You might consider a visit to Mérida, on a holiday in Andalucia, a bit strange. Because Mérida is NOT in Andalucia.
Mérida lies in Extremadura, just north of Andalucia. Some of our friends were in Mérida a few weeks ago, and they really liked it. This was one of the reasons we wanted to see the city. The other reason was we enjoy aqueducts. And Mérida has two of them, dating back to Roman times.
The city has a lot of other Roman remains, a bridge, a theatre, an amphitheatre, and a racing track for horses. It has also a castle, of which this arch is a small part.
These columns are part of the old aqueduct. We are here in stork-territory: on every column is a stork nest. In large parts of the region storks can be found: on churches and other things that are higher than wide. Electricity posts for example. We even saw an electricity post with three nests: you could call that a stork flat.
The other aqueduct is in better shape. We suspect it has been restored, as it stretches for at least 1 kilometer and it looks perfect. Steel stairs allow you to cross the aqueduct without damaging it. Strangely enough there are no parking places for touring cars. Not popular enough ? In the museum we should have found about this, but we didn't feel like museums at the time.
The roman bridge crosses the Guadiana. On the other shore you can just see the pink oleanders.
When we were in Mérida, every shop (including those selling postcards) was closed. And it was not siesta-time, or a Sunday. Later we found the reason: there was a general strike, because the EU-top had a conference in Spain and some of the proposals were not OK. A statue for Romus and Remulus in Mérida? It appears that Rome is a twin town of Mérida. Then, why is it called Mérida instead of "Remele" ?
Not Mérida itself, but a little to the south. This recent made reservoir made a good spot for our lunch. There even was a brand new park, with a bench for us to sit on.
The reservoir is not so recent that the gates are not broken. But who cares.


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Florida Edition
The Florida Truth-O-Meter
Fact-checking Sen. Bill Nelson's claims about Russia hacking Florida's election system
By Amy Sherman on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., speaks during a roundtable discussion with education leaders from South Florida at the United Teachers of Dade headquarters, Aug. 6, 2018, in Miami. (AP)
Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson recently warned that Russian hackers have breached Florida's voting systems. But he offered little evidence to back up his point.
In a series of events and interviews in the first half of August, Nelson said that Russians are in Florida's election records ahead of the Aug. 28 primary and Nov. 6 general election.
Nelson made his comments in the midst of a tough re-election battle against Republican Gov. Rick Scott. But Nelson has provided no evidence for his statements, saying that the information is "classified" and pointing to one TV report based on anonymous sources. State and federal officials, as well as multiple county election officials, have said they have no evidence that Russians are in Florida's election records.
We are not putting Nelson's statements on the Truth-O-Meter at this time because the facts are in dispute, and we can't independently evaluate classified information. But here's what you should know about Nelson's claims.
Nelson's comments
It began with a reporter's question at a campaign appearance on Aug. 7 in Tallahassee.
A reporter asked Nelson if he shared Sen. Marco Rubio's concern that county elections officials were not taking the threat of meddling seriously enough.
"The Russians are in Florida's records," Nelson responded.
Tampa Bay Times reporter Steve Bousquet asked, "Do you know which records the Russians are accessing?" Nelson replied, "That's classified."
Nelson was asked about his comments the next day at a campaign event in Tampa. Nelson said of the Russians that "they have already penetrated certain counties in the state, and they now have free rein to move about." Nelson said that he was referring to hacking right now and not the 2016 election.
Nelson told reporters that along with Rubio he wrote a letter warning Florida election officials about hacking.
"Two senators — bipartisan — reached out to the election apparatus of Florida to let them know that the Russians are in the records, and all they have to do, if those election records are not protected, is to go in and start eliminating registered voters."
But that July 2 letter didn't state unequivocally that Russians are in Florida records right now. The letter stated that "Russian government actors targeted our election infrastructure during the 2016 elections." The letter also says that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found that "it is possible that additional activity occurred and has not yet been uncovered."
Nelson's office did not answer our questions for this article, instead sending us an Aug. 17 NBC report to bolster its position. NBC wrote that three people familiar with the intelligence had told the network that there is a classified basis for Nelson's assertion. NBC didn't name its sources.
The sources said the intelligence had been described to Nelson by two senators: Republican Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Mark Warner, the top-ranking Democrat.
"The sources say Nelson was not supposed to speak publicly about the matter, and he erred by suggesting that the information was new," NBC reported.
Burr's office did not respond to an inquiry from PolitiFact. In an interview, Warner's office declined to directly address the accuracy of Nelson's assertion but said in a statement that Nelson and Rubio "are right to warn their state's election officials about this very serious and ongoing threat to our democracy."
A spokeswoman for Rubio did not cite any specific evidence that Florida election information had been hacked.
What state and federal officials have said
Florida's top elections official, Ken Detzner, has repeatedly said he has seen no evidence of hacking in the state's systems. He has asked Nelson to provide more information but has not received a response. Detzner is a political appointee of Scott.
Detzner's office has also reached out to the federal Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about Nelson's allegations, saying none had information to corroborate Nelson's statements.
On Aug. 21, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and FBI Director Christopher Wray wrote a letter to Detzner stating that they "have not seen new or ongoing compromises of state or local election infrastructure in Florida." However, they said that Russia has previously shown the "intent and capability to conduct malicious cyber operations." This echoes a statement earlier in August from DHS.
Nelson's spokesman Ryan Brown didn't respond to questions from PolitiFact about that statement, which seems to contradict Nelson.
In a statement to the media, Brown said the letter did not contradict Nelson: "In my opinion, there's nothing in this letter that contradicts what Sen. Nelson said he was told a few months ago, and what he and Sen. (Marco) Rubio have tried to warn about in order to guard against Russian meddling in our elections. The governor of Florida has a security clearance and could have quickly and directly received information, answers and posed any questions instead of engaging in these confusing and partisan histrionics of the past week."
When Nelson was asked about an earlier statement by DHS pouring cold water on his allegations, he replied: "Well, they're not going to know. They don't have the records. The records are retained by the local county supervisor of elections. So that's why the intelligence leadership asked us to reach out to them, to say reach out to the FBI or DHS to come in and check the security of your system."
Asked if he believed that Russians had already penetrated Florida voter rolls, Nelson said: "I think it is very clear that the Russians were in Florida in 2016, that they are continuing."
What county election officials have said
Paul Lux, the president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, and the association's attorney, Ronald Labasky, told PolitiFact they had seen no evidence of Russian hacking.
