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March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 281 days remain until the end of the year.
708 – Pope Constantine succeeds Pope Sisinnius as the 88th pope.
717 – Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy.
919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII.
1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government.
1199 – Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leading to his death on April 6.
1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland).
1409 – The Council of Pisa opens.
1555 – The city of Valencia is founded in present-day Venezuela.
1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London.
1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
1655 – Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
1802 – The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
1807 – The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
1807 – The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.
1811 – Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.
1821 – Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar).
1845 – New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army.[1]
1865 – American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
1894 – Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.
1911 – In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
1917 – The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
1918 – The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
1924 – On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
1931 – The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
1941 – The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
1947 – An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
1948 – The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
1949 – More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
1957 – United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
1957 – The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
1969 – During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
1971 – The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
1975 – Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.
1979 – The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
1988 – The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
1995 – WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
1996 – The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
2006 – Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
2006 – Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
BirthsEdit
1252 – Conradin, Duke of Swabia (d. 1268)
1259 – Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1332)
1297 – Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1341)
1297 – Arnošt of Pardubice, Polish archbishop (d. 1364)
1345 – Blanche of Lancaster (d. 1369)
1347 – Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (d. 1380)
1404 – John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (d. 1444)
1414 – Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1455)
1434 – Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Italian saint (d. 1485)
1453 – Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1478)
1479 – Vasili III of Russia (d. 1533)
1491 – Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel (d. 1549)
1510 – Guillaume Postel, French linguist (d. 1581)
1538 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1612)
1541 – Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
1545 – John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (d. 1622)
1546 – Giacomo Castelvetro, Italian writer (d. 1616)
1593 – Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
1611 – Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman Turk traveller and writer (d. 1682)
1636 – Henric Piccardt, Dutch lawyer (d. 1712)
1643 – Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (d. 1680)
1661 – Paul de Rapin, French soldier and historian (d. 1725)
1699 – Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer-songwriter (d. 1783)
1741 – Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor and educator (d. 1828)
1745 – John Barry, American naval officer and father of the American navy (d. 1803)
1767 – Joachim Murat, French general (d. 1815)
1782 – Caroline Bonaparte, French daughter of Carlo Buonaparte (d. 1839)
1800 – Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen, German geologist and academic (d. 1889)
1808 – José de Espronceda, Spanish poet and author (d. 1842)
1824 – Clinton L. Merriam, American banker and politician (d. 1900)
1840 – Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (d. 1876)
1863 – Simon Flexner, American physician and academic (d. 1946)
1867 – Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (d. 1941)
1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (d. 1957)
1868 – Bill Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
1871 – Louis Perrée, French fencer (d. 1924)
1872 – Horatio Nelson Jackson, American race car driver and physician (d. 1955)
1873 – Rudolf Rocker, German-American author and activist (d. 1958)
1874 – Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (d. 1957)[2]
1876 – Irving Baxter, American jumper and pole vaulter (d. 1957)
1877 – Walter Little, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
1878 – František Janda-Suk, Czech discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1955)
1879 – Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1920)
1881 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1945)
1881 – Patrick Henry Bruce, American painter and educator (d. 1936)
1881 – Mary Webb, English author and poet (d. 1927)
1893 – Johannes Villemson, Estonian runner (d. 1971)
1895 – Siegfried Handloser, German general and physician (d. 1954)
1897 – Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (d. 1981)
1899 – François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (d. 1994)
1901 – Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
1903 – Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (d. 1998)
1903 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
1903 – Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Ukrainian-American theologian and scholar (d. 1990)
1904 – Pete Johnson, American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (d. 1967)
1905 – Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, German colonel (d. 1944)
1906 – Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (d. 1994)
1906 – A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and academic (d. 1990)
1908 – David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1910 – Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (d. 2014)
1910 – Benzion Netanyahu, Polish-Israeli historian and academic (d. 2012)
1912 – Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005)
1912 – Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1913 – Reo Stakis, Cypriot-Scottish businessman, founded Stakis Hotels (d. 2001)
1914 – Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1915 – Dorothy Squires, Welsh singer (d. 1998)
1916 – S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1918 – Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1995)
1920 – Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1978)
1920 – Patrick Troughton, English actor (d. 1987)
1920 – Usha Mehta, Gandhian and freedom fighter of India (d. 2000)
1921 – Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995)
1921 – Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985)
1922 – Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (d. 2014)
1923 – Bonnie Guitar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)
1923 – Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (d. 2003)
1924 – Roberts Blossom, American actor (d. 2011)
1924 – Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (d. 2019)
1925 – Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (d. 1964)
1925 – Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English physician and philosopher (d. 2010)
1925 – Kishori Sinha, Indian politician, social activist and advocate (d. 2016)
1926 – Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1926 – László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
1926 – Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (d. 1999)
1926 – Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic
1927 – P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (d. 2013)
1928 – Jim Lovell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1928 – Gunnar Nielsen, Danish runner and typographer (d. 1985)
1928 – Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (d. 2008)
1929 – Cecil Taylor, American pianist and composer (d. 2018)
1930 – David Burge, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
1930 – Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1982)
1930 – Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
1931 – Humphrey Burton, English radio and television host
1932 – Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1993)
1932 – Wes Santee, American runner (d. 2010)
1934 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
1934 – Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (d. 2002)
1934 – Karlheinz Schreiber, German-Canadian businessman
1934 – Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center
1935 – Gabriel Elorde, Filipino boxer (d. 1985)
1936 – Carl Kaufmann, American-German sprinter (d. 2008)
1937 – Tom Monaghan, American businessman, founded Domino's Pizza
1938 – Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
1938 – Daniel Buren, French sculptor and painter
1938 – Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian race car driver
1939 – Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1995)
1939 – D. C. Fontana, American screenwriter and producer
1941 – Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian sociologist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Research
1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2018)
1942 – Richard O'Brien, English actor and screenwriter
1942 – Kim Woodburn, English television host
1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director
1945 – Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress (d. 1972)
1946 – Cliff Balsom, English footballer
1946 – Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (d. 2010)
1946 – Stephen Hunter, American author and critic
1946 – Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (d. 1991)
1947 – Richard Cork, English historian and critic
1947 – Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
1948 – Bonnie Bedelia, American actress
1948 – Michael Stanley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary, Police Service of Northern Ireland)
1949 – Sue Klebold, American activist
1950 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1995)
1950 – Ronnie McDowell, American singer-songwriter
1950 – David Paquette, American-New Zealander pianist
1951 – Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (d. 2000)
1952 – Stephen Dorrell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health
1952 – Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician, Mayor of Bogotá
1953 – Robert Fox, English producer and manager
1953 – Vesna Pusić, Croatian sociologist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
1953 – Haroon Rasheed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1954 – Thom Loverro, American journalist and author
1955 – Daniel Boulud, French chef and author
1955 – Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1957 – Christina Boxer, English runner and journalist
1957 – Jonathan Michie, English economist and academic
1957 – Aleksandr Puchkov, Russian hurdler
1957 – Jim Uhls, American screenwriter and producer
1958 – Lorna Brown, Canadian artist, curator, and writer
1958 – Susie Bright, American journalist, author, and critic
1958 – Sisy Chen, Taiwanese journalist and politician
1958 – María Caridad Colón, Cuban javelin thrower and shot putter
1958 – John Ensign, American physician and politician
1958 – Ray Tanner, American baseball player and coach
1958 – Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician, 3rd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure
1960 – Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
1960 – Peter O'Brien, Australian actor
1960 – Brenda Strong, American actress
1961 – Mark Brooks, American golfer
1962 – Marcia Cross, American actress
1962 – David Nuttall, English lawyer and politician
1963 – Karen Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
1963 – Velle Kadalipp, Estonian architect
1963 – Andrew O'Connor, British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer
1964 – René Meulensteen, Dutch footballer and coach
1964 – Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Norm Duke, American bowler
1965 – Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper
1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer
1966 – Tom Glavine, American baseball player and sportscaster
1966 – Humberto Gonzalez, Mexican boxer
1966 – Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
