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package ch.ethz.scu.obit.microscopy.gui.editors.data.model;

import ch.ethz.scu.obit.at.gui.editors.data.model.AbstractMetadataMapper;
import ch.ethz.scu.obit.at.gui.viewers.data.model.ExperimentNode;
import ch.ethz.scu.obit.at.gui.viewers.openbis.model.OpenBISProjectNode;
import ch.ethz.scu.obit.microscopy.processors.data.MicroscopyProcessor.Experiment;

/**
 * Collects all relevant metadata to allow the registration of an
 * experiment from a generic light microscope (bioformats-compatible file format).
 * @author Aaron Ponti
 *
 */
public final class MicroscopyMetadataMapper extends AbstractMetadataMapper {

    /**
     * Constructor
     * @param experimentNode experiment node (from the data viewer)
     * @param openBISProjectNode openBIS project node (from the openBIS viewer)
     */
    public MicroscopyMetadataMapper(ExperimentNode experimentNode,
            OpenBISProjectNode openBISProjectNode) {

        // Assign folder and openBIS project nodes
        this.experimentNode = experimentNode;
        this.openBISProjectNode = openBISProjectNode;

    }

    /**
     * Get the experiment descriptor
     * @return the experiment descriptor
     */
    public Experiment getExperiment() {
        return (Experiment)
                this.experimentNode.getUserObject();
    }

    /**
     * Get the experiment name
     * @return the experiment name
     */
    public String getExperimentName() {
        return this.experimentNode.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Get the project name
     * @return the experiment name
     */
    public String getProjectName() {
        return openBISProjectNode.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Get the openBIS Experiment Identifier
     * @return the openBIS Experiment identifier
     */
    public String getOpenBISCollectionIdentifier() {
        String openBISProjectID = openBISProjectNode.getIdentifier();
        return (openBISProjectID + "/MICROSCOPY_EXPERIMENTS_COLLECTION");
    }

    /**
     * Get the openBIS Experiment Identifier
     * @return the openBIS Experiment identifier
     */
    @Override
    public String getOpenBISExerimentIdentifier() {
        String openBISProjectID = openBISProjectNode.getIdentifier();
        String code = ((Experiment)experimentNode.getUserObject()).getCode();
        return (openBISProjectID + "/" + code).toUpperCase();
    }

    /**
     * Get the openBIS Space Identifier
     * @return the openBIS space identifier
     */
    @Override
    public String getOpenBISSpaceIdentifier() {
        String openBISProjectID = openBISProjectNode.getIdentifier();

        // Find the first occurrence of / which is NOT at the beginning
        int indx = openBISProjectID.indexOf("/", 1);

        if (indx == -1) {
            // This should not happen, sice the identifier came
            // from openBIS in the first place.
            System.err.println(
                    "Malformed openBIS project identifier!");
            return "INVALID";
        }