Lux said that all the counties have signed up for alerts from the Center for Internet Security that would alert them to such issues, and that many counties were visited by the FBI and state officials to check out their facilities.
Election officials in Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Orange counties all also told PolitiFact that they had seen no signs of election hacking.
More than 1 million voters have cast ballots by mail or early voting ahead of Florida's Aug. 28 primaries.
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Researchers: Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman
Names in this article: Ken Detzner, Bill Nelson, Rick Scott
Bill Nelson, interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Aug. 8, 2018
Bill Nelson, remarks in Tallahassee, Aug. 7, 2018
Bill Nelson, remarks in Lake City, Fla., Aug. 15, 2018
Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, letter, July 2, 2018.
Senate Intelligence Committee, unclassified summary of Russia findings, July 3, 2018
Special counsel investigation, indictment of 12 Russian operatives, July 13, 2018
NBC News, "Bill Nelson wasn't making things up when he said Russians hacked Florida election systems," Aug. 17.2018
Tampa Bay Times, "Rubio meets with Florida election officials over Russia threat," May 30, 2018
Tampa Bay Times, "Facing Nelson's warning, Homeland Security says it hasn't seen 'any new compromises' by Russians," Aug. 9, 2018
Miami Herald, "Florida election officials seek info as support builds for Nelson's Russian-hack claim," Aug. 18, 2018
Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, Letter, Aug. 9, 2018
Pasco Supervisor of Elections, Statement, Aug. 9, 2018
Pinellas Supervisor of Elections, Statement, Aug. 9, 2018
Miami Dade County Supervisor of Elections, Fact sheet, Accessed Aug. 17, 2018
Chicago Tribune, "Illinois elections board 'very likely' named in Mueller indictment of Russian hackers, officials say," July 13, 2018
Washington Post Fact Checker, "Has Russia hacked into Florida's election system? There is no evidence," Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Olivia Perez-Cubas, Sen. Marco Rubio's spokeswoman, Aug. 17, 2018
Email and telephone interview, Sarah Revell, Florida Division of Elections spokesman, Aug. 17, 2018
Telephone interview, Suzy Trutie, Miami Dade elections spokeswoman, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Patricia Santiago, Broward supervisor of Elections spokeswoman, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Bill Cowles, Orange County Supervisor of Elections, Aug. 17, 2018
Telephone interview, Dustin Chase, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections spokesman, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Jillian Stickels, FBI spokeswoman, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Sara Sendek, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman, Aug. 17, 2018
Telephone interview, Paul Lux, Okaloosa Supervisor of Elections and president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, Aug. 17, 2018
Telephone interview, Ronald Labasky, attorney for Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview with Rachel Cohen, spokeswoman for Mark Warner, Aug. 17, 2018
Email interview, Ryan Brown, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson spokesman, Aug. 17, 2018
CNN, "Sen. Bill Nelson stands by Russia claims as Florida officials want answers," Aug. 18, 2018
Tampa Bay Times, "Rick Scott on Bill Nelson: 'He shouldn't be saying these things,'" Aug. 22, 2018
Tampa Bay Times, "Florida election officials seek info as support builds for Bill Nelson's Russian-hack claim," Aug. 19, 2018
Tampa Bay Times, "Feds: No 'new or ongoing compromises' of Florida voting systems," Aug. 21, 2018
Miami Herald, "Florida election officials seek info as support builds for Nelson's Russian-hack claim," Aug. 18, 2018
Interview, McKinley Lewis, Gov. Rick Scott spokesman, Aug. 22, 2018
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The 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize goes to Foster + Partners' Bloomberg
Author: Foster + Partners,
Photographer: James Newton, Nigel Young, Aaron Hargreaves,
City: London,
Section: Offices,
Materials: Stone,
TAGS: Riba Stirling Prize,
The best new building in the United Kingdom is Foster + Partners' Bloomberg project, winner of the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, announced on the evening of October 10.
Foster + Partners have won the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize, the most prestigious award for architecture in the United Kingdom, with their plans for the new European headquarters of the multinational company Bloomberg.
The announcement was made during an awards ceremony held at The Roundhouse Venue in London on October 10. RIBA president Ben Derbyshire said that the jury came to a unanimous decision to choose Bloomberg's new European headquarters following a vigorous debate. He added that "the creativity and tenacity of Foster + Partners and the patronage of Bloomberg have not just raised the bar for office design and city planning, but smashed the ceiling.". This is the third time Norman Foster's studio has won the RIBA Stirling Prize, presented to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford in 1998 and 30 St Mary Axe (known as The Gherkin) in London in 2004.
Ben Derbyshire's enthusiasm is justified not only by the fact that the new Bloomberg headquarters are accredited as the world's most sustainable office building, having achieved the maximum possible score in British BREEAM certification, but also by the reclamation and restoration of important archaeological artefacts. The project uncovers and makes visible the route of an ancient Roman road under the site and incorporates a museum exhibiting the ruins of an ancient Roman temple. The Bloomberg complex covered with sandstone cladding is also London's second-largest stone building, after St Paul's Cathedral.
The multinational's new headquarters occupy a whole block in the City on the site where a Roman Temple of Mithras was discovered about sixty years ago. Foster+Partners' project takes the archaeological artefacts into account: the architects designed two buildings linked by a bridge, each of which stands on one side of the new public arcade, a complex layout permitting recovery of the route of the ancient Roman road. Three new public spaces form a part of the plan for the new Bloomberg headquarters: a new entrance to the underground station, a shopping gallery with bars and restaurants, and a museum exhibiting the ruins of the Roman temple.
Unlike its sombre, monumental sandstone exterior with bronze wings on the windows, the inside of the building is very dynamic. The building's choreographic layout is accessed via the "Vortex", a work of art two floors high made up of three curved wooden shells. High-speed lifts take visitors to a sixth-floor panoramic foyer and café with views over the City. A bronze ramp winds down from there to the office levels below. The aluminium "petals" on the ceiling regulate the acoustics, temperature and light of the open-plan workspaces below.
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Architects: Foster + Partners www.fosterandpartners.com
Client: Bloomberg LP
Date: 2010 - 2017
Area: 102.190 m2
Sustainability Rating: BREEAM - Outstanding
Structural Engineer: AKT II
Quantity Surveyor Aecom
Environmental Engineer: SWECO
Landscape Architect: Charles Funke Associates
Lighting Engineer: Tillotson Design Associates
Images courtesy of RIBA, photo by Nigel Young, Aaron Hargreaves, James Newton
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Q: Scrape a menu and its Google analytics event tracking with BeautifoulSoup I'm trying to scrape the "burger menu" of one of my website (http://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/) with BeautifulSoup to have the name of each element and its Google event tracking label
So far i have succeed extract all of the 'li' of the menu with BeautifoulSoup but i don't understand how i can have a two list : one with all the label (in the same order than in the menu) and one with all the Google event tracking label
My code so far :
from urllib.request import urlopen
import os
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import csv
import time
import re

