Higher education study abroad programs for U.S. students are on the rise. A variety of undergraduate disciplines are being coupled with international components to bring U.S. students to a higher level of global awareness to meet the demands of today's economy. The University of Connecticut's Eurotech Program is an example of this trend. Its students earn degrees in both German and engineering in a five year program. They are given practical training through study and internships in Germany under the auspices of the Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program. One of the Eurotech Program's major goals is to enhance job opportunities for its graduates by giving them the linguistic and cultural skills to interact with German engineers in the U.S. and Germany and thereby making them more attractive to employers. The study includes an overview of the Eurotech Program, a survey of literature concerning study abroad goals and the collection and analysis of data from former and current participants of the program through their responses on questionnaires. The study highlights the achievements of the program's goals as the Eurotech students see them.
Michaels, Daisy A., "Eurotech Students in Germany: Preparation, Experience and Outcome" (2012). Master's Theses. 274.


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According to the article of association of BHRC, evaluation and assessment of products and construction procedures are defined as it is responsibility. The duty is conducted by establishing the department of engineering services and holding technical certificates committees in the center since 1991 and the first technical certificate was granted for certain products in 1996.
In the last decade with regard to industrialization in Iran, technical certificate has been paid more attention to and with regard to technical and scientific background of BHRC and also development of lab equipment, evaluation and assessment of products and building systems have been made possible, the result of which is granting technical certificate for 27 categories of building products and mechanical installations.
BHRC acts as a medium between producers and customers of building products and tries to improve quality of building products by granting the certificate to quality products.
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Construction crews put symbolic final steel beam into Aztec Stadium
Jayne Yutig
Los trabajadores del acero insertan la última viga en el Estadio Azteca, completando la parte estructural del estadio.
by Andrew Finley, Assistant Sports Editor
The San Diego State University campus expansion in Mission Valley reached a milestone achievement on July 14 as steel workers inserted the final steel beam into the future home of Aztec football. Construction workers, media crews and distinguished guests from both SDSU and the city of San Diego gathered on Bashor Field to witness the topping off ceremony.
The lifting and setting of the final steel beam is a milestone tradition in the construction industry, stemming from Nordic construction, when the structure of their buildings included a live branch in the final girder, representing the life that would come from within the building. President of Clark Construction in the Southern California division and former SDSU alumnus Carlos Gonzalez remarked on the significance of the topping-off ceremony.
It's a tradition in construction for workers and contributors to sign the last beam, and for a tree to go up with it. The tree symbolizes the new life the building will inhabit, and the lives of those who worked on the building. (Noelani Sapla)
"(The topping-off ceremony) represents a significant milestone because we go from that raw construction of foundation and structure and we then go into the next phase of the finishing touches," Gonzalez said in a speech at the ceremony. "This is a great moment of celebration in construction."
The excitement of the new stadium reaching its symbolic halfway point, along with the remainder of the Mission Valley expansion makes it easy for residents to assume the project will be completed sooner rather than later. As construction crews continue to do work on the stadium, Gonzalez is encouraging San Diegans to be patient and to temper expectations.
"Things don't quite change as quickly as they do with steel, but they still transform," Gonzalez said. "Before the end of the year, we'll have the first seat installed, and I'm sure we'll see a lot of you back to continue celebrating the progress on construction."
The Mission Valley campus began construction in November of 2020 after the demolition of SDCCU Stadium. Aztec Stadium is expected to be completed in time for the SDSU football team to compete on Sept. 3, 2022 against the University of Arizona.
The new stadium is only the first addition to what will be an entirely new addition to the SDSU campus. The expansion project includes around 4,000 new homes, classrooms and a new river park on the south end of the project. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said this is exactly how he expects San Diego to grow.
"San Diego is the eighth largest city in the United States, the second largest in California; in my opinion, too often (San Diegans) have not acted like it," Mayor Gloria said during the topping-off ceremony. "This is big stuff. This is bold stuff. This is big city energy and I want to see a lot more of it here in San Diego in the years ahead."
Many San Diegans believe that the expansion is long overdue for the city. Such an expansion has not occurred since the 2004 completion of Petco Park, which transformed Downtown San Diego into the bustling city that it is today. The excitement of growth is evident with SDSU President Adela de la Torre during the ceremony.
"I have to pinch, kick (myself), and shout out; what an amazing accomplishment we have here," President de la Torre said in a speech. "This is something that I started before I even came as president but now it's a reality."
The skeleton of the new Aztec Stadium is all that stands in the land that was once the parking lot of SDCCU Stadium. Tractors are being used to transfer and flatten dirt around the job site in preparation for the rest of the expansion. Leaders of the project said an expected 6,000 workers will have worked on the stadium by it's completion.
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Q: MVC3 - Compiled Razor view can't find _ViewStart I'm using compiled Razor views in separate class libraries as a sort of plugin system for MVC3.
I've followed the guide by Chris Van De Steed here and only deviated primarily on the part about adding references, as I'm loading my assemblys at runtime.
Because I'm loading assemblies at runtime, I'm not using the VirtualPathProviderViewEngine in the BoC library, and have instead implemented my own ViewEngine based on RazorViewEngine. It works by rewriting the viewPath in CreateView to insert the appropriate namespace so that the view can be resolved.
So far so good... I can have different modules loaded, and their controllers won't collide if they share the same name.
The only problem I have now is that for compiled views, the _ViewStart is not called. The _ViewStart works for views in the host MVC3 project, but for any views loaded from the plugin assemblies it's not found.
I have a Route setup like this:-
RouteTable.Routes.MapRoute(
    string.Format("Plugin{0}Route", pluginName),
    string.Format(@"Plugin/{0}/{{controller}}/{{action}}", pluginName),
    new { },
    new string[] { string.Format("{0}.Controllers", pluginName) });

the ViewEngine looks like this:-
public class PluginRazorViewEngine : RazorViewEngine
{
    public PluginRazorViewEngine() : base()
    {
        ViewLocationFormats = new[]
        {
            "~/Plugin/%1/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
            "~/Plugin/%1/Views/{1}/{0}.vbhtml",
            "~/Plugin/%1/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml",
            "~/Plugin/%1/Views/Shared/{0}.vbhtml",
            "~/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
            "~/Views/{1}/{0}.vbhtml",
            "~/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml",
            "~/Views/Shared/{0}.vbhtml"
        };

(the %1 is replaced with the name of the assembly)
and the assembly is registered with the BoC library like this:-
BoC.Web.Mvc.PrecompiledViews.ApplicationPartRegistry.Register(assembly, string.Format("/Plugin/{0}/", pluginName));

When the view is loaded from a plugin assembly (in this example "accounts"), the view is found and displayed OK. But then it looks in these locations for the _ViewStart:-
~/plugin/accounts/views/invoice/_viewstart.cshtml
~/plugin/accounts/views/invoice/_viewstart.vbhtml
~/plugin/accounts/views/_viewstart.cshtml
~/plugin/accounts/views/_viewstart.vbhtml
~/plugin/accounts/_viewstart.cshtml
~/plugin/accounts/_viewstart.vbhtml
~/plugin/_viewstart.cshtml
~/plugin/_viewstart.vbhtml
~/_viewstart.cshtml
~/_viewstart.vbhtml

But it doesn't look in ~/Views/Shared/_ViewStart.cshtml where the file lives.
I've tried changing all the location formats in my ViewEngine (AreaMasterLocationFormats, AreaPartialViewLocationFormats, AreaViewLocationFormats, MasterLocationFormats, PartialViewLocationFormats and ViewLocationFormats) but none of them seem to make a difference.
I've looked around and it seems that System.Web.WebPages.StartPage.GetStartPage is responsible for finding and returning the start page in a view, but I can't find any information on how to control where it looks.
I've tried moving the _ViewStart.cshtml to ~/_ViewStart.cshtml (one of the places it looks) however I immediately get:-
Unable to cast object of type 'ASP._Page__ViewStart_cshtml' to type 'System.Web.WebPages.StartPage'.

Which according to what I've read, is because the _ViewStart needs to live under /Views
Can I modify where MVC looks for a _ViewStart?
The BoC library implements it's own IView, and calls the following:-
startPage = this.StartPageLookup(page, VirtualPathFactoryManagerViewEngine.ViewStartFileName, this.ViewStartFileExtensions);

But in this case ViewStartFileName is just "_ViewStart" and ViewStartFileExtensions are just cshtml and vbhtml... nothing that would control where MVC should search for the file.

