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On the Horn of the Ox
Rabbi Yitzchok Tzvi Schwarz
"Bereishis bara Elokim… In the beginning of G-d's creating the heavens and the earth, when the earth was astonishingly empty with darkness upon the surface of the deep…" (Bereishis 1:1-2). The Medrash tells us that in this posuk, there is a remez to the four exiles that Klal Yisroel would have to endure. "Vechoshech – With darkness" is an allusion to Yovon, the Syrian-Greeks who would darken the eyes of the Jews with their edict. They commanded the Jews to write on the horns of their oxen that they no longer have a connection to the G-d of the Jews. In Megillas Taanis, it says that they also had to write this on the foreheads of their donkeys.
What is meant by saying that they darkened the eyes of the Jews? And what was their intention in forcing them to write this idea on the horns of their oxen and the foreheads of their mules? Darkening their eyes seems to imply that they wanted the Yidden to change their outlook on life. What new perspective did they want to force upon them and how is this associated with writing on their animals?
Rav Yaakov Galinsky tells the story of a peasant who gathered together produce to sell in the city. He tied it all into a big bundle, carried it on his back, and started walking to the city. A pleasant breeze was blowing and the wide brim of his straw hat shaded him from the rays of the sun. It was a long way to the city and he had plenty of time to think his deep thoughts.
He asked himself, "Why do I have feet? Ah, of course, to go to the city. And why do I have a back? To carry the heavy bundle of produce. And why do I have hands? That's an easy one: To hold onto the rope around the bundle so that it doesn't fall off my back. But why do I have a head?" He looked very perplexed, as he thought this through and he had plenty of time for this. He pondered, he speculated, he reasoned, but to no avail. Finally, as he was about to approach the city, his face lit up with a bright smile. "I finally figured it out: My head is there to keep my straw hat on it to save me from the rays of the hot sun."
This peasant's logic is essentially what the Yevonim wanted to impress upon the Yidden. Hakadosh Boruch Hu created man as a tzelem Elokim, in the image of Elokim. Of course this cannot be taken literally, for we cannot associate our physical characteristics with Hashem. And why is the name Elokim chosen in particular when speaking of this image?
Rav Chaim Volozhiner, in his sefer Nefesh Hachaim, explains that the name Elokim connotes Hashem being the Creator of every single thing in the universe and the source of its constant existence. Were Hashem to remove His support for even one second, the world would cease to exist, and the entire briah is dependent on Him every moment.
Similarly, Hakadosh Boruch Hu created man and endowed him with this amazing power to control the entire universe through his actions, words, and thoughts. If he lives a spiritual life filled with good deeds, then he elevates the entire world with him and causes Hashem to shower it with immense blessing. But if chas veshalom he conducts himself contrary to Hashem's will, he brings ruin and the misfortune to the world. In this way, man is a microcosm of Elokim and the whole world is in his hands.
Before the emergence of the Yevonim, the Yidden had a clear vision of what their purpose was in life. They realized how special they were, that their success and the success of the entire world hinged upon their relationship with Hashem. First and foremost in their lives were the three pillars of Torah, avodah, and gemillus chassodim. They understood that their sole objective in this world was to sanctify the name of Hashem. Any indulgence in physical matters was meant only as a means to give them strength to serve Hashem not as an end in and of itself. They had the clear perception that all of their parnassah is given by Hashem and any efforts that they invested were merely hishtadlus and nothing more.
But the Yevonim came along and changed that perception. To them, the vast chochmah of the briah was not associated with the Borei Olam. Anything that could not be perceived by the physical senses could not possibly be real. Consequently,the world was meant for man's own personal indulgence and not to serve some higher force. This false ideology spread amongst Yidden like wildfire, at first as a distraction and then eventually causing them to go totally off course. Viewing life through the prism of the Yevonim totally blinded them to the true perspective on life and caused them to engage in corrupt, immoral activities exactly like the Syrian-Greeks. This is what is meant by the darkening of the eyes of Yisroel. They lost their identity and the realization of their exalted mission in life.
"In the beginning of G-d's creating the heavens and the earth…" Why did Hashem create the heavens before creating the earth? To teach us what the primary purpose in life is: for living a spiritual heavenly life, where earthly, mundane endeavors are only secondary. But if man mistakenly focuses on the gashmiyus, while the ruchniyus is secondary in importance, then veha'aretz hoysah sohu vavohu, his world is astonishingly empty, vechoshech, and full of darkness, al pnei sehom, where he is capable of sinking to the greatest depths of depravity (Tiv HaTorah, Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz).
The oxen and donkeys were the primary engines of that time to keep things moving. They were used for plowing, sowing the fields, harvesting, and transporting the produce. In the good days, when their vision was clear, the Yidden fully believed that their blessings came from Hakadosh Boruch Hu and working the fields with their animals was merely hishtadlus that was necessitated by the cheit of the Eitz Hadaas. With the new progressive ideas of Hellenism, where Hashem was cut out of the picture, the source of their parnassah in their eyes was now their own efforts, their own know-how, and their animals on the field.
This is what the Medrash means with writing on the horns of their oxen and the foreheads of their donkeys. They no longer had a connection to the G-d of the Jews. Until then, the Yidden always raised their eyes to Hashem for their sustenance and thanked Him for their bounty. Now, in the darkness, they were disconnected from the true Source of their parnassah and it became their mission in life to pursue the necessary means for what was now paramount to them, indulgence in their earthly desires. They fell from the highest rooftop of controlling the world with their avodas hakodesh to the lowest abyss of the Hellenistic culture, from royalty to rags, from a life full of meaning to sheer emptiness.
"And the Divine Presence hovered upon the surface of the waters" (Bereishis 1:2). Until the debacle of the Misyavnim, the holy Shechinah was firmly established within the Bais Hamikdosh and Klal Yisroel. Now, in this new unfortunate situation, it merely hovered over the waters, over those few tzaddikim who were still immersed in the waters of Torah, those who still realized what their true mission in life was and never strayed from the proper path.
"Vayomer Elokim yehi ohr – And G-d said, 'Let there be light.'" The 25th word in the Torah is ohr, light. This is a remez that on the 25th day of Kislev, there was a revival of this light. And who was responsible for this? Elokim, those who maintained their tzelem Elokim. With the power of determining world events, they brought back the vision of our people. If not for them, says the Ramban (Bereishis 49:10), Torah would have chas veshalom been forgotten from Klal Yisroel. There were only 13 Chashmonaim to begin with, but with their passion to sanctify the name of Hashem, they were successful in restoring that clarity of viewing life and with it the proper Torah perspective.
In Al Hanissim, we thank Hashem for numerous chassodim. "Ravta es rivam…You took up their grievance… You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak." The final chesed we thank Hashem for is, "And they established these eight days of Chanukah to express thanks and praise to Your great name." This is the greatest chesed of all. That we were able to get back our recognition of Who the true source of our brocha is and we once again thanked and praised Hashem.
These were times when even those who left the walls of the bais medrash knew that their work was merely hishtadlus for parnassah and that their main objective was Torah and mitzvos. Rav Yaakov Galinsky related: A bochur, who was a masmid and a ben aliyah, got married and started to build his home. His shver supported him generously for five years and the young man used the opportunity to grow in Torah. Meanwhile, the family was growing and his years of support were up, so he looked for an easy parnassah to allow him to continue his learning as much as possible.
He decided to use his savings to buy a horse and wagon and become a baal aggalah. He would transport people and merchandise from place to place, and while he was doing this, he could recite kappitlach Tehillim, Mishnayos, and Gemara by heart. It seemed like a good plan, but he would not make the move without first consulting his rebbi. When he presented the idea to his rebbi, he gave his approval.
The young man bought the horse and the wagon, and on his trips, he utilized the time as he had planned. A while later, when he visited his rebbi, the tzaddik told him to immediately sell the horse and wagon and look for a different parnassah. Apparently, the rebbi discerned that this new endeavor had occupied his mind more than necessary.
Surprisingly, the yungerman asked, "But I consulted with rebbi before I took on this job and I received his approval."
"Indeed," said the rebbi. "But I didn't imagine at the time that your head would be transformed into a horse stable and it would so preoccupy your mind."
The dark days of the winter represent the murkiness of golus, when the clarity and the energy that we acquired during the Yomim Tovim seem to have waned. The rigors of our daily routine can take their toll and we can easily forget who we are and what powers we wield. In addition, listening to daily news events and seeing how society appears to be coming apart give us a feeling of helplessness.
The Chanukah candles, which represent the light of Torah, illuminate the darkness and bring up with them the segulah to give us clarity – to remember who we are and what our true purpose is on this world, and to cherish our special relationship with Hakadosh Boruch Hu.


