Toys and games have been an enormous part of children's lives since the early stages of humanity. They are probably one of the most powerful vehicles available to children in trying out and mastering new skills, concepts, and experiences. Playing can help children develop the knowledge they need to connect in meaningful ways to the challenges they encounter in school, and contributes to how children view themselves as learners. It also helps children to develop a positive attitude toward learning. From the cultural perspective, games and toys are important phenomenon tightly connected to other cultural factors: above all the family, the education process and the upbringing within it. The only way to maintain the culture of any ethnic group is to pass the traditions and beliefs on to the children. What better way to do this than with games and toys?
In different regions in Macedonia, the presence of the same type of game can be noted but under a different name. For example, a game with wooden sticks with precisely determined rules was called "kutana" in the Ohrid region, whereas in the Melesh region it was known as " zaloska" and a very similar game "chelik-chamnik" was known in another area as merely "chelik." The same principle can be applied to the game hide-and-seek known as "mizenka krienka" which was known by some as "miz-dup" or only "mizenka" or "krienka." Another game with five stones was called "pet kamen" ,"pet kamci "or "kamchina." A game with marbles was known as "jasici" or "asici." The children in the eastern part of Macedonia often played a game called "taliga," but the same game in another part of Macedonia was called "plochka," which is actually the game hop-scotch. Many of the games required certain physical skills and, therefore, the older children usually participated in these. The games which required physical skills involved stone throwing, jumping over some kind of obstacles such as a piece of wood or pulling a rope, etc.
In the period between the two World Wars, the children in Macedonia also played draughts or checkers which is called "dama." For this game, the children used beans or small stones of similar shape and sizes. Children's games in Macedonia were influenced by the availability of natural materials and plants (stones, sand, mud, wood, beans, seeds, sticks) and their use in children's game vary according to the region, as well as to the local community's perception of how the children should be educated and nurtured. In those days, the use of manufactured toys was very rare in Macedonia. The first manufactured doll was a real attraction in Strumica; a few years before the beginning of World War II, children gathered to touch the doll and admired its perfection.
Everyday children's games involved universal activities like pretending mother–child game with self- made dolls. Girls usually participated in these games. A similar pretending game was imitating adults (usually teacher, craftsman, etc.) providing opportunity for children to identify themselves in the world of adults. Parental attitudes and traditional perception of gender roles had shaped and had a strong impact on children's games. Actually, a certain model of behavior was favored for the girls and another for the boys. Through the games the girls were taught to become good mothers, good housewives and pretty women (especially in urban regions). On the other hand, boys were taught to be superior in every aspect. The boys were also more likely to be sent to school. The majority of traditional games also complied with the believed gender roles in traditional Macedonian families. Consequently, the girls were playing with dolls made of sewn patches or straw, and for the boys were afforded toy weapons and competitive games. If the boys and the girls were not members of the same family, especially in the western part of Macedonia, they would rarely play together. There were separate games for girls and games for boys. The games children played and the materials they used were vastly determined by their family, its social status and the region where the family lived.
The game has always been a complementary part of the everyday activities of Macedonian children. By taking a look at the traditional toys and games we obtain a perspective on what life was like for the Macedonian children many years ago. The way children played, the materials they used and their ideas while playing– in essence, the contents and the structure of the game– fully reflect the past economic and social conditions of the society, as well as the cultural values of the people and the region.


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Climate Activists Arrested Trying To Block Coal Train From Reaching N.H. Power Plant
By Annie Ropeik • Dec 8, 2019
Protesters flagged down the coal train to stop it and then occupied the tracks in Massachusetts early Sunday.
350 New Hampshire Action
More than 20 protesters were arrested Sunday trying to block a train from delivering coal to Merrimack Station power plant in Bow.
The climate activists who organized the blockades also marched on the plant at a demonstration in September, when dozens more were arrested.
Lila Korman-Glaser is an organizer with one of the protest groups, 350 New Hampshire Action. She says they want to end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels in the region.
"It is crucial that the actions that we take not be one-off actions," she says. "They are part of a campaign, and we will continue until the power plant is taken offline once and for all."
Two people were charged with resisting arrest, as well as trespassing, after climbing a railway bridge on the coal train's route through Hooksett.
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She and about 100 others joined the protest Sunday, delaying the train at three different points along its route – in Worcester and Ayer, Massachusetts, and in Hooksett.
About two dozen people were arrested on misdemeanor trespassing charges.
Two who climbed a railway bridge in Hooksett and were removed by police are also charged with resisting arrest.
Korman-Glaser says their goal is to speed the region's transition to renewable energy.
"We have decided that we're not going to allow business as usual to proceed at the plant," she says. "That means that we're not going to allow coal trains to arrive to Bow unhindered, and it means that we are going to do everything in our power to make sure that the plant cannot run."
Merrimack Station is New England's largest remaining coal-fired power plant that doesn't have a retirement date. It typically runs most when energy demand is at its peak.
Merrimack Station
Concord Climate Strike Protests Liberty Utilities' Granite Bridge Pipeline Plan
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Protesters at a climate strike in Concord Friday called on state lawmakers to oppose a natural gas pipeline plan from Liberty Utilities.
The rally was part of another global day of protests, tied to a major United Nations climate change summit taking place in Spain.
Dozens Arrested At Protest Outside New England's Largest Coal Power Plant, In Bow, N.H.
By Annie Ropeik • Sep 28, 2019
Nearly 70 people were arrested during a protest at a coal-fired power plant in Bow Saturday.
The activists had marched onto the grounds of Merrimack Station, the largest coal-burning facility left in New England that is not set to retire.
Hundreds more people from across the region protested outside the plant's main gate and in nearby Memorial Field, decrying the continued use of the fossil fuels that accelerate the harmful effects of climate change.
Listen to the sounds of the protest in the broadcast version of this story.
Where They Stand: Comparing The 2020 Democrats' Climate Change Proposals
By Annie Ropeik & Sara Plourde • Dec 3, 2019
Throughout the presidential primary campaign, voters in New Hampshire have said climate change is one of their top priorities. And even as candidates emphasize the dangers of global warming – and detail their plans to address it – many voters aren't reassured.
NHPR's Annie Ropeik has more as part of our series "Where They Stand," which takes a closer look at candidates' policy proposals.
First Public Meeting For Offshore Wind Task Force Will Take Place In N.H.
By Annie Ropeik • Nov 18, 2019
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New Hampshire will host the kick-off meeting of a federal offshore wind task force for the Gulf of Maine. The meeting is set for Dec. 12 at the University of New Hampshire.
It will be open to the public, with time for public input.


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Daily Service Report for Tuesday, May 22, 2018
6:18 a.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Stadium-Armory was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.
7:21 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Stadium-Armory was delayed 6 minutes due to an operational problem.
8:17 a.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Bethesda was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.
8:35 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at New Carrollton was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.
8:57 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Silver Spring did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.
9:42 a.m. A Ft. Totten-bound Yellow Line train at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was delayed 13 minutes due to maintenance activity.
10:18 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Spring Hill was delayed 10 minutes due to a signal problem.
10:27 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Wiehle-Reston East was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.
2:15 p.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was delayed 12 minutes due to maintenance activity.
3:06 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
3:59 p.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Metro Center was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.
4:06 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Wiehle-Reston East did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.
4:19 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was delayed 5 minutes due to a signal problem.
4:25 p.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Silver Spring did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.
8:34 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at NoMa-Gallaudet U was delayed 5 minutes due to maintenance activity.
9:36 p.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Rosslyn was delayed 5 minutes due to a door problem.


