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The research , published in the journal Nature , details how geneticists took DNA samples from people of different cultures in different parts of the world. They then traced back their genetic links through the millennia. All arrived at the same conclusion.


I have 10 years of diverse HR experience in GSK involving Strategic HR projects, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Business Partner role and Employee Engagement.
In addition to leading Talent Acquisition in GSK , I am also the HR Partner for 'Global Centre of Excellence' business which is based in India.
Completed my post graduate diploma in Human Resources management from International School of Business & Media, Pune in the year 2008.
I live in Mumbai with my husband and 5 year old girl.


It's true. There have only been a few boys in my life that have actually held the title "boyfriend" and they have somehow all been meaningless summer flings. My relationship with Michael doesn't even compare to any of them, so in my heart Michael is the first boyfriend I've ever had. The only one that matters. The best.
I'm sure you all know that I love him something fierce. It's obvious in my other posts about him, and it's obvious when you talk to me. I want to be around him all the time and share every part of my life with him. The same is true for the holidays.
I am a creature of habit in the worst way possible. I hate change. HATE. When my Mom changes her living room furniture around, I walk in and exclaim ,"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" I am also a bit territorial. I was very uneasy about new friends in my "group" in college. When my sister started dating her husband a couple years ago, I wouldn't even speak to him until I knew he was good enough. Is that wrong? Probably... Sorry, Anthony. This is a trait about myself that I don't exactly like. I wish I was more easy going about traditions.
Michael is the same way. He is very traditional. When I mentioned Thanksgiving, he wouldn't even consider doing anything but the same thing he has done every year. He wanted to be with his family. I wanted to be with mine. We tried to compromise, but in the end we ended up spending our Thanksgiving apart.
For me, it put a cloud over my Thanksgiving. That morning, we actually fought on the phone about it. Our selfish hearts were undeserving of anything good that day. I also spent the day alone because my parents decided to do yard work all day (they would). My sister is married and wasn't home this year. My Aunt Debby's family decided not to come to dinner. It was all too much and I threw myself the biggest pity party ever.
Then my dear sister called. I rambled on and on about how stubborn Michael was being and how sad I was. After I was finished she said, "Can I tell you something?"
"No really. Are you ready to hear it because you won't like it."
Umm... at that point I was just curious. I was obviously not in a place to hear anything constructive. But I listened anyway.
"You are both being selfish. He may be wrong, but that doesn't matter. What's really important is removing strife from your life. Whatever it takes to forgive him in your heart and move on, is what you need to do. You cannot go through life worrying about getting your needs met. Think about how much he enjoys Thanksgiving with his family, and just be glad that he is happy." She said.
She was right though. I love him so much more than I could ever put into words. My selfish heart was wrong that day. I was looking at the situation and only considering myself... how not being with him affected me, how my needs were not being met.
I am learning that relationships are about choices. I don't believe in soul mates. I believe that life happened, Michael and I found each other, fell in love and are now choosing to be together. If our relationship was only based on feelings and emotions, it would be weak. We are strong because we understand that we choose each other, no matter what.
After all, Thanksgiving is about being thankful. It's about family and friends. It's not about being selfish. It's about looking outside of your self and seeing what is really important.
Thanksgiving was very different this year, but it was good. I enjoyed being with my family and after dinner was consumed and the dishes were done, I drove to Michael's grandmother's house to spend time with him and his family. I swallowed my pride. I chose him.
Beautiful, Jenna. Thanks for sharing this.


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def reduce_columns(question):
    """
    Coursera formats survey responses as columns per available responses
    for multiple choice questions. This function reduces the dimensionality
    of each question to a single column.

    Typically the input should look like:

    question = reduce_columns(survey[survey_questions['Which of the following descriptions best characterizes you?']])

    The output is a numpy array. This makes it easy to convert to an indexed pandas Series.
    """
    single_column = []

    for row in question.values:
        """
        row[0] will always be the session_user_id
        """
        #print 'row: ', row

        response_index = []

        for i, val in enumerate(row):

            if val == 1:
                #print 'i, val: ', i, val
                response_index.append(i)
                #print 'ri in loop: ', response_index

        #print 'ri after loop: ', response_index
        #print 'len: ', len(response_index)

        if len(response_index) == 0:
            single_column.append((row[0], 'No Response.'))

        else:
            single_column.append((row[0], question.columns[response_index[-1]]))

    return np.array(single_column)