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Remember when Guy Ritchie's King Arthur was announced? A sprawling seven movie saga to tell the entire story of Arthur, King Of The Britons from birth to death? Well, that didn't exactly work out, did it?
Now it turns out the original plan was much different and existed long before Guy Ritchie (Aladdin, Lock Stock, Snatch) was involved.
David Dobkin, Director of this weekends comedy release Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, was originally behind the story and in an interview with Collider he recently told all.
First up, Kit Harrington (Game Of Thrones) was originally going to be the famous king.
"When he read for King Arthur, the way he does it by the time you understand who he is in that he's honorable, his character works against him sometimes 'cause he's so pure of heart. He carries you through Game of Thrones in such an amazing way to the end, and that is exactly what we needed for that character for the way that I wrote the script.
He was supposed to be an everyman King Arthur, not someone who pulls it and goes, 'I won the lottery,' but someone who pulls it and goes, 'I'm not even equipped to do this.'
The minute he pulls the sword, the entire kingdom is trying to kill him. To me, that was what was cool."
He said he was inspired by Christopher Nolan's reimagining of the Batman franchise to place the fantastical in a realistic world. He was lining up Joel Kinnaman for Sir Lancelot, Gary Oldman for Merlin, Marion Cotillard possibly for Morgana and Liam Neeson possibly for Galahad:
"When I sold the film to Warner Bros., there was no cast contingency. After I showed the screen tests of Joel and Kit together, we got greenlit, and a day later, the international department who saw the screen test kind of came in and were like, 'We don't think we can sell the movie with these two guys.'
And the pressure got harder and harder, we had already scouted Hungary. We were greenlit and on our way to making the movie.
I had a DP, Philippe Rousselot was shooting the movie. There was a production designer. Everything was up and running, and then international Warner Bros. put the brakes on the movie, and they told me we had to recast."
Dobkin walked at this point and went to work The Judge. Guy Ritchie came in, the movie was recast and Charlie Hunnam became Arthur. The movie did very little at the box office.
Like Robin Hood we will just have to wait for another adaption to come along, as one seems to be due about every five years.
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The events in The Architects Series, a video format bringing renowned Italian and international design studios to SpazioFMG per l'Architettura, continue.
The third event in the series opens at 18:30 on June 14 in the showroom at Via Bergognone 27, beginning with a screening about Archi-Tectonics of New York.
The opening will be attended by the studio's founder Winka Dubbeldam, who will give a talk entitled "New Solids" after the screening.
Archi-Tectonics's success is based on Innovative projects with a focus on sustainability; over the years the studio has worked on projects in different scales ranging from urban masterplans, to buildings, to objects.
Since the nineties, Archi-Tectonics has explored 3D digital modelling techniques in a forward-looking spirit, as an early adopter of digital tools such as the computer, and 3D printing, though without ever completely abandoning hand drawing and a mediated approach to design. The successful duality of hand and mind is key to founder Winka Dubbeldam's conceptual thinking; combining digital design with craftsmanship, intuition and ability alongside the advanced prototyping and modelling tools involved in the concept of "digital craft". Working in close partnership with advanced manufacturers goes beyond the conventional boundaries of design, taking the renowned international studio into a dimension of continual discovery and innovation.
The Architect Series - A documentary on Archi-Tectonics takes viewers on a virtual tour exploring not only the studio itself but a very important theme for its founder, "New Solids": a new interest in massive form, which at once soft and luxurious, which comfort and ground people. The result is an architecture that approximates industrial design, the product of quality engineering, guided by constant research into new materials and methods of production and by a strong awareness of issues of environmental sustainability.


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Today i learned about how contractors recruited illegal immigrants from mexico after hurricane katrina hit new orleans looking to rebuild homes for close to nothing at near 100% profits.
Today i learned about how the contractors made immigrants sign contracts but neglected to pay their travel fees.
Today i learned about how when they got here in new mexico there were hardly any jobs for them. Then when there were day labor jobs, the contractors would work the immigrants all day long, and not give them a check at the end of the day. Knowing good and well the immigrants were to scared to take the contractors to court for fear they would be deported.
Today i fed several immigrants free food and water i dived from grocery stores who tossed it because the packaging was damaged.
Today I met a lot of humble smiling faces. Who were looking for honest work for honest pay to feed honest families. Today i wish i was a millionaire. So i could lift these hard working people out of their holes and show them how to help themselves.
Sounds like The Jungle, which I finally finished, by the way. Except more sad because nothing has changed. It's just not in the open.