        return (openBISProjectID.substring(0, indx).toUpperCase());
    }

}

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"We're all afraid of the dark inside ourselves."
- Dr Samuel Loomis {Halloween ll}
"Why are you here?" That was a good question and one that Tatiana had asked herself time and time again. Whenever she attended her therapy sessions, she very rarely spoke. She could sit there for 58 or 59 minutes of the 60 that she was allocated, in complete silence, and yet, she would book another session. It was a vicious cycle. She needed to feel like she could talk about her past if she wanted to, without having to actually say too much. She was haunted by the memories of her mother and her mother's suicide, but even more than that, she was terrified of becoming just like her. Despite being adopted, the brunette shared many similar qualities to her mother. There was a darkness inside of her that her mother had shared too and it scared her. Her mother's life had been tragically cut and she was scared that hers would be too; that she wouldn't be able to overcome the darkness that had enveloped her mother.
Glancing over at the woman before her, Tatiana reached for her purse and slowly got up. "You're right. Why am I here?" It was a rhetorical question. She didn't need an answer, nor did she want one, though that didn't stop her therapist from getting up too. "Tatiana, you know that I didn't mean it like that. I just meant.." she paused and shook her head as she reached for her pad and picked it up. "I've been seeing you twice a month for the past six years and do you know what I have managed to get out of you in that time?" It was now her turn to ask a rhetorical question and before Tatiana could answer, the other woman continued. "Your name, your age, that your mother died when you were young, and that you don't have a relationship with your father, but every time I try to get you to open up about your parents, you completely shut down. So it makes me wonder. Why are you here?"
Tatiana didn't like to admit it, but she knew that it was a valid question. Taking a deep breath, the brunette dropped her purse on the floor beside her and slowly turned her attention back towards the other woman. "What do you want me to say? That my mom killed herself when I was 10? That my dad...my real dad, the one who raised me, he changed the day by mom died? That there was a part of him that died that day too? Or how about the fact that I was adopted? Neither of my real parents wanted me! Or how about the fact that when I was 16 I killed someone. Do you want me to talk about that too?!" As she neared the end of her rant, her voice was raised and she was on the verge of yelling, tears falling down her cheeks. "I feel alone. Is that what you wanted to hear? I feel like no one understands me and that...and that the darkness...it's going to consume me as it did her."
She was trying to keep her emotions in check, but that was proving to be almost impossible. She was angry and upset and talking about her parents only made it worse. She was in therapy to try and get some closure, but yet, she didn't want to talk about the things from her past that seemed to be holding her back. Slowly the brunette sat down and glanced over at her therapist. "What if I can't cope…then what?" she asked, a few small tears cascading down her cheek. The other woman shook her head and offered a small smile. "We all have darkness inside of us and that's why it's so important to talk to someone. You can't deal with it all on your own, Tatiana. You need to learn to open up. You need to learn to trust people and let them in."
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EG Police Reports: Train Track Rescue; Arrest for January Tire Slashings
by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 13, 2015
These reports come from the East Greenwich Police Department and are public information. An arrest does not mean the individual has been convicted of a crime. EG News does not identify those arrested for misdemeanor charges.
8:58 a.m. – Police arrested a North Kingstown man, 24, on six counts of vandalism after he turned himself in for allegedly slashing tires on six cars parked on Kent Drive on Jan. 17. Police had been called to the house after neighbors had complained about noise from a house party. The party was breaking up by the time police arrived but that's when partygoers noticed the slashed tires. According to an arrest report from April 1, an EG man admitted slashing one tire, while the friend with the knife slashed another eight tires. The NK man was processed, given a district court summons and released.
2:43 p.m. – An East Greenwich man turned in two firearms, saying he thought they had been a relative's and he didn't want them remaining on his property. They were a shotgun and an air rifle.
3 p.m. – An East Greenwich couple told police someone had fraudulently filed their tax return, which they learned when they went to their tax preparer.
3:30 p.m. – A Warwick woman who works as a real estate agent in East Greenwich told police she had received a call two weeks ago on her cell phone from a man who said he'd taken pictures of her after he drugged her at a party several months ago and that he is "around and is watching." No number was listed on the cell phone. On this date, she got a second call from the man, who repeated his earlier message then added the calls would stop if she wore black stockings and he said she was beautiful. The man in both instances identified himself as Michael Anderson. No one at her office recognized the name and the woman said she had not been approached by anyone out of the ordinary at work or outside of work. The woman said she did not believe anyone had drugged her at a party. Police told the woman to contact her cell phone provider.
9:57 a.m. – An East Greenwich resident told police someone took both license plates off her car while it was parked in the driveway overnight. Another car was also parked in the driveway but it was not disturbed.
3:44 p.m. – An East Greenwich man was arrested for trespassing on the train tracks after police found him lying on the tracks. A woman had called police to report there was a drunk man walking on the train tracks near the London Street underpass. When police arrived, the officer saw the man lying across the west side tracks. The officer called dispatch for backup and told dispatch to contact Amtrak to halt all trains. The officer yelled to the man, whom he recognized, to get off the tracks, then he saw a train approaching on the tracks. The officer grabbed the man by the jacket, trying to get him off the tracks. The man kept saying, "Let me go. It's over. It's over," and held tight to one of the tracks. The officer then hit the man twice on his back right shoulder, hoping to loosen his grasp. The man went limp but the officer was able to carry him over his shoulder. Then, with the train bearing down, the officer tossed the man to the side, about 5 to 10 feet away from the tracks, and dove onto the man to avoid the train. The officer stayed on top of the man to keep him from getting up until the train had passed, but then the officer saw another train was approaching. He carried the man to a fence, got him over the fence, followed, and held him down until backup and EGFD rescue arrived. The man was taken to Kent Hospital for evaluation and detox.
10:50 p.m. – Police were called to the parking lot at Pal's Restaurant because of a man sitting in a car after closing time. The caller said the man appeared to be intoxicated. When police arrived, they found the car parked on King Street with the engine running and the man behind the wheel. Police noticed several white pills on the man's shirt and on the passenger seat, as well as a half-empty vodka bottle on the passenger seat. The man appeared to be chewing several white pills and he appeared dazed. He mumbled and was hard to understand. He told police the pills were Valium. Police called EGFD rescue and helped restrain the man when he began to resist rescue help. The man, from Warwick, was taken to Kent Hospital; his car was towed from the scene.
10:39 a.m. – An East Greenwich man said someone used his Social Security number to file a tax return in his name. The IRS said they thought the tax return was a fake and so did not pay out.
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These four houses were built by the Trustees of Datchet Charities in the early 1900s.
In the past, the church authorities were responsible for the poor of the parish and many bequests were made through the church by the wealthy in their wills. These were the charities called by the names of the donors: Marsh, Arnold, Marshall, Randall, Gosset, Hancock and Mason. The land given by Daniel Marsh was rented out, and all the stocks and shares bequeathed by the others was invested to produce income which the church officers distributed to the needy in money, bread, and coal.
The Poor's land was different. Before 1810 there was a large area of common land where animals could be grazed and fuel gathered, but at Enclosure this land was distributed as private property among the landowners. In some places, a common was created to help the working poor to subsist (as at Stoke Poges), but in Datchet several plots of land were designated to provide rental income as money support for the poor instead – hence the 'Poor's Land'. 'Swallowfield' was the first of these plots to be sold for building development to increase funds available for the poor.
When civil parish councils were created in 1894 they took over many of the secular functions previously managed by parish church councils, including support of the poor. As the 1928 account sheet shows, each of the charities, (or group of charities) had their own appointed trustees, with the vicar heading them all, and made donations to the poor as far as possible following the original donor's wishes. In 1939 all the various charities and bequests were united under one group of Trustees and renamed 'Datchet United Charities', as it is still called.
From 1898 the trustees were looking for ways to increase their funds and began to consider selling land for building development as it was so much in demand. The Charity Commissioners gave permission, but not for selling the freehold. At meetings from 1901 to 1910 a Mr Sterry's offer of £7 p.a for the lease of building land was accepted, to build four houses by 1903, the four Swallowfield houses in Slough Road. He did not take whole plot and in 1910 the remainder of the Slough Road plot was let to Datchet Parish Council as allotments at £4 pa.
By 1950 the Trustees were again seeking ways of increasing their funds. Up to 60 recipients were on the list for vouchers to spend at local shops and for coal, but other applicants were waiting. A request from the Swallowfield owners to purchase their freeholds was considered, and the possible sale of the Trust's allotment land nearby. Both of these eventually took place but not for several decades.
By the late 1960s and 70s land prices were rising rapidly and the Trustees sold the much larger plot of Poor's Land on the Southlea Road, as well another plot near Swallowfield, for building development – which hugely swelled their funds. Datchet United Charities still play a very significant role in supporting organisations which benefit the elderly, young families, the sick and disabled.