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Evolution, Renaissance, Transformation, Metamorphosis: Arts Collinwood Becomes Waterloo Arts
Author: Michael Gill
These words all have different nuances of meaning, but a common thread or generalization is that they describe a change in the state of a thing or idea that is no longer apt or useful into a more current, appropriate one. This theme is definitely playing out during the first part of 2013 at Waterloo Arts.
No, that is not a typo. After a suggestion from a volunteer and meditation by the trustees, Arts Collinwood has decided to change its name to Waterloo Arts. Just as we must all come to understand ourselves and our place in the world, so an organization must respond to an ever changing environment, looking inward at its values and mission to define its place in that environment. As Arts Collinwood thought of its past and its future, it was clear that much of our efforts have been in 'place-making' on Waterloo Rd. The founders have worked hard to contribute to the identity of the Waterloo Arts District, and our signature event—the Waterloo Arts Fest—has been a significant force in propelling that idea forward. As a physical gateway and welcoming beacon to the Waterloo Arts and Entertainment District, 'Waterloo Arts' more appropriately describes this role.
The Café is also going through a rebirth, as a new owner gets ready to breath life back into the space and open doors to the public in early 2013. We are excited for the new partnership and to have the lights turned back on at the corner of 156th and Waterloo Rd. The Café served as a gathering place for residents and artists, as well as providing arts programming and extended access to our gallery, so we are as anxious as everyone to get it back into full swing.
As a partner in the Collinwood Rising grant awarded to Northeast Shores Development Corporation, our Gallery will follow the theme of transformation, starting the year with exhibits that explore the idea of vacancy in our city and the c creative conversions that can make those spaces useful again. We partner with Saving Cities to present a film and discussion series on post-industrial cities in conjunction with these exhibits.
Finally, we're happy to announce the second season of the M4M free chamber music series. Concerts are at 4 p.m. in the gallery on the second Sunday of each month, February through May. In an intimate, informal setting, the musicians perform and offer background information on the works. Enjoy a glass of wine or refreshments from the Café while you end your weekend with these relaxing concerts.
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Q: How to show subscribed Gmail calendars in Windows 8 calendar app Is it possible to show my subscribed calendars on Gmail in the Windows 8 calendar app like I'm used to do on my Windows Phone?
I think - but am not sure about that - that it uses the mobile API. When I try to configure it via http://m.google.com/sync on my Windows Phone I can see the client "WindowsMail" but cannot add or configure shared calendars as for my smartphone.
Is there currently a possibility to achieve this or do we need to wait until they get that enabled for us?

A: Obviously I just didn't find this answer: How do I sync multiple g-calendars to the new Windows 8 Calendar?
Trust me, I searched for it, but I didn't find this.
The solution in the link above worked for me.

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Achatinella elegans is an extinct species of a land snail, gastropod in the family Achatinellidae. It was endemic to Oahu.

Shell description
The dextral or sinistral shell is conically-elongate, solid, plano-convex and margined above with the suture well impressed. The shell has six whorls. The aperture is subovate and the white lip is expanded, unreflected, somewhat contracted in its center and thickened within. The short columella is flat and lightly toothed. The
glossy shell color is alternating light and dark-brown, arranged in longitudinal lines or broad patches. Sometimes with a white sutural band and a
white band on the body whorl.

The height of the shell is 23.1 mm. The width of the shell is 10.3 mm.

References
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Molluscs of Hawaii
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BURLINGAME, Calif.--A wise man once said he robbed banks because that was where the money is. Well, times have changed.
The world's banks have been gripped by a crisis of confidence, with regulars and investors scrambling to sort out whether some, most, or even all of them are insolvent.
Technology companies, by contrast, have kept it simple.
In the volatile technology business, a fat bank account is more than just a cushion when times get bad. IBM , Hewlett-Packard , Google , Dell , Apple , EMC and Oracle all have more than $5 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
A cash-rich balance sheet means you can make it easier for customers to purchase your wares when times get tight. If you've got enough money, you can launch an acquisition binge and boldly snap up the technologies that will sell well when the economy rebounds.
Take IBM, the company with the fattest bank account in technology lately. How much cash does IBM have? Enough that it can afford to snap up server company Sun Microsystems , with cash, and still have $6 billion in cash left over.
Little wonder then that IBM is said to be in talks with Sun, which is known for sinking big bucks into bold bets on wild new technologies like Java.
With Sun's shares now trading for roughly half of what they cost just a year ago, however, all of those ideas can now be scooped up on the cheap.
If anything, however, looking at cash and cash equivalents understates the financial strength of companies such as Intel and Hewlett-Packard, which have billions worth of short-term investments and other very liquid assets, too.
Take Intel. In addition to cash and cash equivalents, the company has $5.3 billion in short-term investments and another $3.2 billion in "trading assets."
A stock buyback is another possibility. IBM's shares have fallen more than 20% over the past 12 months. Others, however, argue that with finance growing tight, thanks to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the bailout of the nation's banks, sitting tight is the right thing to do.
IBM, of course, is one of many tech companies with large cash piles. The key difference: Other tech companies have been more diligently spending their money on stock buybacks and acquisitions. HP and Oracle have both been snapping up companies at a steady pace. Says Crawford Del Prete, an executive vice president at tech tracker IDC, "These companies are trying very hard to fill cracks in their portfolios so they can capture more of the value in their customers' spending."
What should IBM do with its $12.7 billion in cash? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.


CHANGES to special educational and disabilities services will better meet the needs of children and young people in Hampshire, the council has said.
Following feedback from families Hampshire County Council will be providing a more 'streamlined' service in the new year that encompasses all strands of support currently available.
Along with the five NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Hampshire, the council has awarded a three-year contract to Core Assets Children's Services, to provide special educational needs and disability information, advice and support.
The council's head of children's services, councillor Keith Mans, said: 'We have listened to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and responded to their preference for a single source of professional advice.
From January 1 this one service will encompass both Support4SEND (currently provided by the council), and Parent Voice (operated by the Rose Road Association) as a single point of contact for children and young people and their parents and carers.
Jo Maxwell Heron, from the Rose Road Association, said she was 'confident' the change would be beneficial for families using the new services.