A: So, to answer my own question... it seems like no, you can't modify where MVC looks for the _ViewStart...
Looking at the source of System.Web.WebPages.StartPage.GetStartPage (which I got from here) I can see that it only traverses the path from the calling page all the way up to the root, and there doesn't seem to be any way to control this behavior (i.e. it's hard-coded in System.Web.WebPages.StartPage)
Under normal circumstances (i.e. a standard MVC3 layout) this would be OK... all views sit under /Views and so does the main _ViewStart file, which would get evaluated when GetStartPage reached it.
So what I've basically done is break this functionality by moving my views out of the /Views folder hierarchy.
I guess this means I can either move my _ViewStart file into a spot where it will be found (which kind of breaks my intended goal of having a common _ViewStart for all my plugins) or work out some way of re-writing/re-directing on of the requests for _ViewStart in that hierarchy to the correct file in /Views/Shared/_ViewStart (which is not immediately apparent to me).
What's interesting is that the MVC3 code will look for _ViewStart in /, which based on what I've read won't work, resulting in the "Unable to cast object of type 'ASP.Page_ViewStart_cshtml' to type 'System.Web.WebPages.StartPage'" error (though I suspect this is just because the default /web.config doesn't have the necessary stuff in it to properly parse the file, whereas /Views/web.config does)

A: An idea... (as in, haven't tried it. Will it work? No idea)
Maybe have a look at inheriting from RazorView (or replacing it entirely, considering - as we'll see - you'll be rewriting the one method that is the bulk of the class).
RazorView is where StartPage.GetStartPage is introduced by way of assigning it to a StartPageLookup property:
// In RazorView constructor:
StartPageLookup = StartPage.GetStartPage;

Unfortunately, that delegate property is internal, so you can't just overwrite it in your  derived class' constructor. You may, however, be able to override RazorView.RenderView, which is where it's used (MVC3 source code, lots of lines removed, line-breaks added by me):
protected override void RenderView(ViewContext viewContext, TextWriter writer,
   object instance)
{
  // [SNIP]

  WebPageRenderingBase startPage = null;
  if (RunViewStartPages) {
     // HERE IT IS:
     startPage = StartPageLookup(
        webViewPage,
        RazorViewEngine.ViewStartFileName,
        ViewStartFileExtensions
     );
  }
  webViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy(
     new WebPageContext(
        context: viewContext.HttpContext,
        page: null,
        model: null),
     writer, startPage);
}

Replace that StartPageLookup call with your own lookup, then replace the result of CreateView and CreatePartialView in your PluginRazorViewEngine with your new PluginRazorView class.

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Police: Life Alert may have saved elderly woman attacked in Brooklyn home
NEW YORK (WPVI) -- A man is under arrest after an elderly woman was attacked in her Brooklyn home and police said her Life Alert may have saved her life.
Police said the 88-year-old victim allowed the attacker into her apartment on Vermont Street around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
According to next-door neighbor Gregory Damien-Worrell, the suspect is his nephew who also lives next door to the woman.
He said the victim has known her assailant for 20 years almost his entire life.
Once the attacker was inside the victim's home, he put his hands around her throat and dragged her to the basement before assaulting her, authorities said. Sources said the victim was also sexually assaulted.
According to authorities, the suspect ran away but was arrested nearby. It is not yet clear what charges he is facing.
Police said the victim's Life Alert contacted EMS and may be responsible for saving her. She suffered facial injuries and is expected to survive.
Damien-Worrell said his nephew suffers from mental health issues. He said he isn't making excuses for him and admits the allegations are troubling.
"People with mental disorders need help, I'm not saying it's right for anything to happen to anybody in any way," Damien-Worrell said. "He's my nephew, I love my nephew, I beg, I plead. He's my nephew, and I know he needs help."
Damien-Worrell apologized to the victim on behalf of his family while his nephew undergoes a psychiatric evaluation at Brookdale Hospital.
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Egypt Travel Guide
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Exploring Kom Ombo Temple: A Visitor's Guide
Written by Jess Lee
Kom Ombo Temple
If you approach from the river, the soaring columns of the Great Temple of Kom Ombo rising dramatically above the Nile's bank are one of Egypt's iconic views. Today Kom Ombo (47 kilometers north of Aswan and 168 kilometers south of Luxor) may be a sleepy agricultural backwater surrounded by sugar cane fields, but this temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris is a reminder of this area's importance in Ancient Egypt due to its prime position along the Nile. Stroll through the temple's colonnades, gazing up at scenes of pharaonic propaganda, and you'll capture the ambience of this glorious history for yourself.
Pylon: Kom Ombo's Regal Entrance
The Pylon
Kom Ombo's Pylon originally had two gateways, but the left-hand half has completely disappeared, and only the lower parts of the central pillar and the right wing survive. As you enter, look to the right-hand front wall to see (from left to right) the gods Sobek, Hathor, and Khons; a hieroglyphic text of 52 lines; and a relief of the Roman Emperor Domitian wearing the crowns of Upper Egypt.
Forecourt: The Courtyard of Sobek and Haroeris
The Forecourt
Just as at Edfu's Temple of Horus, the Forecourt here was originally surrounded on three sides by colonnades, but only the lower halves of the 16 columns remain today. The reliefs here - depicting Tiberius making offerings - are remarkable for the freshness of their coloring. In the center of the courtyard is a square altar base, while along the far side are stone screens.
Dont Miss: The reliefs on the right-hand stone screen depict falcon-headed Horus and ibis-headed Thoth pouring consecration water over Neos Dionysos (Ptolemy XII), with crocodile-headed Sobek standing to the left. On the left-hand screen, the same scene is depicted, but Sobek is swapped for Haroeris.
Vestibule: Entering the Inner Temple
The Vestibule
The Vestibule's 10 columns are gorgeously decorated with rich palm capitals, while both the walls and columns are embellished with reliefs. Check out the ceiling over the main two aisles, with its paintings of flying vultures.
Don't Miss: The mural reliefs in the Vestibule are particularly fine. Look for the mural left of the north doorway, which depicts Neos Dionysos in the presence of Haroeris being blessed by a lion-headed Isis.
Hypostyle Hall
Two doorways lead you from the Vestibule into the Hypostyle Hall with its roof supported by 10 papyrus columns boasting floral capitals. On the column shafts, Euergetes is depicted making offerings to various gods, while the reliefs on the walls show him in converse with the gods. Between the doors from the vestibule is the sacred crocodile of Ombos. Between the doors leading into the rear part of the temple are reliefs of Euergetes II's elder brother, Philometor, making an offering to the falcon-headed Haroeris.
Don't Miss: The loveliest relief here is found on the left-hand (northern) wall. Here, you can see the falcon-headed Haroeris presenting the Ptolemaic era pharaoh with the curved sword of victory and the hieroglyph for eternal life. Just behind the pharaoh are his sister Cleopatra VII and his wife Cleopatra.
Antechambers
Three Antechambers lead off from the Hypostyle Hall, gradually leading you into the inner temple area. All the walls here are covered with fine reliefs. As you walk through, notice how each antechamber is slightly higher than the one before. The small rooms on the left-hand side of the Antechambers would have once served as temple store rooms.
Don't Miss: On the rear wall of the third antechamber, look between the two doors to see a fine relief of Philometor in a long white mantle, with Cleopatra behind him, standing before the falcon-headed moon god Khons, who is writing the pharaoh's name on a palm branch with the symbol for a long reign. To the rear are the principal gods of Ombos, Haroeris, and Sobek.
Sanctuary: The Domain of Sobek and Haroeris
Enter through the two doors in the rear wall of the third antechamber to arrive in the temple's sanctuary area, split into two here to worship both Haroeris (to the left) and Sobek (to the right). The black granite base in each sanctuary was for the sacred barque, which would have held the image of the god. Around the chapels were a number of smaller rooms with crypts.
Inner Passageway
If you walk back to the Vestibule, you can enter the temple's Inner Passageway. At the far end are seven small chambers with unfinished reliefs, which show different stages of the artist's work and several inscriptions that were sketched out but never completed.
Outer Passageway
The east walls of the outer passage around the temple are covered with reliefs depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan making offerings to Egyptian gods. At the northeast corner, he is shown kneeling before two deities; beside this scene is a set of medical instruments.
History of the Temple of Horus: A Temple Dedicated to the Gods of the River
The Temple of Horus
The ancient Egyptian town of Ombos probably owed its foundation to the strategic importance of its site, commanding the Nile and the routes from Nubia into the Nile Valley. Its heyday, however, was in the Ptolemaic period, when it was made capital of the Ombite nome and its magnificent temples were built.
The two principal gods of Ombos were the crocodile-headed Sobek (Suchos) and the falcon-headed Haroeris. Associated with Sobek were Hathor and the youthful moon god Khons-Hor; associated with Haroeris were Tsent-Nofret (the "Good Sister"); a special personification of Hathor; and Penebtawi, "lord of the Two Lands." The remains of the town, now buried in sand, lie at the northeast corner of the plateau. The temple complex, to the south, was excavated and restored by de Morgan in 1893.
The temple precinct would have been enclosed by a brick wall, entered on the south side through a massive gateway built by Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos. The left hand (west) side of the gateway has been carried away by the Nile, but the right-hand half still stands.
Around Kom Ombo Temple
The Birth House & Crocodile Museum
On the terrace in front of Kom Ombo Temple is a small, badly ruined birth house (mammisi), built or restored by Euergetes II. In the open space east of the birth house and north of the temple are two large and handsome blocks from an architrave, one of them bearing the name of Neos Dionysos. Here, you can also see the remains of several small structures, including a Roman doorway and a ruined chapel standing on a platform. Also here are two wells with a water channel leading to a small pool in which young sacred crocodiles may have been kept.
From here, it's just a short walk to Kom Ombo's Crocodile Museum, which has a collection of mummified crocodiles.
Don't Miss: On the western side of the birth house, look for the relief showing Euergetes and two gods sailing in a boat through a papyrus swamp swarming with birds, with an ithyphallic Min-Amun-Re standing on the left.
Temple of Hathor | Son of Groucho / photo modified
To the south of the temple is a small temple dedicated to Hathor, built of red sandstone.
Twenty kilometers north of Kom Ombo, the hills come close to the river in Gebel Silsila ("chain of hills"), forming a defile with many eddies and shallows, long a place of worship of the god of the Nile.
If you venture just south of Kom Ombo, you'll arrive at the small town of Daraw, which is home to the Nile Valley's twice weekly (Tuesday and Thursday) camel market.
Quarries of Silsila East Bank
Quarries of Silsila East Bank | Dennis Jarvis / photo modified
On the east bank of the Nile are the large Silsila Quarries, worked mainly under the New Kingdom. In the reign of Ramses II some 3,000 workers were employed here in quarrying stone for the Ramesseum alone. At the north end of Gebel Silsila are the scanty remains of the ancient town of Khenit and its temple.
To the east, high up on the north side of the rock, is the Stela of Amenophis IV recording that he had caused an obelisk for Karnak's Temple of the Sun to be quarried here. To the right, lower down, are prehistoric rock engravings, and at the foot of the hill are a number of small rock cut tombs.
Rock Temples of Silsila West Bank
Rock Temples of Silsila West Bank | Horus3 / photo modified
The more important monuments are on the west bank of the Nile. A well-beaten track runs along the Nile, past tomb recesses and memorial inscriptions and through quarries to a Rock Temple, built during the reign of Horemheb (18th Dynasty) and adorned in subsequent centuries with reliefs and inscriptions, some of them of high artistic quality and great historical interest.
The facade, with five doorways separated by pillars of varying width, is topped by a torus and cavetto cornice. On the lintel of the central doorway, now the only entrance to the chapel, are a winged solar disc and the names of Horemheb. The interior consists of a wide but shallow vaulted hall, with a smaller oblong chamber to the rear. All the walls are covered with reliefs and inscriptions.
Tips and Tours: How to Make the Most of Your Visit to Kom Ombo Temple
Tours from Aswan and Luxor: The section of the Nile between Luxor and Aswan is great for temple fans, and many travelers choose to travel this area on a tour, whether on a Nile cruise or with a driver on a day trip from either town. The full-day Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples tour from Aswan includes entrance fees and a qualified Egyptologist guide, plus lunch. The full-day Edfu and Kom Ombo tour from Luxor offers the same deal, with entrance and tours of both temples and lunch included.
Timing: Kom Ombo is one of the star tourist attractions of the Nile River cruise boat itineraries between Luxor and Aswan. From 10am to 4pm, the site tends to be busiest. If you can time your visit for before 9am or after 4pm, you should be able to see the temple without the crowds.
Come on Tuesday or Thursday to combine your Kom Ombo visit with a trip to the nearby town of Daraw and its famed camel market.
If you're peckish, Cafeteria Venus is the perfect place to put your feet up after a temple tour. It dishes up simple but wholesome Egyptian dishes and cold drinks in a shady garden just north of the temple.
Wear decent walking shoes if you're planning on visiting Silsila as well as Kom Ombo.
By Nile Cruise: All the cruise ships plying the river between Luxor and Aswan include Kom Ombo on their itineraries.
By Felucca: A stop at Kom Ombo can be included on a two-day felucca sailing trip from Aswan.
By Train: You can take the local train from either Luxor or Aswan.
By Private Car: Taxis are easily arranged from Luxor. For a full-day trip, combine a Kom Ombo visit with stops at Esna's Temple of Khnum and Edfu's Temple of Horus.
Temples: Explore some of Egypt's most incredible temples with our pieces on Edfu's Temple of Horus, Karnak Temple, Abu Simbel, and the Temples of Abydos. All of these are all worth checking out if you like temples, and our articles can give you the history and highlights.
Red Sea: It's really easy to combine a beach holiday with an Upper Egypt trip. See our articles on the top attractions of the Red Sea and Hurghada for some ideas.
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The National Dalit movement for Justice (NDMJ-NCDHR): NDMJ-NCDHR is a democratic, secular, non-party movement of Dalit survivors, defenders, academics, organizations headed by Dalits to initiate advocacy and involve in mass action to address the issues of caste based discrimination (CBD) and violence (primarily untouchability and atrocities) to ensure dignity, equality and justice. It is one of the four movements that comprise the National Campaign for Human Rights (NCDHR). It has presence in 17 states across India to organize, educate and mobilize the Dalit community, organizations and civil society to promote and protect civil and political rights of Dalits. In capacity of a Dalit/Adivasi focussed entity, National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ) have been undertaking the Fact Findings and following up the atrocities against Dalit/Adivasi taking place across different parts of the country.
National Coalition of Strengthening of SC/ST POA Act (NCSPA) : NCSPA is started with a small gathering by a shared concern over the growing number of atrocities matched by the poor implementation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the year 2009 on the occasion of twentieth anniversary of the PoA act. It has since grown into network of around 500 Dalits, Adivasi and supportive human rights organisations and individuals spanning 15 states in India. Likewise, from an agenda to amend and enforce the PoA Act, the coalition has widened its call to end all atrocities and to stop 'untouchability', caste and ethnicity based discrimination.


