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Too many Nigerians at high risk of hunger
Tormented by years of interminable Islamist terrorism, banditry, Fulani herdsmen rapine, militancy/industrial oil theft, kidnapping, and seasonal flooding, all conflating into economic downturn, Nigeria's ability to feed its mammoth population of 216 million is becoming highly questionable. This has been reinforced by a new United Nations publication, which warned that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August if urgent action is not taken. This advisory resonates. The federal and state governments should not trivialise it.
Food has become very expensive, preventing millions of Nigerians from feeding well. With security deteriorating to extraordinary depths, forcing farmers to abandon their farmland, there is a real threat of hunger looming large over Africa's most populous country.
According to the UN, the new data is a projected increase from the estimated 17 million people currently at risk of food insecurity. The report listed continued conflict, climate change, inflation and rising food prices as major drivers of its forecast. The National Bureau of Statistics aggregated food inflation in December at 23.75 per cent, a drop from the 24.13 per cent in November. Year-on-year, it was up by 6.38 per cent. Recent reports from local and international organisations point to the fact that millions of Nigerians go to bed hungry without any certainty as to where their next meal would come from as prices of foodstuff skyrocket.
Predictably, Nigeria ranked 103 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index, which was released in October 2022, and jointly published by NGOs Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe of Germany. The report, which ranks countries by "severity" of hunger level, gave Nigeria a score of 27.3 – a hunger level falling under the "serious" category.
The 2022 ranking was the second consecutive year in which Nigeria's ranking on the scale remained stagnant. It ranked 103 out of 116 countries in 2021 and finished 98 among 107 countries in 2020.
NBS data indicates that food prices continue to rise in Nigeria. For instance, the average price of 1.0 kilogramme of boneless beef on a year-on-year basis, increased by 29.00 per cent from the N1,812.03 recorded in November 2021 to N2,337.46 in November 2022.
Apart from rising food prices, the country has never had it this bad in terms of insecurity after the Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Now, almost every part of the country is under siege of one form of insecurity or the other.
The bloody breaches have created millions of internally displaced persons and rendered farming negligible in the North-East, North-West, and North-Central, all regarded as major food-producing regions. Farming in other regions is also increasingly being threatened.
The UN said of the 17 million people who are currently food insecure, three million are in the North-East BAY (Borno, Adamawa, and Yola) states. Without immediate action, this figure is expected to increase to 4.4 million in the lean season.
In November 2021, bloodthirsty Islamists beheaded 76 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, for allegedly supporting the Nigerian military, aggravating the anarchy in the region.
To underline the growing insecurity that is driving farmers out of their traditional routines, the Nigerian military conducted airstrikes against bandits in two states – Niger and Zamfara – in mid-June. Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force have been going on for years but are yet to achieve peace. Those two states, along with Kebbi, Katsina, and Kaduna, have been witnessing large-scale conflict.
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, recently warned of imminent famine in the agrarian state. He said, "Bandits have forced us to change our way of life in Niger State; they stopped our children from going to school, stopped us from travelling on our roads, stopped farmers from going to the farms…." For years, Fulani herdsmen have been rampaging through Benue and other states in the North-Central and the South, maiming, kidnapping and massacring farmers. With the President, Major-General Buhari (retd.), rejecting pragmatism, the herdsmen are terrorising farmers in the country's food basket.
Also, the destruction of farmland during the 2022 floods cannot be overlooked. The National Emergency Management Agency said widespread flooding during the 2022 rainy season damaged more than 676,000 hectares of farmland, which diminished harvests and increased the risk of food insecurity for families across the country."The flooding is one of the effects of climate change and variability impacting Nigeria. More extreme weather patterns affecting food security are anticipated in the future," it said.
Apart from climate change effects – Lake Chad has virtually dried up – the ravaging impact of the new COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine elicit concern.
Despite avowals by the government, Nigeria is import-dependent for food. It imports basic foods, including rice, wheat, frozen poultry products, palm oil, vegetable oils, and fruits. In the first six months of 2022, Nigeria's agricultural imports hit N464.5 billion, the NBS stated. This is risky and unsustainable financially.
To make amends, Nigeria should refocus on security. Though Buhari and most of the 36 state governors are on their way out, this does not stop them from salvaging their battered images. Open herding is disrupting farming among small-holder farmers. The President should lead the policy to decelerate it.
The security system should be reviewed to extend effective security to rural communities, where 34.66 per cent of the population engaged in farming in 2020, per the World Bank. Nigeria has an abundance of land resources. Therefore, large-scale farming that utilises industrial methods to intensify production should be encouraged. In many countries, farming has become a major attraction for equity funds, investment banks and other types of investors.
The federal and state governments should plan to mitigate the future effects of flooding in flood-prone locations. They should build more capacity in rail transport and storage systems to curb wastage. Dry season farming should be intensified.

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2 Things They Should Tell You Before You Get Your Teeth Whitened.
I wholeheartedly believe in the saying above. That's why I was extremely excited to score a good deal on a teeth whitening treatment. The great price was a holiday treat from my dentist. What I knew going in to the treatment, that I would walk out with white teeth. What I didn't know? That my life would change for 48 hours after the treatment. If I would have known, I would do those 48 hours so different. That's why I am blowing my cover, I don't want you to go through what I did.
You may notice that all of the food in the photo above are white. Why? Because for 48 hours after you get your teeth whitened you are not allowed to eat any food that has color. It doesn't sound so hard, that is until you try it. I made the mistake of ordering groceries the night before, so I had beautiful colored veggies staring at me in my fridge.
I have to admit I was a mess the first day. I am so used to picking up food on the go, but my usual food haunts (Starbucks, The Deli in my office Bldg) had absolutely nothing that was edible. There isn't a full grocery store close to me.
So my advice is to plan before hand so you won't be going from place to place looking for food when you're hungry.
Yes, the whole food challenge was hard, but this next "Must Not Do When You've Whitening You're Teeth" challenge was the hardest for me. No LIPSTICK! In fact I was wearing red lipstick when I walked into the appointment and they quickly told me that was a no go for 48 hours. I wish I could show you my reaction, it gave the dental assistant a laugh. I really don't remember if I have ever gone without lipstick for that long. So the picture above is a rare one. What I realized, I'm lazy in the eye make-up department. I had become so dependent on my lipstick that I really hadn't played with my eye make-up as much as I should.
It took a little more time in the morning to get my eye make up just right.
It's funny how many people commented on the fact that I wasn't wearing my standard lipstick.
In the end it was all worth it. What's 48 hours when you get to enjoy brilliant white teeth at the end of it.
Also just to note: You may become obsessed with keeping your teeth white. I religiously use a straw when I drink anything!


Tip: If you are not familiar with using Java with Bazel, it might be helpful to start with the Bazel Java Tutorial since J2CL closely follows Bazel Java idioms.
Amazing, isn't it? When we say J2CL tightly optimizes, we really mean it!
The optimizations in the J2CL world frequently crosses the boundaries of two languages and drop anything you don't need in production to give you the leanest application possible. This is only feasible because J2CL is very closely integrated with Closure Compiler which enables the optimization of the whole app together.
Navigate to 'http://localhost:6006/helloworld_dev.html" in your browser.
Please take the time to play with the code and get a better feeling of how things are working.
Install ibazel and make sure it is in your path.
Edit any source (e.g. HelloWorld.java), save and see the results. You will enjoy it more as it warms up!
You like build-on-save but you would like to refresh on your own terms? Pass -nolive_reload while running ibazel.
J2CL Best Practices to make informed decisions for your project.
J2CL Transpiler Readable Repo to dive into internals and see how J2CL generated code looks like in different situations.


