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Yona Taub
Yona is an ambassador for Project Impact, an organisation that works to encourage young people to become involved in volunteering in the Jewish community and beyond. Yona is rosh (head) of his local synagogue Bnei Akiva.
Sunday 11:00 How do we keep this amazing year for volunteering ongoing?
Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Lindsey studied at Cambridge, Hebrew University, UCL, and now Yeshivat Maharat. She teaches at King's College London and is a research fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies. Her first book 'Challenge and Conformity: The Religious Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women' comes out in 2021. She is now a post-doctoral fellow at Manchester University, researching the history of Limmud!
Sunday 17:00 Vicar of Dibley, Shmicar of Dibley: meet the ordained (and soon to be ordained) Orthodox women of the UK!
Monday 11:00 Unity and division: the tower of Babel
Monday 21:00 Reliving the origins of Limmud
Brian Teeman
Brian is an advocate for internet and software freedom believing that only by working together as communities can we repair the world. Brian has been an internet pioneer for over twenty years and is a regular speaker at events across the world. He is a university drop-out like so many successful participants in the Digital Revolution.
Monday 11:00 Making a billion dollars prepared me for lockdown
Rossella Tercatin
Rossella Tercatin is the archaeology reporter at The Jerusalem Post, where she also writes on the Jewish world and innovation. Born and raised in Milan, she is also an editor at the Italian Jewish paper Pagine Ebraiche and her articles have appeared on major Italian publications including Corriere della Sera and La Stampa. She lives in Jerusalem.
Sunday 20:00 The Top Israeli Archeological Breakthroughs of 2020: A Reporter's Notebook
Hilary Thomas
Hilary has written four books on Northern Jewish communities in Bolton, Oldham, Wigan and Blackburn. She wrote the history of the Manchester Jewish Representative Council in celebration of its centenary in 2019 and was co-chair of Manchester Limmud that year. Hilary has been a member of Menorah Synagogue (Cheshire Reform Congregation) for 45 years and served twice as its chair.
Sunday 12:00 The rich footprint of Jewish life across the UK
Pete Tobias
Pete Tobias is rabbi of The Liberal Synagogue Elstree. He is a published author, having written 'Liberal Judaism: A Judaism for the 21st Century' (published 2007), Never Mind the Bullocks (2009), 'Why Am I Here?' (2012). His most recent publication, 'Putting the 'o' in God' was published at the start of 2020.
Sunday 09:00 Chavruta - Sunday
Monday 09:00 Chavruta - Monday
Tuesday 09:00 Chavruta - Tuesday
Anna Tooms-Yun
In 2017 Anna and some friends started feeling the lack of a progressive Jewish community in Korea, and decided to do something about it. Since then, they have received a grant from Israel's Ministry of the Diaspora to assist in growing their community to almost 50 members!
Tuesday 12:00 Spotlight on: Jews in Asia!
House of Tour of Britain
Limmud UK organises day events throughout the UK which are just like Limmud Festival only smaller and with a regional focus. This year also saw the first online event "Limmud Tour of Britain" showcasing Jewish life in the UK's regions.
Monday 20:00 Limmud UK's day events volunteers meetup!
Noru Tsalic
Noru is Jewish by identity, Romanian by birth, Israeli by citizenship, British by current place of residence. He writes for The Times of Israel, presents and participates in debates. A former IDF soldier, he serves as UK envoy for the Israeli organisation Reservists on Duty. This is Noru's 8th year as a Limmud presenter. No eggs were thrown so far!
Sunday 15:00 How NOT to teach history: a textbook example
Tuesday 14:00 Israel and the Palestinians: what's the end game?
Ethan Tucker
Ethan Tucker is Rosh Yeshiva at Hadar and directs Mechon Hadar's Center for Jewish Law and Values. Ethan was ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and earned a doctorate in Talmud and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a BA from Harvard College.
Friday 13:00 Can You Fast Half a Day?: 10 Tevet and the Minor Fasts
Tom Tugendhat
In 2015, Lt Col Tom Tugendhat MBE was elected as Member of Parliament for Tonbridge, Edenbridge and Malling. In July 2017 he was elected Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, which he also Chairs in this current Parliament. Tom previously served in the British Army on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and as the military assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff. He has visited Israel and has studied and worked in the Middle East. Tom studied Theology at Bristol University and Islamics at Cambridge University. He is passionate about charity – from working in a homeless shelter in Bristol to his work today as a Dementia Friend and an active supporter of the Alzheimer's Society.
Tuesday 17:00 Tom Tugendhat in conversation with Hannah Rose


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Vindicating the Commercial Republic
Anthony A. Peacock — 2018-04-24 in Political Science
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This book provides a sweeping reinterpretation of The Federalist, using the ancient historian Thucydides' account of ancient commercial Athens as an interpretive guide. It argues that The Federalist highlights the importance of a new commercial republic that promotes a culture of enterprise to shape both America's civil and military character.
A Companion to U S Foreign Relations
Christopher R. W. Dietrich — 2020-03-04 in History
Author : Christopher R. W. Dietrich
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Covers the entire range of the history of U.S. foreign relations from the colonial period to the beginning of the 21st century. A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations is an authoritative guide to past and present scholarship on the history of American diplomacy and foreign relations from its seventeenth century origins to the modern day. This two-volume reference work presents a collection of historiographical essays by prominent scholars. The essays explore three centuries of America's global interactions and the ways U.S. foreign policies have been analyzed and interpreted over time. Scholars offer fresh perspectives on the history of U.S. foreign relations; analyze the causes, influences, and consequences of major foreign policy decisions; and address contemporary debates surrounding the practice of American power. The Companion covers a wide variety of methodologies, integrating political, military, economic, social and cultural history to explore the ideas and events that shaped U.S. diplomacy and foreign relations and continue to influence national identity. The essays discuss topics such as the links between U.S. foreign relations and the study of ideology, race, gender, and religion; Native American history, expansion, and imperialism; industrialization and modernization; domestic and international politics; and the United States' role in decolonization, globalization, and the Cold War. A comprehensive approach to understanding the history, influences, and drivers of U.S. foreign relation, this indispensable resource: Examines significant foreign policy events and their subsequent interpretations Places key figures and policies in their historical, national, and international contexts Provides background on recent and current debates in U.S. foreign policy Explores the historiography and primary sources for each topic Covers the development of diverse themes and methodologies in histories of U.S. foreign policy Offering scholars, teachers, and students unmatched chronological breadth and analytical depth, A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations: Colonial Era to the Present is an important contribution to scholarship on the history of America's interactions with the world.
SCOTUS 2018
David Klein — 2019-03-20 in Political Science
Author : David Klein
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Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This inaugural volume in Palgrave's new SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending in 2018, covering issues such as gay rights, religious liberty, public sector unions, coerced speech, digital privacy, voting rights, and the Trump travel ban. Bringing together notable scholars of the Court in one volume, the chapters in Scotus 2018 present the details of each ruling in its specific case, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2018 offers a big-picture look at Justice Neil Gorsuch's first full term in office, the legal and political legacy of former Justice Anthony Kennedy, and the controversial nomination and confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Vindicating the Founders
Thomas G. West — 2000-11-28 in History
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This controversial, convincing, and highly original book is important reading for everyone concerned about the origins, present, and future of the American experiment in self-government.
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Harvard Law Review — 2012-11-08 in Law
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The Harvard Law Review is offered in a digital edition for ereaders, featuring active Contents, linked footnotes, legible tables, and proper ebook formatting. This current issue of the Review is November 2012, the first issue of academic year 2012-2013 (Volume 126). The November issue is the special annual review of the Supreme Court's previous term. Each year, the issue is introduced by noteworthy andextensive articles from recognized scholars. In this issue, the Foreword is authored by Pamela Karlan, on "democracy and disdain." Extensive Comments by Gillian Metzger and Martha Minow explore the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Health Care Act and Chief Justice Roberts's reasoning, while Stephanos Bibas discusses the gray market of plea bargaining and the potential involvement of neutral judges in the process. In addition, the first issue of each new volume provides an extensive summary of the important cases of the previous Supreme Court docket, covering a wide range of legal, political and constitutional subjects.
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Anatomy of Eminence
Daniel Rosenberg — 2020-06-22 in History
Author : Daniel Rosenberg
Despite its prominence in public discourse, the notion of elites remains a highly contested and ambiguous part of modern political discourse. This monograph rehabilitates the idea of elites and gives it a solid theoretical footing, while relating it with the historical development of liberal thought in the west. The analysis offered in the book concentrates on the tradition of liberal political thought in France, which has consistently tackled the question of the elites, their role in society, and the process of their formation. Combining theoretical insights with practical wisdom, French liberal thinkers have seen the elite as an indispensable social category and as a vehicle for the development of human liberty. In their different prescriptive doctrines, French liberal thinkers have sought to reconcile the emergence of social elites with the requirements of social and political equality, as well as with the ongoing modernization of mores and institutions. The monograph offers a unique contribution to scholarship in modern political thought by engaging analytically with the notion of elites, as well as by offering a structured discussion on the historical development of liberalism in France.
The Noblest Minds
Peter McNamara — 1999 in History
Author : Peter McNamara
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Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have started to view the founders and their acts in a new light. In The Noblest Minds, ten distinguished scholars examine this passion for fame and honor and demonstrate for the first time its significance in the development of American democracy. The first two-thirds of the book is devoted to essays on individual founders, as the contributors consider the role of fame in the lives and political characters of Washington, Franklin, Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams, and Marshall. The remaining chapters analyze the founders' theoretical accomplishment in reviving political science, and explore the problem of honor in the modern world. Political scientists and American historians alike will find this book to be valuable and illuminating. What made the founding generation of American statesmen so outstanding? To answer this question, The Noblest Minds brings together a distinguished group of historians and political scientists to evaluate a neglected but compelling theory advanced nearly four decades ago by Douglass Adair. Adair argued that it was the 'love of fame' that moved many of the leading lights of the founding generation. Adair's thesis is the starting point for a series of searching essays on the role of fame in the lives of Adams, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, and Washington. These profiles also provide wide-ranging historical and philosophical reflections on the question of fame. What emerges from these essays is a more complex picture of the founding generation than that presented by Adair. While acknowledging the role of the love of fame, The Noblest Minds argues for the influence of other concerns such as honor, virtue, and the cause of liberty. This more complex picture of the founding generation provides a unique and rewarding vantage point from which to consider the question of 'character' in politics, which looms so large in contemporary political debate. It illuminates the differences between true fame and mere celebrity in such a way as to point to considerations that transcend both. Political scientists and American historians alike will find this book to be valuable and illuminating.
A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying on by Great Britain and the Several Other European Powers
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That's right, kids, we're back and this episode we've got the man who brought us Mojo Jojo, the non-Wu-Tang Ghostface Killer and the best Cheshire Cat since Sterling Halloway, the great Roger L Jackson!
Roger talks with Evan about how having a library of character references available can be essential to voice actors, the time he replaced Liam Neeson and Mr. Taken returned the favor, and what Neve Campbell thinks about him. He also talks about his upcoming live reading of Stampanato in San Francisco and his very upcoming appearance at the Reno Comic Con. Hopefully we'll get him on after his future Dubai-Con.