We have found nothing incompatible between a powerful spiritual experience and a life of sane and happy usefulness.
So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.
Universal respect is the key to their usefulness.
If he does not argue about religion, he will make new friends and is sure to find new avenues of usefulness and pleasure.
I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.
Never was I to pray for myself, except as my requests bore on my usefulness to others.
But we must be careful not to drift into worry, remorse or morbid reflection, for that would diminish our usefulness to others.
We used to amuse ourselves by cynically dissecting spiritual beliefs and practices when we might have observed that many spiritually-minded persons of all races, colors, and creeds were demonstrating a degree of stability, happiness and usefulness which we should have sought ourselves.


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Семён Александрович Саркисов (, Шуша Елизаветпольская губерния Российская империя — 13 декабря 1971, Москва СССР) — советский невроморфолог и нейрофизиолог, академик АМН СССР (1948-71).

Биография
Родился Семён Саркисов 20 февраля 1895 года в Шуше. Вскоре после рождения переехал в Москву и поступил в МГУ, который он окончил в 1923 году и остался там же в качестве научного сотрудника вплоть до 1925 года. Был комадирован администрацией МГУ на 2 года в длительную командировку в Берлин в Берлинский нейробиологический институт. Во время командировки, Саркисов участвовал в основании Институт мозга, а по возвращении в Москву в 1927 году совместно с тремя учёными открыл его и на протяжении года был научным сотрудником. В 1928 году был избран директором данного института, которую занимал 40 лет. С 1968 года — на пенсии.

Скончался 13 декабря 1971 года в Москве. Похоронен на Ваганьковском кладбище.

Сын — Донат Саркисов (1924—2000), патолог, академик АМН СССР, лауреат Государственной премии СССР и Государственной премии Российской Федерации.

Научные работы
Основные научные работы посвящены морфологии и физиологии головного мозга.
 Одним из первым в СССР изучал зависимость электрических явлений в корковых структурах головного мозга от их клеточного строения.
 Организовал первую в СССР электроэнцефалографическую лабораторию.

Научные труды и литература
 Саркисов С. А. Очерки по структуре и функции мозга, 1964.
 Саркисов С. А. Журн. невропатологии и психиатрии им. С. С. Корсакова, 1972, 72, вып. 4, с. 635—636.

Примечания

Список использованной литературы
 Биологи. Биографический справочник.— Киев.: Наук. думка, 1984.— 816 с.: ил

Ссылки
 Семён Саркисов на сайте Личности.
 Семён Саркисов на сайте Семейные истории.
 Семён Саркисов на сайте uzrf.
 Семён Саркисов на сайте Лик России.