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The week ahead – Cuckoo in the nest
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said the electoral umpire is prepared for a run-off in the 2023 presidential election. On Tuesday, 17 January, Yakubu presented at the Chatham House in London on the topic: 'Nigeria's 2023 Elections: Preparations and Priorities for Electoral Integrity and Inclusion'. He said INEC had provided all the materials needed for a run-off in the presidential poll. He stressed the need for elected presidential candidates to receive a majority vote and over 25 percent of the vote in at least 24 of the 36 states.
The permutations, by now, are clear to everyone. In summary, a candidate must get a simple majority of votes and 25% of votes in 24 states to become president. When this doesn't happen, a runoff election will be conducted. The run-off will be between the candidate with the highest number of votes and the candidate with the highest spread across the 36 states and not necessarily the top two candidates with the highest number of votes. The leading presidential candidates are all openly confident of meeting all the constitutional prerequisites for sealing a ticket to Aso Rock while avoiding a run-off. In private, many political watchers are mystified by the tightness of this race, and many election situation room operators are splitting hairs over the regional and state dynamics shaping the ever-changing chances of the frontrunners. It does not help that this is virgin political territory – Nigeria has never had a presidential run-off. The big news here is not INEC alluding to the possibility of a run-off. They first mooted the possibility in November 2022. It is their claim of readiness. While that may be the case on paper, it remains to be seen if they are logistically ready – 186 million ballot papers will need to be printed for both elections and ad-hoc staff and equipment deployed to all 176,974 polling units. In essence, INEC will have to conduct Africa's largest democratic exercise three times between the fourth week of February and the third week of March. Considering that INEC has not been the most efficient with its logistics in the last general elections, the commission needs to do a lot of convincing to show that they are up for it.
Nine #EndSARS protesters arrested and detained in Oyo's Agodi Prison since 2020 regained their freedom on Tuesday. Adeshina Muyiwa, Ikechuckwu Eze, Ariyo Sodiq, Ikenna Amaechi, Oyewole Olumide, Ariyo Afeez, Taoreed Abiodun, Adekunle Moruf, and Rasheed Tiamiyu, were charged for offences ranging from murder to stealing of police rifles, setting the police station ablaze, among others, in connection with the 2020 protest against the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit of the Nigeria Police Force. The release came 24 hours after the Oyo State Chief Judge ordered the release of 58 detainees who had spent long periods in the state prisons.
The release of the detained protesters opens up discussions about Nigeria's correctional facilities and the justice system and how the state can weaponise access to justice to achieve political ends. In June 2021, the Comptroller of Corrections (Lagos State Command) said there were 6,800 inmates awaiting trial in the state's five correctional facilities. The Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, which has a capacity for 1,076 inmates, at the time housed 1,830 inmates. Of the 1,830 inmates, 283 had been convicted, 1,075 were awaiting trial, 88 were serving life terms, 372 were on death row, and 12 inmates were lodgers (inmates in transit). The general national numbers are far from inspiring. According to a December 2021 report by Premium Times, about 73 percent of the 64,642 prison population as of December 2020 were awaiting trial. Correctional centres in Lagos accounted for the bulk of this population, with 6,703. Rivers had 4,224. The rest of the top 10 were Kano (2,368); Akwa Ibom (2,334); Imo (2,257); Ogun (2,015); Delta (1,792); Enugu (1,737); Anambra (1,579) and Oyo, the object of this story at 1,491. On the other hand, Borno had 185 persons in custody awaiting trial, the lowest in the country. It is in this category that the #EndSARS protesters fall. Speedy justice delivery has been hampered by many factors ranging from arbitrary arrests that overburden state prosecutors to a backlog of cases and adjournment on the side of the judiciary. However, despite these, we cannot rule out the possibility that the protesters were arrested as a deliberate policy to weaken the reform demands of the movement and failure to take them to court engenders that belief even further. When added to the poor records-keeping culture of government institutions aided by the deliberate failure to account for such illegal arrests, one wonders how many more protesters declared missing have simply been disappeared by state security agents. Nigeria's legal system needs urgent reforms. It has become a tool for oppressing citizens, and the threat of arrest and prosecution is enough to terrorise citizens, simply because both law enforcement agents and citizens know that once a person enters the court system, they can be in legal limbo, deprived of their liberty while not being found guilty for many years. This is perhaps the most fundamental issue any government needs to fix. Nigeria's democratic credentials are all the poorer for this.
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger State has condemned the killing of a Catholic Priest, who was burnt alive in the early hours of Sunday, in the Paikoro Local Government Area of the state. The CAN chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna called for investigations into the attack. According to a Premium Times report, they set it ablaze when the attackers could not gain access to the well-fortified building where Priest Isaac Achi was living. Until his death, Mr Achi was attached to St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro, Paikoro. The state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident.
The killing of Father Achi is another in a long line of gruesome attacks by disparate groups of non-state armed actors in Nigeria that are known by different monikers depending on where they are operating. This blanket attribution of attacks to the most dominant criminal groups in the area, in this case, bandits, unfortunately, provides cover for actors with different intentions to commit crimes. Fr Achi's killing also joins a growing list of Catholic priests that have been attacked and/or killed in the past year, with other names such as John Mark Chietnum, Vitus Borogo and others in Kaduna. Niger and Kaduna States are not so far away from each other with terrorists taking advantage of the geographic contiguity to launch attacks in one and disappear into the other. This week, the Nigerian Air Force reportedly killed two Boko Haram commanders and 40 other group members in the Shiroro Local Government Area, also in Niger. In the past four years, Boko Haram has quietly made gains in the state, trying to establish footholds in Shiroro, Munya, Rafi and Suleja LGAs. There is a small possibility that the killing of Fr Isaac Achi was carried out by a faction of the group whose activities have largely been obscured by the general attention given to bandits and other non-fundamentalist groups operating in both North Central and West. It is also likely that the attack on the church is religiously motivated as Paikoro is a predominantly Christian local government area. However, the security forces' lack of capacity to treat each case individually means that there is every likelihood that the perpetrators and their motivations might never be known. Overall, this speaks to perennial challenges with Nigeria's security: the need for more and improved policing, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. For all of the government's military operations, it has to understand that occasional air raids in forest areas straddling both geopolitical zones are not doing enough to stop territorial gains made by armed groups. It is only providing a lesson on adaptation for the terrorists.
MTN, Africa's largest wireless carrier, said it received a $773 million back-tax bill, including penalties and interest charges, in Ghana that it plans to fight. The bill is for the period between 2014 and 2018 and implies that MTN under-declared its revenue in the country by 30%, the company said on Friday. MTN said it strongly disputes the accuracy and basis of the assessment, saying Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) used a third-party consultant and a new methodology in consulting the audit. MTN said the GRA had started looking into the "reliability and completeness" of the revenue it declared during the five-year period.
Ghana's latest move to assess its revenue crunch smacks of the kind of creativity and desperation that underlie the scale of the country's dire fiscal traits. According to media reports, MTN plans to start a dispute resolution process if talks with Ghanaian authorities over a surprise $773 million back-tax bill it received last week fail. At the heart of the company's contention is that the GRA switched to a new methodology to track call data records based on the advice of a third-party consultant. The methodology was applied retroactively between 2014 and 2018, implying that MTN under-declared revenue by 30%. MTN Ghana is a beast. It currently commands about 75% of the 4G market in the country, for example. Within the period under review (2014-2018), MTN Ghana's cumulative profit before tax stood at around 3.9 billion cedis with about 2.8 billion cedis in profit after tax. Some market watchers consider this as part of Accra's wider suite of initiatives to raise much-needed revenues in the face of a current financial crisis that has seen the country default on its Eurobonds interest payments. In this narrow sense, it has decided to borrow a bad leaf from its neighbours, particularly Nigeria. Nigerian authorities fined MTN $5.2 billion in 2015 for failing to disconnect unregistered phone lines, although the parties later settled for less than the initial bill. In 2020, the operator successfully challenged a separate $2 billion claim for unpaid taxes. It also faced down authorities in Benin and Cameroon over the terms of its licences. Back in Ghana, if the $773 million back tax is accepted, it may have a significant impact on the company's future costs. Already, MTN's service revenue in the country for the first nine months of 2022 increased to 7.1 billion cedis ($37.9 million) but took a hit from a controversial electronic levy introduced in the first quarter of 2022. A 1.75% levy on mobile money (MoMo) and other electronic transactions compelled the firm to reduce its service tax on MoMo from 1% to 0.75%. MTN Ghana's revenue from peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions declined by 13.3% year-on-year in the three quarters to the end of September 2022, with the contribution of MoMo to service revenue falling to 19.1% from 22.8%. This huge back tax will be a heavy blow to Ghana's biggest telco and may have repercussions on its cost curve which may force the company into taking cost-cutting measures including laying off workers. This is in an economy with rising unemployment, inflation north of 50% and retail borrowing costs approaching 40%. Consumers were forced to accept an increase in data tariffs at the tail end of last year. Panning out, while a big company like MTN presents a big and, therefore, easy target, the longer-term impact of what appears to be an open attempt to extract from one of its biggest taxpayers will be similar to what Nigeria experienced – an overall drop in investor confidence and a flight of capital to less risky places. With interest rates in the West at significantly elevated levels, these alternatives will be more attractive to investors than risky bets in developing African economies. And Africa desperately needs foreign capital to drive growth, in a year the World Bank has warned of an impending global recession. The retroactive application of a new regulatory initiative is neither a good move nor one that communicates stability or certainty. Accra has a lot of lessons to glean from its current economic travails. It just added another course module to its bank.
Daily Watch – Official petrol prices to go up, Violence rocks rallies in Edo & Rivers
Reclaiming the country's food basket


