss of time to lay the foundation for an increase of our navy to a size sufficient to guard our coast and protect our trade. Such a naval force as it is doubtless in the power of the United States to create and maintain, would also afford to them the best means of general defence by facilitating the safe transportation of troops and stores to every part of our extensive coast. To accomplish this important object, a prudent foresight requires that systematic measures be adopted for procuring at all times the requisite timber and other supplies. In what manner this shall be done, I leave for your consideration. I will now advert, gentlemen, to some matters of less moment, but
proper to be communicated to the national legislature.
After the Spanish garrisons had evacuated the posts they occupied at the Natchez and Walnut hills, the commissioner of the United States commenced his observations to ascertain the point near the Mississippi which terminated the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude. Thence he proceeded to run the boundary line between the United States and Spain. He was afterwards joined by the Spanish commissioner,
when the work of the former was confirmed, and they proceeded together • to the demarcation of the line. Recent information renders it probable that
southern Indians, either instigated to oppose the demarcation or jealous of the consequences of suffering
white people to run a line over lands to which the Indian title had not been extinguished, have ere this time stopped the progress of the commissioners. And considering the mischiefs which may result from continuing the demarcation in opposition to the will of the Indian tribes, the great expense attending it, and that the boundaries which the commissioners have actually established probably extend at least as far as the Indian title had been extinguished, it will perhaps become expedient and necessary to suspend farther proceedings by recalling our commissioner.
The commissioners appointed in pursuance of the fifth article of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between the United States and His Britannic Majesty, to determine what river was truly intended under the name of the river St. Croix mentioned in the treaty of peace, and forming a part
of the boundary therein described, have finally decided that question. On the 25th of October, they made their declaration that a river called Schoodiac,
which falls into Passamaquoddy Bay at its northwestern quarter, was the true St. Croix intended in the treaty of peace, as far as its great fork, where one of its streams comes from the westward and the other from the northward, and that the latter stream is the continuation of the St. Croix to its source. This decision, it is understood, will preclude all contention among individual claimants, as it seems that the Schoodiac and its northern branch bound the grants of land which have been made by the respective adjoining governments. A subordinate question, however, it has been suggested, still remains to be determined. Between the mouth of the St. Croix as now settled and what is usually called the Bay of Fundy, lie a number of valuable islands. The commissioners have not continued the boundary line through any channel of these islands, and unless the Bay of Passamaquoddy be a part of the Bay of Fundy, this farther adjustment of boundary will
be necessary. But it is apprehended that this will not be a matter of any difficulty,
Such progress has been made in the examination and decision of cases of captures and condemnations of American vessels which were the subject of the seventh article of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between the United States and Great Britain, that it is supposed the commissioners will be able to bring their business to a conclusion in August of the ensuing year.
The commissioners acting under the twenty-fifth article of the treaty between the United States and Spain, have adjusted most of the claims of our citizens for losses sustained in consequence of their vessels and cargoes hav. ing been taken by the subjects of His Catholic Majesty during the late war between France and Spain.
Various circumstances have occurred to delay the execution of the law for augmenting the military establishment; among these, the desire of obtaining the fullest information to direct the best selection of officers. As this object will not be speedily accomplished, it is expected that the raising and organizing of the troops will proceed without obstacle and with effect. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives :
I have directed an estimate of the appropriations which will be necessary for the service of the ensuing year to be laid before you, accompanied with a view of the public receipts and expenditures to a recent period. It will afford you satisfaction to infer the great extent and solidity of the public resources from the prosperous state of the finances, notwithstanding the unexampled embarrassments which have attended commerce.
When you reflect on the conspicuous examples of patriotism and liberality which have been exhibited by our mercantile fellow citizens, and how great a portion of the public resources depends on their enterprise, you will naturally consider whether their convenience cannot be promoted and reconciled with the security of the revenue by a revision of the system by which the collection is at present regulated.
During your recess, measures have been steadily pursued for effecting the valuations and returns directed by the act of the last session, preliminary to the assessment and collection of a direct tax. No other delays or obstacles have been experienced, except such as were expected to arise from the great extent of our country and the magnitude and novelty of the operation, and enough has been accomplished to assure a fulfilment of the views of the legislature,


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Robert Remez, professor of psychology, joined the faculty of Barnard in 1980. His teaching focuses on the relationships among perception, cognition and language. Since 1985, Professor Remez's research has been supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders under the project "Sensory and Perceptual Factors in Spoken Communication." One line of his research examines the perceptual organization of speech and seeks to explain how listeners can follow speech amid the sounds that strike the ear. In a second line of research, he studies the perceptible differences between individual talkers and the phonetic and qualitative aspects of these indexical properties.
Professor Remez is a member of the Board of Directors of Haskins Laboratories. During the 2006-7 academic year, Professor Remez was a Visiting Scholar at the Parmly Hearing Institute in Chicago.
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Chad Johnson signs with Canadian football team
MONTREAL – Former NFL star Chad Johnson is heading to the Canadian Football League.
Chad Johnson signs with Canadian football team MONTREAL – Former NFL star Chad Johnson is heading to the Canadian Football League. Check out this story on zanesvilletimesrecorder.com: http://ohne.ws/QhreBy
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Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson pulls down a pass during minicamp practice with the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes in Vero Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Sam Wolfe)(Photo: SAM WOLFE, AP)
The 36-year-old receiver has signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes.
Johnson attended the Alouettes' mini-camp this week in Florida.
The former Pro Bowler last appeared in an NFL game during the 2011 season with New England.
Johnson, who once changed his last name to Ochocinco, is 30th on the NFL's all-time receiving list with 11,059 yards. He spent most of his NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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December 2, 2018 - Berkeley Belly Bash, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA, 5pm, $20.
This is the only video we have from the very first Shake the Bay in August of 2014. Amberetta's original double sword to "Karakas" by Maduro and drum solo to "Dueling Darbukas" by Raquy and the Cavemen at Shake the Bay in San Francisco, CA.
Amberetta performs her original "Flying Rainbow Unicorn" choreography to "Yearning" by Raul Ferrando as part of Hubba Hubba Revue's FAIRYTALES show on November 13, 2015 at DNA Lounge in San Francisco.
Amberetta performs her original double veil choreography to "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" by Savatage at Underground Nomads in San Francisco, CA on December 22, 2015. A note about the music: This song was originally released on the Savatage album Dead Winter Dead in 1995 as "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)." It was re-released by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which is a side project of several Savatage members, in 1996.
Amberetta performs her original choreography to "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl" by Wet at Underground Nomads on July 21, 2015 in San Francisco, CA.