url_gaz="http://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/"
page=urlopen(url_gaz)

soup=BeautifulSoup(page)

nav=soup.findAll('li', class_=re.compile("(itemMenu)"))

for li in nav:
    print(li.contents)

os.system("pause")

Do you have idea on how i can get what i want ? (the goal with my two list is after this crawl to call the Google Analytics API to know how many click i have on each elements from this menu)
Thanks a lot for you help and your time

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Orange Bowled Over
I'm a big fan of recipes that incorporate citrus fruit—lobster paired with grapefruit in a sushi roll or salad, lime-based marinades—and who can deny the popularity of orange chicken?—but never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined this one: Orange slices baked with salmon, cream cheese, scallop and imitation crab on top.
Introducing Sushi Fever's "Orange Bowl"—it's probably not what I would have named it, but whoever came up with this combination was certainly a genius.
I first discovered this dive in Las Vegas six years ago, when weariness of the Strip and the yellow pages had me driving west on Sahara Avenue for what seemed like forever, taking me miles from tourist central, as I searched for more of a local's hangout.
The place sits in a nondescript strip mall, marked by a single purple awning bearing the restaurant name. Inside, the relaxing sushi bar atmosphere offers a nice oasis from the desert heat and the chaos of the neon-lit jungle that's about seven miles east. Everything about it seems pretty traditional except for the menu, which offers "Screaming Orgasm" (seared tuna with spicy chef's special sauce), and "Sex on the Beach" (spicy scallop with crab-topped salmon). There's even the "Mistake Roll" and a "Something Wrong Special," and twisted titles like "Japanese Burrito" and "Japanese Lasagne," the latter of which comes with crab, avocado, cream cheese and eel sauce, which I can already picture to be gooey and melting in its lasagne-likeness.
Today the Orange Bowl is off-the-menu, surprisingly, but (thank God) you can still order it. The stiff-upper-lipped chefs whip it up quickly, almost surreptitiously, before you can plead that they make it extra crispy (charred, not burnt), or ask what exactly is that clear liquid is that they squirt on top of the dome-shaped delights right before they pop them in the toaster oven (past experience tells me they're not gonna tell this time either). My guess is that it's some type of sugar-water, for the crab sure is sweeter than you'd expect, and the liquid seems to help with the retaining of moisture in the baking process. But I believe the secret lies in the release of the citrus essence when the orange is toasted with the other ingredients.
The price is $9.50 for two mounds of orangey heaven, but I'm actually willing to pay more, because it's that good. I don't though—I simply order more of it and tip generously. The service is perfunctory and less than personable, but ultimately it's the food that matters. It also helps that their prices are not those of a tourist trap. Here, you're treated like a local…even if you're secretly a transient.
Sushi Fever
7985 W Sahara Ave., Las Vegas
Great reviews... I really enjoy how descriptive you are about the food and the location!
Good seeing you today and getting to know more about your interests. Your blog is GREAT!!
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Detroit Area's Newest 'Memory Lane' Drive In To Open Soon
Mark Frankhouse Published: May 17, 2021
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Since the pandemic began, we saw the pastime of going to the drive in theatre make its triumphant return, and since then, we're seeing a once dead industry make an incredible comeback. In Southwest Michigan alone we have 3 drive in theatres, with one also in Muskegon. The newest drive in will be a little bit of a hike from Kalamazoo however, as the Memory Lane Drive In will be located at 6501 North Monroe
Frenchtown, MI 48162.
The drive-in is actually located on the site of the former Denniston Drive-in, which was originally built in 1956 but closed and demolished around 1985. The theatre will host 3 screens and admission will be charged by the carload, rather than individual tickets. The owner of the Memory Lane Drive-in wrote that this drive-in has been a dream of his for the last 10 years. One of their screens was actually purchased from the Pontiac Silverdome site and is now permanently on their location.
This has been a long time coming for the new owners as this theatre was first announced all the way back in September of 2016. It's taken years to get prepared considering how neglected the land was since the first drive in closed 36 years ago. The owner spoke about how they came to discover the sight and how it instantly felt right:
We looked at several locations around the area and once we found this abandoned drive-in we knew we found our new home. Everything about it was perfect for us and bringing back the history made it all that much more appealing. This location is a 15-20 minute drive from the heart of downriver. It's a very beautiful and peaceful environment for our families to enjoy.
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D E A R B I R M I N G H A M ,
2013 was a year of change in the Birmingham City Schools and at the Ed Foundation. The city saw the inauguration of a host of new Board of Education members, who were proud to take up the charge given to them by a Birmingham-City fifth grader when he said: "We're counting on you for your leadership. We're counting on you to be our role models." At Ed, we continue to recover from the loss of our founding Executive Director, Dr. Mike Froning, but are thrilled to see that his work lives on in the many accomplishments we had in the last months of 2013.
The year came to a close after a line of consistent successes: over 300 BCS students attended a full day tour at Miles College and UAB as part of College 101, students at four Career Academies received weekly ACT Prep from UAB University Honors students as part of the College Prep Institute, and nearly 100 parents came out in November for the first annual ParentFest, an event that brought together a multitude of community partners - ranging from Better Basics and Lawson State Community College to Exchange Club Family Skills Center and Jefferson DHR.
If the last few months are any indication, 2014 is going to be a great year. As evidenced by the extreme circumstances of the last several days, Birmingham continues to benefit from so many talented and ambitious teachers who dedicate their lives to those of our students, a truly remarkable benevolence that is illustrated by the compassion they showed to children stranded in schools across the city last week. Words cannot express how lucky we feel to be a part of a community that goes out of its way to help those in need.
For our part, we promise to keep our focus on making sure our community is heard, that our district has the support it needs to ensure first-rate educational opportunities for our students, and that you hear all about it. That's why we're introducing a brand-new website and newsletter, designed to deliver compelling content in the ways that makes the most sense: in true-to-life pictures and video. Because you want to hear your news straight from the source. Because a picture says a thousand words. Because it really is all about the students.
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Because we are nothing without the combined efforts of some really great citizens of Birmingham.
This month, we highlight Martin Nalls, long-time educator and President of College Admissions Made Possible (CAMP), a local organization that provides college access workshops, seminars, and activities for Birmingham-area students. Learn more about Martin and his team at CAMP and the Ed initiatives that they have supported over the years in this month's Partnership Feature.
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Die sechs besser erhaltenen Megalithanlagen an der Hünengräberstraße des Hümmling liegen beiderseits der Straße K 138 von Groß Berßen nach Hüven auf dem Hümmling im Emsland in Niedersachsen. Die teils in der Heide des 14 Hektar großen Naturschutzgebietes "Holschkenfehn" befindlichen Großsteingräber tragen die Sprockhoff-Nr. 856–861 und sind unterschiedlich gut erhalten.

Die Megalithanlage aus der Jungsteinzeit wurde von der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK) zwischen 3500 und 2800 v. Chr. errichtet. Neolithische Monumente sind Ausdruck der Kultur und Ideologie neolithischer Gesellschaften. Ihre Entstehung und Funktion gelten als Kennzeichen der sozialen Entwicklung. Diese Großsteingräber wurden erstmals in einer Reisebeschreibung von 1825 erwähnt. Schon damals waren einzelne Anlagen zerstört. Systematische Ausgrabungen fanden vor allem 1955/1956 statt.

Beschreibung
 Die westlichste Kammer (Sprockhoff-Nr. 856 – das "Großsteingrab im Ipeken" I – Tannenwald) liegt unmittelbar südlich der Straße in einer unvollständigen ovalen Einfassung, von der 24 Steine erhalten sind. Von der Kammer sind fast nur die Decksteine zu erkennen. Ehemals werden es zehn gewesen sein. Heute sind sieben vollständig, ein achter ist in Bruchstücken erhalten.

 Für die Anlage Sprockhoff-Nr. 857 etwa 200 Meter weiter östlich, ebenfalls südlich der Straße liegt Grab Nr. II
Siehe Hauptartikel Großsteingrab im Ipeken

 Auf derselben Straßenseite, stößt man nach weiteren 500 Metern auf zwei Steinkammern. Von der stark gestörten westlichen Anlage Groß-Berßen IV (Sprockhoff-Nr. 858 – Groß Berßen IV) stecken nur noch drei Deck- und zwei Tragsteine in den Resten des Hügels.

 Besser erhalten ist die östliche, (Sprockhoff-Nr. 859 – Groß Berßen VI). Die ehemals fünf Decksteine trug In situ befindet sich der westliche und einer der drei mittleren Decksteine. Von den teils zerbrochenen übrigen Decksteinen, trägt ein abgewälzter am Ostende liegender Bohrlöcher, als Spuren, einer nicht mehr ausgeführten Sprengung. Die Anlage diente bereits als Vorbild für das Wappen des Landkreises Aschendorf-Hümmling. Seit 1981 ist das Symbol Teil des Wappens des Landkreises Emslands, des Nachfolgers des Landkreises Aschendorf-Hümmling. Daher wird die Grabanlage auch "Wappengrab" genannt.

 Für die Anlage Sprockhoff-Nr. 860, die etwas abseits der Straße auf der nördlichen Seite liegt
Siehe Hauptartikel Königsgrab von Groß Berßen

In Sichtweite, etwas östlicher und näher an der Straße liegt die rekonstruierte
 Anlage Groß-Berßen VII, Sprockhoff-Nr. 861. In dem ovalen Hügel steckt eine Kammer mit fünf Decksteinen. Im Inneren erkennt man das wiederhergestellte Zwischenmauerwerk und die Bodenpflasterung. Der Eingangsbereich entspricht nicht dem ursprünglichen Zustand.

Bereits 1825 lieferte Heinrich Bödiker eine erste detaillierte Beschreibung der Anlagen. Durch Berichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts wird klar, dass bereits zwischen 1750 und 1800, an den Anlagen im größeren Umfang Zerstörungen vorgekommen sind. Noch in der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts kam es an mehreren Denkmälern zu wilden Grabungen. 1955 wurden unter der Leitung von Elisabeth Schlicht umfangreiche Herrichtungen und Ausgrabungen im Zuge des Straßenausbaus unternommen. Dabei kam es zur vollständigen Untersuchung von Hügel und Steinkammer Sprockhoff-Nr. 861. Der Bau der acht Meter langen Steinkammer mit je sechs Tragsteinen auf der nördlichen Langseite und der schon stark zerstörten südlichen Langseite sowie den beiden Schlusssteinen, konnte genau rekonstruiert werden. Das Bodenpflaster, der Zugang und Teile des Zwischenmauerwerks, waren noch in Resten erhalten. Die ehemalige Steineinfassung des Hügels konnte nicht ermittelt werden. Vor allem unter den in die Kammer verstürzten Decksteinen konnten noch Grabbeigaben geborgen werden. Neben zwei Schlagsteinen, den Reste einer kleinen Kupferscheibe und einem roh zugeschlagenen Feuersteinbeil kamen 22 querschneidigen Pfeilspitzen zutage. Den größten Anteil hatten die Keramikscherben, aus denen sich 330 Gefäße rekonstruieren ließen. Es handelt sich überwiegend um Flaschen- und schalenähnlichen Formen und verzierte Trichterbecher. E. Schlicht erkannte an der Form und Verzierung drei verschiedene Stilgruppen.