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Q: Adjusting image size using HTML and CSS Hello I have made a website where my header adjusts to the size of the screen, but the contents inside the header are not adjusting. For instance, there is an image that is unable to adjust itself and ends up leaving the header to go under it once the browser window is resized. Font is also not adjusting.
I have already tried min-width and max-width but it is not working. I am using @media queries and was wondering if there is someway to use this query to make the contents inside the header to adjust themselves along with the header.
My  style is as follows:
header {
    position: relative;
    width: Auto;
    height: 239px;
    background: #FED93F;
}

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What I have done is added a  tag and placed two images, along with a heading inside it. In the heading, the text does not adjust it self. In the image, the first image is a logo and the second is an image on the far right. The logo is placed somewhere at the left, with the text in the middle of it all.

Company name

Tag Line

When all this stuff is added, I want it to adjust itself to the size of the window just as the main header does. But it is not being so.
The CSS of the Text:
header h1
{
    font-family: "Arial";
    font-size: 72px;
    color: #6A1111;
    position: absolute;
    left: 212px;
    top: 78px;

}

header p
{
    font-family: "Myriad Pro";
    font-size: 21px;
    color: #404041;
    position:absolute;
    margin: -35px 0 0 250px;
}

A: Try this:
header {
    position:relative;
    width: 100%;
    height:239px;
    background:#FED93F;
}
header img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

The element inside your header should be 100% wide.

A: You should try like this -
header img {
    max-width: 100%;
}

I hope it will helps you.

A: header {
    position:relative;
    width: 100%;
    height:239px;
    background:#FED93F;
}
header img {
    width: 100px; /*Need give fixed width */
    height: auto;
}

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As I have experimented with moving image in both physical and digital forms previously, participating in the Love/Hate brief was something I was eager to gain a more advanced understanding of through becoming familiar with the stop motion software; Dragonframe. We were introduced to the fundamentals of stop motion and frame rates during our first class, gaining insight into how effectively we could illustrate different speeds or effects using mundane objects to create abstract visualizations from the simplest of methods. My initial thought upon being briefed was that the subject matter could be represented in such extensive ways due to the fact that they were broad elements that have already been anchored with countless connotations throughout history, literature, the media and universal representations of such strong emotions. Michelle encouraged us to think outside of the box and avoid being drawn into the cliché notions that have been continuously recreated in similar yet unoriginal ways.
Once we were placed into groups, we as a team began to brainstorm ideas and draw out our own thoughts of love and hate and what we associate both of those key words with. We touched up on emotion, colour, sound, senses, worldly links, stereotypes and many other associations we were all aware of collectively – it was interesting to compare and contrast what our predominant perceptions during our discussion – we all interpret those words in different ways and this was clear in how me and Katy talked more about the psychological and visual connections whereas Justin and Bee mentioned love and hate being associated likes and dislikes and things that don't taste appealing to us such as marmite.
After delving into some research to support and help inspire our production making, we found articles based on how there is a very thin line between love and hate as the most intense emotions, both are very intimately linked within the human brain and that some of the physical circuits that are used by the brain when expressing hatred are the same as the ones used to express love even though they are deemed polar opposites.
We decided to combine elements of all of our ideas to portray love and hate, as they would be felt and interpreted by others through psychological colour associations, facial expressions and sound. Facial expressions are non-verbal forms of communication and can often demonstrate what a person is feeling more clearly as people can adopt them voluntarily or involuntarily; resulting in them being a primary means of communication.
Following this idea, we chose to base our stop motion animation around a sequence of animated lips to depict confused, hesitant and anxious as well as joyful and happy expressions which in turn would contrast to and move fluidly with the transition of colours in the background using harsh and soft brush strokes with watercolour inks in pink and black tones.
The process of creating our animation from the preliminary steps to the final phase was interesting and challenging especially as a team with the time period we had considering how broad our subject also was. Although my participation in this project was rewarding and taught me a lot about working as a team to manage time and maintain practical experiments within these time frames effectively; if given the opportunity to repeat, I would ensure more attention was paid to the methods we consider to execute ideas as well as only coming to a strict conclusion of an idea when all other possibilities are exhausted so that our options and commitments to one notion are not limited or restricted to just that, and can be elaborated, rendered and alternated if need be.


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Q: How can i get the selected column in C#, SQL I have the following Code/SQL statement in my C# project but the select statement doesnt show the values what are in the column it only shows the column name why is this ?
my code
 string Table = ListBox2.Text;
string column= listBox1.GetItemText(listBox1.SelectedItem);

            foreach (object Tables in ListBox2.SelectedItems)
            {
                using (SqlDataAdapter SQLStatement = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT '"+column+"' FROM " + table, ConnectionString))
                {
                    DataTable dt= new DataTable();
                    SQLStatement.Fill(dt);
                    dataGridView1.DataSource = dt;
                    dataGridView1.Refresh();

                }
            }

A: If you use SELECT '"+column+"' FROM table_name,generated query will be something like this: SELECT "column" FROM table_name.
Please try this:
string sqlCommandStatement = string.Format("SELECT {0} FROM {1}", column,table);

using (SqlDataAdapter SQLStatement = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCommandStatement, ConnectionString))
            {
                DataTable dt= new DataTable();
                SQLStatement.Fill(dt);
                dataGridView1.DataSource = dt;
                dataGridView1.Refresh();

            }


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Q: Wrong JSON Data being returned within Shopify I've created a Shopify alternative template that returns custom JSON of the products within a collection so that I could store custom metafields in an object to use in jQuery.
I've set up my AJAX GET call and the correct URL, however when I go to test the response of the GET call, instead of returning the custom JSON from the URL provided, it is just returning the standard Shopify collection JSON that you can see from (store_url)/collections/(collection_name).json.
How come it is not returning the response from the URL (store_url)/collections/(collection_name)?view=filter-json
(filter-json is the liquid template that is returning the custom JSON)
var coll_url = window.location.href;

$.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: coll_url,
        data: {
            'view': 'filter-json'
        },
        dataType: "json",
        success: function(res){

            console.log(res);
            console.log(this.url);

        },
        error: function(status){
             alert(status);
        }
    })

Image of a (collection_url)?view=filter-json link
Image of returned console log upon action on the page

A: Shopify in this instance is being smarter-than-thou and is giving you the data they think you want, not the values you actually want.
Whenever you make an AJAX call to a product page expecting a response-type of 'application/json' Shopify will helpfully 'correct' your oversight if you forgot to end your page request with '.js' or '.json' and return the default JSON object for that product.  By setting the dataType to json in your request, jQuery is helpfully automatically setting these request headers, and so the net result is that all of these helpful behaviours are completely misinterpreting your request.
To access your custom endpoint, you will need to request it without the json type to retrieve the contents of your custom page as plain text, then use JSON.parse to convert the response data into a usable object.
Good luck!


