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The Oil Heritage Southern Segment:
Tionesta to Emlenton, 62 River Miles
The Allegheny Wild and Scenic River flows through the Oil Region
National Heritage Area (ORNHA). Venango County and the southeastern
corner of Crawford County were designated in 1984 as a State Heritage
Park Area for its importance in the history of petroleum. Nearby in
Titusville, in 1859, Edwin Drake drilled the first commercial oil well, and
that discovery changed the world. The region received federal
designation as a National Heritage Area in 2004 for its historical
significance to the history of our nation. This area is well-known for its
colorful history and many historical attractions, as well as its scenic
recreational attributes. Visit the Oil Region Alliance website for more information
about this fascinating area.
The southern segment of the Wild and Scenic River begins at the boat
access site in the borough of Tionesta, Forest County (River Mile 154.7)
and ends at the community of Emlenton, Venango County (River Mile
Remnants of the iron, oil, and railroad industries are visible along the
way. This trail segment contains four public islands owned by Venango
County, in addition to sixty-four islands under private ownership. The
public islands are open for camping and recreation. Access is available,
but more limited compared to the northern segment upriver from
Tionesta.
Village of President - This is an informal boat access site on the left bank, which is owned by the Village of President and is available for use by the public for a small fee. Some parking and lodging are available. Private camping is available just past President. River Mile 146.2
Oil City - Fourteen miles north of Oil City, along Oil Creek, lies the birthplace of the world's oil industry. The first successful oil well in the world struck on August 27, 1859, sending this rural, sparsely-settled region into an exciting new era of frenzied growth and prosperity. This valley has been aptly referred to as "The Valley That Changed The World." Located at the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River, Oil City was the staging area where much of the oil gathered in the region was shipped to the rest of the world. In 1865, approximately half of the oil shipped in the world was shipped through Oil City, often on rafts, packet boats, and steamboats down the Allegheny River to Franklin or Pittsburgh. Oil City is a full-service community, with restaurants, lodging, stores, and more. River Mile 132.5
Oil City Rapids - The Oil City rapids, considered class II rapids, are the
most technical and difficult section of the river trail. When water levels
are low, the rapids are more difficult to maneuver safely. This section is
located on the left side of the River under the Veterans Bridge, where
Oil Creek enters the Allegheny River. A novice or inexperienced
canoeist should go around around this area on the shallower right-hand
river bank. Experienced paddlers should wear their life jackets if they
attempt to run these rapids. River Mile 132.5
Oil City Marina - A developed boat access site, located a half-mile
downriver of the rapids, along the left bank. The marina is operated by
the City of Oil City. Free parking is available, along with seasonal
restroom facilities and primitive camping. River Mile 131.6
Samuel Justus Recreational Trail - This 5.8-mile paved non-motorized
recreational trail, owned by Cranberry Township, follows the left side of
the river to Franklin, where it meets the Allegheny River Trail. River Mile 130.5
Franklin - Venango County's seat is located where French Creek enters the Allegheny River. Both the French and the English occupied forts in Franklin in the eighteenth century. It is the only city in Pennsylvania to have had four different forts within its borders. Riverfront Park, is a public park at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny. A full-service community, Franklin is home to restaurants, lodging, and wide array of shops and stores. To access Franklin from the water, use access sites either a River Mile 124.2, or at River Mile 124.8 for paddlers only.
Allegheny River Trail and Cranberry Township Trailhead - On the east bank of the river, just below the Route 322 bridge, lies the trailhead for the Allegheny River Trail and some trail amenities. At this location, there is an access for canoes and kayaks, but this requires carrying the craft on a set of stairs. The site offers ample parking, a trail visitor center, seasonal bathroom facilities, picnic tables, and pavilions. The recreational trail follows the river downstream for approximately 28 miles to the community of Emlenton Borough. Five miles south of Franklin, the Allegheny River Trail intersects the Sandy Creek Trail at Belmar Bridge. River Mile 124.8
Franklin Access -This is a developed boat ramp site on the west bank, located on Third Street. It is operated by the PA Fish & Boat Commission. Free parking is available, along with seasonal restroom facilities. River Mile 124.2
Cranberry Township Primitive Camping/Lower Two-Mile Run - Primitive camping and picnicking facilities, with seasonal restrooms, are available just upriver from the confluence of Lower Two-Mile Run, on the left river bank. Drinking water is not available in this area. River Mile 123
Cranberry Township Primitive Camping - About three miles down the river from Franklin, a small primitive campsite is available on the left river bank. No restrooms or water are available. River Mile 121.8
Belmar Bridge - The spectacular Belmar Bridge over the Allegheny River was constructed in 1907 as part of a railroad built by local oilman Charles Miller, intended to connect New York to Chicago. Ultimately, it transported much of the coal from Clarion County to Ashtabula on Lake Erie. Belmar Bridge is now decked for safe, convenient pedestrian and bicycle crossings. River Mile 119.2
Indian God Rock - Approximately 9 miles south of Franklin is a reminder of the use of the river by Native Americans. More than fifty carvings dating from AD 1200 to 1750 are on a large rock at the river's edge, known as Indian God Rock. The rock, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, can be accessed from the water trail. An observation deck marks the location along the left river bank. River Mile 115.8
Fisherman's Cove Access - This is a remote access area with a dirt driveway, operated by the PA Fish & Boat Commision. Free parking is available, along with seasonal restroom facilities. River Mile 114.8
Danner's Rest/Clear Creek State Forest, Kennerdell Tract - This state forest is administered by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. This forest offers primitive overnight camping at Danner's Rest for float trips, as well as hiking trails, restrooms, spring water and day-use areas. Danner's Rest is on the right bank, about 400 yards past a gas line right-of-way and sign that says "Don't Anchor." River Mile 110
Kennerdell - A private boat launch exists on the left bank of the river in Kennerdell. A fee is required to use this launch area. The Kennerdell monument (an obelisk seen on the left bank) is dedicated to the men who lost their lives to nitroglycerin blasts during the oil boom years. Private camping is available a quarter-mile below the bridge on the right. River Mile 108.3
Dotter - The Allegheny Valley Conservancy provides a canoe/kayak access at this location approximately four miles north of Emlenton. A drive through the off-loading area is provided with parking available in the lot just off Dotter Road beside the Allegheny River Trail. Located on the left river bank, the site provides the opportunity to learn about the conservation practices of the conservancy. River Mile 93.6
Emlenton - This community marks the end of the Wild and Scenic River trail. Established in 1834, Emlenton became a junction for a narrow-gauge railroad that traveled east to present-day Clarion and for the Allegheny Valley Railroad that traveled south to Pittsburgh. The community became home to many wealthy industrialists and entrepreneurs due to the region's oil production, and the steps that climbed the hillsides to their homes became known as "The Millionaires' Stairs." There is an undeveloped boat access site on the left side of the river at the first bridge in town. Parking is limited. Emlenton is a full-service community offering restaurants, lodging, groceries, and a convenience store. River Mile 90.
Northern Segment
Southern Segment
Boating Safely on the Allegheny
Powered vs. Unpowered Vessels
© 2018 by Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism


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 Аури — населённый пункт в Аурской волости Добельского края.
 Аури — остановочный пункт на железнодорожной линии Глуда — Реньге.

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Here are the base Damage and Health Ratings for each Survivor Class. This does not factor in any Marksman or Strong Trait that a Hero or Survivor may have. Some of these ratings may be off by 1 or 2 since I can't quite figure out all of the rounding rules that NG used.


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// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

using NUnit.Framework;
using osu.Framework.Allocation;
using osu.Game.Overlays;

namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Playlists
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class TestScenePlaylistsScreen : ScreenTestScene
    {
        protected override bool UseOnlineAPI => true;

        [Cached]
        private MusicController musicController { get; set; } = new MusicController();

        public TestScenePlaylistsScreen()
        {
            var multi = new Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists.Playlists();

            AddStep("show", () => LoadScreen(multi));
            AddUntilStep("wait for loaded", () => multi.IsLoaded);
        }
    }
}

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SAO PAULO, May 10 (Reuters) - Banco do Brasil SA beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday as a fall in defaults led the country's largest state-controlled bank to post lower loan-loss provisions.
Brasília-based Banco do Brasil earned a net 3.026 billion reais ($841.9 million) excluding one-time items, up 20.3 percent from a year earlier. That was just above analysts' consensus estimate of 2.973 billion reais compiled by Thomson Reuters.


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Q: How to parse an IP Packet stored in char buffer in C/C++ I have an IP packet stored in a char buffer:
char packet[] = "450000CC68C4000001114C4F0A0A0A0AEFFFFFFADEA9076C00B832074D2D534541524348202A20485454502F312E310D0A484F53543A203233392E3235352E3235352E3235303A313930300D0A4D414E3A2022737364703A646973636F766572220D0A4D583A20310D0A53543A2075726E3A6469616C2D6D756C746973637265656E2D6F72673A736572766963653A6469616C3A310D0A555345522D4147454E543A20476F6F676C65204368726F6D652F3130372E302E353330342E313130204D6163204F5320580D0A0D0A"

I am try to parse this IP header using netinet/ip.h ip definition.
But when i try to print the ip packet details like ip header length, it is printing garbage:
#include <netinet/ip.h>

    void decodeIPPacket(const char *packet)
    {
        struct ip *ipHdr = (struct ip*)(long)packet;

        printf("decodeIPPacket:: IP Len: %d", ipHdr->ip_len);
        printf("decodeIPPacket:: srcip: %u", ipHdr->ip_src.s_addr);
        printf("decodeIPPacket:: dstip: %u", ipHdr->ip_dst.s_addr);
    }

decodeIPPacket:: IP Len: 12336
decodeIPPacket:: srcip: 808464432
decodeIPPacket:: dstip: 825307440
What am i doing wrong here?