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Q: Write a comment or description for an image in Aperture I have a ton of new pictures in Aperture (from a vacation.) I am trying to figure out the most productive way for me to crank through them and add a comment or new title. What I have seen calls up a dialog box for each image which will take a long time. Thanks

A: @terrydev's answer is good if you want to set a lot of photos to the same caption/description.
If you want a faster way of entering individual captions, you can use the "Info" inspector panel (default shortcut is Ctrl+D or via menus: View / Inspector / Info). The drop-down menu at the top lets you choose which set of metadata to display, I think the default "General" one includes caption, version name and headline...
You can type data in any of those, tab between them as usual, and use Cmd+← or Cmd+→ to switch to the previous/next photo in sequence.
This can make it much faster than using the menu + pop-up window for each individual photo. The data will be retained in exported images (if you don't strip metadata on export), and will show up in Facebook/Flickr/etc based on these fields.

A: Under the Metadata menu note the Batch Change option (Shift+Cmd+b). This allows you to add metadata to batches of photos at once. Note also that you can customise the fields available in the dialogue, so don't panic if the caption field (or whatever) isn't there. At the 'Add Metadata Info' drop down you can edit the preset and choose which fields you require

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Pioneers of Modern Computer Architecture Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named John L. Hennessy, former President of Stanford University, and David A. Patterson, retired Professor of the University of California, Berkeley, recipients of the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. Hennessy and Patterson created a systematic and quantitative approach to designing faster, lower power, and reduced instruction set computer (RISC) microprocessors. Their approach led to lasting and repeatable principles that generations of architects have used for many projects in academia and industry. Today, 99% of the more than 16 billion microprocessors produced annually are RISC processors, and are found in nearly all smartphones, tablets, and the billions of embedded devices that comprise the Internet of Things (IoT).
Patterson and Hennessy. Image from the Patterson Hennessy text book, photo by Shane Harvey.
Hennessy and Patterson codified their insights in a very influential book, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, now in its sixth edition, reaching generations of engineers and scientists who have adopted and further developed their ideas. Their work underpins our ability to model and analyze the architectures of new processors, greatly accelerating advances in microprocessor design.
The ACM Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," carries a $1 million prize, with financial support provided by Google, Inc. It is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits of computing. Hennessy and Patterson will formally receive the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award at the ACM's annual awards banquet on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
"ACM initiated the Turing Award in 1966 to recognize contributions of lasting and major technical importance to the computing field," said ACM President Vicki L. Hanson. "The work of Hennessy and Patterson certainly exemplifies this standard. Their contributions to energy-efficient RISC-based processors have helped make possible the mobile and IoT revolutions. At the same time, their seminal textbook has advanced the pace of innovation across the industry over the past 25 years by influencing generations of engineers and computer designers."
Attesting to the impact of Hennessy and Patterson's work is the assessment of Bill Gates, principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, that their contributions "have proven to be fundamental to the very foundation upon which an entire industry flourished."
Development of MIPS and SPARC
While the idea of reduced complexity architecture had been explored since the 1960s—most notably in the IBM 801 project—the work that Hennessy and Patterson led, at Stanford and Berkeley respectively, is credited with firmly establishing the feasibility of the RISC approach, popularizing its concepts, and introducing it to academia and industry. The RISC approach differed from the prevailing complex instruction set computer (CISC) computers of the time in that it required a small set of simple and general instructions (functions a computer must perform), requiring fewer transistors than complex instruction sets and reducing the amount of work a computer must perform.
Patterson's Berkeley team, which coined the term RISC, built and demonstrated their RISC-1 processor in 1982. With 44,000 transistors, the RISC-1 prototype outperformed a conventional CISC design that used 100,000 transistors. Hennessy co-founded MIPS Computer Systems Inc. in 1984 to commercialize the Stanford team's work. Later, the Berkeley team's work was commercialized by Sun Microsystems in its SPARC microarchitecture.
Despite initial skepticism of RISC by many computer architects, the success of the MIPS and SPARC entrepreneurial efforts, the lower production costs of RISC designs, as well as more research advances, led to wider acceptance of RISC. By the mid-1990s, RISC microprocessors were dominant throughout the field.
Groundbreaking Textbook
Hennessy and Patterson presented new scientifically-based methodologies in their 1990 textbook Computer Architecture: a Quantitative Approach. The book has influenced generations of engineers and, through its dissemination of key ideas to the computer architecture community, is credited with significantly increasing the pace of advances in microprocessor design. In Computer Architecture, Hennessy and Patterson encouraged architects to carefully optimize their systems to allow for the differing costs of memory and computation. Their work also enabled a shift from seeking raw performance to designing architectures that take into account issues such as energy usage, heat dissipation, and off-chip communication. The book was groundbreaking in that it was the first text of its kind to provide an analytical and scientific framework, as well as methodologies and evaluation tools for engineers and designers to evaluate the net value of microprocessor design.
Biographical Background
John L. Hennessy
John L. Hennessy was President of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016. He is Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford, a member of the Board of Cisco Systems and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Alphabet Inc. Hennessy earned his Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and his Master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Hennessy's numerous honors include the IEEE Medal of Honor, the ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award (with Patterson), the IEEE John von Neumann Medal (with Patterson), the Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award, and the Founders Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hennessy is a Fellow of ACM and IEEE, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
David A. Patterson
David A. Patterson is a Distinguished Engineer at Google and serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the RISC-V Foundation, which offers an open free instruction set architecture with the aim to enable a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. Patterson was Professor of Computer Science at UC, Berkeley from 1976 to 2016. He received his Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Patterson's numerous honors include the IEEE John von Neumann Medal (with Hennessy), the ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award (with Hennessy), the Richard A. Tapia Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing, and the ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award. Patterson served as ACM President from 2004 to 2006. He is a Fellow of ACM, AAAS and IEEE, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.
About the ACM A.M. Turing Award
The A.M. Turing Award was named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits of computing, and who was a key contributor to the Allied cryptanalysis of the Enigma cipher during World War II. Since its inception in 1966, the Turing Award has honored the computer scientists and engineers who created the systems and underlying theoretical foundations that have propelled the information technology industry.
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
Source: ACM


Once named by Ricky Gervais as his "favourite comedian", the ever quirky comedy circuit stalwart heads a bill that also includes Kevin Shepherd, Diane Spencer and Tim Clark.
Clever and inventive, Adam Bloom is on a mission to convince you that he is the greatest comic ever, and he makes a surprisingly good case.
Quirky and inventive comedy, he offers up meticulous, brilliant lines delivered at high speed with an intense and fragile honesty that long made him a popular performer.
A bit of a comic's comic, he was once named by Ricky Gervais as his "favourite comedian".
"It's a bit like asking a model why they're beautiful, it won't make them come out sounding very good," he says of how he would describe his comedy. "I have ideas and I run with them. Even if I'm telling a story, it's still full of thoughts that I've had. So, I don't make observations and I don't tell jokes.
He will be back in the region to headline the latest Red Card Comedy Club at Carrow Road in Norwich on June 29 and he retains a passion for the comedy club circuit.
He will be joined at Red Card by Kevin Shepherd who delivers a plethora of one-liners and some well written, absurd stories filled with sharp wit and cheeky humour.
Wacky, irreverent, shocking and hilarious, former teacher Diane Spencer has won acclaim for her irreverent storytelling and wacky, filthy observations that will charm, shock and uplift in equal measure.
Host for the night is Tim Clark, one of the UK's longest running and most in demand compere and warm-up artists, who has appeared across the globe from Shanghai to Mumbai. A huge sports fan, he always loves returning to Carrow Road.