Персоналии по алфавиту
Родившиеся в 1895 году
Родившиеся 20 февраля
Родившиеся в Шуше
Умершие в 1971 году
Умершие 30 декабря
Умершие в Москве
Похороненные на Ваганьковском кладбище
Учёные по алфавиту
Невроморфологи СССР
Нейрофизиологи СССР
Академики АМН СССР

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April 1, 2020 In In The News
President's Notebook: Very few businesses have a contingency plan for a pandemic
From the Delaware Business Times
Commentary from Rob Martinelli
These have been the hardest weeks of my business career. I've been through the crash of '87, the dot com bust of 2000, the big recession in '08 and '09.
Nothing compares to what is going on today.
I've put my life into building this business – Today Media – a company of 130 people serving four communities and a robust custom media operation serving many more.
I didn't have a contingency plan for a pandemic.
On average, companies with fewer than 500 employees have less than a month of cash reserves, according to a study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Smaller businesses often have just a couple of weeks' worth of cash to keep running. Today Media is better prepared than average businesses, but few businesses are adequately prepared for an event of this magnitude.
Thirty percent of Delaware restaurants have chosen to close completely instead of continuing operations focused on takeout and deliveries. More drop daily as carryout fails to sustain operations.
Local hotel occupancies have started to drop below 50% and the stats I am hearing are in the teens. A decline of 15% puts many owners in a cash-flow negative. Many industries face the same bleak picture.
Emergency SBA economic injury loans could play a big role. They offer low interest rates and a 30-year payback. But, getting these loans can take time.
The US Chamber of Commerce said, "The SBA also should be given the authority to streamline its disaster-loan approval process for amounts below $350,000 in order to provide emergency capital more quickly." The group urged removing a requirement that small businesses show they can't get credit elsewhere before turning to the SBA. We would support both of these much-needed initiatives.
The State of Delaware needs to do more. The HELP program for the hospitality industry is a step in the right direction, but it seems like a modest measure, considering that tourism contributes $3.5 billion to the State's GDP.
To be eligible, hospitality businesses must have been open at least one year, have annual revenue of less than $1.5 million (since upped to $2.5 million), and operate in certain hospitality-connected industries. These limits would exclude a huge number of hospitality businesses and thousands of their employees. In other industries, except for essential businesses, the vast majority have now been asked to close.
Surrounding states and cities are doing much more. Delaware has a Rainy Day Fund. Let me tell you – it's not only raining it's a Cat 5 Hurricane, especially for small businesses…
https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/coronavirus/presidents-notebook-pandemic/
March 29, 2020 In In The News
Commentary: Belt tightening in the near future, but not like 2008
Commentary from Dr. John Stapleford, Caesar Rodney Institute's chairman, and past director of the University of Delaware's Bureau of Economic and Research
There are two views among economists regarding the direction of the U.S. economy. The first anticipates a substantial recession similar to 2008-09. The second expects a severe dip in the second quarter of 2020 with a steady rebound thereafter. I favor the severe dip scenario.
The 2008-09 recession was prolonged because there were extreme price distortions in residential and capital markets that took time to correct. The wealth effect from stock market losses was compounded by a huge decline in residential housing equity.
The COVID-19 crisis, while painful to many families, will have a temporary sharp impact on the U.S. macro economy. The pandemic measures adopted will fall the most heavily on restaurants, hotels, and airlines. The wealth effect from the losses in the stock market will slow consumer spending in the short term, but the underlying prices and resource markets in the nation are sound and two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is unlikely.
How hard was Delaware hit by the 2008-09 recession? Employment dropped by 50,000 over 20 months, an 11% decline. Total wages and personal income declined for a year with losses of 3-4%, and output fell 6% over five quarters.
Structural changes in Delaware's economy caused by the 2008-09 recession were profound. As happened following the 1973-75 recession, the 2008-09 recession dramatically altered manufacturing. Over $3.5 billion dollars of annual output was lost from the downsizing of the DuPont Co., Astra Zeneca, and the remaining automobile manufacturing, together with associated wholesale operations.
It took six years for total Delaware employment to recover to its 2008 peak level. And the state's economy is still struggling. For five months now, based upon its leading economic index for Delaware, the Philadelphia Fed has been forecasting a second quarter 2020 contraction in Delaware's economy.
https://delawarestatenews.net/coronavirus/commentary-belt-tightening-in-the-near-future-but-not-like-2008/
Wilmington proposes business fee hikes amid coronavirus crisis
Business owners across Wilmington face a hike in their annual license fees, while also facing the challenges of a pandemic.
City officials proposed an ordinance Thursday night to the City Council to raise fees for nearly all kinds of businesses that are licensed to operate in Wilmington, from contractors to financial institutions.
If passed by the City Council, the hike would take effect immediately, according to the legislation.
The proposal has been in the works for months, said John Rago, deputy chief of staff for policy and communications for Mayor Mike Purzycki. The city has not updated its fees in more than 15 years, he said.
The proposal was made separately from Purzycki's proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
Some Wilmington business owners said the proposal was made with bad timing as bars, hair salons, some retail stores and numerous other nonessential businesses were shuttered either by the governor's order or economic realities during a nationwide coronavirus outbreak. Restaurants are limited to takeout operations only.
"I'm hanging on off a prayer," said Abundance Child, owner of the Riverfront vegan eatery Drop Squad Kitchen.
Sales have dropped more than 60% in the past week, she said, and the restaurant is making just enough to still pay staff, rent and utilities.
The city is proposing a more than 50% increase in the license fee, from $181 to $300 for restaurants.
"That's a lot," she said. "It's just poor timing and poor judgment. Why would you have a 50% increase in a time of depression?"
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/03/27/wilmington-business-owners-face-fee-hikes-amid-coronavirus-crisis/2922379001/
March 27, 2020 In Blog
The First State Falls Behind in Pandemic Action
In the wake of coronavirus, Delaware businesses are struggling, shutting down, and asking for help. Unfortunately, many are not receiving the assistance they desperately need.
The Hospitality Emergency Loan Program (HELP)—offering no-interest loans up to $10,000 per business per month—has recently been expanded from the hospitality industry to include relief for personal care services businesses such as hair and nail salons and barbershops.
While this expansion is good news for some, other businesses are still being left behind.
This week, the languishing hotel industry asked Delaware lawmakers for tax deferments and to help their laid-off workers, but were told this was not a priority and to wait. With over 10,000 Delawareans filing for unemployment in one week, helping businesses and laid-off workers are just priorities they are deferring to address.
Delaware, who consistently ranks in the bottom in the nation relating to business, should take note from what some of the most business-friendly states are doing to compliment the federal coronavirus relief.
North Carolina, a top ranked state for business, is keeping its businesses and workers in mind while addressing the health crisis. The state has offered help for businesses through:
Expanding unemployment eligibility without placing the cost of benefits related to the coronavirus on businesses.
Business Edge: layoff aversion strategies and activities to help employers prevent or minimize job losses, by assessing needs and options for "at-risk" firms and addressing those needs.
The North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is offering free assistance to small businesses to assess financial impacts of the pandemic, evaluate credit options, and apply for SBA disaster loans.
Georgia has delayed registration and registration fees for its corporations; Utah has combined health actions with economic responses in the "Utah Leads Together" program, and the Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget will oversee the project management to ensure the state's economy can recover quickly from the pandemic.
A Better Delaware recommends our lawmakers enact similar policies to those listed above, as well as implementing the following recommendations from the U.S. Small Business Chamber's "Resources to Help Your Small Business Survive the Coronavirus:"
Waiving fees for businesses with low margins
Offering no-interest loans for businesses
Cancelling or deferring payment of payroll taxes
Delaware leaders can help our businesses recover now. To do this, the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) can reallocate their funds used to attract new businesses to helping businesses in the state that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Governor and the legislature have a chance to minimize the impact of this health crisis on Delaware's businesses, workers, and economy, and boost the First State's standing nationally again. Policy decisions at this time must be made with caution, as the opportunity to further burden our businesses and economy is great.
Delaware's senior most politicians admitted their focus is not on helping businesses at this time. Other states with more favorable business climates have already recognized the importance of this assistance and has taken steps early on to mitigate the problem.
Express the urgency of a dedicated response for businesses by contacting your legislator or reaching out to the Governor's office.
Coronavirus and Delaware's Future
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic has changed the day to day for many across the globe. Grocery stores struggle to keep essentials stocked, employers are mandating work-from-home policies, and health care systems are feeling a strain from testing and treatment.
Over the past week, many businesses in Delaware and nationwide have been forced to reduce service or even close their doors. Workers are concerned about lost wages, and business owners are facing massive revenue shortfalls.
Both are concerned about their ability to pay bills.
New cases are cropping up every day in the First State, and things will only get worse. Businesses will need help that comes from both the community and the state, and that help should not come at the expense of others struggling at this time: taxpayers.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released "Resources to Help Your Small Business Survive the Coronavirus," including some temporary measures lawmakers can take to help business survive the impact such as:
Governor Carney has already taken some steps to help businesses with programs like the Hospitality Emergency Loan Program (HELP). Under HELP, businesses are eligible to receive state support to pay rent, utilities, and other major overhead costs.
The state has also formally requested loans from the U.S. Small business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Declaration to help support over 25,000 small businesses in Delaware. Small businesses and non-profits would be eligible for up to $2 million each in low-interest loans.
As for the worker, unemployment must be revisited in a manner that expands eligibility and benefits without adding a burden onto already struggling or inoperable businesses.
There is still no such thing as a free lunch, and as our state's government works to protect small businesses and workers, the total cost must be monitored closely. Increasing taxes to cover these programs will hurt Delawareans, and so will cutting essential programs to cover loss of revenue.
While a health crisis may be an extreme scenario, it is the perfect example of why our government must watch its spending habits in better times. Luckily, Delaware has a Rainy Day Fund that could be utilized to offset some of the financial burden associated with the critical programs coming from the Governor's office, but requires a super majority vote from the General Assembly to spend. Additional coverage could come from the reserved monies from budgeting 98% of revenues, or Budget Smoothing. This $100M+ can be spent at the Governor's discretion. However, our savings account is only so big, taxpayer pockets so deep, and business revenues so sustainable.
As the situation improves, it is imperative that our state leaders move forward with caution in any new spending or programs while revenues recover. Earlier in 2020, a $200 million "surplus" was attempted to be spent on various new spending projects. Now, that $200 million likely does not exist, digging the state into a worse position to help Delaware businesses and workers, and to recover from the impact of the coronavirus.
That revenue was from increasing taxes on Delawareans in recent years. The same can happen again if the state raises taxes to cover spending from the coronavirus, or to fund new, long-term programs deemed necessary because of it.
There won't be tax cuts or a return of your money—so what will the new "surplus" be used for in five years?
Irresponsible fiscal policy now will likely hurt Delaware residents and businesses in a way that cannot be ignored or excused.
A sound recovery from Coronavirus will be tough job for our state leaders in the coming months, who must consider how to not worsen our already struggling business climate and interstate economic competitiveness in the aftermath.
Let's have the foresight to implement recovery policies that encourage economic and job growth, a better place for businesses to grow and thrive, and an economy that lifts up Delawareans as a whole.
February 27, 2020 In Blog
The danger of allowing tacked-on changes to the Delaware state budget
The Delaware state budget plays a significant role in citizens' lives, but the process can be hard for anyone to follow – especially if there's a lack of transparency. Groups like A Better Delaware, founded by Chris Kenny, are tracking budgeting, spending and taxes to help voters make heads or tails of how taxpayer dollars are being used. One area that may be tricky for taxpayers to follow is "epilogue language" – revisions to original bills – that they say is sometimes harmful.
How epilogue language is used
The state prepares three types of budgets: A general operating budget, capital budget and grant-in-aid budget. The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) holds a series of hearings on each, which involves rounds of tweaks and until final approval. During this process, the JFC can insert epilogue language — additional funding and/or policy changes inserted at the end of the three budget bills — which may include updates or general guidelines on how the funds should be used.
Despite being difficult to navigate, epilogue language can often be harmless and smooth the budgeting process from year to year. Sometimes, however, epilogue language isn't good for Delawareans. When it is used to change policy, it can be an intentional play by lawmakers to pass legislation that otherwise wouldn't stand on its own.
The Charter School Transportation Slush Fund shows how epilogue language can be abused
In 2019, and for nine years prior, epilogue language in the budget established what has been called the "Charter School Transportation Slush Fund." This addition allowed charter schools to keep unused transportation funds, despite Delaware law mandating all schools return these funds to the taxpayer. According to one legislator, the additional funds kept by charter schools from 2016 through 2018 totaled over $3.5 million.
In 2018, the JFC wrote the Slush Fund into an official bill, Senate Bill 235. However, instead of letting it go to a vote, the JFC inserted the bill into the epilogue language of the FY 2019 budget bill, essentially guaranteeing its passage instead of allowing it to be up for a vote on its own merits.
This tacked-on spending is voted on by either the Bond or Joint Finance Committee, respectively, before the bond or budget bill makes it upstairs for a full vote, meaning that anything put in there has been heard and considered. Nothing in the epilogue of our budget bills is an accident or oversight.
Now is the time to change things
New people and ideas are the best way to change things for the better. With a sizable slate of freshman legislators this session, A Better Delaware sees an opportunity for reform and more transparency, so that epilogue language is only used for the good of Delawareans, not the good of legislators' agendas.
As regular legislative session reconvenes, continue to be an active participant in the process. Your elected officials are here to work for you.
Keep up with important action regarding your taxes, the Delaware economy and more on A Better Delaware's Facebook and Twitter.
Get involved by signing up for the ABD newsletter, or contact your legislator about important bills here.
February 24, 2020 In In The News
Delaware gives $4.5 million to bring Amazon to former Newport-area auto plant site
It's now safe to say that Amazon, with the help of $4.5 million in Delaware taxpayer grants, is coming to the Newport area.
The company, which reported $3.3 billion in profits for the three months that ended in December, says it is bringing about 1,000 full-time jobs to the former General Motors plant site on Boxwood Road.
The state's seven-person Council on Development Finance approved the grant on Monday.
A Nevada-based distribution company that counts Amazon as a client plans those jobs and more seasonal ones for a 3.7-million-square-foot logistics warehouse, according to a presentation from the company at the Buena Vista conference center in New Castle.
Amazon's application was not readily available to the public before or during the hearing. Monday's agenda offered little more detail on the application, only revealing that Amazon was seeking the $4.5 million to "establish its operations in Wilmington, Delaware."
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/02/24/delaware-gives-4-5-million-bring-amazon-former-newport-auto-plant/4817576002/
Amazon seeking $4.5 million from state for distribution center
Amazon plans to seek $4.5 million from the Delaware Strategic Fund for a fulfillment center.
An agenda item from the Delaware Council on Development Finance contained the request from Amazon and listed Wilmington as the location. The council will hold a meeting on Monday.
The Strategic Fund ties assistance from the state to the number of jobs created by the employer. Payback comes from additional income tax revenues.
The council passes its recommendations on to the state's director of Small Business.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the request is related to a proposed distribution center at the former GM Boxwood plant west of Wilmington.
https://delawarebusinessnow.com/2020/02/amazon-seeking-4-5-million-from-state-for-distribution-center/
What does Delaware's $200 million surplus say about its budget management?
Earlier in 2020, the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council announced revenue projections revealing a $200 million state budget surplus. While some lawmakers see this as an opportunity to fund new projects, political advocacy groups like A Better Delaware, founded by Chris Kenny, are concerned that the surplus is a sign of mismanagement, and are troubled about a lack of voter input into how lawmakers will spend the funds.
Where did the "surplus" come from?
New tax increases over the past few years resulted in over $200 million in additional revenues by raising taxes on corporate franchises, realty transfers, alcohol and cigarettes. The $200 million surplus is being treated as if it came from better fiscal policy, but A Better Delaware argues that it's a sign that the state is overtaxing Delawareans.
Delaware's portion of income that goes to state and local taxes is 10.2%, above the national average. Delaware taxes can also be difficult for businesses; not only do they have high corporate income taxes of 8.7%, but they're also one of only six states to impose a gross receipts tax. Even so, lawmakers continue to propose and pass new taxes, despite these already high tax rates and the fact that they don't seem to need the additional revenue if they're collecting in excess of their budget.
A Better Delaware, therefore, wants taxpayers to know that they have been "overcharged." Tax increases enable the government to authorize additional spending, when many people feel that they're paying too much in taxes already.
What will happen to surplus funds?
When the "surplus" was announced, the initial plan was to wait for a final projection in June from the Economic and Financial Advisory Council in order to accurately disperse the funds. Shortly after the announcement, though, nearly all of the $200 million was promised to various projects at the call of Dover politicians.
House Minority Leader Danny Short, R-Seaford, cautioned that all new spending proposals be "scrutinized completely." Unfortunately, says A Better Delaware, it appears that this won't be the case and that voters won't get a say in how the state spends the additional funds. The new proposed spending has been raised with minimal transparency or public input into how to remedy the situation. It also appears that a refund to taxpayers is not being considered as an option.
Building on a concerning past precedent
This isn't the first time that Delaware is dealing with an unexpected surplus. Last year, Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, criticized another surplus issue resulting from excess charter school transportation funds, saying that letting charter schools keep the excess funds without further scrutiny was the wrong move, as it gave "no oversight and no accountability to the taxpayers or anyone else" and that the move was "a shocking display of disregard for taxpayer money."
The same objections can easily be applied to the current $200 million in additional revenue from over-taxing, A Better Delaware says. That's because once again, the state's inaccurate budgeting means that taxpayers' hard-earned funds will go to projects that weren't designated as part of the initially agreed-upon budget.
How do Delaware taxes compare?1
Delaware has the 9th highest combined corporate tax rate
Delaware ranks 41st for personal income taxes
Delaware has one of the highest real estate transfer taxes in the nation
Delaware is one of only 5 states to still have a gross receipts tax
How can taxpayers object to the current budget situation?
While funding key projects is important, A Better Delaware believes taxpayers should be concerned by the manner in which the state currently managing its budget and the general lack of accountability to voters. Given the group's claims of mismanagement, A Better Delaware argues that excess funds would be better off back in the hands of the state's taxpayers.
Delaware residents that want to object to register their objections to spending the budget surplus can call their legislators. Additionally, to prevent similar issues in the future, voters can call their legislators any time a new tax is on the table and demand better scrutiny by the Joint Finance Committee in budgeting.
The Joint Finance Committee will be meeting during February. Find the JFC public hearing schedule here.
Joint Finance Committee:
Harris B. McDowell (302)-744-4147
Co-Chair:
Quinton Johnson (302)-744-4351
Senators:
Bruce C. Ennis (302)-744-4310
Trey Charles Paradee (302)-744-4286
Laura Sturgeon (302)-744-4286
Dave G. Lawson (302)-744-4237
Bryant L. Richardson (302)-744-4298
William J. Carson (302)-744-4193
Stephanie T. Bolden (302)-744-4378
Earl G. Jaques (302)-744-4351
Ruth Briggs King (302)-856-2772
Kevin S Hensley (302)-218-0130
(1) Sources:
https://files.taxfoundation.org/20200212173210/Facts-Figures-2020.pdf
https://www.nar.realtor/smart_growth.nsf/docfiles/TransferTaxRates(8-05).pdf/$FILE/TransferTaxRates(8-05).pdf
https://taxfoundation.org/gross-receipts-tax/
Black Entrepreneurship 2020: A Special Report and Definitive 50-State Ranking
From FitSmallBusiness
Delaware ranks 30th in the nation for Black Entrepreneurship.
Black Entrepreneurs, All 50 State Rankings:
3. Florida
5. North Carolina
7. Tennessee
12. Washington
18. New Jersey
29. Massachusetts
36. West Virginia
https://fitsmallbusiness.com/black-entrepreneurship-2020/