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Pork Shoppe - Chicago
Earlier this year, one of my dealers in the Chicago area was telling me about a Christmas party they had for their staff at a barbecue place that had opened last year. I wasn't familiar with the place - Pork Shoppe - but I soon found that it was the second location of a highly acclaimed barbecue place in Chicagoland. One afternoon when I was in the area, I stopped into Pork Shoppe in the Andersonville neighborhood for lunch.
The thing about it - I should have been familiar with Pork Shoppe. They've been heralded as one of the top barbecue places since they opened the first Pork Shoppe in 2010 in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. Co-owners Steven Ford and Mike Schimmel have been in the restaurant business for a number of years, teaming up when Ford hired Schimmel to work at the hip Moroccan restaurant Tizi Melloul on N. Wells St. in downtown Chicago.
Ford started in the restaurant business when he was just 12 years old washing dishes and at 15 he was bussing tables. He worked at a series of restaurant jobs over the years rising through the ranks, and by 1996 he was the maitre d' at the upscale Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial. He left Le Colonial in 1999 to open Tizi Melloul. Schimmel, who also got his start in the restaurant business at an early age, went to work at Tizi Melloul not long after it opened and eventually partnered with Ford in the restaurant. They closed Tizi Melloul after a nearly 11 year run to open the first Pork Shoppe location in 2010. Jason Heiman, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and the longtime chef at Tizi Melloul, was brought along to run the kitchen at the new restaurant.
In Andersonville, the Kingfisher Restaurant closed its doors in 2011 and the building sat vacant for a couple three years. A couple of possible restaurants looked hard at the space, but never pulled the trigger. Sensing a need for barbecue in the neighborhood, Ford and Schimmel thought the building would be a good place for a second Pork Shoppe location. But they needed help in the venture, so they approached Ford's mentor Joe King whom Ford worked for at Le Colonial. King - who founded the upscale King Cafe, and who is the owner of Rockit Bar and Grill - partnered up with Ford and Schimmel to make the Andersonville Pork Shoppe happen. They opened the doors in May of 2015.
The Pork Shoppe in Andersonville is located on N. Clark near where Clark breaks off as a diagonal and Ashland heads straight south. (see map) There is a parking lot off to the side of the building that makes it easy to get into Pork Shoppe quickly without having to search for parking along the street.
While the original Pork Shoppe is a small counter-serve place with an emphasis on take-out, the second location in Andersonville is a much larger space with a full service bar, and two larger dining rooms. Barn-boards adorned part of the walls of the dining rooms, interesting wooden half-barrels were used as light fixtures, plaid-covered seating in corner booths, and some playful murals that depicted three wolves chasing a pig as a take from the old children's story/fable The Three Little Pigs.
It was around 1:30 when I got into Pork Shoppe and it was nearly deserted after the lunch crowd departed. I was told I could sit anywhere and I took a booth across from the bar. A pleasant young woman by the name of Molly came over to greet me and drop off a menu. I ordered up a Lagunitas IPA from a long list of locally brewed beers they offered and enjoyed music playing in the background by the likes of Glass Animals, Phantogram, BØRNS, and Peter, Bjorn and John while I looked through the menu.
They had a number of lunch specials on the menu including brisket tacos, a pulled pork sandwich, and an interesting pork belly pastrami sandwich. But I was more interested in getting the meats to try. In addition to the meaty St. Louis-style and tender baby-back ribs on the menu, they also had chopped brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, a mustard and spice rubbed beef try-tip, and the aforementioned pork belly pastrami that brined and spiced in house.
I ended up getting an a la carte platter of a quarter pound each of the beef brisket and the pulled pork with a side of the baked beans. The baked beans were mustard-based and it was a healthy sized bowl that was served to me. The meats came in basic paper boats and the meal was served on a small cooking tray - the new hip thing that I'm seeing at a number of restaurants. (I have to admit - last year we went out and bought four of these smaller metal trays to have at home because they're easy to handle, especially when we're taking food out to the deck for meals outdoors.)
The beef brisket was moist and tender, as was the pulled pork. I liked the flavor of the brisket a tad more than the pulled pork, but both were very good in their flavor. I wasn't sure that I liked the taste of the baked beans with the mustard-base, so I added some one of the three barbecue sauces they had on the table to get them more to my liking.
The three sauces - a Kansas City-style thick sweet sauce, a Southwest-style spicy sauce, and a Carolina-style tangy vinegar-based sauce - were all very interesting. The spicy sauce had a noticeable bite that was sneaky hot on the back end. The tangy Carolina sauce was fine with smooth taste, but the sweet Kansas City sauce - I thought - was the best of all three. Mixed with the spicy sauce, the taste of both had that sweet and spicy combination that I like in a good barbecue sauce.
But the meat was truly the star of my meal at Pork Shoppe. The brisket was very good, as was the pulled pork. I want to go back at some point and try the pork belly pastrami. I liked the baked beans well enough, but I wasn't quite sold on the mustard-base they use. Adding some of the very good sweet sauce and the sneaky hot spicy sauce to the beans made them more to my liking. The atmosphere at the Andersonville Pork Shoppe was fresh and inviting, and the service I received from Molly was top-notch. For my first visit to Pork Shoppe, I was sort of kicking myself that I hadn't tried the original location before this. There will definitely be more visits to Pork Shoppe in my immediate future.
(Update - I was driving by Pork Shoppe in the Spring of 2018 and saw that it was closed. I found out that they had closed in February of 2018. I had been there a couple times since my initial visit, so I'm sort of bummed they're gone.)
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The International Violence Against Women Act
Speech given by Senator Biden, introducing the Act:
MR. BIDEN.
Mr. President, one in three women worldwide will experience gender-basedviolence in her lifetime. In some countries, that's true for 70 percent of women. No country is immune.
From trafficking of women in Eastern Europe to "honor" killings in Jordan to rape being used as a brutal weapon of war in Darfur and the Congo, violence against women and girlscrosses all borders and affects women in all social groups, religions and socio-economic classes. Around the globe, women and girls face domestic violence, rape, forced or child marriage, so called"honor" killings, dowry-related murder, human trafficking, and female genital mutilation.
The United Nations estimates that at least 5,000 "honor" killings take place each year around the world and more than 130,000,000 girls and young women worldwide have been subjected to genital mutilation.
A 2006 United Nations Report found that at least 102 member states had no specific laws on domestic violence.
The statistics are staggering. Not surprisingly, violence against women and girls has a profound impact on the health and development of countries worldwide. Violence breeds poverty. It impedes economic development because it can prevent girls from going to school, or stop women from holding jobs or inheriting property, or shut down access to critical health care for themselves and their children.
We can't eradicate poverty and disease unless we prevent and respond to the violence women face in their own homes and communities.
And we cannot truly empower women to become active in civic life and promote peace, prosperity and democracy unless they personally are free from fear of violence.