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It was not the feedback the team of innovators at Bloomberg may have wanted to hear, but according to Jessica Hatch, it was what they needed to hear.
As the COO of Bloomberg's Sell Side Trading division told the TakeOver innovation conference in Toronto on Monday, the team was presenting a few offering — something even more sophisticated than the slew of features and updates the financial information giant rolls out to customers literally every day.
To Hatch, this was an error that should have been caught at the "blueprint stage" of innovation, which she described as a sort of operating agreement between innovation teams and users to allocate responsibilities and work on tasks simultaneously but in harmony. One aspect of that blueprint, she said, should go beyond what startups call a minimum viable product and instead conceive of a minimum commercially viable product — something that will sell.
Creating such a blueprint — and executing it successfully — continues to be a bigger challenge within large enterprises, suggested Roger Chabra, CIO at TribalScale, which produced the TakeOver conference. He discussed at length the two camps of "Team Startup" and "Team Enterprise," noting the latter often paid more to produce lesser results than smaller, more agile firms.
"Can the next Uber be built at GM?" he asked in a panel discussion.
According to Peggy Van De Plassche, general manager at venture capitalist firm Roar Ventures, the answer is likely no. Part of the issue lies in the short-term thinking within larger organizations due to stock market pressures. This makes it difficult for innovation teams to get the "ring fencing" Hatch suggested organizations put in place to ensure they aren't measured by the same things as more regular parts of the company.
Laura Vidal Borrell, global head of marketing for immersive computing at HP, called those who want to work on innovation "beautiful masochists" for the pain they tend to endure.
Those assigned to innovation projects can't necessarily expect everyone to share their excitement, either, said Anshul Srivastav, chief information officer and digital officer at Union Insurance. Employees in large organizations are well aware that sometimes new ideas mean more work on their end.
In her keynote, Hatch said the best way to get started might be doing a bit more work on establishing the right structure within the organization. When she joined Bloomberg, for instance, she said she was working with a very strong team, but they were all acting as generalists.
Be reallocating those responsibilities across three separate roles, Hatch said Bloomberg saw double digit revenue growth from existing clients, while allowing the team to work on a new product that generated "several millions" in its first year.
As innovation projects get underway at Bloomberg now, Hatch said she ensures there is both a project manager and a change manager.


Two of our projects, The Cambridge Arts Theatre and Broadway, Nottingham's Media Centre, have been successful with their application to Arts Council England for capital funding for their redevelopment plans.
Cambridge Arts Theatre will redevelop and extend its current impractical foyer facilities to provide new public entrances, a new box office and significantly extend bar and hospitality spaces. This will greatly increase the Theatre's financial sustainability and resilience and provide an open and welcoming entrance for its audiences.
Funding will improve Broadway's facilities and resources to establish it as the lead centre for creative media in central England. The work will result in more efficient and effective use of Broadway's existing building, focusing primarily on improvements to floor space on its lower ground level.


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Alfred Hitchcock Presents - "The Ikon of Elijah" (1960)
"The Ikon of Elijah" was originally broadcast on 10 January 1960 as part of the fifth season (ep. 16) of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
The episode is based on the 1956 short story contained in the collection The Investigations of Avram Davidson. Davidson is best known for his work in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, but his 200+ published short stories included many mysteries. This volume collects thirteen of his best, most of which appeared in the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine between 1956-86. Two of his crime fiction stories, "The Ikon of Elijah" (in which an antique dealer goes to extreme lengths to obtain a valuable antique) and "Thou Still Unravished Bride" (in which a woman goes missing on her wedding day) were adapted for episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. "The Ikon of Elijah" had also previously been the source of a 1958 episode of the CBC-TV anthology The Unforeseen.
In the summer of 1952, Avram Davidson visited Cyprus when he traveled by ship from Israel to Europe. Cyprus made such a deep impression on him that he used the island as the setting for one of his earliest and eeriest mystery stories, "The Ikon of Elijah". You can read what he says of his visit to Cyprus in the article "Caphtor and Other Places".
Avram Davidson was a Jew, but he shows a very good understanding of Cypriot history, culture and religion in which this story revolves. Pre-partition Nicosia is drawn in vivid detail. He must have spent some time in an Orthodox monastery in order to capture the spirit and piety upon which this story is based. The ending is a nice horrifying surprise that is very Twilight Zonesque and Edgar Allan Poeish. Hitchcock summarizes his story nicely, but the original short story is a must read.
Full Summary (with spoilers):
"The Ikon of Elijah" takes place in Cyprus, where a greedy antiquarian named Carpius vies for possession of a priceless ikon held at the schismatic Old Calendar Greek Orthodox Monastary of Saints Barnabas and Basil. Carpius obtains a copy of the valuable ikon, that of the Prophet Elijah, the most revered ikon of Cyprus dating to the 10th century, and wished to switch it with the original. He goes to the monastery where it is kept feigning a desire to repent of his sins and tries to steal it. He is discovered by a monk whom he then kills. Other monks hear the commotion and capture Carpius. Carpius pleads for forgiveness. The archimandrite tell him that forgiveness is only possible through unceasing prayer. Carpius gets down on his knees and begins to pray before the original ikon of the Prophet Elijah. Behind him the monks lock the door. They want him to pray there for the rest of his life, where he will be provided with food and other necessities by the monks like God through the raven provided for the Prophet Elijah.
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Q: Wrap select with an Oracle function In my mind, I'm writing a function such that calling something like
select get_foo() from dual;

or
select * from table (get_foo);

returns the same result as
select * from foo;

So, I've got a function that compiles...
create or replace function get_foo return sys_refcursor as
  rc_foo sys_refcursor;
begin
  open rc_foo for 'select * from foo';
  return rc_foo;
end;

but select get_foo() from dual returns 1 row.
((ID=1,NAME=Sarah1),(ID=2,NAME=Sarah2),(ID=3,NAME=Sarah3),)

whilst select * from table( get_foo() ) gives me ORA-22905.
How do I change the function definition and/or the call to get the desired outcome?