A film that is easier to appreciate than enjoy.
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero, the largest-scale animated film ever produced in the Middle East, is a film that is easier to appreciate than enjoy. Occasionally beautiful, with a rousing but uneven story, the film could have used a more focused vision than that of co-directors Khurram H. Alavi and Ayman Jamal, who try to cram too much story and not enough actual plot into the relatively short film.
Based on the early life of Bilal ibn Rabah, an Islamic hero who was born into slavery and was particularly notable for his beautiful singing voice, Bilal is particularly effective at introducing his story in an accessible way for all audiences. The film introduces a variety of historic Islamic characters, and the visuals and story work best together at these moments, as the animators have paid specific attention to character detail.
Bilal is set in Mecca in the time of the Prophet Muhammad, and it chronicles Bilal's life from child to teenager to adult. At the beginning, Bilal (Jacob Latimore) is introduced as the free-spirited son of a princess. But after the murder of his mother, Bilal and his sister Ghufaira (China Anne McClain) become slaves to Umayya (Ian McShane). Jumping forward in time, we follow how poorly the adult Bilal (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Ghufaira (Cynthia Kaye McWilliams) are treated by Umayya and his son, Safwan (Mick Wingert), as followers of Muhammad begin to spread the word of a new religion in Mecca.
The film has five credited screenwriters and it feels like it, covering years of important history in a tonally inconsistent rush. The end result is alternately childish, spiritual and brutally violent, and these different vibes never meld together. It also ends rather abruptly, robbing the film of the expected satisfying conclusion.
Visuals are always crucial for animated features, and Bilal does have some striking moments. However, though the characters in particular look incredibly detailed in stasis, their movement is stiff. This is particularly problematic during battle scenes featuring lots of characters moving at once. The awkward movement combines poorly with the overly formal voice-acting as well, which gives Bilal the appearance of a particularly expensive puppet show at times. It's oddly similar to Robert Zemeckis' 2009 version of A Christmas Carol featuring multiple versions of Jim Carrey. That film also had excellent characters but odd movement and occasionally drab settings. At least Bilal is doing so on a far cheaper budget.
It is genuinely exciting to see a film that overflows with Middle Eastern characters see a wide release, particularly one made by an abundance of Middle Eastern talent. While Bilal is a triumph for representation in that regard, its flaws show. While several male characters, particularly Bilal, have complex moments and shifting emotional arcs, female characters are mostly noted for their beauty, which is a disappointing aspect of an otherwise progressive film. And yet, despite its problems, Bilal deserves credit for vividly showcasing both a region and religion that have too often been vilified in mainstream entertainment.