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National Nuclear Security Administration: Kansas City Plant
Aiming for perfection
Article | 1 July, 2010 - 00:00
Honeywell FM&T has been manufacturing and supplying components for national defense systems for more than 60 years. Operational excellence manager Barbara Rich tells Gay Sutton how the company has achieved this enviable record.
International technology company Honeywell operates in some extremely tough and demanding marketplaces including safety, security and energy and has earned a global reputation for quality and reliability. These attributes, along with rigorous security and confidentiality procedures, have played a significant part in enabling Honeywell to design, manufacture and supply low-volume electrical, mechanical and material components for the US national defense systems for more than 60 years.
Today, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) runs and manages the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) plants, designing and manufacturing a wide range of non-nuclear components for NNSA, the government-run organization that safeguards the security of the US national nuclear stockpile and responds to global radiological and nuclear emergencies. Through NNSA it also provides engineering and manufacturing services to other government organizations. The bulk of the work is undertaken at the Kansas City (Missouri) Plant, where 2,500 of the company's 2,800 staff members are employed; the remainder is performed at Kirtland Operations in New Mexico.
"Here at the Kansas City Plant, we're very closely integrated with the NNSA," says Barbara Rich, manager, operational excellence at Honeywell FM&T. "We share the same building with them, they park in the same parking lot, and they lunch with us. When your customer lives with you in this way, you're on your toes all the time. But at the same time you build an extremely strong relationship with that customer."
Rich has found that the Honeywell "Voice of the Customer" process has played a surprisingly significant role in building and maintaining that relationship. "Our Voice of the Customer is very much an integrated process," she explains. Like many companies, Honeywell FM&T asks a series of questions of the customer, both verbally and on paper. "But we also make a point of providing feedback on that survey," she says. If anything needs attention, it is acted on as quickly as possible, and feedback is provided within 10 days, informing the customer of the changes that will be made.
"Like strategic planning, Voice of the Customer is effective if it's living," she continues. "The more active it is, the better it is, and we've found that customers respond significantly when they realize that we're truly listening to them and not just putting a filter on."
The company is also able to use the results of the surveys in a variety of ways. The data helps, for example, with setting and adjusting business goals, and it is also fed into the R&D and manufacturing processes.
A high level of integration is achieved across departments and management levels, and this was one of the factors that contributed to the Kansas City Plant's success in winning the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2009. "The examiners really enjoyed the fact there was such a high level of integration across the company. No process stands by itself, but everything is interrelated."
That level of integration is created both by means of electronic systems such as ERP and through effective verbal and written communication. On a daily basis, for example, there are stand-up meetings on the factory floor, where requests and ideas can be voiced and information shared in real time between all levels of the organization. If issues can't be resolved in the meeting, they're immediately elevated through management levels until the solution is found.
"Empowering is not a popular word at the moment," Rich says, "but we involve people in decision making at the appropriate level. They have the power to stand up and say whether they believe something should or should not be done. They also have the power to stop production if something is not right." This makes a considerable impact on operational efficiency and on staff performance.
There are a full range of best-practice processes established throughout the company. Continuous improvement is very much the way, and staff members are accustomed to change. But Rich stressed that this did not mean change just for the sake of it. "In some respects we don't have to have the shiniest penny to do what needs to be done," she explains. "Sometimes the tried-and-true methods are the most effective."
Decision making for the change process is considered and structured, and it is very closely related to the analytical methodologies of six sigma, which is also deeply ingrained in the company culture. Where the changes are simple, the decisions can be made quickly and easily. In more complex cases, an in-depth analysis is performed, which creates a data trail calculating whether the change is warranted and what effect it is likely to have on the processes and products.
Operating as it does in a highly regulated environment, the plant has to comply with federal, state, Department of Energy and industry certification requirements, and therefore it performs to the highest level in each criterion. "We use the best of each," Rich says. "That doesn't mean we try to shortchange any of them. We select the combination that will deliver the very best products and services in the most efficient manner. At the end of the day our focus is on quality, and there is no compromise on that."
Like all Honeywell operations, the Kansas City Plant gives back to its local community, and it manages these activities through the Honeywell Hometown Solutions initiative. Staff members donate to local causes, but they also give their time—volunteering to help with activities ranging from inspiring children to enjoy math and engineering to rebuilding or refurbishing local houses.
Last year, employees at the Kansas City Plant volunteered over 15,000 hours to support the local community, and it looks as though this figure will be even higher in 2010. "I think the amount of their own time they will volunteer is a major reflection on the engagement of our workforce," Rich concludes. "It's one thing to write a check; it's quite another to dedicate your entire Saturday to help another." And at the end of the day, the company's operational quality, its efficiency and cost-effectiveness all ultimately depend on the quality and engagement of its staff. www.honeywell.com/sites/kcp
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Lufthansa has made far-reaching concessions to European Union (EU) competition authority in order to receive approval for its recent acquisition of Air Berlin, German media reports.
Lufthansa was already Germany's largest civilian carrier prior to purchasing the insolvent rival Air Berlin and is widely expected to further tighten its grip on the German aviation market.
According to the reports, the Dax-listed firm has now offered to forfeit substantial starting and landing rights held by Air Berlin and its subsidiaries LG Walter and Niki at large airports including Berlin, Duesseldorf and Palma de Mallorca to prevent the emergence of monopolistic structures.
The Commission's powerful competition authority must grant approval for any corporate merger in the EU where combined annual revenue exceeds 5 billion euros (5.9 billion U.S. dollars). Following its successful bid for Air Berlin, Lufthansa had until midnight on Friday to address any of the Commission's concerns surrounding excessive market share in writing.
In particular, EU competition authority has voiced unease over Lufthansa's acquisition of Air Berlin's profitable Austrian subsidiary Niki. After receiving Lufthansa's proposal, the Commission has until December 21 to either approve the merger or launch a detailed investigation.
The airlines Condor and IAG (British Airways, Iberia, Vueling) have only recently reiterated their interest in taking over Niki after failing with their bids in the German government's public tender for Air Berlin.
Lufthansa is currently maintaining the operation of Niki and LG Walter with large credit facilities until a final anti-trust verdict is reached, but has warned that these transfers would be halted immediately if approval for the acquisition was not granted.
The two Air Berlin subsidiaries would then most likely have to be shut down should no other investor agree to their purchase, risking the repayment of an outstanding emergency loan of 150 million euros by the German government.


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Here's your chance to cut loose and lay the groundwork for the rest of your novel. The structure and safety of this one-day workshop encourages everyone to write and not get lost in the weeds or the tall grass. This is the fourth year for Lise and Debby to offer this preconference workshop. Whatever stage you are at, it will be helpful.
Learn to cut out the magical thinking and get down to the nuts and bolts of writing a novel. There will be short periods of instruction, followed by writing exercises. Participants will be given a chance to read what they've written. They promise that the workshop is all about encouraging writers to finish that novel.
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Health capabilities and diabetes self-management: the impact of economic, social, and cultural resources
Soc Sci Med. 2014 Feb;102:58-68. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.033. Epub 2013 Dec 3.
Robert R Weaver 1 , Manon Lemonde 2 , Naghmeh Payman 3 , William M Goodman 4
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street N, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada. Electronic address: robert.weaver@uoit.ca.
2 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street N, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada. Electronic address: manon.lemonde@uoit.ca.
3 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street N, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada. Electronic address: naghmeh.payman@uoit.ca.
4 Faculty of Business and IT, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street N, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada. Electronic address: bill.goodman@uoit.ca.
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.033
While the "social determinants of health" view compels us to explore how social structures shape health outcomes, it often ignores the role individual agency plays. In contrast, approaches that focus on individual choice and personal responsibility for health often overlook the influence of social structures. Amartya Sen's "capabilities" framework and its derivative the "health capabilities" (HC) approach attempts to accommodate both points of view, acknowledging that individuals function under social conditions over which they have little control, while also acting as agents in their own health and well-being. This paper explores how economic, social, and cultural resources shape the health capability of people with diabetes, focusing specifically on dietary practices. Health capability and agency are central to dietary practices, while also being shaped by immediate and broader social conditions that can generate habits and a lifestyle that constrain dietary behaviors. From January 2011 to December 2012, we interviewed 45 people with diabetes from a primary care clinic in Ontario (Canada) to examine how their economic, social, and cultural resources combine to influence dietary practices relative to their condition. We classified respondents into low, medium, and high resource groups based on economic circumstances, and compared how economic resources, social relationships, health-related knowledge and values combine to enhance or weaken health capability and dietary management. Economic, social, and cultural resources conspired to undermine dietary management among most in the low resource group, whereas social influences significantly influenced diet among many in the medium group. High resource respondents appeared most motivated to maintain a healthy diet, and also had the social and cultural resources to enable them to do so. Understanding the influence of all three types of resources is critical for constructing ways to enhance health capability, chronic disease self-management, and health.
Keywords: Canada; Cultural capital; Diabetes self-management; Diet; Economic inequality; Health capability; Social support.
Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Diabetes Mellitus / prevention & control*
Diet / psychology*
Self Care*
Social Support*


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Josef Přibyl (1. března 1904 – 20. června 1968) byl československý zápasník, účastník Letních olympijských her v Berlíně 1936.