A: Every character in your string represent a nybble in hexadecimal. You need to convert every 2 char from ASCII to hexadecimal as a byte.
#include <netinet/ip.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

char string[] =
    "450000CC68C4000001114C4F0A0A0A0AEFFFFFFADEA9076C00B832074D2D53454152434820"
    "2A20485454502F312E310D0A484F53543A203233392E3235352E3235352E3235303A313930"
    "300D0A4D414E3A2022737364703A646973636F766572220D0A4D583A20310D0A53543A2075"
    "726E3A6469616C2D6D756C746973637265656E2D6F72673A736572766963653A6469616C3A"
    "310D0A555345522D4147454E543A20476F6F676C65204368726F6D652F3130372E302E3533"
    "30342E313130204D6163204F5320580D0A0D0A";

int main() {
    char *pos = string;
    int packetLen = strlen(string) / 2;
    unsigned char packet[packetLen];
    struct sockaddr_in source, dest;

    /* Read only 20 bytes (40 nybbles)
     * to store only IPv4 header.
     * NOTE: IPv4 header is not always
     * 20 bytes. Can contain 'options' field.
     * You have to extract ihl value first.
     */
    for (size_t i = 0; i < 40; ++i) {
        sscanf(pos, "%2hhx", &packet[i]);
        pos += 2;
    }

    struct iphdr *iph = (struct iphdr *)packet;
    memset(&source, 0, sizeof(source));
    source.sin_addr.s_addr = iph->saddr;

    memset(&dest, 0, sizeof(dest));
    dest.sin_addr.s_addr = iph->daddr;

    printf("IP Version: %d\n", (unsigned int)iph->version);
    printf("IP Header Length: %d Bytes\n", ((unsigned int)(iph->ihl)) * 4);
    printf("Type Of Service: %d\n", (unsigned int)iph->tos);
    printf("IP Total Length: %d  Bytes(Size of Packet)\n",
           ntohs(iph->tot_len));
    printf("Identification: %d\n", ntohs(iph->id));
    printf("TTL: %d\n", (unsigned int)iph->ttl);
    printf("Protocol: %d\n", (unsigned int)iph->protocol);
    printf("Checksum: %d\n", ntohs(iph->check));
    printf("Source Adddress: %.4x\n", source.sin_addr);
}

Output:
IP Version: 4
IP Header Length: 20 Bytes
Type Of Service: 0
IP Total Length: 204  Bytes(Size of Packet)
Identification: 26820
TTL: 1
Protocol: 17
Checksum: 19535
Source Adddress: a0a0a0a
Destination Adddress: faffffef

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Our pastors have created a culture of service designed to engage our church family in connecting the message of the gospel with people outside the church. It is our prayer that, when people in our community are in need of hope or healing, their first thought will be God of Peace Ministries, where we have established a reputation for reaching the least, the lost and the broken; ministering to their needs and serving them with the utmost level of dignity and respect.
GOPM continues to give back to the community through a myriad of outreach efforts garnered by Pastors Michael and Vicky with a commitment to proclaim the Word of God, uplift the family and provide ministry to people just like you!
Through God of Peace Ministries, numerous people have received salvation and the tools necessary to live a victorious life in Christ.


Pick Two is the always changing, ever rearranging crossword game! Players draw letter tiles and build their own personal crosswords as fast as they can. Whenever players use all their letters they yell "PICK TWO" and everyone draws two more tiles. The catch? These tiles must now be added to your crossword. The best part? You can always change your crossword by rearranging letters and even words to use up your tiles. Also available in a round tin!
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Petrucci wins stage five at the Dakar Rally
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When the news came out that Danilo Petrucci was leaving the MotoGP paddock, I expected to hear shortly afterwards that the two-time MotoGP race...
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When the news came out that Danilo Petrucci was leaving the MotoGP paddock, I expected to hear shortly afterwards that the two-time MotoGP race winner (Mugello 2019, Le Mans 2020) had signed for a WSBK team. But that news never came. Instead, we heard of his plans to compete in the Dakar Rally. Nice one. He certainly wouldn't have been the first ex-MotoGP rider to enter the Dakar. But, after a few stages into the 2022 Dakar Rally, it looked as though Petrucci might just be the first ex-MotoGP rider to win one. And now he is.
I say that because right from the off, Petrucci has been seriously impressive at the 2022 Dakar Rally. Unfortunately, he won't be anywhere in the overall standings, thanks to a mechanical DNF in stage two, but he's kept going, and he's absolutely flying.
The fact is, that he's not just fast for a rookie; he's fast full stop. He was fourth fastest when he broke down in stage two, he was leading at one point in stage four, and he has only gone and stuck it on the top of the podium in stage five this morning. Outstanding, old boy!
Leg-ends
Out of nowhere, Danilo Petrucci is mixing it with Dakar legends; smoking previous winners like Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner. I can't stress how impressive that is. It's his first Dakar Rally. The bloke has never been a World Champion enduro rider or anything like that.
I've done some number crunching, and worked out that, at this point, had he not suffered the mechanical DNF in stage two (assuming he maintained the fourth position he was in at the time), he'd be ninth overall. That's with the ten minute penalty he received in stage four (presumably for speeding in a neutral zone). Without the penalty, he'd be fifth right now.
Maybe it's beginner's luck. Or maybe he's just really, really, really good on a bike. My money is on the latter. And if I were a betting man, I'd also bet money on the fact that Danilo Petrucci, before the 2022 Dakar is over, will bag another stage win. I'd also bet a few quid on him one day winning a Dakar outright. If he's this fast as a newbie, imagine how good he'll be with a few years' experience under his belt.
I'll be keeping a close eye on Petrucci for the rest of the '22 Dakar Rally because I'm really excited to see what he can do. I'm just trying to ignore the fact that it's almost certainly another person that's going to beat Fagan and me when we make our Dakar debut in a year's time.

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The Florida Supreme Court in Harvey v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., a divided 4-3 decision, imposed a heavy burden on insurers in the context of a bad faith claim handling case.
The case stemmed from an automobile accident involving GEICO's insured Harvey and another motorist killed in the accident. After determining that Harvey was liable, GEICO advised Harvey that he had potential excess exposure and informed him of the right to retain his own counsel. Nine days after the accident, GEICO tendered its policy limits.
Meanwhile, counsel for the decedent's estate contacted GEICO's claims adjuster to request a statement from Harvey regarding his assets. The adjuster did not inform Harvey of the request until 23 days after the accident. After learning of the request, Harvey called the adjuster and informed her that he would meet with his attorney to review his financial documents and provide the information requested. The adjuster documented the call but did not relay the message to the estate's counsel. A statement regarding Harvey's assets was never provided.
Approximately one month after the unfulfilled request for a statement, the estate returned GEICO's check for the amount of its limits and filed a wrongful death action against Harvey. In the wrongful death action, the jury awarded damages of $8.47 million to the decedent.
During the subsequent bad faith litigation, the attorney for the estate testified that had he known the extent of Harvey's assets, he would not have filed suit, and would have instead advised the estate to accept the offer of policy limits.
The obligations set forth in Boston Old Colony are not a mere checklist. An insurer is not absolved of liability simply because it advises its insured of settlement opportunities, the probable outcome of the litigation, and the possibility of an excess judgment. Rather, the critical inquiry in a bad faith [ ] is whether the insurer diligently, and with the same haste and precision as if it were in the insured's shoes, worked on the insured's behalf to avoid an excess judgment.
Finally, the Harvey Court made clear that the insurer's offer to tender its limits did not impact its obligation to continue acting in good faith through the claims process.
In a first-party case where liability is clear and damages are likely in excess of policy limits, Harvey imposes an obligation on an insurer to act with utmost diligence in handling the claim. The insurer cannot simply offer its policy limits in settlement while doing nothing more than informing its insured of a possibility of an excess judgment. Additionally, the decision in Harvey was based, in part, on an adjuster's communication lapses. Accordingly, insurers should exercise caution to document all settlement communications with claimants, apprise insureds of those communications, and ensure that a claimant's reasonable requests are complied with in a timely manner.


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The Fortunate
Home counties four-piece The Fortunate blend classic British indie and punk-pop, adding stadium flourishes and epic choruses along the way. M caught up with the band to find out more…
Home counties four-piece The Fortunate blend classic British indie and punk-pop, adding stadium flourishes and epic choruses along the way.
They cite influences from Fleetwood Mac and Duran Duran to Coldplay, and are already turning heads with their live gigs.
Last autumn they got together with Live Connection to record a three-track sampler and accompanying videos, which were circulated round industry executives and tastemakers. Then, in December, they signed a deal with EMI Publishing.
M caught up with the band to find out more…
How and why did you get together?
We all met at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and were brought together through our passion for music. We decided to form our own band so we could start writing our own music.
What's behind your sound and how did you come to it?
We have all been brought up with music from a young age so it has been and will always remain within us. We developed our sound through many influences, such as Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, Coldplay and Fleetwood Mac. Our shared love for these artists has helped us develop our own signature sound, which incorporates catchy indie driven guitar, strong rhythm and vocal melodies, which will stay with you long after hearing them. However, we have done and will always strive to experiment with the feel and sounds of the instruments.
What equipment do you use and is their any particular reason for your choice?
Rich (bass) and Sam (guitar) both use Orange amplification, as a reliable and retro British sound that helps define their contribution to the band's sound. They both also use Fender guitars, which they feel most comfortable using. Si (drums) plays an SJC kit following a recent endorsement and Natalie uses her Yamaha keyboard for writing and live performances, due to its huge array of sounds to choose from.
Where was your first live show and what was it like?
Our first live show was at a local pub called The Harvest Home in Sam's hometown Whitchurch. We took the opportunity to perform our material for the first time to a crowd of friends and family as well as many locals. We received amazing feedback and much encouragement and support which we have continued to enjoy right through to the present day.
What's next for the band?
We are all excited about the band's future and plan on stepping up our game further this year. We intend to release our debut single within the next month or so and then head out and play as many shows as we possibly can.
What bands/artists are you into at the moment?
Natalie is enjoying Jimmy Eat World and their latest effort Invented, which she describes as 'incredible!'
To find out more about the Live Connection music service, read M's story here.
To hear Live Connection co-founder and sound engineer Pete Webber's top tips on playing live, click here.