Siehe auch
 Nordische Megalitharchitektur
 Die Anlagen liegen an der Straße der Megalithkultur
 Bautrupptheorie

Literatur
 Anette Bußmann: Steinzeitzeugen. Reisen zur Urgeschichte Nordwestdeutschlands. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-619-1, S. 67–69.
 Mamoun Fansa: Großsteingräber zwischen Weser und Ems. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-118-5, S. 60–63.
 Ernst Sprockhoff: Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschland. Teil 3: Niedersachsen – Westfalen. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9, S. 101–103.

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Home > News > Article: ALA in WA opposes 'claims harvesting'
ALA in WA opposes 'claims harvesting'
Unsolicited direct approaches by claims harvesters to accident victims is strongly opposed by the peak industry body for plaintiff lawyers in WA, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
"This practice is known as 'claims harvesting or farming' and this activity should be clearly and robustly discouraged," said ALA WA President, Graham Droppert.
"It is important to react to indications of claims harvesting in WA, but not overreact because a blanket targeting of those who have made claims runs the risk of excluding people with genuine claims.
"Claims harvesting can result in encouraging claims without merit which risks jeopardising the claims of those deserving compensation and support.
"The ALA in WA will raise the issue with the WA Attorney-General Mr Quigley to achieve a balanced response which acts to discourage claims harvesting whilst preserving the rights of those injured on our roads and in the workplace.
"Claims harvesting appears to be on the increase but the vast majority of plaintiff lawyers do not benefit from this practice.
"In fact, legal organisations have been at the forefront of trying to rule out this practice. We will continue to work with other industry groups to put a stop to this activity."
The ALA is a national association of lawyers, academics, and other professionals dedicated to protecting and promoting justice, freedom and the rights of the individual.


John Salmons wore this white jersey while playing for the Chicago Bulls during the 2008-09 National Basketball Association season. It includes the Red "2" patch and is photo-matched to two games: March 6, 2009 vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, and April 7, 2009 vs. the New York Knicks.
Salmons played in the NBA for 15 seasons, averaging 9.3 points per game over 895 career games. He averaged 18.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 26 games for the Bulls in 2008-09.


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NIH grant will fund non-pharmacological pain research. Pillemer co-director.
Stepehen D'Angelo | November 6, 2019
Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, College of Human Ecology
More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain – outnumbering those affected by heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined.
To develop innovative approaches to pain management, a team of behavioral and social science researchers on Cornell's Ithaca campus, clinical researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and computer scientists at Cornell Tech has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The NIH grant is the third received by Cornell's Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life, which focuses on interventions that help people change behaviors contributing to pain.
Finding alternatives to medicine in treating pain has become important in recent years, as commonly administered pain medications are causing harm and contributing to the opioid crisis.
"Pharmacological interventions remain the first choice of many providers and patients, but there is limited evidence to guide pain-management decisions, with relatively few treatment studies that include older adults," said Karl Pillemer, the Hazel E. Reed Professor of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology and co-director on the grant.
"This grant will be the catalyst to bring together a diverse group of social and behavioral scientists and people working in clinical medicine, psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine and technology to create better solutions to the problem of chronic pain, which affects a huge number of older people and causes vast amounts of possibly preventable suffering," said Pillemer, also a professor of gerontology at Weill Cornell Medicine.
However, relatively few researchers study pain management that goes beyond drug therapies. Untreated pain frequently takes a physical, mental, social and economic toll on older adults and their caregivers, according to the researchers.
Translational research – which builds on basic science to create new therapies – is needed to move promising behavioral pain interventions more quickly into use in clinics, long-term care and people's homes, said investigators. The institute, designated as a National Institute on Aging-funded Edward R. Roybal Center that focuses on chronic pain, will develop and test such programs to determine their real-world effectiveness and how best to enhance their effectiveness and reach.
New research will have a special focus on behavioral treatments in underrepresented populations, including people with cognitive impairment, residents of rural areas, minorities, and those aging with HIV, all of whom are disproportionately affected by pain.
"We will focus on approaches based on the biopsychosocial model, which recognizes that pain has physical, psychological and social components," Pillemer said.
Specific therapies may include relaxation training, cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness meditation, he said. This also includes looking at communication tools, such as social media and smartphones, to promote behavior change that could lead to better pain management.
"Another behavior change is physical exercise," Pillemer said. "A paradox of pain is that exercise helps reduce it, but it's difficult for people in pain to think about exercising. So they don't exercise, they get more sedentary and the pain increases; it's a vicious circle. So how do you get people to actually change their behavior?"
The grant's co-directors are Cary Reid, the Irving Sherwood Wright Associate Professor in Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Elaine Wethington, professor emeritus of human development and of sociology. In addition to the Cornell-affiliated researchers and scientists, other partners include elder-service providers.
One key partner is LiveOn New York, an umbrella organization representing many of New York City's senior centers.
"Working with the Cornell translational research institute greatly benefits community organizations in New York City," said Allison Nickerson, executive director of LiveOn. "Our senior centers and other agencies continually encounter elders struggling with chronic pain, and solutions are in short supply. By focusing on developing programs to manage pain that can be implemented in the community, this institute helps us help our clients."
"The involvement of community partners in every aspect of our research is crucial to the success of the studies," said Reid, who is also an associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. "Our goal is to use research to directly improve the lives of older people, and working hand-in-hand with those who serve them helps make this happen."