AFK Stráž bezpečnosti
Se zápasem začínal v KA Soukup-Vršovice, prvních významných úspěchů dosáhl až v dresu AFK Stráže bezpečnosti. V roce 1924 nastoupil ve velkém sále Lucerny k utkání proti KA Dan z Kodaně, v němž Stráž podlehla dánským soupeřům 8:4. V roce 1927 pak poprvé dobyl titul Mistra republiky mezi 15 závodníky ve váze do 75 kg a byl vyhlášen nejlepším sportovcem Československého svazu těžké atletiky. Nastoupil rovněž za národní družstvo proti silným Estoncům, kteří zvítězili v Praze 15:9.

O rok později obhájil úspěšně titul Mistra republiky, nominace na Letní olympijské hry v Amsterdamu mu unikla a Československo odjel reprezentovat zkušenější Hála. V roce 1929 odjel na Mistrovství Evropy do Dortmundu, ale po dvou prohrách skončil bez úspěchu. V roce 1930 skončil na Mistrovství Československa druhý za Hálou. V roce 1931 vybojoval nominaci na domácí Mistrovství Evropy a obsadil 4. místo ve váze do 79 kg. V roce 1932 nemohl vzhledem k obtížné finanční situaci svazu odcestovat na Letní olympijské hry do Los Angeles. Na domácím šampionátu pak skončil třetí za Vávrou a Novákem.

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V roce 1933 přestoupil do Bohemians Praha a i v jejich dresu navázal na předchozí úspěchy. V roce 1934 nechyběl v nominaci na Mistrovství Evropy v Římě. Po jedné výhře a dvou prohrách zůstal bez medaile. V roce 1935 opět zvítězil na Mistrovství Československa a v dresu Bohemians zaznamenal vítězství i v utkání proti družstvu německého mistra z Norimberka, v němž Bohemians vyhrály 4:3. V olympijském roce 1936 skončil na Mezinárodním Mistrovství Československa druhý za Maďarem Palotasem a startoval i na Letních olympijských hrách v Berlíně. Celkem 5× se stal Mistrem ČSR a ještě v roce 1939 obsadil na domácím Mistrovství druhé místo. Již během aktivní kariéry působil jako funkcionář a později i jako trenér. Ve 30. letech byl místopředsedou Československého svazu těžké atletiky a v 50. letech i předsedou ústřední trenérské rady. Jeho jméno se objevilo i v organizačním výboru k Mistrovství Evropy v zápase řecko-římském v Praze v roce 1947.

