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The chances of an average person knowing what Insly is are not very high, however, the ones who do need it, namely those employed in the insurance field, praise it highly. In many insurance software comparisons, Insly is in top 3 spots. It is one of many Estonian fintech start-up's that have emerged in the past few years. Insly's main product is a cloud-based solution for improving insurance sales. But it's not just the product, as in 2015 Insly won the prestigious 'Most Family and Employee Friendly Employers of the Year' title in Estonia. To help them grow further Insly secured nearly 1 million euros in investments this past summer. To understand what is behind Insly's great success and how day to day work happens in a start-up, we sat down for a small interview with Insly's HR Manager Sigrid Mõisavald.
Q: You work as an HR manager in Insly, which is a fintech start-up. How many employees do you have, how fast is your expansion rate and how do you think HR work in a start-up differs from the so called "regular HR work"?
We have about 45 employees, most of them are situated in Estonia but we also have some staff working for us in Belarus, UK, Poland and Lithuania. Voluntary staff turnover is very low, as in general everyone is happy to be working for us, which is also highlighted by the fact that we secured the 1st place at the 'Most Family and Employee Friendly Employers of the Year' competition.
HR work in a start-up is definitely different as the company is progressing at a greater speed and every day you have to be ready to change your behaviour and plans. Therefore, HR work in a start-up has to be very flexible and easily adjustable. Also, you must always keep an eye on the everyday work environment and make sure people see the results of their work and really understand how they personally influence the processes and contribute to the company.
Q: What do you base you recruiting decisions on and who makes the final decision? Do you also consider the organisational culture in that decision?
We choose our people very carefully and one of the main factors to consider is the persons' suitability with the overall organisation culture and with the people who are already employed at Insly. It is very important for us to keep the inter-organisational synergy and co-operation among the staff. At the same time, we can't lose track of the importance of competency – people have to know what they are doing. While having to consider competency, we also have to consider the company's growth pace and evaluate the internal training possibilities while hiring new staff. As an HR person in an IT start-up one has to be very active and constantly on the look-out and ready to headhunt. Recruitment decisions are done together with the direct manager of the person being hired do ensure proper fit within the team.
Q: Is there enough time to pay attention to the development of the people or are you more focused on reaching your goals?
When hiring a new team member, we mostly rely on the expertise of the existing staff, which means every new employee gets a mentor who can help with most questions. On top of that, we also do a so-called adjustment-training where we explain all aspects of the company, its HR policies and also do an introduction to the insurance business.
The development is mostly done through our apprentice system – the junior team members can ask advice from the more experienced ones. In everyday work we use the SCRUM method, which relies heavily on collaboration and team-work. That means – there is always inter-team learning, proofing each other's work, giving feedback and suggesting on how to do things better and most importantly, recognising the work done by others. We also do performance reviews to map the training needs of individual staff members and book necessary trainings.
Q: How do you make sure that Insly is on the right track with its team development and organisation culture – which indicators do you consider or measure?
The most important indicator is that people are happy when coming to work. Therefore, as an HR manager, I always have to keep my eyes and ears open and take notice of people's behaviour and what they are saying. It is also important to have an active and open dialog about progress with various managers. Also, I have to make sure that the results of performance interviews and satisfaction surveys are immediately analysed, action plans are created and we don't lose momentum for making improvements. Previously, I have experienced how attitude of managers can play a significant role in their team's spirit and results. In Insly we actively support leader mentality and style for managing teams in order to avoid situations, when managers don't listen or communicate with their teams. Having your manager as an active part of the team and seeing them work alongside yourself and put in effort does wonders for team-work. It gives me great joy to work in an organisation where everyone pursues a common goal and where the staff is happy.
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She is an HR Manager with a degree in Andragogy and Human Resource Management and Development. Sigrid has written articles in the HR field for Estonia's most important business newspaper Äripäev and she has also written blog posts for the Salary Info Agency.
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U20: Croatia win silver, Kalajžić in All-tournament team
The U20 European Championship is over and Croatia have many reasons to celebrate, as they have won the second place. Also, Split youngster Mate Kalajžić made his mark playing for Croatia U20 national team, as he earned himself a spot in the All-tournament team.
Two medals and 4th place for ABA League countries
Montenegro won silver, while Serbia claimed bronze at the U16 FIBA EuroBasket 2017.
BiH promoted to the next stage of World Cup Qualifiers
Bosnia and Herzegovina will take part in the European World Cup Qualifiers, as they have won the decisive game for one of the first two spots in their group on the road in Armenia. Macedonia failed to gain promotion to the next stage.
Four ABA League countries in the hunt for European U16 glory
The U16 European Championship A and B Division are set to begin. Four ABA League countries are competing for the European throne, while two of them will try to gain promotion to the A Division.
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Native to Mexican area, Sabal mexicana has an erect, solitary wrinkled and columnar stem that can reach the 15 m of height with about 20-35 cm of diameter. The showy remnants of the foliar bases form a typical cross-weave © Giuseppe Mazza
The species is native to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosì, Tamaulipas, Veracruz e Yucatan), Nicaragua and USA (southern Texas) where it lives in the dry forests as well as in the humid ones, in the alluvial plains, swamps and on the margins of water streams, on clayey-calcareous soils, at low altitudes.
The etymology of the genus is unknown as it has not been specified by the author, the French botanist Michel Adanson (1727-1806); the specific name is the Latin adjective "mexicanus, a, um" = of Mexico, with reference to the place of origin of the species type.
Common names: Mexican palmetto, Rio Grande palmetto, Texas palmetto, Victoria palmetto (English); palma de sombrero (El Salvador); guano, palma de escoba (Guatemala); apachite, guano, guano bon, palma de llano, palma de micheros, palma marrachada, palma real, palma redonda, soyate, xa'an (Messico); palma de techo (Nicaragua).
The Sabal mexicana Mart. (1838) is an unarmed monoecious species with solitary stem, erect, columnar, up to 15 m tall and 20-35 cm of diameter, wrinkly and of greyish brown color, covered for a long tract by the residues of the foliar bases forming a typical cross-weave.
The leaves, on a 0,9-1,8 m long petiole, are costapalmate, 1,5-2,2 m long and broad, divided in 80-110 rigid segments with long pointed bifid apices, 3-5 cm broad, filamentous at the margins, united at the base per about 1/3 of their length, of glossy dark green color; triangular hastula (appendage located in the point of insertion of the foliar lamina with the petiole) with acute apex 9-15 cm long.
Inflorescences between the leaves almost of the same length, on an extremely short peduncle, arcuate, with 3 orders of ramifications, and tiny slightly fragrant whitish flowers. Slightly depressed globose fruits, of 1,4-1,9 cm of diameter, blackish brown when ripe, edible, containing only one globose-depressed seed, of 0,9-1,3 cm of diameter, of reddish brown color.
It reproduces by seed, previously kept in water for 3 days, in draining loam maintained humid at the temperature of 24-28 °C, with germination times starting from 1-3 months.
Slow growing species, but early in flowering, similar to the Sabal palmetto, from which differs due to the bigger size of the fruits, besides particulars of the inflorescence, cultivable in the regions with tropical, subtropical and temperate climate, where adult specimens may bear values of temperature, if exceptional and short lasting, up to -10 °C.
Inflorescence with 3 orders of ramifications, and tiny whitish flowers slightly fragrant. The fruits, of 1,4-1,9 cm of diameter, of blackish brown color when ripe, are edible. The leaves, once mainly utilized as cover for rural dwellings, today serve to fabricate the sombreros and artistic and folkloristic intended for the tourist market © G. Mazza
It grows in full sun as well as in partial shading, it adapts to an ample variety of soils, sandy to heavy, slightly acidic to alkaline, and can resist dry periods, but with an even slower growth.
The old leaves are still now utilized, due to their long duration and their low cost, for the covering of rural dwellings and for shading nurseries, chicken coops, etc., whilst with the young leaves and the fibers obtained from the petioles are realized various handicrafts of common use, in the first place the typical headgear ("sombreros"), and artistic and folkloristic intended for the tourist market.
Synonyms: Inodes texana O.F.Cook (1901); Sabal guatemalensis Becc. (1908); Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc. (1908); Inodes exul O.F.Cook (1913); Sabal exul (O.F.Cook) L.H.Bailey (1916); Inodes mexicana (Mart.) Standl. (1920); Erythea loretensis M.E.Jones (1933).
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Bison – generator parserów utworzony w ramach projektu GNU. Jest w dużej mierze kompatybilny z programem Yacc, oferując w stosunku do niego kilka udoskonaleń. Zazwyczaj używany jest razem z programem flex, choć może korzystać z leksera napisanego ręcznie lub wygenerowanego przez inne narzędzie.

Program Bison przyjmuje jako wejście plik tekstowy zawierający gramatykę bezkontekstową LALR oraz fragmenty kodu w języku C, opisujące jak analizator składniowy ma przetwarzać dany język. Wynikiem działania programu jest plik źródłowy w języku C, zawierający podprogram parsera, którą można wykorzystać w tworzonej aplikacji.

Bison jest w stanie generować parsery GLR, radzące sobie z niejednoznacznymi gramatykami. Ponadto Bison może również współpracować z językami C++ i Java.