A: you use a pipelined function.
for example:
SQL> create table foo(id , name) as select rownum, 'Sarah'||rownum from dual connect by level <= 3;

Table created.

SQL> create or replace package pipeline_test
  2  as
  3    type foo_tab is table of foo%rowtype;
  4    function get_foo
  5      return foo_tab PIPELINED;
  6  end;
  7  /

Package created.

SQL> create or replace package body pipeline_test
  2  as
  3    function get_foo
  4      return foo_tab PIPELINED
  5    is
  6      v_rc sys_refcursor;
  7             t_foo foo_tab;
  8
  9    begin
 10      open v_rc for select * from foo;
 11      loop
 12        fetch v_rc bulk collect into t_foo limit 100;
 13        exit when t_foo.count = 0;
 14        for idx in 1..t_foo.count
 15        loop
 16          pipe row(t_foo(idx));
 17        end loop;
 18      end loop;
 19    end;
 20  end;
 21  /

Package body created.

SQL> select * from table(pipeline_test.get_foo());

        ID NAME
---------- ---------------------------------------------
         1 Sarah1
         2 Sarah2
         3 Sarah3

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Owens gets what he wanted
March 17, 2004 12:00 am by Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Terrell Owens can catch passes from Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia instead of just in Hawaii.
Owens got his wish to play for the Eagles, following a settlement reached Tuesday before an arbitrator could rule on the star receiver's case to become a free agent.
"I'm so excited to be here and to play with D-Mac," said Owens, who has played with McNabb in the Pro Bowl three times. "I feel like I fit in real nice here. I'm comfortable with the West Coast offense. The touchdowns I've had in the Pro Bowl, Donovan has thrown them to me.
"That just comes with two athletes going out there and making plays, just chemistry in the making."
The Eagles sent a fifth-round draft pick to Baltimore and defensive end Brandon Whiting to San Francisco.
The Ravens got back the second-round pick they sent to the 49ers for Owens.
"If the arbitrator ruled he was a free agent, he could have gone anywhere. This was the Eagles assuring that he came to them," said Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players' Association.
Owens, who spent eight sometimes controversial seasons with San Francisco, was supposed to become a free agent March 3.
But his agent, David Joseph, failed to file papers voiding the final years of his contract by a Feb. 21 deadline.
The 49ers then dealt the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to the Ravens on March 4, after Owens had agreed to a contract with the Eagles.
Owens protested the trade to the Ravens, refused to show up for a physical and insisted he wanted to play for the Eagles. The union filed a grievance on Owens' behalf to make him a free agent.
"My heart was in Philly," Owens said.


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The Anatomy of Incubi
Here follows the Way whereby Witches copulate with those Devils known as Incubi.
… we will speak first of the matter and quality of the body which the devil assumes.
It must be said that he assumes an aerial body, and that it is in some respects terrestrial, in so far as it has an earthly property through condensation; and this is explained as follows. The air cannot of itself take definite shape, except the shape of some other body in which it is included. And in that case it is not bound by its own limits, but by those of something else; and one part of the air continues into the next part. Therefore he cannot simply assume an aerial body as such.
Know, moreover, that the air is in every way a most changeable and fluid matter: and a sign of this is the fact that when any have tried to cut or pierce with a sword the body assumed by a devil, they have not been able to; for the divided parts of the air at once join together again. From this it follows that air is in itself a very competent matter, but because it cannot take shape unless some other terrestrial matter is joined with it, therefore it is necessary that the air which forms the devil's assumed body should be in some way inspissated, and approach the property of the earth, while still retaining its true property as air. And devils and disembodied spirits can effect this condensation by means of gross vapours raised from the earth, and by collecting them together into shapes in which they abide, not as defilers of them, but only as their motive power which give to that body the formal appearance of life, in very much the same way as the soul informs the body to which it is joined. They are, moreover, in these assumed and shaped bodies like a sailor in a ship which the wind moves.
So when it is asked of what sort is the body assumed by the devil, it is to be said that with regard to its material, it is one thing to speak of the beginning of its assumption, and another thing to speak of its end. For in the beginning it is just air; but in the end it is inspisated air, partaking of some of the properties of the earth. And all this the devils, with God's permission, can do of their own nature; for the spiritual nature is superior to the bodily. Therefore the bodily nature must obey the devils in respect of local motion, though not in respect of the assumption of natural shapes, either accidental or substantial, except in the case of some small creatures (and then only with the help of some other agent, as has been hinted before). But as to local motion, no shape is beyond their power; thus they can move them as they wish, in such circumstances as they will.
From this there may arise an incidental question as to what should be thought when a good or bad Angel performs some of the functions of life by means of true natural bodies, and not in aerial bodies; as in the case of Balaam's ass, through which the Angel spoke, and when the devils take possession of bodies. It is to be said that those bodies are not called assumed, but occupied. See S. Thomas, II. 8, Whether Angels assume bodies. But let us keep strictly to our argument.
In what way is it to be understood that devils talk with witches, see them, hear them, eat with them, and copulate with them? And this is the second part of this first difficulty.
For the first, it is to be said that three things are required for true conversation: namely, lungs to draw in the air; and this is not only for the sake of producing sound, but also to cool the heart; and even mutes have this necessary quality.
Secondly, it is necessary that some percussion be made of a body in the air, as a greater or less sound is made when one beats wood in the airs, or rings a bell. For when a substance that is susceptible to sound is struck by a sound-producing instrument, it gives out a sound according to its size, which is received in the air and multiplied to the ears of the hearer, to whom, if he is far off, it seems to come through space.
Thirdly, a voice is required; and it may be said that what is called Sound in inanimate bodies is called Voice in living bodies. And here the tongue strikes the respirations of air against an instrument or living natural organ provided by God. And this is not a bell, which is called a sound, whereas this is a voice. And this third requisite may clearly be exemplified by the second; and I have set this down that preachers may have a method of teaching the people.
And fourthly, it is necessary that he who forms the voice should mean to express by means of that voice some concept of the mind to someone else, and that he should himself understand what he is saying; and so manage his voice by successively striking his teeth with his tongue in his mouth, by opening and shutting his lips, and by sending the air struck in his mouth into the outer air, that in this way the sound is reproduced in order in the ears of the hearer, who then understands his meaning.
To return to the point. Devils have no lungs or tongue, though they can show the latter, as well as teeth and lips, artificially made according to the condition of their body; therefore they cannot truly and properly speak. But since they have understanding, and when they wish to express their meaning, then, by some disturbance of the air included in their assumed body, not of air breathed in and out as in the case of men, they produce, not voices, but sounds which have some likeness to voices, and send them articulately through the outside air to the ears of the hearer. And that the likeness of a voice can be made without respiration of air is clear from the case of other animals which do not breathe, but are said to made a sound, as do also certain other instruments, as Aristotle says in the de Anima. For certain fishes, when they are caught, suddenly utter a cry outside the water, and die.
– Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger, The Malleus Maleficarum


