TORONTO - Five months after buying a new condominium Toronto luxury hotels, Oliver Baumeister is surrounded by a glut of suites like his to hit the market as the biggest names in the business of hundreds of hotel open units in the largest city in Canada.
Baumeister, himself a real estate agent, is in no hurry to sell. When the market untested Toronto for the life of five-star condo absorbs excess - say in 2016 - he intends to discharge its sky high unit for a tidy profit of 20%, and the search for his Canadian real estate next investment.
"A lot of it sit for a while and it will take time to sell," said Baumeister, who was purchasing condominiums in Toronto with his brother for the last four years.
"But we bought it with the conviction that the Toronto market condo hotel definitely has a future. When we sell, we hope ... we will see a profit of 20%."
The model of ultra-fine attached condos to luxury hotels is not new - cities like Hong Kong and New York are full of them.
But Toronto, a relatively small city condo without a five star hotel a year ago, came at the end of the match, but with a vengeance.
At the end of this summer in Toronto will be four of these projects, such as Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Trump and Shangri-La opened massive towers in a city where a red market for all types of housing has been a growing concern real estate bubble.
The towers of granite and glass, including two of the tallest residential buildings in Canada, are opening in rapid succession, adding hundreds of hotel rooms and more than a thousand condominiums hype as the Canadian housing hits its peak.
Signs of success are mixed. None of the four projects, including the condos has cost just under $ 1 million to $ 28 million, sold, and the push by developers to sell their remaining shares before a resale market has started in the sensation a bomb.


Karstejn is a nice break from the hectic big city. This is where the Czech crown jewels used to be kept. It is easily reached by local rail and by car. The train ride is fairly short about 35 - 40 minutes. Being so close to Prague makes it the most visited castle in the Czech Rep. Not only the castle is worth seeing for its unique history but also the Carriage ride or small shops under the castle make the experience worthwhile.
Before I tell you how we spent a day there with our 2 small kids here is a bit of information on the castle itself: The castle was built by the Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV as a place for safekeeping of the royal treasures, especially Charles's collection of holy relics and the coronation jewels from the Roman Empire. ´As you may know King Charles VI was very important to the Czech Republic, He brought lots of valuable knowledge to the whole country and built many famous monuments.
This Gothic castle which is towering above the Berounka river on a huge limestone rock, has a unique position among all Czech castles due to its historical significance, robustness and architecture. Already when you are coming close and you see it for the first time it takes your breath away.
The area surrounding it is very scenic—rolling hills and fields, and surrounding the castle is a beautiful nature preserve. It can be quite busy, with shops selling the same China/India manufactured trinkets like anywhere. However, it's still a slower pace than Prague, and tourists almost disappear by afternoon/evening. Also not all shops sell souvenirs made in China some stock wooden Czech art Craft.There are numerous restaurants with reasonable prices, I was a bit disappointed with the restaurants. The majority of them had only Czech food or pizza. The place we eventually stopped at was a good restaurant in front of a hotel named Koruna.
The approach to the castle is long and steep.People with health or other physical limitations are forewarned. Having two little boys with us and a pram we gave up on walking up the hill and took a carriage from the car park. A very good decision indeed and not only were the kids thrilled but we enjoyed having a great view of all the little shops and attractions that were awaiting us on the way back.
We had to wait a while for the carriage to fill up. The charge is 800CZK which you share with the other passengers, otherwise if we went alone we would have to pay the whole price so waiting 10 min cut the price to half.
You can't enter the interior of the castle without a guided tour, but it's worth the $16-23 (adult) charge. It offers great views of the surrounding area and is well-preserved. After visiting the castle, enjoy the surrounding nature reserve and take a walk down the hill. It's is quite enchanting to visit the little shops with souvenirs.
We also had a chance to get closed to an Eagle with his master dressed in historical clothes. Sure - you have to make a contribution if you want to take the picture. But, the money goes towards saving the predator birds that have fallen out of the nest or lost their parents. Eventually they are either returned to the wild nature or find home with professionals who look after them.
There are some interesting sites only 2-5 km walk from the castle, including Little America, a deep canyon with a lake at the bottom. If you take a walk, watch the signs very carefully. The trails are not marked very well, but if you careful you'll manage.
There was a time when no women were allowed in Karlštejn – this rumour goes around to this day and quite a lot of people are prepared to believe it. Indeed, it was confirmed in Vrchlický's comedy Noc na Karlštejně (Night in Karlštejn) - one of the most popular Czech musicals. It is not true, however. Women were allowed into Karlštejn the same as any other castle. The confusion arose in the 16th Century when Václav Hájek of Libočany made reference in his chronicle to Karlík Castle. This stood nearby and, according to Hájek, served as accommodation for ladies paying daytime visits to their husbands in Karlštejn. The truth can be found by studying the castle charter, where it states: "This document permanently forbids anyone to sleep with, or lie with a woman in the tower of the castle of Karlštejn, in which the chapel is to stand. Women could move freely around the castle, they were only denied access to one floor of the Great Tower where the guards of the valuable treasure were stationed.
I cannot skip piquant information about the Castle. The most horrible story of all is actually based on true events. In the 16th Century Kateřina Bechyňová, the wife of the Burgrave, resided in the castle. She was responsible for the heinous murder of fourteen people. This sadistic lady abused young servants and pageboys. Even animals were subjected to her rage. A maid who failed to carry out her orders immediately was thrown into the dungeons to starve to death. When a cat tore a lace skirt with its claws she had the animal skinned alive. The Prague Chamber Court was eventually informed of her activities and Kateřina Bechyňová was sentenced to death by starvation.
Two days after the death of Kateřina Bechyňová the chairman of the Chamber Court died suddenly – could this have been the last victim of the Murderess of Karlštejn? The ghosts of murdered maids are said to haunt the castle to this day as White Ladies.
If you can - take bikes. You will have a great ride in beautiful nature.


What Makes Metal Roofing a Sound Investment?
While your roofing primarily functions to shelter you, it is also vital in protecting your structure. The right roofing supplies will ensure that you do not have to engage in persistent repairs caused by water damage, so it is crucial to pick materials that will be capable of maintaining their form to facilitate their function. One such option is metal roofing. In addition to its high durability coupled with their ability to withstand Australia's changing climatic conditions, the following are a few of the additional reasons why metal roofing is a sound investment for your home.
If you have purchased timber for a home construction project, it is unlikely that you will be ready to use it right away. This means you will need to store the timber until you are ready to cut, prepare and install it in your home. However, if you do not store the timber in a safe way, you may find that it is damaged and unusable when you are ready to install it.
In the construction industry, rock drilling is becoming more common as prospective homeowners shift towards outlying areas with rocky terrain. There are different reasons for constructing in such terrain; sometimes discerning homeowners desire picturesque locations in rocky areas, and sometimes the homeowners are discouraged by the expensive, limited space in urban areas. However, before you erect a structure on the rocky ground, you have to use sophisticated equipment to drill the rock formation.
As stipulated by local authority regulations, construction sites are required to have adequate toilets. Instead of constructing a permanent or semi-permanent toilet, contractors prefer to hire portaloos due to their cost-saving aspect as well as ease of installation. However, when choosing a portaloo, most construction contractors tend to concentrate on simple details such as the number of people who are expected to use the toilet. While such aspects are critical, it is worth noting that they are not the only requisites that contractors should be considering.
Is Leak Prevention Plausible In Your Home?
The discovery of leaks in your house is one of the leading causes of frustration for homeowners. Persistent leaks do not only mean that your property is at perpetual risk of water damage, but it also means an increase in water consumption and subsequently a spike in water costs! If you are one of the Aussies hit by the drought, this could be a genuine catastrophe on your hands. And that is why it is critical for homeowners to know how to prevent leaks from springing in the first place so that they do not have to look for ways of mitigating this plumbing emergency after it is too late.
The options available for people who want to buy security screen doors are so many that one can easily be overwhelmed. However, the task of selecting the most appropriate security screens for your home can be eased if you ask yourself some key questions before you go shopping. This article discusses some of those helpful questions. How Often Do You Remodel? Some people love remodeling their homes every year or so.
For the longest time, human beings have depended on locks and keys to secure homes, buildings, offices, and units. However, in a commercial facility like a restaurant with many employees, locks can only do so much to restrict access. You cannot monitor when and how the keys are used. People may duplicate the keys and gain access to restricted parts of the business. Access control systems provide a revolutionary security solution for residential and commercial spaces.