Yey another bike shop cafe and this one's a beauty! Look Mum No Hands certainly brightens up this boring stretch of Old Street. This ambitious project is both bike workshop and cafe/casual restaurant of sorts. They've nailed it across the board as it's both supremely popular with bike couriers and hipster fixed wheel types but it's also a family oriented place, hosting fun events from brownie baking competitions to film nights. I usually roll my eyes at this kind of thing but here they get it right, probably because there is always a decent quota of skinhead, tattooed bike couriers around to make sure it's not too boring and wholesome. The cyclist themed decoration involves buy klonopin discount walls festooned with bike frames, wheels and all other manner of cycling paraphernalia, stylishly done of course. If you're after a flat white they can sort you out but if it's a cold drink you're after then there's smoothies, milkshakes, iced coffees, fresh fruit juice and a number of different beers and wine served all day, not to mention the pies, cakes, salads and daily specials all by local bakers or made on the premises on the menu as well. Look Mum No Hands is just genius, I could hang out here all day every day (and what a great name!).
Hi Penny, I'm commenting on behalf of Look Mum No Hands. Thanks for such a nice write-up! Your photos are really great, too – we were wondering whether there's any chance we could have copies, to keep on file? If so, if you could contact me at: natascha[dot]bruce[at]gmail, that would be brilliant.


WASHINGTON — President Obama called on Americans and more than 60 nations on Wednesday to join the fight against violent extremism, saying they had to counter the ideology of the Islamic State and other groups making increasingly sophisticated appeals to young people around the world.
On the second day of a three-day meeting that comes after a wave of terrorist attacks in Paris, Sydney, Copenhagen and Ottawa, Mr. Obama said undercutting the Sunni militant group's message and blunting its dark appeal was a "generational challenge" that would require cooperation from mainstream Muslims as well as governments, communities, religious leaders and educators.
White House officials cast the conference as a rallying cry and progress report after Mr. Obama's speech on terrorism to the United Nations General Assembly in September, and said it signaled Mr. Obama's desire to play the leading role in assembling an international coalition to fight an ideological war against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. They said the battle was just as important as the military campaign Mr. Obama launched against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria last summer, which has shown mixed results.
Despite the president's call to arms, many of the leaders and officials attending the conference expressed doubt about the ability of the Obama administration to counter extremist messages, particularly from the Islamic State, which has a reach and agility in social media that far outstrips that of the American government.
"We're being outdone both in terms of content, quality and quantity, and in terms of amplification strategies," said Sasha Havlicek of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based research organization, in a presentation at the meeting. She used a diagram of a small and large megaphone to illustrate the "monumental gap" between the Islamic State, which uses social media services like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, and other groups and governments, including the Obama administration.
How has ISIS, a 21st-century terrorist organization with a retrograde religious philosophy, spread from Iraq to Syria, Libya and beyond?
At the same time, human rights activists at the conference said they had grave concerns about domestic efforts to counter violent extremism, known inside the government by the acronym C.V.E. They said that programs to spot potential homegrown terrorists could morph into fearmongering closet surveillance efforts that trample on civil rights and privacy, and that the administration could also be giving tacit approval to foreign governments that abuse human rights in the name of countering terrorism.
A coalition of advocacy groups wrote to the White House on Tuesday raising their concerns, and some Muslim-American community groups boycotted the meeting.
American intelligence officials have long believed that the greatest terrorist threat in the United States is no longer from meticulously plotted events like the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that originate overseas, but from American citizens who become radicalized on their own or by a foreign terrorist organization.
In his remarks, Mr. Obama said that other countries had a responsibility to help.
"If we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism, then the international community has to offer something better," Mr. Obama said, adding that the United States would "do its part" by promoting economic growth and development, fighting corruption and encouraging other countries to devote more resources to education, including for girls and women.
Part of the business of the conference on Wednesday was to bring together leaders from Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Boston, where federal pilot programs underway are aimed at helping target disaffected young people who might be susceptible to extremist messages.
The president said it was crucial that such efforts include input from Muslim-Americans, who he said have sometimes felt "unfairly targeted" by government antiterrorism efforts.
"We are facing a global problem, but we have to act locally," Mr. Bonte said, criticizing what he called some European countries' "ostrich policy" of saying they do not have a problem.
One surprise participant in State Department sessions for the meeting on Wednesday was the head of Russia's Federal Security Service, the post-Soviet K.G.B.
The State Department said it had been notified Tuesday night that Aleksandr V. Bortnikov would be attending the conference as part of an expanded Russian delegation. The visit would be unusual under the best of circumstances, but it comes at a moment of heightened tensions over the Kremlin's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and the role of Russian troops in the fighting there.
"Violent extremism and terrorism are problems that affect communities around the world, including Russia," said Jen Psaki, the State Department spokeswoman.
The European Union has put Mr. Bortnikov on its sanctions list because of the Ukraine crisis, but he is not subject to American sanctions. On Thursday, Mr. Obama will address foreign leaders gathered at the State Department to talk about their countries' programs.
Vitaly I. Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, questioned the effectiveness of a United States-led global effort to counter terrorism, which he said would be counterproductive. "It's only going to attract extremists," he said Wednesday evening at an event at the Harvard Club in New York.
An article on Wednesday about a White House summit meeting on violent extremism paraphrased incorrectly from comments by the mayor the Belgium town of Vilvoorde, where the Islamic State has been heavily recruiting. He said Vilvoorde has 42,000 people, not 4,200.
Michael R. Gordon contributed reporting from Washington, and Somini Sengupta from New York.