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Dr Tim Bunjevac
Position: Senior Lecturer, Law
College / Portfolio: Business and Law
School / Department: Graduate School of Business and Law
Email: tim.bunjevac@rmit.edu.au
Dr Bunjevac is a Senior Lecturer in Law.
Tim has more than 15 years of practical experience in a variety of legal, academic and court-related roles. Tim has completed his PhD thesis on the transformation of court governance in Victoria. His published research in this area has been well-received in Australia and internationally. He has also been a barrister and solicitor since 2003 and provided legal advice to public and commercial entities, including ASX listed companies, government agencies and government instrumentalities.
Prior to joining RMIT, Tim was a law lecturer at Victoria University Law School and a legal advisor at the Victorian Department of Justice, where he advised the Attorney-General on policy matters affecting the operations of the courts and tribunals.
Tim has taught a number of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Contracts, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing, and Civil Procedure. In 2008 and 2009, he was also the lecturer of corporate law subjects at LLM level. During this period he published a paper in the Melbourne University Law Review, which critically analyses the regulation of governance of financial markets intermediaries in the USA, EU and Australia during the global financial crisis. He regularly peer-reviews papers in this area and has contributed to public debate on such issues as an expert commentator on ABC Radio and in The Conversation.
Tim also has considerable experience in managing and implementing complex projects involving high-level stakeholders. In 2009, he managed the legislative project that established the mental health court in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria ("the ARC List"), for which he received a Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice and a commendation from the Attorney-General.
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Researcher, Department of Justice
Researcher, Judicial College of Victoria
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Bunjevac, T. (2019). The Transformation of Court Governance in Victoria: Part 2 - Towards a Model Policy Framework for Court Services Victoria In: Journal of Judicial Administration, 28, 169 - 203
Bunjevac, T. (2018). The Transformation of Court Governance in Victoria: Part 1 - Key Concepts and Models In: Journal of Judicial Administration, 28, 69 - 97
Bunjevac, T. (2017). From individual judge to judicial bureaucracy: The emergence of judicial councils and the changing nature of judicial accountability in court administration In: University of New South Wales Law Journal, 40, 806 - 841
Bunjevac, T. (2016). The corporate transformation of the courts: Towards a judicial board of executive directors In: Journal of Judicial Administration, 25, 197 - 211
Bunjevac, T. (2015). Court Services Victoria and the new politics of judicial independence: A critical analysis of the Court Services Victoria Act 2014 (Vic) In: Monash University Law Review, 41, 299 - 328
Bunjevac, T. (2013). Critical reflection and the practice of teaching law In: Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, , 81 - 90
Bunjevac, T. (2011). Court Governance: The challenge of change In: Journal of Judicial Administration, 20, 201 - 224
Bunjevac, T. (2011). Court governance in Context: Beyond independence In: International Journal for Court Administration, 4, 35 - 46