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COLÉGIO S. GONÇALO is a private school that has an educational offer of Nursery, Crèche, Pre-School Education and 1st Cycle, in a familiar and multicultural environment.
Colégio opened on the 7th of June 2010 and has the capacity to accommodate about 250 children from 4 months to 10 years of age, having started with only Nursery and Pre-school, continuing with the opening of the 1st cycle the following year.
Awarded twice with the Prize of the best School in the Algarve by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Government of Portugal in 2013 and 2015.
With a bilingual education (Portuguese - English) in Preschool and introduction of a second language in the 2 years of the Crèche, it grants its students a multicultural environment, with a population of over 15 different nationalities, in a global city perspective.
In the 1st Cycle we focus on a rigorous and demanding education, where amusement is a condition. We follow the Portuguese national curriculum, with a strong English component, enabling the accomplishment of the Young Learners Exams. We invest in innovation and provide the latest technology to our students on a regular basis, as having an iPad per student, allowing a dynamic with a constantly updated education. We started in 2020 with a unique Socioemotional Education program in Portugal - PATHS Education from the USA from the age of 3 onwards in order to provide students with emotional self-awareness and appropriate skills to manage their emotions in a positive way and contribute to a better relationship with each other.
With weekly sportive and musical activities, our students also practise meditation daily enabling a physical, mental and emotional balance of each child.
One of the major challenges of the Education Project of Colégio S. Gonçalo is "to help to fly" each of the children who attend it, allowing them to explore, to the limit, their skills and guiding them to the construction and leadership of a project of life that allows them to be happy with themselves and with others.
We will work hard to help our students become:
Competent and knowledgeable from an early age;
Capable of thinking and acting with spontaneity and autonomy;
Creative and open to new ideas;
Respectful of a healthy life-style;
Disciplined and well-organized in both their attitude actions;
Tolerant and sensitive to others;
Balanced at all levels;
Capable of a sense of solidarity with the rest of the global community.
Overall, we hope to positively contribute to your child's early education, preparing him or her in every way possible for an exceptional and bright future.
Colégio S. Gonçalo is committed to your child's well-being, from the first months of life through graduation to elementary school. It provides an excellent foundation for learning, encourage the development of your child's unique personality and values in a multicultural environment and contribute to the health and happiness of his or her family relationships. In all of these ways S. Gonçalo will grant your child a crucial head start towards success no matter what life paths he or she follows.
Our teachers and support staff are committed to certain values which, as a whole, will benefit the child and his/her family in all aspects of his/her life.
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Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life
By Donald Rumsfeld
Read by Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld HarperAudio 9780062272850
The man once named one of America's ten "toughest" CEOs by Fortune magazine offers current and future leaders practical advice on how to make their companies and organizations more effective. Throughout his distinguished career—as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history—Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as "Rumsfeld's Rules." First gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress. They earned praise from the Wall Street Journal as "Required reading," and from the New York Times which said: "Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization…The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego." Distilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, Rumsfeld's Rules can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.
The man once named one of America's ten "toughest" CEOs by Fortune magazine offers current and future leaders practical advice on how to make their companies and organizations more effective.
Throughout his distinguished career—as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history—Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as "Rumsfeld's Rules."
First gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress. They earned praise from the Wall Street Journal as "Required reading," and from the New York Times which said: "Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization…The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego."
Distilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, Rumsfeld's Rules can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.
Author Bio: Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld has been an American government official and corporate executive. He served as CEO as two Fortune 500 companies and as the thirteenth and twenty-first Secretary of Defense.
Publisher: HarperAudio


Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he took no position on whether Van Dyke's sentence — which was widely criticized — was too lenient.
CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Monday he would challenge the six-years-and-nine-month sentence imposed on former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, alleging that a Cook County judge improperly applied the law after the officer was convicted of murdering teenager Laquan McDonald.
Flanked by special prosecutor Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon, Raoul said he took no position on whether Van Dyke's sentence — which was widely criticized — was too lenient.
Instead, Raoul said he filed a writ of mandamus asking the Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether Judge Vincent Gaughan properly sentenced Van Dyke to 81 months in prison on the second-degree murder conviction rather than the 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, one for each shot that hit McDonald.
The Supreme Court should order a new sentencing hearing for Van Dyke and instruct Gaughan "to follow precedent by imposing sentence on all 16 counts and then determine whether one or more sentences must be consecutive," Raoul said.
McMahon said Van Dyke's defense attorneys last week filed notice that they plan to appeal his conviction.
The second-degree murder count is a Class 1 felony, while the battery counts are considered Class X felonies, and could result in a longer prison sentence.
Raoul said his action was not prompted by political considerations.
McMahon, who led the prosecution of Van Dyke, said he had spoke with McDonald's family, who told him that they supported challenging Van Dyke's sentence.
However, there is no plan to launch a review of other, similar cases where the law may have been improperly applied, Raoul said.


"Someone told me during pregnancy that I did not need to worry so much about reading baby books as the baby will tell me what she needs. I didn't understand it before but it makes perfect sense now. Hopefully other new parents can feel confident that their baby will signal (in their own way) whether they are tired or hungry or want a change in surrounding, etc. One only needs to spend time paying close attention to his or her baby...this precious time together is the best part of the job!"
I met today's mommy at my very first library story time. I was immediately impressed with the research and thought she puts in the important decisions, and the intuition she uses for the every day care of her baby. It may have taken a journey of twists and turns to reach parenthood, it only made her all the more prepared and loving! Nicole is super informed when it comes to safety, and her vigilance shows in Becca's calm and happy nature. This mommy-baby duo is always up for a trip to the park or a nice lunch, so the diaper bag must be stocked well. Let's take a peek into this cool city mom's diaper bag.
Basic Save: Diaper disposal bags. A mom gave me the tip to get dog poop bags from the dollar store, way cheaper than baby labelled bags.
Essential Splurge: Diaper bag backpack. This was my third diaper bag (the other two were gifts, standard style). The backpack style frees up my hands as it feels as if I would be better as an octopus with all the things to carry at times. Although any backpack would do, the baby specialty ones have the insulated bottle holder and multiple pockets that seem indispensable.
Great tip! Make sure you look for a back pack style diaper bag with good structure, comfortable padded shoulder straps, and ample pockets.
Best Preparedness Advice: I like to pack my bottles pre-filled with sterilized water so the process is quicker to minimize meltdowns (baby and mine). I also pack one extra bottle beyond what I need, to be prepared for extended outings. In terms of day-to-day management as a mom, I prefer to keep her day routine flexible so outings do not need to revolve strictly around her schedule.
Final Words of Wisdom: Flexibility seems to be key in parenthood with rigour where it matters the most. E.g. From early on, I had the baby used to room temperature milk to make future outings easier. Also, I ensured lights and reasonable noise during naps which differed from the darkness and quietness of night.
Contents: Wipes, disposable change pad, reusable change pad, disposal bags, wash cloth (for drying bums to avoid diaper rash), bottle (with sterilized water), powder formula, two bibs, receiving blanket, change of clothes, toy/pacifier wipes. Missing, but usually present: A favourite toy!