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"The Corporate Kingdom Has Come to an End" — Updates on Disney World's Reedy Creek District
Disney could be headed toward some MAJOR changes in 2023.
The Walt Disney World Main Gate
Bob Iger is back as CEO, a proxy battle is underway related to seats on Disney's Board of Directors, and NEW attractions will be opening soon. But, for today we're focusing on another situation that is plagued with uncertainty and could significantly impact Disney's way of operating.
We're talking, of course, about the latest on Disney World's Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID or the "District"). For those unfamiliar with it, the District was created over 50 years ago and essentially functions as its own county government in Florida. The arrangement has allowed the majority landowner in the District — Disney — to have a tremendous amount of control over the land on which it operates in Orlando.
©WFTV 9
But in 2022 Florida legislators passed a bill that was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that will dissolve the RCID effective June 1st, 2023. The end date is quickly approaching, so just what's happening with this situation now? Here's what you need to know.
Reedy Creek Lawsuit
We're still waiting for updates on the lawsuit filed by Central Florida residents against Governor DeSantis related to Reedy Creek (EDUARDO FORONDA ET AL VS RON DESANTIS ET AL, 2022-009114-CA-01, filed in Miami-Dade County, Florida).
Reedy Creek Trash Cans
The last update on this lawsuit was that an unopposed motion for a change of venue was filed in December 2022. Thus far, the court's online docket does not reflect that an order on this motion has been entered and the case is still marked as "open." We'll be on the lookout for more details.
See more details about the lawsuit here
Potential Replacement District
Many possibilities have been suggested when it comes to what will ultimately happen with the RCID and what could replace it. Initially, some seemed to suggest that the RCID would be recreated in the form of a new district that would essentially allow Disney to have many of the same powers while removing some of the more "extreme" powers from the RCID (like the ability to create a nuclear power plant) to give DeSantis the appearance of a "win."
Some also suggested that Iger's return and Chapek's exit could help smooth over the situation. But DeSantis' office has insisted that they will not be doing any "u-turns" when it comes to the Reedy Creek dissolution. So…what now?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ©Deadline
Well, we got a much clearer image of what DeSantis has in mind thanks to a public notice filing made on the Osceola County website. The filing, which came from Governor DeSantis and his office, notified individuals in the county that they have an intent to "seek legislation before the Florida Legislature…of an act relating to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, Orange and Osceola Counties."
The notice details some of what DeSantis would change. The primary goal is to increase "state oversight, accountability, and transparency of the District."
©Fox10 News | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
The notice also mentions that the Governor, through this legislation, would seek to:
Revise "the selection process, membership qualifications, and compensation for the governing body of the District"
Ensure "debts and bond obligations held by the District remain with the District and are not transferred to other governments by retaining the District's authority related to indebtedness and taxation"
Revise authority when it comes to local permitting and regulation
Revise the regulatory framework and structure
Review the district's remaining powers and revise "exceptions to general law and certain special acts"
Describe the district boundaries and name
Set a date on which these policies will go into effect
In other words, there could be some significant changes in store.
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According to the Orlando Business Journal, DeSantis' Communications Director Taryn Fenske issued a prepared statement that said "The corporate kingdom has come to an end." The statement continued, "Under the proposed legislation, Disney will no longer control its own government, will live under the same laws as everyone else, will be responsible for their outstanding debts, and will pay their fair share of taxes. Imposing a state-controlled board will also ensure that Orange County cannot use this issue as a pretext to raise taxes on Orange County residents."
The key here seems to be the fact that Disney would no longer control its own government, as it is already responsible for its outstanding debts (so there would be no change there) and they do in fact pay taxes. As WFTV notes, "Disney still pays the same property taxes levied by the government and the school district that every other landowner pays. Orange County, for example, collected $40 million from the House of Mouse in 2021."
Who will propose this legislation supporting the goals of DeSantis when it comes to Reedy Creek and when exactly when it will be introduced has yet to be shared.
Click here to read about the notice
Others Have Weighed In
So what do others have to say about the dissolution of the RCID? According to the Orlando Business Journal, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has shared that any of the state's claims about Orange County raising taxes on its residents is false. Demings shared, "We look forward to working with the Reedy Creek Improvement District for many years to come. Any statements made by state officials to suggest that Orange County would use the dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District as a pretext to raise taxes on its residents is reprehensive and baseless."
Aside from clarifying or pushing back on certain issues, some have indicated their support for the Governor's plan. The Reedy Creek firefighters actually back this plan. In fact, Tim Stromsnes, the communications director of the Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters Local 2217, has said, "Anything has got to be better than what we currently have."
Reedy Creek Fire Department ©Reedy Creek
According to the Orlando Business Journal, Florida Representative Carolina Amesty (R-Orlando) also supports DeSantis' efforts. Amesty shared, "The entire Disney complex has played a critical role in our state's economic success, but size and success should never be used as an excuse to provide any company with special exemptions from rules and regulations that all other Florida corporations are obligated to follow."
Amesty continued, "I believe that all Florida corporations should be treated equally, and I support Gov. DeSantis' latest initiative to bring the Reedy Creek special governing district under state jurisdiction."
Reedy Creek Sign in Disney World
What will the future hold for the RCID? Much remains to be seen and a few moving pieces could result in some changes. Interestingly, the representative who sponsored the bill to dissolve the RCID — Randy Fine — has announced that he is running for state senate next year. (Orlando Sentinel) Fine, however, was also the one that indicated that the removal of Chapek as CEO made it more likely 'that something will get sorted out' over the district. He previously said, "Chapek screwed up, but Bob Iger doesn't have to own that screw-up."
With Bob Iger back as CEO, we'll have to see just how things play out and whether he can change Disney's relationship with DeSantis and Florida politicians.
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The next "regular" session for the Florida legislature starts on March 7th, 2023, but a special session before that could potentially give us some news. We'll be on the lookout for updates.
Click here to see our full post about how important Disney's relationship is with Ron DeSantis for the future of the parks
What Reedy Creek Is Doing to "Prepare"
Disney isn't sitting back as it waits for updates on what may happen with Reedy Creek. Instead, it is taking steps to set plans in place that could promote more growth in the parks.
In January 2023, a meeting was held by the two cities that make up the RCID — Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, FL. During the meeting, the officials from those cities "approved a resolution to consider changing land-use regulations to accommodate the district's comprehensive plan," according to the Wall Street Journal.
The RCID has a comprehensive plan that serves as its 10-year guideline for future developments. It was adopted some time ago. According to the Orlando Business Journal, the 2032 Comprehensive Plan allows for the following maximum allowed uses over the next decade:
"One major theme park and two minor theme parks
14,000 guest rooms mixed-use/hotel/resort/commercial entertainment
1,515 hotel/resort guest rooms
150,000 square feet of office space
1 million square feet of retail/restaurant space"
By approving certain resolutions to consider changing land-use regulations, the cities are taking another step forward in allowing this future development to potentially take place, should Disney decide to go forward with it at one point.
Essentially, while Disney has mostly friendly faces on the boards from which it must seek approval, it seems to be tackling certain issues to set itself up for success later. Better to get approval from those you know are more open to your plans than leave it all up to an uncertain future.
According to the Orlando Business Journal, one meeting of the RCID served as the "first reading of modifications to the land development regulations made last year." Eryka Washington Perry, a spokeswoman for Reedy Creek Improvement District, shared, "There were minor administrative amendments made to be in compliance with the 2032 Comprehensive plan."
While there are "no plans under review" to actually make some of the major things discussed in the 2032 Comprehensive Plan (in terms of building a new major theme park, etc.), taking these steps now could place Disney in a more secure position in the future.
Disney's Riviera Resort
The Comprehensive Plan notes that there are more than 13,500 acres of undeveloped land within the District, but some of the areas most suitable for development include areas "west of Disney's Animal Kingdom, between World Drive and Interstate 4 between Osceola Parkway and U.S. Highway 192, east of the Magic Kingdom parking lot, [and] west of Disney's Hollywood Studios," among others.
Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom
There's a lot up in the air when it comes to the RCID. What a replacement district could or ultimately will look like has yet to be fully determined. But we should get more answers soon as the June 2023 dissolution date approaches.
We'll continue to look for more updates and let you know what we find, so stay tuned for the latest news.
Click here to see one celebrity's comments on Bob Iger's fight for the "future of Disney" with regard to the proxy battle
What do you think will happen with the RCID? Tell us in the comments.
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National Museum of the American Latino Act, Smithsonian Women's Museum Act Passed By Congress
by Christopher Blay December 24, 2020
The Smithsonian Institute.
The U.S. Congress has passed H.R. 2420 to establish The National Museum of the American Latino as well as H.R. 1980, establishing a Smithsonian Women's History Museum, as part of the newest COVID-19 relief bill. NBC News, which covered the story, quotes Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.: "We have overcome tremendous obstacles and unbelievable hurdles to get to this historic moment, but as I've said before, Latinos are used to overcoming obstacles." Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas co-sponsored the measure.
"Latinos have contributed significantly to the success of the United States while overcoming systemic discrimination," says Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. "Now, our stories will have a new home with a Latino Museum on the National Mall."
Early last week Senator Mike Lee of Utah was the sole congressman out of a hundred senators whose dissenting vote nearly derailed both legislations. In casting his vote, Lee is quoted by the New York Times, stating, "My objection to the creation of a new Smithsonian museum or series of museums based on group identity — what Theodore Roosevelt called hyphenated Americanism — is not a matter of budgetary or legislative technicalities, It's a matter of national unity and cultural inclusion."
Several cities across the U.S. have museums and cultural centers dedicated to preserving and recognizing the contributions and cultures of LatinX communities — including some Texas cities, such as Austin, which has two, plus Dallas, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio. There was a Women's Museum at Fair Park in Dallas; it closed in 2011. The two new national museums would be the first of their kind on the National Mall, which also includes The National Museum of African American History and Culture, and The National Museum of the American Indian, which are both Smithsonian institutions.
In a Facebook post from the organization The Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, a statement reads: "We have succeeded! Latino stories are American stories, deserving of a brick-and-mortar home in the heart of the nation's capital. Tonight, after a quarter-century long campaign, Congress passed the National Museum of the American Latino Act, a bill that will finally build a museum in our nation's capital that celebrates and acknowledges the rich accomplishments and contributions of the American Latino."
The legislation is expected to be signed by President Trump.
To read more about the H.R. 2420 legislation, please go here.
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The SarcMark (short for "sarcasm mark") was invented, copyrighted and trademarked by Paul Sak, and while it hasn't seen widespread use, Sak markets it as "The official, easy-to-use punctuation mark to emphasize a sarcastic phrase, sentence or message." Because half the fun of sarcasm is pointing it out [SarcMark].
This, like the copyrighted SarcMark, is used to indicate that a sentence should be understood beyond the literal meaning. Unlike the SarcMark, this one is copyright free and easy to type: it's just a period followed by a tilde.
This cool-looking but little-used piece of punctuation used to be the divider between subchapters in books or to indicate minor breaks in a long text. It's almost obsolete, since books typically now use three asterisks in a row to break within chapters (***) or simply skip an extra line. It seems a shame to waste such a great little mark, though. Maybe we should bring this one back.
Now you can be excited or inquisitive without having to end a sentence! A Canadian patent was filed for these in 1992, but it lapsed in 1995, so use them freely, but not too often.
My blog is a way for me to keep track of photos/links/information to assist me with creating lessons to engage my middle school English, Language Arts students.
I am also a librarian so you will notice a lot of posts regarding books, reading, YA fiction, summer reading, graphic novels.
Feel free to use and share these resources.
Other things to say instead of "said"


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Q: GeoJSON API in QGIS Can someone explain which kind of "arrangements" can be used to get data with QGIS API?
I am very new to QGIS API.
As I see it API's can be added by using Add Layers- Add WMS/WMTS Layer and by using  QGIS  Python console for GeoJSON.
In addition:
I have tried  to get data from meteorological URL holding GeoJSON, however when I selected connect in "Create a New WMS/WMTS Connection" I get error as on the snapshot.
Do I miss here some kind of authentication?

A: WMS is a protocol for image data (such as a PNG or JPEG). To directly access a GeoJSON via a URL you can use the Add Vector Layer dialog (Layer -> Add Layer -> Add Vector Layer...). Set the Source Type to Protocol HTTP(S), cloud, etc, Type to HTTP/HTTPS/FTP, and enter your URL. Clicking  Add will give you a list of available layers.