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Obama's Syrian Policy, Through the Looking Glass
Roger Aronoff | Jan 9, 2017 | Commentary | 0
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President Obama's assertion that the Islamic State was a "JV" team demonstrates how he arrogantly ignored the possibility that this jihadist terror group could eventually threaten the United States. But what the press will not report is that President Obama is at least partially responsible for the arming of ISIS.
A recent article by Jerome Corsi of WorldNetDaily sheds further light on how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama worked to actively arm Syrian rebels, ultimately supporting groups that would coalesce into the Islamic State.
"…[I]t's become increasingly clear that President Obama and his secretary of state at the time, Hillary Clinton in 2011, armed the Free Syrian Army rebels in an effort to topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad, mirroring a strategy already under way in Libya to help al-Qaida-affiliated militia overthrow Moammar Gadhafi," writes Corsi. "A consequence of the strategy was the emergence of ISIS out of the loosely coordinated Free Syrian Army coalition as well as the disastrous Benghazi attack in which a U.S. ambassador was murdered."
In other words, Mrs. Clinton and Obama are at least partially responsible for the current Middle East chaos, the death of four brave Americans at the hands of terrorists in Benghazi, and Islamic State-inspired homegrown terrorism. In Syria, the civil war has cost 470,000 lives as of last February, according to The New York Times, a half million by most estimates today. But don't look to the Times or other news organizations to blame President Obama or former presidential candidate Clinton for the death toll.
Corsi cites the Citizens' Commission on Benghazi, which came to a similar conclusion in our 2016 Benghazi report, which is entitled "Betrayal in Benghazi: A Dereliction of Duty." "It is notable, however, that [Syrian Free Army] statements from the 2012 time period complained that they were not receiving any missiles," states our report, continuing, "it now appears that at least some of the recipients instead were jihadist units that would eventually coalesce into the Islamic State."
Our 2014 interim report revealed that the Obama administration had switched sides in the War on Terror by arming al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Libya in a successful bid to overthrow our counterterrorism ally Muammar Qaddafi. The Obama administration, in its zeal to arm the rebels, even stymied truce talks that could have led to a peaceful transition.
And, as we wrote in our 2016 report, Ambassador Chris Stevens, then "U.S. envoy," coordinated his efforts with Abdelhakim Belhadj, despite the latter's connections to al-Qaeda.
"The [2014 CCB] report asserted the agenda of al-Qaida-affiliated jihadis in the region, including the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and other Islamic terror groups represented among the rebel forces, was well known to U.S. officials responsible for Libya policy," reports Corsi in his recent article.
Corsi notes that there was considerable lobbying to convince Washington that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) was a "moderate group." This, he writes, was "despite clear evidence the al-Nusra Front—operating under the FSA umbrella—had been declared a terrorist organization by the State Department; had pledged allegiance to al-Qaida's top leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri; and was the group of choice for foreign jihadi fighters pouring into Syria." But there are still those who believe that the U.S. could have actually worked with the FSA and coalesced an effective fighting force around them, dramatically changing the course of history in that region. We'll never know for sure.
The Obama administration engaged in regime change policies in both Syria and Libya despite the fact that such efforts would likely lead to more violence and chaos in the region. Corsi notes that the Obama administration even armed Ansar al Sharia, which was responsible for the September 11, 2012 Benghazi terror attacks.
The Obama administration has repeatedly sided with the enemies of America, from arming al-Qaeda-linked rebels abroad, to making political commitments with and providing sanctions relief for the totalitarian regime of Iran. This has been a great betrayal of American values and puts American citizens in harm's way.
Several opinion journalists on the left have come around to acknowledging the disastrous role that the Obama administration has played in the region, particularly in Syria. As we previously reported, Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times called Syria Obama's "worst mistake."
Richard Cohen wrote in The Washington Post that Obama "has been all too happy to preside over the loss of American influence. Aleppo, Syria, now a pile of rubble, is where countless died—as did American influence."
Leon Wieseltier of the Brookings Institution and formerly of The New Republic offered the harshest criticism: "As a direct or indirect consequence of our refusal to respond forcefully to the Syrian crisis, we have beheld secular tyranny, religious tyranny, genocide, chemical warfare, barrel bombs and cluster bombs, the torture and murder of children, the displacement of 11 million people, the destabilization of Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, the ascendancy of Iran in the region, the emergence of Russia as a global power, the diminishment of the American position in the world, the refugee crisis in Europe, the resurgence of fascism in Europe and a significant new threat to the security of the United States. It is amazing how much doing nothing can do, especially when it is we who do nothing."
Secretary of State John Kerry claimed at a press briefing on Thursday that Obama's decision not to take action after the Syrians had crossed his stated "red line" by using chemical weapons, was the right move and succeeded because the result was that all of the chemical weapons were removed from Syria without dropping a bomb. Few are buying that argument, as chemical weapons were used again in Aleppo before it fell recently to the Syrian regime, or as Russia and Syria view it, was liberated from the various terrorist groups that held its civilians as human shields in a no-win situation.
Roger Aronoff is the Editor of Accuracy in Media, and a member of the Citizens' Commission on Benghazi. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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Thank you to all of you who attended our Conversation event at Corcoran last weekend. We were pleased to see such a great turnout of students, staff, family members and community members who were all engaged and interested in helping our students succeed.
This week, the SCSD Educational Foundation announced their Educators of the Year – four individuals who are going above and beyond to help students – and our district – succeed! Congratulations to Eva Williams, Principal at Van Duyn; Jennifer Park, Special Education Teacher at Ed Smith; Michelin Keleher, Music Teacher at Lincoln; and Shannon Geer, Social Worker at Meachem! I hope you will consider attending the Educational Foundation's Recognition Breakfast in support of these individuals on March 30th – please click here for details or to purchase tickets.
On Wednesday, I welcomed New York State Education Department Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regent Elizabeth Hakanson to tour Seymour and to learn about the district firsthand. It is encouraging to know that we have these allies advocating on our behalf in Albany. On Thursday, we welcomed district volunteers to the annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at LeMoyne College. It was a special treat to celebrate the individuals who help support our students, staff and schools – and they especially enjoyed performances by the Henninger Jazz Band and the Nottingham Performing Arts Club!
It was also a week for giving back. This week, students at PSLA at Fowler hosted their 6th annual St. Baldrick's fundraiser. Students and staff came together to raise money (more than $1,600 at last count!) to fight childhood cancer, and several volunteers had their heads shaved for the cause. This is a great way for our Cosmetology students to show their skills while allowing the PSLA at Fowler community to come together for those in need.
Our middle and high school students gave back this week by sharing their voices today at the Student Voices Symposium at SUNY-ESF. It is invaluable each year for us to have the opportunity to listen to students share their thoughts, concerns and hopes for themselves, their schools and their community!
The Syracuse Cougars boys ice hockey team achieved notable success this past weekend as well – for the first time in program history, the team claimed their first State Championship! Corcoran student Ryan Eccles was named New York State Division I Player of the Year, and coach Neal Purcell was named Division I Coach of the Year. In related news, Nottingham student Jason Howard earned an 8th place medal at the recent NYS Indoor Track & Field Championships. These are extremely impressive achievements and we are proud of #SCSDAthletics!
Finally, this week's #SCSDLookBack video features all kinds of other good news, including Westside Academy students visiting SUNY Oswego, students and staff celebrating Youth Art Month and Music In Our Schools Month, Frazer scholars celebrating perfect attendance, Van Duyn students practicing math skills, science fair preparations at Danforth and more. Please take a moment to watch!
Coming up this weekend, don't miss the chance to see two high school musicals! Nottingham students will perform Guys and Dolls tonight and tomorrow at 7 pm and on Sunday at 2 pm; and Henninger students will perform Into the Woods tonight and tomorrow at 7 pm.
Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day and a safe weekend!