In our article "The Race of the South East Asian countries for Spratly islands"(1) we described already the geography and geopolitical importance of the Spratly islands and we mentioned the competitive territorial claims and occupations of South East Asian countries in this sea area.
We should only outline that the west of Palawan situated Spratly Islands show round about 500-600 scattered, mostly uninhabited little island, coral-reefs, atolls and rock needles. The total area of the elevations is less than 50 square kilometres. Only seven main islands have an area of more than 0.5 km2. Apart from the presumed richness of natural gas- and oil deposits in the coasts proximities the islands have only a small economic importance (fishing industry, sites of guano deposits to a height up to 1 metre). Nevertheless they have important ecological functions and strategic value with regard of control of shipping to the Far East. Up to the end of the 2nd World War the Spratly islands have been politically nearly insignificant, even if there have been early diplomatic struggles between France, China and Japan. The situation changed with the military withdrawal of the Japanese troops from some of the main islands and with the explorations for gas and oil in the sixties. A list (2) published in 1999 shows 78 bigger elevations in the Spratly area. Of these 78 islands – or should we say better say elevations - 52 are "occupied" by the following countries: Vietnam (24), People's Republic of China (14), Philippines (7), Malaysia (5), and Taiwan (2). So far the current economic and power-political situation which is, however, not in the attention of this article.
As is well known, palm islands invite to dreaming … "to be a king of Tonga" … and perhaps these dreams include the beautiful–bizarre imagination to be a king or president on such a small island archipelago. That such an idea is not only fiction is shown in the following. We are talking about mini-states in the area of the Spratly archipelago proclaimed by private persons in the past and also in the presence. The "states" sometimes have come to actual reign, sometimes they were and are only head-births or only putative alleged legal claims.
In 1877 the British captain James George Meads, who is away with his ship "Modeste" in the South China Sea, discovers (3) the main island of Itu Aba. One year later he proclaims himself as King James I. and gives the islands the name "Kingdom of Humanity"(4). The benevolent "Sailor King" King has a mission. His islands should become a home for poor, deprived and suppressed people in Europe and some are following his invitation. In 1888 – the year of his death - the kingdom counts nearly two thousand residents. The time of his reign is described as peaceful. British and French sailors can go ashore. Further expansion plans in direction of northern Borneo fail, however, because of the resistance of a local Rajah. And Kris pirates are endangering permanently the little kingdom.
His son King George I. (1888-1914) follows him in the reign. It is said, that he was a good diplomat. Nevertheless the treaty of Southwark (1893) regulates that from now on the islands are a British protectorate. So he and his followers - even if they are kings - have only a limited sovereignty. This is also underlined by the fact, that in the historical part of the book "Disputed Islands in the South China Sea" of Dieter Heinzig (5) not even one of the Mead kings is mentioned.
After his death in 1914 his son becomes successor as King Franklin I. He likes to demonstrate his royal status. Now the South Chinese Sea is called "Humanity Sea" according to the name of his kingdom. He designs a flag for his kingdom, establishes a university and he tries to develop the infrastructure also on remote islets. Now the kingdom has nearly seven thousand residents. In the spring of 1933, French troops are occupying two main islands. Franklin I. has to accept the annexation. His kingdom is more threatened by a Japanese invasion in 1939. The king decides to evacuate to Australia. When the Japanese are marching in, the royal island grenadiers left under the conduct of a nephew get executed. Itu Aba is converted in a submarine basis. In 1945 Franklin I. dies. Throne-successor should become his son Josiah; but Josiah wants to be crowned only on Spratly. Before departure he gets malaria and passes away.
The title of a king is now transferred to the much younger son Morton F. Meads, but he gets the political power only years later because of his youth. Meanwhile, a sultan with name "Songhrati", which lives in the former Dutch east India, has sold property-rights of some islands to the sister of the Philippine president Magsaysay. Morton Meads buys up these rights to have a better safeguard for his claims. He establishes two commercial companies in Manila to promote the sale of minerals and pearls. In 1955 he is arrested for a short time in Manila and is accused of forgery of stamps.
Then he is for a longer time out of public attention. It is said, that he bred geese and ducks to sell them to restaurants in Saigon and Manila. Perhaps he is also depressed because there are plans to establish a half autonomous status with the Philippines or Singapore. But more badly – now the republicans get a stronger foothold on the islands Leader of the republicans, who consider a kingdom to be a historical relic, is Christopher Schneider. He establishes a rival government in 1959 and calls it the "Republic of Morac-Songhrati Meads". The new flag of the Republic of Morac-Songhrati Meads shows among other things traditional yin yang emblems.
But the two states merge in 1963. Christopher Schneider becomes the chef of state. Morton F. Mead has to give up the title as king and becomes ambassador at the United Nations. Now he is engaged - mostly without success (6) - in the fight for the international diplomatic recognition of the republic. In 1972 a catastrophe occurs. The head of state Mr. Schneider and all cabinet members are drown when their sail ship sinks in a typhoon storm at Mindoro Island.
Now dark clouds appear at the horizon of the republic. The message of prospective gas and earth oil fields in the area of the Spratly islands in the early seventies arouses the interest of the neighbouring countries. First they send only ships for investigation purposes to the islands. These investigations are demonstrative possessory acts. But then the People's Republic of China, followed by Taiwan, the Philippines, South Vietnam and Malaysia occupy them also with military means. The republic doesn't have any military and condemns the occupation as an illegal and aggressive attack on its national sovereignty. The superpowers don't want to intervene and show indifference.
"Those Songhrato lucky enough to survive the invasion were forced from their homes at gunpoint. Many escaped the war zone by taking to the sea in small boats, taking with them only what they could carry (7). In opinion of the representatives of the republic such few Moracians who still stay on the islands, are subjugated, the others – their number is estimated on 6700 - decided to live in Diaspora. Most of them live "in poverty" in Australia.
An exile government in Australia fights still for the reestablishment of the sovereignty of the former republic. The territorial claim refers to all Spratly elevations – especially mentioned are: Meads Island (= Itu Abu) with the capital Southwark (proper name), Boags Atoll, Eliza Cay, Cloma Island, Tomas Islet, Bombay Castle, Coopers Cay, Goring Isle, Putney Shoal, Reschs Reef and Brakespear Shoal.
The newspaper "The Southwark Sentinel" serves for communication inside and outside of the community. A university - classified as "First Grade University" – was already established in Southwark in times before the invasion. If we follow the given information (6) it is continued as a correspondence university and the studies are free of charge. It is possible to acquire the degree of "Doctor of the University" (D.Univ). It is a little bit astonishing that visas - to pay in the currency "Raal" – are necessary for such tourists who don't come from the USA or Australia. How should they control it?
The government in exile was and is perhaps still looking for "men and women of good will", who support peace, democracy and justice and help in the fight for the independence of the Republic Morac-Songhrati Meads. There is a contact address for interested people to the "operative of field" (7). However we can't give a guarantee that a response is given. The last topics of the "Southwark Sentinel" shown on the Internet are from November 2000. So it remains an open question whether the government in exile is still existent and continues its fight for independence and getting back the home country.
Soon after the Japanese government renounced its claims to the Spratly Islands in 1946, the Philippine government saw an opportunity to claim its possession rights at the UNO. But for a longer time the government in Manila did not follow up the territorial claim.
Meanwhile the Philippine citizen Thomas Cloma, lawyer and owner of a fish fleet, sounds out the area. In July 1956 he establishes the protectorate Kalayaan (Freedomsland) with Pagasa as capital. He makes claim to "53" elevations and their fishing grounds. His list is not going into details, but included are the Spratly Islands, the Investigator Shoal, Itu Aba, Pagasa and Nam Yit Islands, West York Island, North Danger Reef and the Mariveles Reef.
He appoints himself Chair of the Supreme Council. The design of a flag for the Kalayaan country is not long in coming. He apparently has no ambition to establish an independent republic. The seat of his government is Manila (8). It looks as if his economic interests are prevailing. He plans to open a fish cannery and he wants to exploit the guano deposits. He consults regularly the Philippine presidents Garcia and later Marcos.
The Philippine government does not support Cloma officially. But from the beginning, Cloma searches the support of the Philippine government and he is in close consultations with the Philippine presidents Garcia and later Marcos. He has a good reason doing so. Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, South Vietnam, France, Great Britain and the Netherlands are protesting against the new protectorate. Taiwan sends even naval task forces to Itu Aba and maintains the occupation until now. In 1968 Filipino troops are stationed on some of the islands to protect Philippine fishermen from encroachments. After sixteen years of existence Cloma deeds Kalayaan to the Philippines in 1978. Now Kalayaan or Freedomsland becomes a "town" of the Palawan province. And for Cloma remains the simple role of a as a town councillor. The Philippine government considers its action of take-over legal und in accordance with the International Sea Law. It is referring to the principle "res nullius" (right of the first on no-man's land) and reasons of geographical proximity to the Philippines. By the way – the Philippine part of the Spratlys counted in 1992 only 12 voters – an indication for a very sparse population.
All this suggests that Cloma and his "Free Territory of Freedomsland" was only a forerunner and outpost agent for the Philippine governments. An independent state was not intended. Years later the Philippine mail paid Cloma respect with the edition of a special stamp.
Little - nevertheless illustrious – is known about this principality. In 1974 the French police arrested a "swindler", who called himself pretentiously "Grand Duke of the Principality Freedomland Count Othmar di Schmieder Rocca Forozata". The name Freedomland indicates Clomas Freedomland, but there is no evidence of a relationship between the two. The defrauder mentioned only that his territory encompasses 74 islands and would be located 2000 km away from Borneo. The flag of the claimed principality shows a crown and an albatross on a blue white background. We should still remark that the name of his country includes a contradiction. With reference to the general theory of state a "Principality" can't be a "Republic" (8) .
There is only little information about this republic. All information we have are collected from the homepage of the representatives of the republic. We found no external (critical) material.
The word Thaumaturgy is deduced from the Greek and means miracle work in a narrower sense. But it seems that there are no curious miracle cursers in the background of this republic but brave architects of a "new" state. They are good in planning; nevertheless their thinking appears somehow abstract.
"Mr. Luckett's first attempt at micro-statecraft was the Kingdom of Tarsicia, which in the end gained a total of eleven citizens, stretching from Mississippi to Virginia and even into Greece. After three years of existence, Tarsicia finally folded because of inactivity and the apathy of its citizens".
The republic offers a lot of diplomatic positions. The Republic has two for example two ambassadors in Germany – one for northern Germany, the other for southern Germany. That's unusual. On their homepage the representatives are luring with diplomatic passports and privileges. "The qualified candidate will be enable to get an honorary diplomatic position plus the necessary diplomatic immunities". Should there also be a commercial interest in selling such titles?
The constitution emphasises the protection of private property. Investments are highly welcome. 100,000 "Peace Bond" papers (€ 10 each) have been offered in 2004. "Thau" citizenship if one drew 250 pieces, then one could be granted the "Thau" citizenship is awarded to each applicant, who buys 250 pieces. The subscription of 50-100 bonds entitled the right to hold residency on SRT-islands. The Antarctic Deception Island is also regarded as an SRT-island.
The claimed, wedge shaped area stretches from the west coast of Malaysia and Brunei. It includes the Louisa-Reef with the capital "Mother Teresa City" as well as 14 islands and elevations claimed and partly occupied by other countries on which the from outside states impose claims of ownership (Vietnam: 8; Malaysia: 4; Philippines: 2).
With regard to the Spratlys the territorial claim refers to the complete Spratly archipelago. The representatives concede however that all claimed islands are occupied by other countries. The explanations of the Spratly archipelago on the homepage are scanty and are mostly based on other sources. No information was available with regard to the relationships to the Republic of Morac-Songhrati Meads and its representatives. But in the text there is a reference to the history of this republic.
We find an assurance that the national sovereignty should only be achieved with peaceful means, on the other side hand they have a very detailed armed forces planning. There is a Ministry of Defence and a Security Service. The introduction of a compulsory military service for all men is already decided and a military academy is in planning. We hear that there shall be 15 military provinces, three "Jaeger" brigades, an air force as well as navy.
The claimed, wedge shaped area is situated west of Malaysia and Brunei. It includes the Louisa-Reef with the capital "Mother Teresa City" as well as 14 islands and elevations, claimed or occupied by other Asian countries (Vietnam: 8; Malaysia: 4; Philippines: 2).
5. Are there any future chances?
Kalayaan (Freedomland) got integrated into the Philippine state and does not exist anymore. The Principality of Freedomland and the republic of Koneuwe was an invention of a confidence trickster. The existence of the Republic of Morac-Songhrati Meads should still be checked. So the question refers only to the Republic of Thaumaturgy.
The very short text reference to the area and his residents gives the impression that the Republic of Thaumaturgy is perhaps only a state artefact with an interchangeable area. May be that other economic reasons are behind the projects of Republic of Thaumaturgy.
The republic doesn't have enough military potential to practise political or military pressure on the other countries and the declared number of 6700 mandatory-emigrants seems too small to mobilize the conscience of the world public in favour of a return. In addition, the leadership of the Republic of Thaumaturgy cannot refer to any specific legal title which gives them sovereignty rights.
At present, not even at the best will realistic chances can be seen for the realization of an independent micro state in the Spratly archipelago. But the situation could change in a distant future, when the oil and gas reserves are exhausted and the Spratly islands are returning again to a windswept, flat and sandy nature. And if there is no pollution and destruction perhaps some of the atolls and elevations can be bought for little money.