If you recruit or enlist the assistance of another person to carry out a serious indictable offence, you could be charged under s 351 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
The maximum penalty for this offence under the law is 7 years imprisonment.
A serious indictable offence is one which must be dealt with in a higher court such as the District Court and which carries a penalty of at least 5 years imprisonment.
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(1) A person (not being a child) who recruits another person to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) A person (not being a child) who recruits a child to carry out or assist in carrying out a criminal activity is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
(3) In this section:"Child" means a person under the age of 18 years. "Criminal activity" means conduct that constitutes a serious indictable offence. "Recruit" means counsel, procure, solicit, incite or induce.
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A Sentinel R1 from 5 (AC) Squadron takes off from RAF Waddington. Credit: Crown Copyright/MOD.
A sailor plots position of ships and aircraft on a radar screen in the operations room onboard HMS Bulwark. Credit: Crown Copyright/MOD.
A radar operator in the operations room onboard Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth. Credit: Crown Copyright/MOD.
Ever since radar proved a game-changer for air defence in World War II, increasingly advanced systems have enabled the accurate detection of enemy aircraft, ships, land systems and missiles and more. But adversaries have equivalent systems that pose a risk to military operations, and not knowing where they are could prove disastrous.
"If we don't have the the accurate position and, critically, an identity of a radar, UK platforms – aircraft for example – can be targeted by a threat radar and its associated weapons system, and therefore it will impact our UK military operations and objectives," says Dstl programme manager Alasdair Gilchrist.
The current process involves analysing multiple sources of information and comparing these to existing intelligence and reference information in order to validate existing radar details and identify changes. Dstl automated the validation elements to provide prioritised indicators and warnings of changes to analysts.
Gilchrist explains: "We analysed how to validate and verify an emitter – a radar – and it was quite a manual process involving analysis of multiple sources of information, comparing existing different data sources to get various information.
The name was the latest in a line of celestial themes and was inspired by the fact Moonlight shines into the dark. Dstl started work on Moonlight in 2012, pulling through algorithms developed in the MOD research and development programme, partnering with defence software solutions developer 3SDL.
Gilchrist explains that the flexible development approach the teams adopted means that Moonlight can easily be adapted for different stakeholders.
The Moonlight artificial intelligence solution is currently in use at the Joint Electronic Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington, the Maritime Operations Centre at Northwood HQ and the Air Intelligence Centre, RAF Wyton. An early version was first deployed in 2013 and the team has been spiral developing the solution since then. Moonlight is now set to go global, with discussions underway for trials to demonstrate operational benefits to the armed forces of the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
"Along with the UK, these countries are partners in what's called the Five Eyes technical coordination programme, and through that programme we are in discussions with them to give them the opportunity to evaluate Moonlight in an experimental exercise," explains Gilchrist.
Spreading its net even wider, Dstl has its sights set on adapting a version for NATO, which will comply with NATO standardisation agreements to interoperate with NATO systems. Gilchrist estimates that it could be ready for delivery by 2023.
Based on the success of the Moonlight artificial intelligence solution's development principle of 'build once, use many', the Dstl team has put in place a process to accelerate the deployment of solutions for operations.
"By pulling different funding streams we've been able to support rapid pull-through of research," explains Gilchrist. "Sometimes it's quite challenging; we've gone through the systems development, we've got it in the lab but we want to get it into service as quickly as possible.


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Video: Is late night comedy hurting democracy?
That's an interesting question posed from a Fox News video I found earlier. The question of whether or not comedy and entertainment shows sort of "cheapen" the democratic process. This cuts all political sides as each candidate has appeared on a variety of comedy and entertainment shows over the election season.
So, what do you all think? I'm sure you have opinions on this. In my opinion, I'd have to say that picking on candidates isn't the same as picking on democracy. It's sort of just highlighting the fact that we're all human and will make mistakes, including presidential candidates.


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A Day Will Come () is a 1934 comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and Serge Véber and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Simone Héliard. It was made by the German studio UFA as the French-language version of Just Once a Great Lady.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

Cast
Käthe von Nagy
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Henri de Langillier
Simone Héliard as Ria
Marfa d'Hervilly as Aunt Agathe
Claude May as Francine
Jacqueline Daix as Yvonne
José Sergy as André de Langillier
Charbonnier
Chartier
Gaston Dubosc
Gustave Gallet
Nono Lecorre
Félix Oudart
André Saint-Germain

References

External links

German comedy films
1934 comedy films
Films directed by Serge Véber
Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
UFA GmbH films
German multilingual films
German black-and-white films
1934 multilingual films
1930s German films

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2.4 The Lord willing, Bethel will be celebrating her 60th anniversary on November 30th, 2013 with a dinner and program.
3.1 This week's offering is for World Renew – World Hunger Sunday.
3.2 Next week's offering is for the Lacombe Food Bank.
4.2 Bethel Tuesday Nite Youth will NOT meet due to a Leaders' meeting.
5.1 Day Of Encouragement - It's Not Too Late!
5.2 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.
5.3 It's almost here, the Fun and Fellowship Rally!
Congratulations to Marja Vander Vlis as she celebrates her birthday this Saturday. Wishing you a wonderful day filled with the Lord's richest blessings.
As Pastor Mike is away from November 4th to 18th please contact your district elder if you have particular pastoral concerns.
Next Sunday, November 10th we welcome the Soul Patrol Children's choir as they lead us in song. It is also Chaplaincy Sunday so our University of Alberta Campus Chaplain, Rick Van Manen will bring the message. In the afternoon Pastor Rick Abma from Woodynook CRC will lead us in worship.
Pastor Mike is on holidays for two weeks and is helping in Ensenada Mexico with the Fuente de Vida church.
It's that time of year again! The Samaritan's Purse has Christmas child gift boxes ready to be filled for young boys and girls overseas. If you would like to participate in the project, there are instructions in your church mailboxes. As all boxes have been scooped up please feel free to use one of your own. The deadline to have the boxes returned here is Sunday, November 17th. Please leave them under the church mailboxes. Thank you from the Bethel Deacons.
invites all ladies to join in on our November 13th Bible discussion. We will be looking at Lisa Chan's video: "Deny Yourself", followed by a group discussion. We will begin the morning with a potluck breakfast starting at 9:15 a.m. For more information contact Barb Vandyk. See you there!
The Lord willing, Bethel will be celebrating her 60th anniversary on November 30th, 2013 with a dinner and program.
Tickets for this event are $20.00 per person and are available from any member of the Fellowship MLT: Joan Eisses, Erin Lewin, Janneke Roolker, Marcella Van Stryland, Ann Wildeboer or Anita Geldof. Tickets will also be available from the church secretaries during office hours. The evening will include a delicious meal as well as a program of singing and any stories, skits and games that the congregation provides. Please feel free to talk to anyone on the team if you have any questions. We look forward to a wonderful evening of remembering and celebrating. On Sunday, December 1st, we have a special service of celebration and praise!
This week's offering is for World Renew – World Hunger Sunday.
They are currently working with partners in 30 countries around the world to address issues such as illiteracy, hunger, malnutrition, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, child mortality and injustice. The Fall Hunger Campaign is called THINK, ACT, FAST. World Renew does not receive ministry shares and depends on the donations and offerings of churches and individuals. Classis Alberta North donates the most per member to World Renew of all the Classis of the Christian Reformed Church.
Next week's offering is for the Lacombe Food Bank.
at Corinna Prins' home right after the afternoon service. Come for supper and a time of fun & fellowship. Contact Amaris and Curt for more information.
Bethel Tuesday Nite Youth will NOT meet due to a Leaders' meeting.
See you all on Tuesday, November 12th!
Day Of Encouragement - It's Not Too Late!
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.
It's almost here, the Fun and Fellowship Rally!
Enjoy humorist Phil Callaway's wisdom and wit in "Making Life Rich Without Spending Money". Enjoy fellowship with fellow CRC Youth of Yesteryear. Enjoy coffee and cookies. All for the cost of only $10, payable at the door. See you Friday, November 8th at 2 p.m. at West End CRC. Need more information? Check the West End CRC church website.