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Abortion activists say that telling Canadians about lack of abortion laws is "dangerous"
By Jonathon Van Maren
Another so-called "controversy" over abortion has been sparked here in Canada. This time, it was triggered by the political pro-life organization We Need A Law (WNAL), which draws attention to Canada's lack of abortion laws and calls for our politicians to act on the mandate they were given in the 1988 Supreme Court R v. Morgentaler ruling and pass legislation. According to my friend Mike Schouten, the director of WNAL, thirty billboards with the simple statement "Canada has no abortion laws" will be going up across the country from Victoria to Halifax. About 77% of Canadians think we already have abortion laws, he pointed out. It's time to correct that misconception.
You'd think that this wouldn't be particularly controversial. Billboards with a simple statement of fact, educating Canadians on the legal reality in their nation. What could be so controversial about that? But then you'd be forgetting that we live in Canada, where the media and most politicians are incapable of having a reasonable or mature conversation about this issue. Some pro-life people have been fooled into thinking that if pro-life activists focus on producing only inoffensive types of messaging and outreach, that controversy can be avoided. Time and again, that belief has been proven to be unfounded—and WNAL's campaign is the latest example. Consider this nonsense, from Global News:
A billboard on one of Dartmouth's busiest roads is generating public concern over access to abortion in Canada.
"I think it's trying to foster fear and stigma and I think that kind of message can be really dangerous," Sarah Baddeley said, the Halifax Chair of Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).
The billboard is part of a national campaign by a pro-life organization called We Need a Law. The group is based out of British Columbia and says they're trying to raise awareness around "the issue of abortion legislation."
"We Need a Law, is an advocacy campaign-building support among Canadians and then asking our federal authorities to pass laws that do protect fetal interests," Mike Schouten said, the director of We Need a Law.
Legal experts in Nova Scotia say the billboard sends "harmful messaging" and that there haven't been any criminal laws with respect to abortion in Canada since 1988.
"It's disappointing to see a sign like that come up because it's not true that abortion is unregulated in Canada. Fear and stigma can be really significant barriers to access for a lot of people as they make a choice that's right for them and a billboard like that fosters that fear and stigma by suggesting that abortion somehow exists in a regulatory void, which is not the case," Baddeley said.
Keep in mind here that these are not the sorts of signs that the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform uses. They do not show the public what happens to victims of abortion. They don't even say what happens during abortion, or include any facts about fetal development. But according to abortion supporter Sarah Baddely, a sign that simply informs commuters what the legal reality in Canada is can be characterized as the promotion of "fear and stigma" and should be considered "really dangerous."
Other so-called "legal experts" called the dissemination of this bland legal fact "harmful messaging," and to back that statement up they literally pointed to the reality that the billboards are drawing attention to: "that there haven't been any criminal laws with respect to abortion in Canada since 1988." Baddely then added that abortion is regulated in Canada, while of course not mentioning that abortion is legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy, and that any guidelines that exist are simply that: Guidelines. As our discombobulated "legal experts" pointed out, there are no criminal laws, and thus it is possible to abort a baby in the last month of pregnancy. The reason Baddely considers this sort of fact to be dangerous is that it is dangerous to the survival of her preferred political outcome: Most people recognize that this is an unacceptable legal status quo. I have talked to countless Canadians on this issue, and nearly all of them are stunned to find out that we have no abortion laws.
This is how intellectually bankrupt Canada's abortion activists are, and this is how badly they want to hide the truth from Canadians. They don't just want to ban evidence of what abortion does to the pre-born human being developing in the womb, or censor facts about the abortion procedure or fetal development. No, even a campaign that simply tells Canadians that we have no laws on abortion is unacceptable to them, because they are terrified that if pro-life activists continue to address the widespread ignorance surrounding the abortion issue, they will begin to lose support. And so they infantilize Canadians by claiming that telling us what our legal regime looks like is "dangerous," hoping that they can respond to facts with fear-mongering.
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We do need a law! When I learned a couple of years ago that there were no abortion laws in Canada at all, and that an unborn child could be aborted even at the last trimester of pregnancy, I was shocked out of my wits! I am ashamed of my country for being one of the 3 countries in the world with no abortion laws. To abort a child at such a late stage of pregnancy is pure, unadulterated murder! I wonder how many Canadians, like me, are not aware of the fact that this is possible in Canada! These billboards are needed to inform the general public of this great travesty that is taking place in our land.
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.. _int: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html

.. _str: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html

.. _vmodl.DynamicData: ../../vmodl/DynamicData.rst

vim.host.HostBusAdapter
=======================
  This data object type describes the bus adapter for the host. A host bus adapter (HBA) is a hardware or software adapter that connects the host to storage devices.
:extends: vmodl.DynamicData_

Attributes:
    key (`str`_, optional):

       The linkable identifier.
    device (`str`_):

       The device name of host bus adapter.
    bus (`int`_):

       The host bus number.
    status (`str`_):

       The operational status of the adapter. Valid values include "online", "offline", "unbound", and "unknown".
    model (`str`_):

       The model name of the host bus adapter.
    driver (`str`_, optional):

       The name of the driver.
    pci (`str`_, optional):

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La guerra laconica, chiamata anche Guerra contro Nabide, del 195 a.C. fu combattuta tra la città-stato di Sparta e una coalizione composta da Repubblica romana, Lega achea, Regno di Macedonia, Rodi e Regno di Pergamo.

Durante la seconda guerra macedonica (200-196 a.C.) la Macedonia aveva concesso a Sparta il controllo su Argo, un'importante città sulla costa egea del Peloponneso; la prosecuzione del controllo di Sparta su Argo fu usato dai Romani e dai loro alleati come casus belli. La coalizione anti-spartana assediò Argo, catturò la base navale spartana di Gytheio e presto investì e assediò Sparta stessa. Alla fine, le negoziazioni portarono alla pace secondo i termini romani, che prevedevano che Argo e le città costali di Laconia fossero liberate dal controllo spartano e gli Spartani fossero obbligati a pagare una indennità di guerra a Roma per i successivi otto anni. Argo entrò nella Lega achea e le città laconiche furono poste sotto protezione achea.

Come risultato della guerra, Sparta perse la propria posizione egemonica in Grecia: tutti i successivi tentativi spartani di recuperare le perdite fallirono e Nabide, ultimo re spartano effettivamente sovrano, fu alla fine assassinato. Poco dopo, Sparta fu obbligata a diventare membro della Lega achea, sua precedente rivale, ponendo fine a diversi secoli di fiera indipendenza.

Contesto storico

Antefatti

Per lungo tempo, Sparta era stata governata da due re, uno appartenente alla dinastia euripontide e uno della dinastia agiade; tale sistema era caduto quando, nel 227 a.C., il re agiade Cleomene III uccise quattro dei cinque efori (le guardie della costituzione) e depose, forse assassinandolo, il re collega euripontide Archidamo V e lo sostituì con il proprio fratello Euclida,agiade, ma regnante sul trono euripontide.

I due fratelli iniziarono delle riforme sociali e ricevettero dei finanziamenti dall'Egitto tolemaico per riformare e rafforzare l'esercito spartano sul modello macedone. Questa minaccia all'egemonia macedone in Grecia fu eliminata dagli Antigonidi (i sovrani macedoni) nella battaglia di Sellasia, e i Tolomei smisero di inviare finanziamenti agli Spartani. Dall'esilio di Cleomene III, nel 222 a.C., al 219 a.C. Sparta fu una repubblica; in quell'anno furono eletti re l'agiade Agesipoli III e l'euripontide Licurgo.

Licurgo depose Agesipoli nel 215 a.C., ma questi per anni tentò di riprendere il trono, guidando anche una forza composta da esiliati spartani nella guerra romano-spartana. Licurgo regnò da solo fino alla sua morte, avvenuta nel 210 a.C.: suoi successori furono suo figlio Pelope e il tiranno Macanida, che non aveva origini regali; i due regnarono insieme fino al 207 a.C., quando Macanida fu ucciso da Filopemene nella battaglia di Mantinea.

Nabide conquista il potere a Sparta
Dopo la morte nel 207 a.C. del reggente spartano Macanida, avvenuta in battaglia contro la Lega achea, Nabide rovesciò il re euripontide Pelope col sostegno di un esercito mercenario e si pose sul trono, affermando di essere il discendente del re euripontide Demarato. Già in questo periodo la tradizionale costituzione di Licurgo aveva perso il suo significato e Sparta era dominata da un gruppo di suoi vecchi mercenari. Polibio descrive le forze di Nabide come «un'accozzaglia di assassini, ladri, borseggiatori e predoni». Nel 205 a.C., Nabide firmò un trattato di pace con Roma, ma nel 201 a.C. attaccò il territorio di Messene, che Sparta aveva controllato fino alla metà del IV secolo a.C.: gli Spartani conquistarono Messene, ma furono presto allontanati dall'esercito di Megalopoli comandato da Filopemene. In seguito subirono una schiacciante sconfitta nella battaglia di Tegea e Nabide fu obbligato a procrastinare le sue mire espansionistiche.