Violence against women is a global health crisis, not just because so many women and girls are injured and die as a result, but also because inequality and violence interfere with current effortsto combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Forced sex increases vulnerability to HIV/AIDS transmission, in part, because condoms are not likely to be used. In sub-Saharan Africa alone,women account for close to three-quarters of those living with HIV-AIDS between the ages 18and 24.The picture is grim, and can be discouraging. But the good news is that local and international organizations are working in communities around the world with courage, sensitivity and great success to help women overcome violence at home, in school and at work.
But they need ourhelp.We've made tremendous progress in reducing violence against women here in the United States since we passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994.
"NOTE: VAWA was reauthorized by Congress in 2000, and again in October 2005, when it passed the Senate unanimously. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on
January 5, 2006. [1] The latest version for the first time also recognizes male victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.[2] VAWA will be up for reauthorization in 2010.
That important work continues. "
But we cannot ignore the devastation wrought by violence in every corner of the globe. Now is the time to turn our attention to women in other parts of the world – women whose lives are devastated by poverty, political and civic exclusion, disease, and violence.
Gender-based violence contributes to the poverty, inequality and instability that threaten peace. Addressing it isn't just moral; it's also smart.
So today, during this final week of Domestic Awareness Month, I am introducing with my good friend from Indiana, Senator Lugar, the International Violence Against Women Act ("IVAWA"). This groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation would integrate efforts to end gender-based violence into all existing, appropriate U.S. foreign assistance programs.
The International Violence Against Women Act has three main components.
First, the bill reorganizes and rejuvenates the gender-related efforts of the State Department by creating one central office – the "Office for Women's Global Initiatives", directed by a Senate-confirmed Ambassador who reports directly to the Secretary.
The Coordinator of the Office or Women's Global Initiatives (the "Coordinator") will be charged with monitoring, coordinating, and organizing all U.S. resources, programs and aid abroad that deals with women's issues, including gender-based violence.
Additionally, my bill creates a new Office of Women's Global Development at USAID, also to be directed by a Senate-confirmed nominee. The Director will be responsible for addressing gender-based violence and integrating gender into U.S.government assistance programs.
The Director will work closely with the Coordinator and the Secretary of State to implement the provisions of the IVAWA legislation.
Under the current organizational scheme, projects addressing violence against women, either primarily or tangentially, are spread throughout the State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) without a central inventory, game plan or leader.
My bill will raise the profile of women's issues generally at the State Department, and ensure that gender-based violence programs are building on past successes, leveraging core competencies and working in conjunction with other initiatives.
Second, the International Violence Against Women Act mandates creation of a 5-year, comprehensive strategy, with coordinated programming, to prevent and respond to violence against women in 10 to 20 targeted countries.
The Act creates a dedicated funding stream of $175 million a year to support programs dealing with violence against women in five areas:
1 The criminal and civil justice system (everything from drafting laws on domestic violence, to enhancing women's access to property and inheritance rights, to reforming police practices),
2 Health care,
3 Girls' access to education and
school safety,
4 Women's access to employment and
financial resources, and
5 Public awareness campaigns that change social norms.
I know from my experience in Delaware that coordinating community responses in towns and cities has made all the difference in fighting domestic violence and rape.
I applied those same principles of coordination and joint programming to the International Violence Against WomenAct.
International experts agree on the necessity of a multi-disciplinary approach that brings governments and non governmental organizations to the table to create sustainable infrastructure. To be clear, the International Violence Against Women Act is not asking countries to reinvent the wheel. At every step our strategy will lead to coordination of efforts to have the greatest possible impact.
This type of effective, cost-efficient, gender-based violence programming already exists and is taking place in pockets all around the globe. We have the blueprints; my Act would provide the momentum and support for a full-scale international priority.
Finally, as the recent reports from the Congo make tragically clear, in situations of humanitariancrises, conflict and post-conflict operations, women and girls are vulnerable to horrific acts of violence. Reports of refugee women being raped while collecting firewood, soldiers sexually abusing girls in exchange for token food items, or women subjected to unimaginable brutality and torture as a tactic of war are shocking in number and inhumanity.
The Act requires training, reporting mechanisms and other measures for those who are working directly with or protecting refugees and other vulnerable populations.
The Act also requires that the State Department identify "critical outbreaks" in which violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of intimidation and abuse in armed conflict or war, or is escalating in an environment of impunity, and to take emergency measures to respond to the outbreaks.
The issue of violence against women and girls is complex and our legislation is a bold and ambitious plan. There are limitations on the United States' power to "fix" a problem that is so widespread. We are mindful that no country has a perfect record or all the answers. Yet Congress has a long and proud history of tackling complex international problems, most recentlythe devastating epidemic of HIV/AIDS and the insidious crime of human trafficking.
I did not approach this legislation lightly. Over the past months, I've solicited information from every relevant office in the State Department, USAID and the Department of Justice that works on the issues of women's rights and gender-based violence abroad.
I asked for input and information from the United Nations secretariat, and many of its subsidiary agencies who are working to prevent and respond to gender-based violence internationally in various capacities.
And most importantly, the International Violence Against Women Act was drafted with theinsight and expertise of over 100 nongovernmental organizations and 40 women's groups aroundthe globe, including:
American Refugee Committee, Amnesty International, CARE, Christian Children's Fund, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Global AIDS Alliance, Human Rights Watch, Inter-Agency Gender Working Group (IGWG), International Rescue Committee, International Justice Mission, Women's Edge Coalition, Vital Voices Global Partnership and many others.
I thank all of them for their invaluable assistance and perseverance as this bill came together. Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said "Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation. And it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to bemaking real progress towards equity, development and peace."
I could not agree more. My International Violence Against Women Act marshals together, for the first time, coordinated American resources, good will and leadership to address this global issue. I believe the time is now for the United States to get actively engaged in the fight for women's lives and girls'futures.
Over the past thirty years, the understanding of human rights and violence against women has metamorphosed.
A state's responsibility to protect women from violence has evolved - whatwas once seen largely as a private, family or cultural matter is now understood by the international community as a violation of basic human rights. Violence against women is a legal wrong. It cannot be excused or justified or ignored. It is an engrained social norm but one that we can dismantle over time – one woman at a time – with patience, creativity and sustained political will.
The International Violence Against Women Act is the first step.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a full section-by-section description of theInternational Violence Against Women Act and the text of the bill be inserted into the Record after my remarks.