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'Last Rosie the Riveter,' Elinor…
'Last Rosie the Riveter,' Elinor Otto of Long Beach, to be honored
Elinor Otto
By Nadra Nittle | nadra.nittle@langnews.com |
PUBLISHED: October 26, 2014 at 12:05 a.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 2:50 a.m.
LONG BEACH >> Elinor Otto is among the eight honorees that the American Veterans Center will present with a distinguished award on Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C.
The 94-year-old has widely been dubbed the "last Rosie the Riveter." She responded to the nation's call for women factory workers during World War II and continues to build airplanes in Long Beach's Boeing C-17 plant.
Otto, who will receive the Lillian K. Keil Award for Women's Contributions to the Miliary, said she's pleased to be recognized for her work. During the war, however, she didn't view her efforts as particularly noteworthy.
"At the time we didn't think about it," she said. "We were just trying to get the war over with and we knew it had to be won."
The American Veterans Center Honors recognize war heroes who have demonstrated courage and dedication during war time. The AVC says that the men and women they recognize have made contributions to the nation that have changed history.
Jim Roberts, AVC president, said that the organization was impressed that Otto is still working for the C-17 plant well into her 90s.
"It's quite an accomplishment," he said. "That's what first stood out when we saw her story a number of months ago. What we're here to do is spotlight the tremendous stories of service throughout military history for the past 75 years. …Women in factories played such a huge role in the allied war effort."
The awards ceremony will be broadcast on the Reelz network and other outlets. This marks the 17th time the AVC has honored the nation's veterans with distinguished awards for service.
Otto, who turns 95 on Tuesday, plans to attend the awards ceremony. She said she's proud of the honor and the other ways she's been recognized over the years.
"I'm so proud that they send women CEOs and women that are vice presidents of big corporations that tell me we have paved the way," she said. "It's all been fun. I've met a bunch of wonderful people. It's been so gratifying."
For more information on the AVC Honors, visit americanveteranscenter.org.
Nadra Nittle


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Q: Select data based on date using SQL in C# to retrieve data from VFP db We are using Abra Suite Software that is using a VFP db. I have a small program in C# that I would like to use to retrieve data from the db and generate a csv file from it. At this point my problem is to get the data based on the range of date that I specified in the SQL statement. Below is my SQL statement and for whatever reason I see that there are records from 2008 (i.e. 06/09/2008). What am I doing wrong here? Because when I read how SQL works I should have been able to do "WHERE chkdate BETWEEN '2007-06-01' '2007-06-06'" but I always get 'Operator/operand type mismatch', that's why I am using CAST in my current SQL statement.
string SelectCmd = "SELECT TOP 100 p_empno, p_fname, p_lname, chknumber, chkamount, CAST(chkdate AS varchar(10)) " +
        "FROM hrpersnl " +
        "INNER JOIN prckhist ON hrpersnl.p_empno = prckhist.empno " +
        "WHERE CAST(chkdate AS varchar(10)) BETWEEN '06/06/2007' AND '06/09/2007' " +
        "ORDER BY p_empno";

A: Put braces instead of apostrophes around your two between dates, like {06/06/2007} AND {06/09/2007}


Under the direction of the Pharmacy Director, the Medication Reconciliation Technician will be responsible for the collection and electronic documentation of medication and allergy histories of new admissions.
Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum of 18 years of age.
Experience: Successful completion of a minimum of 500 hours of employment as a pharmacy technician trainee or successful completion of a Board approved pharmacy technician training program. High level of verbal and written communication skills. Strong aptitude in math and science. 3-5 years experience in a retail setting preferred. High level of professionalism. Prior experience with patient interactions.


Freestanding office/retail building on oversized corner lot in West Harwich. The property has long been known as "The Potted Geranium" The 3,200 +/- SF building was originally constructed as a residence and converted to a retail store in the 1980's. The first floor consists of one oversized room (1,200 SF) connected to three smaller rooms for a total first floor area of 2,550 SF. The 726 SF second floor has four rooms plus a full bath and a large unfinished attic for additional storage. Oversized Parking Lot with 200+ feet of frontage along Route 28.


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from gearman.constants import PRIORITY_NONE, JOB_UNKNOWN, JOB_PENDING, JOB_CREATED, JOB_FAILED, JOB_COMPLETE

class GearmanJob(object):
    """Represents the basics of a job... used in GearmanClient / GearmanWorker to represent job states"""
    def __init__(self, connection, handle, task, unique, data):
        self.connection = connection
        self.handle = handle

        self.task = task
        self.unique = unique
        self.data = data

    def to_dict(self):
        return dict(task=self.task, job_handle=self.handle, unique=self.unique, data=self.data)

    def __repr__(self):
        return '<GearmanJob connection/handle=(%r, %r), task=%s, unique=%s, data=%r>' % (self.connection, self.handle, self.task, self.unique, self.data)

class GearmanJobRequest(object):
    """Represents a job request... used in GearmanClient to represent job states"""
    def __init__(self, gearman_job, initial_priority=PRIORITY_NONE, background=False, max_attempts=1):
        self.gearman_job = gearman_job

        self.priority = initial_priority
        self.background = background

        self.connection_attempts = 0
        self.max_connection_attempts = max_attempts

        self.initialize_request()

    def initialize_request(self):
        # Holds WORK_COMPLETE responses
        self.result = None

        # Holds WORK_EXCEPTION responses
        self.exception = None

        # Queues to hold WORK_WARNING, WORK_DATA responses
        self.warning_updates = collections.deque()
        self.data_updates = collections.deque()

        # Holds WORK_STATUS / STATUS_REQ responses
        self.status = {}

        self.state = JOB_UNKNOWN
        self.timed_out = False

    def reset(self):
        self.initialize_request()
        self.connection = None
        self.handle = None

    @property
    def status_updates(self):
        """Deprecated since 2.0.1, removing in next major release"""
        output_queue = collections.deque()
        if self.status:
            output_queue.append((self.status.get('numerator', 0), self.status.get('denominator', 0)))

        return output_queue

    @property
    def server_status(self):
        """Deprecated since 2.0.1, removing in next major release"""
        return self.status

    @property
    def job(self):
        return self.gearman_job

    @property
    def complete(self):
        background_complete = bool(self.background and self.state in (JOB_CREATED))
        foreground_complete = bool(not self.background and self.state in (JOB_FAILED, JOB_COMPLETE))

        actually_complete = background_complete or foreground_complete
        return actually_complete

    def __repr__(self):
        formatted_representation = '<GearmanJobRequest task=%r, unique=%r, priority=%r, background=%r, state=%r, timed_out=%r>'
        return formatted_representation % (self.job.task, self.job.unique, self.priority, self.background, self.state, self.timed_out)