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Q: negative boolean expressions and eager boolean OR I come across these kinds of expressions and I have hard time reading it.
How do you read it properly to see if it is the right logic when debugging.
if (!(userLoggedIn || isAdmin)) {
    console.log('User does not have rights');
    }

A: Firstly expand the shorthand
if (! (userLoggedIn = true  || isAdmin = true ))

Then replace logical operators with words
if (not (userLoggedIn = true or isAdmin= true))

Then translate
If the user is not either logged in or admin
{
    //do something
}

Once you've thought about it like this the first time, the original becomes pretty trivial to read in one go - suddenly it clearly states 'if the user is not either logged in or admin' without any need to translate, this is also the beauty of good Boolean variable names as seen in this example
if (!(userLoggedIn || isAdmin))

A: Generally, !(a || b) => (!a && !b),
so !(userLoggedIn || isAdmin) => !userLoggedIn && !isAdmin,
which is much clearer to me, probably due to the lack of parentheses.

A: To me the underlying logic is:
userLoggedIn || isAdmin reads "user must be logged in or in admin mode".
if(!...) reads "If it is not the case, then ...".
Taken together your code means "if it is not the case that the user is logged in or is in admin mode, then print the error message".
This makes me wonder if you didn't mean that the user must be logged in and have admin rights.  In that case, you should replace || by &&.