This week we have the usual influx of the annual MOTs and car services we expect. We are always glad to see our loyal and returning customers back to us, and the customers know that they will get a top quality workmanship and quality service from people who care about their cars with no-nonsense advise. We pride ourselves here at Mustang Maniac on the fact our customers are always happy.
Continuing from the above a long-term customer Bob who called in to pick up his car after the MOT and a general service. Unfortunately we forgot to take a more formal picture under the Mustang Maniac sign. So we managed to grab a few last-minute pics of Bob leaving, also the pic with his hand up was the wave goodbye, and nothing to do with hiding his face!
We have received some very sad news from our friends at the Ford Heritage Workshop. Colin Gray, a much respected team member has sadly passed away after a short illness. Colin's knowledge of 'all things Ford' was truly outstanding but he will be remembered, by those fortunate enough to know him, as a great person willing to help anyone and a true inspiration. He will be sorely missed.
The team at the Ford Heritage Workshop are very good friends of Mustang Maniac and we are extremely proud to have been able to help them with parts and advice when they restored the Ford Motor Company 65 Mustang Fastback.
Mustang Maniac would like to send our sincere condolences to Colin's family at this very sad time.
We have in the workshop a nice '68 390 GT which is a nice resto-mod as Yogi likes to say.
The car was brought in with the customer saying there are some annoying rattles and knocks etc. So we were tasked with curing the issues. These are often more difficult than it sounds as it's a long process of elimination; road test, adjust or fix, then more checks and repeat. This little lady has been modified with what looks to have been a race car set up, a very unusual set up as there are no leaf springs, instead just supports, bars and linkages!
Front end with no shock towers and the adjustable suspension.
The rear end with adjustable suspension and the four point suspension.
So far we have sorted the obvious creeks and groans out but, as there are so many bushes and connections we need to make sure they are all within tolerances and just keep testing until they are all fixed. So far the bear is happy!
Shelby GT500 1:8th scale DeAgostini model update.
Here we are with an update we have been waiting for; the actual body shell. The parcel was large and guessed this was the shell.
The other three issues are the two fenders and the front radiator panel which holds them together across the front, in turn the fenders are screwed to the body shell by the cowl section.
We think that once the car is completed that we are going to actually wax and polish this paintwork. We would go so far as to say it's better than some of the past efforts we have seen on the much larger real thing!
With the fenders attached this pretty much gives the overall appearance of the model.
We know it's only a model, but this is a point for the build. There are just two screws each underside of the cowl section to hold the fenders in place. It took a total of fifteen minutes to build but what a massive step forward all of a sudden. We have updated the main page for whole model build.
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Sad news about Colin, like you say our thoughts are with the family.
The model is looking amazing I need to get one!
Thanks Mart, it is sad about Colin. We suspect he is relaxing in that great garage in the sky now. As for the model – it's not cheap, but it's a great model so far.
Great blog as usual. I knew Colin for many years and he was one of the very best. Just as Adam is 'the knowledge' on Mustangs both old and new, Colin was that to all UK Ford products. As well as passing on his knowledge and advice to anyone who needed it, he also spent a lot of his time teaching young people about our industry, its products and just how much fun can be had 'messing about with old cars'. We can ill afford to lose great people like Colin. Rest in peace my old friend!
Thanks Gary, it's not the kind of news we like to pass on. It's a real shame when somebody of this calibre passes on. We hope he is driving around in his favourite Ford right now.
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Róisín Stack confesses to having a constant existential crisis over whether she's from Galway or Mayo. The Shrule native's feelings are even more divided this September, with both counties having a representation in All-Ireland finals and, in the end, she remains firmly seated on the fence.
As director of the Galway Theatre Festival, Róisín does not have much time at the moment to worry about county rivalries. The festival, now in its fifth year, and her fourth, kicks off on Monday and she admits that she has thought of little else since April.
"It's just been theatre fest, really, since April, so I'm looking forward to a break!" she admits.
Róisín studied in Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) before training as an actor in Australia for a time and subsequently returned to Galway to undertake an MA in Drama at NUI Galway. After appearing in the first Galway Theatre Festival in 2008, she was invited to join the team in 2009 and became Festival Director in 2010.
Her role consists of plenty of administrative work, such as attending plays, compiling the programme, organising the launch and liaising with theatre groups and venues. "Just making sure that it happens, really!" as she succinctly puts it.
She is also part of the selection panel that chooses the line-up for the festival, alongside Páraic Breathnach, Rod Goodall, Andrew Flynn and Assistant Festival Director, Katie Moriarty Hopper.
"We have an open submission that runs for about three months and then, in the middle of the summer, we select the companies and that changes year on year, depending on what venues we have, what funding we have, how many we can do and what the quality of the applications is," she explains.
This year's festival hasn't proved too stressful "as yet", she says, although she attributes much of that to the fact that her Assistant Director, Katie Moriarty Hopper shouldered some of the work while Róisín undertook a different type of direction, a Mephisto production of Marina Carr's 'The Mai'. Experience, too, has helped.
Great time and consideration has gone into choosing this year's programme and, though she is loath to choose a favourite, she does reserve particular praise for Talking Shop Ensemble's production, 'Death of a Tradesman'. As a non-Galway production, she knows this kind of show could slip under the radar.
"It's a really, really lovely piece and the Production Manager Mike O'Halloran and Katie Moriarty-Hopper saw that with me as well and we were fairly unanimous that we had to bring it Galway and it had to be seen," she enthuses.
This year, as with last year, there are a number of shows from outside Galway, but the festival will always be about promoting local theatre groups, such as Mephisto, Fregoli, Vagabond, Blue Teapot and others.
"I think the theatre festival definitely responded to a demand, a need that was there with all of the theatre that was being created in the city," she says.
"It's really for emerging artists and that was where is sprang from in 2008, to give a platform for all the emerging work that was happening in Galway at the time, so it has just continued in that vein, although it has widened to be open to national companies and international companies as well," she adds.
Although Róisín says she is "half-tempted" to take an extended break after the festival, she knows that the economic reality dictates otherwise. Next on the list is a project called Jolt, which she is undertaking with Craig Flaherty.
For now though, she has her sights firmly set on next week's festival and is hopeful that the people will come out and support Galway Theatre Festival and what she calls the "never-ending" stream of dramatic talent that this city has.
Galway Theatre Festival runs from Monday 1 October until Sunday 7 October at five venues across the city. For the full festival programme, visit www.galwaytheatrefestival.com. For tickets, visit tht.ie or call 091-569777.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace NetFx.Patterns.EventSourcing.Tests
{
	[Serializable]
	internal class DomainEvent
	{
		protected DomainEvent()
		{
			this.Timestamp = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
		}