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CoRoT-8b is a transiting exoplanet orbiting the K-type main sequence star CoRoT-8 1,050 light years away in the equatorial constellation Aquila. The planet was discovered in April 2010 by the CoRoT telescope.

Discovery
This planet was discovered using the transit method, which detects planet via eclipses. The discovery paper's abstract states that CoRoT-8b is extremely dense compared to Saturn.

Properties
CoRoT-8b has 21.8% Jupiter's mass, and due to its close orbit, a radius 61.9% that of Jupiter. This classifies the planet as a hot Saturn. Despite the bloated radius, the planet is extremely dense, with it being 1.1 times greater than water's;CoRoT-8b has a temperature of 870 K from its 6-day orbit.

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Hot Jupiters
Transiting exoplanets
Exoplanets discovered in 2010
8b
Aquila (constellation)

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Q: PHP working out minutes difference I am working out the months, days, hours and minutes between two dates, I have successfully got it to work out the months, days and minutes, but I cannot for the life of get it to work out the minutes, below is my code.
<?php
    $date1 = "2012-07-01 00:00:00";
    $date2 = "2012-09-30 00:00:00";

    $diff = abs(strtotime($date2) - strtotime($date1));

    $years = floor($diff / (365*60*60*24));
    $months = floor(($diff - $years * 365*60*60*24) / (30*60*60*24));
    $days = floor(($diff - $years * 365*60*60*24 - $months*30*60*60*24)/ (60*60*24));
    $minutes = floor(($diff - $years * 365*60*60*24 - $months*30*60*60*24) / (60*60*24) / (60*60));

    printf("%d years, %d months, %d days, %d minutes\n", $years, $months, $days, $minutes);

?>

A: Try reducing your $diff variable as you work everything else out:
$years = floor($diff / 31557600); // 31557600 = 365.25 * 86400
$diff -= $years * 31557600;
// I'd skip months, since different months have a different number of days.
// If you *really* want it, calculate the number of months from the days below.
$days = floor($diff / 86400); // 86400 = 24 * 3600
$diff -= $days * 86400;
$hours = floor($diff / 3600); // 3600 = 60 * 60
$diff -= $days * 3600;
$minutes = floor($diff / 60);
$diff -= $minutes * 60;
// $diff now equals the number of seconds left over

Alternatively, look into PHP's Date/Time object:
$date1 = new DateTime("2012-07-01 00:00:00");
$date2 = new DateTime("2012-09-30 00:00:00");
$diff = $date1->diff($date2); // $diff is a DateInterval object

Look at DateInterval->format() to determine how you want to format your output from $diff.

A: The best and most accurate way to approach this problem is to use the DateTime class. Otherwise you'll run into issues when you deal with anomalies in dates (leap year, etc).
$format = 'Y-m-d h:i:s';
$tz = new DateTimeZone('America/New_York');

// Create DateTime objs based on the above format
$t1 = DateTime::createFromFormat( $format, "2012-07-01 00:00:00", $tz);
$t2 = DateTime::createFromFormat( $format, "2012-09-30 00:00:00", $tz);

// Find the difference between them
$diff = $t1->diff( $t2);

// Print out the difference in each amount
$outputs = array( 'Y' => 'Year', 'm' => 'Month', 'd' => 'day', 'h' => 'hour', 'i' => 'minute', 's' => 'seconds');

foreach( $outputs as $key => $value)
    echo $diff->format( '%'.$key) . ' ' . $value . "\n";

This outputs:
00 Year
2 Month
29 day
0 hour
0 minute
0 seconds

A: Used to have one of the following functions, to convert seconds into days/weeks/hh:mm:ss time etc.
That should answer your query.
function duration ($sec, $padHours = false)  {
  if ($sec > 1209600) return "> ". intval(intval($sec) / 604800) . " weeks";
  if ($sec > 604800) return "1 week";
  if ($sec > 172800) return "> ". intval(intval($sec) / 86400) . " days";
  if ($sec > 86400) return "1 day";
  $hms = "";
  $hours = intval(intval($sec) / 3600);
  $hms .= ($padHours)
        ? str_pad($hours, 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT). ":"
        : $hours. ":";
  $minutes = intval(($sec / 60) % 60);
  $hms .= str_pad($minutes, 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT). ":";
  $seconds = intval($sec % 60);
  $hms .= str_pad($seconds, 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
  return $hms;

}

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NOTES: COURTYARD "Let Your Heart Come Home" to Phillips Bay This title is a pun on "court" and "yard." The warm, late spring evening and full moon should put the young courting couple in a romantic mood but they don't have all the privacy they would like. Look up at one of the house's second story windows - you'll find a woman looking out, keeping an eye on them! This 1950s era scene is a "follow on" to "Evening Star" which also focused on romance and nostalgia. The Volkswagen Beetle parked in the driveway dates to the 1950s and the convertible is a 1958 Chevrolet Impala. High in the sky is one of yesteryear's aircraft, a Navy P2V..
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"Phillips grew up loving art but never thought he could make it his livelihood. At college he majored in criminology and had been accepted into law school when four of his paintings were sold at an airport restaurant. That was all the incentive he needed to begin his work as a fine art painter. Bill Phillips is now a renowned aviation artist and the landscape artist of choice for many collectors. Bill's strengths as a landscape painter, a respect and reverence for a time and place, help him when painting aviation as well as classic landscapes. Phillips often spends days observing landscape subjects. Finding companionship with the land, he is able to convey the boundlessness of nature on the painted canvas inspiring a reverence for the natural landscape in its beholders. After one of his paintings was presented to King Hussein of Jordan, Phillips was commissioned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He developed sixteen major paintings, many of which now hang in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Museum in Amman. The Smithsonian Institution s National Air and Space Museum presented a one-man show of Phillips work in 1986. He is one of only a few artists to have been so honored. In 1988, Phillips was chosen to be a U.S. Navy combat artist. For his outstanding work, the artist was awarded the Navy s Meritorious Public Service Award and the Air Force Sergeants Association s Americanism Medal. At the prestigious annual fund raiser for the National Park Service, Bill s work has been included in the Top 100 each year he has entered the competition and his work has won the Art History Award twice. Phillips was selected as the Fall 2004 Artist in Residence at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and tapped by the U.S. Postal Service to paint the stamp illustrations and header design for a pane of twenty stamps in 1997 entitled Classic American Aircraft. He was chosen again in 2005 for a pane of twenty stamps (ten designs) entitled American Advances in Aviation."
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What is the quickest way to get the perfect abs?
What is the quickest most effective way to getting the perfect abs??? Without spending money on these fitness packages you see on tv!!
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Dieting will get your stomach flat. Crunches and leg raises will get your abs ripped. Torso twists will help with your obliques to finish it all off.
It will depend on how much belly fat you have. Exercise to build muscle won't work just by itself, you need to lower your calorie intake and/or up your cardio (walking, cycling, aerobics).
It won't happen overnight, or even in a month. You'll need dedication and commitment.
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From my side first of all adopt alkaline diet and then do the sit ups.
try to contract your abdominal muscles all the time ( while standing, walking, infront the mirror ....)and make it a habit for you.
am aphysical therapist and this is the simplest way.
I get mine from doing at least 100 pull ups every morning.
Yoga works like a charm, and you will get ripped arms, too.
I personally do the New Zealand Haka every morning on the front grass in my PJ's.
Hmmm....I was thinking liposuction was the right answer?
Depends on who you're with, BP. I've known some guys where I would've opted for lipo in a heartbeat!
As others have mentioned, your diet is extremely important. You want to eat lean proteins and plenty of fiber. You also want to drink a lot of water (at least 8 8-ounce glasses a day) while avoiding carbonated and alcoholic drinks.
As for exercises, don't waste your time on sit-ups/crunches. Studies have shown that these ab exercises are inefficient. Instead, you should choose from the Bicycle Maneuver, the Plank (or Hover), the Captain's Chair, etc.
What kind of foods should you be eating for the much sought-after perfect abs?