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Co-op Growers Day 2019: Horst Bohner on Soybean Management
Horst Bohner, OMAFRA soybean specialist, spoke at Co-op Regionale's Annual Grower's Day in December.
Bohner opened his presentation by mentioning that it was a rough growing season for many people, including himself. He related an experience he had during planting. He had left his pickup truck in a field, had returned later, turned it on, and left the field. He then promptly ran out of gas, and quickly realized that someone had drilled a hole in his gas tank to drain the gas out, and the tank had to be replaced. Unfortunately, the 18 dollars of stolen gas cost him some 1800 dollars in repairs. Perhaps the moral of Bohner's opening story was that things are never so bad that they can't get worse.
On that positive note, Bohner addressed the growing season itself. For soybeans, the planting was the latest on record, followed by a variable summer in which some areas had good rainfall while some had drought-like conditions. All that, combined with early snows in many places, made yields unpredictable. The provincial average is expected to be about 44 bushels an acre, which would be a surprisingly good yield considering the conditions. Both the 10 year and 5 year yield averages are 47 bushels per acre, so 44 turns out to not be the catastrophically low yields some were expecting.
One point Bohner addressed was whether using a short season variety of beans would be wise if planting is delayed, like it was this year. In Southwestern Ontario, where testing was done on this subject, the general guideline is that if planting is delayed past June 5, a shorter season variety is recommended to ensure that it can actually mature and be harvested before the season ends. This year, however, since the fall was relatively open, both long and short season varieties of soybeans had about the same yield. But up in northern Ontario, where the growing season is shorter, it may be a good idea to select a short season variety if planting is delayed.
Bohner also recommended tilling in a cooler environment like northern Ontario. It breaks up the ground and gives soybeans a better start, allowing for better growth in the spring. Varieties also play a big role on yield. Bohner suggested always trying a few different varieties each year to see what works best on an individual farm or field.
For nutrient management, sulphur is important. Bohner spoke about whether application of sulphur fertilizer was able to increase yields. In one test, 100 pounds of ammonium sulphate was applied per acre to a field of soybeans. Planting was delayed, which may have affected the data, but the added fertilizer did not result in an increased yield. Soybeans also need nitrogen, and another test was conducted with nitrogen, though again the planting was delayed. Like the previous test, they did not result in an increased yield. Soybeans certainly need both nitrogen and sulphur, but it seems that adding additional nutrients do not have a huge effect.
In terms of seeding rate for soybeans, tests have revealed that 165 000 seeds per acre resulted in a yield of 64 bushels per acre. 130 000 seeds per acre resulted in a 62 bushel yield, and 95 000 resulted in about 63 bushels. Overall, the seeding rate seems to make little difference on yield at the end of the year. This is because soybean yield depends less on the number of plants in an acre, and more on the number of nodes in an acre. Nodes are the bits on soybeans where the actual beans hang off. The more nodes, the higher yield. Bohner said that the ideal number of nodes per acre was two million, regardless of planting date, planting row width, or variety. In the north, where the individual plants have less opportunity to grow, a higher number of plants are necessary to reach that two million goal, and therefore a higher seeding rate is necessary. Bohner suggested that a seeding rate of 194 000 is the general recommendation to reach the two million node goal, and if planting is delayed, increasing seeding rate to 225 000 per acre could be considered.
Bohner talked about a farmer in Michigan who regularly wins yield competitions, with about 100 bushels per acre every year. His soybeans grow about 20 nodes per plant, but his productivity comes from the number of pods that grow from each node. How can farmers try to maximize the number of beans that grow on each node? First, is fertility. Trials conducted in Elora found that high soil fertility is the most important factor in increasing the number of pods per plant. Trials conducted this year found that soil where the fertility had been built up over several years resulted in higher yields than low fertility fields that had a ton of fertilizers applied to them. For built up fertile soils, the aim would be to have test values of 20 to 30 phosphorus, and 120 potassium.
To summarize simply, in order to have the best yield possible, Bohner said that soybeans need to be planted in good, fertile ground, preferably early in the season with a good variety that fits the conditions of a certain location. Other determinants of growth, such as pests or nutrient issues, need to be dealt with as they arise. Beyond that, most of the yield potential for soybeans, for better or worse, depends on the weather.
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Your pet also needs "life cycle feeding," which means a different diet depending on your cat's age. For example, a kitten needs a diet rich in calories and minerals for a more active lifestyle and for healthy, growing bones and muscles. Whereas an older cat needs a diet with the appropriate calories for healthy body weight and nutrients to promote healthy aging.
Just like a child, your cat needs to be protected at an early age and given boosters as an adult. Vaccinations are one of mankind's greatest medical achievements and can extend and enhance lives–so why take the chance?
Many kittens are born with worms, which attach to the intestinal lining and can cause painful diarrhea or life-threatening conditions. Intestinal worms stunt your cat's growth and energy level by competing with your pet for nutrients, and some types of worms can be transmitted to humans.
A veterinary hospital uses a microscope to check for worm eggs in your cat's stool sample. The veterinarian recommends deworming medication at the appropriate time for your pet. In fact, all kittens are routinely dewormed to treat intestinal worm infections.
As your pet's voice and keeper, you will make many important preventive care decisions, one of which is whether to spay or neuter your cat. Scheduling this important surgery early in your pet's life helps prevent many future problems, among them uterine infections, cat fights, roaming, spraying and overpopulation.
To help you make the right decisions for your pet, ask your pet's veterinarian to discuss all surgical options with you.
Think about the regular care we receive throughout our life-time from pediatricians, dentists, physicians, allergists, ophthalmologists, and so on. Why settle for anything less for your pet? Now think about the fact that pets age an average of seven years for every one of ours–and it's clear why regular care is so critical.
Make appointments for health check-ups twice a year for your cat. These professional evaluations will help you make sure you're on track with your cat's healthcare. Keeping your pet up-to-date on all aspects of healthcare gives your cat the best chance for a long, happy life.


Hovering aircrafts that have taken the form of conventional helicopters have a fundamental problem with the horizontal rotor when they start to move in the horizontal direction because of extreme aerodynamic challenges. Several attempts have been made to address the issues concerning high speed effects with limited success. The approaches taken by many have been shown to be difficult to manage, affect the flight performance because of transonic effects, and have been expensive. Many of the designs have not been fundamentally compatible with aircraft that are capable of sustained supersonic flight. The invention describes an aircraft that hovers for an extended period of time, transitions to dash at supersonic speeds for an extended period of time, and then transitions back to hover-mode flight to land.
The SHAV can be used in any operation which requires a rapid, unseen and undetected response. It can take-off and return to any ship because the vertical take-off and landing eliminates the need for a flight deck. Its capability for supersonic flight and precision landing make it suitable for highly disparate mission points.
This vehicle includes various embodiments that relate to a new class of aircraft that is being developed for highly disparate mission points, and spanning hover through supersonic flight. More specifically, these embodiments relate to a class of aircraft which uses counter-rotating unducted rotors to sustain the aircraft in hovering flight, then gaining altitude and airspeed, pitching over and flying at ever faster speeds through supersonic flight. The aircraft is also capable of any number of transitions in and out of the various flight modes.
A typical mission profile could include a vertical launch state, followed by retraction of the undercarriage and a transition to high-speed mode flight at which time the rotor would be used as a propeller at subsonic speeds. As the aircraft approaches transonic speeds, the propellers will stop and stow, enabling the aircraft to penetrate the sound barrier. Upon the arrival of a set destination, the aircraft can slow down to subsonic speeds, activating the rotor, and transition to hover mode flight while it completes its mission. Following the completion of the mission, it then can return to the launch base under a similar sequence of events.
The invention has the capability to hover for extended periods, transition and dash at supersonic speeds for an extended period of time, and then transition back to hovering-mode flight and land with precision.
There are no hovering aircrafts that can supercruise and no supersonic aircrafts that can hover for a long period of time. The invention describes an aircraft that can hover for an hour or more and also supercruise.


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Tag: Stephen Friend
$1.7 million to open science's Friend
Two honors this summer have burnished the reputation of Seattle scientist Stephen Friend for his pursuit of what is called open science. On top of White House honors in June, he received a grant last week that adds to his credibility as someone trying to change the culture. The phrase "open science" has dozens of meanings, but in Friend's case it is primarily about opening up data that medical researchers once kept hidden from each other. He calls it a "geek sandbox."
Just a few days ago, he won a $1.7 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The money goes to a project called Bridge, more about that later.
Friend has spent decades being an academic (at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) and working at the giant pharmaceutical company, Merck, but now he's director of his own pioneering effort called Sage Bionetworks.
When he explains this passion for open science, he talks from his experience. He talks about trying to make data work for patients and not just to help scientists with tenure and startup companies. He titled one of his speeches: "Dreaming of tenure and IPOs while patients die," at a conference in 2012.
He speaks critically of the "medical industrial complex" getting in the way of helping patients. He's building tools that are designed to let researchers share and network with patients to try to help solve some puzzles about chronic diseases. Already, they've had some success with modeling which women with breast cancer might respond best to certain medicines.
Friend was honored at the White House Office of Science and Technology in June as one of the leaders in open science. He announced new projects on Alzheimer's disease and rheumatoid arthritis that may help predict which patients will respond to certain medications. Sage Bio's work on modeling risk for breast-cancer patients was called a "geek sandbox" by one writer, who said the results (a new model) are less important than the building of a system where researchers collaborate and compete at the same time.
Friend's particular passion is also a place where two Seattle strengths overlap, like Venn diagrams. Seattle is strong in software, everybody takes that for granted. Besides the behemoth of Microsoft, Seattle has hundreds of other companies exploring how to use algorithms to uncover signal patterns in the noise of data. Among the newest of those companies are Socrata and Tableau Software. Seattle is also strong in genomics and proteomics, and the study of diseases as complex systems that require millions and millions of data points to begin to understand. Software development is ahead of medicine in seeing the wisdom of open source design, he points out.
Friend believes that allowing medical researchers to see each other's terabytes of data will allow patterns to emerge that spell answers for some diseases. In fact, he believes the institutions and the foundations that donate money must adhere to five concepts – including sharing with patients – or they will fail at finding answers for chronic diseases.
In a video discussion with the patient-advocacy group, Faster Cures, he listed these five rules for success.
1. Make use of massive genomics, proteomics and other "omics" data
2. Put that in the cloud so thousands can access it from anywhere and doesn't use your server space.
3. Use network modeling of disease.
4. Give patients the ability to send you data (for example, measuring their health using a cell phone)
5. Use open social media to involve patients and share with other researchers instantly.
Friend's colleague, Thea Norman, talked to us about coming to Seattle to join him and how she will help leverage the RWJF money to make patients bigger partners in research. Bridge is designed to help groups of patients donate their own medical data in a way that provides a basis for discovery for researchers. For example, melanoma patients have already donated photographs of their own skin abnormalities to help build a database that scientists can scan.
"He's visionary and inspiring," she explained, of her decision to leave a job in San Diego and move to Seattle to work with Friend. Her title is director of strategic development.
"We get the cream of the crop of software engineers," she explained of the special strengths that Seattle brings to the open science work. Some of what Bridge will do is build the web-based platform where patients can volunteer their data, or read and download consent information. (John Wilbanks, also at Sage, is one of the designers of what is called Portable Legal Consent.)
The next blog in this series will explore some of the patient advocacy that is driving open science. As Friend says, patients are the key to the enormous energy needed for change.
Posted on September 11, 2013 June 6, 2015 Author sjamesCategories blogTags genomics, open science, open source, patient advocacy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, RWJF, science, seattle, Stephen Friend, Thea Norman, White HouseLeave a comment on $1.7 million to open science's Friend