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Throughout the first several months of my pregnancy, I really felt like I was going to have a girl. I didn't have a preference either way, but I started dreaming that I was going to have a girl, the heart rate was in the "girl range," and I just really felt like it was going to be a girl. (Hubby did secretly hope a little that it would be a boy, though.) We were both ecstatic to see the ultrasound when the tech asked Hubby "what do you see there?" and he responded "it looks like it's a boy!"
#BabyD was born on New Years Eve 2013 at 9:40 p.m. He was 8lbs 14 oz.
It's almost unreal to me how much we can fall more and more in love with this little guy each day. He's a happy, talkative, stubborn little boy who loves his mommy & daddy, smiling, trying to sit up, and bath time, and hates being in the car when it isn't moving and hates, hates, hate tummy time.
As he continues to grow, Hubby & I will do our best to teach him to be a good man, to take care of his furry siblings and his other future siblings, and that if he works hard, he can do just about anything he puts his mind to.
On a completely superficial note, man I hope he keeps these blue eyes and reddish hair!
What a sweet little guy! As a #boymom myself, I can't help but think life is better with boys!


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California Working Families Party 2022 Launch
California, California
It's official!
Thanks to your support and participation, the Working Families Party is now in California and ready to train, recruit, and elect progressive champions who are proud to stand with and fight for us, not the elite.
At our recent statewide launch event, we were joined by many energetic members and supporters who came together in community to share their enthusiasm and excitement for the future of the party here in California. Led by our incredible host Christina Livingston, the Statewide Executive Director of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), our dynamic program featured a variety of WFP champions, including Maurice Mitchell, the National Director of the Working Families Party, Nithya Rama, Los Angeles City Council Member, Alex Lee, CA Assembly Member, Micheal Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton, and Sajid Khan, recently WFP Endorsed candidate for Santa Clara County District Attorney.
Among several great updates, we shared with you that we've established charters and steering committees in 7 regions — the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Central Coast, Central Valley, Inland Empire, and Orange County. Each of these regions are where our endorsement decisions are made, and where regional leadership guides our strategy to engage voters in order to reclaim power for our communities.
From our school boards all the way to Congress, we discussed the strategic importance of building our base and our bench in local elections and beyond. We shared that going into 2022, we're committed to changing the face of politics in our state by identifying WFP candidates like Alex Lee and Jennifer Esteen who will fight for us in the State Legislature to ensure that hard-working Californians are granted the representation they deserve. We also highlighted our involvement in key criminal justices races by affirming our focus on replacing District Attorneys who adhere to antiquated tough-on-crime approaches with progressive candidates like Sajid Khan and Chesa Boudin who refuse to continue the mass incarceration of people of color. While our priority is centered on securing wins in the State Legislature and fighting for down ballot seats like City Council, County Supervisor and school board, we also recognized that our vision is guided by the need to expand our progressive majority at the federal level by identifying progressive candidates running for Congress. Where the opportunity exists, CA WFP will be there ready to uplift local organizing efforts seeking to flip red seats to blue.
With your continued support, we look forward to growing our presence in California and working alongside you and our partners in unions, community organizing groups and movement leaders to fight for a people-powered, pro-worker agenda.
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The United States Naval Academy invites applications for an exciting position as Associate Library Director for Collections and Resource Management, to provide leadership, vision and overall management of the Nimitz Library's physical and digital collections and of the technical services departments. USNA is seeking a forward-thinking, user-oriented, collaborative leader with extensive knowledge of innovation and best practices in collection development, technical services and the changing role of academic libraries. A background in military history is preferred. Located on the beautiful Severn River in historic Annapolis, the Naval Academy is a Middle States accredited, top tier liberal arts college and service academy with a diverse student body and a demonstrated commitment to teaching and research. The Associate Library Director for Collections and Resource Management will also work with library leadership, staff and departments across the Yard to ensure the growth of a vibrant 21st century library with a premier collection of naval history and science. This is a 12 month faculty position with a 3 year renewable appointment, highly competitive salary, and full federal benefits. The position is slated to begin in early spring 2018. Applications will be reviewed beginning January 1, 2018, but the position will remain open until filled. For more information about the position and how to apply, https://www.usna.edu/HRO/jobinfo/AssocLibDir.php.
Supervisory and managerial experience in an academic library.
Knowledge of information technologies available to libraries for providing end-user access to electronic resources.
Experience working in collection management.
Evidence of extensive knowledge about library technical services operations, trends and best practices.
Experience with budgeting; especially in a federal environment; strong analytical and budget management skills.
Working knowledge of linked data and BIBFRAME initiatives, MARC and non-MARC metadata schema.
Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries, lead effective teams, manage change and mentor colleagues.
Track record of creativity in problem solving and developing innovative library programs.
Strong service orientation; excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Evidence of scholarship and professional service.
Location: Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C.
Background: We are looking for a professional with experience in records and information management services for a fixed-term staff contract.
The team: Within the Administrative Services, Security and Corporate Procurement Division of the Budget and Administrative Services Department, The Records Section is responsible for the records and information management which covers the development of policies and guidelines, the functional management of systems, the support to the business units, the management of physical archives at Headquarters and the monitoring of the Records Management function in the 29 country offices.
Develop information architectures for the organization of electronic records covering the design, mapping, approval and deployment.
Contribute to the implementation of retention management on electronic and physical records covering the definition of processes, testing, deployment and change management activities.
Support and train employees on Records Management policies, guidelines and solutions and provide mentorship to junior colleagues on records and information management.
Provide input to the development and maintenance of policies and guidelines and identify improvement opportunities based on market standard methodologies.
Education: Master's degree in Information Management, Records Management, Archival Science or related fields.
A minimum of two years (five years preferred) of relevant practical work experience in Record and Information Management in large organizations. Knowledge of and experience with the concepts, principles and practice of information, document, records and archives management. Demonstrable experience in designing and supporting an Electronic Document and Records Management System. Experience with the design of information architectures and the implementation of retention for electronic and physical records. Experience in business analysis and process optimization, including information architectures and taxonomies. Experience with the drafting and implementation of records and information management policies and guidelines. Experience in leading change processes would be a great plus.
Systems and technology: Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365 and RecordPoint is a plus. Advanced knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office suite.
Customer service: Excellent client service skills and ability to work with all levels of management and staff is critical.
Communication skills: Expert writing skills and a high degree of experience in drafting various types of communications and presentations is required.
Languages: Fluency in English and any other Bank language (Spanish, Portuguese or French). Proficiency in Spanish desirable.
Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is currently seeking a Communications Analyst to join our winning team in Washington, D.C. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation and collaboration.
The Communications Analyst will receive a generous total compensation package. Bonuses are awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham's comprehensive benefit program including healthcare, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401k plan, and more! In addition, employees receive 10 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.
Conducts legal and non-legal research utilizing appropriate tools. Analyzes results for relevancy and appropriateness to the specific research request.
Compiles and organizes information obtained in research projects into a coherent, focused collection of information, accompanied by explanatory notes or memoranda if relevant, so that the material is readily understandable to the user.
Works with Attorneys requesting information and compiles and organizes information according to attorney preference.
Develops and maintains a familiarity with the work of the Communications Practice Group, including its laws, regulations, information resources, research needs and client services.
Monitors current industry and legal developments for the practice group and informs attorneys of important events through emails, bulletins or other appropriate means.
Prepares and files regulatory filings, with attorney and direct client interaction, and assures all filings are in accordance with the rules of the regulatory agency.
Provides awareness and training related to communications industry regulatory issues, current legal developments, the forms and precedents materials, and information resources available to the practice.
Conducts market research on the Communications Practice Group's client and prospective clients, competitors and market share with the Business development, Research & Library, Global Strategic Research, and Financial Information Center teams.
Acts as the liaison between the Communications practice group, Business Development, Knowledge Management and Research & Library (including the Global Strategic Research & Analysis group).
Using familiarity with the practice area and in cooperation with attorneys active in the practice, collects, organizes, and analyzes the work product of the practice group.
Strong analytical skills and familiarity with communications industry terminology, FCC filings, and practice trends.
Well developed and professional interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with people at all organizational levels of the firm.
Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal and the ability to deliver results in a clear and concise manner.
Strong organizational skills to manage time well, prioritize and handle multiple projects and the ability to work in a team environment with a customer service focus.
A Bachelor's degree required. A J.D. or Master's degree in Library Science (MLS) or paralegal certificate preferred and two (2) years communications industry experience in a legal or project management role required.
NDU is recruiting for Chief of Academic Services in the National Defense University Library with responsibility for providing leadership and expertise for library research and instruction, collection development, instructional design and curriculum development support, writing, reading, public speaking support, and supporting faculty development.
Provides leadership within the Library & Learning Center and works collaboratively across the University to plan and execute a dynamic program of support services designed to meet the current and emergent needs of students, faculty, and staff.
Serves as Chief of Academic Services Branch and a member of the Library & Learning Center's senior management team responsible for planning and managing a wide variety of Library & Learning Center services, including student and faculty research support, instructional services, collection development, course and curriculum support, instructional design, and graduate writing support.
Collaborates with the Dean of Library & Learning Center Services and other department chiefs and shares in planning, policy development, resource allocation, and personnel management; contributes to the development of strategic initiatives; and plays a key role in developing a shared vision for the Library & Learning Center's future.
Coordinates the Library & Learning Center's instruction program including the development and assessment of online instruction modules, workshops, and in-class instruction.
Oversees the development and implementation of both new and existing library reference services, guiding program planning and assessment for both traditional and online reference and instruction services.
Works collaboratively with faculty, deans, academic technologists, instructional designers, writing specialists and librarians to assess, design, develop, implement and evaluate course and program offerings for the Library & Learning Center.
Provides expertise in evaluating research and curriculum requirements and building library collections in all formats to support them. Provides expertise in online library resources and systems and envisioning how academic technology can be utilized in the teaching and learning environment.
Have a Master's degree in Library Science, Instructional Design, Education/Adult Education or a closely related field.
Have supervisory and management experience at a college or university-level academic library or learning center.
Have experience planning, creating and evaluating education and training products, services and programs in a library or learning center environment.
Have demonstrated experience in fostering teamwork, collaboration and creativity within a team.
Have proven communication skills, including proficiency in maintaining collaborative relationships.
Qualified candidates will have extensive experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service supervising/managing archival, records, documentary editing/publication or grant programs which support archival activity or historical research and education efforts; experience evaluating potential and on-going grant funded project activities to include such factors as staffing, budget, institutional support, and research resources; planning and preparing scholarly narrative of documentary histories for publication; planning and carrying out significant historical research projects; and exceptional communication skills.
In addition, candidates must possess a bachelor's or higher degree in history or a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history or a combination of education or experience.