Having a blog can be either a gratifying or a disappointing experience. Gratifying if it is even moderately successful, and a disappointment if no-one ever reads it. A gratifying blog can also lead to a profitable blogging career, and that would make it even more of a pleasure to put one's time into. This article is about one avenue of achieving a level of success as a blogger, that is by using PLR to kick-start your blog.
First of all, it should be pointed out that hopeful entrepreneurs and communicators are probably starting millions of websites and blogs every month, so your first job is to get above that 'noise level'. In other words, to get your business noticed.
Having a riveting subject for your blog is useful, but not essential. So, what else can you do?
Well, you need to get into the search engines, and there is nothing that they love more than fresh relevant content. It is helpful to see search engines as hungry stray dogs. If you put food out for strays, they will come back for more. If you make a habit of it, they will camp outside your house.
And so will search engines.
When I am not writing novels, I try to create niche content articles (such as this) every couple of days and post them to my site. In January 2018, Google was visiting my blog, this one, every fifteen seconds!
Now, writing meaningful articles might be beyond the ability of newcomers to the job, or to bloggers whose mother language is not English, so my suggested solution to this is to buy targeted content or niche articles and publish them as your own.
Articles that were designed to be used as such are called PLR (Private Label Rights) content. They are written to be resold and reused. The fewer times an article has already been used is an indication of its freshness.
However, no matter how fresh a PLR article is, its user should read it through and change words and phrases to match his or her own style, which will make it your copyright. This will ensure that, if lazier bloggers buy the same blog package later and do not alter it, you will still have an original, personal article.
If you can publish quality new articles perfect for blog posts every other day for two weeks, you will find the search engines waiting at your door.


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Michael Bloomberg still has multiple opportunities to qualify for Wednesday's debate
Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN Business
Updated 10:08 PM EST, Mon February 17, 2020
Bloomberg's campaign is attracting media scrutiny
Media 16 videos
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Late night hosts react to classified documents found at Biden's former office
Shannon Sharpe confronts Skip Bayless about tweet made after Damar Hamlin collapsed
'You want to die': Edward Norton learns details about slaves one of his ancestors owned
Late night hosts react to McCarthy's failure to win House vote for speaker
Maggie Haberman says George Santos coverage is a 'death of local media' story. Here's why
Look back at some of Barbara Walters' biggest moments
Expert calls out 'bizarre' comments by Viktor Bout on Russian TV
New York CNN Business —
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter.
Michael Bloomberg is on the verge of qualifying for his first Democratic primary debate — a development that could change the 2020 race in dramatic fashion.
To date Bloomberg has eschewed most TV interview requests and has sidestepped the debate process since he hasn't qualified for any of them. Due to a change in the qualification rules, removing the requirement for individual donors, he is eligible for Wednesday's NBC/MSNBC/Nevada Independent debate – but he needs to top 10% in one more state or national poll. The deadline is Tuesday night, and he has multiple chances to qualify, according to my sources.
NPR, PBS NewsHour and Marist will release a poll at 5am Tuesday, an NPR spokeswoman confirmed Monday night.
NBC News and its polling partner, the WSJ, are also in the field with a poll, and the results will be released later in the day on Tuesday, two sources said.
There could be other polls, too, but these are the two I know about. Bottom line: Bloomberg seems likely to qualify. The NBC moderators and producers are preparing accordingly. If he is on stage, it will be his biggest test yet…
Debate prep is underway
Fresh reporting from CNN's Cristina Alesci and Dan Merica: "Bloomberg and his team have been preparing with various senior members playing the role of his opponents. Bloomberg's senior advisor Howard Wolfson is playing Bernie Sanders, according to one campaign official. The campaign is setting expectations low by highlighting that his competitors have been debating for the better part of a year while this would be Bloomberg's first debate since 2009…"
The need for independent reporting…
Quoting Irin Carmon from Sunday's "Reliable" telecast: "Independent reporting is so important when you have somebody basically paying their way into the conversation – not being subject to the same debates, the same campaigning for voters, not the same early contests. I think there's no precedent for that. And it makes independent journalism all the more important…"
Inside Bloomberg News HQ
The NYT's Michael Grynbaum has a big new story about the discomfort at Bloomberg News about the news outlet's owner running for president.
Two months after editor-in-chief John Micklethwait said his reporters would "refrain" from investigating Bloomberg or Democratic rivals, "the pressure and unease inside Bloomberg News have only increased," Grynbaum wrote. "Journalists who hoped Mr. Bloomberg's candidacy would prove short-lived have watched him vault to the upper tier of the Democratic race. Now there are discussions about what a President Bloomberg could mean for a news organization already grappling with a perceived conflict of interest."
Looking for an analogous situation? You'll have to look all the way back to 1904, when William Randolph Hearst "enjoyed cheerleading coverage from his network of newspapers."
>> CNN's Jake Tapper commented on the story: "The candidate and campaign should be firewalled from the newsroom, period. And again: the refusal to build this proverbial wall is only serving to hurt the hard-working and excellent journalists at Bloomberg who deserve better than this."
For the record:
– Rosie Gray's story from the Bloomberg campaign trail is a must-read. She says "the overwhelming size and scope of Bloomberg's campaign" is its defining feature, and "it's a validator" for voters… (BuzzFeed News)
– Recommended reading: "Bloomberg's Billions: How the Candidate Built an Empire of Influence" by Alexander Burns and Nicholas Kulish. Burns will be on "The Daily" podcast Tuesday morning… (NYT)
– The AP's Jonathan Lemire talking about Bloomberg et al: "One of the great questions — and we don't know the answer to it yet — is do the rules not apply to anybody anymore or do the rules just not apply to Donald Trump? We simply don't know…" (Mediaite)