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NEWS: New Zealand Rugby have announced a loss of NZ$1.9-million for the 2018 financial year at its AGM meeting in Wellington.
However, despite the massive loss, New Zealand Rugby bosses remain optimistic as the Union are still 44 percent ahead of budget largely due to NZ$68-million in commercial sponsorship and licensing income.
NZR Chair Brent Impey said 2018 set a benchmark for underlying investment in rugby at NZ$191 -million which was fueled by the profits of the New Zealand Lions Series 2017. Commercial success was driven by the sustained excellence of the All Blacks, and the increasing value of NZR's teams in black with the Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens teams particularly successful in 2018.
NZR Chief Operating Officer Nicki Nicol said the significant profits generated by the New Zealand Lions Series had been invested in key areas.
Nicol said strong underlying growth of 17 percent in commercial revenue (excluding the effect of the New Zealand Lions Series 2017), had driven investment back into rugby.
NZR recognised the importance of key partners and new partnership had been formed with Japanese companies.
Contracts had been extended with various sponsors.
Additionally, new commercial and brand initiatives such as All Blacks Coaching Clinics, the Official All Blacks Store at Auckland International Airport, and Ignite Seven had been launched.


The New Betsey Johnson Nail Polish Collection!
If you have read my blog before, you may know I absolutely LOVE Betsey Johnson. She is one of my absolute favorite fashion designers (read the post I wrote HERE about her show at NYFW). From her bright colors to her outrageous prints, her party dresses & other clothes/accessories embody everything that is wonderful about being a girl: glitter, sparkles and PINK!
So knowing my love for Betsey Johnson, I was SO excited to hear that Sephora by OPI was releasing a Betsey Johnson nail polish line that includes not only ADORABLE nail polish shades but also nail polish lacquer strips in cute patterns!
Today before my nail appointment I decided to run in Sephora & was definitely overwhelmed at the wide selection of polish shades to choose from. There were individual bottles for $9.50 each and then a mini set of 6 polishes (pictured above) for $24.50. However what caught my attention the most was the hot pink shade called "It's My Pink!" that is also….wait for it…. SCENTED!!!! You heard me right….SCENTED nail polish!!! The polished is infused with a fragrance from Betsey Johnson's perfume called "Too Too." So of course I had to pick that up for my toes….
Even the packaging for the Betsey Johnson nail polish is adorbs!
For my nails, I decided I would branch out and get a set of the nail lacquer strips. If you're not familiar, nail polish strips are literally just "stickers" you apply to your nails that have fun patterns, colors, etc and can be taken off with nail polish remover. There were 3 patterns (cheetah, skulls & lips) available in the Betsey Johnson line ($12 for a set) but of COURSE I HAD to get the hot pink cheetah print. Can you say TO DIE FOR!?
So with Betsey Johnson nail polish products ready I went to my nail appointment prepared to leave with some FABULOUS nails but first I decided to send out a Tweet discussing my recent Betsey Johnson nail product purchases. And guess who replied to my tweet?!?! That's right….the one and only Betsey Johnson herself!!!! If you don't already be sure to follow me on Twitter @AshLovesFashion!
My Twitter conversation with Betsey Johnson!!! Love her! If you're not familiar with Twitter, read from the bottom (starting with my Tweet) up.
So I wasn't sure exactly how the nail polish strips would work but my nail technician is AMAZING and figured it out!!! The packet comes with 16 different sizes of nail polish strips so you can find the correct size for your nail. Once she applied the strip, she smoothed it out to remove any air bubbles. We then cut off most of the excess and filed the rest. One of the best parts is that you don't have to wait for them to dry!!! Here is how they turned out….
OPI for Sephora Betsey Johnson trend tips...hot pink cheetah print!
"It's My Pink!" Betsey Johnson nail polish!
Make sure you check out the whole collection by clicking HERE and scrolling down the page to see all the products!!!
So will you be or have you tried any of the Betsey Johnson Sephora by OPI collection!? Leave me a comment & let me know what you think!!!
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est le  de Buckethead, sorti le 21 février 2012. Il s'agit d'une suite directe à l'album Electric Tears paru le 8 octobre 2002.

Liste des titres

Remarques
 La piste #2, « Beyond the Knowing », est une version instrumentale précédemment paru sous le titre «What Kind of Nation» de l'album Intelligence Failure, une collaboration avec Viggo Mortensen.
 La piste #6, « La Wally », fut composée par Alfredo Catalani.
 Les pistes #7 et #8, « La Gavotte » et « Bachethead », furent composées par Johann Sebastian Bach.
 La piste #11, «The Homing Beacon», fut exclusivement publiée sur le site officielde Buckethead en 2009 en tant que single. C'est un hommage à Michael Jackson à la suite de l'annonce de sa mort.

Notes
 Produit par Buckethead et Janet Rienstra.
 Écrit, composé et arrangé par Buckethead.
 Aide à la production par Dom Camardella.
 Conçu, édité et mixé par Dom Camardella au Santa Barbara Sound Design.
 Matriçage par Robert Hadley au Mastering Lab à Ojai, Californie.
 Art et design par Russell Mills.
 Assistant design: Michael Webster (storm).
 Photographie de pochette: «Breaking Ocean Wave», Baja California Sur, Mexique, par Mark A. Johnson.

 Support Meta: Bella Rienstra.
 Fait par Meta: Janet Rienstra -Friesea.

 Commercialisation: (Katella Music/BMI) par Buckethead, excepté pour «La Gavotte» et «Bachethead» composés par Johann Sebastian Bach et «La Wally» (act 1) composé par Alfredo Catalani.

 Buckethead remercie: «Mes parents, Michael Jackson, Theo, Uma, Janet, et Lakshmi chicken.»

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Usage notes: The French idiom avoir la frite, "to feel great," evolved from the synonymous expression avoir la patate. Patate is a familiar synonym for "head," and since frites are made from patates, frite became another. The original meaning refers to mental health, but avoir la frite can indicate excellent physical shape as well.
Tiens, tu as la frite aujourd'hui ! Hey, you're in a great mood today!
Elle n'a pas la frite depuis longtemps. She hasn't been well for a long time.
Avoir is used for one's current, ongoing state of being. You can use other verbs to refer to a temporary or changing status.
Je ne sais pas quoi faire pour te donner la frite. I don't know what to do to cheer you up.
En dépit de ses problèmes, elle garde toujours la frite. Despite her problems, she always remains positive.
être bien dans sa peau – literally, "to be well in one's skin"
avoir la banane – "to have the banana"
Some sources translate avoir la frite as "to be full of beans," but this is only accurate in British English. In American English, being full of beans means "talking nonsense," which in French is equivalent to dire des bêtises or dire n'importe quoi.