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1. At dawn on 02/01 2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Ram town and stormed a number of homes.
2. At 13:30 and at 20:15, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Al-Issawiya, and conducted a patrol., as clashes took place with citizens as they stormed a number of houses.
At 20:15, the Israeli occupation forces fired sound and tear gas canisters towards the citizens under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones as they stormed and searched a number of homes during their raid into Al-Issawiya village.
At 18:40, the Israeli occupation authorities forced the citizen: Amjad Jaabis, to personally demolish the floor of a building (under construction), and also removed the barbed wire fence surrounding his land located in Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, after notifying him earlier, to avoid paying heavy fines in the case the occupation authorities carry out the demolition process, under the pretext of lack of permission.
RAMALLAH & AL BIREH
Flying Checkpoints
At 18:35, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Al-Taybeh junction (on the Al-Maarajat road connecting the Ramallah and Jericho governorates) to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 23:05, the Israeli occupation forces positioned at a military checkpoints detained the citizen: Akram Mazloum - a resident of Beitunia town.
Settlers Attacks
At 18:55, a group of settlers attacked on the road connecting the villages of Deir Jarir and Kafr Malik, and threw stones at the vehicles of citizens passing through the area, and withdrew at 23:30.
At 00:40, the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Jaba, where clashes took place with citizens as they stormed a home, and detained a citizen.
The detainee in the town of Jaba is: Ahmed Muhammad Hussein Alawneh.
At 00:40, the Israeli occupation forces fired sound and tear gas canisters at the citizens, during their raid into the town of Jaba, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones as they stormed a house.
Military Checkpoints
At 19:50, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their procedures at Tayasir checkpoint, and obstructed traffic.
At 22:00, a group of settlers in the Umm Al-Abar area in the northern Jordan Valley attacked a number of cattle herders while they grazing their cattle.
QALQILIYA
1. At 19:10, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Azzun, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 22:00.
2. At 19:15, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Ezbet El-Tabib, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 22:00.
1. At 21:20, the Israeli occupation forces raided Kafr Laqif village, and patrolled until 22:30.
2. At 22:30, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Sir, and patrolled until 23:10.
3. At 23:45, the Israeli occupation forces raided Qalqilya, and patrolled until 04:15.
1. At 17:35, the Israeli occupation forces positioned at at the "Eyal" crossing, north of Qalqilya detained 2 citizens: Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim Ayyash and Anis Muhammad Izzat Abu Taiba.
2. At 21:00,the Israeli occupation forces positioned, at the entrance to Azzun town detained 2 civilians: Uday Hamza Hussein and Abdul Rahman Nizam Abu Haniyeh - (residents of Azzun town) and confiscated the vehicle they were traveling in.
1. At 16:45,the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of the "Eyal" crossing, north of Qalqilya, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the citizens, under the pretext that they were being thrown with stones.
2. At 16:55, the Israeli occupation forces positioned fired sound and tear gas canisters near the eastern (closed) entrance in the village of Kafr Qaddum at the protesters in protest against the closure of the village entrance, under the pretext that it had been pelted with stones and left sever residents suffocated from tear gas inhalation.
At 21:00, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a private vehicle at the entrance to the town of Azzun, after it arrested 2 citizens who were inside, who are identified as Uday Hamza Hussein and Abdul Rahman Nizam Abu Haniyeh - (residents of Azzun town).
At 15:50, a group of settlers entered the citizens' agricultural lands belonging to the village of Kafr Laqif, which is located along the main road, and withdrew at a later time.
At 12:35 and at 23:10, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at Huwara checkpoint, the procedures were repeatedly tightened , and obstructed traffic.
1. At 18:15, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint in Al-Murabba 'area near the entrance to Tal village, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 18:15, the Israeli occupation forces set up a roadblock near the "Shafi Shimron" settlement junction (on the main road Nablus - Jenin), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 16:15, a group of settlers in the Karama agricultural area of the town of Aqrabah, near the settlement of "Itamar", detained the citizen: Raslan Hanani (a bulldozer driver) - a residents of Beit Furik, while he was in the area, and released him at a later time.
2. At 20:10, a group of settlers came near the main road in the town of Huwara, and threw stones at the vehicles of the citizens passing by.
SALFIT
At 18:15,the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Kafeel Haris, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 21:15.
At 12:40, the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the Zaatarah Junction checkpoint detained 2 citizens Hazem Qassem Ara 'and Shaker Abdul Hafiz al-Amlah ( both are by residents of the town of Qabalan in the Nablus governorate).
House Demolition
On 02. 01. 2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house owned by the citizen: Salim Salameh, in Bidya town, under the pretext that it was not licensed, and that it was located in the area classified (C) under the Israeli control.
At 14:20, a group of settlers came along the bypass road near the settlement of "Brokhin", and threw stones at Palestinian vehicles.
1. At 08:10, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to Jericho city, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 11:25, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the Al-Maarajat road (connecting between Jericho and Ramallah governorates), to search cars and check citizens' identities until 16:45.
3. At 18:25, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Jericho, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 20:30.
1. At 11:35 on 02/01/2021 and again at 07:30 on 03/01/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint near Al-Nashash Junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem) to search cars and check citizens' identities.
2. At 22:15, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Tuqu ', to search cars and check citizens' identities until 23:20.
At 21:00, the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar, where clashes took place with the citizens, detained 2 children, and withdrew at 21:00.
The two detainees in the town of Beit Fajjar are: Hamada Jamal Hassan Taqatqa {16 years old}, and Ammar Mahmoud Thawabata {16 years old}..
At 21:00, the Israeli occupation forces fired sound and tear gas canisters at the citizens during their raid into town of Beit Fajjar, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
1. At 18:30,the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Halhoul town bridge, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 21:20.
2. At 20:30, the Israeli occupation forces set up two checkpoints at the entrance to Sa'ir town and at the Nabi Yunis area junction (on the main road, Hebron - Bethlehem), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 22:45, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Tarqumiya, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 20:40, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Arroub camp, and patrolled until 22:00.
2. At 01:45, the Israeli occupation forces raided Hebron and arrested a citizen.
3. At dawn 03/01/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Fawwar camp, where clashes took place with citizens while on patrol.
The detainee in the city of Hebron is: Tariq Anwar Idais.
At dawn on 03/01/ 2021, during the storming of Al-Fawwar camp, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones while on patrol.
At 12:15, a group of settlers from the settlements of "Mitzpe Yair" and "Beit Yatir" and "Sons of Yaqoub Dalia", which are built on citizens' lands east of the town of Yatta, attacked a number of farmers from the Nawaja family - near Umm Lakhos, and tried to prevent the landowners plowed their land in the area and as a result left a number of them injured - bruises and bruises.
• At 19:00 on 26/08/2014, the permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect with the initiative and patronage of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings, the introduction of humanitarian and relief aid and reconstruction requirements, and expanding the fishing area to a distance of 6 miles with the increase in distance Up to 12 miles by the end of this year, reducing the "security buffer" zone from 300 meters to 100 meters, freedom of movement and preventing assassinations. Other issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
• On the morning of June 28, 2019, the occupation forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from opposite the Al-Waha area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza governorate and up to the Gaza port by a distance of 6 nautical miles, and from opposite the Gaza port to the south of the coast of Rafah to 15 nautical miles.
• On 01/09/2020, the occupation forces re-expanded the fishing distance from the front of the Al-Waha area northwest of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza governorate and up to the Gaza port by a distance of 6 nautical miles, and from opposite the Gaza port to the south of the coast of Rafah to 15 nautical miles. After it imposed on 08/16/2020 a complete closure on the maritime domain in front of the fishermen's boats in front of the Gaza Strip.
• The Israeli occupation forces violated the ceasefire, by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the governorates of North Gaza, Gaza, and Khan Yunis, and by firing at boats of fishermen during their pursuit at sea in the governorates of North Gaza and Gaza.
NORTHERN GAZA
Closure of Crossing Points
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": on 02. 01. 2021 is closed (due to the Saturday holiday).
1. At 09:00 on 02/01/2021, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the coast of Al-Sudania area, west of Beit Lahia.
2. At 00:15 on 03/ 01/2021,the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Beit Hanoun town.
* Al-Muntar-Karni crossing: closed since 02/03/2011, permanently and by a unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shejaiya Crossing - "Nahal Oz" for fuel: closed since 04. 01. 2010, by unilateral Israeli decision.
1. At 20:15 on 02/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, east of Gaza City.
2. At 21:15 on 02/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Gaza City.
4. At 07:40 on 03/01/2021, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the shore of Gaza City.
At 20:30 on 02/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces east of Gaza city, detained a unidentified citizen, while he was trying to infiltrate through the border fence into Israel.
KHAN YUNIS
1. At 10:15 on 02/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Yunis.
2. At 20:45 on 02. 01. 2021, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Khuza'a town, east of Khan Yunis.
RAFAH
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sufa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": 02/01/2021 is closed (due to the Saturday holiday).
* Al-Awda- Rafah crossing:: 02/01 2021 is closed.
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Calhoun Apartments is close to restaurants, schools, shopping, and movie theater. Each unit has its own individual water heater, with water, sewer and garbage paid for. There is a spacious front lawn with mature trees, a fire pit, and picnic tables for those beautiful summer days. Calhoun Apartments also has garages to rent.
Refrigerator, stove, air conditioner, water, garbage, sewer included.
Just a block away from strip mall with convenience store, shopping, and restaurant. Near elementary school, less than a mile from SCSU and downtown, on bus line, near parks and large retail stores.