1966 – Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer
1967 – Matthew Barney, American sculptor and photographer
1967 – Doug Stanhope, American comedian and actor
1967 – Debi Thomas, American figure skater and physician
1969 – George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer
1969 – Dale Davis, American basketball player
1969 – Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
1969 – Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1970 – Magnus Larsson, Swedish golfer
1971 – Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter and coach
1971 – Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
1971 – Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Giniel de Villiers, South African race car driver
1972 – Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
1973 – Michaela Dorfmeister, Austrian skier
1973 – Anders Fridén, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Bob Sura, American basketball player
1974 – Serge Betsen, Cameroonian-French rugby player
1974 – Lark Voorhies, American actress and singer
1975 – Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player
1975 – Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress
1975 – Erika Heynatz, Papua New Guinean-Australian model and actress
1976 – Francie Bellew, Irish footballer
1976 – Lars Figura, German sprinter
1976 – Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
1976 – Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1977 – Natalie Clein, English cellist and educator
1977 – Andrew Lindsay, Scottish rower
1978 – Gennaro Delvecchio, Italian footballer
1979 – Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, French sprinter
1980 – Kathrine Sørland, Norwegian fashion model and television presenter
1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver
1982 – Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
1982 – Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author[3]
1983 – Mickaël Hanany, French high jumper
1984 – Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Liam Messam, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Diana Rennik, Estonian figure skater
1986 – Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
1986 – Megan Gibson, American softball player
1986 – Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
1986 – Mickey Paea, Australian rugby league player
1987 – Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player
1987 – Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer
1987 – Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
1988 – Ryan Lewis, American DJ, musician, record producer, and hip hop recording artist
1988 – Mitchell Watt, Australian long jumper
1988 – Arthur Zeiler, German rugby player
1989 – Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Scott Sinclair, English footballer
1990 – Mehmet Ekici, Turkish footballer
1990 – Alexander Esswein, German footballer
1993 – Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Sam Johnstone, English footballer
1994 – Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
DeathsEdit
908 – Li Kening, Chinese general
940 – Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai
990 – Nicodemus of Mammola, Italian monk and saint[4]
1005 – Kenneth III, king of Scotland
1051 – Hugh IV, French nobleman
1189 – Frederick, duke of Bohemia
1223 – Alfonso II, king of Portugal (b. 1185)
1351 – Kō no Moronao, Japanese samurai
1351 – Kō no Moroyasu, Japanese samurai
1392 – Hosokawa Yoriyuki, Japanese samurai
1458 – Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1398)
1558 – Marcos de Niza, French friar and explorer (b. 1495)
1603 – Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1526)
1609 – Olaus Martini, Swedish archbishop (b. 1557)
1609 – Isabelle de Limeuil, French noble (b. 1535)
1620 – Johannes Nucius, German composer and theorist (b. 1556)
1625 – Giambattista Marino, Italian poet and author (b. 1569)
1658 – Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, German nobleman (b. 1607)
1677 – Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and etcher (b. 1607)
1701 – Jean Regnault de Segrais, French poet and novelist (b. 1624)
1712 – Nehemiah Grew, English anatomist and physiologist (b. 1641)
1732 – Lucy Filippini, Italian teacher and saint (b. 1672)
1736 – Nicholas Hawksmoor, English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (b. 1661)
1738 – Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harp player and composer (b. 1670)
1801 – Novalis, German poet and author (b. 1772)
1818 – Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (b. 1745)
1857 – William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (b. 1783)
1860 – James Braid, Scottish-English surgeon (b. 1795)
1873 – Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (b. 1810)
1907 – Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic (b. 1836)
1908 – Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851)
1914 – Frédéric Mistral, French lexicographer and poet, 1904 Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
1917 – Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American academic (b. 1832)
1918 – Claude Debussy, French composer (b. 1862)
1918 – Peter Martin, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1875)
1927 – Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1843)
1931 – Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
1931 – Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (b. 1862)
1932 – Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (b.1845)
1942 – William Carr, American rower (b. 1876)
1951 – Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
1956 – Lou Moore, American race car driver (b. 1904)
1956 – Robert Newton, English actor (b. 1905)
1957 – Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
1958 – Tom Brown, American trombonist (b. 1888)
1964 – Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1885)
1965 – Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (b. 1925)
1969 – Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (b. 1899)
1969 – Max Eastman, American poet and activist (b. 1883)
1973 – Jakob Sildnik, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1883)
1973 – Edward Steichen, Luxembourgian-American photographer, painter, and curator (b. 1879)
1975 – Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)
1975 – Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (b. 1906)
1975 – Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1894)
1976 – Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (b. 1888)
1976 – Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (b. 1890)
1979 – Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (b. 1905)
1979 – Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
1980 – Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (b. 1901)
1980 – Walter Susskind, Czech-English conductor and educator (b. 1913)
1982 – Goodman Ace, American comedian and writer (b. 1899)
1983 – Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (b. 1920)
1986 – Gloria Blondell, American actress (b. 1910)
1987 – A. W. Mailvaganam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (b. 1906)
1988 – Robert Joffrey, American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the Joffrey Ballet (b. 1930)
1991 – Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop (b. 1905)
1992 – Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (b. 1922)
1994 – Angelines Fernández, Spanish-Mexican actress (b. 1922)
1994 – Bernard Kangro, Estonian poet and journalist (b. 1910)
1994 – Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician (b. 1899)
1995 – James Samuel Coleman, American sociologist and academic (b. 1926)
1995 – John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer (b. 1914)
1996 – John Snagge, English journalist (b. 1904)
1998 – Max Green, Australian lawyer (b. 1952)
1998 – Steven Schiff, American lawyer and politician (b. 1947)
1999 – Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)
2000 – Helen Martin, American actress (b. 1909)
2001 – Brian Trubshaw, English cricketer and pilot (b. 1924)
2002 – Kenneth Wolstenholme, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)
2005 – Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1911)
2006 – Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (b. 1950)
2006 – Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
2006 – Richard Fleischer, American film director (b. 1916)
2006 – Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
2007 – Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (b. 1951)
2008 – Ben Carnevale, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
2008 – Thierry Gilardi, French journalist and sportscaster (b. 1958)
2008 – Abby Mann, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1927)
2008 – Herb Peterson, American businessman, created the McMuffin (b. 1919)
2009 – Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2009 – Kosuke Koyama, Japanese-American theologian and academic (b. 1929)
2009 – Dan Seals, American musician (b. 1948)
2009 – Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Parliament of Turkey (b. 1954)
2012 – Len E. Blaylock, American businessman and politician (b. 1918)
2012 – Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (b. 1921)
2012 – Hal E. Chester, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921)
2012 – John Crosfield, English businessman, founded Crosfield Electronics (b. 1915)
2012 – Edd Gould, English animator and voice actor, founded Eddsworld (b. 1988)
2012 – Antonio Tabucchi, Italian author and academic (b. 1943)
2013 – Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1943)
2013 – Ben Goldfaden, American basketball player and educator (b. 1913)
2013 – Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (b. 1927)
2013 – Jean Pickering, English runner and long jumper (b. 1929)
2013 – Jean-Marc Roberts, French author and screenwriter (b. 1954)
2013 – John F. Wiley, American lieutenant, football player, and coach (b. 1920)
2014 – Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (b. 1915)
2014 – Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (b. 1930)
2014 – Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1956)
2014 – Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
2014 – Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (b. 1943)
2014 – Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (b. 1918)
2015 – George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (b. 1922)
2016 – Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
2017 – Cuthbert Sebastian, St. Kitts and Nevis politician (b. 1921)
2018 – Zell Miller, American author and politician (b. 1932)
2019 – Scott Walker, American-born British singer-songwriter (b. 1943)[5]
Holidays and observancesEdit
Anniversary of the Arengo and the Feast of the Militants (San Marino)
Christian feast days:
Ælfwold II of Sherborne
Barontius and Desiderius
Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
Omelyan Kovch (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Dismas, the "Good Thief"
Humbert of Maroilles
Quirinus of Tegernsee
March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Cultural Workers Day (Russia)
Earliest day on which Seward's Day can fall, while March 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Monday in March. (Alaska)
Empress Menen's Birthday (Rastafari)
EU Talent Day (European Union)
Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity), and its related observances (if March 25 falls in Holy Week or Easter Week the feast is moved to the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of Easter):
Historic start of the new year (Lady Day) in England, Wales, Ireland, and the future United States until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752. (The year 1751 began on 25 March; the year 1752 began on 1 January.) It is one of the four Quarter days in Ireland and England.
International Day of the Unborn Child (international)
Mother's Day (Slovenia)
Vårfrudagen or Våffeldagen, "Waffle Day" (Sweden)
Freedom Day (Belarus)
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (international)
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (United Nations General Assembly)
Maryland Day (Maryland, United States)
Medal of Honor Day (United States)
Independence Day, celebrates the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. (Greece)
NZ Army Day
Struggle for Human Rights Day (Slovakia)
Tolkien Reading Day
^ Corbett, D. A. (1980). The regimental badges of New Zealand, an illustrated history of the badges and insignia worn by the New Zealand Army. Auckland: R. Richards. ISBN 0908596057. OCLC 14030948.
^ Sarıkaya, Makbule. "Selim Sırrı Tarcan Ve Gürbüz Türk Çocuğu" (in Turkish). Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^ "Jenny Slate". United Press International. Retrieved Nov 10, 2018.
^ Antonio Borrelli, 'San Nicodemo di Mammola', Santi, beati e testimoni, 17 June 2002.
^ "Scott Walker, experimental pop hero, dies aged 76". The Guardian. 2019-03-25.
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Madeleine Wildi (born  in Olten) is a Swiss wheelchair curler.