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Three things saw me praising the Internet, today, though the third also involved quite a bit of cursing. The first two provided demonstrations of the importance of not having to rely on the printed media for information because, sadly, press reporting is all too often lazy or prejudiced.
UK law prevents people being deported to countries where they are likely to face inhuman treatment, including detention without trial, torture or execution. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) hears appeals from those ordered to be deported who feel that would place them in danger.
For some time the UK government has been able to present 'sensitive' evidence about the deportees to SIAC in secret without having to share that information with the deportee's lawyers. A few days ago the UK Supreme Court ruled that a similar opportunity should be given to the deportees so that, for example, evidence about practices in the country concerned that might place people living there in danger could be provided.
The Supreme Court noted that its ruling breached important principles of natural justice but was the lesser of two evils in order to reduce the chance of sending someone to torture and, possibly, death.
The Telegraph headline to its report 'Terrorists to use secret courts to fight deportation' sets the tone for its story. These people are not, necessarily, terrorists. Some will have served prison sentences for terrorist offences but others have simply been deemed to be undesirable in spite of having no conviction.
This is certainly the case with two men the Telegraph chooses to highlight describing 'seven suspected Algerian terrorists, including two men linked to a ricin plot'. That description comes in the second paragraph but, lower down, it seems two has become one because we are told; 'They include one man who was charged over a plot in 2003 to spread ricin and other poisons on the streets of Britain'.
To the right-wing press, the Venn diagram for Muslims and terrorists is almost a complete overlap and, because the principle of innocent unless proved guilty does not apply to such people, everyone charged with a terrorist offence is a terrorist. That is the only conclusion I can draw from the way the press continues to suggest that ricin was a factor in the 2003 charges brought against a group of Algerian immigrants. I've blogged a number of times about this (see the plant page for Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant, for details) but I intend to keep repeating – THERE WAS NO RICIN – every time a reporter through ignorance or hate based prejudice writes that there was.
There is a further lie in the report. Following the sentence I just quoted we read 'He was acquitted at court but a co-defendant, Kamel Bourgass, was jailed for 17 years'. Bourgass was jailed as a result of a completely separate incident. It was nothing to do with any ricin plot because there was no ricin plot.
I keep saying that as, sadly, experience shows that one false statement can propagate and have a very long life. And that, I fear, is what may happen with the second story that makes me pleased that lies in the press no longer go unchallenged because of the Internet.
A fairly routine report in a local paper about a raid on a cannabis factory provoked a reaction because someone noticed that it said;
'Police are warning that when cannabis plants reach the final stages of maturity the odour they release has carcinogenic properties.
'Officers who deal with the plants use ventilation masks and protective suits and people who have plants in their home, especially anyone with young children, may be exposing their family to a health risk.'
One of those who noticed was Ben Goldacre and, as is his way, he didn't immediately dismiss it as nonsense but asked if anyone else had heard such a claim before. I did a quick YouTube search and found plenty of videos of police clearing out Cannabis sativa, marijuana, plantations without wearing face masks. Goldacre, 'because silly behaviour gets my attention', followed up with the police and journalists concerned. The full account of his exchanges is in his posterous blog and it includes a two-word term that, I hope, will enter the language.
Starting with the police Goldacre was referred to the Harborough Mail who said they had taken the story from a sister paper, the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, so he contacted that paper. (There's no sign of the story on the Evening Telegraph's website so I don't know if it has been removed or if the paper didn't run it.) The editor, claiming he could not provide the full email received from the police on confidentiality grounds offered an 'unedited excerpt' that was word for word as I quoted above.
Goldacre went back to the police to see if they would waive their confidentiality to provide the full email. His reply came from the Northamptonshire's top PR man who sent the whole email. After the quote already given it goes on '(if you go with this line, an expert opinion from someone on the health side would be expedient)'.
Finally, he contacted the editor of the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph to question the description of what he had been sent as an 'unedited excerpt'. And there the story ends, it seems, because Neil Pickford, the editor, has not replied. Perhaps he's very busy or, perhaps, he thinks if he ducks out of sight the story will go away. Sorry, Neil, if I can do anything about it, the world will remember you for giving it the splendidly obfuscatory saying 'unedited excerpt'.
Interestingly, my final story also revolves around someone using an 'unedited excerpt'. Yesterday, the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston Texas held a conference entitled 'The War on Drugs Has Failed. Is Legalization the Answer?'
I'll get the cursing out of the way first. The entire conference was streamed live. The conference agenda can still be seen but I don't know if there is any plan to provide a recording of the live stream.
With the time difference I was watching late afternoon into the evening. One downside to the rural lifestyle I lead is that my broadband speed starts to diminish as soon as the schoolchildren come home and reduces to a crawl once the adults finish work and go online at home. I manage to watch some of the earlier sessions reasonably well but later on it became very difficult.
I knew from Twitter that Prof Alex Stevens was speaking on 'Europe: Policy Alternatives in Portugal, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe' but the stream was very broken and I had difficulty following everything he said.
I did however, pick up one point and it takes us back to one of the morning sessions when Kevin Sabet was debating marijuana legalisation with Russ Belville, Outreach Coordinator, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). I've written about Sabet before and noted his tendency to be selective about what he cites.
Yesterday, he pointed out that Prof Stevens had found the claims for the benefits of Portugal's decriminalisation to be over-stated. Though I missed the earlier session I think John J. Coleman, Former Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; President, Drug Watch International, may have said the same thing because Alex Stevens pointed out that 'John' had given a selective quote when referring to the paper by Caitlin Hughes & Alex Stevens that I blogged about in January.
Prof Stevens took 'John' to task for quoting from that paper;
'Considered analysis of the two most divergent accounts reveals that the Portuguese reform warrants neither the praise nor the condemnation of being a 'resounding success' or a 'disastrous failure', and that these divergent policy conclusions were derived from selective use of the evidence base.'
That seems like a reasonable quote being offered by a prohibitionist because it doesn't, as some have done, simply try and discredit the positive claims.
As Alex Stevens pointed out, however, (but without using the term) this was an 'unedited excerpt' because the paper goes on;
'…that belie the nuanced, albeit largely positive (emphasis added), implications from this reform.'
The prohibitionist arguments I managed to catch from the conference all seemed, to some degree, to focus on saying that decriminalisation/legalisation would not produce a perfect world and, thus, should not happen. That line may be being taken because of the increasing evidence that policies other than prohibition make things better. And that ought to be enough.
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After Movie Delays, Could Christopher Nolan's Tenet Be The First Post-Coronavirus Blockbuster In Theaters?
Adam Holmes
Published: Mar. 24. 2020 4:39 PM
Because of the spreading coronavirus and people being advised to stay home to help halt the disease's progression, numerous industries have come to a screeching halt, including the entertainment world. Not only have various productions had to shut off their cameras for the foreseeable future, but movies that were close to coming out have now been delayed.
With so many theaters closed, it's hard to say when things will get back to normal on the film front, but there's already speculation on which blockbuster could be the first movie to mark the post-coronavirus times. In its report about Warner Bros pushing back Wonder Woman 1984, In The Heights and a few other movies, Deadline mentioned how the studio still has Christopher Nolan's Tenet scheduled for July 17, with the belief being that the "global theatrical marketplace will be well by then."
It's difficult to say if things will be back to normal on the film side of life by mid-July, or any facet of life really. Plus, just because it initially looks like a movie won't be pushed back doesn't mean it won't eventually be taken off the calendar. After all, Vin Diesel was initially adamant that F9 wouldn't be moved, and now we're waiting until April 2021 for the next installment of the Fast & Furious franchise.
July is four months away, and since we have no idea when the COVID-19 pandemic will settle down, it is possible that by then people will be able to go back to theaters. If that ends up being the case, then checking out Tenet would certainly be a cool way to commemorate the occasion. Christopher Nolan remains one of Hollywood's biggest filmmakers, and when combined with the cast he assembled, you can be sure that Tenet will draw large crowds.
On the other hand, don't be surprised if in the coming weeks, Warner Bros decides to go the cautious route and push back Tenet. This is a very fluid situation, and as we've seen with the likes of No Time to Die, Black Widow and many other movies over the last several weeks, studios are all too willing to be safe than sorry.
Specific plot details concerning Tenet, Christopher Nolan's 11th movie, are still being kept under wraps, but as revealed by the trailer released last December, it involves a secret agent who's been tasked with stopping World War III, and time manipulation somehow factors into the narrative. In other words, Tenet has more in common with Inception than something like Dunkirk.
Tenet's main cast includes John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, among others. This movie also marks the first collaboration between Christopher Nolan and composer Ludwig Göransson, as Nolan's usual musical collaborator, Hans Zimmer, was busy on Dune.
Keep checking back with CinemaBlend for any updates concerning Tenet's place on the theatrical calendar. For now, keep track of the other movies still set to come out this year with our 2020 release schedule, though keep in mind that these dates are subject to change.
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Startup Company Domo Giving Pregnant Employees $2,000 For Maternity Clothes
Lindsay McCane
Maternity clothes are not cheap, and it can be a financial strain on some women to find clothing that fits their growing baby bumps. That is why the Utah-based startup company, Domo, is offering their pregnant employees $2,000 to spend on a brand new wardrobe.
According to Fortune, in addition to providing their expectant mothers with parental leave and a $1,000 baby bonus, the company also gives their pregnant employees a shopping spree, called the "Haute Mama" bonus, worth $2,000 to Nordstrom, A Pea In the Pod, and online retailer Asos to buy maternity clothes. If the woman does not like any of those stores, the company will make arrangements for them to receive gift certificates to different stores.
Domo, which is a business data company based in American Fork, Utah, started offering the the bonus about a year ago after Domo's founder and CEO Josh James' assistant became pregnant. Cathy Donahoe, Domo's vice president of human resources, said James quickly learned the challenges that pregnant women face in the workplace.
"When my assistant got pregnant about a year and a half ago, I saw the challenge she had finding maternity clothes that were professional and that made her feel great," James told People Magazine.
"I've always believed that if you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you play good. We want our expectant employees to be able to treat themselves, and buy clothes that make them feel great."
"He said, 'Hey, this is a benefit that I want to add,' " said Donahoe.
"It can be a very challenging time (for women)," Donahoe added. "The goal is to help them feel good, to be able to go, 'It's not one more thing I have to worry about.' "
Domo's parental leave package provides mothers with one month leave at full pay and six weeks of leave at 66 percent pay, which is covered by short-term disability. New dads also receive a perk, with two weeks leave at full pay.
Why @Domotalk Offers Pregnant Employees $2,000 For Maternity Clothes @Refinery29 https://t.co/sx3UXYydOM pic.twitter.com/JtKJkeiGBl
— Domo Careers (@domocareers) October 29, 2015
James explained that Domo is a fairly new company, which turns five in December, and right now they can't afford to provide the same caliber parental packages as some companies. However, he said he hoped the shopping spree helped make the deal a bit more appealing for new parents. The "Haute Mama" bonus isn't a one time deal, either. If the employee was to become pregnant a second or third time, they would once again receive the $2,000 bonus because "clothes go out of style, things change," Donahoe said.
Donahoe also explained that the maternity benefit also recognizes the company's demography and "what matters to the majority of our employees." She said the company has more than 600 employees, with the average employee being 34-years-old, and Domo has an average of three children per employee.
James said the bonus is just one more way to show his employees how much he values their contributions to the company.
"We want to remind them just how much we appreciate the work they do for Domo," he said.
A Utah company is offering a sweet maternity bonus you didn't know you should be demanding. https://t.co/RoI8Qh2WKD pic.twitter.com/BTxg1FYwdP
— someecards (@someecards) November 2, 2015
"Pregnancy is an awkward time for your body. You're doing this wonderful and amazing thing while going through so many changes … the image of what you have in your head is not reflected in the mirror," Erica Bartsch, a Domo employee and mother of two children, ages 2 and 6 weeks, said. "The benefit made me confident about what I was putting on."
Since the benefit was created last year, six employees have taken advantage of it, and Donahoe said the response has been amazing.
"Fantastic," Donahoe said. "They just love it."
What do you think about Domo offering their expectant employees money to buy maternity clothes? Leave your comments below.
[Photo via Shutterstock]