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A special thanks to Erika and Sal from the Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase & PittsburghWedding & Event Vendor Network for hosting a tremendous event. I had a Wedding Photography booth (not that I was going to have a singing booth at the show since my singing is not very good :D) at the Pittsburgh Bridal Showcase on March 18, 2012 which was held at the David LawrenceConvention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The event was well organized, the attendance was amazing, and the weather perfect (although I don't think they had anything to do with the weather) :D . There were a large number of vendors for guests to visit and plenty of space in the aisles to avoid 'traffic jams' and delays. The convention center's help was great and assisted me when I arrived to the loading dock to unload my display onto carts and took it to my booth location.
My booth was next to OttoProduction and I had the honor of being entertained by the company and hospitality of Jeanie and Frank (up-lighting and music professionals). As always they did a tremendous job in up-lighting both our booths and provided a very distinct look which enabled guests from the show to see our booths from the opposite side of the convention center's floor. In addition, Frank has a few tips on pages 58 & 59 in the Wedding Pocket guide on lighting and up-lighting your wedding reception.
I had the distinct honor of talking to many visitors and other vendors. My hope is that every couple is able to find the vendors who will assist them in making their special day beyond amazing. There is no doubt in my mind that attending a Bridal Show is overwhelming and confusing to the families and friends who accompanied the ladies as they talked to countless vendors from all categories and looked at a mind numbing number of brochures, fliers, and other advertisements handed to them at the show.
The preparation for the wedding day can be overwhelming and at times presents itself as a very daunting task. As always, my suggestion is to ensure that you hire experienced wedding professions and that you can work with each vendor then relax, and enjoy the experience. For more tips on having an amazing wedding day, please read through the Wedding Pocket Guide written my multiple wedding professionals including a few tips by me on pages 46 & 47.