		public virtual DateTimeOffset Timestamp { get; protected set; }
	}

	internal abstract class DomainObject : DomainObject<Guid, DomainEvent>
	{
		protected DomainObject() { }
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Product is an the domain object sourcing the event with domain logic.
	/// </summary>
	internal class Product : DomainObject
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Event raised when a new product is created.
		/// </summary>
		[Serializable]
		public class CreatedEvent : DomainEvent
		{
			public Guid Id { get; set; }
			public string Title { get; set; }

			public override string ToString()
			{
				return string.Format("Created new product with Id={0} and Title='{1}'.",
					this.Id, this.Title);
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Event raised when the product is deactivated.
		/// </summary>
		[Serializable]
		public class DeactivatedEvent : DomainEvent
		{
			public override string ToString()
			{
				return this.GetType().Name;
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Event raised when a new version of a product is published.
		/// </summary>
		[Serializable]
		public class PublishedEvent : DomainEvent
		{
			public int Version { get; set; }

			public override string ToString()
			{
				return "Published new product version " + this.Version + ".";
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes the internal event handler map.
		/// </summary>
		public Product()
		{
			// First thing an the domain object sourcing the event must do is
			// setup which methods handle which events.
			// This helps avoid doing any unnecessary
			// reflection invocation for events.
			this.Handles<CreatedEvent>(this.OnCreated);
			this.Handles<PublishedEvent>(this.OnPublished);
		}

		public Product(IEnumerable<DomainEvent> events)
			: this()
		{
			base.Load(events);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a product and shows how even the
		/// constructor parameters are processed as an event.
		/// </summary>
		public Product(Guid id, string title)
			// Calling this is essential as it configures the
			// internal event handler map.
			: this()
		{
			// Showcases that validation is the only thing that happens in domain
			// public methods (even the constructor).
			if (id == Guid.Empty)
				throw new ArgumentException("id");
			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(title))
				throw new ArgumentException("title");

			this.Apply(new CreatedEvent { Id = id, Title = title });
		}

		// Technically, these members wouldn't even need a public setter
		// at all, but an ORM would need it.
		public string Title { get; set; }
		public int Version { get; set; }

		public void Publish(int version)
		{
			// Again, the method only does parameter and possibly state validation.
			if (version <= 0)
				throw new ArgumentException();

			// When we're ready to apply state changes, we
			// apply them through an event that calls back
			// the OnCreated method as mapped in the ctor.
			this.Apply(new PublishedEvent { Version = version });
		}

		private void OnCreated(CreatedEvent @event)
		{
			this.Id = @event.Id;
			this.Title = @event.Title;
		}

		private void OnPublished(PublishedEvent @event)
		{
			this.Version = @event.Version;
		}

		public void Deactivate()
		{
			base.Apply(new DeactivatedEvent());
		}
	}
}

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Reach-Out Colorado Inc - What Do We Do?
Serving Rifle and Parachute, The ROC was born out of the realization that in spite of existing charitable organizations, needs in the community are still going unmet. One factor is that those in need either do not know WHERE to go or do not know WHAT is being offered.
Rather than "reinvent the wheel" and create additional or duplicate services, the ROC's mission is to serve as a community outreach RESOURCE & REFERRAL center, connecting those living in Rifle and Parachute who are in need with appropriate services.
As a RESOURCE & REFERRAL agency we can refer the individual to the proper service where they may receive help with emergency medical bills, utility vouchers, prescription medications, housing vouchers, gas cards, bus passes, housing repairs, food & clothing.
ROC funds are also available to help with utilities, rent, food and transportation in Rifle and Parachute.
Through our VOLUNTEER TEAMS we can help with such programs as Angel Tree; Senior Assistance; School Programs (Totes of Hope).
We will continue to identify resources and create solutions for unmet needs.


text:
var sys = require('sys'),
    YUI = require("yui3").YUI;

YUI({
    filter: 'debug',
    _logExclude: {
        'attribute': true,
        'base': true,
        'get': true,
        'loader': true,
        'yui': true,
        'widget': true,
        'event': true
    },
    debug: true
}).use('node', function(Y) {

    Y.log('JSDom testing..');
    //sys.puts('Inside1: ' + sys.inspect(process.memoryUsage()));
    var document = Y.Browser.document;

    var i = Y.Node.create('Test This');
    i.addClass('foo');
    Y.one('body').append(i);

    var div = document.createElement('div');
    div.id = 'foo';
    div.innerHTML = 'Test this awesome shit..';
    document.body.appendChild(div);

    var foo = Y.one('#foo');
    foo.addClass('bar');

    Y.log(document.getElementById('foo').outerHTML, 'info', 'GEBI');
    Y.log(document.getElementById('bax').outerHTML, 'info', 'GEBI');

    //sys.puts('Inside2: ' + sys.inspect(process.memoryUsage()));
    Y.log(Y.Node.getDOMNode(Y.one('strong')), 'info');
    Y.log(Y.all('em, #bax').toString(), 'info');
    Y.log(Y.Node.getDOMNode(Y.one('strong')), 'info');

    Y.log(Y.all('em, u').toString(), 'info');
    Y.log(Y.all('#foo, em, u, #bax'), 'info');
    //sys.puts('Inside3: ' + sys.inspect(process.memoryUsage()));

    Y.log(i.toString(), 'info', 'node-instance');
    Y.log(Y.Node.getDOMNode(i).outerHTML, 'info', 'HTML');
    Y.log(foo.toString(), 'info', 'node-instance');
    Y.log(foo.get('className'), 'info', 'classname');
    Y.log(Y.Node.getDOMNode(foo).outerHTML, 'info', 'HTML');

    Y.log(Y.one('body'), 'info', 'BODY');
    Y.log(Y.all('body, div', null, true), 'info', 'BODY');

    Y.log(document.body.outerHTML, 'info', 'HTML');
    Y.log(document.getElementById('foo\:bar'), 'info', 'HTML');
    Y.log(document.getElementById('foo:bar'), 'info', 'HTML');

    Y.log(document.parentNode, 'info', 'document.parentNode');

    Y.log(document.outerHTML, 'info', 'document.outerHTML');

    //Y.log(document.getElementById('bax').outerHTML, 'HTML');

});


What do zeros mean in a report?
A round weight of 0.0 metric tons (mt) indicates that some fish were landed in that strata, but less than 0.1 mt were landed. For revenue, a zero indicates that the dealer did not pay for those fish (likely a discard). This will also result in a price per pound of zero.
What do dashes mean in reports?
A dash in a report indicates either an absence of reported data for that strata, or that information was removed due to confidentiality. When data is removed for confidentiality reasons, the column labeled "Confidential" is marked with an asterisk.
What is a nominal (nom) fish species?
The nom. abbreviation is used when a landing or landing(s) of groundfish does not have species composition data applied. When fish are landed at a port, biologists sample the largest percentage of the groundfish landings as they can. This data is used to break out the composition of the landed fish. Market categories, what the buyers purchase, of groundfish are either true species or an aggregation of several similar species that fetch the same market value. Sorting to true species might be mandated by regulation, but is also often driven by the market for a specific fish.
The data reported on fish tickets is always considered nominal. So when a dealer may reports that they bought Nom. Canary Rockfish (CNR1), there is a reasonable chance there is at least a bit of contamination from other species in that market category. Species composition samples are collected at various strata that are generally composed of gear, period, port, and area. These samples are used to assign a percentage of the fish observed that were actually the reported market category. So in this example, lets say on average 99% of the sampled Nom. Canary Rockfish in this strata end up being Canary Rockfish (CNRY) and 1% ends up being Pacific Ocean Perch (POP1). Those proportionsare then applied to all the landings in that strata to arrive at a best estimate of the landed weight for each observed species. For the composite market categories the composition sampling helps split out the multiple species that make up that category.
A groundfish market category is reported as nominal when there are no samples in a given strata to determine the best estimate of the true landing composition. In this scenario the state sampling programs may apply rules to attempt to borrow data from similar gear or nearby ports, but it is not always possible to give an estimate of the sample composition. In most situations a users will want to use a sum of the nominal and actual species (say CNR1 + CNRY) to arrive at the best estimate of the total landings for that species. This can be a little complicated for composite market categories, so please contact PacFIN staff to help address these issues.
Information on the retrieval method and/or assistance from PacFIN staff should be put in the methods section, so that others could repeat the process if necessary.
Details of fields in the compehensive_ft table are coming soon.