According to each United States census German remains our nations largest ethnic heritage. Yet for over 46 million Americans the question "how do I track my ancestors back to Germany" remains a tough one. So much mystery surrounds the quest, but with a few simple guidelines, it doesn't have to be hard! For all of you who want to track your ancestors back to Germany, help is on the way.
Berthold Muench, son of Friedrich Muench, killed at the Battle of Wilsons Creek. Collection of Carol Muench.
begin with one three ring binder, and a small file box. If you have been on what you have already deemed "mission impossible" and have year(s) don't be discouraged. While it may feel like an albatross, it may actually be a phoenix. You are going to begin by organizing your research, and most likely find you already have clues! Simply by spending some time carefully reviewing and organizing, which can take some time, you may find yourself actually ahead of the game. So simplify!
I was fortunate in that my great grandfather shared his search for my German ancestors when I was only nine years old. Without – as my children would say "too much information", I can only state that it was way before the advent of the internet. And while our family tree was only diagramed on a simple piece of paper (which I still have) the basics have never changed. And, even more importantly, you have to be able to do basic genealogy, before you can ever begin to do research in a foreign country.
Begin today! Don't put it off any longer!
This might help me get on track.


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Sároskisfalu (szlovákul Malá Vieska) Družstevná pri Hornáde község része Szlovákiában, a Kassai kerület Kassa-vidéki járásában.

Fekvése
Kassától 11 km-re északra, a Hernád bal partján fekszik.

Története
Sároskisfalu első írásos említése 1423-ban "Wyfalw" alakban történik. Szokoly várának uradalmához tartozott. 1427-ben 7 portája volt Páli Mátyás birtokában. Kisfalu néven 1429-ben szerepel először "Kysflaw" alakban. Neve alapján ekkor még bizonyára magyarok lakták, 1773-ban már tót faluként említik.

A falu kegytemploma búcsújáróhely. A templom 1433-ban már állt Szűz Mária születése tiszteletére szentelve. A 16.-17. században, majd 1707 és 1714 között a protestánsok foglalták el. 1733-ban Kassa városa szépen felújította, ekkor került ide a máriapócsi kegykép másolata. A templom kicsi lett a sok zarándoknak, ezért Kassa városa 1803-ban egy nagyobb kegytemplomot épített egy dombon, az erdő szélén.

A 18. század végén Vályi András így ír róla: "KISFALU. Mala Veszka. Tót falu Sáros Várm. földes Ura Kassa Városa, fekszik Szent Istvánnak szomszédságában, és annak filiája, határjának 1/3 része nem igen termékeny, hanem a' többi jól termő, legelője jó, erdeje elég, piatzozo helye közel."

Fényes Elek 1851-ben kiadott geográfiai szótárában így ír a faluról: "Kisfalu, (Maloweska), Sáros v. tót f., Sz. István fil. Szentegyház, s 456 kath. lak. Népes bucsujárások. Erdő. Jó legelő. F. u. Kassa városa."

A trianoni békeszerződésig Sáros vármegye Lemesi járásához tartozott.

1960-ban egyesítették Tapolcsánnyal (és Hernádszentistvánnal, mely később kivált a közösségből), együtt alkotják Družstevná pri Hornáde községet.

Népessége
1910-ben a községnek 482, túlnyomórészt szlovák lakosa volt.

Nevezetességei
Szűz Mária születése tiszteletére szentelt kegytemploma 1433-ban már állt. 1733-ban Kassa városa szépen felújította, ekkor került ide a máriapócsi kegykép másolata. 1803-ban teljesen újjáépítették. Népszerű búcsújáróhely lett a számos imameghallgatás miatt.

Lásd még

 Tapolcsány
 Družstevná pri Hornáde

Jegyzetek

Külső hivatkozások
 Hernádszentistván Hivatalos oldala
 Községinfó
 Képes ismertető (szlovákul)
 E-obce.sk

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Q: Knockout map nested JSON array I was trying to make a knockout mapped JSON schema editor in table format. I successfully mapped json object, but issue is when i'm dealing with json array.
Code
var l_Model;
//Create model
l_Model = function(l_data) {
    var self = this;
    //map data from json as observables
    ko.mapping.fromJS(l_data, {}, self);
    //observable to get equation from json
    self.Eqn = ko.observable(null);
};
//view model mapping to html
var viewModelMapping = {
    'dataModel': {
        create: function(options) {
            return new l_Model(options.data);
        }
    }
};
var vm = ko.mapping.fromJS(Data);

This code works as long as data is
data = {}

But When I deal with array of json objects I'm not able to map it
data =[{},{},{},.....]

I'm getting error in the console
Uncaught ReferenceError: Unable to parse bindings.

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A: You can map your object from the root of the array and process each item and separated objects. You can even have another mapper inside your object and continue processing data with nested mappers
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Part of neo-liberalism system is to convince us that the abnormal is normal. What we yesterday condemned or found repelling is actually quite alright – normal. Fintan O'Toole iedentifies this process with regard to homelessness in Ireland and finds it not normal.
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In addition to that, the unit has the responsibility of training the younger lawyers here in the office on the ethical side of a prosecutor's job--things like the importance of properly dealing with exculpatory evidence. And we intend to have this section here in this office forever. This is not a pilot program. It's something I'd like to see spread across the country--where DAs will actively seek out convictions that were obtained unfairly.
Sound familiar? C.O. Bradford, the Democratic candidate for DA here in Harris County, has proposed the same thing. And I think it's as needed here - and most other places as well - as it is in Dallas. The issues in Harris are perhaps a bit different - where Dallas' problems mostly stem from Henry Wade's convictions-uber-alles mentality, the signature item here has been the spectacular incompetence of various court-appointed defense attorneys. That's something that will be mitigated going forward if the proposed and under study public defender's office takes flight, but in the end, the different problems lead to the same result of people being wrongly convicted. It's the DA's job not to just avoid these problems as best they can, but also to work to correct them when they become known. I hope we follow Craig Watkins' lead in this regard.
Anyway, there's a lot more good stuff there, so check it out. Thanks to Grits for the link.