Alternatively, you can use the Python console / Script Editor
url = 'https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/compact?lat=60.10&lon=9.58'

gjson = QgsVectorLayer(url, 'geojson from url')

QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(gjson)

The following part is based on a discussion in the comments. Credit to @Marin Mirošević for finding this blog post by Stephanie of open.gis.lab
For some seemingly valid GeoJSON URLs, QGIS will display the following message. Clicking Yes will trigger a message referring to an invalid data source. Apparently it stems from an outdated openssl library.

Stephanie's blog describes the issue in detail and offers a solution that involves adding a couple of environmental variables to QGIS. I am no network specialist. This may have security implications, so use at your own risk

Change The Environmental Setting Variables In QGIS
Go to Settings Menu >> Options
In the Options window:
Go System
Expand Environment: check the box to Use custom variables
Then add the following Variables
Variable: GDAL_HTTP_USERAGENT
Variable Value: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) AppleWebKit/537.36
(KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2228.0 Safari/537.36
Variable: GDAL_HTTP_UNSAFESSL
Variable Value: YES
Restart QGIS and then try to add the GeoJSON file link again.

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Circle O (see below) has center O, diameter AB and a radius of 6. Line CD is parallel to the diameter.
What is the perimeter of the shaded region?
The perimeter will be the length of the arc CAE and the line segments CB and EB.
Step 1: Triangle ACB is a 30-60-90 triangle because one it's in a semicircle. Angle C = 90 degrees.
*after the timed practice test & looked at my notes, but still. I RULE (for one, brief, shining moment).
I feel tired and frustrated. Most days I battle the twin evils of wanting to go to bed at 8PM and the guilt of not-studying. You'd think it'd all be easier if I'd just STUDY, right?
It was so easy in college. ALL I had to do was to study and do fun extracurricular activities. Sigh. This is another reason why I don't consider a part-time program – working and studying for the GMAT is unpleasant enough, I can't imagine what it'd be like working 8+ hours a day and then going to a class on Modeling Consumer Behavior for 3 more hours.
Okay. I'm going to quit complaining and hit the books.
Anyhow, I LOVE the new Pinkberry Sorbetto. If I'm going to study, I might as well have something yummy to drink! But I miss the availability of a free study place. Oh to be a college student again.


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/latest/2018/06/crypto-exchange-huobi-to-invest-100-million-in-effort-to-become-decentralized/
Crypto Exchange Huobi to Invest $100 Million in Effort to Become Decentralized
crypto-exchange-huobi-to-invest-100-million-in-effort-to-become-decentralized
In #Blockchain , #Business
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is set to start working on a blockchain that'll allow it to become a decentralized platform.
Its plan will see it invest 20 million Huobi Tokens (worth over $100 million) to fund a project that'll see the community support its development.
Huobi, the third largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has recently announced it plans on investing $100 million towards building Huobi Chain Project, which is set to allow it to migrate its operations onto a blockchain and become a decentralized exchange.
According to an announcement the company posted, the Huobi Chain Project (HCP) is going to be accompanied by the Huobi Chain Superhero Championship Program (HCSCP), a competition that's reportedly divided in ten milestones that will incentivize the community to help build HCP.
The project is initially going to be funded with 20 million Huobi Tokens (HT), which at press time are worth about $104 million. Per Huobi, once its complete all developed code will be open-sourced, so the company can gradually migrate its platform into the new public blockchain.
Leon Li, Huobi's founder and CEO, stated:
"We firmly believe in a decentralized future, and the main goal of the Huobi Chain project is to transform a centralized corporation to a decentralized one that's run by the community. Our dream is for Huobi to run on the public blockchain and become a truly decentralized autonomous organization."
Leon Li
Becoming a decentralized exchange will see Huobi move from a centralized structure where its team is in charge, to one where code and the community make the decisions, with no third-party interference. Essentially, a decentralized exchange will have no control over who uses it, and no one verifying financial transactions in the back.
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges have been part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem for a few years. The first experiment the industry made with a similar decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) saw The DAO, a project that raised $150 million through an initial coin offering, lose $50 million to hackers. These losses were later on reversed in a bailout that split the Ethereum blockchain to its current form, where we have Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC).
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has also revealed it's going to launch a decentralized trading platform, which is set to exist alongside its centralized platform that, in the last 24-hour period, processed a $1.4 billion trading volume.
As for Huobi's effort to become a decentralized exchange, it's set to start recruiting a team to work on the blockchain. According to reports, it's going to be live in about 18 months, and will see a "percentage of Huobi's yearly revenue" help fund the program.
Bitcoin , Altcoins , Business
Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Launches Crypto-Based Exchange-Traded Fund
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Huobi to Launch Billion-Dollar Blockchain Incubator for Chinese Startups
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Senefelderopsis es un género de plantas de la familia Euphorbiaceae. Es originario de Sudamérica.

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por Julian Alfred Steyermark y publicado en Botanical Museum Leaflets 15: 45. 1951. La especie tipo es: Senefelderopsis croizatii Steyerm.

Especies aceptadas
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Senefelderopsis aceptadas hasta octubre de 2012, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos.

 Senefelderopsis chiribiquetensis (R.E.Schult. & Croizat) Steyerm.
 Senefelderopsis croizatii Steyerm.

Referencias

Hippomaneae


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I personally think this is my favorite kind of pie.
Although can you only have ONE favorite??
Add Flour, Crisco, salt and water together.
Knead into dough to roll out into a crust.
I love to crimp the crust sides.
I also brush milk on the crust before and during baking.
Cut Strawberries and place in a sauce pan.
Add brown sugar, honey, corn starch and some water.
Cook until filling is sticky and ready to place in the pie crust.
Place filling into crust and cool in the refrigerator over night.
Top with Cool whip (optional).
is it coming to togther today.
What great flavour combinations and it looks amazing!! Going to try this one!!
Oh my, anything with brown sugar, honey and strawberries has to be good!
Your Strawberry Pie looks amazing, Liz. I love how you have used the brown sugar, what a fantastic flavour it must add. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop. Hope to 'see' you again this week. The hop is open now!