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Q: How to solve Cannot lock item error for a file which don't even exist? I got a new laptop from a company with company image.
I created a new folder and check-in it – it is working
I check in few files , -- it is working
I cannot check-in DLL , SQL or JPG files , getting Error TF10151: Cannot lock item
It is happening to all the developers who got the new laptop .
Everything is working from an old laptop for the same developer.
Error : TF10151: Cannot lock item $/ABC/DEF/Some.dll for check-out. The item $/ABC/DEF is checked out by UserName in the workspace LapTop Name.
And this error makes no sense at all. The folder is just created, How a developer check out the file which don't even exist.
If user Profile copied from old laptop to New Laptop , it is working.
Any Suggestion ?
Thanks

A: You can try to use unLock command to remove other users lock for an item.
tf lock /lock:none[/workspace:workspacename] [/recursive] [/login:username,[password]] [/collection:TeamProjectCollectionUrl]

To use the lock command, you must have the Lock permission set to
Allow. Having the Unlock other user's changes permission set to Allow
is required to remove a lock held by another user if you do not have
Write permission for that user's workspace.

Or try to undo another user's checkout with the Undo command:
tf undo [/workspace:workspacename[;workspaceowner]][/recursive] itemspec [/noprompt] [/login:username,[password]][/collection:TeamProjectCollectionUrl]

You can also refer to this ticket for more solutions.


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How can I be certain herbicide residues have fully degraded at planting?
Dr Mick Rose, NSW DPI soil scientist, November 17, 2020
Ask a WeedSmart Expert
IN the course of a chemical fallow there are often several applications of herbicide and some residues may still be present on or near the soil surface when it is time to plant the next crop. In particularly dry years, residues may even carryover from the crop prior to the fallow.
NSW DPI soils researcher, Dr Mick Rose, is developing tests and predictive models to support growers in their decisions about crop choice after using residual herbicides. (Photo: GRDC)
NSW Department of Primary Industries soil scientist, Dr Mick Rose, says there has been concern in recent years about the effect these residues may have on soil microbial activity and on the establishment and growth of crops following the fallow, even after the plant back period.
"Glyphosate has been the most commonly used knockdown herbicide in northern fallows for several decades and more recently growers have been looking to use more diverse programs that include chemicals with residual activity on weeds," he said.
"The increased use of imazapic and diuron have been of most concern to growers when choosing the next crop, particularly after a low rainfall fallow period."
With investment from GRDC, Dr Rose has been working on a project led by Dr Michael Widderick from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, to develop a soil test for imazapic and diuron residues that will indicate damaging residue levels and help growers to decide which crops would be safe to plant in a paddock.
"We are determining the threshold levels of residues of these two herbicides at which crop damage is likely for six crops, both winter and summer growing, in a range of soil types," he said.
In earlier work he also looked at the level of glyphosate residue in soils around the country at planting time and the impact these residues have on soil biological processes.
"We found that residues of glyphosate were commonly detected in the soil at planting but there was no indication that the herbicide was adversely affecting soil biological activity," Dr Rose said.
"This suggests that the label recommendations are suitable and the proper application of glyphosate in Australia is not posing a threat to soil health.
"For growers to be able to keep using glyphosate they need to implement the WeedSmart Big 6 strategy, including using diverse chemistry in fallows.
"Residual herbicides are a useful tool for growers but there are some gaps in our knowledge about how these herbicides break down in different soils and under different seasonal conditions."
Why not just follow the plant back recommendations on the label?
In brief: The label provides the minimum plant back period provided certain environmental conditions are met. There is a possibility of crop injury even though plant back periods are observed.
The details: Many factors affect the bioavailability of a herbicide in the soil. For example, even though a clay soil and a sandy soil might have similar residue levels, more herbicide will be available for uptake in the sandy soil. More rain will increase the rate of breakdown, but it is not known exactly how much rain will ensure the specific soil is 'safe' to plant into.
Another important factor is that many things can contribute to a germination failure. In some situations, residual herbicide may be suspected as the culprit, but can be difficult to either rule it in or out with certainty when diagnosing the reason for a problem at planting. If herbicide residues in the plant tissue can be shown to be phytotoxic, then another, less susceptible crop could be sown into the paddock.
What effects can herbicide residues have on emerging crops?
In brief: The herbicide itself can inhibit germination and growth, or it can exacerbate other factors, such as root disease.
The details: At different levels of bioavailability, herbicide residues will have different effects on crop plants. If the herbicide is readily available to the plant, then susceptible crops will take it up from the soil and it can have phytotoxic effects ranging from suppressed vigour to yellowing and potentially plant death.
Testing the plant tissue of a struggling crop can show if the leaves contain sufficient herbicide to have caused the observed symptoms.
Some herbicide residues in soil can also 'prune' plant roots, particularly the fine roots that help access moisture and nutrients. Obviously, if the young plants are struggling to access resources then they will be less vigorous and possibly die. Damaged roots are also more susceptible to water stress, disease and poor nodulation in legumes, making it difficult to determine the initial cause of the problem in the field.
If herbicide residues are shown to be the problem then a more tolerant crop can be sown, speeding up the breakdown of the residue and there will be more rainfall events before the next cropping season comes around.
Seedling emergence and establishment is being measured for six crops (winter and summer) in the presence of different levels of herbicide.
What pre-planting soil tests are being developed to give growers confidence to plant?
In brief: The current project is establishing phytotoxicity thresholds for six summer and winter crops in a range of soil types, for two herbicides – imazapic and diuron.
The details: By mid-2021 the aim is to have established the thresholds so that soil could be tested pre-plant to determine what crops would be safe to plant.
This will give growers confidence to use these herbicides in a diverse strategy to manage weeds like feathertop Rhodes grass in the fallow, while avoiding germination or establishment failures in the following crop.
Spray records play an important role in the management of these herbicides and mistakes can easily be made if the spray history for the past several years is not taken into account.
In time, growers and their agronomists will gain a better understanding of how these herbicide residues behave in the soils on a particular property and will be able to make herbicide application and crop rotation decisions with more confidence.
In another project with the Soil CRC, Dr Rose is developing a predictive model for herbicide breakdown for a wider range of herbicides used in southern and western cropping systems. Until these tests and models become available, the use of an in-field or pot bioassay with a susceptible crop can be helpful in determining potential plant back issues.
Source: WeedSmart
How to ask a WeedSmart question
Ask your questions about herbicide residues and crop safety on the WeedSmart Innovations Facebook page WeedSmartAU, Twitter @WeedSmartAU or the WeedSmart website
WeedSmart is the industry voice delivering science-backed weed control solutions to enhance on-farm practices and promote the long term, sustainable use of herbicides in Australian agriculture.
David Freebairn, November 24, 2020
Mick et al,
I may have a simple development pathway for any plant back calculator.
In Australian Climate app we run a daily water balance model and access weather files, soil definitions etc. The Howwet/n? algorithm is probably similar to any herbicide decay algorithm
Suggest have a look at
https://climateapp.net.au/