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The Slough Town Supporters Trust in its current form was set up in 2003 to help support Slough Town Football Club, in excess of £50,000 has been passed to the Club in sponsorship and other donations, and over £30,000 has been donated to local charities, schools and youth football through fundraisers such as the end of season walk.
We work hard to support Slough Town Football Club in many different ways from fundraising and donations, to matchday volunteers and community events.
On matchdays we are involved in almost all aspects of Club life, such as :
Stewarding
50/50 Draw
Golden Goal
As well as various other jobs around Arbour Park.
Away match coach travel is also arranged by members of the Trust board.
We have also been previous shirt sponsors of the 1st team
( both home and away), Slough Town Reserves and Under 18s teams. We currently sponsor the rear of the 1st team home shirt.
We are the main sponsors of the 1st team match filming, run by FC Video, and also sponsors of Rebel Radio.
We also organise the End of Season Walk, where a few Slough Town fans take part to walk to either one of the last away matches, or a set distanced route ending at Arbour Park. Each Walker collects sponsorship money, the total of which has a 50/50 split between a designated local charity, and the Trust.
We are always looking for more volunteers to help out on matchdays, so please contact us if you are interested.
Slough Town Supporters Trust is a registered Society under the "Cooperative and Community benefit Societies Act 2014", trading as
Slough Town Supporters Association Ltd,
Registered Number 29620R.
Slough Town Supporters Trust is a member of the Football Supporters Association
STFC 500 Club