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USAID, KSRelief sign joint statement to co-fund WFP project in Cox's Bazar
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The WFP project manages disaster risk reduction and cyclone shelter rehabilitation in Cox's Bazar
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) signed a joint statement on Thursday to provide $1 million, each, to a programme managed by the World Food Programme (WFP).
The WFP project manages disaster risk reduction and the rehabilitation of cyclone shelters in Cox's Bazar district.
The virtual signing ceremony was attended by: USAID Acting Deputy Administrator John Barsa, KSRelief Supervisor General Dr Abullah Al Rabeeah, United States (US) Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ambassador to the US HRH Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, according to a press statement.
During his remarks, John Barsa reiterated the commitment of the US to strengthening the resilience of vulnerable Bangladeshi host communities in Cox's Bazar that host over 860,000 Rohingya refugees.
The acting deputy administrator also recognised USAID's long-standing collaboration with KSRelief and commended the agency for joining USAID as a leading donor of needs-based humanitarian assistance to the world's most vulnerable, it read.
Additionally, the acting deputy administrator thanked WFP for its partnership with USAID to combat global hunger as well as respond to the Rohingya crisis and other humanitarian emergencies around the world, according to the press release.
USAID / WFP project / Cox's Bazar / Bangladesh
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US giants pull the plug on major healthcare joint venture Haven
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American multinational giants Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase have decided to disband their joint venture, Haven, after just three years of its operation.
The joint venture was launched to reduce costs and improve outcomes in the US healthcare sector. Through its website, Haven announced that the venture will end in February, adding that the three companies plan to "continue to collaborate informally to design programs targeted to address the specific needs of their own employee populations."
The companies said in a statement, "In the past three years, Haven explored a wide range of healthcare solutions, as well as piloted new ways to make primary care easier to access, insurance benefits simpler to understand and easier to use and prescription drugs more affordable."
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The trio aimed to become a disruptor in the healthcare sector, like Amazon has been in retail, using their combined data, technology, purchasing power, and customer contacts to enhance delivery while reducing costs.
"We're proud of the progress the Haven team made exploring a wide range of healthcare solutions, including pilots at our company to make primary care easier to access and insurance benefits simpler to understand and easier to use," said Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
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The role of the building safety manager: what do landlords need to consider when recruiting?
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Landlords managing high rises are required to appoint a building safety manager to ensure compliance with fire safety rules – and communicate this to residents. Inside Housing and fire alarm specialist Aico held a round table discussion to find out the sector's approach. Illustration by Neil Webb
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The Building Safety Bill will require all high-rise blocks that are taller than 18m or six storeys to be managed by a building safety manager. This will be a critical new position for the sector once this legislation becomes law. But what sort of person should be recruited to this role? What should their qualifications be? And how will they do their jobs?
To find out more about how social landlords are addressing this issue, Inside Housing hosted a round table, chaired by editor Martin Hilditch, and sponsored by fire alarm specialist Aico.
Balancing the job criteria
The building safety manager's role will be to support the accountable person – the entity or person with ultimate responsibility for the building under the new legislation – in the day-to-day management of the building to ensure safety standards are adhered to.
The building safety manager will be key in communicating to the landlord's board any work that has taken place on the building, ensuring the building is meeting the regulator's requirements, and – just as crucially – communicating with the building's residents so that they have a complete picture of the safety of where they live.
"This role is broad. Is it possible that the role will be a team rather than a single person?" asks Mr Hilditch.
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Paul Dockerill, director of energy and programme manager at WHG, says that the 21,000-home housing association based in the Midlands is budgeting for the role to be made up of two posts, and that it is keen to recruit internally.
"It needs someone who has leadership and passion for the role to build trust with residents. When you look at the role in a simplistic way, there has to be building knowledge, but not necessarily [at a] high level. Great communication is more vital."
Many around the table felt the challenge was getting the technical requirement of the role balanced with being the main point of contact and communication with residents. "This [requires] a wide range of capability," observes John Brett, director of resident safety at Camden Council, which manages 210 high rises. "It's important to get the balance right between giving residents a voice and the corporate requirement."
Mr Brett has recently joined the board of Building a Safer Future, which was established to reform the building safety system, and he has been part of one of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government working groups, formed to consider the role of the building safety manager and the competences necessary.
Also part of one of the working groups is Debbie Larner, head of practice at the Chartered Institute of Housing. "For me, the issues are thinking about how competence is assessed, how that's measured, and the ongoing competence. There's a challenge around who is responsible. The role could be anything – broad or really narrow," she says.
Mandeep Bhogil, operations manager at Home Group, one of the UK's biggest social landlords managing 55,000 properties for 120,000 residents, explains how her team is addressing this by looking at two possibilities: "One option is to have a central team with satellite staff going in to localities. The other is having a building safety manager at each of the tall buildings.
"We're also really interested in growing our own. The building safety manager role is already there, we just need to decide how it is formed. We already have technically experienced colleagues but we need good communicators to ask residents what's important to them and what they need from their landlord."
Ms Bhogil goes on to explain that because Home Group does not have many tall buildings, it is able to make sure the resident engagement at each high rise is tailor-made for the residents in the block.
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"We can make the role relevant for the build so it's not tokenistic engagement – it would be collaborative with the resident," she says.
What progress has been made?
While most social landlords are considering how to best fulfil the role in their organisation, some have already recruited, with a salary of between £50,000 and £70,000, and are now fine-tuning how it works.
Iain Wallace, director of property services at Trafford Housing Trust, says the organisation put a building safety manager in place 15 months ago. "We now have one person who knows all the risks in one building. However we have found that our biggest fire risk is resident behaviour – so we really have to get the resident engagement side of the role right and this will likely be another person, so the role will be fulfilled by two people."
Scott Edwards has just been appointed by housing association Islington & Shoreditch as its building safety manager. Previously he was a building surveyor for the 2,400-home landlord.
He says: "I've been in the role for three months and it's evolving. The first step has been to look at the building safety of the 11 tall buildings that we manage. The next step is a resident engagement strategy – we're at the start of that journey."
He feels one of the advantages of recruiting internally is that he has worked at the association for four years, and therefore he knows the stock.
In order to improve its building knowledge, Hyde has spent the past 18 months working on a safer homes programme, initially focusing on its data and who holds it, what systems are used and ironing out any inconsistencies to ensure "there is now only one source of the truth", says Liz Oliver, its director of safer homes.
She explains how the association is continuing to upgrade its data to offer an app that residents will be able to use – and will support the building safety manager position.
Rosalind Thorpe, director of education and standards, Chartered Institute of Building
"Our residents will be able to go onto an app to look at information relating to their building – they'll be able to self-serve and this will take away some of the day-to-day questions we receive," she says.
Ms Oliver says her concern is that the role is not just technical. "It's about the softer side of dealing with residents and addressing any fears they have," she says. She adds that this cannot be covered in a diploma qualification.
So how can competency be measured? "Qualifications are going to be important in this role to cover the knowledge," says Rosalind Thorpe, director of education and standards at the Chartered Institute of Building. "Many people coming into the role will have a qualification but they will have some skills gaps."
She explains that in her view, communication skills wouldn't be part of a qualification. "Behaviours come from your professional membership and it comes from the vigorous code of conduct for that body. Skills come with practice and a period of supervision," she says.
Richard King is business support manager at the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, and suggests that a similar organisation may need to be established for this new role. "Perhaps membership to an Institute of Building Safety Managers would be a good way to make sure people are competent?" he suggests.
Ms Larner agrees that could be an option. "A qualification doesn't cut it and I don't think it is the right approach," she says.
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High rises in Camden, London
Starting salary (in £) for the building safety manager role at organisations that have already recruited
Mr Dockerill adds: "The challenge for me is the educational process we need to go through about the resident engagement strategy. There is no simple solution for resident strategy as the demographic of residents in blocks is diverse, varied and complex – there are communities within communities and every area and block's inhabitants is multifaceted and different."
Along with WHG and Home Group, Hyde has yet to recruit for the position and is still defining its criteria to oversee its 96 tall buildings. Ms Oliver explains: "I don't want to employ 15 to 20 building safety managers when I have great people within the organisation already. I wonder if there's a way of this role being a hybrid of several roles coming together in a variety of different skill sets and maybe even train up our residents to be part of it?"
Ms Thorpe agrees that the role could be a blend of skills made up by a selection of people who come together.
She says: "This is not about making one person take responsibility. It's about upskilling people from various fields including construction, facilities management, etc, and even completely different areas that you might not expect, such as communications and HR."
Scott Edwards, building safety manager, Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association
Ms Thorpe, who is part of two working groups evaluating the technical side of the Building Safety Bill, concludes: "This role is an opportunity to challenge building safety with landlords. It is really exciting and will change our culture."
Giving residents transparency
"It's about creating a cultural shift in an organisation to tackle different agendas. To successfully engage the people who live in these buildings, you need to think about age, ethnicity and language," says Tina Mistry, southern specification manager at fire alarm company Aico.
"Ethnicity, age, language, ability and sometimes mental health and well-being – it's about breaking that down to understand your residents. Resident engagement should start now and be everything from start and finish. Looking outside the sector for ways to communicate would be interesting."
Aisling McStravick, director of asset management at Radius, Northern Ireland's largest housing association, says the landlord has mainly traditional house stock and only six high rises, however it would like the new role to be the norm across all of its properties and use the opportunity to talk to residents in a different way.
"Our challenge is that our residents don't engage with us on fire safety and technical issues, so at present we're asking: how would we get them to be interested in this?"
Ms McStravick explains: "We're using our community investment team's knowledge. The compliance of the building is only one aspect of safety maintenance.
"A property that is well looked after by residents who love living there and embrace the community with a sense of pride has an impact and we need to maximise this.
"Everything about this role comes back to the person who lives in the home that we provide for them. [The Hackitt report and the introduction of the building safety manager] has brought to us the realisation that we hadn't given a focus to the people we should have. [The housing sector] is a people-based business after all."
Martin Hilditch (chair),
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Business support manager, Institute of Fire Safety Managers
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Head of practice, Chartered Institute of Housing
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Director of asset management, Radius Housing Association
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Director of safer homes, Hyde
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Director of education and standards, Chartered Institute of Building
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So, no tampons, no sanitary pads, no wipes of any sort, definitely no nappies – OR anything else. Only toilet paper gets flushed down the loo, or it's a matter of time before you get a block.
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Thin hangers | Velvet or thin white hangers are key. Big chunky plastic hangers add a ton of bulk. I usually only use these for sweatshirts and sometimes sweaters. Otherwise I use the velvet hangers you can find at Target, Walmart, TJMaxx or really anywhere! They also prevent your clothes from falling off, which is super annoying when you have a tiny closet and you have to dig to find your clothes who fell down.
Double hanger system | My double hanger system from The Container Store saves lives. It basically doubles your space. I normally hang my t-shirts, sweatshirts, and cardigans on my bottom area. Then let my tops and dresses hang up above. This hanger system was a major help living in my sorority because our closet had a funky layout. So, having the extra hanging space below was super beneficial.
Color coding | I am a major fan of color coding. So, I organize my clothes by color. That way if I know I'm looking for a specific top it's easy to locate. I also try and organize by sleeve length but it doesn't always stay that way. But, either picking sleeve length or by color is a great way to keep your closet organized.
Rolling rack | When I lived in the dorms I had a rolling clothing rack that went under my bunked bed. This was a major help because I only had a wardrobe in my dorm. Having the extra hanging space was great for my dresses and some skirts. Most of my clothing needs to be hung up, so living in dorms and my sorority was a major challenge! Luckily I have way more hanging storage now.
Bins | A more obvious one, but bins are also super helpful. I store my scarves/ winter accessories and extra towels and bed linens in fabric or soft bins. This way they don't take up drawer space, but they are easy to access.
What are your favorite ways to organize your closet? Let me know in the comments!
These are awesome tips, thanks! I'm in the midst of re-organizing my wardrobe as well, and the hanger situation that I have is terrible. Going to fix all that with the thin hangers that you recommended as well!