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Anaphylaxis is a rare, life threatening, immediate and sudden allergic reaction to an allergen ingested or injected. If untreated will result in shock, respiratory and/or cardiac failure and even death.
Examples of possible causes of anaphylactic reaction are stinging insects (bees and wasps), antibiotics, vaccines, medication and foods.
There could possibly be diarrhea, vomiting, shock, excessive drooling, the heart rate may be very fast but the pulse will be weak, difficulty in breathing, seizures, coma and eventually death if treatment is not administered.
The most common incidence is bee sting. Comb the fur to remove any bees caught in the hair. Locate the stinger and remove using a blade. Do not try to remove the stinger by using your fingers as you may squeeze more of the toxins into the skin and worsen the reaction.
If the dog shows only a local reaction, treat the swelling with a paste made of baking soda and water. Cool the area with a pack of frozen peas or an ice pack to reduce the pain. Calamine lotion can also be used to sooth irritated skin.
If the dog has eaten bees and has been stung in the mouth, this could lead to swelling of the pharynx (inner mouth) inability to breathe and death by suffocation. If you cannot reach a veterinarian with the animal, confirm telephonically which histamine tablets / dosage the vet recommends.
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Dmitry SELYUK: "Zinchenko was taken from the miner"
Known agent Dmitry Selyuk has shared his opinion about the Championships of Russia and Belarus.
"Like what they say about Belarus. "What the hell are we watching". And "Slutsk" with a minimum budget goes first. Yes, half of those who laughs, knows nothing about football. You can find a player to take it as a plate of soup, and then to make it.
As for Zinchenko, he was to be taken from the "miner" is not "Ufa" sold it. Watched him in Shakhtar. Ufa plays anti-football, and from there go to CSKA. How can this be? CSKA loses to "real Madrid", and we say that the Belarusian football is shit. While the Hungarian championship you saw? A Bulgarian?
It is clear that if the championship is shit, the championship of Russia is a shit bertocci. "Krasnodar" is on the right path. But this "everything must be the Russians" or almost from one city. Show me who from the Academy of "Barcelona" plays in?
There are few clubs in Russia there are people who have at least some education in Economics. Take Smolova who plays CS. But Fyodor Smolov – gendir some club. We need people with education who can bring money into the club. Let's make some money. And the answer is: "come to steal". About shit in the wrapper, I was joking, of course. Infrastructure is good in Russia, the administrative component there. The RFU needs to do a course for illiterate heads of clubs. Sometimes faced with the fact that the basic things people don't understand," said Selyuk.
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The Batman Arkham games have shown us that it's possible to have great superhero video games. However, outside of Batman, we really haven't had any exceptional superhero games but it looks like 2018's Spiderman game which is exclusive to PS4 might change all that. Predictably, there's a lot of over-the-top action cut-scenes but the gameplay looks like you get to do a lot of cool Spiderman stuff and really, that's the point of superhero games, to feel like you ARE the superhero.
Multiplayer and co-op games are almost standard for all video games now. It "encourages" players to pay for annual memberships in order to play online. However, I personally enjoy co-op narrative games like Resident Evil 6 or Dead Space 3 and EA's A Way Out looks like a lot of fun. You partner up with a buddy online or in person and the two of you have to break out of prison. What makes this experience unique is the fact that the game is apparently always in split-screen, so you not only see what you're doing, but you always get to see things from your partner's perspective. This is a huge sign that seeing and understanding what your partner does is an integral part of gameplay.
Who doesn't like a comeback story? I honestly thought Nintendo was finished after the Wii U but the Switch and the upcoming games have demonstrated that Nintendo is still a big player in the home console market. Nintendo came out with some heavy hitters this year at E3. First and foremost they announced that Metroid Prime 4 is in development for the Switch and I could not be happier. The Metroid franchise is an absolute powerhouse for Nintendo and a fantastic first-person space shooter.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was another delightful surprise from Nintendo. Ubisoft's Raving Rabbid games have always been incredibly quirky, clever, and fun and combining the Rabbids with Mario for an RPG is a brilliant idea.
Finally, we got a detailed trailer and release date for Mario Odyssey which comes out October 17, 2017. We all knew that Nintendo would show us a new trailer for Mario's next solo game, but again, it was nice surprise to not only get a concrete release date, it's pretty shocking that it's coming out so soon!
Life is Strange came out in 2015 and it's a great game where the gameplay is all about making choices and solving puzzles. The game is all about the story, the characters, and their relationships. Unfortunately, it's similar to Telltale Games where the "choices" you make don't have a huge impact on the main story. Despite this flaw, Life is Strange is still a triumph over Telltales' most recent games because they got players emotionally invested in the story and the characters. But more importantly, the few decisions that actually do matter in the game, were very difficult to make. Good luck with the final choice at the very end!
While we always knew that there'd be another Life is Strange video game, it was nice to have a teaser trailer and release date for the first episode which is August 31, 2017.
I just listened to an IGN podcast where someone who used to work for Xbox retold the story of E3 where Sony unveiled to world their newest console, the PS3 with the hefty price tag of $600. The biggest thing he remembered from this E3 was the fact that when he actually heard this price, he thought to himself, "Okay…we actually have a good chance." And he was right, because of Sony's ridiculous price tag, the Xbox 360 finally gained a huge share of the console market. So I can't understand why Microsoft would price their new 4K console at such an unreasonable price when they already saw what this price did to Sony. Xbox One already had a rough start with their lack of good exclusive games and this price tag isn't going to attract anyone, even if it is the most powerful console on the market.
While we got some fun surprises this year, I was really hoping for another teaser for The Last of Us 2 and I really wanted an update on the Resident Evil 2 Remake…if it's even still happening. I know that Naughty Dog wanted the world to focus on their new Uncharted game but let's be serious, only a handful of people actually care about that Uncharted game, but everyone wants The Last of Us 2. Couldn't they figure out a way to promote both titles?
Finally, Resident Evil 2: Remake was announced what feels like a life time ago and I can't help but wonder if this game is even going to happen anymore. Without a teaser or even an update like Metroid Prime 4's teaser, I can only assume that Capcom is focusing on Resident Evil 7 DLCs, Resident Evil 8, and leaving behind a huge moneymaker like a Resident Evil 2 Remake.
Nintendo! Microsoft screwed up again at E3 with a ridiculous price for their console and Sony showed us some really promising games, but they weren't huge surprises. However, Nintendo managed to keep the hype momentum going for their new console, the Switch, by surprising people with their upcoming projects.
What were you favourite E3 moments this year? Most disappointing ones? Either way, let us know and until next time, nerd out.