Music star, Justin Bieber, has denied widespread reports that he cancelled his tour in order to reconnect with his Christian faith. The reports also claimed that Bieber was possibly going to start his own Church but the singer has dismissed the reports.
The reports that Bieber was possibly starting a Church emanated from Australia's Channel Nine entertainment guru Richard Wilkins, following the singer's announcement on his website that he would not be finishing the remainder of his scheduled stadium shows.
"Due to unforeseen circumstances, Justin Bieber will cancel the remainder of the Purpose World Tour concerts. Justin loves his fans and hates to disappoint them, the statement read in part.
Justin Bieber has become very close with Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz in the last few months.


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The SnowCastle of Kemi by the Gulf of Bothnia is the source of great pride as well as a true showcase of architectonic snow-work of the local constructors. Every winter the SnowCastle offers wonderful experiences for both children and adults alike. Great light-effects will add to the charm of the snow- and ice-sculpting as well as to the structures about the SnowCastle.
The constructions of the SnowCastle 2009 at the Inner Port of Kemi began on December 31st. Opening ceremonies was held on Friday the 30th of January 2009.
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HomeNew Thinking--with Joe Bartuah -LIBERIA: Sea Erosion Displaces 4,000 In West Point
LIBERIA: Sea Erosion Displaces 4,000 In West Point
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(LINA) -The Commissioner of West Point Township, Sampson J. Nyan, has confirmed that more than 4,000 residents of the township have been displaced as a result of sea erosion occasioned by the heavy downpour of rain during the week.
Commissioner Nyan stated that more than 80 houses were destroyed by the sea and that the victims have sought refuge in the homes of friends and relatives which, he noted is worrisome for the leadership of West Point Township as the rainy season has just started.
Commissioner Nyan made the confirmation Sunday in West Point in an interview with the Liberia News Agency in the Township of West Point.
He indicated that the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) are working along with the West Point Township leadership to ensure that housing facilities are provided for the victims.
Nyan explained that the Township's leadership will also ensure that houses will not be rebuilt in the places where the sea erosion destroyed them.
Commissioner Nyan pointed out that West Point has been prone to sea erosion over the years, and appealed to the central government and international partners to institute measures to prevent sea erosion from destroying the township.


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require_relative '../ast/node'
require_relative 'smell_detector'
require_relative 'smell_warning'

module Reek
  module Smells
    #
    # Simulated Polymorphism occurs when
    # * code uses a case statement (especially on a type field);
    # * or code has several if statements in a row
    #   (especially if they're comparing against the same value);
    # * or code uses instance_of?, kind_of?, is_a?, or ===
    #   to decide what type it's working with;
    # * or multiple conditionals in different places test the same value.
    #
    # Conditional code is hard to read and understand, because the reader must
    # hold more state in his head.
    # When the same value is tested in multiple places throughout an application,
    # any change to the set of possible values will require many methods and
    # classes to change. Tests for the type of an object may indicate that the
    # abstraction represented by that type is not completely defined (or understood).
    #
    # +RepeatedConditional+ checks for multiple conditionals
    # testing the same value throughout a single class.
    #
    # See {file:docs/Repeated-Conditional.md} for details.
    class RepeatedConditional < SmellDetector
      # The name of the config field that sets the maximum number of
      # identical conditionals permitted within any single class.
      MAX_IDENTICAL_IFS_KEY = 'max_ifs'
      DEFAULT_MAX_IFS = 2

      def self.smell_category
        'SimulatedPolymorphism'
      end

      BLOCK_GIVEN_CONDITION = ::Parser::AST::Node.new(:send, [nil, :block_given?])

      def self.contexts # :nodoc:
        [:class]
      end

      def self.default_config
        super.merge(MAX_IDENTICAL_IFS_KEY => DEFAULT_MAX_IFS)
      end

      #
      # Checks the given class for multiple identical conditional tests.
      #
      # @return [Array<SmellWarning>]
      #
      # :reek:TooManyStatements: { max_statements: 6 }
      # :reek:DuplicateMethodCall: { max_calls: 2 }
      def inspect(ctx)
        max_identical_ifs = value(MAX_IDENTICAL_IFS_KEY, ctx, DEFAULT_MAX_IFS)
        conditional_counts(ctx).select do |_key, lines|
          lines.length > max_identical_ifs
        end.map do |key, lines|
          occurs = lines.length
          expression = key.format_to_ruby
          smell_warning(
            context: ctx,
            lines: lines,
            message: "tests #{expression} at least #{occurs} times",
            parameters: { name: expression, count: occurs })
        end
      end