Durante la seconda guerra macedonica, Nabide ebbe un'altra occasione di espandersi. Filippo V di Macedonia gli offrì la città di Argo se Sparta avesse abbandonato la coalizione romana e si fosse schierata con l'alleanza macedone. Nabide accettò e ottenne il controllo di Argo; quando fu chiaro che la guerra sarebbe andata male per i Macedoni, Nabide ritornò nella coalizione romana e inviò 600 mercenari cretesi a sostegno dell'esercito romano. Filippo fu poi definitivamente sconfitto dai Romani nella battaglia di Cinocefale, ma Sparta mantenne il controllo di Argo. Dopo la guerra l'esercito romano non si ritirò dalla Grecia, ma invece distribuì delle guarnigioni in luoghi strategici della regione per proteggere i propri interessi.

Riforme di Nabide
In cambio del suo aiuto nella guerra, Roma riconobbe il controllo di Nabide sulla polis di Argo; Nabide, che era già re di Sparta, fece la propria moglie Apia sovrana di Argo, sua città natale. Successivamente, Apia e Nabide confiscarono grandi proprietà alle famiglie delle due città, torturando coloro che opponevano resistenza; molta della terra confiscata fu poi distribuita a quegli iloti (i servi della società dorica) che erano leali a Nabide.

Avendo così aumentato sia i propri possedimenti territoriali che la propria ricchezza, Nabide iniziò a trasformare il porto di Gytheio in un importante arsenale navale e fortificò Sparta. I suoi alleati cretesi avevano già il permesso di mantenere basi navali in territorio spartano, dalle quali praticavano la pirateria.
L'ingrandimento della flotta permise anche ai poveri di partecipare, qualità di rematori, alla spartizione dei profitti. Ciò nondimeno, per le circostanze in cui si sviluppò, l'aumento delle capacità navali del porto di Gytheio preoccupò gli stati che si affacciavano sul Mar Egeo e la Repubblica romana.

Il potere di Nabide traeva forza dalle sue riforme sociali e dalla ricostruzione delle forze armate spartane, tradizionalmente basate sulla leva degli Spartiati (cittadini che godevano di tutti i diritti) e dei Perieci (una classe di non-cittadini liberi della Laconia), rinforzati da Iloti armati alla leggera. Pari a diverse migliaia ai tempi delle guerre persiane (V secolo a.C.), il numero di spartiati si era ridotto a poche centinaia ai tempi di Cleomene III, in quanto era molto semplice perdere la cittadinanza spartanta, ma molto difficile acquisirla; di conseguenza era difficile mettere in campo un esercito oplitico senza schierare mercenari o iloti liberati.
Per questo motivo Cleomene incrementò il numero degli Spartiati e fece maggior affidamento nelle operazioni su falangiti di tipo macedone, armati più alla leggera. Molti di questi Spartani da poco cittadini morirono però nella battaglia di Sellasia, mentre le politiche di Nabide esiliarono i restanti. Non essendo più disponibile un numero sufficiente di soldati armati pesantemente, la potenza militare di Sparta declinò: l'intento delle riforme di Nabide fu allora quello di ricreare una classe di leali sudditi in grado di prestare servizio militare come falangiti (armati cioè con una lancia più lunga di quella degli opliti, ma che necessitavano di una panoplia molto meno costosa di quella oplitica).

Con la liberazione degli Iloti schiavi, Nabide fece una delle più rilevanti azioni politiche della storia spartana. La prevenzione delle rivolte degli Iloti era stata la preoccupazione principale della politica estera spartana, limitandone l'influenza alle poleis circostanti; la liberazione degli Iloti rimosse un pilastro ideologico centrale dello stato sociale spartano e un limite per l'espansione militare spartana. Gli Iloti liberati ricevettero delle terre da Nabide e furono sposati alle ricche mogli degli spartiati esiliati e alle vedove dell'aristocrazia, i cui mariti erano stati uccisi per ordine di Nabide.

Conflitto

Preparativi

La Lega achea era insoddisfatta della permanenza di uno dei suoi membri sotto l'occupazione spartana e convinse i Romani a riconsiderare la loro decisione di mantenere intatti gli ampliamenti territoriali di Sparta. Non essendo nell'interesse romano lasciare una Sparta forte e riorganizzata dopo il loro abbandono della Grecia, i Romani accondiscesero alle richieste achee.

Nel 195 a.C., Tito Quinzio Flaminino, comandante romano in Grecia, convocò un consiglio degli stati greci a Corinto allo scopo di discutere l'eventualità di una dichiarazione di guerra contro Nabide. Tra gli stati partecipanti al consiglio vi furono la Lega etolica, il Regno di Macedonia, il Regno di Pergamo, la Repubblica romana, Rodi, la Tessaglia e la Lega achea. Tutti i presenti propendevano per la guerra, tranne la Lega etolica e la Tessaglia, che volevano che i Romani abbandonassero la Grecia immediatamente. Entrambi questi stati si offrirono di tentare la via diplomatica con Nabide, ma furono ostacolati dalla Lega achea, la quale non intendeva accettare una possibile crescita del potere della Lega etolica. Lo storico moderno Erich Gruen ha proposto che i Romani abbiano usato la guerra come una scusa per mantenere alcune legioni in Grecia per impedire agli Spartani e alla Lega etolica di allearsi al sovrano seleucide Antioco III in caso di una sua invasione della Grecia.

Flaminino inviò un messaggero a Sparta, chiedendo a Nabide di restituire Argo alla Lega achea o di fronteggiare una guerra contro Roma e i suoi alleati greci; Nabide respinse l'ultimatum di Flaminino, e 40.000 soldati romani, oltre agli alleati greci, avanzarono verso il Peloponneso: a Cleonae i Romani di Flaminino si congiunsero con 10.000 fanti e 1000 cavalieri della Lega achea sotto il comando di Aristeneo e si diressero su Argo.

Nabide aveva incaricato il proprio cognato, l'argivo Pitagora, del comando della guarnigione di 15.000 uomini di Argo. Mentre i Romani e la Lega achea avanzavano verso la città, un giovane argivo di nome Damocles cercò di fomentare una rivolta contro il contingente spartano: con alcuni seguaci, si mise nel foro cittadino ed esortò gli argivi a ribellarsi agli Spartani. La rivolta non si materializzò e Damocles, con molti dei suoi sostenitori, furono circondati e uccisi dagli Spartani della guarnigione.

Alcuni sopravvissuti del gruppo di Democle fuggirono dalla città e raggiunsero il campo di Flaminino, cui suggerirono che se avesse mosso il proprio campo più vicino alle porte cittadine, gli Argivi si sarebbero ribellati agli Spartani. Il comandante romano inviò la propria fanteria leggera e la cavalleria in esplorazione, per trovare il luogo adatto per il nuovo campo. Il gruppo fu scoperto da alcune truppe spartane, che uscirono dalle porte e schermagliarono con i Romani a poca distanza dalle mura, ma questi costrinsero gli Spartani a ritirarsi in città.

Flaminino mosse il proprio campo nel luogo dove era avvenuta la schermaglia. Per un giorno, attese che gli Spartani lo attaccassero, ma questo non avvenne e Flaminino convocò allora un consiglio per decidere se stringere o meno d'assedio Argo; tutti i comandanti greci, ad eccezione di Aristeneo, concordarono che si doveva attaccare la città, la cui cattura era l'obiettivo primario della guerra; al contrario, Aristeneo sosteneva che fosse necessario colpire direttamente Sparta e la Laconia. Flaminino concordò con Aristeneo e l'esercito alleato marciò su Tegea, in Arcadia. Il giorno successivo Flaminino avanzò su Caryae, dove fu velocemente raggiunto dal rinforzo degli ausiliari alleati: questi erano costituiti da un contingente di esiliati spartani guidati da Agesipoli III (il legittimo re di Sparta rovesciato venti anni prima dal primo tiranno di Sparta, Licurgo), e da 1500 fanti macedoni e 400 cavalieri tessali inviati da Filippo. Giunsero anche notizie sullo sbarco sulle spiagge laconiche di diverse flotte alleate: una flotta romana di quaranta navi guidata da Lucio Quinzio Flaminino; una flotta di Rodi di diciotto navi e guidata di Sosila, il quale sperava che una vittoria su Nabide avrebbe interrotto la pirateria che infestava quei luoghi; una flotta del Regno di Pergamo di quaranta navi e guidata da re Eumene II, il quale intendeva guadagnarsi la protezione romana in caso di attacco di Antioco III.

Campagna laconica

Nabide ordinò la leva di 10.000 cittadini per il suo esercito, assoldando altri 1000 mercenari cretesi. Gli alleati cretesi di Nabide, che ottenevano profitti dallo sfruttamento delle basi navali sul suo territorio, inviarono 1000 soldati scelti in aggiunta ai 1000 che avevano già inviato in aiuto di Sparta. Temendo che l'avvicinarsi dei Romani potesse incoraggiare i suoi sudditi a ribellarsi, Nabide decise di terrorizzarli ordinando la morte di ottanta prominenti cittadini. Quando Flaminino lasciò la sua base e discese su Sellasia, gli ausiliari di Nabide attaccarono di sorpresa le truppe romane intente nella preparazione del campo; l'attacco indusse uno stato di confusione tra gli alleati, ma quando il grosso delle coorti legionarie giunse sul luogo, gli Spartani si ritirarono in città. Mentre i Romani avanzavano oltre Sparta nel loro viaggio verso monte Menelao, i mercenari di Nabide attaccarono alle spalle gli alleati, ma il comandante alleato della retroguardia, Appio Claudio, raccolse le proprie truppe e forzò i mercenari a ritirarsi dietro le mura cittadine, infliggendo loro nel frattempo pesanti perdite.