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Louis Normand est un homme politique français né le  à Oullins (Rhône) et décédé le  à Lyon (Rhône).

Maire d'Oullins et conseiller général, il est député du Rhône de 1904 à 1910, inscrit au groupe de socialistes parlementaires. Il est sous-préfet de Saint-Claude de 1915 à 1919. Fondateur de la mutualité agricole du Rhône, il est président, de 1930 à 1935 de l'union des caisses primaires d'assurance sociale agricole du Rhône.

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Naissance à Oullins
Naissance en novembre 1858
Décès en avril 1957
Décès à Lyon
Député du Rhône (Troisième République)
Député de la huitième législature de la Troisième République
Député de la neuvième législature de la Troisième République
Conseiller général du Rhône
Maire d'Oullins
Décès à 98 ans

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It was set up to promote and pay tribute to the works of Zao Wou-Ki and to make sure that his legacy is carefully managed. The foundation also supports cultural events and artistic activities of many other artists.
For Jean-François and Marie-Laure, the appeal of Zao Wou-Ki as an artist was that he was man of the world, travelling widely and living through extraordinary epoch-making times. There can't be many artists who had a ringside seat to both the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the rise of Pop Art via European modernism.
Born in Beijing in 1920, art schooled in Hangzhou, Zao Wou-Ki went to Paris in 1948. His exhibitions there drew praise from the likes of Joan Miró and Picasso. France welcomed him and his love affair with the country was to last until the end of his life over 60 years later.
The French novelist, art theorist and minister of cultural affairs André Malraux helped to ensure that Zao Wou-Ki became a French citizen and, in 1993, the artist's accomplishments earned him two major honours: he was made a Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur by then-President François Mitterrand and he was presented with the Grande Médaille Vermeil de la Ville de Paris by then-Mayor Jacques Chirac.
With the transition of China to a market economy in recent years, and with so many millionaires investing in the work of renowned Chinese artists, Zao Wou-Ki's work has become highly collectible.
His auction record of US$14.7 million for his painting 'Abstraction' was set at Sotheby's, Beijing, in December 2013. It is a record that could well be beaten in the next five years as Chinese collectors compete to include paintings by the artist in their portfolios.
Eye-popping figures like these have led to renewed interest from the American art world too. From September 2016 through to January 2017, Zao Wou-Ki''s first major retrospective is taking place at the Asia Society Museum in New York.
The exhibition aims to reintroduce American audiences to the singular achievements of the artist, who "melded eastern and western aesthetic sensibilities in his paintings as a key figure within post-World War II abstraction."


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The Krizik Stratocracy is a Krizik nation, known in the Zikar language as "Tirkanik". Its capital is located in Izk, the continent of Venik. It is located in Herschel Space.
It is the most technologically advanced, progressive and "democratic" for Krizik standards of the Krizik Nations, as well as being the least warrior like.
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Only the Krizik who have completed their military services to the state are able to obtain citizenship and are allowed to vote for the matters of the state and elect the members of the High Krizik Commissariat, that is elected among the high military officers.
The High Krizik Commissariat is embodied by the military, who has control and support of the law, the constitution, the legislature and the judiciary powers. It has a strong meritocratic membership, in which the best soldiers or leaders are set to be escalating into higher ranks until achieving the status of Generals. Here, the entire population with citizenship gets to vote on the Generals whom they want for rule in the High Krizik Commissariat.
Of course, not all Krizik are eligible to voting rights, only those who have completed a fully military service to the state, and have fulfilled their duties. Then, they get the right to receive citizenship. They can then continue their carrier inside the military and progress towards the leading positions of the country or leave and pursue a carriere in other fields. Science, Commerce and Engineering are among the most promoted and successful career in the nation, aside of the military.
The first Krizik arrived into the continent as tribe-gatherers and scattered all over the continent of Venik. This continent is the most fertile and water-rich. This allowed the tribes to become more wealthy and the first civilization arose in the fertile shores and valleys of the continent. As always in Krizik culture, they based themselves mostly on cattled, and many of the local species were domesticated. Agriculture also flourished but as in other nations, it was mostly to allow stable food for the cattle and the species the Krizik feed on.
Soon, several city-states arouse all over Venik, establishing commercial ties, that grew to form kingdoms and nations, most of whom had a merchant-military society and culture. Soon, this nations and city-states started to unify more and more, usually peacefully and some other times also thanks to warfare. This led to the creation of the super-nation known as the Krizik Stratocracy. Commerce is still the base of the nation, however the militaristic nature of the species keeps being the primordial core of their society.
The Nation had several wars against its neighborhoods, devastating wars, that transformed the nation into a more stratocratic one, rather than a most merchant one. Nuclear development mark the beginning of the Cold War among the Super-states of the Krizik.
The Dominium became the biggest treat, the Stratocracy and the Krizik Regime became sort of allies in order to repell the threat that the dominium is to them.
The Stratocracy was due to their technological advancement, the first nation to sent Krizik into space, and the first among the Krizik to improve the navigation in Space, inventing the Hyper Impulse technology as well as their Warp Drive, that allowed them to colonize space. This led them to be the first to set a Krizik Colony, in a viable planet to them. This was the planet Uzkan, that means in the Zikar language "Rebirth" or "Reborn".
The Culture of the Krizik is powered by a strong leadership, made by The Supreme commanders of the military forces. The Language of the Nation is the Zikar, which has supplanted most of the previous national languages of the continent.
It is the only nation that uses and developed robotic workforce. They have the most sophisticated technology and the only ones to use effective robots and IA in their nation. They are the second most populated country of the Krizik but is the richest and most advanced in terms of technology, science and as a society.
Slavery is forbidden in the nation. It is the only Krizik nation that uses robotic working forces. Commerce is the basis of the nation's wealth, although the militaristic nature of the country its still at the core of their society. This nation is the one that has the best relation with Humanity among the Krizik nations.
The Krizik of the stratocracy can be found in many worlds across the universe, even in territories beyond their own. For example in the Human nation known as the United Alliance. Some Krizik worlds of the Stratocracy joined the United Alliance when the Jord Nebulae declared its own independence. The Krizik of the Stratocracy managed to defeat the local garrisons and a by this act earn their own right to freedom, signing a treaty with the Stratocracy to split from it and join the newly created Alliance. This worlds were free of conflict and served as strategic point for the war among the Krizik of the other nations that had to fight for independence and for the Humans, Aldorians, Arati, Murban and Noraki as well.
They only worship the figure they call "the Creator" and the souls of the death with its antagonist deity "The Void God". They believe on a mystical myth that tells of the fight between the great void and the Creator, the great warrior. The void was defeated but for maintaining peace and harmony among the Void and the Creator an agreement had to be reached to which all life or things the creator had come to make sooner or later had to be given to the void and come to an end. This includes the souls of the Krizik.
The Void holds the souls of the deaths and only those that die in battle are able to remain with the Creator and have a life-style existence. The Souls of the Living are thus Creator servants and those of the Death are Void servants as it was pacted in the Great Truce between both. The Souls with the Void are to remain lethargic on the afterlife prepared for the great battle that will confront both after the long peace, to which the Creator is said to win, the universe destroyed and rebirth onto a better version of it, in which the souls of the Krizik would be able to be living for ever on it free of servitude.
So the Souls of the Deaths are heavily worshipped as they prevent the Void, their angry lord to cause harm to the living, which are servants of the Creator.
The Creator formed the Universe and Izk, as well as the Krizik and the other Alien species. Thats the reaosn they are the least xenophobic of all the Krizik Nations. This religion is known as Ikikiarism, and is mostly practiced by the Stratocracy and minor factions of the Regime and the inhabitants of the United Alliance. Many Humans, Aldorians and other species have adopted this religion as well.
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Chicago Skyline Lego Set
September 20, 2022 Zac Thompson
The dumbest song ever written about Chicago is probably "My Kind of Town," originally performed by Frank Sinatra in the 1964 Rat Pack musical Robin and the 7 Hoods.
Lyricist Sammy Cahn intends to praise the city, but he never gets specific, so he sounds like someone who has never been there. (Jimmy Van Heusen composed the music.)
The song has a persistent refrain of "Chicago is," which is funny because the songwriters seem to have only the vaguest notions of what, in fact, Chicago is.
It's "my kind of razzmatazz," Sinatra sings at one point, "and it has all that jazz."
Wow, I really feel like I'm there.
The dumbest part, though, comes near the end, when Cahn decides to list the cultural icons that give the city its unique and thrilling atmosphere.
Chicago is
The Wrigley Building
The Union Stock Yards
End of list. One office building and a notoriously disgusting meatpacking district—evidently, that's Frank's kind of town.
The Chicago-themed Lego set in the Danish toy company's Architecture Skyline Collection expands the catalog of the city's attributes to six sites: the Wrigley Building (again), the Willis Tower, the John Hancock Center, Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture (commonly known as the Bean), the DuSable Bridge over the Chicago River, and the big red building at 333 S. Wabash, known in my day as the CNA Center.
I lived in Chicago for about 15 years, or 19 if you count my time as an undergrad at Northwestern in Evanston. You are welcome to tack on those four years to my tally, but keep in mind that anyone who grew up within Chicago's city limits would sooner break the sacred law of dibs on a shoveled parking space in winter than resist drawing an impenetrable distinction between the city and the suburbs.
In any case, I did live in Chicago proper for a long time, and based on that experience as well as my marriage to an honest-to-goodness Chicagoan (born and raised within city limits and don't you ever forget it), I am prepared to declare Lego's representation of the Loop to be just fine. I would have liked to see a little Lego version of the elevated Brown Line in there, and I would argue that the corncob-shaped Marina City towers would have been a better choice than Big Red, but hey, no Lego set is perfect. At least not until the brand finally releases an official Golden Girls set.
If Lego ever gets around to designing a Zac-themed Chicago Lego set, it should include tiny plastic brick versions of the following:
the Steppenwolf theater with a yellow Chicago Reader newspaper box out front, to denote my years as a freelance performing arts journalist
one of the phallic rainbow pylons saluting the LGBTQ+ community along N. Halsted, to acknowledge my years of Chicago-based homosexuality
the Granville Red Line station, to suggest the neighborhood where I lived for the longest stretch of my Chicago tenure
and I'd like for there to be something in there that recognizes my aforementioned, Chicago-born spouse, too—maybe one of the Puerto Rican flag arches in Humboldt Park, to pay tribute to his Boricua heritage?
If, however, having a Puerto Rican symbol in my set constitutes cultural appropriation, you have my permission to swap in something white instead.
Might I suggest the Wrigley Building?
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GPS Orbit Determination at the National Geodetic Survey
M. S. Schenewerk
Abstract: Re National Geodetic Survey (NGS) independently generates precise ephemerides for all available Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Beginning in 1991, these ephemerides have been produced from double-differenced phase observations solely from the Cooperative International GPS Network (CIGNET) tracking sites. The double-difference technique combines simultaneous observations of two satellites from two ground stations effectively eliminating satellite and ground receiver clock errors, and the Selective Availability (S/A) signal degradation currently in effect. CIGNET is a global GPS tracking network whose primary purpose is to provide data for orbit production. The CIGNET data we collected daily at NGS and are available to the public. Each ephemeris covers a single week and is available within one month after the data were taken. Verification is by baseline repeatability and direct comparison with other ephemerides. Typically, an ephemeris is accurate at a few parts in 10^7. This corresponds to a 10 meter error in the reported satellite positions. NGS is actively investigating methods to improve the accuracy of its orbits, the ultimate goal being one part in 10^8 or better. Th ephemerides are generally available to the public through the Coast Guard GPS Information Center or directly from NGS through the Geodetic Information Service. An overview of the techniques and software used in orbit generation will be given, the current status of CIGNET will be described, and a summary of the ephemeris verification results will be presented.
Cite this article: Schenewerk, M. S., "GPS Orbit Determination at the National Geodetic Survey," Proceedings of the 23th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Pasadena, California, December 1991, pp. 49-58.