      #
      # Returns a Hash listing all of the conditional expressions in
      # the given syntax tree together with the number of times each
      # occurs. Ignores nested classes and modules.
      #
      # :reek:TooManyStatements: { max_statements: 9 }
      # :reek:FeatureEnvy
      def conditional_counts(sexp)
        result = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] }
        collector = proc do |node|
          next unless (condition = node.condition)
          next if condition == BLOCK_GIVEN_CONDITION
          result[condition].push(condition.line)
        end
        [:if, :case].each { |stmt| sexp.local_nodes(stmt, &collector) }
        result
      end
    end
  end
end


As the Obama administration and Cuban negotiators examine the 54-year-old unilateral embargo (or "blockade" as the Cubans refer to it), one obstacle—particularly painful for Cubans and extremely important to American interests—must be addressed: Cuba's continued presence on the U.S. State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism.
President Obama directed the State Department to review this designation in December 2014, since Cuba's removal from that list is entirely justified and long overdue. As a result, when the State Department issues its annual Country Reports on Terrorism on April 30, it is likely to be the first time in 33 years that Cuba is not designated a sponsor.
Removing Cuba from the list is one of the most significant reforms the Obama administration can implement without congressional approval. The President need only notify Congress 45 days in advance of the release of the report, and Secretary Kerry must show that Cuba has not supported terrorism in the past six months—something that will invariably be shown.
And the announcement could not come soon enough for some officials. "Cuba is a 43,000 square mile blind-spot in our national security rear view mirror," General Charles Wilhelm, Commander of U.S. Southern Command from 1997–2000, commented at a National Summit on Cuba. Wilhelm and other military commanders have long lobbied for the benefits that more military cooperation with Cuba could yield.
Coast guard officials agree, especially those working hand-in-hand with their Cuban counterparts out on the open waters of our shared Gulf of Mexico. Cuba stretches 760 miles across the entrance to that tender underbelly of the U.S., and is larger than all the Caribbean islands combined. Cooperation on anti-drug trafficking efforts has worked to the benefit of both nations by limiting clandestine avenues for terrorist activities.
President Reagan put Cuba on the list in 1982 for its support of Leftist insurgencies and independence movements in Latin America and Africa, and for providing safe haven for members of anti-government Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and Basque separatists (ETA) in Spain. However, its support for such groups ended when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
These days the Colombian government praises Cuba's leading role in peace talks with the FARC, talks that just this weekend yielded a landmark agreement for the two sides to work together to remove landmines.
While getting onto the list is quite rudimentary, getting off the list is more opaque. There is no clear process for removal, though somehow Libya, North Korea, and Iraq have all succeeded. Some argue that harboring fugitives is a justification for keeping Cuba on the list, and yet countries that do—Mexico and El Salvador, for example—are not listed.
Even more confusing is that states routinely linked to terrorist networks—like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan—have never been included on the list. Of the other three countries on the list—Iran, Syria, and Sudan—only Cuba lacks evidence of terrorism support.
"There has been no indication to my knowledge that the Cuban government has provided any kind of training or weapons to terrorist groups," says Jack Devine, President of Arkin Group and 32-year veteran of the CIA, where he served as chief of the Latin American division.
Larry Johnson, CEO of Berg Associates and a former CIA and State Department Counterterrorism official, says keeping Cuba on the terrorist list is "just silly," a political construct that undermines U.S. credibility in fighting the real terrorist threats we face today, a fight that especially involves our (relatively) peaceful neighbors to the South.
The report also notes that Cuba's ties to ETA are "more distant" and points to its work with Spain to repatriate various members. While Cuba's continued harboring of fugitives wanted in the United States—a problem renewed diplomacy may finally address—is also highlighted in the document, that is certainly no justification for its inclusion on the terrorist list.
Designation on the list is a particularly sensitive topic for Cubans, who in recent years have cultivated goodwill worldwide with their medical assistance and response to global disasters. At the heart of the issue is what Cubans view as a long, ugly history of the U.S. harboring those that Cuba (and other countries) continue to view as terrorists, including those who perpetrated terrorist acts against 'Cuban sympathizers' on U.S. soil.
Recall the 1976 car bomb murders of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and U.S. national Ronnie Moffit in the middle of Washington, D.C. There's also the bomb that blew off the legs of Miami journalist Emilio Milián, and the bomb that went off in the Center for Cuban Studies offices in New York. And these incidents don't even take into account other heinous acts committed by groups (some CIA-backed) like Alpha 66, Omega 7, and CORU who were never brought to justice.
Luis Posada Carrilles and Orlando Bosch are particularly sore points in Cuba-U.S. relations. The two escaped from jail in Venezuela after being arrested for the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people, including the whole Cuban national fencing team. They fled to the U.S. where Carrilles admitted his acts to journalist Ann Louise Bardach, and Bosch, whom the U.S. Department of Justice found to be involved in numerous attacks, lived under protection in Miami until he died in 2011.
Worst yet, the embargo consumes vital resources and anti-terrorism personnel at government agencies, especially the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC), charged with investigating the flow of terrorist funding. The Government Accountability Office has said the U.S. government devotes hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of man-hours into administering the embargo each year, and nowhere is it a bigger waste than at OFAC.
Undoubtedly, with the retirement of Raul Castro in 2018, there is much at stake. The U.S. has a significant opportunity to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with the Cuban government. But to do so, it must take the first step in removing Cuba from the terror watch list.
For more on the disturbing history of clandestine acts against Cuba, check out Ann Louise Bardach's seminal book, Cuba Confidential.
Lissa Weinmann is a senior fellow at World Policy Institute.
Jordan Clifford is an editorial assistant for World Policy Journal.