L'esercito alleato procedette allora fino ad Amyclae, da dove usciva a saccheggiare i dintorni. Nel frattempo, Lucio Quinzio Flaminino accettava la resa volontaria di diverse città costiere della Laconia. Gli alleati avanzarono fino al maggiore centro della zona, il porto e arsenale navale spartano di Gytheio. La flotta alleata giunse mentre le forze terrestri attaccavano la città: malgrado i marinai delle tre flotte costruissero in pochi giorni macchine da assedio che inflissero gravi danni alle mura cittadine, la guarnigione riuscì a resistere.

Finalmente Dexagoridas, uno dei due comandanti della guarnigione, inviò un messaggio al legatus romano informandolo che era disposto ad arrendersi e a cedere la città, ma questa soluzione fu eliminata quando l'altro comandante, Goropas, la scoprì e uccise Dexagoridas con le proprie mani. Goropas continuò a resistere fieramente finché Flaminino non giunse con altri 4000 soldati appena radunati: i Romani rinnovarono gli attacchi e Goropas fu costretto ad arrendersi, sebbene riuscisse ad ottenere la garanzia che la sua guarnigione e lui stesso non sarebbero stati toccati e che avrebbero potuto tornare a Sparta.

Assedio di Sparta
Durante l'assedio di Gytheio, Pitagora aveva raggiunto Nabide a Sparta, portando con sé 3000 uomini da Argo. Quando Nabide scoprì che Gytheio si era arresa, decise di inviare un messaggero a Flaminino per aprire i negoziati e discutere i termini della pace. L'offerta di Nabide prevedeva il ritiro della guarnigione spartana da Argo e la restituzione ai Romani di tutti i disertori e i prigionieri; Flaminino convocò un consiglio di guerra con gli alleati, da cui emerse vincitrice la fazione che intendeva catturare Sparta e rovesciare Nabide. Flaminino rispose a Nabide presentando le proprie condizioni per una tregua di sei mesi tra Sparta e Roma: Nabide doveva rinunciare ad Argo e a tutte le guarnigioni nell'Argolide; concedere la libertà alle città costiere della Laconia e cedere loro la propria flotta; pagare una indennità di guerra per gli otto anni successivi; rinunciare ad ogni alleanza con qualunque città cretese. Nabide respinse queste condizioni, affermando di avere abbastanza provviste per sostenere un assedio.

Flaminino condusse la propria forza di 50.000 uomini contro Sparta e, dopo aver sconfitto gli Spartani in una battaglia fuori le mura cittadine, iniziò l'assedio. Il comandante romano decise di non condurre un assedio prolungato, ma di provare a prendere la città d'assalto. Gli Spartani mantennero inizialmente la posizione contro gli attacchi alleati, ma la loro resistenza fu indebolita dal fatto che i larghi scuta (scudi) romani rendevano i lanci di frecce e pietre poco efficaci. I Romani assaltarono Sparta conquistando le mura, ma la loro avanzata fu difficoltosa a causa della scarsa larghezza delle strade nella periferia della città; le strade divenivano però via via più larghe mano a mano che ci si avvicinava al centro cittadino, e gli Spartani furono costretti ad arretrare. Resosi conto che le sue forze stavano collassando, Nabide tentò di fuggire, ma Pitagora raccolse i propri soldati e ordinò loro di dar fuoco alle costruzioni più vicine alle mura. Le macerie in fiamme furono lanciate contro i soldati alleati che entravano in città, causando loro molte perdite; Flaminino decise allora di ritirare le truppe nei loro accampamenti. In occasione del successivo attacco, gli Spartani resistettero agli assalti romani per tre giorni, prima che Nabide, considerando la situazione disperata, inviasse Pitagora con una offerta di resa. Inizialmente Flaminino si rifiutò di concedere udienza al generale spartano, ma quando questi tornò una seconda volta, il comandante romano si disse disposto ad accettare la resa alle stesse condizioni offerte prima dell'assedio. Il trattato fu poi ratificato dal Senato romano.

Nel frattempo, alla notizia dell'assedio di Sparta, gli Argivi guidati da Archippas si ribellarono contro la guarnigione spartana comandata da Timocrate di Pellene, il quale cedette la cittadella a condizione che tutti gli Spartani della guarnigione potessero lasciare Argo incolumi; in cambio, tutti gli Argivi in servizio nell'esercito di Nabide poterono tornare a casa.

Conseguenze

Dopo la guerra, Flaminino si recò ai Giochi di Nemea, ad Argo e dichiarò le poleis libere. Gli Argivi decisero di ritornare nella Lega achea, mentre Flaminino liberò le città costiere della Laconia, ponendole sotto la tutela achea e dando loro ciò che restava della flotta di Sparta. Nabide dovette anche ritirare le guarnigioni spartane dai centri cretesi e revocare le riforme sociali ed economiche che avevano permesso il rafforzamento dell'esercito spartano. I Romani, però, non tolsero il trono a Nabide, in quanto preferivano che una Sparta indipendente, sebbene senza accesso al mare ed effettivamente senza potenza militare, fungesse da contrappeso ad una Lega achea in crescita. La lealtà di Nabide fu garantita dal fatto che il sovrano spartano dovette concedere cinque ostaggi, tra cui il figlio Armenas. Per questa ragione, allo scopo di evitare conflitti interni che dilaniassero Sparta, i Romani non permisero agli esiliati di tornare in patria, sebbene concedessero a tutte le donne sposate ad ex-iloti di raggiungere un precedente marito che fosse in esilio.

Dopo che le legioni romane di Flaminino erano tornate in Italia, gli stati greci furono nuovamente padroni del proprio destino. Le potenze principali erano il Regno di Macedonia, che aveva recentemente perso la seconda guerra macedonica contro la Repubblica romana, gli Etoli, la rafforzata Lega achea e l'indebolita Sparta. Gli Etoli, contrari all'influenza romana negli affari greci, incitarono Nabide a riprendersi i suoi precedenti territori e, conseguentemente, la sua posizione tra le potenze greche. Nabide ricostruì la flotta e rafforzò l'esercito e, nel 192 a.C., mise sotto assedio Gythio. Gli Achei risposero inviando un'ambasciata a Roma chiedendo aiuto, e il Senato romano decise di inviare una flotta al comando del pretore Atilio e una ambasceria guidata da Flaminino, ma, invece di attendere l'arrivo della flotta romana, l'esercito e la flotta achei si diressero su Gythio agli ordini di Filopemene. La flotta achea, sotto il comando di Tisone, fu sconfitta dalla moderna flotta spartana, con la nave ammiraglia achea che fu affondata al primo speronamento; gli Achei non riuscirono a vincere gli Spartani neppure per terra, di fronte a Gythio, e Filopemene fu costretto a ritirarsi a Tegea. In un secondo tentativo, Filopemene penetrò nuovamente in Laconia e, sebbene cadesse in una imboscata, riuscì ad ottenere una vittoria: gli Achei vittoriosi saccheggiarono la Laconia indisturbati per trenta giorni, mentre le truppe spartane rimasero chiuse nelle loro città fortificate. Già i piani per la cattura di Sparta erano stati preparati, quando l'ambasceria romana di Flaminino giunse sul luogo e convinse lo stratega acheo Filopemene a risparmiarla. Nabide decise di accettare lo status quo e si arrese alle stesse condizioni dell'ultimo trattato.

A causa dell'indebolimento dell'esercito spartano, Nabide chiese aiuto agli Etoli, i quali inviarono a Sparta 1000 fanti e 30 cavalieri scelti al comando di Alessameno. Accadde, però, che mentre Nabide stava assistendo alle esercitazioni del suo esercito, Alessameno gli si gettò contro e lo uccise con la propria lancia; allora le truppe etoli presero possesso del palazzo e iniziarono a saccheggiare la città, ma gli abitanti di Sparta furono in grado di riunirsi e li cacciarono fuori dalla città. Mentre il caos regnava a Sparta, Filopemene entrò in città con l'esercito acheo e fece di Sparta un membro della Lega achea. La polis lacedemone fu autorizzata a mantenere le proprie leggi e il proprio territorio, ma gli esiliati e il loro dominio sui demos militari non furono ripristinati.

Nel 189 a.C., tutti gli ostaggi spartani a Roma, a parte il figlio di Nabide che si era ammalato ed era morto, furono autorizzati a tornare a Sparta. Sofferenti per la mancanza di un accesso al mare e per la presenza, nelle vicinanze, degli esiliati a lei ostili, Sparta attaccò e catturò la città di Las, residenza di molti esiliati e membro del Koinon dei Laconi Liberi. Gli Achei decisero che era giunto il momento di porre fine alla indipendenza spartana per sempre, e chiesero che fossero consegnati i cittadini responsabili dell'attacco, ma questi risposero uccidendo i membri della fazione pro-achea, secedendo dalla Lega e chiedendo protezione ai Romani, i quali, interessati a mantenere uno stato di frazionamento interno nella Lega, non intervennero in alcun modo. Nel 188 a.C. Filopemene penetrò nella Laconia settentrionale con un esercito acheo e con gli esiliati spartani che volevano tornare in città; prima fece massacrare ottanta esponenti anti-achei a Compasio, poi fece distruggere le mura attorno a Sparta fatte erigere da Nabide; infine fece rientrare in città gli esiliati, abolì le leggi spartane e introdusse la legislazione achea. In questo modo Sparta smise di interpretare il ruolo della potenza greca, mentre l'Achea estese il proprio dominio su tutto il Peloponneso.