She participated in the 2006 Winter Paralympics where Swiss team finished on sixth place.

Teams

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Living people
1946 births
People from Olten
Swiss female curlers
Swiss wheelchair curlers
Paralympic wheelchair curlers of Switzerland
Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
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Elastin, fibrillin microfibrils and an array of associated proteins form elastic fibers which are critical for the formation of the skin, vasculature, lungs, bones, tendons, eyes and other tissues. Additionally, these microfibrils and associated proteins provide extracellular regulation of growth factors such as TGFβ and BMPs. These signaling pathways are perturbed in many genetic diseases associated with mutations of these proteins. The "Elastin, Elastic Fibers and Microfibrils" Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is the premiere meeting that brings together scientists from different backgrounds to discuss all aspects of research on elastic fiber molecules and the roles that these systems exert in vertebrate development, tissue homeostasis and human disease. This conference is unique in the depth of its coverage of elastic tissue biology, spanning molecular properties of elastin, fibrillin and other proteins essential for the assembly and function of elastic fibers, matrix regulation of cell signaling, enabling technologies for elastic fiber analysis, the genetics and pathobiology of elastic fiber associated molecules in inherited and acquired disorders, tissue regeneration and translational medicine, as well as biomedical engineering. The Conference is preceded by a 2-day Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) organized by and featuring talks from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. All students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to attend both the GRS and GRC. There will be a number of opportunities for short talks at the GRS and GRC selected from submitted abstracts, providing a unique opportunity to present work to leaders in the field. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Short Talk Deadline: Any attendees who wish to be considered for one of the short talk slots should make sure to submit an abstract by June 1.
Funding opportunities may be available based on participation.
"Full Atomistic Modeling of Tropoelastin Structure, Dynamics and Mechanics, and Upscaling to Elastic Fibers"
"Molecular-Scale Details of Elastin's Complex and Dynamic Structure"
"Elastin in Central Artery Health and Disease"
"Latent TGFbeta Binding Protein 4 as a Muscle Disease Modulator"
"LTBP1 a Pro-Invasive Factor in Breast Cancer"
"Fibulin-4a Enhances Vascular and Inhibits Cardiac Progenitor Fate in the Lateral Plate Mesoderm by Inhibiting TGFbeta Signaling"
"New Mechanisms of BMP Activation Within the Fibrillin Scaffold"
"Partitioned Signaling Strategies of Angiotensin Receptor Blockade in Emphysema"
"ADAMTS1 and Nitric Oxide as New Mediators of Aortic Disease"
"Hierarchical Organisation of Fibrillin from Tissue Structure to Microfibrils"
"Structural Studies of Elastin by NMR - From Monomers to Coacervates"
"Imaging the Arterial Wall: Fluorescence and NanoCT Imaging"
"Marker-Free Screening of Elastic Fibers and Associated Proteins"
"Use of Genome Editing to Study the Effects of Misfolding Mutants in Fibrillin-1 Domain TB4"
"Insights into LOXL2 Structure and Vascular Matrix Remodeling"
"Lysyl Oxidase Mutations in Vascular Disease"
"Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly (CCA) Inherited as an Autosomal Recessive Marfanoid Disorder Is Associated with a ~58kbp Deletion in the ADAMTSL3 Gene"
"ADAMTS10 Mediated Tissue Disruption in Weill Marchesani Syndrome"
"Limb- and Tendon-Specific Deletion of ADAMTSL2 Results in a Short-Limb Phenotype Mimicking Geleophysic Dysplasia"
"Role of ADAMTSL6beta on the Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection in Marfan Syndrome Mouse Model"
"Essential Function of Fibulin-4 in Lysyl Oxidase Activation"
"What Are Elastic Tissues Made of: A New Approach to Defining Tissue Proteomes"
"Subcutaneous Tissue Regulates the Condition of Dermal Layer Matrix via Secretion of Multiple Factors"
"Plasma Fibronectin Acts as a Safeguard in the Vasculature and Supports Synergistic and Differential Roles with Cellular Fibronectin in Vascular Matrix Integrity"
"Insulin Resistance Induced by Elastin Fragmentation Promotes Endothelial Impairment and Arterial Hypertension"
"The Role of Thrombospondin-1 in Mechanosensing of the Aortic Wall"
"Engineering Highly Elastic Surgical Sealants"
"Arterial Regeneration in Aged Animals"
"Interplay of Order and Disorder Controls Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Partially Structured Elastin Polypeptides"
"A New Member of Chimeric Polypeptide Family Inspired by Elastin-Like Sequences for Tissue Engineering Applications"
"Tubular Scaffolds with Shape Recovery Resulting in Radial Elasticity"
"Three Dimensional Fabrication of Vasculature with Tropoelastin"
"JNK-Targeting Nanotherapeutics for Elastic Matrix Regenerative Repair in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms"
"Asprosin, a Fasting-Induced Glucogenic and Orexigenic Protein Hormone"
"Comparing Fibrillin-1 and MAGP1's Role in Metabolic Health"
"Circulating Fibrillin Fragments in Health and Disease"
"LTBP-4 Structure and Function Is Guided by Fibulin-4"
"Novel Genes and Mechanisms for Thoracic Aortic Dissections"
"Modeling Marfan Aortic Abnormalities In Vitro Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells"
"Systems Pharmacology Approaches Identify Novel Pathways of Arterial Disease in Mice with Marfan Syndrome"
"End Organ Effects of Elastin Insufficiency"
"RAGE/sRAGE Axis: Novel Biomarker and Mechanism of Thoracic Aortic Diseases"
"SMC TGF-β Signaling in Aortic Homeostasis and Disease"
"Autoimmune Mediated Elastin Degradation: Insights from Human Disease and Animal Models"
"Developmental Underpinnings of Aneurysmal Disease"
"Mutations in Fibulins and LOX Influence Vessel Mechanics"
"Conditional Deletion of Rcan1 Promotes Aortic Intramural Hematoma that Progresses to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm"


Last week I was contacted by the folks at SailBlogs.com. They have a really nice service allowing sailors to set up their own blog to document their travels, put up pictures, set up templates, put up short videos, map your position, use e-mail to post on the blog, and now post your position in Google Earth. The basic features are free, more advanced features (like mapping, e-mail posting, and videos) require a premium account which costs a small monthly fee. They have a network link for showing the positions of those boats who report with a photo of their boat (if they choose), and a link to their blogs.
Even if you are not a sailor, you might want to download the network link for an area of the world you're thinking of visiting and check out what a sailor there thinks of the area, and see the photos they have taken. If you are a sailor, you'll definitely want to check it out and tell your other sailing friends about this fast and easy way to document their travels. You can also take a look at where boats are choosing to anchor or what marinas they are using with a closeup view of a satellite photo in Google Earth (when available). You also might want to check out the ongoing 5th leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in Google Earth.
Just for fun, can anyone tell me where the above screenshot was taken in Google Earth?
Of course, it would have been easier if they were placing KML links next to each entry... or if there was only one place called La Parguera in PR.
...and a bit further south to see the balloon.