That beautiful photo of your little Sidney leaped out from my Pinterest feed. How gorgeous Kym! You must be rapt. The cactus looks ace too. We're on school holidays, and I wouldn't mind partaking in a bit of papier mache... now if only I could read German. Is the base a huge roll of cardboard, with screwed up giant balls of newspaper for the top and the arm?
yeah, i wish there was a u.s. version of nido in english. it truly is a beautiful magazine w images of lots of different families in their homes from all around the world, natural posing, no phony baloney! yes! it's simple: 2 lg cereal boxes rolled up w masking tape & crunched newspaper balls stuffed inside & to shape the arm, then taped strips of cardboard piping for the grooves and papier mache w flour/water mix...easy easy & so fun!!
Sounds doable! We're going to give it a bash. Will keep you posted. Oh, sorry about the 'y' in Kym on my previous comment. I suddenly know a few Kims and Kyms!
hi sandra, thanks! i love saskia's pinterest & am flattered.
summer is my favorite time of year... does it really get cold in winter down under? snow? i suppose i sound like a dumb american ;o hope it warms up soon!


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New Snowden leaks: XKeyscore program used to track internet users
Photo: Edward Snowden has been living in the Moscow airport since June. (theguardian.co.uk)
Related Story: US assures Russia that Edward Snowden will not be executed, tortured
Related Story: US Congress rejects bid to curb PRISM spy program
Related Story: Snowden fails to gain permission to leave Russia
Related Story: Snowden requests temporary asylum in Russia
Map: United States
New revelations from former security contractor Edward Snowden that US intelligence agencies have access to a vast online tracking tool have come to light, as lawmakers put secret surveillance programs under greater scrutiny.
The Guardian, citing documents from Snowden, published National Security Agency (NSA) training materials for the XKeyscore program, which the newspaper described as the NSA's widest-reaching system that covers "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet".
Intelligence analysts can conduct surveillance through XKeyscore by filling in an on-screen form giving only a "broad justification" for the search and no review by a court or NSA staff, the Guardian said.
Snowden's revelations that US intelligence agencies collected data on phone calls and other communications of Americans and foreign citizens as a tool to fight terrorism have sparked uproar in the United States and abroad.
Intelligence officials say the programs helped thwart terrorist attacks.
"The implication that NSA's collection is arbitrary and unconstrained is false," the agency said in response to the Guardian's new report, calling XKeyscore part of "NSA's lawful foreign signals intelligence collection system."
Lawmakers have called for greater oversight of the vast surveillance system, which expanded rapidly after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
Intelligence officials were grilled at a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday (local time) about their data gathering, the lack of transparency and security lapses that let Snowden get away with so much data.
Snowden, who has been charged under the US espionage act and had his passport revoked, left Hong Kong more than a month ago and is stuck in limbo at a Moscow airport while seeking asylum in Russia, which has refused to extradite him.
The latest leak of classified information came as the director of National Intelligence released three declassified documents in the "interest of increased transparency," which explained the bulk collection of phone data - one of the secret surveillance programs revealed by Snowden two months ago.
Much of what is contained in the newly declassified documents already has been divulged in public hearings by intelligence officials as opposition to the government's sweeping data collection programs has been growing.
Snowden also revealed details about the scope of the US PRISM program, which allowed the NSA and FBI to track an individual's web presence.
FBI asked Snowden's father to go to Moscow
What is PRISM?
Eavesdropping program used by US intelligence agencies
Allegedly allows the National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI direct access to servers to track an individual's web presence
Reports Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Apple, AOL, Skype and YouTube among those involved
Data monitored could include search histories, emails, social media interactions, connection logs, audio and video
Washington Post says PRISM program is the most significant contributor to US president Barack Obama's daily briefings, accounting for one in seven intelligence reports
Meanwhile, Snowden's father says the FBI has asked him to visit his son in the Moscow airport.
Lon Snowden told Russian state television he fears his son will not get a fair trial in the US.
He says his son acted valiantly by leaking classified information about US government surveillance.
"My son is a principled young man. He's a man of courage and what he saw he could not live with, it was a moral hazard," he said.
"I know that I raised him to do the right thing, (but) sometimes the right thing means personal sacrifice and that's what he did, so absolutely I am proud of my son."
The interview was broadcast live early in the morning on Rossiya 24, the state-owned 24-hour news channel.
Speaking English, but with a Russian translation, Mr Snowden said the FBI had asked him several weeks ago to fly to Moscow to see his son.
But Mr Snowden, who has had no direct contact with his son, says he would not be an "emotional tool" for the US authorities.
Reuters/BBC
Topics: security-intelligence, law-crime-and-justice, computers-and-technology, internet-technology, world-politics, united-states, russian-federation


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Netanyahu's Gift to Settler Movement After Snap Election Called: 2,000 New Homes
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Authorities in Israel have advanced plans to have nearly 2,200 settlement homes illegally constructed in the occupied West Bank.
A committee within Israel's Defense Ministry charged with handling such projects approved the plans on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A total of 2,191 settlement homes were advanced this week, with 1,038 clearing their final hurdle in the approval process before construction can begin. The remaining homes are still being processed.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law. Members of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement seek to pressure international governments and companies into dropping business with entities that profit off of illegal Israeli settlements.
Last week, the Israeli government aided a law firm linked to Israel's Mossad intelligence agency to pressure a US-based fundraising platform to ban BDS from using its services, Sputnik News reported.
Airbnb, a home rental platform based in the US, also decided recently to ban home rentals in the West Bank, a move which the company has emphasized was not meant as an endorsement of BDS. Illegally occupied settlements in the Golan Heights and elsewhere, however, remain unaffected.
Settlements are a major political issue in Israel, favored by Israel's ruling right wing. What the decision means for Israel's snap elections, announced on Monday, is unclear. Currently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also occupies the positions of Foreign Minister, Defense Minister, Immigration Minister and Health Minister and is also the subject of multiple corruption investigations.
Israel's Attacks on Damascus Possible Due to US Support - Syrian Foreign Ministry
Netanyahu met with settlement leaders on Wednesday, reportedly saying of the elections: "We'll see an attempt by the left-wing to overthrow our rule with the help of the media and others."
"They can't succeed, because if they do — that will pose a clear danger to the settlement movement," Netanyahu added.
Israel captured large swathes of Palestinian territory in the 1967 war and continues to illegally occupy East Jerusalem, Syria's Golan Heights, and the West Bank, according to multiple United Nations resolutions.
In 2014, then-Housing Minister Uri Ariel said that 400,000 Israelis have settled in the West Bank and an additional 350,000 have moved into East Jerusalem. According to a 2011 report by the BBC, an estimated 20,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights, although it isn't clear how that number has been affected by the Syrian civil war breaking out that same year.
WATCH: IDF Destroys Another Hezbollah Attack Tunnel From Lebanon to Israel
Persian Military Base Used to Invade Egypt Reportedly Found in Israel
Hezbollah Top Brass Hit by Alleged Israel Strike - Reports
Turkey Doesn't Need Permission from Israel or Anyone to Fight Terror - Ankara
Trump's Pull-Out From Syria Cools His Generals Down, Benefits Israel – Publicist
Analysts Explain How Trump's Pull-Out From Syria Affects Turkey, Israel & Russia
Netanyahu: Israel to Boost Ops Against Iran in Syria Amid US Pullout
snap elections, Israeli settlements, illegal settlements, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights, West Bank


This week I am meeting with each student to look over their digital portfolio. Students fill out a Google Form to self-evaluate before meeting with me. I have a column where I indicate the students evaluation and if they need to make corrections. I use these codes to send individualized email messages to the students. After sending the mail merge, I change the codes to indicate I already emailed the feedback.
Before I use find and replace I need to select the range of cells that contain the codes. In my use case, I wanted to change the Y to a YS to indicate I had sent feedback already. I do not want to change all of the Y's in the spreadsheet, just the ones in that particular column.
Highlight the range of cells that contain the values. Click on the top cell, hold down shift and click on the last cell in the column to quickly highlight a lot of cells.
I use Control F (Find) to locate the codes in the range. Control F will bring up a search box below the toolbar. Type in the word or code you wish to replace. Click on the 3 dots icon in the search box.
The default replace range is "All sheets." You want to change this to reflect a particular range.
From the drop down list, choose "Specific range." Edit the range as needed. Tip: If you want to indicate all of the values in a column you can omit the row number. For example E:E is the range of all of column E. If you want the range from row 32 and below the range would be E32:E.
If you're careful to select the specific range to apply the find and replace, you can click "Replace all." If you accidentally mess up your spreadsheet, use Control Z to undo the find and replace.


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The CPUSA also endorsed obamarx in his presidential bid.
In 1995 Obama accepted the nomination, signed a contract, and ran as a candidate of the openly Marxist New Party. The New Party was an electoral alliance that worked alongside ACORN, formed by members of the Democratic Socialists for America (SPUSA and DSAUSA) and leaders of an offshoot of the Community Party USA (CPUSA). The New Party was funded by literally hundreds of leftist front-groups operating as special interest 527 organizations.
I think this pretty much makes it official.


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