Note

Bibliografia
Fonti primarie
 Tito Livio, Ab Urbe condita libri
 Polibio, Storie

Fonti secondarie

Approfondimenti
 Theodor Mommsen, (1854-1856; edizione 2001). Storia di Roma; vol. 1.2. Firenze: Sansoni. ISBN 88-383-1880-8
 John Warry (1995; edizione 2006). Warfare in the Classical World London (UK), University of Oklahoma Press, Norman Publishing Division of the University by special arrangement with Salamander Books Ltd. ISBN 0-8061-2794-5

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GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality."
Gini coefficient > Level: Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).
Income inequality among individuals is measured here by five indicators. The Gini Coefficient is based on the comparison of cumulative proportions of the population against cumulative proportions of income they receive, and it ranges between 0 in the case of perfect equality and 1 in the case of perfect inequality. The mean log deviation is the average value of the logarithm of the ratio of mean income to the income of each decile. The squared coefficient of variation is the variance of average income of each decile, divided by the square of the average income of the entire population. The P90/P10 ratio is the ratio of the upper bound value of the ninth decile (i.e. the 10% of people with highest income) to that of the first. The P50/P10 ratio is the ratio of median income to the upper bound value of the first decile. The mean log deviation and inter-decile ratios have a lower value of 1 and no upper bound, while the squared coefficient of variation has a lower bound of 0 and upper bound of infinity.
Income share held by fourth 20%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Income share held by highest 10%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Income share held by highest 20%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Income share held by lowest 10%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
Income share held by lowest 20%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Income share held by second 20%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Income share held by third 20%: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Interdecile ratio P50/P10 > Level: Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).
Interdecile ratio P50/P10 > Rank: Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).
Mean log deviation > Rank: Income is defined as household disposable income in a particular year. It consists of earnings, self-employment and capital income and public cash transfers; income taxes and social security contributions paid by households are deducted. The income of the household is attributed to each of its members, with an adjustment to reflect differences in needs for households of different sizes (i.e. the needs of a household composed of four people are assumed to be twice as large as those of a person living alone).
Select year 1984 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009
GINI index 51.61 2008 1st out of 4
Gini coefficient > Level 0.474 Different summary measure 2009 1st out of 30
Income share held by fourth 20% 19.24% 2008 4th out of 4
Income share held by highest 10% 41.26% 2008 1st out of 4
Income share held by lowest 10% 1.22% 2008 4th out of 4
Income share held by second 20% 8.1% 2008 4th out of 4
Income share held by third 20% 12.43% 2008 4th out of 4
Interdecile ratio P50/P10 > Level 2.86 Different summary measure 2009 1st out of 30
Interdecile ratio P50/P10 > Rank 30 2009
Mean log deviation > Rank 28 2009
SOURCES: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/jsp/index.jsp).; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009
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Israeli water desalination technique could help relieve Cape Town's thirst
Relying on solar energy, startup Tethys is more mobile, scalable, cheap and energy-efficient than other methods of getting drinking water from the sea
By Urvashi Verma	11 March 2018, 1:52 pm 8 Edit
A man carries water at a source for natural spring water in Cape Town, February 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
For months, Cape Town, a city of four million people, has been facing the doomsday scenario of taps running dry. The city's Theewaterskloof Dam, a water reservoir which once supplied the city 50 percent of its supply, looks more like a desert area.
Two cataclysmic issues are at the center of Cape Town's water crisis. First, the scarcity of rainfall: in the past three years, the once reliable rains that fell during winter months have disappeared.
Second is the inequity in the distribution of water. South Africa's mostly white wealthy populations have access to water from their taps and its poor, primarily black, inhabitants live in informal settlements that are not equipped with infrastructure to receive clean drinking water, experts say.
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Since South Africa has a long coastline, two former Israeli rocket scientists, Dr. Moshe Tshuva, the head of the Energy Department at the Afeka-Tel Aviv College of Engineering, and Joshua Altman, the co-founders of Tethys Solar Desalinization (TSD), a Tel Aviv-based startup, say they may have a solution to Cape Town's water issues.
"Cape Town has plenty of sun, coastal seawater, and a need for a quick, affordable solution. TSD can be the perfect solution for the city's water shortage. Our system can be placed outside the city in any vacant area, preferably near the seaside to pump freshwater production into the town's reservoirs," Tshuva, who has been involved in the research and development of solar plants and green energy projects since the early 80s, said in an interview.
Technology from Israel could be a boon to Cape Town as reservoirs run dry, Israeli researcher Dr. Clive Lipchin, who attended a water symposium in Johannesburg last month, said in an interview with The Times of Israel.
The company has created what it calls a "weather box," which mimics and multiplies the natural atmospheric processes of evaporation and condensation to make filtered and clean freshwater from a variety of water sources, like the sea or brackish groundwater. The process uses solar heat to evaporate the water, leaving the contaminants at the bottom. The vapor is then collected and cooled back into liquid form, much like when it rains naturally, said Altman. The clean water is then collected into containers.
Dr. Moshe Tshuva, co-founder of Tethys Solar Desalination, and head of the Energy Department at the Afeka-Tel Aviv College of Engineering, demonstrating the desalination technology (Courtesy)
The modular solution can be deployed virtually anywhere with sunlight and a water source and is capable of producing up to 10,000 cubic meters a day, the company says.
Compared with existing methods of desalinization, TSD's purification process offers three distinct advantages, the company says; it is off-grid — it does not require pipelines; it requires no external energy source except for the sun; and it has no negative environmental impact — a zero global footprint.
Current desalination techniques come in two varieties: a process similar to boiling water to separate it from the salt, and a reverse osmosis technique that forces water through a membrane to filter out the salt. Both methods create a brine as a byproduct, which is then generally pumped back out to sea and can upset aquatic ecosystems, and require a vast amount of energy, experts say.
Bringing water to geographically widespread populations involves large amounts of capital investment and energy consumption, which is generally shouldered by governments, said Altman.
"We want to privatize water and make it accessible to people across the world without the need to rely on infrastructure from the governments and municipalities. This is a powerful shift from the existing utility-based model currently used in many parts of the world," he said.
By 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may face water shortages, and water scarcity is one the largest global risks in terms of potential impact over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum.
Photo depicting Tethys Solar Desalinization proposed pilot project (Courtesy)
Israeli technology may be particularly useful to Cape Town. Israel, with its arid climate and lack of freshwater, faced a years-long drought in the mid-to-late 2000s, depleting its natural freshwater stocks.
"Israel is a model for how that can be done in a very efficient way. We operate five of the world's largest desalination plants and we do it very efficiently," Lipchin, the researcher, said in the interview.
To date, TSD has secured $500,000 in seed funding and is currently past prototype development phase. The company expects to launch pilots in Israel and Jordan within the next six months and is seeking investors to raise $1.5 million for its series A funding round, said Altman.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and CIA chief Gina Haspel also targeted by Tehran for alleged roles in assassinations of Iranian officials


Minnesota Golden Gophers Vs. New Mexico State Aggies is an event that takes place from Aug 30 - Aug 30, 2018 and may cause room availability issues or hotel rates to increase.Hotels in Minneapolis are listed below. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates near the Minnesota Golden Gophers Vs. New Mexico State Aggies Minneapolis, MN for individual or group travel. The Minneapolis hotels and motels below is a general city directory and are not necessarily the recommended hotels for Minnesota Golden Gophers Vs. New Mexico State Aggies.
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There are many ways in which you can prepare for your dogs arrival, similar to the way you would prepare for a new roommate. You'll need to purchase a bed, a dog bowl, dog food, a leash, etc. before you pick your pup up from the shelter. Make the transition easiest on yourself by being equipped with all the necessities before she arrives. Additionally, it's important to decide where your dog will spend the majority of her time in your house. Remember your dog will be dealing with the stress of a new environment and a new owner. She may be prone to accidents, so choose her designated indoor spot carefully. If you plan to crate train your dog, be sure to have the crate ready when she arrives. Refer to our article on housebreaking your dog for more information about crate training. Make sure you have also puppy-proofed all areas of the house that she may come into contact with. This may mean moving plants to a higher shelf, tucking in electrical chords, and removing objects near the floor that could unintentionally become chew toys.
Tip: Ask the shelter if you can bring her favorite chew toy home with you!
Have an ID tag and collar made in advance. As your new dog will be unfamiliar with your house and surrounding area, it's good to have an extra measure of safety in case she runs away and has no idea how to get back. Make sure to keep a careful eye on your dog the first few days and have her leashed or in a secure fenced area when she is outdoors so she doesn't get lost.
As dogs are pack animals, your canine will look to you for leadership. It is up to you to teach her what she can and cannot do. Thus, don't issue a command unless you are able to continually enforce it. Use the command phrases your have chosen to help you dog understand what is acceptable and what is not. Mixed messages will simple teach her to ignore you. Additionally, while it's great to play with your dog, don't rough-house in a way that encourages any aggression on her part or tempts her to challenge you. Make sure you show her who is boss, in a kind and loving way.
You'll probably be feeding your new dog higher quality food than her shelter could afford. In order to avoid any digestive problems and decrease the amount of sudden changes she will experience, purchase a small amount of food she was eating while at the shelter and use this for her first few days. Then slowly you can start mixing in new food until she becomes fully accustomed to her new diet.
It's important to strike a good balance of bonding with your new dog in the first few days but also giving her an opportunity to adjust to time on her own. Some dogs, and more often those coming from shelters, can suffer from separation anxiety. Therefore, leave her alone only for a bit each day in the beginning. This may be something like a short walk outside to check the mail or pick up some milk. You should increase your time away from the dog slowly, and eventually she will become comfortable being on her own. If you new pup is especially shy, you can encourage her to interact with you through the use of treats and a calm, welcoming voice.
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If you are looking for the 1940-1945 United States' effort* to construct a working atomic bomb, "the Manhattan Project," try The National Atomic Museum and Introduction: The Manhattan Project: A New and Secret World of Human Experimentation.
I would like this book of Manhattan Maps to be a guide to the comings and goings of this dynamic city. It will show and describe services for, by and to New Yorkers as well as the enduring geo-physical, cultural, technological, commercial, educational, historical and social organizations, battlegrounds and institutions. It will be particularly interesting to correlate such issues as spcific locations with demographics. ie. A map showing school locations and districts and describing student population. Fire houses could be related to statistics and location of hazardous materials. Police to crime and special needs. Roads to transportation patterns. Hospitals to health statistics.
* My mother was one of the "leak-testers" on the Manhattan Project.