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Tesla (TSLA) Stock Is Up, Trading at around $550 after News of Restarting Production in May
Apr 9 2020 · 09:57 UTC | Updated Apr 9 2020 · 11:28
by Bhushan Akolkar · 3 min read
Investors cheer up as Tesla plans to restart its production starting next month. Currently, Tesla is using its gigafactory assembly in New York to make ventilators for the COVID-19 patients. TSLA stock is trading at around $550.
The American electric-car-maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) saw some major price recovery on news of restarting its production next month in May 2020. After a heavy beating in the market correction over the last month, the Tesla stock price recovered 20% over the last week.
On Wednesday closing, Tesla (TSLA) stock was trading at $548 with a market cap of $101 billion. Today in the pre-market, the stock price is $553 (+0.76%). The global outbreak of coronavirus had severely impacted Tesla's production output. The COVID-19 which first spread in China had forced Tesla to shut down its gigafactory in Shanghai, started earlier this year in January 2020. This had put a brake on Tesla's expansion plan.
Similarly, its production at the Fremont factory in California has halted over the virus outbreak in America. But on Thursday, market reports suggested that Tesla was to start its production back from May 4. This gave some hope to investors who have been worried about Tesla's liquidity and its cash book.
With Wednesday's move, Tesla's year-to-date returns have once again turned positive at over 30%. The Tesla stock has remained largely volatile in 2020. Initially, after the Q4 2019 results, the Tesla (TSLA) stock price surged over 100% to hit its 2020-high of over $900. This market rally came in just the initial 40 days of 2020.
However, the global market correction caused TSLA to correct 50% from its high even going to negative year-to-date returns. But it has now recovered back from those levels. Despite the production cut down, Tesla has delivered around 88,000 vehicles in Q1 2020, 40% up over the last quarter.
Expert Views on the Tesla (TSLA) Stock
Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Capital, has shared his views about the Tesla stock price with CNBC. Speaking to the publication, Baruch said:
"Tesla has a very well-defined floor at $400. This is where the 200-day moving average is. It also aligns with what was a previous ceiling. Until that breaks, you want to be buyer into $400, because at any point I feel that you could see a … gain up towards $600."
He further added:
"There are some strong resistance levels up near $600, you have the [38.2%] retracement, the 50-day moving average, as well as the 50% retracement. So, I guess I would not press it out above there if you were to catch a nice swing in that manner".
Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global, said that Tesla is a mix of both – volatility and versatility. Sanchez added:
"This stock is so overpriced but [CEO Elon Musk] has certainly shown his ability to get the job done, and to continue to produce. It has been a volatile stock, and that volatility continues because of the pessimism-optimism swing."
However, we should take into account that the situation with the coronavirus outbreak is still very unpredictable. But its impact on the market is great. That's why all the forecasts and expectations may turn completely wrong even in the short term.
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FOR RSS February 05, 2015
#ThrowbackThursday: Remember This Gadget Featured In a Popular 90s Comedy Movie That Every Youngster Just Had to Have?
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Today begins a new series for the technology section on TheBlaze where, much like on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we "throw back" to a time when the gadgets were a little less advanced – but arguably as much fun – as the high-tech devices on today's cutting-edge.
We're calling it... you guessed it. #ThrowbackThursday.
To start, we're revisiting a device made popular, in part, by the one and only Macaulay Culkin who, as you probably recall, starred as Kevin McAllister in the 1990 comedy movie "Home Alone" and the 1993 sequel, "Home Alone II: Lost in New York."
You probably remember the scene from the second movie where Kevin, separated from his family after boarding the wrong flight, finds himself in New York City with nothing but a small backpack, his dad's credit card and yes, the Talkboy tape recorder.
That brings us to our first #ThrowbackThursday highlight.
The Talkboy made its debut in 1992, one year before the sequel's release. To help jog your memory, here's one of the commercials from back in the day:
But perhaps one of the most famous promos for the Talkboy was when Kevin McAllister walked into the Plaza Hotel, had no idea where he was going, unknowingly asked billionaire real-estate mogul Donald Trump for directions to the lobby and then used the Talkboy to record his own voice, altering the sound to book a hotel suite overlooking Central Park. If your memory's a little fuzzy, here's the clip:
Complete with a microphone, the Talkboy was used to record voices which users could then alter by either slowing or speeding up the audio in instant playback.
The Talkboy sparked a consumer frenzy among children and teens. The must-have gadget became so popular, stores could hardly keep them in stock. So Tiger Electronics, owned by the toymaker Hasbro, introduced the Talkgirl to complement the nationwide obsession.
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In the 90s, the popular gadgets went for a cheap $29.99, according to TheChive. Today? They're selling on eBay for anywhere between $9.99 and...$115.00!
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While the Talkboy has long been a product of the past, looking back at how the technology sector got to where it is today is really quite fascinating, isn't it?
We've come a long way.