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Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2018
It's that time again! The changing of the seasons means it's time to talk about a new set of upcoming releases, and there are some books coming out in the next few months that I'm super excited about.
Also, what happened to spring? I have such nice spring coats, and I never get a chance to wear them here in New York because the weather goes straight from winter to boiling summer. I just want moderate temperatures, ok?!
Anyways, on to the books! This is another really romance-heavy list of anticipated books, but this is the time of year for some big authors to release their latest romances.
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean (June 19)
I almost forgot to include this one because I'm somehow lucky enough to be an Avon Addict, and they sent me an arc of Wicked and the Wallflower! Which I of course devoured immediately, because how on earth can you let a new Sarah MacLean book wallow on your shelves?
This one is about the mysterious Devil's offer to help Felicity get engaged to a duke and reenter the limelight of London high society. Only the more time Felicity spends with Devil, the more his plan goes awry and romance ensues.
I really struggled with the first half of this one because it was pretty slow for me, but the second half really picked up and was the classic MacLean that I know and love. So by the end I was totally in love with this book. Any Sarah MacLean fans won't want to miss it!
Off the Grid by Monica McCarty (July 3)
I'm not much of a military romance reader, but I picked up the first book in this series, Going Dark, for my book club last year and became somewhat obsessed. So I'm really excited both to follow the larger mystery laid out in the first book, but also just to return to McCarty's world and fall in love with a new set of characters. Off the Grid involves a journalist searching for her missing brother, which leads her to investigating top secret SEAL teams and a possible cover up, and the SEAL who's sent to keep her quiet. It sounds like the start of another compelling romance!
A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (July 31)
I cannot tell you how excited I am for A Duke by Default. I've been dying to read it ever since Alyssa Cole unveiled the beautiful cover (seriously, the Reluctant Royals series has some of the best covers I've seen in romance) and revealed that the hero is a silver fox duke in hiding and arms maker. That's quite the combo! Oh, and he's a Hufflegruff! Which makes him sounds like the best hero ever. I'll admit, I wasn't the biggest fan of the heroine when she was introduced in the first book, but with a hero like that, it doesn't even matter in the least. Plus it's Alyssa Cole, so you know it's going to be good! Although now that I'm looking at the official description, it sounds like the heroine decides to make the hero her latest makeover project…yeah, this book is going to be good.
Born to be Wilde by Eloisa James (July 31)
I don't know what's wrong with me, because I've read Eloisa James' books before and enjoyed them, but it's only with her latest few releases that she's really become one of my favorite romance authors. I just finished reading the first book in the Wilde series, and I'm so excited that I get the second one in May (next week!) and the third one already in July! Especially because these two characters were introduced in the first book, and I'm beyond excited for them to get a full novel. Apparently the hero agrees to play matchmaker for the heroine before realizing he wants her for himself. Given the events in the first book, I'm pretty sure Born to be Wilde is going to be a hate-to-love romance, which is possibly my favorite trope, so I can't wait for this one.
I will note that I have some reservations about this book. The hero is part Indian, and some of James' comments in an interview when the publication date (and later the cover) was announced make it sound like she didn't fully appreciate the responsibility of writing a minority character as a white person. Honestly, it kind of sounded like she's making him part-Indian for diversity bonus points, rather than because she genuinely wants to explore his background and add more diversity to a largely white genre. I'm hopeful she and Avon took the appropriate steps to have a sensitivity reader or ten look at this before it went to print and that her comments in the interview were taken out of context, but I definitely have some concerns.
Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas (August 7)
I'm a huge Sarah J. Maas fan, so of course Catwoman: Soulstealer had to be on this list. I'll admit, when authors like Maas and Leigh Bardugo announced they were writing for the DC Icons series, I was a bit disappointed just because I love their fantasy books so much and I'd rather they focus on that. So I put off reading Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer for a while after it came out. But I wound up absolutely loving it when I finally read it, so now I'm totally on board for Maas' Catwoman book. I actually don't really know much about Catwoman as a superhero (though I really enjoyed Anne Hathaway's portrayal in Dark Knight Rises), so I'm excited to be introduced to her with this book.
The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (August 28)
Last but not least is Tessa Dare's latest release, The Governess Game. I'm not sure I can say this definitively because I have so many favorites, but Dare has possibly been my absolute favorite romance author lately, so I'm beyond excited to get her latest release. Honestly, it doesn't even matter what it's about, I just need more Tessa Dare! This one is apparently a duke-and-the-governess romance, which isn't necessarily my favorite trope, but I completely trust Dare to make it wonderful. She's the master of putting a unique spin on a classic trope, and I can't wait to see what she does with this one.
Ok, so those are the books I'm probably going to buy and read immediately upon publication, but they're definitely not the only ones coming out this summer that I'm interested in and will most likely read sooner rather than later.
For instance, I'm behind in the Ember in the Ashes series, but I'm still excited that the third book in this series is coming out this summer. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (June 12) continues following Elias, Helene, and Laia's story in this Roman-inspired fantasy world. I really enjoyed the first book and am excited to continue reading this series.
I'm also pretty excited for Rebecca Roanhorse's debut novel, Trail of Lightning (June 26). It's a post-apocolyptic story in which the gods and monsters of Navajo legend walk the land. When monster hunter Maggie is enlisted to help find a missing girl, she uncovers a monster "much larger and more terrifying than anything she could imagine," according to the jacket copy. It sounds super badass, and I can't wait to check it out!
The long-anticipated sequel to My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris (August 14) is also scheduled to come out this summer! It's been pushed back a few times, so fingers crossed August is the actual release date. I was really impressed by the first book and am excited to see how Karen's story concludes.
And of course I had to mention A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews (June 7)! I have to admit I'm not much of a contemporary YA reader and this isn't something I would normally gravitate towards—it's about a pianist who can never live up to his mother's expectations after illness ended her own musical career early, but whose life starts changing when he meets a girl full of energy and laughter. But I'm a huge fan of Cait's blog, Paper Fury, and I'm beyond excited for her to publish her first book. Plus I really enjoy her writing style on her blog, so I'm interested to see what she does with a full novel.
Have I mentioned yet how excited I am for all of these books to come out?! I mean, it's not like I don't already have a massive TBR to keep me busy, but I can't wait to read new books by some of my favorite authors, plus those debuts look really good, too.
What books are you most excited to finally get your hands on this summer? Let me know in the comments!
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11 thoughts on "Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2018"
Naty says:
I'm so excited for the Reluctant Royals one and Cait's book too!! Also Catwoman will be DEFINITELY on my shelf as soon as it comes out.
Why is waiting so hard?!! I need these books now!
Right??!!
Asha - A Cat, A Book, And A Cup Of Tea says:
I'm really tempted by Catwoman!
I heard her talk about it at BookCon last year, and I think it's going to be a fun read!
A summer of Sarah MacLean, Sarah J. Maas, Tessa Dare, and Alyssa Cole is a dream. Haha
Right?! We have so many good books to look forward to in the next few months.
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Graphic novel 'Mujib' 5th issue hit the shelves
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The fifth episode of graphic novel series 'Mujib' has hit the shelves on Friday, 7th September, 2018. Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the fifth episode of graphic novel at her official residence Gono Bhaban. The entire graphic novel series is based on the "The Unfinished Memoirs of Bangabandhu", written during his imprisonment. The publication is initiated and published by Centre for Research and Information (CRI).
Prior to this event, Honorable Prime Minister unveiled the 'Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman' Volume-1 (1948-1950).
The 5th edition of Mujib graphic novel illustrates how Bangabandhu, in 1945, was denied his deserved post in Chatra League, the student wing that got no other election until 1947. At the time, the World War-II and the black market that some vested quarters created by cashing in on the war, put the country in turmoil. To make the situation worse, some distinctive groups of the country paired with the conflicting interests among Khan Bahadurs paved the path for the British governor to take over. This was the situation that sparked the zeal of young Mujib to rise in response to the situation and make a difference.
The 4th edition of the graphic novel series Mujib was unveiled on 17th February, at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2018. 'Mujib-4 Delhi Adventure' tells the story of Bangabandhu's journey to and from Delhi to Calcutta. It highlights Bangabandhu's experience attending the then Muslim League's annual conference and the meeting between Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy and himself, along with his fellow Chatra League activist. After visiting some historic sites, the young Mujib his two other associates found themselves running out of money to buy the return tickets.
The 3rd edition of the 'Mujib', was unveiled on 19 February, 2017 at Amar Ekushe Boi Mela (Book Fair). 'Mujib-3' highlights the post-World War II period of the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, when he emerged as a rising politician and successful organizer despite many obstacles.
Mujib – 2, the 2nd edition of the series, covers the political rise of Bangabandhu and his growing ties with his political mentor Shaheed Suhrawardy along with an important football match between the young Mujib and his father.
Mujib – 1, illustrated the childhood of Bangabandhu and how he got involved in politics. It presents the background against which Bangabandhu began writing his autobiography, the stories of his birth, childhood, getting a pair of spectacles when still young, and his first jail term.
It was under the vision of Radwan Mujib Siddiq, Trustee of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI), that the 'Mujib' graphic novel series was created, with the aim to sensationalize and educate the young children of Bangladesh about the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The colorful graphic illustration and visualization used in the 'Mujib' series was done by artists Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy.
This graphic novel series presents the political activism, successes and political wisdom of Bangabandhu in a youth friendly manner that also appeals to adults and comic book enthusiasts alike. The series has been selling well since the release of the first edition and the excitement continued with each new release of the Mujib series. The series has gained immense popularity with countless young readers, creating a lasting impression, shaping their values and making them politically informed.
Professor Emeritus Rafiqul Islam chaired the unveiling event, Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Bangla Academy Director General Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan were present at the event, among others.
The newly-released graphic novel on Bangabandhu will be made available across the country and the interested readers can also dial 01826018665, or order for books at [email protected], [email protected]
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Every school is different. Different administrators, different colleagues, different families, different buildings—very possibly, different funding and curricula, too. Finding the right school might be a big challenge, but how hard is it really?
We recently held a Twitter chat to dive into those topics. Our #ewedchat featured Eric Cooper, the president of the teacher-training-focused National Urban Alliance, and Danielle Brown, a national-board-certified teacher from Arizona. While the discussion covered a lot of ground, it's worth highlighting two questions that dealt explicitly with how teachers enter and exit schools.
Q: As a new teacher, how much did you know about the school you ended up at?
Q: What factors do teachers consider when deciding whether or not to leave a school?
If none of that sounds new, it's because it really isn't. Studies have shown that many of the factors mentioned influence teacher attrition. In a sense, this chat served to tie anecdote and living educators to a wealth of data and research on this topic.
Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen said the breakdowns occurred on the morning of the first day of testing, in the first year that the exams were implemented by a new testing vendor for the state, Measurement Inc.
As the scope of the breakdowns became evident, state officials directed districts to postpone the exams until paper officials directed districts to postpone the exams until paper and-pencil versions could be printed and distributed.
According to McQueen, state education department officials had been working with the Durham, N.C.-based company since an October "stress test" of the platform to increase server capacity and fix problems.
State officials said that shortcomings discovered during that stress test, and ongoing concerns about the stability of the platform—called Measurement Incorporated Secure Testing, or MIST—led them to alert districts two weeks ago that they had the option of testing with paper and pencil.
Then, last week, a new batch of network failures, unrelated to the issues that officials thought were fixed, forced the state to require all schools to administer hard copies of the exam.
Cliff Lloyd, the department's chief information officer, said the breakdowns "occurred because of processes kicked off by the vendor," which led to flooded servers and system failures.
In a statement, Measurement Inc.'s president, Henry Scherich, voiced confidence in the platform, saying that Tennessee students took more than 1.1 million practice assessments in January to get ready for this week's exams.
Disruptions of online assessments have become common across the country, enraging district leaders, teachers, and parents, and fueling anti-testing sentiment.
Causes of breakdowns have varied. Recent testing failures in Kentucky and Florida were later linked to cyberattacks.
Tennessee is one of many states that have embarked on the transition to online platforms for administering their state assessments in recent years. Recent analyses, however, have shown that the format in which students take tests can affect their scores.
Louisiana's attorney general says that the lawsuit against President Barack Obama over the common core that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards dropped earlier this month is not his to drop.
Attorney General Jeff Landry filed papers Feb. 8 with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to let him take over as the plaintiff for former Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, who filed the lawsuit in 2014, shortly before his failed bid to become the GOP presidential nominee. In the lawsuit, he alleged that the federal government manipulated billions of dollars in grant money and policy waivers to illegally pressure states to adopt the Common Core State Standards.
A federal judge said in September that the standards don't represent an improper intrusion into education by Washington. Jindal pledged to appeal the ruling. But Edwards, elected in December, said Feb. 4 that he was dropping the long-standing legal challenge.
He said the recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which specifically bars the federal government from mandating standards, coupled with the state's own efforts to rewrite its standards, make the lawsuit "educationally and financially unnecessary," according to the Associated Press. The state has paid close to $450,000 to its lawyer, Jimmy Faircloth, to handle the case, the AP reported.
The state's attorney general, however, says he's the one empowered under the state constitution to decide what lawsuits proceed or are dropped—not the governor.The governor disagrees. "As in any case, the client—not the attorney—should ultimately make the decisions on the course of action, and I have decided that this case will not proceed," Edwards wrote to Landry, according to a letter made public to the AP.
It's official: States without waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act no longer have to set aside a hefty portion of their federal Title I funds in order to provide for tutoring and school choice. That list includes California, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Vermont, Washington state, and Wyoming.
The U.S. Department of Education, which made that announcement Feb. 5, had already essentially said as much in previous guidance for states wondering how the transition from the NCLB law to the Every Student Succeeds Act, the new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, will work.
Some background: The NCLB law called for schools that continually failed to meet achievement targets—which is most schools in the states without waivers at this point—to set aside 20 percent of their federal Title I funds for disadvantaged students for public school choice or tutoring. But the ESSA gets rid of that requirement. Plus, it's already moot for the 42 states with waivers from the NCLB law.
Still, since the ESSA doesn't fully kick in until the 2017-18 school year, states without waivers have been asking where they stand when it comes to the set-aside.
Those states will have to come up with another plan to support schools where students were previously missing achievement targets, the department told Michael Kirst, the president of the California school board, in a letter.
And the plan doesn't necessarily have to include every school in the state that was eligible for choice and tutoring. Instead, states should put a premium on the schools where a large percentage or number of students are falling behind. The plan, which will apply to the 2016-17 school year only, needs to be developed by March 1, with input from parents, teachers, students, districts, and others. And it must explain just how the state plans to help students succeed academically.
What's more, students who are already taking advantage of public school choice get to stay in their school until they've completed the highest grade it offers.
The Institute of Education Sciences continues its push for more alliances between researchers and school districts with the opening earlier this month of its competition for the next iteration of the regional educational laboratory network.
The 10 regional labs are now operating 79 alliances among researchers, teachers, and education policymakers. The next group of regional labs will be expected to continue and expand the alliances, including with professional organizations that support teachers, principals, and other school officials. All the labs except REL Southwest will be selected this fall, to begin next January; the Southwest lab is 11 months behind the others because of a protest during the last grant competition that delayed its start. Each contract will run five years.