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Peter Wall (born 1975) is a Canadian video journalist (VJ) based in Toronto, currently working for CBC Television's The National.  As a VJ, he reports, writes, shoots and edits his own stories and documentaries.

From 2001 to 2009 he worked as a VJ for the news magazine CBC News: Sunday. Prior to that he was a VJ for Culture Shock, which aired on CBC Newsworld.
Wall has a master's degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia, and a philosophy degree from Bishop's University.  He has also studied in South Korea and South Africa.

In 2000, he was awarded a Donaldson Scholarship at the CBC. In 2006 his story "Mission House" was nominated for a Gemini award as the Best Newsmagazine Segment. In 2008 Wall won a CAJ/CIDA fellowship and traveled to Colombia.

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University of British Columbia alumni
1975 births
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Au Petit Poucet, a whole lot of fun while eating!
Kids just LOVE the smoked ham, the eggs, the delicious pancakes… and our spaghetti is a big winner too!
They will be OVERJOYED playing with maple taffy on snow, served at the table!


Off the back of their tour of the states, Alpine will be hitting our sunny shores for Festival of the Sun, bringing with them their eclectic pop music and Story Book Adventure on-stage vibe ….
You guys are on the bill for "FOTSUN" this year. What are you looking forward to the most?
Coming from Melbourne, at the moment it's freezing and grey and a bit sad, so we are looking forward to having the sunshine and the warmth – something we're not used to in Melbourne. And I think just being in a festival environment always has a real sense of escapism – being in an outside performance space, you can really see the people in the crowd, so you get to share the experience with everyone, and that's something that we love. If the crowd's having a good time, we vibe off the crowd.
What experience can we expect from your show on the stage, and what sort of vibe will you be pumping out?
It's a very energetic live show. In our band there are six members, and it's very much like an adventure story book watching an Alpine show. Everyone has got their own thing happening, and it can look quite chaotic – I think that's what makes it quite special.
It's been three years since you released your debut album, A is for Alpine. How has your sound progressed, and how has that been reflected on your new album, Yuck?
When we did A is for Alpine, we had just sorta emerged as a band, and we were still trying to formulate what our sound was. A lot of people compared us to Phoenix and Lykke Li … There was definitely, I guess, a sense of innocence to the music, and then three years later I think we've really as a band understood what our influences are. We've become a lot more confident; there's definitely a lot more sass and elements of '90s R&B mixed in with a little bit of Hip Hop. There's a assertiveness in the way Phoebe and I have explored new territories.
A is for Alpine was about trying to understand the world around us and understand ourselves individually, and I think when we came to writing Yuck, those three years were a long time. I think Pheebs and I had grown up a little bit more and realised more things and also realised that life still does stay difficult and great and exciting … And I guess commenting on that and realisations and the realities of things when you come into your own bit more, you're kind of owning it and not being afraid of it.
Speaking of your new album, the title, Yuck – what is this in reference to?
So, the title came from the first song we started writing, Foolish; it's a lyric in that song. It's a reaction to a relationship that ended – you know you kind of relapse sometimes and it's hard to completely walk away from a good thing, even though you know it's past its used by date. So the word "Yuck", just really ended up summing up the album. It's kind of playful as well; I think yuck is quite a funny word. When you say "yuck", you know you've had a really raw reaction to something, and you don't ever want it to happen again, whether it's like a smell or an experience, or something that you've seen. So it just seemed to be this word that really kind of summed up the attitude of the album, and it still brought it back to our genre of Pop Music.
The last few years touring must've brought along some memorable experiences. What has been the highlight?
We got to headline Metro in the Forum for the Sydney and Melbourne theatre shows, which has always been a dream of ours. It's so amazing to think where we started, to this recent tour and the huge turnout that we had, and people were singing along to the songs.
There are moments where I can just pass the microphone over to the crowd and the fans are singing along, and that's just amazing. You really start to recognise longevity and fans and supporters of our music … And then in terms of shows that we've done, touring with Empire of the Sun across America was incredible. We got to perform on Jimmy Kimmel, which was again amazing – I felt like it was over in two seconds, because I was just so high on adrenaline. The fact that we get to tour anyway is incredible; a lot of bands don't even get to the stage that we've got to, so every time we get to go anywhere or go to an airport to play a show is pretty much a highlight.
The future for Alpine is looking bright. What's on the horizon?
We are about to head off to the States again, and we're doing a really big tour with a band called Joywave. We have festivals like Falls Festival coming up as well, and we want to get straight back into the studio as soon as we come back; we are really keen to get our third album in the works. I think it's just as many shows as we can get thrown at us; we are ready to do that and keep creating and writing. You never know what's around the corner – we are just stoked to be able to do it.
Lastly, where can our readers follow your journey and purchase your music?
We are across pretty much most of the Social Media platforms, and it's @alpineband so, instagram, twitter, and Facebook. The music you can get on iTunes or you can purchase at JB Hi-Fi. You can watch our music videos on YouTube.


Human trafficking is a transnational issue that violates human rights and is increasingly associated with organized crime. Since the turn of the century and the passing of the United Nations Palermo Convention Protocols, combating human trafficking has required a coordinated and cooperative effort between local, regional, state, and international institutions. By studying the evolution of legislation and polices of the United Kingdom and France, a more detailed look is presented on how their efforts have positively contributed to the combat of human trafficking. Ultimately, their efforts have combined two approaches: 1) Human rights based approach that reflects the protection of victims and the human rights issues involved with human trafficking. 2) An approach that reflects the criminal nature of human trafficking and its association with organized crime. The convergence of these two approaches to combat human trafficking is also represented in the multitude of European security institutions and the role that both the United Kingdom and France have played in those institutions.


March 25, 2019 – As a part of the special concert series, MUSICAL MONDAYS, Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced ADAM CHANLER-BERAT, LAWRENCE CLAYTON, JENNIFER DAMIANO, LOUIS HOBSON, TAMIKA LAWRENCE, ISAAC POWELL, ALICE RIPLEY, AMY SPANGER, J. ROBERT SPENCER, PEARL SUNand AARON TVEIT will perform NEXT TO NORMAL: A CONCERT CELEBRATION.
Directed by ANTHONY RAPP and musical direction by RICK BERTONE, the evening will showcase brand new concert-style renditions of songs from the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, including songs that were only performed in the Second Stage production and others that were written for earlier versions of the musical. The concert, available to Second Stage subscribers only, will take place tonight, March 25, at 7pm at the Tony Kiser Theater (305 W 43rd Street).
Written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, the World Premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL was presented by Second Stage Theater on February 13, 2008, and was subsequently presented at Arena Stage, Washington D.C., in November 2008. NEXT TO NORMAL opened on Broadway April 15, 2009, produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, and Second Stage Theater.
NEXT TO NORMAL: A CONCERT CELEBRATION concludes MUSICAL MONDAYS, the series of one-night only concerts of musicals produced by Second Stage Theater in celebration of its 40th anniversary. The series kicked off on March 4th with Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS and was followed by SATURDAY NIGHT by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Stephen Sondheim, and DOGFIGHT by Peter Duchan, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul.
Second Stage Theater's 40th Anniversary Season kicked off last summer with the Broadway premiere of Young Jean Lee's STRAIGHT WHITE MEN, directed by Anna D. Shapiro. The season continued with the World Premiere of DAYS OF RAGE, a new play by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) and directed by Trip Cullman who staged the company's recent Tony-nominated hit production of Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero.
The world premiere musical SUPERHERO, is currently running at the Tony Kiser Theater after officially opening on February 28, 2019. Directed by Jason Moore, SUPERHERO features a book by John Logan and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt.
The season will also feature Christopher Shinn's Pulitzer Prize finalist, DYING CITY, in a new production from acclaimed director Lila Neugebauer (The Wolves), who returns to Second Stage after directing Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe last summer. The New York Premiere of Bess Wohl's play, MAKE BELIEVE, directed by Michael Greif, will conclude the season in summer 2019.


Malaria stills remains one of the leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa, with P. falciparum being the most virulent strain of Plasmodium. Due to the emergence of drug resistance, new antimalarial agents are needed to circumvent this. Similarly, in the treatment of cancer, there is an urgent need for the design and development of new antineoplastic agents. This work describes the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of chromone-aminoquinoline hybrids as potentially new chemotherapeutic agents.
Nair, S. 2012. Synthesis and evaluation of hybrid compounds based on antimalarial and anticancer pharmacophores. University of Cape Town.