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Q: Editing xml using SQL I'm new the xml data type in SQL Server. I have a field with some xml that I want to edit. In essence I want to delete certain nodes if they have a certain datatype or value. There are many subtype nodes and each subtype can have many SubtypeFieldInfo.
In cases where a SubtypeFieldInfo node contains a node :
<DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>

I would like to delete that node
Here is the full xml. Any help much appreciated
    <DEFeatureClassInfo xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:typens="http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.0" xsi:type="typens:DEFeatureClassInfo">
  <Subtypes xsi:type="typens:ArrayOfSubtype">
    <Subtype xsi:type="typens:Subtype">
      <SubtypeName>1</SubtypeName>
      <SubtypeCode>1</SubtypeCode>
      <FieldInfos xsi:type="typens:ArrayOfSubtypeFieldInfo">
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>Status</FieldName>
          <DomainName>pwStatus</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>OwnedBy</FieldName>
          <DomainName>shdMaintainedBy</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>MaintainedBy</FieldName>
          <DomainName>shdMaintainedBy</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>InputCode</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:int">12</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>UnitType</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripingType</DomainName>
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">SY</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>CalTDescription</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripingDescr</DomainName>
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">CL</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>DetailNumber</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">1</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>StripingDetail</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripingDetail</DomainName>
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">2WYCENTERLINE</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>Color</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripingColor</DomainName>
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">Yellow</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>LinePattern</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripeLineType</DomainName>
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:string">Skip</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>Material</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafStripingMaterial</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>TravelDirection</FieldName>
          <DomainName>trafTravelDirection</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>IsSchoolZone</FieldName>
          <DomainName>shdBooleanYesNo</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>EstInstallDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>RefreshDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>WOUpdateDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>Quadrant</FieldName>
          <DomainName>shdQuadrantZone</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>DwgAsbuiltDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>DwgSignDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>AcceptanceDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>IsSyncHansen</FieldName>
          <DomainName>shdBooleanYesNo</DomainName>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>ImageDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>ModifiedDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:type="xs:dateTime">2222-02-22T00:00:00</DefaultValue>
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>CreateDate</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
          <DefaultValue xsi:nil="true" />
        </SubtypeFieldInfo>
        <SubtypeFieldInfo xsi:type="typens:SubtypeFieldInfo">
          <FieldName>DwgSheet</FieldName>
          <DomainName />
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A: Not sure what node you want to delete so here are two options.
Delete the DefaultValue node:
update YourTable
set XMLCol.modify('delete (//SubtypeFieldInfo/DefaultValue)
                   [@xsi:type="xs:dateTime" and
                    text() = "2222-02-22T00:00:00"]')

Delete the SubtypeFieldInfo node:
update YourTable
set XMLCol.modify('delete (//SubtypeFieldInfo)
                   [DefaultValue/@xsi:type="xs:dateTime" and
                    DefaultValue/text() = "2222-02-22T00:00:00"]')

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To build the capacity of young North Korean defectors in South Korea and to encourage them to become more engaged on issues related to North Korean human rights and democracy. Baekdu-Halla will organize an online democracy education program and offline seminars, and provide young defectors with opportunities to interact and build networks.
To bring international attention to the human rights situation in North Korea. The Citizens' Alliance will promote awareness among South Koreans about North Korea and test methods of assisting North Koreans living in South Korea to adjust to citizenship in a democratic society.
To disseminate accurate and timely information about North Korea. The Daily NK will produce an online newspaper serving audiences in South Korea and in the international community. The newspaper will include news and information about North Korean human rights issues as well as developments in North Korean politics and economics.
To make publicly available well-organized documentation on human rights conditions in North Korea. The database will organize information from interviews as well as published and unpublished written testimonies. The Center will also publish an annual white paper and special thematic reports in Korean and English, and will carry out individualized data searches upon request for researchers, governments, UN bodies and human-rights advocates.
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Free NK will produce and broadcast a daily radio program to increase the news, information, and independent commentary available to North Korean audiences.
To provide a platform for North Korean citizens to share information and opinions about North Korean culture, economics, politics, and other developments. Imjingang will produce a Korean-language quarterly magazine using materials gathered by reporters and distribute copies throughout the Korean peninsula and to Korean-speaking experts in the international community.
To promote the free flow of information. InterMedia will conduct survey research documenting various dimensions of the listenership response of international broadcasting in North Korea, and provide non-governmental broadcasters with independent, reliable data about audience behaviors and preferences as an aid to making future programming and formatting decisions.
To develop democracy education materials suitable for people raised in repressive environments; and to raise awareness of democratic ideas and values. NKnet will work closely with North Korean citizens and experts to develop and test a multimedia curriculum that is user-friendly for those born and raised in North Korea.
To provide a forum in Seoul for discussion of the future of North Korea. NKnet will hold strategy sessions to explore effective means of promoting economic and political liberalization in North Korea.
To support the free flow of information into North Korea. NK Communications will produce the North Korea Reform Radio program, providing daily broadcasting of news, information, and commentary designed to encourage the development of independent public opinion inside the country.
To facilitate the free flow of information. NKIS will produce a digital magazine containing accurate and balanced news and information and diverse views about major issues in South and North Korea and around the world. This project will be a pilot test to assess the potential impact of this approach.
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Open North Korea will maintain a radio platform that enables organizations and groups in South Korea and elsewhere to broadcast information and feature programs to North Korean audiences.
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Radio Free Chosun will broadcast its daily program, providing news and features on the Korean peninsula, to the North Korean public via shortwave radio and will maintain a web-based archive of programming for other interested listeners.
To build the capacity of North Korean defector students in South Korea and to encourage them to become more engaged on issues related to North Korean human rights and democracy. YDA will organize its leadership education program to help equip defector students to serve as bridges between South and North Korea and to take an active part in civic life in a future democratic North Korea.
To educate participants in the North Korean informal markets about entrepreneurship, free markets and the linkages between economic and social liberalization. CIPE will expand and refine its digital economic library of educational and analytical materials tailored to the particular needs of the intended audiences.
To instill democratic values and cultivate political leadership among North Korean defector women and to encourage partnership and cooperation between South and North Korean women in promoting democratic change for North Korea. The Center for Korean Women and Politics will implement a democracy and leadership program for North Korean defector women, which will also serve as a platform through which North and South Korean women can address any existent biases and misperceptions and begin to build trust among participants.
To bring international attention to the human rights situation in North Korea and to promote awareness among South Koreans about North Korea. Citizens' Alliance will advocate for human rights in North Korea at the UN in Geneva, organize an international conference on North Korea in Asia, and provide democratic civic education to North Korean defector youth.
To build trust and engage in constructive dialogue on North Korean human rights. The Korea Human Rights Foundation will carry out a roundtable dialogue project bringing together key actors from various North Korea-related fields in South Korea to encourage inter-sectoral dialogue on enhancing North Korean human rights. It will also explore the role of international human rights organizations and regional networks such as the Asia Democracy Network in enhancing North Korean human rights.
To strengthen the leadership capacity of North Korean defector students in South Korea and encourage their engagement in North Korean human rights and democracy issues. Now, Action and Unity for Human Rights (NAUH) will carry out a series of educational and networking activities for South Korean and North Korean defector students, a leadership training program, and a public awareness campaign on North Korean human rights.
To raise awareness of democratic ideas and values among North Korean citizens. The organization will provide a structured democracy and market economy education program for North Korean citizens in the region, utilizing democracy education materials that are user-friendly and relevant to those born and raised in North Korea.
To document human rights violations and increase international attention and pressure to address the dire human rights situation in North Korea. NK Watch will interview defectors who have experienced or are familiar with human rights violations in North Korean detention facilities, document their findings, file petitions to the UN on behalf of victims or their families, and share the information with the international community to strengthen North Korean human rights advocacy efforts.
To support the free flow of information into North Korea. NKRI will produce the North Korea Reform Radio program, which provides daily broadcasts of news, information, and commentary designed to encourage reform and the development of independent public opinion inside the country.
To gain a better understanding of multimedia and information technology infrastructure in North Korea to improve the free flow of information inside North Korea. The North Korea Strategy Center will research and produce a report on the multimedia and IT infrastructure in North Korea and work with media organizations and technology experts to improve efforts to disseminate independent news and information in North Korea.
To provide independent information and raise awareness of freedom, human rights, and democracy in North Korea through radio drama production. The North Korean Writers in Exile PEN Center will produce a weekly radio drama called "Chonbok and Mankil," which will illustrate the lives of ordinary people in a free world as well introduce key concepts of human rights and democracy to North Korean listeners in an easy-to-understand and humorous manner.
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Radio Free Chosun will broadcast its daily program, which provides news and features and in-depth analyses on current affairs and issues in the Korean peninsula, to the North Korean public.
To disseminate accurate and timely information about North Korea. The Daily NK will produce an online newspaper serving audiences in South Korea and in the international community and provide training to empower North Koreans working as citizen journalists and its correspondents in the Asia region. The newspaper will cover news and information about North Korean politics, economics, and society.
To build the capacity of North Korean defector students in South Korea and to encourage them to become more engaged on issues related to North Korean human rights and democracy. Young Defectors Alliance for North Korean Human Rights will organize a variety of leadership programs, including a democracy education program, an online magazine and video project, public seminars, and a debate competition, to help equip defector students to serve as bridges between South and North Korea and to prepare them to take an active part in the civic life of a future democratic North Korea.
To provide democracy and free market economy education and training to North Koreans who are active or potential participants in the jangmadang private markets. The project will provide multimedia education on basic concepts of democracy and critical thinking as well as hands-on free market economy experience to North Koreans who work in the private markets and who are well-placed to convey new ideas to a wider population in North Korea.
To increase opportunities for North Korean defectors to share accurate information about North Korea, and their experiences living in democratic South Korea, with the citizens of North and South Korea. The project will include posting defector-written blog pieces and hosting online forum discussions with North and South Koreans on a variety of democracy-related issues.
To provide a platform for North Korean citizens to share analytical information and opinions about North Korean culture, society, economics, politics, and other developments. The project will recruit North Korean citizens visiting in the Asia region, provide intensive training on fundamental concepts of democracy as well as basic writing and analytical skills, and produce a Korean-language quarterly magazine using information collected by the participants, to be distributed in the Asia region and South Korea.
To develop democracy and leadership educational material suitable for North Korean youth. This project will develop self-study material for young North Koreans who are interested in learning about democratic ideals and values. Topics will include free-market economic principles and regulatory frameworks, the rule of law and access to justice, and the challenges of transition.
To develop democracy and leadership educational material suitable for North Korean youth. This project will research, test, publish and distribute self-study material for young North Koreans who are interested in learning about democratic ideals and values. Topics will include free-market economic principles and regulatory frameworks, the rule of law and access to justice, and the challenges of transition.
To raise awareness of democratic ideas and values among North Korean citizens. The project will provide a structured democracy and media education program for North Korean citizens in the region, utilizing multimedia educational materials developed for those born and raised in North Korea.
Grant descriptions are from the 2014 NED Annual Report.