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A case of Graves' disease developing with exacerbation of sarcoidosis
Shinya Makino
Osaka gyomeikan hospital
Yagi Chisako
Naka Mariko
Hirose Sachie
Fujiwara Masayoshi
Ohbayashi Chiho
Nara Medical University Hospital
Sarcoidosis, Graves' disease, Eosinophil
A 53-year old female was referred to our hospital with bilateral abnormal shadow in the chest X-ray. Computed tomography revealed multifocal ill-defined densities and thickening of bronchial wall and pulmonary vessels by fine nodules combined with massive enlargement of bilateral mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. Analyses of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and transbronchial lung biopsy specimen showed the increase in CD4/CD8 ratio and the presence of non-caseating granulomas, respectively. In addition, serum angiotensin-converting enzyme was extremely high, leading to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Simultaneously, she complained of palpitation and sweating. Endocrinological examination showed comorbid hyperthyroidism without anti-TSH receptor antibody (TRAb). In the first 2-3 months, pulmonary shadow gradually disappeared without steroid administration. In parallel, serum thyroid hormone levels were gradually normalized in the beginning, but increased after 3 months with an appearance of TRAb. After initiation of treatment with antithyroid agent, hyperthyroidism was improved within 9 months, and changed into hypothyroidism thereafter. The clinical course of this rare case suggest that immunological storm by exacerbation of sarcoidosis may trigger the onset of autoimmune thyroid disease, in which hyperthyroidism with stimulating type of TRAb subsequently changed into hypothyroidism with blocking-type TRAb.
DOI https://doi.org/10.36141/svdld.v36i4.8307
Makino S, Chisako Y, Mariko N, Sachie H, Masayoshi F, Chiho O. A case of Graves' disease developing with exacerbation of sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis VDLD [Internet]. 2019Dec.18 [cited 2021Jan.16];36(4):318-24. Available from: https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/sarcoidosis/article/view/8307
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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 14, 2018: An Ontario, Canada company has announced that it intends to launch a strategic partnership into the Caribbean cannabis market as part of its plan to expand internationally.
FSD Pharma Inc. on Thursday said it has signed a Letter of Intent with JJAMACANN Inc. to form a joint venture operating as FSD Jamaica.
FSD Jamaica expects to partner locally with Nature's Purest Limited, a Jamaican corporation with a cultivation license and existing operations in Jamaica.
As part of the LOI, FSD Jamaica will establish an experimental centre for the development of cannabis and cannabinoid genetics suitable to cultivate in Jamaica with the intent to create a genetics and seed bank of innovative cannabis and hemp products for the Jamaican market and the Canadian market where permitted.
NPL was the second company to be granted a cultivation license in Jamaica. It is located in the mountains of Ulster Springs Trelawny and the property is fed by crystal clear spring water surrounded by many agricultural crops and experienced workers.
FSD Pharma through its wholly-owned subsidiary FV Pharma, is a licensed producer of marijuana under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) having received its cultivation license on October 13, 2017.
Headquartered at the former Kraft plant in Cobourg, Ontario, approximately an hour's drive from Toronto, FV Pharma management's mission is to transform the facility into the largest hydroponic indoor cannabis facility in the world. FV Pharma intends to target all legal aspects of the cannabis industry, including cultivation, processing, manufacturing, extracts and research and development.
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Apple Pay's plans to enter China are at an advanced stage. The digital mobile money service could hit points-of-sale in the country as early as February 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal, but will this have an impact on Bitcoin in China?
iPhone 6 one of the devices with the Apple Pay feature.
China will be the fifth country, after the US, UK, Canada and Australia, where Apple Pay will launch. In preparation for this roll out, Apple Pay registered a local subsidiary- Apple Technology Service (Shanghai) Ltd. – in June and has already signed contracts with four Chinese state-run commercial banks to facilitate the service in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
But how will Apply Pay's entrance into the Chinese market affect the prospects of Bitcoin?
Chinese Entrepreneurs with interests in the decentralized currency as well as the Bitcoin community around the world must be carefully watching these recent developments.
Apple Pay is trying to achieve what Bitcoin might do in China if given an opportunity. It is offering consumers a way to easily and fast make payments on-the-go from their mobile devices at brick and mortar retail stores. Currently, only mining and trading Bitcoin in China is legal while using it to buy goods is banned.
It is, therefore, interesting to find out whether Apple Pay will succeed in making Chinese consumers fall in love with this way of making payments. Of course, there are already similar services operating. Ali Pay is the largest of these, controlling about a half of China's payment market with about 300 million users.
However, it can be argued that Apple Pay has an advantage over the competition given that iPhones are already very popular in China. At the beginning of 2015, China overtook the US as Apple's largest market and now accounts for more than 30% of iPhone sales.
With that said, Apple Pay's move into China comes after recent studies have shown that it is not doing as well as initially expected in the US, where it first launched.
In August 2015, PYMNTS.com, a leading payments industry new site, reported that the number of eligible Apple Pay users who had actually tried the service dropped from 15.1 in March 2015 to 13.1 percent in June.
Whatever the case, the entrance of Apple Pay into the Chinese market might be an opportunity for Bitcoin. In other circumstances, the Apple mobile payment service fits well the description of a competitor to Bitcoin. In this case, however, it offers a dry run for the latter, and its success could imply good prospects for Bitcoin in future as a payment method in the Asian country if the regulators have a change of heart about it.
Do you think the entrance of Apple Pay into China is a good thing for Bitcoin? Share your thoughts in the comments below!