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Darnell , Writer-In-Residence at Lincoln Memorial University, is author of the novel "Sufficient Grace" and also "What Travels with Us: Poems," winner of the Weatherford Award for Appalachian Literature and SIBA Poetry Book of the Year. Her latest publication is "Galaxie Wagon: Poems" (LSU Press, 2016), which received the Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing and was a finalist for the Judy Gaines Young Book Award. Darnell was also recipient of the 2009 Mary Francis Hobson Medal for Arts and Letters and was named the 2007 Tennessee Writer of the Year. Her work has appeared in a number of journals. She holds an MFA from University of Memphis.


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A Look Back: Georgie Abrams
In an effort to link the past with the present, The Jewish Boxing Blog will offer monthly a short biography of notable former Jewish boxers.
Georgie Abrams was an underrated boxer who fought for the middleweight title in the 1940s. He had a pension for facing and, in some cases, defeating former and future world champions, including a controversial decision loss to Sugar Ray Robinson.
Born on the day World War I ended, November 11, 1918, his full name was Georgie Freedom Abrams. The middle name came from his mother's fit of patriotism upon hearing that the war had ended. It would cause Georgie some consternation as neighborhood boys picked on him throughout his childhood.
That childhood began in Roanoke, Virginia. The family moved to Alexandria, Virginia, and eventually settled in Washington, D.C. Abrams was a good athlete and a smart kid. He learned to box at the Washington Boys Club and won a local Golden Gloves tournament before turning pro in 1937.
During the first year of his pro career, Abrams won his first 17 fights. He mostly fought at Turner's Arena on 14th and W Northwest in the District and at Griffith Stadium, home of the Washington Senators, on U Street. A wild right landed by journeyman Jimmy Jones on Georgie's jaw in his 18th fight sent him down for the count. Abrams won the return bout less than a month later.
Sandwiching his second career loss were two big wins for Abrams. On June 6, 1938, he defeated former world champion Teddy Yarosz by split decision. On June 20, 1939, he outboxed future Hall of Famer Lou Brouillard. A year later, he drew with Charley Burley, an all time great.
Abrams donned thinning hair, a hairy chest, and a wizened air in the ring. He was a classy and intelligent boxer who wore a Star of David on the right leg of his trunks. His defense was legendary, particularly his purposeful head movement. But he cut easily and had trouble breaking an egg with a straight right. He stood 5'9" and had a steel chin.
On November 28, 1941, Abrams had a shot at the world middleweight championship against Tony Zale. Abrams nailed Zale in the first round and Zale barely beat the count. But Abrams took hellacious punishment to the body from that point onward and lost a decision. Georgie fought once more before taking four years off during World War II.
Abrams went 4-0-1 in his first five fights after the war. Then, he lost a bloody duel against future world champion and one of the greatest middleweights of all time, Marcel Cerdan. Two bouts later, on May 16, 1947, Georgie took on Sugar Ray Robinson, arguably the greater fighter who ever lived. Robinson was awarded a split decision win, much to the chagrin of the crowd at Madison Square Garden. The two men engaged in an action-packed chess match that took place in the center of the ring. Sugar came away from the battle with a renewed respect for Georgie's skills.
Abrams lost three more fights, including two of his three career knockouts. The lone decision loss was to former world champion, Fred Apostoli. Though Georgie Freedom's skills had eroded, he managed to make the fight competitive with Apostoli thanks to a crisp educated jab and accurate counters.
Abrams retired from the ring in 1948 with a record of 48-10-3 and 9 KOs. Afterward, he tried his hand at several different professions, including being a salesman, entrepreneur, and a barkeeper, but none stuck. He was married several times as well. But, bizarrely, life after boxing did not provide him with the same stability as life in the ring had.
On June 30, 1994, Georgie died at the age of 75 after suffering a stroke in Las Vegas and battling Alzheimer's Disease.
Acevedo, Carlos. "Detour Ahead: Georgie Abrams and the Middleweights of the 1940s." The Queensberry Rules. April 6, 2010.
Blady, Ken. The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame. 1988.
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Sometimes your iPhone may become quite slow and you want to find some ways to improve iPhone performance. In order to solve this issue, some basic methods and apps can really help you. Follow me to read this guidance to get some ideas on how to make iPhone faster.
As to deal with how to speed up iPhone, you can check out the contents in this part to know some tips.
If you do not know how to speed up iPhone, you can try to turn off UI animations. As for the detailed steps, you can have a look at the following contents.
1. On your iPhone, move to "Settings > General".
2. Choose "Accessibility" to click on and then find "Reduce Motion" to turn it on.
Thus, the animations for opening apps, folders and so on will disappear. You can also use the same steps to cope with how to speed up iPad.
If you desire to improve iPhone performance, you can try to update software to the latest version to solve this problem.
1. Navigate to "Settings > General".
2. Choose "Software Update" to update your software for the latest release.
It is also helpful on solving how to speed up iPad via soft reset. You just need to press and hold the sleep and volume down keys.
You also can check out the background processes on your iPhone devices to help you to improve iPhone performance. As for how to revoke background access to some apps, you can follow the steps shown below.
1. Go to "Settings" and choose "General" option to click on.
2. Click on "Background App Refresh" and then turn off the access to some unnecessary apps, such as Instapaper, Instagram and so on.
The app catches can also make you iPhone or iPad move slowly. This is not so convenient for you to clear the app catches and some apps do not have this function. Therefore, you need to take an app-by-app measure to make it.
If you want to remove the catches of productivity apps, such as Dropbox and Chrome, you can always find this option in "Settings" on your iPhone or iPad.
For instance, if you want to clear catches of Safari, you need to move to "Settings > Safari" and then choose "Clear History and Website Data" to click on "Clear History and Data" in the pop-up panel.
You can also go to "Settings > iTunes & App Store" and then click on the toggle switch to turn off updates in the "Automatic Downloads" section to resolve how to make iPhone faster.
You can also try to reset your iPad or iPhone to solve how to speed up iPad or iPhone effectively.
1. In order to make it, you need to go to "Settings > General > Reset" and then choose "Erase All Content and Settings".
2. After that, click on "Erase iPhone" and follow the screen instructions to set up iPhone. A backup of your iPhone or iPad is recommended before you reset your device.
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Magic Phone Cleaner can assist you to clean your device right away without losing any important stored data. With a single click of your finger in seconds, you can remove the largest and multiple files on your iDevice.
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In order to fix how to speed up iPad or how to speed up iPhone, you can take advantage of some apps. To update the system is also a good method to make it. However, before the system updates on iDevices, you'd better back up the data to PC for later user. Here I strongly recommend you use Leawo iTransfer to help you, for it can offer you efficient and accurate results. As for how to achieve your aim via Leawo iTransfer, please refer to the following steps. I would like to take iPhone movies for instance.
Launch iTransfer on computer and then insert iPhone into PC with matched USB cable. In a few seconds, the information of your iPhone will show in the software screen.
Click on iPhone icon and then move to "LIBRARY > Movies" panel to choose the movie files that you want to back up to computer. Right click on one of them and then choose "Transfer to > My Computer". In the pop-up dialogue, check "Save to folder" and click on the "Change" button to browse PC to set an output folder to save the exported movie files. After that, you can click on the "Transfer Now" button to invoke the export process. In a few seconds, your iPhone movies will be on your computer folder for later use.
If you want to use Leawo iTransfer to back up other kinds of files from iDevices to PC, you can also refer to the steps shown above, but you need to choose the responding category in the left sidebar of the software to achieve your target.