"Nipsey Hussle: A Celebration of Life" included stories from his parents, a letter from a president, representations of Christianity and Islam as well as nods to Eritrea, where the rapper's ancestors came from.
LOS ANGELES – Nipsey Hussle was a beloved rapper, generous philanthropist, reliable friend, self-taught computer builder and charismatic hustler.
That's according to the many eulogies delivered Thursday at a memorial attended by thousands in downtown Los Angeles for the slain Grammy winner.
Called "Nipsey Hussle: A Celebration of Life," the three-hour event included stories from family members, a letter from President Obama, a performance from Stevie Wonder and a dance party to Hussle's music. There were representations of Christianity and Islam, as well as nods to Eritrea, where the rapper's ancestors came from.
Beyonce and Jay Z were among the celebrities in attendance at Staples Center event, where the last celebrity funeral held at the concert arena was Michael Jackson's in 2009.
Though "A Celebration of Life" was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT, it did not get underway until nearly an hour later because of a security delay that left thousands of fans waiting to be let inside.
Hussle's casket appeared onstage in front of a wall of flowers and greenery throughout the service. Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot on March 31.
His mother, Angelique Smith, shared an anecdote about how, as a single mom, she learned how to change her own oil. But she forgot to replace the cap and as a result, her engine caught fire.
Ermias, she recalled, "did not hesitate." He immediately commandeered a nearby fire truck, and had it extinguish their fire.
Connecting the seemingly random story to the service, Smith explained, "Our engine is on fire now. We're burning but we're not destroyed."
Snoop Dogg praised the way Smith handled her son's death, noting, "If it so happens to be that your kids die before you, Nipsey's mother prepared us for this day in the future."
The West Coast rap veteran also recalled how Hussle was often compared to him.
"When he first started, people thought he looked like me," Snoop said. "I think it was because he was tall, lanky and had braids. One thing both me and Nip had was a kind spirit. When we met, it was like magnets coming together. … Real recognizes real."
Both of them enjoyed popularity across gang lines, and the "Gin and Juice" rapper noted that Hussle "had nothing but love for every gang member in South Central." He paraphrased scripture, saying, "For God so loved the world that he gave us a good Crip, the late, great neighborhood Nip."
Before ceding the microphone, Snoop saluted his friend's casket and said, "I'm gonna end it like this: This man got a letter from Barack Obama, man."
Samiel Asghedom choked up as he expressed what the outpouring of public support had meant to his younger brother while he was alive, and to the family after his death.
He drew cheers when he quoted lyrics from his brother's songs and shared stories about how he demonstrated his hustle at an early age, out-earning Samiel doing chores around the neighborhood and building a computer – that actually worked – on their bedroom floor.
Asghedom recalled investing what money he had in his brother's budding rap career, saying he wanted Nipsey to "have something legit. He ended up making something legit for me to have" – their shop, The Marathon, located in the strip mall they pooled their money to buy.
"A lot of people thought he was gonna get some money and leave" after he made it as a rapper, Asgehdom said. "They didn't know him. Nip put his heart and soul on Crenshaw and Slauson. … Bro stayed and died on Crenshaw and Slauson. "
Their father, Dawit Asghedom, said that Hussle had been a fighter from the moment of his birth, when he came into the world with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck.
Hussle's fiancée, actress Lauren London, praised him as a partner, father, "majestic soul" and relentless seeker of knowledge.
"He researched everything," she said. "Completely self-taught. He went to bed reading audiobooks, which I said was nerdy but thought was secretly cool."
She noted that "grief is the final act of love," and invoked his words: "Until we meet again, the marathon continues."
The Christian and Muslim faiths were represented by Pastor Rich Reid and Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, who said Hussle "will become more famous in death than in life."
Farrakhan said Hussle was "to hip-hop what Bob Marley is to reggae," adding, "He lived the gang life but didn't stay there."
More than one speaker observed that Hussle died at 33, the same age at which many Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified. "That's not a coincidence," his half-sister Samantha said.
Karen Civil tearfully read a letter from former President Barack Obama, who admitted he didn't know Hussle personally but discovered his music through daughters Sasha and Malia. Obama, whose father was Kenyan, praised the Eritrean American rapper for investing in his community and noted the STEM center and co-working space Hussle established.
"While most folks look at the Crenshaw neighborhood where he grew up and see only gangs, bullets and despair, Nipsey saw potential," the 44th president wrote, adding that Hussle "set an example for young people to follow" and left a "legacy worthy of celebration."
Obama's letter concluded, "I hope his memory inspires more good work in Crenshaw and communities like it."
Performers included Anthony Hamilton ("Pass Me Over"), Jhené Aiko ("Eternal Sunshine") and Marsha Ambrosius, whose rendition of Mariah Carey's "Fly Like a Bird" included bits of Hussle's song "Be Here for a While."
Before performing the Eric Clapton song "Tears in Heaven, " Stevie Wonder called his friend's death an unnecessary heartbreak and said he hoped it would inspire action on social issues, especially gun control.
"I'm happy that in his short life, he was able to motivate people," the music icon said. "And I hope he motivates you to say, 'Enough people being killed by guns and violence.' I hope we don't just talk about it. I hope we'll be about it."
The rapper's kids – daughter Emani and son Kross – appeared onstage, where they were joined by Khalil Kimble, the son of rapper Skeme, and Kameron Carter, the son London and rapper Lil Wayne, who addressed the audience.
Carter, who is 9, spoke of a dream in which "Ermias told me what heaven was like. He told me it was paradise." He also recalled how the rapper would sometimes look at him through the window and say "respect." The boy then asked the crowd to say "respect" in unison, and they complied.
Kross, 2, even took the mic to share some gibberish ("Eh. Bah.") for an excited crowd.
Attendees received nearly 100-page books with Hussle on the cover. Inside were dozens of photos of Hussle with London and his children. It also contained messages from celebrity friends and admirers including Jay-Z, Issa Rae, Michael B. Jordan, Ava DuVernay, Tiffany Haddish and athletes LeBron James and Russell Westbrook.
Overall, the mood was celebratory. Even the paid ushers were holding their hands up and applauding the speakers onstage. By the end of the memorial, Hussle's song "Dedication" was playing into the arena with guests dancing in their seats.
Tegan Daniels, 30, a single mother from Las Vegas, told USA TODAY that she wanted to attend for the sake of her daughter, Leilani.
Plenty of attendees felt compelled to come and show solidarity for Hussle.
Keith Smith, 26, from Los Angeles, told his supervisor at work he had "an emergency," so he could attend the service and honor "my man."
"I've been a fan since I was a child and I've known him a couple years," says Los Angeles-based Gianni Farley, 24. "I wanted to support the homie."
The final speaker, Pastor Shep Crawford, told the crowd that Hussle's marathon had become a relay race, and urged them to see his effort to revitalize Crenshaw through to completion.
"If we don't leave here without buying up South Central, we're dropping the baton." he said, adding, "If you say you're going to be the next Nipsey, please don't do it with just a rap album."
After the memorial service, Hussle embarked on one last 25½ mile-drive through South Central Los Angeles. Mourners poured into the street in anticipation of the funeral procession, as fans played music, touched the hearse as it drove by and even followed behind the procession on ATVs, motorbikes and cars.
A number of supporters yelled, "Nipsey, we love you!" and poured out alcholic beverages in the path of the cars.
The procession is set to continue on to Hussle's Marathon clothing store before ending at the Angelus Funeral Home in Crenshaw.
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10/02/2015 - But first, a brief explanation. Tucson has two basic types of steakhouses. First, we have Cowboy Steakhouses. These are characterized by casual western ambiance and attire and are, relative to the other type, inexpensive. Our typical Cowboy Steakhouse barbecues their USDA Choice beef over a very hot, open, mesquite wood fire. Therefore, all of their meats so cooked have a definite mesquite flavor.
Fleming's Steak & Lobster Dinner. Definitely Upscale.
The other type we call Fine Dining Steakhouses. These are some of the most upscale restaurants in Tucson and are more expensive than any of the Cowboy Steakhouses. Here you will be treated to USDA Prime beef … the top 2% of all beef consumed in the United States. These steaks are broiled in an incredibly hot oven. So they lack the mesquite flavor.
Note: In July 2016, we reviewed the new Charro Steak in Downtown Tucson. We now rank it #2 of the Cowboy Steakhouse experiences. Excellent!
1.Tanque Verde Guest Ranch. You probably didn't see this one coming, did you? Tanque Verde Guest Ranch is probably the oldest continuously operated business in Tucson. Starting as a cattle ranch in 1868, it began hosting paying guests from the East in 1928. In total, Tanque Verde has 60,000 magnificently beautiful desert & mountain acres adjacent to Saguaro National Park East. While it is one of the top dude ranches in the United States and has wonderful western accommodations, they do open some of their dining to the general public, with reservations.
While TVGR is not strictly a "steakhouse", on Wednesdays and Saturdays they hold a cowboy cookout experience down at their Cottonwood Grove. BBQ steaks & ribs, homemade cornbread, fresh fruit, salads, desserts and live cowboy music around an open campfire. It doesn't get much more authentic than this.
Bar opens at 5:30 PM. Dinner from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. $35 per person if you are not a lodging guest. Considering entertainment, scenery, quality, quantity, and price, this is the best steak & ribs value in town. Tanque Verde Guest Ranch also topped our List of the 10 Best Sunday Brunches in Tucson.
2. Silver Saddle Steakhouse. This restaurant in South Tucson is a local favorite, and understandably so. It earned a 4-Saguaro rating for a combination of quality, quantity, & service, plus a pleasant family-style dining room. We consider Silver Saddle to be one of the best dining values in Tucson.
Why does Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse have all these chopped-off men's ties hanging from the walls & rafters?
3 & 4. Pinnacle Peak & El Corral. Here we have a tie (pun intended). And it should come as no surprise. They are owned and operated by the Argo Land & Cattle Company since 1970. Pinnacle Peak has a strong Old West flavor and is located on the East Side in Trail Dust Town. Although their steak dinners are just OK, this is one of the places we suggest locals take out-of-town visitors just for the fun of it. If you want to temp fate, gentlemen, wear a dress tie.
The walls of El Corral are covered with Western movie posters, historic Western photographs and other Western memorabilia. If you go, enjoy the interior walkabout while they are barbecuing your steak. Note: El Corral's specialty is not steak, but rather prime rib. We were not impressed with their prime rib …kinda chewy and not much flavor. Both El Corral and Pinnacle Peak earned 3.5 Saguaros: slightly better than average steak dinners, but overall an enjoyable Western experience. El Corral has been a Tucson favorite for 50 years. 5. Cattletown Steakhouse. This is a pleasant cowboy steakhouse in a rundown mixed residential and light manufacturing neighborhood 2 miles from the airport. Their steaks are OK, but their Friday Fish Fry – all you can eat Fish & Chips – is excellent and a huge value. Cattletown earned a 3.5 Saguaro rating. If we had only considered its steaks, they would have earned only 3-Saguaros. However, the Friday Fish Fry brought it up a notch.
Unlike Daisy Mae's, Cattletown was clean and well-maintained when we dined there. The service was very good, but at 6 PM on a Friday night, they were not at all busy. 6 & 7. Daisy Mae's & Lil' Abner's . Another tie. In June 2015, Lil' Abner's owner decided to sell and retire. While at the moment, early October 2015, Lil' Abner's continues to operate, almost certainly the Old West building will be bulldozed and the property turned into something modern and much less interesting. Having been a stage stop, it should really be added to the list of Historic places.
As for Daisy Mae's, we've had a couple of good steak dinners here, and some "not so much". Given its inconsistency; a somewhat run down and not terribly clean condition, we don't recommend Daisy Mae's to our friends & family.
Patio at Bob's Steak & Chop House. Of those we reviewed, only Bob's & Tanque Verde Guest Ranch have an expansive view.
1. Bob's Steak & Chop House. Bob's is excellent! With Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, these are the only two 5-Saguaro-rated steakhouses in the bunch. In fact, Bob's is one of only twelve 5-Saguaro-rated restaurants in all of Southern Arizona. Excellent steaks, extra fine service, pleasantly subdued interior, and a great golf course view. Fine cigars from $10 to $27. 2. Fleming's Steakhouse. Fleming's is also excellent! We rank it #2 only because (a) it is much more expensive than Bob's; and (b) Fleming's has no view. And, if it's possible, we actually thought Bob's steaks were tastier. One of the items that makes Fleming's so expensive is the side dishes are extra. For example, a baked potato is $10 on top of a very expensive steak. Personally, I consider this gouging. But Fleming's also has specials that make it possible to enjoy their dinners without taking out a second mortgage on your house. 3. Sullivan's Steakhouse. This is a very good steakhouse, but it did not quite measure up to Bob's. Both Fleming's and Sullivan's offer a very similar upscale dining experience. We'd would not like to have to live on the difference.
4. PY Steakhouse. This steakhouse is located in Casino del Sol about 12 miles west of Downtown Tucson. If you are out for a concert at their AVA Theater and/or an evening of gambling, PY is a fine choice for dinner. Do read our review. PY can be pricey, but they often have discounts via Social Living, etc.
For a reservation at any of Tucson's better restaurants we usually use Open Table.