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La falç i el martell (Unicode: "☭") és un símbol emprat per representar el comunisme. Es pot veure, per exemple, al logotip del Partit Comunista d'Espanya (PCE) i al del PSUC.

Aquestes dues eines representen els treballadors i el treball. La falç representa el camperol i el martell l'obrer industrial. És un símbol que fa referència a l'smitxka, el pacte entre camperols i obrers pel qual Lenin advocà a les Tesis d'Abril.

Es feia servir a la bandera de l'antiga Unió Soviètica.

Ús a la URSS i Rússia
Des del 1917 la falç i el martell (en rus, серп и молот, "serp i molot") va ser un dels símbols de la Unió de Repúbliques Socialistes Soviètiques. Inicialment apareixia a l'escut d'armes de la RSFSR, havent-se declarat a la unió de treballadors i camperols com la base de l'Estat. Formava part també dels símbols de l'Exèrcit roig creat l'any 1918.

Més tard va aparèixer a la bandera de la Unió Soviètica, adoptada el 1923 i acabada a la Constitució soviètica de 1924. A les banderes de les repúbliques socialistes soviètiques va aparèixer després del 1924. Abans d'això, les banderes de les repúbliques soviètiques eren totalment vermelles, amb el nom de la república respectiva escrit en lletres daurades, tal com ho estipulava la Constitució soviètica de 1918.
 L'escut d'armes de la Unió Soviètica conté a la falç i el martell, que també apareixien als uniformes de l'exèrcit, medalles i a altres llocs.
 La falç i el martell, combinats amb un parell d'ales estilitzades, eren usades per l'aerolínia de bandera de l'URSS, Aeroflot. L'Aeroflot de la Federació Russa continua usant el símbol.
 La planta metal·lúrgica de Moscou es diu Serp i Molot.
 Serp i Molot es diu una estació ferroviària entre Moscou i Nijni Nóvgorod (Gorki entre 1923 i 1990).

Els partits comunistes afiliats al Kominform (aquells alineats amb l'URSS), així com els seguidors la República Popular de la Xina, van tendir a usar la falç i el martell o dissenys similars a la seva simbologia. No obstant això, fins i tot partits comunistes oposats a tant la Unió Soviètica com a la Xina, van usar tradicionalment la falç i el martell com el seu símbol, algunes vegades amb lleugeres modificacions d'estil. Per això, la falç i el martell es van convertir en el símbol internacional de pràcticament tots els comunistes, independentment de la seva orientació.

Altres símbols similars

Una gran quantitat de símbols tenen similituds d'estil amb la falç i el martell, sense contenir un martell o una falç estrictament parlant. Hi ha exemples d'això a la bandera d'Angola, el logotip del Partit Comunista de la Gran Bretanya, el logotip del Partit Comunista dels Estats Units i a algunes versions del logotip de la Unió de Treballadors Generals i de Transport del Regne Unit.

Altres variacions sobre la idea d'eines creuades inclouen el símbol del Partit dels Treballadors Coreans (martell, bolígraf i falç) i en l'antic símbol del Partit Laborista britànic (pala, torxa i aixada). La bandera de la República Democràtica Alemanya contenia un martell i un compàs envoltats per blat, representant així als obrers, intel·lectuals i als camperols.

L'any 1990, quan Nelson Mandela va sortir de la presó, va pronunciar a Ciutat del Cap un discurs al poble Sud-africà des d'una balconada decorada amb la bandera de la falç i el martell.

El Partit Comunista de Guadeloupe utilitza a la seva bandera una lletra "G" que recorda a la falç i el martell.

Algunes faccions de la IV Internacional combinen la falç i el martell amb un nombre cardinal 4, orientant aquestes eines cap a l'esquerra.

En el llenguatge Unicode, el símbol de la falç i el martell es representa amb O+262D (☭)

Referències

Comunisme
Símbols de la Unió Soviètica

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Q: best way to programmatically check for a failed scp in a shell script I have a shell script that I'm working on with this line of code that does a loop through local files (.gz) and does an scp. I want to test for a failed scp if possible. I am doing a loop so I can echo each file name to a log so I can keep track of it.
Can someone show me how to check for failed scp? or better yet, a good code example to do this?  Thanks for your help.
for gzfile in $LOCALDMPDIR/*.gz
do
  /usr/bin/scp -P 2222 -i $KEYFILE $gzfile foobar@$1:$TGTDIR
  echo "$gzfile is done. " 2>&1
done

A: You can check the varaible $? to see the return code of scp. If it returns non-zero then an error occurred.

A: Use $? to access the return value of the last command.  Check the man page for scp to verify, but I think a return value of zero means success.  A non-zero value means some kind of failure.

A: use :
if [ $? -eq 0 ];
then
    echo "OK"

else
    echo "NOK"

fi

there're blank after "[" and before "]".
  don't surround $? and 0 with quotes

A: You could also try to capture the error to a log:
for gzfile in $LOCALDMPDIR/*.gz
do
  /usr/bin/scp -P 2222 -i $KEYFILE $gzfile foobar@$1:$TGTDIR 2>>/var/log/scperror.log \
  && echo "$gzfile is done." \
  || echo "scp error: $gzfile"
done

A: For the simpleminded like me out there who spent longer than normal messing with formatting errors:
scp "fromHere" hostname:"toThere"
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ];
then
    echo "SUCCESS"
else
    echo "FAIL"
fi