Cracking Go less than a decade away ?
�I believe that a world-champion-level Go machine can be built within 10 years, based on the same method of intensive analysis�brute force, basically�that Deep Blue employed for chess,� wrote Feng - Hsiung Hsu (r) in �Cracking Go,� a provocative article in the October issue of IEEE Spectrum, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). (...) "with some optimization a machine that can search a trillion positions per second would be enough to play Go at the very highest level."
Looks serious... Any opinion ?
This statement seems to relate not so much to Go but more on projected calculation power of supercomputers. My impression is that "provocative" is the main intent here.
I don't agree, Thibault. If your statement were true, how do you explain that computers can play at nearly the highest level on a 9x9 board today, yet not on the larger sizes?
Svante Carl von Erichsen escrit: "This statement seems to relate not so much to Go but more on projected calculation power of supercomputers. My impression is that "provocative" is the main intent here." No, my intent was serious, only the small joke at the end was not ;-) By making the goban lager, Go can avoid the fate of Chess regarding brute force analysis. Even at a trillion moves per second, as mentioned in the article quoted by Thibault, brute force analysis will fail if there are trillions of trillions of trillions of possible moves!
Yes, same for me. Or sometimes a glass of Pinot Noir.
2003 for instance, I've opened a bottle yesterday evening... would such an event occur (Go cracked), that would be very impressive ; maybe a bit sad, but as Douglas Hofstadter said once : ""It was a watershed event, but it doesn't have to do with computers becoming intelligent."
In a 1985 lecture, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman said that creating an expert program for Go would be a scientific project of very high importance. His reason was that he did not believe that it could done by brute force, and that it would therefore compel researchers to grapple with the problem of just how human beings manage to do what they do with seemingly meager processing power.
Of course brute force has come a long way in 20 years, but my impression is that virtually no progress has been made of the kind that Feynman hoped to see. Does anyone know otherwise?
Hi, Philip -- I don't know of any specific details on that sort of progress but Richard Feynman was one of my heroes. I was blessed to get to attend a lecture of his on a field trip to Caltech for high school math and science seniors and have never forgotten the experience.


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• General Sales Manager for Tahoe Keys during its development.
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• Innovative high-tech service with personal care.
• Individual web page created for every listing.
• Virtual walk-through photo tours with up to 30 FULL SCREEN photos.
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• Third generation Californian with ranching background.
• BA degree in Philosophy & Economics from Saint Mary's College of California.
• Past #1 (local) Junior Chamber of Commerce President in State of California.
• Active member of church and community.


The TASCAM DV-RA1000 recorder is a professional solution for recording high-resolution audio - up to 192kHz/24-bit - to inexpensive DVD media. The new recorder even features Sony's DSD format, the basis for audiophile Super Audio CDs, as an available recording format. Its professional I/O includes balanced XLR connections, AES/EBU and SDIF-3, and it records standard CD-DA, WAVE and DSDIFF files to CD and DVD discs. The DV-RA1000 can also operate as a professional CD recorder, recording standard audio CDs for studio or meeting room installations.
The DV-RA1000 features digital recording formats from CD audio resolution all the way up to 192kHz/24-bit and DSD recording ? the formats used by DVD Audio and Super Audio CD. This rackmount stereo recorder features a user-friendly design on the front panel and professional connections on the back. Advanced features like a USB 2.0 connector, RS-232 serial control and multiband compression and EQ establish the DV-RA1000 as the new standard for studio mixdown recorders.