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Village of Lewiston unanimously endorses resident lawsuit against DEC, CWM
by jmaloni
Tue, Dec 5th 2017 05:40 pm
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees.
By Joshua Maloni
The Village of Lewiston has become a party to a lawsuit seeking to block polychlorinated biphenyls from entering the River Region.
Lewiston resident Amy Witryol recently contacted the village, asking the Board of Trustees to file papers in Erie County Supreme Court to participate in support of her lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, CWM Chemical Services LLC, and its parent company, Waste Management Inc. of Houston.
Following the meeting, Witryol said, "The purpose of the lawsuit is to prevent the 1993 Siting Board approval, specific to the RMU-1 landfill, from being hijacked into a permanent and illegal license to import PCBs and hazardous waste for treatment in vented tanks and mixing pits or for redrumming and storage at CWM. The RMU-1 facility approved 25 years ago is now closed, and so, too, should all PCB and hazardous waste imports into this community."
The CWM facility is located on Balmer Road in the Town of Porter. CWM ceased active hazardous waste landfilling in Porter upon closure of its Residuals Management Unit 1 landfill at the site in November 2015.
Witryol and Thomas Freck of Porter announced the filing at a press conference in late October. They were joined by Niagara County Legislator Clyde Burmaster and Town of Lewiston Councilman Alfonso Marra Bax.
Since that event, other municipalities have endorsed the petition.
Following comment from municipal counsel Joseph Leone, who said, "it appears to me the lawsuit has merit" and "should be litigated, in my opinion," the Village of Lewiston Board unanimously approved a motion. The text can be found below.
The Village of Lewiston is opposed to a CWM expansion continuation.
Trustee Vic Eydt said, "We've gone on record before saying that we're against this. I think that, with everything that's been going on, I think (CWM is) waiting - I think they're trying to wait everybody out. I think the village, being a large part of the town, should be on this."
Deputy Mayor Bruce Sutherland said, "I'd like to go on the record in support of Amy and the Residents for Responsible Government, and the quest to stop the spread of any more contaminant in our area. As a community, we have done more than our fair share in allowing that to happen. We are a huge watershed for the Great Lakes, and our community and schools have been threatened long enough."
The Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees approved a motion that states:
"Whereas the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees seek to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community;
"Whereas the Village of Lewiston and the Town of Lewiston have long opposed the commercial importation of PCBs and hazardous waste for treatment, storage and disposal activities Lewiston-Porter community near schools, farms and homes.
"Whereas the Village of Lewiston and the Town of Lewiston have long opposed the commercial transportation of PCBs and hazardous waste through the Lewiston-Porter community, and past all public schools;
"Whereas the commercial importation of PCBs and hazardous waste for disposal in the community ceased In November 2015 and the associated landfill was certified as closed in June of 2017 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
"Whereas the Village of Lewiston, the Town of Lewiston, the Village of Youngstown, Niagara County, the Lewiston-Porter Central School District, the Niagara County Farm Bureau and Residents For Responsible Government, Inc. are intervenors in state regulatory proceedings in opposition to an application to site a massive new PCB and hazardous waste landfill in the community;
"And whereas a petition and complaint was filed by area residents on October 19, 2017 in Erie County Supreme Court to prevent any impermissible commercial PCB and hazardous waste treatment and storage activities in the community;
"Be it resolved that the Village of Lewiston wishes to file papers with the court to participate in support of the residents' petition, in such form and substance deemed appropriate by counsel to the Village of Lewiston;
"Be it further resolved that no expense shall be incurred by the Village in advance of approval by a meeting of the Village Trustees, and be It further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the intervenors."
Editor-in-Chief Terry Duffy contributed to this report.
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The latest storm barrelling in off the Atlantic could uproot trees and pull down power-cables, as 65mph winds and heavy rain batter Devon and Cornwall - from this afternoon.
Weather watchers UK Southwest Storm Chasers Ltd warn that heavily water-logged ground is raising concerns that another round of wind and rain could also cause flooding - and leave some roads cut off.
In a post on FaceFacebook, UK Southwest Storm Chasers Ltd director Dean Lanick said: "We are expecting winds to really start to pick up later afternoon Monday and continue through until later afternoon Tuesday.
The warning comes as Met Office issues a 17-hour yellow weather alert, which forecasts high winds of up to 65mph and heavy rain for the whole of Devon and Cornwall. It comes into force at 5am on Tuesday and lasts until 10pm.
And Tamar bridge lane closures and vehicle restrictions are expected to be put in place tomorrow, which are likely to cause traffic chaos on the A38 through Plymouth, heading to and from Cornwall.


Fart king Bros(level select version) is a free online flash game of the category adventure games.
Once there was a small village there live a kind of savage who love to eat potatoes. They grew up eating potato, so they have a special power normal people can't do that is fly up to sky by fart. Wow how amazing the power is! Although it looks a bit dirty, and smells a little stinky. One day, totem of the village was gone. The elders decided to send Jack and Tony who can fly farthest and highest by fart to find the lost totem. So they two guys begin this long adventure trip. Be careful of various trap animals enemies etc along the way, they must use their power which fly by fart to get all the totems back.
Jack use WAD keys to move and fart. Tony use arrow keys to move and fart. Fart rhythmically allow them to fly higher. Of course this is not the necessary skills to complete complete the level. Good luck!
Fart king Bros(level select version) is a free game playable in a web browser on a computer. The games available are the exclusive property of their authors, but you can play online for free.


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(littéralement, Père éducateur) est un film américain réalisé par James Tinling, sorti en 1936.

Synopsis

Un père essaie de convaincre son fils de le suivre comme pharmacien, plutôt que de devenir un pilote de course, jusqu'à ce que les compétences de pilotage du fils se révèlent utiles...

Fiche technique
 Titre :
 Réalisation : James Tinling
 Scénario : , Edward T. Lowe Jr., John Patrick
 Photographie : Daniel B. Clark
 Montage : Louis R. Loeffler
 Musique :
 Décors :
 Costumes : William Lambert
 Producteur :
 Société de production : Twentieth Century Fox
 Société de distribution : Twentieth Century Fox
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue : Anglais américain
 Format : Noir et blanc — 35 mm — 1,37:1 — Son : Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
 Genre : Comédie
 Durée :
 Dates de sortie :
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Distribution
 Jed Prouty : John Jones
  : Bonnie Jones
  : Millicent
 Spring Byington :  John Jones
  : Jack Jones
  : Lucy Jones
  : Roger Jones
 Florence Roberts : Granny Jones
  : Bobby Jones
 Francis Ford : le shérif Hart
  : Jim Courtney
 J. Anthony Hughes : Dick Harris
  : Eddie Gordon
 Clarence Wilson : Jess Boynton
 Jonathan Hale : Fred Humphrey
 Erville Alderson : Dr. Willoughby
 Dick Elliott : Townley
  : la fille du drugstore
 Selmer Jackson : Prof. Howard

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Film américain sorti en 1935
Comédie américaine
Film réalisé par James Tinling
Film tourné aux 20th Century Fox Studios
Film en anglais américain
Film américain en noir et blanc
Film de la 20th Century Fox


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Share this Story: Cubs lose reliever Cishek (hip) to 10-day IL
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Cubs lose reliever Cishek (hip) to 10-day IL
Aug 10, 2019 • August 10, 2019 • 1 minute read
The Chicago Cubs placed bullpen stalwart Steve Cishek on the 10-day injured list and recalled pitcher Dillon Maples from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.
Cishek is 3-5 with a 3.58 ERA and seven saves in a team-high 54 appearances this season. The 33-year-old right-hander pitched in a club-high 80 games last season, his first with the team after signing as a free agent.
Cubs lose reliever Cishek (hip) to 10-day IL Back to video
Cishek has a 2.74 ERA in 556 career relief appearances for five franchises.
Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel and reliever Brandon Kintzler also were placed on the injured list this week.
Maples, 27, will be in his fourth stint with the Cubs this season. He is 1-0 with a 5.63 ERA in eight innings over 10 games. Maples, who pitched for Chicago in parts of the past two seasons, has a career 8.68 ERA in 25 games out of the bullpen.


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Bloodlines | In 1968… Andy Warhol
By Team PetronioMarch 19, 2015News
By Team PetronioMarch 19, 2015Writing
On each Thursday in March we will be diving into weekly spotlights of the iconic artists part of our 2015 Season at The Joyce Theater. Throwback your Thursdays with us to learn where the season's artists were in 1968, the year Merce Cunningham premiered his iconic work, RainForest.
This week we're indulging in a brief, silver survey of a prolific artist: the one, the only, Andy Warhol. As one of the striking elements of RainForest, Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds live a life of their own, reaching (and floating) to all corners and heights of the stage.
Why silver?
An excerpt from Andy Warhol's The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again):
I got a little into technology a couple of times. One of the times was when I thought it was the end of my art. I thought I was really really finished, so to mark the end of my art career I made silver pillows that you could just fill up with balloons and let fly away. I made them for a performance of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. And then it turned out they didn't float away and we were stuck with them, so I guessed I wasn't really finished with art, since there I was, back again, putting anchors on the pillows. I had actually announced I was retiring from art. But then the Silver Space Pillows didn't float away and my career didn't float away, either. Incidentally, I've always said that silver was my favorite color because it reminded me of space, but now I'm thinking that over.
The Andy Warhol Museum blogged about the present-day, behind-the-scenes process of installing Silver Clouds in their museum:
Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds: More Than Just Hot Air.
by Matt DiClemente, April 3, 2014
One of the most mesmerizing pieces at The Warhol is Silver Clouds, floating metallic 'pillows' hovering in space allowing viewers to become physically enrapt in the installation. Defying gravity and expectations, you may have wondered just how Silver Clouds works, and what the daily behind-the-scenes maintenance entails. Read more –>
Silver and Flesh
Here's a short anecdote from Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years, edited by David Vaughan that illuminates the discussion about costumes between Merce Cunningham, Andy Warhol, and world-renowned artist and former Merce Cunningham Dance Company Artistic Advisor Jasper Johns.
When asked about the costumes, Warhol said he would like the dancers to go naked. Cunningham felt this wouldn't work, so he put them in flesh-colored leotards and tights, and asked Johns if the texture could be roughened in some way. Thinking of an ancient pair of practice tights Cunningham wore that was full of holes and tears, Johns cut and ripped the fabric of the dancers' costumes with a razor blade.
And just in case you haven't checked it out yet, the Merce Cunningham Trust has a fantastic Dance Capsule of RainForest that includes original documents, images, and videos. Take a look!
Tune in next Thursday for a 1968 spotlight on the electronic composer, David Tudor.
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Cyrtodactylus kingsadai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology
The specific name, kingsadai, is in honor of Laotian herpetologist Phouthone Kingsada (died 2012).