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Henry Tudor, a Proud Welshman
To the average member of the public, no Royal Dynasty has come to represent England and Englishness as the Tudors, a multi-generational 16th Century force that dragged England out of the bleak and dreary middle ages and into the renaissance period that enabled the Kingdom to become a superpower on the global scene. England became a mighty nation during the reign of sequential Tudors, rapidly growing in a self-assurance and assertiveness that would later blossom into the dominant British Empire under their successors. It was under this Dynasty that England broke with Rome, that the English vanquished their aggressive Spanish foe through the defeat of the infamous Armada and that the world was given the immortal playwright William Shakespeare. Arguably the most overlooked Tudor monarch is the very man who began the dynasty, Henry Tudor, that great opportunist who is arguably one of the country's greatest overachievers. Born fatherless and then nobly imprisoned until he was forced into exile as a teenager, this wise, calculating and intelligent man was transformed from a penniless rebel into a flourishing sovereign during dramatic morning in August 1485.
Often overlooked by many is that Henry Tudor, the King of England and father of the majestic Tudors, was a Welshman, born and bred in the land of his fathers. Yet how has this great and incredibly successful monarch been overlooked by a Welsh nation which prides itself on its history and is quick to acclaim their sons. The argument goes that as a Welshman who became a King of England, Henry turned his back on his fellow compatriots and is the source of all future acts of oppression emanating from the English side of Offa's Dyke. He was a Welshman who should have freed Wales after two centuries of English occupation, a fellow Cymro who nonetheless hated Wales and was ashamed of his background. These modern Welsh Nationalists, an ideology which I do subscribe too it must be said, are keen to point out that Henry's son King Henry VIII, that mighty tyrant of that turbulent era, introduced the Acts of Wales which annexed Wales into her superior neighbour, a situation that remains a bone of contention some 500 years later. Yes, the argument goes that Henry Tudor, as broadcaster Huw Edwards pointed out in the BBC's Story of Wales production, was just another English king. We Welsh have a word for a Welshman whom moves to England, speaks English and denies his Welshness and that is a Dic Sion Dafydd, a term of similar sentiments to the derivative usage of Uncle Tom in parts of the United States.
This consideration of Harri Tudur to be an enemy of Wales, or at least some with a degree of antipathy towards his homeland, seems to be a modern comprehension, developed over the last century. Contemporary Welshmen certainly viewed the Tudors as a friendly force, the existence of praise poetry alone suggesting there was an audience for praising the family. The poet Sion Tudur proudly proclaimed to Henry's granddaughter, the glorious Elizabeth I;
"Harri lan, hir lawenydd,
Yn un a'n rhoes ninnau'n rhydd,
I Gymru da fu hyd fedd,
Goroni gwr o wynedd"
"Fair Harry, our long lasting joy,
The one who set us free,
Good was it for Wales all his life,
That the man of Gwynedd was crowned"
Elsewhere other poets of the period extolled the ascension of Henry Tudor, including Huw Machno during the late Elizabethan period when he wrote;
"O bu I Gymru I gyd,
Drwy anap, flinder ennyd,
A'I rhoi yn gaeth, waethwaeth oedd,
A'I thai araul a'I thiroedd,
Yn rhwydd o hyn I'n rhyddhau,
Yn frenin iownfawr rannau,
Iesu erom rhoes Harri,
Seithfed yn nodded inni"
"If it befell that all Wales through mishap,
A long weariness, was put in chains,
Worse and worse it became for her fair homes and lands,
Swiftly from this to free us, as a king of great and good parts,
Jesus gave us Henry VII as our protector"
Henry also received such praise of his Welsh heritage to his face, such as at Worcester in 1486 when he was greeted with a poem proudly extolling his bloodline and the belief that he was fulfilling the ancient Welsh prophecies of taking the crown back from the English;
"Cadwaladers Blodde lynyally descending,
Longe hath bee towlde of such a Prince comyng,
Wherfor Frendes, if that I shal not lye,
This same is the Fulfiller of the Profecye"
This idea that the rise of the Welsh Tudors was beneficial to the Welsh people continued after the dynasty was replaced by the Stuarts, although it should be noted that they were direct descendants of Henry Tudor through his daughter Margaret. The poet Edward Morris continued the theme of Henry having saved the Welsh people from the aggressive Norman yoke by declaring;
"Nes cael brenin, gwreiddin gras,
Arch deryn ar ucha'i deyrnas,
O Frutanwaed, fryd doniau,
Dan ei rwysg i dynnu'r iau"
"Until we had a king, rooted in grace,
Chief ruler of all his kingdom,
A man of British blood, of splendid gifts,
Under his power to free us from the yoke"
In 1507 at the stately Carew Castle in West Wales a lavish celebration was hosted by the great South Welsh warrior Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the loyal soldier whom greatly assisted Henry during the Bosworth campaign and later battles. More than two decades of Tudor rule had passed by the time Sir Rhys held his celebration of his master, the climax of which was the embrace between two figures dressed up as St David and St George, symbolising the hitherto absent unity now felt between the Welsh and English. It was a unity that had only been able to grow under Henry Tudor. The idea that Henry had betrayed the Welsh people by becoming King of England and not empowering the Welsh people as an independent nation can therefore be rejected as absurdity. It was even recorded by a Venetian emissary shortly after Henry had become King that "the Welsh may be said to have recovered their former independence, for the most wise and fortunate Henry VII is a Welshman". This loyalty that he possessed amongst his countrymen can certainly be considered a possibility the Reformation under his son was taken with little protest amongst the devoutly Catholic Welshmen of 1530's Wales. Elsewhere in England rebellions and uprisings were a regular feature of the Tudor reign, including major revolts in Cornwall and Yorkshire. Wales never rose up in arms against the Tudors, who they considered to be one and the same with their best interests at heart.
It is the Acts of Wales that draws the greatest ire from modern Welshmen with regards to the Tudors and can be considered the key reason that Henry Tudor is often overlooked as a Welsh hero, regardless of the fact the he had died almost thirty years before their enacting. On a personal note I do agree that it is these acts which today strongly deny Wales the opportunity to seek self-rule, however during the 16th Century it is undeniable that these improved the quality of life for the average Welshman by raising them from inferior subjects to those on an equal footing with their English counterparts. Whilst it is simple to condemn the Acts today for demanding that usage of the Welsh language must be outlawed if a Welshman wished to serve public office, one must consider that the prospect of even serving in public office or getting any degree of equality with the English was vehemently denied to the Welshmen pre-Bosworth. One must only consider the various courtiers of Welsh descent who begun to prosper in English circles during the latter reign of Henry VIII and then through Elizabeth's sovereignty, none more so than Thomas Cromwell and William Cecil.
Anyone that studies Henry Tudor in any depth however will quickly begin to realise that this accusation of anti-Welshness, or embarrassment of his Cymric roots, has no real academic or historical basis other than an assumption based on Wales having never achieved self-sovereignty during the rule of him or his descendants. Anecdotal evidence of Henry, always taken with a pinch of salt it must be conceded, would indicate that the first Tudor monarch was certainly proud of his roots and broadcast this to his English Kingdom in a way no prominent Welshman had been able to during the medieval period. Let's consider the evidence that suggests King Henry VII, the first Welsh King of England, was proud of both his roots and by extension his homeland.
After winning the Battle of Bosworth and ascending to the throne as King Henry VII, one of the most pressing concerns for the former Harri Tudur was to be crowned King at Westminster Abbey, an act in itself that would solidify and confirm his kingship. The ceremony was conducted on the 30th October, 1485 and Henry was solemnly declared "by the grace of god, King of England and of France, Prince of Wales and Lord of Ireland". This was significant for Henry was the first reigning monarch of England before and since to assert his own right to the title Prince of Wales as opposed to it solely being kept in reserve for the heir. Henry certainly felt this was his right as a Welshman himself, especially when he considered his own descent from such great Welsh Princes as Hywel Dda, Rhodri Mawr, The Lord Rhys and Cadwaladr. Although he would not keep the title for himself, preferring to bestow it upon his eldest son once he had been born an heir, the very act of including the reference to Wales during his coronation is a reminder of his innate sense of Welshness and desire to be seen as a son of Wales. The Welsh of today may consider Owain Glyndwr to be the last native Prince of Wales, but in fact it was Owain's kinsman Henry Tudor who has the rightful claim to this title.
During the fifteenth century, the propensity for noble names tended to be limited to such names as Richard, Edward, Henry and Thomas. It would certainly have been with a degree of surprise to the English therefore when Henry named his eldest son and heir Arthur, a name steeped in Welsh mythology and folklore. Henry claimed to be descended from the great Briton hero Arthur and as such he commanded his son, and the hope of the dynasty, would bear the same name as this illustrious and venerated ancestor. It was a decision that would have been greeted warmly within Wales, where Arthur has always remained loved. Although Henry had initially used the Prince of Wales title for himself, as per tradition once his eldest son had reached a suitable age, he bestowed the title of Prince of Wales upon him to underline his position as heir to the crown. Thus Arthur Tudor became Prince of Wales and the promise of another King Arthur became reality for the countrymen of Wales who still fostered hopes that the ancient King of the Britons would one day return to lead them. As we all know, the prospect of a King Arthur was never realised with the early death of the Prince at the age of 15.
Perhaps the greatest visual indicator of Henry's pride in his Welsh roots can be found in his personal Coat of Arms which he adopted after his ascension. Coat of Arms were vitally important during the medieval period and help to distinguish and identify the wearer during both peacetime and war. The Royal Coat of Arms in particular were an important status symbol and certainly acted as a form of propaganda in fostering support for the bearer. Although entitled and expected to maintain the basic quartered arms of the Kingdom of England and France, Henry was able to replace his predecessors' White Boar supporters for those of his own and his choices are telling. For the right supporter he chose a Greyhound, the symbol of his maternal Beaufort family through which he had claimed his right to the English crown. For the left however he selected the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr, a symbol that had become recognisable as that of the Welsh nation due to its connection to the great 7th Century Welsh King Cadwaladr, from which Henry claimed descent. Henry had utilised this Red Dragon during his Bosworth campaign, his battle standard containing the dragon which undoubtedly aided in his recruiting of Welsh troops during his march through his homeland. After the victory the pious and devout Henry visited St Paul's Cathedral where he gently placed his Dragon banner on the altar. As with the Tudor unity rose, Henry proceeded to ensure his Coat of Arms were placed in as many ubiquitous spots as possible, the conspicuousness of the Dragon a reference to the new power of this previously unheralded Welshman. King's College in Cambridge is a textbook example of the lengths the Tudors went to in broadcasting their sovereignty via the Coat of Arms, the dragon featured prominently throughout the structure. Furthermore, not only did Henry ensure the dragon was emblazoned on his horses during his coronation, he also created a new pursuivant officer of arms during these celebrations which he specifically named Rougedragon, or Red Dragon. The Dragon was known to be a symbol of Wales, and under Henry Tudor, it featured in every conceivable place throughout the kingdom as his own personal emblem and officially as his Royal Coat of Arms. Wales and Henry Tudor had become synonymous.