So a week or so ago I was checking the FAR (Freeform American Roots) and there at number 1 was Rod Picott's new album Welding Burns. I went no farther, rather, I just went over to Napster, gave it a listen and immediately loaded it on the iPod. I agree that it's a No.1 album!
Now I know Rod's music from Slaid Cleaves' covers of his songs like "Tiger Tom Dixon" and "Black T-Shirt". Rod also co-wrote "Broke Down" with Slaid. "Broke Down" became the most played song on Americana Radio when it was released in 2001 and won the song of the year at the Austin Music Awards. A couple of years ago, I saw Rod and Amanda Shires perform at the Tin Angel and even shook his hand and got their CD autographed! But I never really listened to any of the four other albums Rod has released, (shame on me), but this album will certainly lead me to them!
The album according to Rod's website: "is a collection of songs bound together by the theme of loss and love…" The songs cover everything from the auto industry, (Rust Belt Fields) hanging sheet rock (Sheetrock Hanger"), to his father's "Welding Burns" and tattoo "Your Father's Tattoo". The songs are real, and sung with grit and feeling. The song "410" is a terrific song about the desperation some folks are led to when told by the folks at the Unemployment Office that they're on their own. Some folks then take matters in their own hands with the help of their 410!
Helping out on the album are Rod's friends Will Kimbrough on guitar, Paul Slivka on bass, Paul Griffith and Tommy Perkinson on drums, and Amanda Shires on harmonies and fiddle.
So check out this great album and as for me I'm going to check out the rest of Rod's catalog and wait for him to the Delaware Valley!