This is a 2.15 mi Horse Riding in Forgue, United Kingdom. The Horse Riding has a total ascent of 249.53 ft and has a maximum elevation of 578.08 ft. This route was created by SimonH566 on 08/03/2013. View other Horse Ridings that SimonH566 has done or find similar maps in Turriff.


I'm a busy guy. And, while I'd love to, I don't have the time to get to know every person I encounter in the course of my daily life. So thank goodness I have a handy little device at my disposal that helps me know how to deal with just about anyone I come across: stereotypes. Yes, stereotypes are a real time-saver!
You have no idea how much this streamlines my day. For example, before I started using stereotypes, if I were trying to choose a podiatrist to treat my foot pain, I would be clueless. I would've tried tons of podiatrists of all different races before finding a really good one. But, armed with the stereotype that Asians are all really smart and studious, all I have to do is scan the yellow pages for podiatrists under the name "Chang"!
Stereotypes also work when I'm trying to decide on a place for lunch. I steer clear of any place that employs Arabs—not because Arabs are all terrorists, but because they tend to be filthy and have poor hygiene. By sticking to Caucasian-run establishments, I can avoid wasting weeks lying in bed with a debilitating food-borne illness. If I'm in a rush and have to eat fast, I'll definitely avoid going to a place run by Jamaicans. They are sooo slow. Ever been to Jamaica? It takes, like, two hours to order a Coke down there.
Gender and age stereotypes can be just as useful as the racial ones. Let's say you need to ask directions. I'd never ask a woman, because her answer could be unreliable. With a woman, you can never tell if "Aunt Flow" is in town, so she could be going through a mood swing and send you to Timbuktu. And women over 50 are completely out of the question because of their hot flashes. I won't even ask a man over 60, because you never know when the ravages of Alzheimer's could be setting in. That's why the only people I trust to get me where I need to go are men under 60. White men, that is.
Stereotypes aren't just a trick for leisure time. You can really speed through your work day with them, too. Right now, the firm I manage is looking to hire an accountant. Without stereotypes, I'd have to read every resume and interview dozens of candidates. Make no mistake, there's still a lot of culling involved, because resumes rarely include photographs. But the first thing I do when a big stack of resumes shows up is throw out the Hispanic last names. This saves me hours right off the top.
After that, I make an "A-List" pile out of the Jewish-sounding names. According to the old stereotype, Jews are great with money, so those are the people I'm primarily interested in interviewing. In the interest of fairness, though, I'd like to interview a few Christians, too. Only problem is, some Christians are black, and who ever heard of a black accountant? I want to screen out the blacks, but unfortunately, not every black person is named Tyrone or Laquisha, so I sometimes wind up accidentally calling one in for an interview.
To fix this problem, I've turned to—what else?—stereotypes. I've come up with this plan where I phone everyone in the Christian pile and ask whether they'd be interested in participating in a menthol-cigarettes-and-malt-liquor taste-test (free, naturally). Boo-yah! An hour of phone calls later, and I've got my two master lists, Jews and white Christians. My competitors can flush all their free time down the crapper searching hither and yon for the actual best-qualified applicant, but Fast-Track Wally's got Yankees tickets!
Yes, even a Polack can see that stereotypes are the busy man's best friend!


Jim Henson was a puppeteer, screenwriter, film director and producer. You may remember him as creator of The Muppets and voice behind Kermit the frog. Such an innovative man! Below is a video with various simple puppet making tutorials. Enjoyed it so much, thought I should post and share….


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MYTH #47: It's freaking cold
Did you hear about the record cold snap? Where's the global warming now?
Even with climate change, it still gets cold sometimes. But hot days are happening more often.
Since 1950, hot days have become more common and cold days have become less common around the world. In the U.S., record-high temperatures are being set more than twice as often as record-cold temperatures. But the bottom line is this: "Less cold" doesn't mean "never cold." Cold days will happen less often as the world warms, but they won't go away.
Additional info from Skeptical Science
It's easy to confuse current weather events with long-term climate trends, and hard to understand the difference between weather and climate. It's a bit like being at the beach, trying to figure out if the tide is rising or falling just by watching individual waves roll in and out. The slow change of the tide is masked by the constant churning of the waves.
In a similar way, the normal ups and downs of weather make it hard to see slow changes in climate. To find climate trends you need to look at how weather is changing over a longer time span. When we look at high and low temperature data from recent decades (Figure 1), we see that new record highs occur nearly twice as often as new record lows.
Figure 1: Ratio of record high to record low temperatures in the U.S., 1950-2009. © UCAR/Mike Shibao.
New records for cold weather will continue to be set, but global warming's gradual influence will make them increasingly rare.
Adapted from © John Cook and Skeptical Science
It's not happening
Climategate suggests conspiracy
Greenhouse effect defies physics
It's the urban heat island
The science isn't settled
Arctic sea ice has recovered
Sea levels aren't rising


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Q: How to send data from one AsyncTask to another AsyncTask?[video system] I am trying to capture the audio data and video data separately, and to encode/mux them into a .mp4 file. For audio recording and video encoding both are time-costing job, I open two AsyncTasks for them.
Here is the problem, I need to send the data of audio recording task to the video encoding task. But I didn't find the stuff about communication between AsynTasks.
Can anyone give me a hint? Thank you!

A: MediaCodec API is already async, you submit input data in one method and check for data readiness in another

A: Not aware of any defined communication mechanism between Async Tasks. But one of the Async tasks can write the data it needs to pass to a common object and the other AsyncTask can poll for it at regular intervals.