Geographic range
C. kingsadai is found in southern Vietnam, in Phu Yen Province.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. kingsadai is shrubland, at altitudes of .

Description
Medium-sized for its genus, C. kingsadai may attain a snout-to-vent length of .

Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. kingsadai is unknown.

References

Further reading
Ziegler T, Phung TM, Le MD, Nguyen TQ (2013). "A new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3686 (4): 432–446. (Cyrtodactylus kingsadai, new species).

Cyrtodactylus
Reptiles described in 2013


The KMR QUANTEC is the mobile industrial robot system from KUKA. It moves your KUKA robot to the exact location needed – whether for the construction of ships, aircraft or wind turbines. Even very large components can be processed easily.
The KMR QUANTEC is the combination of KUKA robots, mobile platforms and other industry-standard components to form a complex, mobile robot system.
Variable components allow us to offer customized solutions – tailored exactly to your individual requirements. The number and position of the installed robots as well as the size and capacity of the platform and tools is variable.
The mobile KMR QUANTEC robot unit consists of the mobile KUKA omniMove platform, a KUKA robot of the KR QUANTEC series as well as software and a controller. The sophisticated navigation system KUKA Navigation Solution ensures autonomous maneuvering through the work area without risk of collision and without requiring floor markings.
The KMR QUANTEC can move omnidirectionally thanks to the special KUKA omniMove drive technology: each wheel consists of individual, barrel-shaped rollers. These are encapsulated by two fixed rims that do not touch the ground. Each wheel can move independently of the others. This means: the KMR QUANTEC can also move sideways, diagonally and even in a circle. As a result, it can be maneuvered safely and precisely even in the tightest spaces.
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High-performance batteries ensure that the platform does not require external power. With its industry-standard wireless technology, the KMR QUANTEC is able to move about its work area free of restrictive cabling.
The mobile KUKA omniMove platform has a standard payload capacity of 7,000 kilograms. The integrated robot is a KR QUANTEC 150 R3300 prime with a payload capacity of 150 kilograms and a reach of 3,300 millimeters. This means the KMR QUANTEC can also handle very large and heavy components. Notwithstanding its high payload capacity, it can achieve a position accuracy of +/- 5 millimeters – regardless of the distance already travelled. Thanks to the KUKA omnidirectional wheel technology, it is able to maneuver safely to the desired position even in the tightest of spaces. The size and payload of the platform can be selected to meet the individual requirements.
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The KR C4 control system will lower your costs thanks to its efficiency and flexibility. This solution offers high-performance and easy automation.
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Our transport platform easily brings heavy loads into the correct position – with millimeter precision and in the tightest of spaces.
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A reminder for all commanders… the Oolite [url=irc://irc.oftc.net/oolite]chatroom[/url] (aka DS's Seedy Space Bar) on IRC, can be a good place to hang-out.
We've got in-flight chat going down from some commanders, we get some game problems solved, we have an excellent 'Captains Table' section, with exotic recipes from around the eight… and sometimes it's as quiet as deep space. More importantly, it's also a really good contact point if the forum should ever go down.
DS's is open to all (including children and larvae).
Old Standard Galactic (English) only.
No clones (multiple active channel connections).
No smoking. Please go outside.
Insects may not defecate anywhere they want. They must use the toilets.
Felines must not eat the customers.
Rodents must not gnaw the furniture.
No dealing Arzaquarian Megaweed without a cut to the management.
Slaves must be kept on a leash and clothed at all times.
Some drinks are lethal to some species. Customers imbibe at their own risk.
Do not ask for credit as refusal often offends. Try the Black Monks.
Bar brawls will be stopped by opening the airlock.
Do not drink and pilot your spaceship. You may leave your keys behind the bar.
For those new to IRC here is a helpful guide to irc netiquette (ok it is for another channel but it will give you a good idea of reasonable irc behaviour).
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i get "Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (irc) isn't associated with any program."
so what else do i need to get this up and running?
Killer Wolf wrote: what else do i need to get this up and running?
If you don't feel like downloading stuff, there are clients that run straight from your browser without any fuss. I used Mibbit.com on another chatroom a while back, and it works pretty well.
Right. Because I've used Mibbit for IRC earlier, FF remembers this. So the easiest way in for me is to go to http://www.oolite.org/links and click on the Wiki link.
To do it manually: Go to chat.mibbit.com. By default, they use a different server, so you need to click on Server and change it to irc.oftc.net. Enter nick, set channel to #oolite, click go. That should be it.
If memory serves me right, the first time I used the link from http://www.oolite.org/links, FF remembered that I had previously used Mibbit, and asked me if I wanted to open the link there. So if my guess is right, you'll get a similar option once you've already been there. If not, there must be some manual setting somewhere. If it doesn't work out I can have a dig in my FF settings to see what crops up.
i remember that from several years back, godawful unreliable cac. it might have improved over time i suppose, i'll look into it.
Yes, mIRC is of course another option you can go with. But if you don't like that one, try one of the other suggestions.
As mentioned on another thread, I have no extensive knowledge of the various IRC clients. The link I was given to the chatroom I was using a few years back was a Miibbit link. Since I try to avoid installing plugins whenever possible, I've just stuck to it on the few occasions I've ventured into other rooms.
If any of you use Opera the built-in chat client is quick and easy to use. just go to Menu, Mail and Chat accounts and set it up. It takes a few seconds, and once set up you can keep the chatroom open in a browser tab.
If you've never tried it, the Mail client is also excellent and has similar features.
KW... I was a complete Jameson at IRC until the new year hack. Like you, I use Firefox, so I went for ChatZilla as a client.
It works fine, and has given me no problems at all. Only thing is, it won't work in a browser tab... it opens its own window (which actually suits me).
Latest additions to the attractions at DS's Seedy Space Bar include: 'Frame the Mystic's Pearls of Wisdom, Spooky's Sci-Fi Clichés, Admiral's Question Time, The Smivses – An Everyday Tale of Ordinary Spacefaring Folk… and if you're lucky, Radio Sombrero, the only pan-galactic pirate radio station on the hyperwaves.
Oh… and Oolite gets discussed occasionly, and some problems do get sorted.
irc://irc.oftc.net, channels #oolite and #oolite-dev.
another_commander wrote: Stickied. Get chatting, people.
All species are welcome... PhantorGorth has a list of the 'house rules'.
Dropped by the bar and it was so quiet that I could hear the cricket behind the bar.
Glad to see that there is something like this. Hope to come back when someone is there. Happy hunting!!
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Mugi Pottery Studio is a unique gem on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (NYC) having been part of the neighborhood community since 1987. We proudly provide a relaxed and comfortable pottery studio for learning and making pottery in a fun and creative atmosphere guided by our team of friendly, skilled and patient instructors, and we offer classes for kids and adult of all ages and skill levels. Our class sizes are small to ensure individual attention to every student, from the most inexperienced and curious beginner to a seasoned pottery veteran. For those who are not quite yet ready to commit to a full session we we offer a monthly Intro to Wheel Throwing class. We also have a lovely gallery space in which we showcase high quality, one of a kind functional pottery pieces made by our professional studio potters that are sure to bring pleasure to your everyday table and to be the highlight of your table setting for special occasions and holiday celebrations, and of course our unique pieces are the perfect choice for weddings, housewarming or hostess gifts. A unique array of mugs, platters, bowls, casseroles, teapots and vases are always available at reasonable prices. Every so often we also showcase the pieces made by our studio associates and students for pottery made in our classes and studio space.
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In the front of the store, you can enjoy a brightly lit gallery showing unique pottery, while in the back of the studio, you'll find a spacious teaching space for our pottery classes.
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import { GameUpdatesState } from "common/types";
import { omit } from "underscore";