St George has been considered the patron Saint of England since the early 13th Century and his importance to the English royal family was furthered under Edward III during the 14th Century. That being said, it was under Henry Tudor that St David, the patron Saint of Wales, begun to make headway in English royal circles. Henry had many Welshmen in his employ in the aftermath of Bosworth and he acknowledged their nationality by regularly funding their St David's Day festivities. For a King who has earned a reputation for his apparent spendthrift attitude this would indicate a sincere desire to pay tribute to the Saint who hailed from the same county as the King did. Household records show payments made for St David's Day to Henry's Welsh guardsmen out of his own privy purse whilst other payments are made by both Henry and his son for leeks. Although St George was the most important saint for an English King for official means and the Breton St Armel was Henry's favoured personal religious figure, it is clear that St David was important to the King and should be commemorated with respect in his court.
When Henry became King, scores of Welshmen flocked to London seeking patronage to make their fortunes and they would not be disappointed by their Welsh King. He employed a Welshman, Lewis Caerleon, as his personal physician whilst a man named David Owen was his carver. His personal bodyguard, the Yeoman of the Guard, included many Welshmen who and it is believed that one in four present at his funeral in 1509 were Welsh. He certainly encouraged his compatriots to make a new living in London and one, Edward Apryse, was given a beerhouse in Fleet Street which he named 'The Welshman'. Lots of lesser men were given grants and offices on an unprecedented scale including Sheriffs, Constables, Coroners, Bailiffs etc. His uncle Jasper Tudor was made Duke of Bedford and Justicar of South Wales; Rhys ap Thomas was made chamberlain of South Wales and William Gruffudd Chamberlain of North Wales. John Morgan and Edward Vaughan became Bishops of St David's and Dafydd ab Ieuan and Dafydd ap Owain became Bishop's of St Asaph, roles which had previously been excluded from Welshmen. He also allowed Welshmen to become Justices of the Peace for the first time.
Eager to refute the lingering accusations from Yorkists that his paternal bloodline included Bastard Welsh servants, Henry commissioned the Canon of Hereford to specifically look into his Welsh pedigree and to confirm his descent from the most prestigious of native British Princes. Henry was certainly proud of his descent from the Welsh royals and his interest in his genealogy underlines this, particularly as it was the side of his family to which he didn't owe his claim to the throne. Henry ordered the Canon and Welshman Dr Owen Poole to investigate this bloodline and he spent time traversing Wales before offering his findings to an expectant King.
Henry Tudor's ancestors, the Tudur's of Penmynydd, had been actively involved in the Welsh uprising of their cousin Owain Glyndwr during the early 15th century and after that revolt was crushed, the surviving Welsh people were punished with strict and oppressive Penal Laws. A key policy of these repressive laws was the statute that it was illegal for Welshmen to buy land in England or in English-administered boroughs within Wales, putting them at a major disadvantage in comparison to their English equivalents who had the opportunity to increase their wealth and status. Henry began to reverse these laws, partly for economic reasons but also surely as a method of thanksgiving to the people who had played a major role in him attaining the throne. Henry introduced charters of privilege to the Lordship of Bromfield and Yale in 1505, Chirk and Denbigh in 1506, Ceri and Cydewain in 1507 and Ruthin in 1508. This allowed those Welshmen in this area the right to buy and hold land in England and the English boroughs of Wales, freed from expensive and burdensome financial payments implemented in earlier post conquest laws. They were also allowed to inherit land in the process of primogeniture which finally allowed the Welsh to build up power bases. This also encouraged trade between England and Wales and put them on equal footing. Wales was also included in provisions and improvements made to English law as well. Such an exposure to the English way of life would have been greatly welcomed by the Welsh of the region, whom had long been punished and excluded due to their nationality, a form of medieval apartheid.
George Owen of Henllys was an Elizabethan antiquarian who was noted for his work on the history and geology of his native Pembrokeshire. It is from him that a story persists regarding Henry Tudor on his death bed whereupon he is said to have stated to his teenage son and successor Prince Henry to take special care of the people of Wales. It was a special charge that father was issuing to son, something that the Welsh considered to be realised almost thirty years later by the Acts of Wales. Although it is unlikely this happened, although not necessarily impossible, the fact that such stories were able to be seriously entertained by the Welshmen of the Tudor period once more underlines the feeling of compatriotship many felt with Henry VII and a sincere belief in his love for Wales.
Henry Tudor employed a Frenchman, Bernard Andre, as tutor for his son Arthur and commissioned this scholar to become his official court historian. Andre discussed the King's genealogy and it is striking to see that particular emphasis is once more concentrated on the Welsh, or British, origin of his master as opposed to the maternal descent for which he owed his claim to the throne. The concentration on Henry's Welsh descent had to have been authorised by the King himself and it once more underlines Henry's pride in his bloodline, a pride that allowed him to consent to its examination in detail in such a high profile manner by Andre.
Henry's pride and depth of feeling for Wales can also be understood from letters in his own hand whilst he was preparing his invasion from France in the run up to the Battle of Bosworth. Henry had specifically chosen to land his forces in West Wales, an area he knew from his childhood and an area he reasonably expected to gain support in. Shrewdly writing ahead of his landing to various Welshmen to procure their support, in one particular letter to the North Welshman John ap Meredith, a kinsman of his, Henry referred to their homeland as "our Principality of Wales" and pledging to free his countrymen from oppression. Henry also stated he would save the Welsh, "delivering them of such miserable servitude as they have piteously long stood in".
Henry had been born and bred a Welshman; he lived in Pembroke and then Raglan from his birth until his enforced exile at 14 years old in 1471. Whilst it has never been acknowledged beyond doubt that he was a Welsh speaker, he certainly maintained a love and respect of Welsh culture. Apart from his respect of St David's Day, Henry had a love of poetry and prophecy in addition to a keen interest in Welsh music. It was stated that after the death of his wife Elizabeth in 1503 only the soothing sounds of Welsh harpists could calm him. He had also personally paid for the burial of a harpist in 1501 and was known to reward those Welsh musicians who pleased him with their talents. There were also mysterious payments from his privy purse to a Welsh woman of Pembrokeshire and he employed his old Welsh nurse to care for his second son, Prince Henry. Furthermore, when his half-uncle David Owen died, Henry offered payment for his funeral, a last tribute to a man he had knighted after the Bosworth campaign and of whom he never showed his embarrassment. It is indisputable that Henry remained a proud Welshman for the entirety of his days and it is high time this West Walian is acknowledged by his countrymen.
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10 Cents a Meal in Place for 57 Michigan School Districts!
October 11, 2018 | |
One of the pleasures of my life is seeing that investing in fresh local food for our state's kids has garnered bipartisan support in our state legislature, along with praise from educators, health leaders, and the business community.
This can be seen in the press release that the Michigan Department of Education just released, which officially announces the expansion of the 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms program for a third year.
10 Cents Is Getting Big Reach
10 Cents, which is now serving 57 school districts that impact nearly 135,000 students in 27 counties, provides up to 10 cents a meal in matching grants for schools to purchase Michigan-grown fruits and vegetables.
"The 10 Cents a Meal program is akin to a bumper crop in terms of nutritious, locally produced fruits and vegetables served to students," Interim State Superintendent Sheila Alles said in the press release. "It's a win-win partnership for local districts and local farms across the state and another example of how the business and education communities, as with our plan to become a Top 10 education state in 10 years, can collaborate toward common goals to the ultimate benefit of our children."
The press release also quotes State Sen. Goeff Hansen, R-Hart, who chairs the state Senate K–12, School Aid, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, which introduced the initial funding for the program.
"The commitment of the people who are a part of this program has been extraordinary," Sen. Hansen said in the release, referring to participating schools, farms and other agri-businesses. "They really want to get local food into local schools to help the farmer and help children understand where their food comes from, and use it as a teaching tool. I am excited that the program has blossomed so much in its third year."
Flint Community Schools Joins the Program
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, is also quoted in the press release:
"We have so many dedicated community farmers all over this area, and they devote their livelihood to making people healthier," he said. "The 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms furthers our progress in supporting local growers and helps children in our community be healthier."
Flint Community Schools is among the 57 school districts participating in the program this year. The lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint—and water concerns bubbling up in other schools too—has vividly shown us one more important reason to make sure our kids are gobbling up yummy fruits and vegetables every day: eating produce helps prevent the absorption of lead in the body. Of course, there are many other good reasons too, like improving overall nutrition and combating childhood obesity.
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The MDE press release quotes people from the farm and health sector, too, but I'll let you read the release and leave you with just one last thought from it:
Helen Dombalis, Senior Director of Programs & Policy for the National Farm to School Network, explained that Michigan is the "gold standard" for state-level farm to school policies that incentivize local food procurement and use innovative approaches that invest in children's well-being and local economies. "You [10 Cents advocates] are collecting data, gathering information, telling the story, and getting it out to the public. Kids' health and farmer wealth is what it's about and Michigan is doing it."
See the full MDE press release here.
Diane Conners is senior policy specialist at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. She's supported the development of farm to school programming for 15 years, including Groundwork's coordination of a local 10 Cents a Meal pilot in the Traverse City area that inspired state legislators to launch the state program.
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by Diane Conners | Jan 24, 2019 | Farm to School
Add your name or your organization's name to our online list of supporters of 10 Cents a Meal funding! Here's to healthier kids and a stronger farm economy.
Bring a Farmer to School Day Builds Healthy Food Culture
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Kids bond with local foods, farms and farmers themselves when growers visit schools and share stories and good things to taste!