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Q: Pandas won't fillna() inplace I'm trying to fill NAs  with "" on 4 specific columns in a data frame that are string/object types. I can assign these columns to a new variable as I fillna(), but when I fillna() inplace the underlying data doesn't change.
a_n6 = a_n6[["PROV LAST", "PROV FIRST", "PROV MID", "SPEC NM"]].fillna("")
a_n6

gives me:
<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
Int64Index: 1542 entries, 0 to 3611
Data columns (total 4 columns):
PROV LAST     1542  non-null values
PROV FIRST    1542  non-null values
PROV MID      1542  non-null values
SPEC NM       1542  non-null values
dtypes: object(4)

but
a_n6[["PROV LAST", "PROV FIRST", "PROV MID", "SPEC NM"]].fillna("", inplace=True)
a_n6

gives me:
<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
Int64Index: 1542 entries, 0 to 3611
Data columns (total 7 columns):
NPI           1103  non-null values
PIN           1542  non-null values
PROV FIRST    1541  non-null values
PROV LAST     1542  non-null values
PROV MID      1316  non-null values
SPEC NM       1541  non-null values
flag          439  non-null values
dtypes: float64(2), int64(1), object(4)

It's just one row, but still frustrating. What am I doing wrong?

A: Use a dict as the value argument to fillna()
As mentioned in the comment by @rhkarls on @Jeff's answer, using .loc indexed to a list of columns won't support inplace operations, which I too find frustrating.  Here's a workaround.
Example:
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

df = pd.DataFrame({'a':[1,2,3,4,np.nan],
                   'b':[6,7,8,np.nan,np.nan],
                   'x':[11,12,13,np.nan,np.nan],
                   'y':[16,np.nan,np.nan,19,np.nan]})
print(df)
#     a    b     x     y
#0  1.0  6.0  11.0  16.0
#1  2.0  7.0  12.0   NaN
#2  3.0  8.0  13.0   NaN
#3  4.0  NaN   NaN  19.0
#4  NaN  NaN   NaN   NaN

Let's say we want to fillna for x and y only, not a and b.
I would expect using .loc to work (as in an assignment), but it doesn't, as mentioned earlier:
# doesn't work
df.loc[:,['x','y']].fillna(0, inplace=True)
print(df) # nothing changed

However, the documentation says that the value argument to fillna() can be:

alternately a dict/Series/DataFrame of values specifying which value to use for each index (for a Series) or column (for a DataFrame). (values not in the dict/Series/DataFrame will not be filled).

It turns out that using a dict of values will work:
# works
df.fillna({'x':0, 'y':0}, inplace=True)
print(df)
#     a    b     x     y
#0  1.0  6.0  11.0  16.0
#1  2.0  7.0  12.0   0.0
#2  3.0  8.0  13.0   0.0
#3  4.0  NaN   0.0  19.0
#4  NaN  NaN   0.0   0.0

Also, if you have a lot of columns in your subset, you could use a dict comprehension, as in:
df.fillna({x:0 for x in ['x','y']}, inplace=True) # also works

A: you are filling a copy (which you then can't see)
either:

*

*don't fillna inplace (there is no performance gain from doing something inplace)

for example
a_n6[["PROV LAST", "PROV FIRST", "PROV MID", "SPEC NM"]] = a_n6[["PROV LAST", "PROV FIRST", "PROV MID", "SPEC NM"]].fillna("")

or preferably
a_n6.fillna({'PROV LAST': '', 'PROV FIRST': '',
            'PROV MID': '', 'SPEC NM': ''}, inplace=True)

*

*assign the copy to a new variable first (the a_n6[[list_of_fileds]] is a copy in a multi-dtype object), see here: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/indexing.html#returning-a-view-versus-a-copy
here's a more in-depth explanation
Pandas: Chained assignments

A: a workaround is to save fillna results in another variable and assign it back like this:
na_values_filled = X.fillna(0)
X = na_values_filled

My exact example (which I couldn't get to work otherwise) was a case where I wanted to fillna in only the first line of every group. Like this:
groups = one_train.groupby("installation_id")
first_indexes_filled = one_train.loc[groups.apply(pd.DataFrame.first_valid_index), 'clicks'].fillna(0)
one_train.loc[groups.apply(pd.DataFrame.first_valid_index), 'clicks'] =  first_indexes_filled

My case may be unnecessarily complicated but i think the general "save results, then assign back" method should work as a workaround for the failing inplace=True

A: The top answer gave me SettingWithCopyWarning:  A value is trying to be set on a copy of a slice from a DataFrame, so this is what I ended up with. It works and doesn't give any warnings:
fill_dict = {x: 0 for x in columns_of_interest}
df.loc[:, columns_of_interest].fillna(fill_dict, inplace=True)

A: The "Use a dict as the value argument" answer doesn't work for me, but an easy enough workaround is to use:
for n in ["PROV LAST", "PROV FIRST", "PROV MID", "SPEC NM"]:
    a_n6[n].fillna("", inplace=True)
a_n6

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The nationwide active real estate developer benchmark. REAL Estate (benchmark.), a real estate developer active throughout Germany, has concluded a long-term lease agreement with BCA AG for around 1,800m² of office rental space in its TOWNUS project development in Oberursel. Since its foundation in 1985, BCA AG has been one of Germany's market-leading broker pools. In addition to the parent company, the group of companies includes the securities trading bank BfV Bank für Vermögen AG, CARAT Fonds Service AG, BCA Versicherungsvermittlungsservice GmbH and the IT company asuro GmbH. The BCA Group currently maintains a sales partnership with around 8,500 independent financial service providers. Rolf Schünemann, CEO of BCA AG, explains the decision: "With the new lease, we as a company remain loyal to our headquarters in Oberursel and at the same time offer modern as well as attractively connected office workplaces for our colleagues."
BCA AG will move into the approximately 13,000m² office building at Frankfurter Landstraße 66 at the end of 2023. This means that more than 60 per cent of the TOWNUS is already let well before completion. In addition to BCA AG, the state of Hesse and FITSEVENELEVEN have already signed long-term leases. The WiredScore-certified building also includes a parking deck with 269 parking spaces, 24 parking spaces in the building's own underground car park and 15 outdoor parking spaces. The location is connected to the city centre of Frankfurt am Main via Frankfurter Landstraße and to the motorway network via the A661. The Oberursel-Bommersheim underground station directly in front of the site and the Oberursel S-Bahn and regional train station just a few minutes' walk away also ensure fast public transport connections.
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Israel law banning entry to boycott supporters draws fire
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A new Israeli law banning entry to foreigners who support boycotting the country came under fire Tuesday from human rights groups and the opposition, who called it "thought control" harmful to Israel's international standing.
The approval of the law late Monday was defended by government ministers and supporters as a necessary response to the movement that calls for Israel to be boycotted over its 50-year occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Last year, Israel budgeted 118 million shekels ($32 million, 30 million euros) to fight the movement.
"We think that border control should not be used as thought control," Hagai El-Ad, executive director of prominent Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, told journalists.
He added that Israel also controls who enters the Palestinian territories, apart from through one border crossing into Gaza from Egypt, and said the law could "absolutely" affect his group's work.


COTTAGE GROVE � Somewhere between a growl and a whine lay the sound emanating from the sprint cars circling a quarter-mile oval at speeds approaching 75 miles per hour Saturday.
Dirt flew from the Cottage Grove Speedway in small clods, and a fine dust covered those among the 3,000 fans who sat closest to the track, in bleachers that vibrated as the cars flew by. Saturday saw the finish to a weekend visit by the American Sprint Car Series, giving several locals a chance to rub tires with drivers on the national tour.
In the end it was one of those national drivers, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla., going wire-to-wire to win the �A� main event and first-place money of $6,000. Bacon, a slight 20-year old with a shy smile and quiet demeanor, overpowered the field in the 35-lap, 26-driver finale Saturday after finishing second Friday night.
Bacon led the ASCS points standings earlier this year, but lately has fallen behind owing to a hot streak by Jason Johnson of Eunice, La. But while fortune smiled a bit on Bacon in Cottage Grove, it wasn�t so kind to Johnson, nor to the top driver in the Northwest region, former Eugene resident Roger Crockett.
An automatic qualifier into Saturday�s �A� main event due to his second-place finish behind Johnson on Friday, Bacon found some luck when he � or more accurately a young race fan representing him � drew the �pill� for the pole position Saturday.
Certainly, starting at the front of the pack helped Bacon, but he had to navigate a huge field padded by four provisional qualifiers. Bacon said the track in Cottage Grove reminded him of a similar venue in Little Rock, Ark., where he finished first and second in two starts this season.
Bacon likes to run toward the inside of the track, and he caught another bit of luck Saturday when that area received more moisture from the track maintenance crew. More moisture means better grip for tires, and it allowed Bacon to stay on his preferred inside line to lead the entire race.
�Unfortunately for the fans there wasn�t a whole lot of passing, but I�m going for the win so I�ll take it,� Bacon said.
The national points leader entering Saturday, Johnson, had a three-race winning streak dating back to the previous weekend in Elma, Wash. He started fourth and quickly moved up to second, but Johnson was passed by Jayme Barns moments later, and the two came together and crashed.
Johnson returned to the track after getting some work done on his car, but there was nothing to be done to the mangled spoiler atop his car. Driving with damage from the wreck still scarring his car, Johnson finished 23rd.
Crockett, who now lives in Medford, also caught some bad luck, and unlike Johnson, it wasn�t a deviation from the norm. While Johnson was winning his previous three races, Crockett was experiencing a run of misfortune that continued Saturday.
In his 10-lap heat, one of four Saturday, Crockett had an issue with his fuel line that forced him to the pit area. He ran in one of the two �B� main event races but didn�t finish in the top three to qualify for the �A� main event; a promoter�s provision allowed Crockett into the finale, but he started at the back of the field and finished just 15th despite running well.
�We were just as fast as the guy leading, but we didn�t get to show that this weekend,� Crockett said.
Crockett was running sixth in the $3,000 finale Friday when a flat tire sidelined him. A week earlier in Elma, mechanical issues ruined his Friday race, and he was caught up in a wreck when another driver got sideways Saturday.
�I�ve had strings of bad luck before, but this is stupid,� Crockett said with a weary smile.
Two Eugene drivers, Kyle Miller and Brent Hoover, also raced in one of the �B� events Saturday but did not advance.