Disassemble the hiking pole into its various parts.
Wash each part with a mild soap or detergent (preferably biodegradable) and water.
Rinse each part well, wipe them with a towel, and then let them air dry before reassembling and storing.
This is recommended once every 12 months. For simple and easy cleaning in between, simply extend the hiking poles, wipe them down with a damp cloth, and then let them air dry before packing them down and storing.
Substantial, ongoing use of your hiking poles will eventually lead to wearing down of the rubber feet or carbide tips.
Rubber Feet: Simply remove the old rubber feet and replace them with new rubber feet.
Carbide Tips: Using a spanner, unscrew the carbide tip. Replace it with a new carbide tip and screw it firmly into place with the spanner.
Store your hiking poles in a cool, dry place. Ensure they are completely dry before you store them.
Hiking poles are designed for use as a walking aid. Do not use them for any other purpose.
Avoid lateral impact or excessive force on the hiking poles. This can damage the integrity of the design and affect their performance.


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CDG and Cornell to offer Superhero Supertour
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG), a Main Street Iowa organization, and Cornell College will host a Superhero Supertour via Trolley on Saturday, Oct. 29, from noon to 4 p.m.
The event will feature a Superhero theme and include eight stops in Mount Vernon and Lisbon, and is designed to better acclimate Cornell students to the products and services that are available in Mount Vernon and Lisbon.
The tour is a continuous loop from Cornell through Mount Vernon and Lisbon and will begin and end at the Cornell College Commons Circle. Students and others can get on and off at any of the eight stops throughout the tour. Final pickup is at 3:30 p.m.
Stops include:
The Perfect Blend, 224 1st St. SW, Mount Vernon
PollyAnn's Antiques, 103 A Ave. SE, Mount Vernon
Lisbon Public Library, 101 East Main St., Lisbon
Dollar General, 315 Highway 30 East, Lisbon
Brother's Market, 930 Commercial St., Lisbon
U.S. Cellular, 321 Novak Rd., Lisbon
Gary's Foods, 715 First Ave. South, Mount Vernon
City Hall, 213 First St. NW, Mount Vernon
"This tour came out of a Cornell student-led survey done on campus last year," said Joe Jennison, Director of Main Street and Marketing for the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG). "The tour was a suggestion by the students themselves as a way to get them more comfortable with the products and services available in Mount Vernon and Lisbon. And we, of course, are happy to help."
Because the event will take place Halloween weekend during a block break, CDG volunteers will act as guides and will be dressed as Superheroes both on the trolley and at stops along the route. The event will include maps, a brief history discussion, and $200 in Community Cash giveaways. The tour has been created specifically for Cornell College students but the general public is welcome to take the tour as well.
About Cornell College
Cornell College, a selective liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is recognized as one of the "Colleges That Change Lives." The academic immersion of its One Course At A Time curriculum allows students to focus on a single academic subject per 18-day block. With a student body from 45 states and 18 foreign countries, and renowned faculty, speakers, and entertainers, Cornell offers the world from its hilltop campus.
About the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group exists to improve the social and economic well-being of Mount Vernon and Lisbon by capitalizing on their unique identity, assets and character. Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community in 2008, and practices economic development within the context of historic preservation.
The Main Street Approach is a copyrighted process of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Program has been used in Iowa since 1986 with a total of 56 communities having participated. Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community on March 4, 2008 by the State of Iowa, after submitting a comprehensive application and presenting to a select board of reviewers.
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Cruz urges GOP to use debt ceiling fight for Obamacare changes
October 6, 2013 / 12:27 PM / CBS/AP
WASHINGTON Legislation raising the debt ceiling is among the best leverage that Congress has to rein in the White House and should include changes to the nation's new health insurance system, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
Cruz said that in addition to dismantling Obamacare, Republicans should also look for a "significant" plan to reduce new spending and avoid new taxes. He pointed out that past debt ceiling authorizations included changes to the banking system and mandatory budget cuts.
Shutdown negotiations: What's the end game?
Gov't shutdown: Time for a little finesse
The two parties remain as divided as they've been for much of the week as the nation heads into its second week of a partial government shutdown, fueled by disagreements over legislation to fund the government. Democrats in the House and Senate have called for a "clean" bill to reopen the government with no strings attached, while the GOP-controlled House has sustained its attempts to alter or delay the new health insurance program.
Now, lawmakers face an Oct. 17 deadline to avoid a first-ever default on their financial obligations.
In September, Cruz vowed to do "everything necessary and anything possible to defund Obamacare," including attempting to filibuster any government funding bill that does not defund the healthcare law. A number of Republicans opposed that strategy, noting that the implementation of the law can't be stopped unless it is repealed outright.
First published on October 6, 2013 / 12:27 PM
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Sob Sisters is a British television sitcom which aired on ITV in 1989. Following the death of a husband, two sisters move in together despite their strongly contrasting personalities.

Other actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Mark Kingston, Maxine Audley, Jeillo Edwards, Jennifer Croxton, Sue Holderness and Tim Barrett.

Main cast
 Gwen Taylor as  Liz
 Polly Adams as  Dorothy
 Freddie Jones as  Leo
 Philip Bird as  Charlie
 Beryl Cooke as Edna

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1989 British television series debuts
1989 British television series endings
1980s British sitcoms
ITV sitcoms
Television series by ITV Studios
English-language television shows
Television shows produced by Central Independent Television
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Guy Rosolato (29. ledna 1924 Istanbul – 6. března 2012 Paříž, Francie) byl francouzský psychoanalytik lacanovské orientace. Narodil se v tureckém Istanbulu, převážnou část života však působil ve Francii. Byl analyzován Jacquesem Lacanem. V letech 1977–1979 byl prezidentem Association Psychanalytique de France. Rozvinul některé originální koncepce, například "vztah s neznámým" (la relation d'inconnu) ad.

Bibliografie
 Le désir et la perversion (1967)

 Essais sur le symbolique (1969)

 La relation d'inconnu (1978)

 Élément de l'interprétation (1985)

 Le sacrifice : repères psychanalytiques (1987)

 Pour une psychanalyse exploratrice dans la culture (1993)

 La portée du désir: ou la psychanalyse même (1996)

 Les cinq axes de la psychanalyse (1999)

 Les spiritualités (2004)

 L' inconnu, dialogue avec Guy Rosolato (2009)

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Rosolato
Rosolato
Muži
Narození v roce 1924
Narození 29. ledna
Úmrtí v roce 2012
Úmrtí 6. března


This seminar will focus on the recent developments in the practice of Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), an empirically supported psychotherapy for severe personality disorders based on the object-relations model of personality pathology. Although TFP was originally conceived as a twice-a-week individual psychotherapy, raising concerns about its broader dissemination, over the last years several contributions proposed to apply TFP or TFP principles outside this standard setting, in order to widen its scope and extend its beneficial effects to an increasing number of patient populations (i.e., "Applied TFP"). For instance, TFP setting can be modified to a once-a-week format for patients seeking psychiatric treatment within the European National Health Systems. TFP has also be adapted to inpatient or day-hospital settings, and has recently been successfully modified for the whole range of personality pathology. Finally, within the Italian context of care there are now emerging efforts to structure a TFP-oriented treatment approach for severe personality disorders that can be delivered both by inpatient psychiatric units and by community-based outpatient mental health teams. The clinical and theoretical implications of these new advances in TFP practice will be discussed.


Whether designing for a Halloween party or a haunted house display, a scary circus presents an unusual option for holiday mayhem. Projects involved in a scary circus include costuming and prop creation. Many such creations are well suited for do-it-yourself treatments, but include purchasing some props. Adding a scary circus to a larger Halloween display, or centering a party around the concept, can add a unique element to the holiday.
A scary circus without at least one scary clown would seem unfinished. Evil clowns work as a costume for a person or as a prop treatment for a dummy. An evil clown can be created by twisting a standard clown treatment. Add elements like blood and tattered clothing along with prop weapons. Build dummies by stuffing clothing with newspapers, foam rubber or other materials. Standing dummies need an inner framework built from heavy wire or wood.
While clowns come highly recommended for a scary circus, a ringmaster is nearly mandatory. The ringmaster should be a live person to direct the activity of the scary circus. A top hat and tuxedo jacket should be part of the costume. Playing those pieces straight could work, but blood splatters would be a nice touch. Create a bit of an evil look with some black makeup around the eyes. Prop weapons and tattered clothing effects help to twist the ringmaster costume evil.
Circuses frequently had side-show exhibits. Those exhibits sometimes included displays of strange animals, both living and dead. Creating a similar exhibit works well as a DIY project. Real animals should only be used if it's safe for both the animal and guests. In those cases, adding a costume to a pet dog or cat can add to the display. Prop animals can be constructed using purchased stuffed or other replica animals as a starting point. Create hybrid animals by using parts from two different props. Create monster animals by adding zombie makeup, or large fangs. Imagination and supplies are the only limitations.
Magic tricks can be adapted by adding blood and gore. For instance, a table for sawing people in half should have prop body parts and blood on and around it. Creating prop mummies and other preserved bodies for a semi-human side show can be accomplished by building dummies by stuffing clothes and building on those designs to bring monsters to light. Don't forget lighting. Standard lamps and flood lights with colored bulbs helps to create a spooky atmosphere.
Fog adds a creepy atmosphere to any Halloween display. While chemical fog machines can be purchased from Halloween stores, a dry ice fog machine is a great DIY project. Start the dry ice fog machine with an insulated ice chest. Make a hole in the chest just large enough to run a small tube into it. Cut another larger hole in the side for the fog to exit. Place dry ice in the chest and seal the chest with duct tape. Always handle dry ice with gloves. Drip warm water through the tube onto the dry ice to create fog.