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Q: Single quote usage for example Git commit refs in documentation For example, this question, has the following diagram
M1  - M2 - M3
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     A1 - A2   A1' - A2'

What does the single quote on A1 and A2, i.e. A1' and A2', in this context mean?

A: It's a symbol borrowed from the mathematical notation of a derivative.
A1', in this example, is the result of rebasing A1 on top of M3. While they will probably have the same body and same commit message (assuming there were no merge conflicts during the rebase), they have different parents (A1's parent is M1 and A1''s parent is M3), and thus they are not the same commit, and do not have the same commit hash. A1' is derived from the original A1, and this common mathematical notation is used to highlight it.

A: That's a convention to indicate that commits have been rebased or cherry-picked. A1 and A1' have the same content, but different parents and commit IDs. In this case A1 and A2 have been rebased onto M3.
' is the symbol for "prime". A1' means it is derived from A1. You'd read A1' as "A one prime".


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Hoje, exatamente no dia em que celebramos o Dia do Ving Tsun, venho comunicar ao Círcuclo Marcial a perda de um membro muito querido do Clã Moy Yat Sang: Fernando Dandoro.
Sem mais delongas, compartilho com todos as palavras de Si Gung sobre o ocorrido.
Today, on the very day that we celebrate the Day of Ving Tsun, I come to communicate to the Martial Circles the loss of a beloved member of the Moy Yat Sang Clan: Fernando Dandoro.
Without further ado, I share with all the words of Si Gung about what happened.
Here are the words of Si Gung Leo Imamura ib this sad day:.. "I want to share with you the passing of my youngest disciple Fernando Dandoro Please support his family .
...Lembro a todos que hoje celebramos o Dia do Ving Tsun, por ocasião da fundação da primeira instituição oficial de artes marciais chinesas reconhecida pelo governo de Hong Kong: a Ving Tsun Athletic Association. Como praticante de Ving Tsun me sinto afortunados pela oportunidade de celebrar este momento. Digo isso porque neste dia tão especial recebi a mensagem do falecimento de meu discípulo Fernando, mas também participaremos do casamento de meu outro discípulo Marcelo. Neste dia ainda estamos de luto pela passagem do meu discipulo Celso, mas comemoramos também o nascimento do meu filho Lukas. Assim, é a vida. E devemos seguir. Juntos!"
... I remind you that today we celebrate the Day of Ving Tsun on the occasion of the foundation of the first official institution of Chinese martial arts recognized by the Hong Kong government: the Ving Tsun Athletic Association.
As a Ving Tsun practitioner, I feel fortunate for the opportunity to celebrate this moment. I say this because this special day I received the message of the passing of my disciple Fernando, but I will also participate in the wedding of my other disciple Marcelo. On this day we are still mourning the passing of my disciple Celso, but also celebrate the birth of my son Lukas. That's life. And we must go on. Together! "