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The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 40th edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The College Cup was played on December 3 and December 6. It was originally set to be played in San Jose, California, but was moved to Stevens Stadium due to a conflict with the MLS playoffs schedule.

The Florida State Seminoles defeated the BYU Cougars on penalty kicks to win the national championship.

Qualification

The tournament returned to 64 teams after only featuring 48 teams in the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The tournament also returns to the fall, after being held in the spring in 2020.  The tournament also returned to its normal format of having the higher seeds host matches until the College Cup.

All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.

Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 8, 2021. First round games were played on November 12, 13 or 14 at campus sites.

Florida State Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Rutgers Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Duke Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Virginia Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup

Schedule

Semi-finals

Final

Record by conference

The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semi-finals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.
The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, C-USA, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southland, The Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
NCAA Division I
Women's soccer in the United States
NCAA 2021
2021


Squeak files are different. As a newbie this was initially confusing for me and a potential barrier for uptake. But now it seems that they are different but better.
Most programming systems separate the program code from the program state. Program code is just text and can be stored in a text file. Program state is the exact place (a snapshot) of where the program has got to at a particular point of time. To store program state requires an image, an exact bit by bit description.
Smalltalk / Squeak is different from most other programming languages in that it does not separate code from state. It stores the entire application state in an image file.
The image file consists of bytecodes, which is a highly compressed and optimized representation of the source code, but is not machine code (and therefore not tied to any particular hardware). Just-in-time compilation or JIT, refers to a technique where bytecode is compiled to native machine code at runtime. This technique was pioneered in Smalltalk in the 1980s.
The Squeakland educational version does not include the sources and changes files. But the full Squeak version does include sources and changes. These files are more important for developers.
The Sources file. This is where all the source code for Squeak is stored. However, the system can be operated without any source code, owing to its ability to decompile the bytecode methods into a readable and editable version of the original source code (only comments and temporary variable names are lost).
changes utilities that let you look over your changes file and recover lost things. From the Desktop Menu, select Changes, then recent change log to find see all changes from every quit or save that you've executed.
Project files. My Etoys projects save as *.pr files, along with a gif image. Projects are used to capture and switch the entire display state. Therefore they store much of the state.
Don't be too proud of web 2.0.


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The stadium
Premium seats
Latest views from inside Brentford Community Stadium
With just over a year to go until Brentford move in to a new stadium, work is continuing. The Bees will move in to Brentford Community Stadium before the start of the 2019/20 season and the steel work is now complete. Over the next months the internal fit-out will be complete and the stadium will be ready for test events early next year.
The latest images, above, are taken from inside and outside the stadium bowl. There are panorama images of the whole site as well as pictures showing the clearance of what will become the pitch. There are images from inside the north and south stands. Further updates on the development will follow over the summer.
Pictures courtesy Brentford FC and Arup.
© Brentford Football Club

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51st NAACP Image Awards Nominations Announced
Earning this year's Best Picture Oscar, 12 Years a Slave broke new ground in mainstream cinema. While this feat undoubtedly marks a step forward for having these types of stories told, the overall image of African-Americans on the silver screen unfortunately remains cluttered with too many stereotypes and one-dimensional characters.
This year's lineup of the Tribeca Film Festival, from April 16-27 in New York City, looks like the ripple effect of that historic Oscar win. With a diverse range of genre and subject matter, eight films in particular offer a platform that allows for our authentic selves to finally become a part of the public discourse.—Shannon J. Effinger
Bad Hair
Written and directed by Mariana Rondón
Junior (Samuel Lange) is a precocious 9-year-old with his head stuck in the clouds. His mother Marta (Samantha Castillo) can only deal with the reality of raising two children on her own in the projects. The loss of her husband and her struggle to find work as a security guard consume her. And the resentment she harbors towards her son's carefree spirit is palpable.
Junior's strongest desire right now is to straighten his curly hair for his school's yearbook photo. Marta staunchly forbids it. Thankfully, he finds an ally in his grandmother (Nelly Ramos), who understands him as she blow dries his curls straight during their visits. Set in the bustling capital city of Caracas, Venezuela, Mariana Rondón's touching new film lends intimacy and humanity to the much broader issues of identity and homophobia.
Below Dreams
Written and directed by Garrett Bradley
Shot in cinéma vérité style, Garrett Bradley's debut feature film has both the texture and feel of a documentary, from the uninhibited approach in its storytelling to the tight close-ups of every subject. Nothing and no one gets ignored. Set in New Orleans, a city known for being a world onto itself, Bradley finds three twentysomethings to focus on: Jamaine, a young brother who spends his days searching for work; Leanne, a single mother of four with dreams of becoming an actress; and Elliott, an Ivy Leaguer who has questions about life that the classroom cannot answer.
"The funny thing is that the characters don't really engage with one another in the film," says Bradley. "Through their personal stories, I think each of their experiences are humanized simply by being seen and heard."
Written and directed by Bert Marcus
While Muhammad Ali has become a universal symbol for courage both inside and out of the ring, few boxers have achieved that pinnacle apart from the sport itself. Bert Marcus's latest film examines the lives of three known boxing champions: former heavyweight fighters Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, and current middleweight boxer Bernard Hopkins. As they set the bar high with each win (notably Tyson and Hopkins, who at 48 broke his own record a second time for becoming the oldest fighter to win a title match), it is their respective life journeys leading up to the ring (drugs, poverty, prison) that not only challenge the myth of the American dream, but also force us to question the society that produces such enigmas.
Written and directed by Keith Miller
Drawing from the familiar ground of his 2012 debut film Welcome to Pine Hill, Miller's second feature is once again set in the urban backdrop of New York City. John (John Diaz) loses his father to gun violence and Primo (James "Primo" Grant) becomes an unlikely surrogate father for John. Reared by the streets as a member of the Bloods since the age of 12 (both in the film and in real-life), Primo teaches John the ways of life as only he knows how. While the streets of Brooklyn are definitely a third character, as the story builds, Miller's vérité approach allows for Primo and John to take center focus as they're forced to tackle real-life questions about their purpose as young men.
Directed by Alan Hicks
Pianist Justin Kauflin is a 23-year-old blind prodigy. Kauflin also suffers from a severe case of performance anxiety, but he somehow finds his way to study with the legendary Clark Terry, then 89. The great jazz trumpeter has the distinction of playing with both Count Basie and Duke Ellington's orchestras. He's also been a mentor to countless jazz musicians, including Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, who produced this telling documentary from director Hicks. During the making of this film, as Kauflin prepares to compete in a prestigious music competition, Terry's own health deteriorates and he begins to lose his sight just as their unlikely bond deepens.
Time Is Illmatic
Directed by One9
"The World Is Yours" serves as a benchmark for when hip-hop could still paint vividly sans excess commercialism. With Pete Rock's skillful handling of the chordal riff sampled from jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, it's arguably the best song off of 1994's Illmatic, for it captures the unique hybrid that is rapper Nas. A product of the renowned Queensbridge Housing Projects, Nas is also famously the son of jazz cornetist Olu Dara. Director One9's documentary not only captures the spirit of the environment that created one of hip-hop's most potent storytellers, but how, 20 years later, this album has left an indelible footprint on Black music.
Untitled James Brown Documentary
Directed by Alex Gibney
"Soul Brother Number One"—a.k.a. the late, great James Brown—singlehandedly changed the look and sound of American music. With every passing decade, from traditional rhythm and blues right up through hip-hop, James Brown was always at the helm of it (either directly or indirectly). With special permission from Brown's estate, director Alex Gibney's as-yet-untitled documentary focuses on his life from the beginning up through 1974.
When the Garden Was Eden
Directed by Michael Rapaport
At 2011's Tribeca Film Festival, Rapaport gave us Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, an impressive film narrative documenting the rise of one of hip-hop's most beloved, influential acts. This time, the NYC-bred actor/director focuses on his other love: basketball. Based on author Harvey Araton's 2012 bestseller, When the Garden Was Eden is a touching tribute to the glory heydays of the NY Knicks in the late 1960s, which featured the likes of Walt "Clyde" Frazier, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley and legendary coach (and recently named Knicks president) Phil Jackson.
In this article:bad hair, below dreams, champs, five star, james brown, keep on keepin on, time is illmatic, tribeca film festival, when the garden was eden
Investigation Suggests James Brown Could've Been Murdered
D.C. Walk of Fame to Honor James Brown, Marvin Gaye & Others
From James Brown to Beyonce: Protest Music Inspired by Dr. King
James Brown's "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield Has Passed