Elite Baseball was founded to give baseball players of all ages the opportunity to reach their maximum potential as athletes. At every age group that we coach we have the goal of preparing our players for the next level and step of their baseball careers.
Our indoor facility provides an environment for improvement on every aspect of our players' game from hitting and pitching, to speed and agility training. Our showcase teams and camps, as well as our college consulting, give our high school athletes the best possible chance of achieving their dreams of playing college baseball.
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Matt is the co-founder of Elite Baseball and works in our Pennsylvania facility. Matt had a tremendous collegiate career playing at Millersville University. He holds single season records for hits (80), RBI's (72) and homeruns (14). Matt was drafted in 2001 in the 13th round by the Cleveland Indians and In 2003 he was named a Sally league all star. Matt went on to play professionally through 2006. Matt gives hitting instruction and coaches our showcase teams.


The last couple of months has been record breaking for Norton and Gaulby Young Farmers, with the club finishing their cycle challenge to Blackpool, and later winning the Annual County Rally!
Norton and Gaulby has been training hard for their cycle challenge to Blackpool in aid of the Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland Air Ambulance. 11 cyclists, supported by James Stanbridge, undertook this challenge in loving memory of Sam Stanbridge, brother to two of our members, James and Charlotte. Sam sadly passed away in a farming accident 10 years ago. After months of training, we are pleased to say that we did it!! We cycled through the undulating Staffordshire hills arriving in Blackpool 177 miles later in time for the Annual Young Farmers AGM. It was a struggle at times, but I am sure all the riders can agree that it was a rewarding experience, and something we will never forget. The retiring Chairman, Jack Jones, said in his chairman's speech at the AGM, "I could not be prouder for the club, knowing that we have undertaken this challenge for such a great cause, and in loving memory of Sam." A cheque for £10,000 was presented to the DLRAA, which was greatly appreciated. We would like to thank everyone who made a donation for all your support!
Once back from Blackpool, the club went straight into the Annual Leicestershire County Rally which took place on 12 May at Grange Farm, Barrow on Trent. The club did fantastically, battling the other 10 clubs in the county in competitions such as Flower Arranging, Cross Country, and Stock Judging. For the 2nd year in a row, the club won the rally! This is something which it did for the 1st time in its 76-year history last year!
Our AGM took place on Tuesday 5 June, whereby Jack Jones and Charlotte Stanbridge handed over the club to the next Chairman and Secretary, Ashling Toolan, and Jess Armitage. If you would like more information about Norton and Gaulby Young Farmers, then please visit our Facebook Page, or call Ashling Toolan, the Club Chairman on 07817 466035, or Jess Armitage, our Secretary on 07505 821671.


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Als Babyschwimmen oder Säuglingsschwimmen bezeichnet man die Wassergymnastik mit Säuglingen und Kleinkindern zwischen dem vierten und dem achtzehnten Lebensmonat.

Geschichte
Babyschwimmen entstand in den 1970er Jahren. Mit Hinweis darauf, dass Ungeborene in einem flüssigen Milieu aufwachsen, wurden schlängelnde Körperbewegungen der Neugeborenen als Schwimmbewegungen interpretiert. Mit Tauchübungen sollte Wassersicherheit erzielt werden. Heute bieten im deutschsprachigen Raum fast alle Anbieter von Wassergymnastik im medizinischen Bereich auch Kurse für das Babyschwimmen an, wenn die erforderliche Wasserqualität sichergestellt werden kann.

Voraussetzungen

Das Beckenwasser muss Trinkwasserqualität haben (DIN 19643), die gesamte Filtertechnik muss den gesetzlichen Vorschriften genügen. Als geeignete Wassertemperatur gilt für das Babyschwimmen 32–34 °C, abhängig vom Alter der Babys – je jünger desto wärmer sollte das Wasser sein. Die Lufttemperatur sollte nicht unter 30 °C liegen, die Umkleidemöglichkeiten ausreichend beheizt sein. Die Wassertiefe sollte 100 bis 140 cm betragen. Prinzipiell ist Babyschwimmen auch schon ab der sechsten Lebenswoche möglich. Säuglinge besitzen einen Atemschutzreflex, der oft auch als Tauchreflex bezeichnet wird. Dieser Reflex verliert sich im dritten bis sechsten Lebensmonat.

Das Untertauchen des Kopfes darf jedoch nur wenige Sekunden dauern und ist mit hohen Gesundheitsrisiken behaftet.

Förderung der Entwicklung
Durch die Bauchlage beim Babyschwimmen wird das Reflexkriechen der Babys stimuliert, und zwar durch Aktivierung der quergestreiften Muskulatur. Dadurch wird die im zentralen Nervensystem liegende Koordination der Bewegungsmuster früher aktiviert und stabilisiert. Das Unterstützen des Reflexkriechens wird auch bei diversen Physiotherapien, wie z. B. Vojta, eingesetzt. Die großflächigen Berührungsreize stimulieren die unter der Haut liegenden Nervenfasern. Das ermöglicht Entspannung, aktiviert die Regulation des Muskeltonus und führt zu längerem und tieferem Schlafen der Kinder.

Der Leistungsvorsprung und das gesteigerte Selbstvertrauen, das die Kinder durch diese Form der Frühförderung erhalten, ist innerhalb der nächsten 2–3 Jahre aufgezehrt, wenn nicht in der Folge durch andere Formen von Bewegungsförderung auf dieser Grundlage durch vielfältige Bewegungserfahrungen aufgebaut wird.

Kritik
Von Kritikern wird bemerkt, dass das in sogenannten "Kursen" abgehaltene Babyschwimmen auch Ausdruck einer überzogenen Frühförderung sein könne, wodurch Eltern durch einen falschen Ehrgeiz ihre Kinder überforderten.

Als weiterer Kritikpunkt gilt der Gesundheitsaspekt. So seien bei Babys, die am Kurs teilnehmen, im ersten Lebensjahr vermehrt Infektionskrankheiten wie Mittelohrentzündungen, Durchfallerkrankungen und Atemwegserkrankungen festzustellen, wie eine Studie des GSF-Institutes zeigt.

Ende 2010 wurde im Bundesgesundheitsblatt der Verdacht geäußert, dass in gechlortem Beckenwasser entstehendes Stickstofftrichlorid Asthma auslösen kann. Insbesondere für Kinder unter zwei Jahren, in deren Familien gehäuft Allergien auftreten, rät das Umweltbundesamt, bis zum Vorliegen weiterer Erkenntnisse, die für eine Unbedenklichkeit sprechen, vom Babyschwimmen abzusehen. Allerdings gibt es neuere Daten, die zeigen, dass Babyschwimmen zu keinem erhöhten Asthma-Risiko führt.

Manche Befürworter des Babyschwimmens vertreten die Ansicht, dass ein Säugling auch gefahrlos tauchen kann. Hans Rieckert wies auf die Gesundheitsrisiken durch Tauchen von Säuglingen und die teils schwerwiegenden Folgen hin, er schrieb 1986, dass seit der Einführung des Babyschwimmens in Deutschland einige Hundert Säuglinge an Hirnkomplikationen als Folgen von nach dem Tauchen aufgetretener Sinusitis und Otitis gestorben seien und dass Kinderärzte auch von Fällen von Herzstillstand oder Atemstillstand berichteten.

Literatur
 Lilli Ahrendt: Kleinkindschwimmen. Grundlagen zur Kindesentwicklung und -förderung durch Eltern-Kind-Schwimmen im 2. und 3. Lebensjahr, Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 2002, ISBN 3-89124-990-X (1 Videokassette, VHS, 45 Min.)
 Lilli Ahrendt: Säuglingsschwimmen und kindliche Entwicklung. Theorie und Praxis der Eltern-Kind-Schwimmens im ersten Lebensjahr, Meyer & Meyer, Aachen, 2. Auflage 2007, ISBN 978-3-89899-202-2.
 Gabriele Detrois: Physiologische und medizinische Aspekte des Säuglingsschwimmens. Untersuchungen zum Verhalten der Körpertemperatur beim Wasseraufenthalt. Diplomarbeit. Köln 2001 (PDF; 1,24 MB, Archivlink).
 Barbara Ahr: Schwimmen mit Babys und Kleinkindern, Trias, 3. Auflage 2005, ISBN 3-8937-3570-4.
 Michel Odent, Jessica Johnson: Wir alle sind Kinder des Wassers, Kösel, 1995, ISBN 3-4663-4331-3.
 Francoise Barbira Freedman: Water Babies: Safe Starts in Swimming, Southwater, 2004, ISBN 1-8421-5986-0.