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Home | Short stories | The Spirit of Christmas
by Keith Moray
Trevor Stanley had never liked Christmas. Not even when Vanessa his wife was alive, even though she loved it and he had loved her. He used to put a smile on his face and pretend for her sake. Well, for her and the kid.
'I just love to see his face when we send his message up the chimney to Father Christmas,' he remembered her saying when Marcus was five years old. 'And when he empties his stocking on Christmas morning it makes my heart go pitter-patter.'
Pitter-patter! Vanessa's heart did that a lot, but not in the way that lovers' hearts should beat.
'It's called atrial fibrillation and it's caused by something called mitral stenosis,' she told him after one of the early panics when her heart started to race irregularly. 'They found a murmur when I was a teenager and said that this could happen when I was older. They said I could have an operation but I didn't want it.'
Trevor had suggested that she reconsider, but she refused to consider it. 'I've had these episodes before when I get palpitations. They always do an ECG and sometimes they just find a fast heartbeat and other times they say it's this atrial fibrillation. My heart beats irregularly for a while and then it always settles down.' And that was that as far as she was concerned, so Trevor accepted it. They thought it was just something that she would have to live with. But it proved to be more than that.
'She has a damaged heart valve from scarlet fever when she was a child,' the doctor explained to Trevor when she had her first stroke at the age of thirty-three. It paralysed her down one side and forced her to use a stick for a whole month before she recovered enough to get back to the job she loved so much.
That bloody job of hers, the cause of all of Trevor's strife.
The second stroke six months later put her to bed and necessitated him taking time off work to look after both her and Marcus. He silently thanked heaven that her speech came back, albeit the smile that he loved was only a half-smile after that. But he was determined that he'd do whatever he could to stop her having another, so he dropped his job to part time and he took charge of the running of the house, made sure that she took her medication, did the shopping and the school runs with Marcus.
Vanessa didn't take well to her disability, but she loved Christmas and even though she could do little to help him, she insisted that he should make it special for her darling son, little Marcus. The Christmas tree bedecked with baubles, the message up the chimney, the stocking hanging from the mantelpiece, Christmas dinner and crackers, the tot of whisky and a mince pie on the hearth for Father Christmas and a carrot for Rudolph. She wanted the whole lot for their son. Yet although he could never get fully in the spirit, Trevor still forced a smile on his face and did his best. Everyone could see that.
No one expected her to die so soon. Marcus was by then an active six-year-old boy, with his mother's smile, the same blond hair with the slightest of curls and the love of Christmas that she used to say was every child's inheritance. It was a bitter irony that Vanessa should be taken away on Christmas Eve, cruelly deprived of the smile on Marcus's face on Christmas morning. And of course, there was no smiling that Christmas, only tears.
Trevor was left with the boy he had accepted as his own son, even though he knew he wasn't the father. Mumps when he was fifteen had blighted his chances of biological fatherhood. He had been completely candid and told Vanessa that before they got married, but she just shrugged her shoulders and smiled. 'Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be,' she said in her matter-of-fact manner. In retrospect, Trevor realised that his wife was a fatalist.
But 'what will be' had happened at her office Christmas party. Trevor worked that out later. It was the night she came home tipsy and in a state of high spirits. Then the moment some weeks later when she told him she was pregnant he knew with certainty that the father was his brother, Vanessa's beloved boss. Trevor couldn't keep much from Vanessa and he was sure that she knew he had guessed. He was also sure she had told his brother. But nothing was said. After all, they had a son and it was all kept in the family.
Greg was another of life's darlings. Nine years older than Trevor, it had always been obvious that he was the parents' favourite. Mother's darling boy who could do no wrong. Top of the class, the only one in the family to go to University. The successful one who became a solicitor and built up a successful law practice. Not like Trevor, the lame duck of the family, who always found himself in trouble. No university for him, nor a career worth speaking of. His brother had even called in a favour from a client and found him a job as a motor parts delivery driver. He would trail all over the county and work all hours to keep her, Greg's personal secretary and the mother of their supposed son in the style she expected.
Jealousy is a strange emotion. In Trevor's case the green-eyed monster took a while to rear its head. He knew that Vanessa and Greg rekindled their affair after she returned to work after the first small stroke. He felt jealous, but he just wasn't sure who he was jealous of. It could have been any of the three of them. He didn't confront her, but just kept his monster in check by drinking spirits. Whisky mainly, good malts that he got from an online spirits dealer. Everyone accepted that whisky-drinking was just Trevor's little hobby.
After her second stroke Vanessa had made him promise that if anything happened to her, he'd do whatever was best for Marcus and make sure he had a happy life. Importantly, she wanted him to make sure to keep up their little Christmas traditions so that if she was looking down on them, which she was sure she would do, she'd see his little smiling face on Christmas morning.
Promises are easy to make, but sometimes hard to live with. Keeping Marcus happy was not something Trevor relished, because resentment grew inside him day by day. He kept up the pretence of being a loving father and he put on that sickly smile whenever Uncle Greg and Auntie Jill called to see Marcus or take him out for the day or for a sleepover on a Saturday night.
That next Christmas he almost enjoyed. He kept his promise to the woman he had loved, despite her infidelity and betrayal with his elder brother. He fished out the previous year's Christmas tree from the rubbish heap in the garden and hung a few baubles on its dead, almost bare branches and positioned it in a corner of the sitting room. He helped Marcus send his Christmas message up the chimney. Then he helped him hang his beloved scarlet stocking above the fireplace. Vanessa had knitted it herself when he was a toddler.
The image of the little darling's face on Christmas morning when he found it hanging empty made him smile inwardly.
'Oh dear, Father Christmas must have forgotten you, Marcus. It must be because you've been a bad boy.'
Life changed for them both from that moment onwards. Trevor continued to go through the motions of looking after his son. He fed him, took him to school, sent him to bed, but he no longer smiled or felt able to show any affection. He drank his different sample bottles of malt whisky every evening, making sure that he never had too much to cause a problem with drink driving the next day, but enough to numb his brain after Marcus had gone to bed. It seemed to muffle his hearing too, because the sounds of Marcus crying himself to sleep soon disappeared. Gradually, they talked less and less until barely any words were spoken between them.
Trevor never displayed any anger towards Marcus, not even when he started to notice occasions when his malt whisky tasted unpleasant, as if something had been added to the bottle to produce a faint, almost ammoniacal aroma instead of the seaweed tang he liked about his favourite Islay malts. It was little Marcus who broke the barrier of silence one night before going to bed, when previously he used to receive a hug or a night-time kiss. He asked simply, 'Do you think we'll ever be happy again, Daddy?'
A couple of weeks later Greg dropped round one evening for a heart to heart. It wasn't exactly an honest dialogue concerning Marcus's parentage, more a solicitor's speech on the best course of action for the boy's future. He couched in his big brother knows best tone, which successfully concealed any awkwardness that might surface between them. Trevor suspected that Greg had always despised him. He couldn't imagine that he would have tolerated being a cuckolded husband.
'So, brass tacks, Trev. As you know, Jill and I were never lucky enough to have children, while you and Vanessa were blessed with Marcus. We can all see that neither you nor Marcus are happy. We worry about you both. Marcus seems to like his Uncle Greg and Auntie Jill, so why don't we―?'
'Take him off my hands?'
'Well, yes. We can do a formal adoption, but he'd still see you lots. You know, occasional weekends, Easter and Christmas perhaps.'
Trevor looked down at the drink he was cradling in his hands. 'No! Not Christmas. Certainly not Christmas Eve.'
'Of course. I understand it would be too painful a memory of Vanessa.'
Trevor noticed the slight hesitancy in his elder brother's tone, as if he was suppressing a lump that had suddenly developed in his throat.
'But Marcus will want to see you at Christmas, Trev. You could come to us for dinner, or I could bring him to see you on Christmas Day to drop off your present.'
And so for the next few months that was how they lived. Trevor was unencumbered, able to go on in his mournful existence, driving by day, eating junk food on the hoof and then drinking his whisky at night until he dropped into the arms of Morpheus.
But even though Marcus was not living with him, Trevor, when the time came, still felt a need to at least pay lip service to the Christmas traditions that Vanessa had made him promise to keep up. He got out the dead Christmas tree again, hung a solitary bauble on it, set a fire in the grate and ritually wrote a message ready to burn to send the smoke up the chimney. Then with his selection of little bottles of malt whisky at the ready he hung up the old red stocking from the mantelpiece.
His whiskies tasted so much better than when Marcus was living with him, even though they could not raise his Christmas spirit above the melancholic. He wrote a note to Vanessa and tossed it into the flames. It curled and flared briefly as it caught fire before turning to blackened ashes as the smoke drifted up the chimney.
'There, it's all done,' he said to the flickering flames as he finished his fifth large whisky.
He fancied that he saw her face in the fire, as he often did after a few glasses. And as so often before, he conversed with her, hearing her words as if she whispered them directly into his brain.
Thank you, Trevor. Marcus will love Christmas this year. You know how I loved to see him smile. I feel guilty that I cannot be with you both.'
'Is that all you feel guilty about, Vanessa?'
He heard no reply. 'I feel guilty, too, you know,' he said.
About the empty stocking, you mean? You must have been distraught. Not thinking clearly.
'It was a shabby trick to play on him, but I was cross. Cross with you – and Greg! You must have known I had been angry for a long time. That's why I did what I did and now I feel guilty.'
Hearing nothing he looked at the whisky glass in his hand and then raised it to the fire. 'To Christmas spirit,' he said before tossing it off. He sucked air in as the whisky hit his stomach. 'Fine Christmas spirit.'
I want to see his little face on Christmas morning. Remember, you promised to do what you need to keep him happy.
Trevor unscrewed the top of another of the small sample bottles, this time a Speyside malt. He poured it into his glass and again raised it in a toast.
'To promises kept, Vanessa!' He drained the glass and then hurled it into the fire where it smashed in the back of the grate and a blue flash erupted as the dregs of alcohol burst into flame.
Greg let himself into the house with the key Vanessa had given him a year before, in case they had the opportunity for a clandestine rendezvous while Marcus was at school and Trevor was out on his deliveries.
'The lights are still on, Uncle Greg,' said Marcus.
'Maybe Daddy had too many whiskies last night,' he said to Marcus as he put his hand on the sitting room door handle. 'He may be sleeping, so we'll surprise him, shall we?'
Marcus shot past him as he opened the door, then stopped suddenly at the sight of Trevor hanging from the overhead light in the middle of the room. The old red Christmas stocking was tied to the chain that suspended the cheap mock brass chandelier; the other end tightly knotted round his neck. His face was puce, his eyes staring sightlessly and his tongue protruding.
Greg swept the boy round and hugged him close. 'Don't look, Marcus. We'll get you into the kitchen and I'll get him down.'
It was after he had lowered the body to the floor and failed to feel a pulse that Greg began to shake as he realised his brother was gone forever. Then he saw the note addressed to him propped against a neat row of empty malt whisky sample bottles on the hearth.
With trembling hands he picked it up and read.
Greg, my gift to you is the burden of guilt. I've carried mine for two years since the day I snapped and gave Vanessa an overdose of her digoxin crushed up in her protein shake. It's up to you what you do with this note. I don't care as I won't be there. But you need to know that I knew all about you and Vanessa and about you being Marcus's real dad. Say Happy Christmas to your boy, brother!
Greg was wiping tears from his cheeks when he went into the kitchen after phoning 999 to report the sudden death. For a moment he stood watching the boy calmly drink the glass of milk he had poured.
There was an incongruous smile on his little face this Christmas morning.
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We decide to drive out for the day and explore near by places and purposely choose to not visit the Burgundy vineryards.
Instead we head in the opposite direction past Sombernon and by chance there is a grand final of the Border Collie Sheep dog competition.
we drive a few miles to the east to a very curious place.
Although we 300 kilometres south of the grand French capital Paris, we suddenly find ourselves in Paris. Yes !
The source of the river Seine, which is hidden in a tiny valley accessible only via a windy and lonely road, belongs to the city.
Instead of driving to the Burgundy capital Dijon, we cut westwards directly. Over the hills and slowly down the serpentine roads into the valleys, to finally arrive in the village of La Bussiere sur Ouche.
A hidden gem bathed in Cistercian heritage.