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Marie-Christine Bernard (born 1966) is a Canadian educator and award-winning writer living in Quebec.

She was born in Carleton-sur-Mer and received a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in literary studies from the Université Laval. Bernard has taught at the Collège d'Alma since 1994; she teaches literature, creative writing, film analysis and ethnology. From 2006 to 2010, she hosted the program "Beau temps, mauvais temps" on Ici Radio-Canada Première Saguenay. She also contributes to a number of literary journals, including Zone occupée and to the webzine Mauvaise Herbe.

In 2016, she represented Quebec at the Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie, held in Mexico.

Selected works
 Monsieur Julot (2005), novel, received the Prix découverte Abitibi-Consolidated
 La confiture de rêves (2007), youth novel, received the
 Le prince Malavenant (2008), youth novel
 Mademoiselle Personne (2008), novel, received the Prix France-Québec ant the Prix du roman Abitibi-Bowater
 Sombre peuple (2010), short stories

References

1966 births
Living people
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women short story writers
Université Laval alumni


If you think you are ready to chart your course and set sail you might as well know your personal goal. Setting it would be your first move. For whatever maybe your abilities and talents but with no goal or aim all of these will just be in vain.
Personal Learning Style and Goal Setting Session 3: Introduction to Goal Setting.
GOAL SETTING. Why is Goal Setting Important? Why is Goal Setting Important?


ON APRIL 26, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:37 P.M., THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PERFORMED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A GOLD 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE TRAVELING NORTH ON K-22 APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE SOUTH OF C-60.
DURING THAT STOP, THE DRIVER, APRIL DAWN VAN DUSEN, DOB 4-27-1990, OF SIOUX CITY, IA WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND TO HAVE A SUSPENDED LICENSE IN IOWA. SHE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, SKYLAR CHASE GUY AND DALTON JAMES BLOCK, BOTH OF SIOUX CITY, WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE VAN DUSEN RECEIVED THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED 1ST OFFENSE AND DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE.


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import com.google.j2objc.annotations.ObjectiveCName;

public interface CommandCallback<T> {
    @ObjectiveCName("onResult:")
    void onResult(T res);

    @ObjectiveCName("onError:")
    void onError(Exception e);
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Divorcing parents face new challenges. Some do this well. They leave the lines of communication open and are genuinely able to separate marital problems from parenting issues so that kids still see both parents as a united front, supporting them. That is where you want to be, and if you're not there yet, you need to get there. But when parents are so hostile to one another that allegations start flying back and forth, it may be a good idea to try out one of the below apps for communication with the other parent in writing.
There is a lot of sound research that says exposing kids to parental conflict is not just bad, it can actually have long-term effects on their brains' hard-wiring. Kids who have experienced nasty divorces are more likely to have their own problems relating to others, empathizing with them, and may even have higher rates of substance abuse. So the bottom line is whatever you have to do NOT put your children in the middle, do it. The apps below are frequently used by divorcing couples who cannot talk to one another civilly in person or who fear the consequences of not putting their discussions in writing.
These apps also have the ability to share calendars for kids' events and appointments, share treatment providers' info, and share requests for payments for things like extracurricular activities or other out-of-pocket expenses. They all have the advantage of saving conversations so that there is no undocumented he said/she said, or at least much less of it. AppClose has a text messaging service that is like regular texting, but if there is any problem documenting was said, texts can be downloaded for the judge, attorneys, or mediator/arbitrator. Talking Parents is an email-like platform that organizes conversations by topic (AppClose and Our Family Wizard also have this). Our Family Wizard, I'm told, has a bunch of bells and whistles and is subscription based. Check out discounts offered for military service members as these can help.


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NSEI:DPABHUSHAN
Returns On Capital - An Important Metric For D. P. Abhushan (NSE:DPABHUSHAN)
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount of capital employed. This shows us that it's a compounding machine, able to continually reinvest its earnings back into the business and generate higher returns. Speaking of which, we noticed some great changes in D. P. Abhushan's (NSE:DPABHUSHAN) returns on capital, so let's have a look.
What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?
If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. The formula for this calculation on D. P. Abhushan is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.23 = ₹307m ÷ (₹2.7b - ₹1.4b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2020).
Therefore, D. P. Abhushan has an ROCE of 23%. In absolute terms that's a great return and it's even better than the Specialty Retail industry average of 12%.
Check out our latest analysis for D. P. Abhushan
NSEI:DPABHUSHAN Return on Capital Employed November 21st 2020
While the past is not representative of the future, it can be helpful to know how a company has performed historically, which is why we have this chart above. If you want to delve into the historical earnings, revenue and cash flow of D. P. Abhushan, check out these free graphs here.
How Are Returns Trending?
The trends we've noticed at D. P. Abhushan are quite reassuring. The data shows that returns on capital have increased substantially over the last five years to 23%. The company is effectively making more money per dollar of capital used, and it's worth noting that the amount of capital has increased too, by 99%. This can indicate that there's plenty of opportunities to invest capital internally and at ever higher rates, a combination that's common among multi-baggers.
On a separate but related note, it's important to know that D. P. Abhushan has a current liabilities to total assets ratio of 51%, which we'd consider pretty high. This can bring about some risks because the company is basically operating with a rather large reliance on its suppliers or other sorts of short-term creditors. While it's not necessarily a bad thing, it can be beneficial if this ratio is lower.
What We Can Learn From D. P. Abhushan's ROCE
In summary, it's great to see that D. P. Abhushan can compound returns by consistently reinvesting capital at increasing rates of return, because these are some of the key ingredients of those highly sought after multi-baggers. And investors seem to expect more of this going forward, since the stock has rewarded shareholders with a 78% return over the last three years. In light of that, we think it's worth looking further into this stock because if D. P. Abhushan can keep these trends up, it could have a bright future ahead.
One final note, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with D. P. Abhushan (including 1 which is is significant) .
If you want to search for more stocks that have been earning high returns, check out this free list of stocks with solid balance sheets that are also earning high returns on equity.
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Over a decade ago, actor Lisa Ryder gave birth to her first child and experienced what she now calls "The Cave": postpartum depression.
She'd recently come off a five-year stint as a star of the sci-fi program Andromeda, gotten married and moved to the suburbs. Soon after the baby was born, her actor husband left town for a gig and she went into a state of depression and anxiety that lasted for three years.
This new play is part of her efforts to rupture societal taboos around such experiences, which are widely shared and yet still not much talked about in the mainstream. Its central character is new mother Alice (Tess Degenstein), whose biography closely matches Ryder's. Her husband, Guy (Jordan Pettle), is leaving for a six-week acting assignment, their house's roof is leaking, and baby Cooper is colicky and not sleeping, so neither is Alice.
Ryder and director/choreographer/set and costume designer Monica Dottor are trying something risky and challenging with the piece, which is to plunge the audience into Alice's experiences as she voyages through the postpartum looking-glass. The dramaturgy of the piece, however, is overladen and unclear.
The inclusion of references to real-life news stories such as Gustave, the man-eating crocodile from Burundi, are clearly intended to reflect Alice's increasing delirium, as things she's read and heard start to manifest in her life. But there's also reference to the true story of the Toronto psychotherapist who took her own life and that of her child in 2000 by stepping in front of a TTC train, which has a different status in the storytelling.
The element that sends the production into full complexity overdrive is the inclusion of two otherworldly characters created and played by Ryder and Selina Martin. The show is a co-production between Nightwood Theatre and Bald Ego Productions, which Ryder, Martin, Adam Nashman and Stan Rogal founded over 25 years ago, and it's possible that those who know Bald Ego's work will recognize and embrace these pixie figures but, to me, they came off as a beloved but obscure inside joke.
Degenstein offers a performance of great pathos as Alice and her monologues — some fantasies, some enraged rants — provide welcome moments of clarity. It's a shame that her good delivery of some darkly funny lines about the indignities that birth visits on the new mother's body aren't really given the space to land because the production's tone is so all over the place.
Pettle does what he can with his self-absorbed character, who's more of a device than a fleshed-out person. Ryder and Martin are clearly skilled physical comedians and Martin, in particular, shows off a beautiful singing voice as the leader of a spiritual-inflected lullaby (the music is by Martin and Richard Feren). Some of the storytelling rests on our capacity to hear what's happening through a baby monitor, but the balance of Feren's sound design did not always allow for full audibility as it competed with other effects and voices.
While impressively constructed and lit with appropriate moodiness by Oz Weaver, the significance of a tree with big cotton-ball blossoms hanging over the interior set did not come fully clear to me.
This production has been long in the making and broaches vital subject matter: representing and talking about supposedly taboo aspects of women's experience breaks down stigmas and has the potential to end cycles of secrecy and shame. There are clearly passionate convictions and conversations behind A Blow in the Face, but the production doesn't really let the audience in.