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The popular German river cruise companyPeter Deilmann Cruises will shut down its river cruise operation by year end due to money trouble.
Meanwhile, one of the largest European operators, Viking River Cruises, has been having a bumpy ride financially. A planned funding deal this past spring to cover expenses has fallen through. But—unsurprisingly—Viking claims it is in sound financial condition, reports The Travel Insider.
Bottom line—be careful with whom you book a river cruise with. Given the struggling economy, river cruise lines—and the travel agencies that sell them—may sink in red ink. Book with a credit card. If you never receive the cruise you paid for, write a letter to the "billing inquiries" address on your credit card statement (and keep a photocopy for your records). You should get a refund to your card within 60 days, thanks to protection under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act.
If you buy travel insurance, buy it directly from an insurer like Travel Guard or Access America rather than from a cruise line or travel agency, which may go bankrupt and charge marked-up prices for policies.


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SEC Complaint Lodged Against SLB For Misleading Claims
By Vibeka Mair
A whistleblower complaint has been filed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling for an investigation into US$3.2 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) issued by Brazilian meat giant JBS – a first for the SLB market. The complainant, NGO Mighty Earth, alleges that JBS based the bond offerings on its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 when its emissions have estimated to have grown by between 17% and 56% between 2016 and 2021, to 288 million metric tonnes CO2 equivalent in 2021, and may be as high as 541 million metric tonnes CO2. Mighty Earth also claims that JBS excluded 'Scope 3' supply chain emissions that it says comprises upwards of 97% of its climate footprint and also that it omitted key information from investors about the actual number of animals it slaughters each year.
Mighty Earth has filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission against @JBS_oficial's 'green bonds'. Our evidence highlights how the meat giant's 'sustainability bonds' were misleading to investors and allegedly fraudulent#deforestation. https://t.co/BLj25yZnT4 pic.twitter.com/wb1w0lom0M
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Samsung will launch at least four Galaxy S10 versions next year, according to recent reports, including a premium 5G phone as well as a more affordable handset. The number of cameras on each of these devices will vary for both the front and back of the handset. The cheapest model is said to have a single selfie cam and a dual rear camera. The more expensive models are tipped to have one or two selfie cams, and anywhere from two to four rear cameras. All these devices should deliver a similar Infinity-O screens, which are displays that cover almost the entire surface of the phone's front side, except for tiny bezels at the top and bottom and a hole at the top for the selfie cameras. Today, we're treated to new renders that imagine what the dual selfie camera holes might look like on the phones, including the upcoming premium Galaxy S10 handsets.
The other day we looked at various rumors detailing the manufacturing process for the Galaxy S10's Infinity-O screens and wondered whether the Galaxy S10 could offer Face ID-like 3D face recognition. Some of those reports claimed the Galaxy S10 may feature two holes in the screen, one for the front camera and one for an infrared sensor. Since then, well-known Samsung insider Ice Universe posted renders on Twitter proposing different designs for dual front cameras.
Model A in the image below has two holes in the screen, while model B features a bigger opening that would accommodate two cameras and potentially other sensors.
A different variation of the design follows below, proposing camera holes of different sizes for model A.
Mind you, these aren't supposed Galaxy S10 renders, just concept images based on what's floating out there. But, as with the notch design two years ago, concepts like these will help us get used to the new smartphone design trend well before it hits the market. We already know that at least Huawei is going to make phones with Infinity-O screens of its own, although the company will obviously use a different name for these displays.
The Galaxy S10 will be unveiled in February, so there's plenty of time to see the various Galaxy S10 phones and their selfie cam designs leak well before that.