import { actions } from "common/actions";
import reducer from "common/reducers/reducer";

const initialState = {
  updates: {},
  checking: false,
  progress: -1,
} as GameUpdatesState;

export default reducer<GameUpdatesState>(initialState, (on) => {
  on(actions.gameUpdateCheckStatus, (state, action) => {
    const { checking, progress } = action.payload;
    return {
      ...state,
      checking,
      progress,
    };
  });

  on(actions.gameUpdateAvailable, (state, action) => {
    const { update } = action.payload;

    return {
      ...state,
      updates: {
        ...state.updates,
        [update.caveId]: update,
      },
    };
  });

  on(actions.queueGameUpdate, (state, action) => {
    const { update } = action.payload;

    return {
      ...state,
      updates: omit(state.updates, update.caveId),
    };
  });

  on(actions.snoozeCave, (state, action) => {
    const { caveId } = action.payload;

    return {
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      updates: omit(state.updates, caveId),
    };
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A man of Pakistan's Elite Special Forces whose life gets entangled with Politics. They soon realize that serving the nation is more complicated than...
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Q: Unable to Find Entrypoint For Nextcloud (Alpine-based Version) For a Cron Container I'm using Docker with Rancher v1.6, setting up a Nextcloud stack.
I would like to use a dedicated container for running cron tasks every 15 minutes.
The "normal" Nextcloud Docker image can simply use the following:
entrypoint: |
  bash -c 'bash -s <<EOF
  trap "break;exit" SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
  while /bin/true; do
    su -s "/bin/bash" -c "/usr/local/bin/php /var/www/html/cron.php" www-data
    echo $$(date) - Running cron finished
    sleep 900
  done
  EOF'

(Pulled from this GitHub post)
However, the Alpine-based image does not have bash, and so it cannot be used.
I found this script in the list of examples:
#!/bin/sh
set -eu

exec busybox crond -f -l 0 -L /dev/stdout

However, I cannot seem to get that working with my docker-compose.yml file.
I don't want to use an external file, just to have the script entirely in the docker-compose.yml file, to make preparation and changes a bit easier.
Thank you!


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Emmanuel Macron to announce key labour reforms as union opposition grows
Sidd Divakaruni
Today, the French government plans to publicly unveil its alterations to France's current employment code. Spearheaded by President Emmanuel Macron,
Today, the French government plans to publicly unveil its alterations to France's current employment code.
Spearheaded by President Emmanuel Macron, the reforms are designed to encourage firms to increase hiring and bring down France's 9.5% unemployment rate. Though exact details haven't been released yet, the proposals are expected to ease firing rules and enable employers to set the weekly work hours more liberally.
While France's powerful unions are generally not big fans of such ideas, some of them, like the CFDT, have been open to debate. Other, including the leftist CGT has recently called for protests on September 12 in resistance to what is views as an attack on employee benefits.
Regardless of unions' thoughts, though, the code's revisions have been approved by both houses of parliament, and are set to formally pass by presidential decree in September. Aside from the scheduled union protests, Mr Macron's popularity has decreased markedly, partly because of the reforms, which only a minority of French citizens think will improve the country's economic outlook.
While tackling unemployment is necessary, Mr Macron's plans put him in a make it or break it situation, only three months into his presidency.
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The town of Dormagen in Germany ordered two dormitory type buildings from us, both of them with capacity to house 80 people.
The floors of the dormitories have water heating and the houses have central water heating system. The biggest challenge for us considering this project was to create the necessary documentation which goes according to the byrocacy of the building institutions in Germany.
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Thursday, Mar 22 2018
Pharma Industry Dealt Rare Defeat As Congress Leaves 'Doughnut Hole' Tweak Out Of Spending Bill
Drugmakers had been hoping Republicans would include a measure that rolls back a policy leaving them on the hook for a bigger percentage of prescription costs for seniors who reach the so-called doughnut hole, which is a gap in Medicare coverage. But one pharmaceutical company scored a win.
Stat: The Donut Hole: Drug Makers Fail In Bid To Change Law On Medicare Costs
Congress has rebuffed drug companies' appeals to reduce how much they have to pay for some seniors' prescription costs — a rare defeat for the industry after a frenzied lobbying campaign. Drug makers had pressed Republicans to use a sprawling appropriations deal to roll back a policy that makes them responsible for 70 percent of the prescription costs for seniors who reach the so-called "donut hole" in 2019. The "donut hole" is a gap in Medicare drug coverage in which beneficiaries are on the hook for sky-high prescription costs, up to a certain dollar amount. (Mershon, 3/21)
Stat: Omeros Scores Major Win In House Spending Package
A tiny eye drug company is about to walk away from Congress with a great big win: an extra two years of charging Medicare higher prices for its cataract surgery drug. Tucked into some of the final pages of the sprawling, 2,232-page spending package congressional leaders unveiled late Wednesday are five pages detailing a complicated policy that represents a major win for Omeros, the Washington state-based company behind the cataract surgery drug Omidria. In fact, the language is painstakingly worded to ensure the policy affects Omeros and its product and almost no other drug companies. (Mershon, 3/21)
Meanwhile, a look at the other industry winners and losers —
Modern Healthcare: Who In Industry Wins/Loses In Omnibus Bill?
Congressional leaders released the long-awaited $1.3 trillion, two-year spending omnibus after days of wrangling behind closed doors over contentious policies that included an embattled stabilization package for the individual market that would fund cost-sharing reduction payments and a $30 billion reinsurance pool. Here's what did and did not make it into the bill. Total HHS appropriation: $88 billionWinners:Insurers who fought to keep a new policy that phases down their share of the cost of prescription drugs not covered by Medicare while raising it for drugmakers. The National Institutes of Health which received a $3 billion boost in funding, bringing its total budget to more than $37 billion. (Luthi, 3/21)


Sashiko panel pre-printed with wash-away ink. This approximately 12" x 12" design has fans in two corners and 6-pointed stars in between.
THis is a great way to try the Japanese art of Sashiko, or "little stabs" . Sashiko started out as a decorative way to mend or reinforce clothing, and has become known for its decorative value over the years. This small panel could be a relaxing weekend project and can be finished in many ways.


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Home/Sports/Cricket/'You Don't Need To Be Captain To Be A Leader': Virat Kohli
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'You Don't Need To Be Captain To Be A Leader': Virat Kohli
Siddhant Baranwal1st February 2022
Recently Virat Kohli gave a detailed interview to Kamlesh Goyal on his show 'Fireside Chat' that aired on Youtube.
Virat was in a candid position and gave some of the best answers for his fans to know him better. He said that he does not need to be a captain of the Indian Cricket Team to be a leader. He suggested that he would keep contributing more as a batsman.
Earlier this month Virat Kohli stepped down as a Test Captain.
Kamlesh asked Virat that he is loved by children of age 4 to elders who are over and above 60 years of age. Does he get comfortable with the love and adulation?
To which Virat Kohli said, 'You get used to it but it has become more like second nature to me. I have grown in a middle class family and have mingled with a lot of people from childhood. But over the years isolation has come naturally to me because engaging with people all the time gets overwhelming. If I am doing something and someone is making a video of me I get uncomfortable. It gets difficult for me to register naturally.
Allu Arjun's positive reaction to the viral video of David Warner
How do you retain your focus on a thing like Cricket which is so competitive and constantly evolving? How do you aspire yourself to keep working hard regularly?
Virat Kohli said, "I have been very fortunate and I would not say I have done everything. I have been blessed by opportunities and hard work has been part of it as well. There are a lot of people who have worked harder than me but they have not been able to reach heights. I am very grateful for the opportunities and I have always worked hard and kept my focus sharp."
He also said during interview that, "Everything has a tenure and time period. You obviously have to be aware of that."
Virat talked about him taking over captaincy of Indian Cricket from MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni till date is a very respected and loved player and it was not an easy task to fill his shoes. Virat said, "When MS Dhoni was in the team it was not like that he was not a leader. He was still the guy we were going to constantly to get inputs from."
The interview was a sheer representation of Virat Kohli is as a person. The interview was a great opportunity for his fans. He is a very private person and not often he gets candid in his interviews. It has been hard time for the player with media speaking ill about him.
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