Award winning wedding photographer taking natural and stunning wedding photographs. Available to travel all over Ireland and abroad.
The one where I met my future wife, Hannah, at in Italy.
Know what you want and be open minded. Stunning pictures don't just happen. You need to give your photographer time on the day and co-operate. You can't go back and do it again once it's over.
A home made bar... at our wedding!
I haven't been asked as you are paying the photographer to come up with the ideas... not the couple. The most adventurous would probably be sitting a bride on a waterfall... and she didn't fall off!
A brolly and a bridesmaid solve all the problems. Brolly to keep dry and bridesmaid to fix hair and makeup.


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Headlines & Bulletin Board
PrideFest Milwaukee 2019 breaks attendance records for eighth consecutive year
Hot Summer Gays fills Madison's hottest days with queer-centric festivities
Tenant Resource Center elects new board, sets course after tumultuous year
ARCW Launches First PrEP Campaign in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Common Council endorses Equality Act, while Shorewood bans conversion therapy
Gov. Evers and LGBTQ representatives deliver Wisconsin's first-ever Pride month proclamation
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A Call for Applications to NLGJA 2015 Scholarships
Two national scholarships are awarded annually to deserving students dedicated to fostering fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues
For Immediate Release: February 24, 2015
Media Contact: Bach Polakowski
Bach@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888
Washington, DC – The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association today announced a call for entries for the Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Longcope scholarships to honor and advance fair and accurate coverage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Applications are available online and will be accepted until Friday, May 15. https://nlgja.site-ym.com/?scholarships
The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship was established in 2005 in memory of Leroy Aarons, NLGJA's founder who was a news executive at The Washington Post and The Oakland Tribune. The scholarship in his honor continues his work to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues from within the news industry. Past winners are: Matthew Bloom (2014), Dartunorro Clark (2013), Christopher Carbone (2012), Sharyn Jackson (2011), Mary Susman (2010), Ryan McLendon (2009), Matthew Leung (2008), Colin Dugdale (2007) and Dennis Mitchell (2006).
The Kay Longcope Scholarship was established in 2008 in memory of The Boston Globe journalist Kay Longcope, who upon her retirement co-founded the Texas Triangle, a LGBT weekly newspaper. This scholarship supports the education of an LGBT student of color pursuing a career in journalism. Past winners are: Linda Sankat (2014), Mario Montavlo (2013), John-Carlos Estrada (2012), Fenit Nirappil (2011) and Carl Gaines (2010).
Applicants must be planning to pursue a career in journalism plus be able to demonstrate their passion and commitment to the profession. Selection will be based on journalistic and scholastic ability. Applicants also must demonstrate an awareness of the issues facing the LGBT community and the importance of fair and accurate news coverage.
NLGJA partners with The Philadelphia Foundation, a community foundation established in 1918, to administer the NLGJA Student Scholarship Fund. The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, a component fund of TPF serving to advance philanthropy within LGBT communities, disburses the scholarship awards on recommendations from NLGJA during each award period.
Scholarship recipients are honored in the spring at the NLGJA New York Benefit, Headlines & Headliners. For more information see www.nlgja.org/headlines-headliners.
About the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members. For more information, visit www.nlgja.org.
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Does anyone here know a source for the white pin hole foam backed vinyl used on 1980s Marine Traders? Thanks.
Defender has Redrum perforated foam backed headliner.
An upholstery shop esp. one that does auto work will also have it.
I got it from Soundown in Ft Lauderdale.
Thanks people- however the defender vinyl is flat with pin holes- im looking foe the lil pyramids with pinholes.


We study the performance of Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) error-correcting codes using the methods of statistical physics. LDPC codes are based on the generation of codewords using Boolean sums of the original message bits by employing two randomly-constructed sparse matrices. These codes can be mapped onto Ising spin models and studied using common methods of statistical physics. We examine various regular constructions and obtain insight into their theoretical and practical limitations. We also briefly report on results obtained for irregular code constructions, for codes with non-binary alphabet, and on how a finite system size effects the error probability.


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package group

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"sync"
	"time"

	logutil "github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/log"
	plugin_base "github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/plugin"
	group_types "github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/plugin/group/types"
	"github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/spi/flavor"
	"github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/spi/group"
	"github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/spi/instance"
	"github.com/docker/infrakit/pkg/types"
)

const (
	groupTag  = "infrakit.group"
	configTag = "infrakit.config_sha"

	debugV = logutil.V(300)
)

var log = logutil.New("module", "plugin/group")

// InstancePluginLookup helps with looking up an instance plugin by name
type InstancePluginLookup func(plugin_base.Name) (instance.Plugin, error)

// FlavorPluginLookup helps with looking up a flavor plugin by name
type FlavorPluginLookup func(plugin_base.Name) (flavor.Plugin, error)

// NewGroupPlugin creates a new group plugin.
func NewGroupPlugin(
	instancePlugins InstancePluginLookup,
	flavorPlugins FlavorPluginLookup,
	pollInterval time.Duration,
	maxParallelNum uint) group.Plugin {

	return &plugin{
		instancePlugins: instancePlugins,
		flavorPlugins:   flavorPlugins,
		pollInterval:    pollInterval,
		maxParallelNum:  maxParallelNum,
		groups:          groups{byID: map[group.ID]*groupContext{}},
	}
}

type plugin struct {
	instancePlugins InstancePluginLookup
	flavorPlugins   FlavorPluginLookup
	pollInterval    time.Duration
	maxParallelNum  uint
	lock            sync.Mutex
	groups          groups
}

func (p *plugin) CommitGroup(config group.Spec, pretend bool) (string, error) {
	p.lock.Lock()
	defer p.lock.Unlock()

	settings, err := p.validate(config)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	log.Info("Committing", "groupID", config.ID, "pretend", pretend)

	context, exists := p.groups.get(config.ID)
	if exists {
		if !pretend {
			// Halt the existing update to prevent interference.
			context.stopUpdating()
		}

		// TODO(wfarner): Change the updater behaviors to handle creating a group from scratch.  This should
		// not be much work, and will make this routine easier to follow.