Ever wanted to query Cisco Call Manager CDR records from MS SQL Server? Here's how!
CUCM can be configured to upload a CDR file to a given FTP server every minute. This article will show you how to set this up, schedule the import of this data and run a basic query against the data. From this point you will be able to create your own RS reports based on the imported data.
You need to create a new database on the SQL server to house the data (e.g., "CDR") .
cdrimport.fmt needs to be placed locally on the SQL server, this needs to be referenced in "usp_import_data", mine is h:\sqldata\cdrimport.fmt.
1	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		1	cdrRecordType			""
2	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		2	globalCallID_callManagerId	""
3	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		3	globalCallID_callId		""
4	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		4	origLegCallIdentifier		""
5	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		5	dateTimeOrigination		""
6	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		6	origNodeId			""
7	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		7	origSpan			""
8	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		8	origIpAddr			""
11	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		11	origCause_location	""
12	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		12	origCause_value	""
13	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		13	origPrecedenceLevel	""
14	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		14	origMediaTransportAddress_IP	""
15	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		15	origMediaTransportAddress_Port	""
16	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		16	origMediaCap_payloadCapability	""
17	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		17	origMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket	""
18	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		18	origMediaCap_g723BitRate	""
19	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		19	origVideoCap_Codec	""
20	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		20	origVideoCap_Bandwidth	""
21	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		21	origVideoCap_Resolution	""
22	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		22	origVideoTransportAddress_IP	""
23	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		23	origVideoTransportAddress_Port	""
26	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		26	destLegIdentifier	""
27	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		27	destNodeId	""
28	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		28	destSpan	""
29	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		29	destIpAddr	""
33	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		33	destCause_location	""
34	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		34	destCause_value	""
35	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		35	destPrecedenceLevel	""
36	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		36	destMediaTransportAddress_IP	""
37	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		37	destMediaTransportAddress_Port	""
38	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		38	destMediaCap_payloadCapability	""
39	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		39	destMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket	""
40	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		40	destMediaCap_g723BitRate	""
41	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		41	destVideoCap_Codec	""
42	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		42	destVideoCap_Bandwidth	""
43	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		43	destVideoCap_Resolution	""
44	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		44	destVideoTransportAddress_IP	""
45	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		45	destVideoTransportAddress_Port	""
48	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		48	dateTimeConnect	""
49	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		49	dateTimeDisconnect	""
56	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		56	duration	""
59	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		59	origCallTerminationOnBehalfOf	""
60	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		60	destCallTerminationOnBehalfOf	""
61	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		61	origCalledPartyRedirectOnBehalfOf	""
62	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		62	lastRedirectRedirectOnBehalfOf	""
63	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		63	origCalledPartyRedirectReason	""
64	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		64	lastRedirectRedirectReason	""
65	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		65	destConversationId	""
67	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		67	joinOnBehalfOf	""
70	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		70	authorizationLevel	""
72	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		72	origDTMFMethod	""
73	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		73	destDTMFMethod	""
74	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		74	callSecuredStatus	""
75	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		75	origConversationId	""
76	SQLCHAR		0	12	","		76	origMediaCap_Bandwidth	""
77	SQLCHAR		0	12	",\""		77	destMediaCap_Bandwidth	""
CDR contains the actual call reports.
Files contains a record for each successfully imported CDR file.
Source contains the UNC path of the FTP accounts home directory mentioned above.
The table "Source" needs to populated with the UNC path of the FTP directory as described above.
Call reports (CDR) also requires two Stored procedures - "sp_list_files" and "usp_import_data".
Under "Tools", Select "CDR Management"
Wait for a few minutes and check the FTP server, you should have CDR waiting to be imported.
Run usp_importdata on the CDR database.
Query the CDR table and ensure we have data.
Create a new job and schedule in the SQL Agent to execute usp_importdata every x minutes (i run mine every 5 minutes).
You're done! I hope I've helped someone. This is the first article I've written for EE, let me know what needs improving!
I'm assuming a reasonable knowledge of both SQL server and Call Manager for this, and because I didn't write the reports that point at this data, I can't include them.


Above: One example from Adrian Piper's photo-series Food for the Spirit, 1971. Credit: Levy-Gorvy.
Through the Summer of 1971, twenty-two-year-old artist Adrian Piper became a recluse (SOED: person living in or preferring seclusion or isolation, esp. as a religious discipline; a hermit). Piper stayed home a lot. It was an intense period in which she meditated, did yoga, and read Immanuel Kant. It was a time for deep reflection, detox, and a positive effort to disengage from the exhausting Downtown New York bohemian arts scene. It was a time to withdraw, and to feed the mind-and-soul--but not so much the body, as she was fasting for much of that Summer. At different moments, Piper would shoot a naked, or semi-naked, self-portrait in her mirror--documents of her recluse era. Fourteen of the photos became the photo-art piece Food for the Spirit, which has been astutely described by art-writer Kaelen Wilson-Goldie: "The result of this intimately staged exercise in intense self-study is a series of fourteen underexposed black-and-white self-portraits that are at once ethereal, acetic, and unnervingly seductive. Piper appears to hover ghostlike between the abstract, intellectual, and immaterial, and the earthy, sensual, and unabashedly physical, a tiny camera raised casually, almost defiantly, to the nook below her naked chest." This series is now on view at Levy-Gorvy gallery in London. It is a wonderful haunting work which takes conceptual art practice (the photographer responds to an instruction-to-self) and utilizes it to create a series in which the artist is documenting her own presence-and-aura, or her presence-and-absence. It would be tenable to argue that the entire recluse activity was all in the service of increasing the intenseness of the self-portrait photos that were made along the way. The series is instructive and indicative of what is possible in photography with just your camera, an idea, and absolutely nothing else. The budget for shooting the series was really nothing. And the photo-prints are also an example of very inexpensive production--simple black and white prints, likely printed in a home-darkroom and selenium-toned by hand in a dip-dish.


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Sad Cypress
Agatha Christie (Author)
FORMAT
Paperback$14.99$13.79(English)

Compact Disc$29.99(English)

In Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows.
Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity, and the means to administer the fatal poison.
Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty. Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows....
William Morrow & Company
Mystery & Detective - Traditional
Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a British crime writer best known for her detective novels and short stories. According to Guinness World Records, she is the best-selling novelist of all time, her novels having sold over four billion copies and having been translated into more than one hundred languages. The Agatha Award for best mystery and crime writers was named in her honor.
"What Agatha Christie taught me was all about the delicate placement of the red herring. She was the ultimate genius behind 'by indirections shall we find directions out.'"--Elizabeth George, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley novels
"Poirot solves another exciting case."--Daily Mail (London)


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Q: Keeping Scripting Dictionary in memory, VBA I am using a scripting dictionary in VBA to hold 1,840,000 key and value pairs in Excel 2010. I want to declare and populate them once, then use them in my modules and functions.
For starters, I declared the dictioanry as public, using Public dict As Scripting.Dictionary, then I populated it on worksheet_activate().  How do I save it and use it in other mods?
Thank you

A: As a good programming practice, wrap such a variable in a getter function, and hide the global variable as a static local inside it. Populate it on first use.
To do that, write this function inside a standard module:
Public Function getMyDictionary() as Scripting.Dictionary
    Static dict as Dictionary ' static: will keep state across different calls

    If dict Is Nothing Then
        Set dict = new Scripting.Dictionary
        ''''''''''''''''''''
        dict.Add "foo", "bar"
        ' etc...
        ' Code to populate dictionary
        '
        ''''''''''''''''''''
    End If
    Set getMyDictionary = dict
End Function

Now whenever you need to reference the dictionary, simply type something like this:
If getMyDictionary.Exists("foo") Then doStuff

This idiom has many advantages:

*

*the dictionary is populated on first use. If during an Excel session it is not needed, it will not be populated.

*you no longer need to worry about "when do I populate my dictionary." It will be available and populated whenever and wherever it is needed

*if the project unloads due to some runtime error, all global variables are reset. In particular, objects are reset to Nothing. The wrapper function handles correctly the situation and re-populates the dictionary in a transparent way.

*TLDR... the global dictionary is hidden, access to it is (to some extent) controlled. "To some extent" because other code can still manipulate it (do insert, remove...). If one needs more control over it, for example allow other code to only read it, then make it a private member of some Class Module that exposes only the allowed functionality...