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Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
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Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Grand Prismatic Spring in winter, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Castle and Sawmill Geysers in eruption in Old Faithful Geyser Basin in winter, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Geyserite terraces coloured by algal mats, Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Eruption of Castle Geyser with thermophilic bacterica mats in foreground, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Norris Geysers, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Hot springs at dawn, near West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Geothermal activity, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Close-up of the limestone terraces formed by volcanic water depositing six inches of calcium carbonate a year, Mammoth Hot Springs and Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Emerald Spring, a hot volcanic pool at Norris Geyser Basin, the green colour caused by blue water and yellow sulphur, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Limestone terraces formed by volcanic water depositing six inches of calcium carbonate a year, Mammoth Hot Springs and Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
Geothermal steam from geyser vent between eruptions, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America
Steam from hot springs and snow-free hot ground in Midway Basin in winter, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America


The SCCS adopted its Opinion on the safety of Acetylated Vetiver Oil ((Vetiveria zizanioides root extract acetylated).
This Opinion has been subject to a commenting period of a minimum eight weeks after its initial publication (from 10 September until 14 November 2018). Comments received during this time were considered by the SCCS.
For this Opinion, comments received resulted in the following main changes: sections 3.3.1.1. - 3.3.2.1 - 3.3.6.2. (SCCS comment), 3.3.2.2. (SCCS conclusion), 3.3.10, and 3.4.1. Changes in the discussion part and in the SCCS conclusions have been made accordingly.


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Batman vs. Superman… Lex Luthor & Alfred, Officially Cast.
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Jesse Eisenberg has been set to star as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred in the upcoming Zack Snyder untitled Superman/Batman film. The dual announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Snyder stated, "Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman's rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940. What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."
The director added, "As everyone knows, Alfred is Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor, a noble guardian and father figure. He is an absolutely critical element in the intricate infrastructure that allows Bruce Wayne to transform himself into Batman. It is an honor to have such an amazingly seasoned and gifted actor as Jeremy taking on the important role of the man who mentors and guides the guarded and nearly impervious façade that encapsulates Bruce Wayne."
Eisenberg received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award nominations for his starring role as Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network. He also starred in Woody Allen's To Rome with Love and Louis Letterier's Now You See Me. He next appears in The Double and NightMoves.
Irons won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune. His work in the film also garnered him a Golden Globe Award. He won an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for his performance in the TV miniseries "Elizabeth I," opposite Helen Mirren, and recently starred on the small screen as Rodrigo Borgia in Neil Jordan's highly acclaimed Showtime series "The Borgias," for which Irons earned a Golden Globe nomination. He was recently nominated for a SAG Award for the PBS Great Performances television miniseries "The Hollow Crown," for his performance as Henry IV.
Snyder's film stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. The film also reunites Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane. The new film is currently being written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are producing, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Wesley Coller, David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. The film is set to open worldwide on May 6, 2016, and is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel &Joe Shuster, Batman characters created by Bob Kane, and Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston, appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment.
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Hidden Gems 2
You can find part one here; https://thechriswhitingshow.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/hidden-gems-2/
I unexpectedly had a lot of fun broadcasting the last bunch of my favourite undiscovered tracks. So naturally, I'm going for part two…
Your Twenties – Billionaires
This song was played over the opening sequence of E4 series, 'Beaver Falls'. Perhaps its through association with the programme that this song reminds me of Summer. I've never really bothered to decipher or in fact research what the song is actually about though the title may give some clarity. The song is a must for any Summer playlist, particularly apt for Summer Evening drives through the countryside.
Shakira – Gypsy
It's not often that an artist whose native tongue is not English captures the attention of the Anglosphere but Shakira has done it time and time again. She's probably best known for flailing around on a rock in 'Whenever, Wherever' or for 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" but one of her best tracks is 'Gypsy'. This track incorporates elements from both folk and Indian music and tells the story of a traveller. You will struggle to find a more breezily infectious song than this. Also, if you're a tennis fan, you'll be enticed by the appearance of Rafael Nadal as Shakira's love interest in the video above.
Izzy Marie Hill – Chuck Norris
It feels weird to be writing about Izzy Marie Hill seeing as she was two years above me at Badgerbrook Primary School once upon a time but I'll make no apologies for including her in this list. Although, 'Chuck Norris' has received some airplay on Radio 1 and Izzy has been compared with both Jason Mraz and Taylor Swift, she has yet to take off. And to be honest, I can't really see why – this song is charming, happy, melodic and must importantly catchy. The chorus lists all the mistakes Izzy could make, that would be less than not admitting her true feelings for a love interest, adding a quirky element to a very likeable song. There's no doubt that this could be a hit.
Owl City – Vanilla Twilight
Solo act, Owl City burst on to the seen with 'Fireflies' in 2009. I was caught up in the hysteria surrounding the song at the time and bought his album, 'Ocean Eyes', which is seriously nothing special. Other than 'Fireflies' only 'Vanilla Twilight' stands out. The melodic synth-pop sound accompanied by poetic lyrics of longing mesh to make a haunting production, that is in ways far superior to its predecessor.
Black Eyed Peas – Electric City
Most people were critical when Black Eyed Peas repackaged themselves as electro-freaks in 2009 with the release – I can see their point. 'Boom Boom Pow' and later release, 'The Time (Dirty Bit)' may be offensive but some of the other tracks from The E.N.D. are thoroughly enjoyable. 'Alive' which nearly pipped 'Electric City' to a place on this list, is a master class is in rhytmic synth-pop whereas 'Electric City' is a bassy masterpiece.
Duffy – I'm Scared
Don't be alarmed. Basically everyone on the planet forgot that Duffy existed. After, her titanous album, 'Rockferry' triumphed commerically and critically, Duffy simply vanished. Thankfully, the tracks of that very album were good enough to still be popular five years on. For me, 'Mercy' takes a back seat to the heartbreakingly honest, 'I'm Scared'. The song retells Duffy's fear of mortality following the sudden death of her boyfriend in a car accident – a thoroughly relatable concern. Powered by her exquisite tone, this song is truly great.
Izzy Marie Hill – Jimmy
I must stress that 'Jimmy' is tongue in cheek, I'm quite certain Izzy doesn't really have a disdain for Emma Stone. The song tells the story of an obsessive fan of Jim Carrey's setting her jealous sights on Emma Stone, who Carey publicly praised in a YouTube video. If you read the first 'Hidden Gems' – you'll see that I seem to have a love for songs about crazed stalkers. 'Jimmy' isn't as obviously good as her other tracks like 'Chuck Norris' or 'Lovestruck' but it does grow on you and by now, I'd probably say it's my favourite track of hers. I've not had a chance to listen to the full album yet but it seems promising.
Hidden Gems 2 (thechriswhitingshow.wordpress.com)
Posted in Just for fun, Music and tagged Billionaires, Black Eyed Peas, Chuck Norris, Duffy, Electric City, Emma Stone, Gypsy, Izzy Marie Hill, Jimmy, Owl City, Scared, Shakira, Vanilla Twilight, Your Twenties, YouTube on July 30, 2013 by chrisrwhiting. 1 Comment


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