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Our story today comes from none other than one of the biggest EDM producers in the world. Sonny Moore is worldwide known as Skrillex, reportedly has been seen in studio with Boys Noize. Boys Noize and Skrillex have previously collaborated under the name Dog Blood. Many EDM circles are putting out speculations around two of them releasing new music outside of the Blood Dog brand.
Skrillex's last song that came out was a collaboration with Poo Bear called "Would you Ever". The song was released in July of 2017 and did fairly well in the media. Many of Skrillex's fans wanted to hear something new from him are thrilled about the potential of new music. Diplo confirmed that he and Skrillex's new album is in works.
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Eyes on Trump as Senate passes funding bill
The Senate passes a stop-gap spending bill in an effort to keep the government funded and prevent a partial shutdown.
A holiday government shutdown appeared more likely on Thursday after President Donald Trump informed House Republicans he would refuse to accept a stop-gap measure -- already passed by the Senate -- that doesn't include funds for his long-promised border wall.
What was once a deal to avoid a Christmas partial shutdown was torpedoed Thursday by conservatives and Trump, who unleashed fury at another agreement that stops short of providing the $5 billion the President has demanded for the border.
It was a closing burst of wrath in the final days of the Republican-majority House. If Trump cannot secure the money he is demanding for the wall now, it's unlikely he will see a spending bill that meets his requirement for at least two years as Democrats assume control.
The uncertainty sent lawmakers scrambling to devise a solution that could keep funds flowing to some government agencies after Friday's deadline. It's not clear if there are enough votes in the House for a bill that would include the $5 billion in border wall funding; in the Senate, where any measure will require 60 votes to clear procedural hurdles, there are almost certainly not enough votes.
Stewing at the White House, Trump ranted on Twitter that he'd been down a similar road earlier this year, only to find himself again in the same position. His press secretary said he wouldn't move forward without the billions in funding for "steel slats or a wall."
He summoned House Republicans -- who thought they'd struck a deal to avert a shutdown -- for noontime talks at the White House.
"President Trump just met with Republican Members of the House. Not surprisingly, they all feel strongly about border security -- stopping the flow of drugs, stopping human trafficking and stopping terrorism. We protect nations all over the world, but Democrats are unwilling to protect our nation. We urgently need funding for border security and that includes a wall," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said following the White House meeting.
Stocks, already trading lower because of the Federal Reserve's Wednesday decision to raise its benchmark interest rate, were sharply down as the scramble in Washington appeared to be leading toward a shutdown.
The White House is following Office of Budget and Management guidelines on notifying federal employees whether they'll be furloughed in case of a government shutdown, a senior administration told CNN's Jim Acosta.
"Prudent management requires that agencies be prepared for the possibility of a lapse. OMB guidance states that two business days before a potential lapse, agencies need to notify employees of their work and pay status under a lapse -- that is, if they are furloughed or excepted. Agencies were directed by OMB to start that notification this morning," the official said.
The last-minute scramble came after several days of whiplash, which began last week when Trump said in a meeting with Democrats that he would be proud to oversee a shutdown if it meant securing funds for the wall.
Later, the White House signaled he was softening on that stance, indicating the President was open to a compromise that fell short of providing the $5 billion Trump is demanding.
That provided an opening for Republican lawmakers to begin proceedings on a measure that would provide funding for nine federal agencies through February. That bill passed the Senate on Wednesday evening.
But on Thursday morning, the future of that plan was thrust into question after Trump tweeted his frustration at having to swallow another spending measure that doesn't include funds for the wall.
The Senate-passed plan would have provided funding through February 8 -- after Democrats assume control of the House, making this Trump's last chance Trump to secure wall funding.
"When I begrudgingly signed the Omnibus Bill, I was promised the Wall and Border Security by leadership. Would be done by end of year (NOW). It didn't happen!" he wrote after a phone conversation with House Speaker Paul Ryan. "We foolishly fight for Border Security for other countries - but not for our beloved U.S.A. Not good!"
Trump remained ambiguous Thursday on whether he will sign a measure temporarily funding the government in order to avoid a year-end shutdown, as he lamented a lack of funding for his desired border wall.
He is due to depart Friday afternoon for an extended holiday stay at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida. The White House has refused to say whether he would still travel there if the shutdown occurs. Included in the federal agencies affected would be the Secret Service, whose agents and officers would still work to protect the President and his family, just on an unpaid basis.
A senior White House official told CNN Friday it's possible that Trump will decide not to back down on the wall fight as a result of growing pressure from the Freedom Caucus and conservatives.
The official said it's still unclear what Trump will do -- a similar situation to the omnibus signing last March.
"If Congress can't give the President border wall funding now with Republicans in charge we certainly don't stand a chance with (House Democratic Leader Nancy) Pelosi and the Dems taking over the House next year," the official said.
The President has sent mixed signals for the past week on whether he would sign the legislation that would stave off a shutdown of some key federal agencies, set to expire at midnight on Friday, just days before Christmas.
"The Democrats, who know Steel Slats (Wall) are necessary for Border Security, are putting politics over Country. What they are just beginning to realize is that I will not sign any of their legislation, including infrastructure, unless it has perfect Border Security. U.S.A. WINS!" Trump tweeted Thursday, seeming to indicate he would pick up the border wall fight next year after Democrats take control of the House.
While the legislation, which passed the Senate Wednesday, is expected to pass the House before the end of the week, many conservatives are calling on the President to oppose the legislation and Trump is listening. But a House Republican leadership news conference was delayed Thursday morning as lawmakers debated how to proceed, lending even more uncertainty to how the issue would get resolved.
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Judge drops international arrest warrant against former Catalan premier
Magistrate takes decision after Germany refuses to extradite Carles Puigdemont on charge of rebellion. The politician will still be arrested if he sets foot on Spanish soil
A pro-independence demonstrator holds up a Puigdemont sign.Xavier Bonilla (GTRES)
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Madrid - 20 Jul 2018 - 06:12 UTC
The Supreme Court judge in charge of investigating the politicians involved in last year's unilateral declaration of independence in Catalonia has rejected the extradition from Germany of former regional premier, Carles Puigdemont, solely on charges of misuse of funds, rather than on the more serious charge of rebellion.
He has also withdrawn the European arrest warrant issued against Puigdemont and five other politicians who fled Spain to avoid detention for their role in last year's secessionist drive.
Puigdemont originally fled to Belgium to avoid arrest in Spain
Puigdemont originally fled to Belgium to avoid arrest in Spain in the wake of the illegal independence referendum held on October 1, and subsequent independence declaration passed in the regional parliament.
But this year he was arrested when he entered Germany on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by the Spanish courts. Since then, Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena has been trying to have him extradited to face charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds. The court in Schleswig-Holstein in charge of the extradition request, however, said there was no sufficient evidence to hand over the politician for rebellion – an offense whose equivalent in Germany would be high treason. The judges were, however, willing to send him back to Spain to face trial for the lesser charge of misuse of funds.
In a decision made public today, Llarena says that he believes the German court has undermined his powers as an investigating judge, but ruled out the possibility of taking the case to the European Court of Justice to determine whether German judges overstepped their powers.
Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena in April.Europa Press
Llarena underscored the "lack of commitment" of the German court based on events that "could have "fractured the constitutional order of Spain." He went on to say that the decision of the German judges had predicted the outcome of a court case over which they have no powers, ignoring the precepts of the European arrest warrant, the jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice, and the European arrest warrant guidelines produced by the European Commission.
Arrest warrants dropped
In the wake of the German court's decision, Llarena has also decided to withdraw the European and international arrest warrants against Puigdemont, as well as five other Catalan politicians who left the country last year: Antonio Comin, Luis Puig, Meritxell Serret, Clara Ponsatí and Marta Rovira.
Domestic arrest warrants are still in place, however, meaning that all six face arrest should they set foot in Spain.
The charge of rebellion against Puigdemont entails up to 30 years in jail, and the accusation is the entire basis of the case against the pro-independence leaders involved in last year's unilateral declaration of independence. The decision by the German court effectively means that Puigdemont cannot be tried in Spain for this crime. The Catalan leaders who did not leave Spain, however – such as former deputy premier Oriol Junqueras, currently being held in pre-trial custody – could.
Llarena believes the German court has undermined his powers as an investigating judge
In his written decision, Llarena states that the German court should have limited itself to verifying whether the facts of the case as described in the indictment sheet sent from Spain constitute offenses in Germany, and whether they would justify an investigation by the courts such as the one the Spanish Supreme Court judge has already opened.
What's more, the judge considers that the German court approached the case "having reached a conclusion as to how the facts played out, and of the intentions that may have guided the participants." By doing so, he added, "they have anticipated the trial," doing so from a "misguided position."
The Schleswig-Holstein court, Llarena adds, awards Puigdemont's version of events the value of proven facts, even though the German judges did not have access to other evidence collected in Spain as part of the investigation.
The Spanish judge's decision in effect condemns Puigdemont to remain outside Spain, since he will be arrested as soon as he sets foot in the country. This situation could now play out for the next 20 years, which is the time it would take for the charges of rebellion to prescribe. But this option also means that the former premier will not face trial, something that could aggravate the situation of the other pro-independence leaders who did not flee Spain and who are currently in pre-trial detention.
Ever since the reluctance of the German judges to extradite Puigdemont on rebellion charges became known, the Spanish courts have been considering taking the issue to the European Court of Justice. However, Llarena has ruled out that option on the basis that Germany should have done so. "In that event, a uniform interpretation of the law would have been obtained, guaranteeing that it would be applied uniformly throughout the EU," the judge writes.
English version by Simon Hunter.
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