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Resolution calls for embargo against Iran
by Gareth Porter July 2, 2008 September 23, 2020
The most strongly worded section of the legislation is article three, which states: "Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress – (3) demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia [among other things], prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran; and prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials not involved in negotiating the suspension of Iran's nuclear program."
MATTHEW PALEVSKY, JOURNALIST, TRNN: A concurrent resolution effectively demanding a blockade of Iran looks fast-tracked for passage in Congress. House Resolution 362 calls for President Bush to ban all exports of refined petroleum going into Iran by imposing, quote, "stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran." Although Iran sits on some of the largest oil reserves in the world, it relies on imports for over 40 percent of its refined petroleum. I asked investigative historian Gareth Porter why Congress suddenly believes that this aggressive action is necessary.
GARETH PORTER, INVESTIGATIVE HISTORIAN: Well, first of all, we have to understand that this resolution has a "whereas" clause which involves a series of charges about Iran's nuclear program which are totally false. I mean, they simply are factually inaccurate and can be easily documented. They talk about "covert, illicit" Iranian nuclear measures, and then it lists them. It includes things such as importing centrifuges, manufacturing centrifuges, and things that are clearly not illegal under the Nonproliferation Treaty or under Iran's agreements with the IAEA. The Iranians declared in 1982 and again in 1992 their intention to master the nuclear fuel cycle, to have nuclear enrichment, to have uranium enrichment. And the IAEA publicly declared that they supported that.
PALEVSKY: The possibility that House Resolution 362 could lead to a blockade has led antiwar activists to label it the "Iran War Resolution," even though it clearly states in the final "whereas" clause, "nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization of the use of force against Iran.
PORTER: The language of the House and Senate resolutions tries to suggest that it doesn't involve the use of force. Well, you know, it does involve the use of force, just as the blockade at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis involved the use of force. And it is in effect a declaration of war against any country that tries to export goods to Iran, and particularly, of course, petroleum goods to Iran.
PALEVSKY: The rapid endorsement of this resolution has been credited to the pro-Israel lobby, specifically the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which sent thousands of its members to Capitol Hill to lobby for the resolution in early June. Porter believes that Congress was responding more to the Israel lobby than to any new intelligence on Iran or events on the ground.
PORTER: The US Congress has been so subject to AIPAC influence for so long that it has become almost a reflex now for most members of Congress to simply accept whatever AIPAC gives them, without any question, without any discussion, and to turn that into legislation. This is clearly an Israeli initiative. I don't think that the administration has gone on board in terms of a blockade of Iran. Of course, John McCain talked about this in his AIPAC speech earlier this month. It was proposed by a former deputy national security adviser of Israel, Chuck Freilich, late last year in an article. But, you know, this is something that the US government has not signed onto, and it's clear that this is a strategic move by Israel to maneuver the United States into a position where it would be more difficult to avoid it.
PALEVSKY: Porter also believes that recent tension between Iran and the US had been partially responsible for the rise in oil prices and that this kind of diplomacy can only push prices higher.
PORTER: If you look at the price of oil over the last 50 years, you look at where the spikes are, they are all politically or policy-caused spikes in price of oil at the world level. We know that there's no demand-side cause of these spikes in oil prices. We know that they are influenced by the decline of the dollar. No doubt about that. But the decline of the dollar, of course, is also influenced by, you know, the overall political situation and the overall economic situation and speculation. In other words, these two factors of the war risk, if you will, and the decline of the dollar are interactive. And so we know that there's a huge influence on the part of US policy toward Iran and Israeli policy toward Iran on the world price of oil, and that very well could be a factor that could hold back the administration in the final analysis.
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Gareth Porter
Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.
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Apricot Kernels or Laetrile
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LAETRILE THERAPY is probably the best known and most widely publicized of alternative cancer therapies. Laetrile, more than any other substance, epitomizes the scientific and philosophical controversy that has raged between supporters of alternative cancer therapies and the medical establishment. Background ( It is not a case of eating Apricot kernels as a treatment for cancer as the following paragraph shows.) This last sentence is my insertion Amygdalin is a member of a group of cyanide-containing substances called nitrilosides, which occur naturally in plants. The terms laetrile and amygdalin are often used interchangeably. Laetrile is a concentrated extract of amygdalin prepared from apricot kernels specifically for cancer therapy. The extraction process was developed by Dr. Ernst Krebs, Jr., who pioneered the use of laetrile in cancer therapy. (17) The Sloan-Kettering) Cover-up Ralph W. Moss gives an excellent overview of the political and scientific controversy that has surrounded laetrile in his book The Cancer Industry. He states, "Although spokespersons for orthodox medicine continue to deny that there have been any animal study data in favor of laetrile, this is contradicted by a number of studies, including—but not limited to—those at Sloan-Kettering." (15) Moss should know, because he was discharged by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center when he revealed an apparent cover-up by authorities at Sloan-Kettering of positive findings about laetrile . Dr. Richard Passwater also reported that some of the positive findings in Sloan-Kettering's laetrile studies were selectively not reported. Also, it appears that some of the laetrile research was deliberately designed to fail. (18) Controversy and Confusion According to Ralph Moss, who worked at Sloan-Kettering for several years before being discharged, five years of testing laetrile at Sloan-Kettering ended in controversy and confusion—not a pleasing outcome for the leaders of the world's most prestigious private cancer center. In summary, about twenty experiments with laetrile produced positive results, while only a few experiments produced negative findings. Sloan-Kettering's Laetrile Report Finally, at a press conference in June 1977, Sloan-Kettering officials announced to the world the results of over five years of laetrile research. The verdict on laetrile from the respected laboratories of the world's most prestigious cancer research center turned out to be completely one-sided and negative. Some of the comments by Sloan-Kettering's top administrators at the laetrile press conference (13) were: We have no evidence that laetrile possesses any biological activity with respect to cancer, one way or the other. —Lewis Thomas, president of Sloan-Kettering We have no reproducible evidence that amygdalin, or laetrile, is active. —Robert Good, director of Sloan-Kettering Laetrile has been found absolutely devoid of activity, period. —Daniel Martin, prominent cancer researcher Essentially, laetrile was pronounced completely ineffective in treating cancer, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. Laetrile is one of the naturally occurring substances that cannot be patented, making it a true orphan drug. No drug company is interested in committing money to research laetrile's potential. The only answer is good, unbiased government-sponsored research without the type of controversy that accompanied the Sloan-Kettering studies. These excerpts taken from the report at the link above. For me personally, I will never rely on just one product to help me beat the cancer I have. Cancer is a very nasty and devious thing, so use everything you can SAFELY use. Eliza.
Re: Apricot Kernels or Laetrile
Hi All, Those with an interest in alternative and complementary therapies and making treatment decisions will find this source of information on Apricot Kernels/Laetrile of benefit: http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/amygdalin Cancer Council provides best practice evidence-based sources of information on a range of non-conventional and conventional cancer treatments and medications. Cancer Council recommends reputable evidence-based resources to ensure that information contained on this website is appropriate, is not the passing off of a service or product and will not cause harm. More information on this is available here: www.cancerconnections.com.au/content/how-use-website Cancer Council recommend that individuals always discuss the use or planned use of additional conventional or complementary medications, treatments or supplements with your primary health care providers (e.g. GP, nurses, specialists). Further information on Complementary therapies and making making treatment decisions can be found here: http://goo.gl/DSkTUs Kind regards, Felix Cancer Connections Team
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Do not spam the chat, this includes with emoticons or noises. An offense will result a kick, further offenseses will result in a ban.
Do not fill your name with emoticons. If a mod asks you to remove emotes from your name, comply or you will be banned.
No threatening of violence is allowed.
Excessive use of language is frowned upon, keep things civil.
Be respectful of the mods and owners. Picking fights or backtalking will not be tolerated.
Do not put mods or owners on ignore.
Do not interrupt a mod or an owner dealing with a situation.
Do not feed the trolls. Joking around while a mod or owner is trying to contain them is highly discouraged and makes things worse.
Impersonating another member will result in a ban.
Do not advertise other leagues.
Be civil to other members in the chat. Disrespect and poor sportsmanship will be punished.
Do not spoil gym teams.
Do not harass gym leaders for a battle. You are permitted to ask them once.
Show respect to your opponent, and do not brag about a victory.