		// TODO(wfarner): Don't hold the lock - this is a blocking operation.
		updatePlan, err := context.supervisor.PlanUpdate(context.scaled, context.settings, settings)
		if err != nil {
			return "unable to fulfill request", err
		}

		if !pretend {
			context.setUpdate(updatePlan)
			context.changeSettings(settings)
			go func() {
				log.Info("Executing update plan", "groupID", config.ID, "plan", updatePlan.Explain())
				if err := updatePlan.Run(p.pollInterval); err != nil {
					log.Error("Update failed", "groupID", config.ID, "err", err)
				} else {
					log.Info("Convergence", "groupID", config.ID)
				}
				context.setUpdate(nil)
			}()
		}

		return updatePlan.Explain(), nil
	}

	scaled := &scaledGroup{
		settings:   settings,
		memberTags: map[string]string{groupTag: string(config.ID)},
	}

	var supervisor Supervisor
	if settings.config.Allocation.Size != 0 {
		supervisor = NewScalingGroup(config.ID, scaled, settings.config.Allocation.Size, p.pollInterval, p.maxParallelNum)
	} else if len(settings.config.Allocation.LogicalIDs) > 0 {
		supervisor = NewQuorum(config.ID, scaled, settings.config.Allocation.LogicalIDs, p.pollInterval)
	} else {
		panic("Invalid empty allocation method")
	}

	scaled.supervisor = supervisor
	if !pretend {
		p.groups.put(config.ID, &groupContext{supervisor: supervisor, scaled: scaled, settings: settings})
		go supervisor.Run()
	}

	return fmt.Sprintf("Managing %d instances", supervisor.Size()), nil
}

func (p *plugin) doFree(id group.ID) (*groupContext, error) {
	p.lock.Lock()
	defer p.lock.Unlock()

	grp, exists := p.groups.get(id)
	if !exists {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Group '%s' is not being watched", id)
	}

	grp.stopUpdating()
	grp.supervisor.Stop()
	p.groups.del(id)

	log.Info("Ignored", "groupID", id)
	return grp, nil
}

func (p *plugin) FreeGroup(id group.ID) error {
	_, err := p.doFree(id)
	return err
}

func (p *plugin) DescribeGroup(id group.ID) (group.Description, error) {
	p.lock.Lock()
	defer p.lock.Unlock()

	// TODO(wfarner): Include details about any in-flight updates.

	context, exists := p.groups.get(id)
	if !exists {
		return group.Description{}, fmt.Errorf("Group '%s' is not being watched", id)
	}

	instances, err := context.scaled.List()
	if err != nil {
		return group.Description{}, err
	}

	return group.Description{Instances: instances, Converged: !context.updating()}, nil
}

func (p *plugin) DestroyGroup(gid group.ID) error {
	context, err := p.doFree(gid)

	if context != nil {
		descriptions, err := context.scaled.List()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		for _, desc := range descriptions {
			context.scaled.Destroy(desc, instance.Termination)
		}
	}

	return err
}

func (p *plugin) Size(gid group.ID) (size int, err error) {
	var all []group.Spec
	all, err = p.InspectGroups()
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	for _, gg := range all {
		if gg.ID == gid {
			g, err := group_types.ParseProperties(gg)
			if err != nil {
				return 0, err
			}

			if s := len(g.Allocation.LogicalIDs); s > 0 {
				return s, nil
			}
			return int(g.Allocation.Size), nil
		}
	}
	err = fmt.Errorf("group %v not found", gid)
	return
}

func (p *plugin) SetSize(gid group.ID, size int) (err error) {
	if size < 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("size cannot be negative")
	}
	var all []group.Spec
	all, err = p.InspectGroups()
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	for _, gg := range all {
		if gg.ID == gid {
			g, err := group_types.ParseProperties(gg)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			if s := len(g.Allocation.LogicalIDs); s > 0 {
				return fmt.Errorf("cannot set size if logic ids are explicitly set")
			}
			g.Allocation.Size = uint(size)
			gg.Properties = types.AnyValueMust(g)
			_, err = p.CommitGroup(gg, false)
			return err
		}
	}
	err = fmt.Errorf("group not found %v", gid)
	return
}

type instancesErr []string

func (e instancesErr) Error() string {
	return strings.Join(e, ",")
}

func (p *plugin) DestroyInstances(gid group.ID, toDestroy []instance.ID) error {
	log.Debug("Destorying instances", "gid", gid, "targets", toDestroy)

	context, exists := p.groups.get(gid)
	if !exists {
		return fmt.Errorf("Group '%s' is not being watched", gid)
	}

	instances, err := context.scaled.List()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// build index by instance id
	index := map[instance.ID]instance.Description{}
	for _, inst := range instances {
		index[inst.ID] = inst
	}

	missing := []string{}
	targets := []instance.Description{}
	for _, inst := range toDestroy {
		if desc, has := index[inst]; !has {
			missing = append(missing, string(inst))
		} else {
			targets = append(targets, desc)
		}
	}

	// tell the group to pause before we start killing the instances
	log.Debug("pausing before destroy instances")
	context.stopUpdating()
	log.Debug("paused")

	// kill the instances
	for _, target := range targets {
		if err := context.scaled.Destroy(target, instance.Termination); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	// update the spec to lower count
	sizeSpec, err := p.Size(gid)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return p.SetSize(gid, sizeSpec-len(toDestroy)) // this will commit the change and watch again
}

func (p *plugin) InspectGroups() ([]group.Spec, error) {
	p.lock.Lock()
	defer p.lock.Unlock()
	var specs []group.Spec
	err := p.groups.forEach(func(id group.ID, ctx *groupContext) error {
		if ctx != nil {
			spec, err := group_types.UnparseProperties(string(id), ctx.settings.config)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			specs = append(specs, spec)
		}
		return nil
	})
	return specs, err
}

type updatePlan interface {
	Explain() string
	Run(pollInterval time.Duration) error
	Stop()
}

type noopUpdate struct {
}

func (n noopUpdate) Explain() string {
	return "Noop"
}

func (n noopUpdate) Run(_ time.Duration) error {
	return nil
}

func (n noopUpdate) Stop() {
}

func (p *plugin) validate(config group.Spec) (groupSettings, error) {

	noSettings := groupSettings{}

	if config.ID == "" {
		return noSettings, errors.New("Group ID must not be blank")
	}

	parsed, err := group_types.ParseProperties(config)
	if err != nil {
		return noSettings, err
	}

	if parsed.Allocation.Size == 0 &&
		(parsed.Allocation.LogicalIDs == nil || len(parsed.Allocation.LogicalIDs) == 0) {

		return noSettings, errors.New("Allocation must not be blank")
	}

	if parsed.Allocation.Size > 0 && parsed.Allocation.LogicalIDs != nil && len(parsed.Allocation.LogicalIDs) > 0 {

		return noSettings, errors.New("Only one Allocation method may be used")
	}

	flavorPlugin, err := p.flavorPlugins(parsed.Flavor.Plugin)
	if err != nil {
		return noSettings, fmt.Errorf("Failed to find Flavor plugin '%s':%v", parsed.Flavor.Plugin, err)
	}

	if err := flavorPlugin.Validate(parsed.Flavor.Properties, parsed.Allocation); err != nil {
		return noSettings, err
	}

	instancePlugin, err := p.instancePlugins(parsed.Instance.Plugin)
	if err != nil {
		return noSettings, fmt.Errorf("Failed to find Instance plugin '%s':%v", parsed.Instance.Plugin, err)
	}

	if err := instancePlugin.Validate(parsed.Instance.Properties); err != nil {
		return noSettings, err
	}

	return groupSettings{
		instancePlugin: instancePlugin,
		flavorPlugin:   flavorPlugin,
		config:         parsed,
	}, nil
}


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During the month of September, I was following the Whole30 program, which entails eating a caveman-like diet of meat, vegetables, fruits, and nuts with an emphasis on healthy fats for thirty days. The problem is, I'm not very adventurous when it comes to food. I'll be the first to admit I'm a meat and potatoes kind of girl so I wasn't sure how it would go having to try new foods and vegetables, but I was really invested in giving it a go. I knew if I was going to make it through an entire month I would need to switch up my usual veggie and fruit menu — you have to keep it new and exciting so your taste buds don't hate you!
Even though it's a bit more difficult to build up my taste for new things at this stage of life I have been finding it fun to experiment. Here are a few uncommon items I purchased and in the process I learned were actually very tasty!
I have heard of okra many times before and I know it's a tradition for many families to eat on a regular basis. Well, I'm 35 and I've never eaten it. Nope, not once! So I grabbed a bag and decided to look for a recipe on Pinterest (where else?!).
Something I didn't know about okra is that it is high in fiber, vitamins A, C and K and is a good source of iron, calcium and magnesium. Sign me up!
At first glance you may think a plantain is a banana, but it's not! It is a part of the banana family, but the big difference here is you can't eat a plantain raw. You need to cook it first. They are not as sweet as a banana, but I learned this is actually good as they are lower on the glycemic index, a very good thing for your body.
A purple sweet potato may have you turning the other way. I mean, regular sweet potatoes are amazing, but a purple one? WEIRD, right? You should search this on Pinterest though because people are making amazing things with this! Purple sweet potatoes are a bit drier than their orange counterparts, so you don't want to bake them over 350 degrees.
This Rainbow Potato Roast is what I made and with all the different colors, textures and tastes you are sure to impress your family. It's a conversation starter as well as healthy for you. They are high in fiber and low in sugar although they still taste sweet.