A: you can in the onPostExecute(Result) of the first asynctask launch the second asynctask


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JURISDICTION, CIVIL DIVISIONS
Section 2.724
Court personnel
2009 Subd. 2 Amended 2009 c 83 art 2 s 3
2001 Subd. 3 Amended 2001 c 8 art 5 s 2
1996 Subd. 3 Amended 1996 c 408 art 11 s 1
2.724 CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT, DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.Appointments.
When public convenience and necessity require it, the chief justice of the supreme court may assign any judge of any court to serve and discharge the duties of judge of any court in a judicial district not that judge's own at such times as the chief justice may determine. A judge may appeal an assignment to serve on a court in a judicial district not that judge's own to the supreme court and the appeal shall be decided before the assignment is effective. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, no judge shall be assigned to serve on a court in a judicial district which is located more than 50 miles from the boundary of that judge's judicial district for more than 15 working days in any 12-month period, unless the judge consents to the assignment.
A transferred judge shall be subject to the assignment powers of the chief judge of the judicial district to which the judge is transferred.
Subd. 2.Procedure.
To promote and secure more efficient administration of justice, the chief justice of the supreme court of the state shall supervise and coordinate the work of the courts of the state. The supreme court may provide by rule that the chief justice not be required to write opinions as a member of the supreme court. Its rules may further provide for it to hear and consider cases in divisions. It may by rule assign temporarily any retired justice of the supreme court or one judge of the court of appeals or district court judge at a time to act as a justice of the supreme court or any number of justices or retired justices of the supreme court to act as judges of the court of appeals. Upon the assignment of a court of appeals judge or a district court judge to act as a justice of the supreme court, a judge previously acting as a justice may complete unfinished duties of that position. Any number of justices may disqualify themselves from hearing and considering a case, in which event the supreme court may assign temporarily a retired justice of the supreme court, a court of appeals judge, or a district court judge to hear and consider the case in place of each disqualified justice.
Subd. 3.Retired justices and judges.
(a) The chief justice of the supreme court may assign a retired justice of the supreme court to act as a justice of the supreme court pursuant to subdivision 2 or as a judge of any other court. The chief justice may assign a retired judge of any court to act as a judge of any court except the supreme court. The chief justice of the supreme court shall determine the pay and expenses to be received by a justice or judge acting pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) A judge who has been elected to office and who has retired as a judge in good standing and is not practicing law may also be appointed to serve as judge of any court except the supreme court. A retired judge acting under this paragraph will receive pay and expenses in the amount established by the supreme court.
Subd. 4.State court supervision.
The chief justice shall exercise general supervisory powers over the courts in the state, with powers including, but not limited to:
(a) Supervision of the courts' financial affairs, programs of continuing education for judicial and nonjudicial personnel and planning and operations research;
(b) Serving as chief representative of the court system and as liaison with other governmental agencies for the public; and
(c) Supervision of the administrative operations of the courts.
The chief justice may designate other justices or judges to assist in the performance of duties.
Ex1957 c 14 s 4,5; 1959 c 657 s 1; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 543 s 1; 1971 c 3 s 1; 1973 c 18 s 1; 1974 c 417 s 1; 1977 c 432 s 2; 1983 c 247 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 408 art 11 s 1; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 5 s 2; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 3,4


IN THE HIGHLY DEVELOPED NATIONS OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH ARE DEVELOPING, THE PROBLEMS OF ROADS AND ROAD SAFETY ARE EVER INCREASING.
Background: IN THE HIGHLY DEVELOPED NATIONS OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH ARE DEVELOPING, THE PROBLEMS OF ROADS AND ROAD SAFETY ARE EVER INCREASING. PLAYING ITS PART IN THE STUDY OF TRAFFIC AND SAFETY FOR BRITAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES IS THE ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY AT CROWTHORNE, IN BERKSHIRE.
TODAY, (MONDAY), THE LABORATORY WAS THROWN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT GAVE THE MAN-IN-THE-STREET AND THE EXPERT ALIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS IN THE PROBLEMS OF ROAD DESIGN, LIGHTING, VEHICLE DESIGN AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ROAD BEHAVIOUR.
WHILE MUCH OF THE WORK AT THE LABORATORY IS THEORETICAL, THERE'S A TEST TRACK ON WHICH MANY OF THE NEW IDEAS EVOLVED BY SCIENTISTS AT THE ESTABLISHMENT ARE TRIED OUT... AND SOME ARE PRETTY SPECTACULAR.
SPEED IS SAID BY THE AUTHORITIES ON ROAD SAFETY TO BE A PRIME CAUSE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS. A PART OF THE WORK BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE LABORATORY IS INVOLVED WITH SPEED, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THE BREAKING ABILITY OF VEHICLES AT SPEED. THE GREATER THE SPEED THE GREATER THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP, AND THIS APPLIES WHEN THE ROAD IS WET -- IF YOU CAN'T STOP, THEN A LAMP POST BECOMES AN EFFECTIVE BREAKING INSTRUMENT.
OTHER DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDED AN ANTI-LOCKING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR-CYCLE THAT'S USED, IN TRIALS, WITH AN OUT-RIGGER ??? DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD THE RIDER FROM FALLS DURING TRIALS.
THE ERA OF THE MOTORWAY IS WITH US AND ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE COLLISIONS WHICH OCCUR IN SUPER HIGHWAYS WHEN A VEHICLE LEAVES A CARRIAGEWAY, CROSSES THE RESERVE AND MEETS ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE, A NEW SAFETY DEVICE HAS BEEN DESIGNED - ONE WHICH DEFLECTS THE VEHICLE, REDUCES THE SPEED ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO REGAINS CONTROL.
THE MOST DRAMATIC DEMONSTRATION ALSO INVOLVES BREAKING AT SPEED. A CAR RACES AROUND THE TRACK AT 100 MILES AN HOUR AND STOPS.


Awesome animals thought of as "arctic" – artistic license taken! Perfect for the nursery with an arctic animal theme.
SKU: 2053. Category: Children & Babies. Tags: penguin, polar bear, puffin, reindeer, seal, whale.
Two designs are included: a crib quilt with six animals and a wall quilt featuring a single animal of your choice. Suitable for hand, machine or fusible appliqué. Hand or machine quilt.