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It's time to make some frozen DIY dog treats! We are experiencing a crazy heat wave in Northern Michigan, and there was no way I was turning the oven on for a treat, so that means DIY Frozen Dog Treats it is! I wanted to so something fun, and a good summertime dog treat type of recipe. So today we are doing how to make frozen diy dog treats, Strawberry Watermelon flavored dog treats! I think they are a hit!
These are some of the easiest summertime dog treats you can make! Take all of your ingredients, place them in a blender. Then pour the mix into an ice cube tray. Freeze for at least 4 - 6 hours or overnight. That's it! They are ready to eat, and you can even share them with your pups!
Once again, the treats were a win!
Don't forget to share this with your friends so they can make it with their dogs! Let us know in the comments what type of treat you want us to try making next time!
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Knitting, baking, and ice-breaking: Transitioning from Social distancing to everyday life
Resource Published: May 31, 2020
As we grapple with the changes that social distancing and self-isolation have brought to our lives, our experiences begin to align with those of NASA astronauts and Antarctic scientists who live and work in isolation. As we bake, knit, read and contemplate what life will be like when the threat of coronavirus has subsided, our brains are changing.
Associate Professor Kimberley Norris from the University of Tasmania is a clinical psychologist who studies how people respond to extreme and unusual situations like isolation. Kim's research into how people cope in environments such as Antarctica and Outer Space can provide insights into how our minds are changed by periods with minimal social interaction.
It's a rollercoaster
Isolation for very short periods of time (less than a few weeks) results in small, and often temporary, mental changes as we essentially give ourselves permission to 'ride it out' without making major adjustments. Once isolation has continued beyond a few weeks we start to see some changes in people's psychology, how we emotionally respond to situations or how resilient we could be to change.
People experience similar patterns of mood fluctuations when isolated for longer periods. Initial excitement subsides causing our mood to stabilise or 'plateau', followed by declines in mood and wellbeing. After several weeks, challenges become harder to navigate as we feel like we've been dealing with isolation for so long but have to keep going. This is especially difficult when there is no clear end in sight, or if the end date keeps changing. Generally, humans are creatures of community and habit. People like having control and predictability in their lives, it provides comfort and the ability to plan and of course much needed time for fun and leisure!
Kim highlights that "alongside the rollercoaster of emotions brought on by isolation, we can struggle to think, concentrate and remember as well as we would in 'normal' circumstances". This is due to an increase in the number of thoughts our brains have to process (known as "cognitive load"). These thoughts include responding to our new routine and our changed environment. Each day we are receiving more information about the pandemic or adjusting to updated restrictions – that's a lot to mentally process! As a result, our attention, concentration, memory and problem-solving abilities decrease. This is often temporary and returns to normal within a few months post isolation.
Men and Women may respond differently
Following periods of prolonged isolation, we see changes in the way that men and women respond and engage with the world around them.
"People who identify as male are generally quite independent, strong in their beliefs to cope with most things and they tend to be quite self-sufficient, they keep their challenges to themselves" Kim says.
However, during isolation when your survival can depend on the people around you, males reach out to their immediate network or community for support to work through the challenges of isolation. Men expanding their social networks and reaching out for support during isolation may have many positive mental health benefits that last well beyond isolation. According to Kim, "generally speaking, males who have been in isolation will come back with much stronger social networks and a better ability to reach out to other for help when they need it"
In contrast, women stereotypically already use social support to a much greater extent than men as part of routine life. Kim says,
"They (Women), instead become much more confident in their own abilities"
So, in isolation, many women may be relying more on their own skills and therefore working more independently. As a result of the greater self-confidence and trust in their abilities, women have been shown to be more likely to pursue career changes and opportunities for advancement after periods of isolation.
However, this is a simplification and of course it is often much more complex than this. For example, recent research has shown that the increased caring load during the Covid-19 crisis is bourne largely by women and that women make up 70% of the healthcare workforce (1,2). An increased domestic and caring load and the high proportion of women in healthcare professions may mean that the traditionally cited benefits of isolation may not be felt by many women.
Whether or not we are isolated by choice influences how we cope
There are many situations where people choose to be isolated (known as self-selection), for example people working on remote islands manning lighthouses, in space or in Antarctica. In these situations, people typically receive training to prepare for isolation, which equips them with skills to adjust to isolation. Kim says that this preparation "facilitates better adaptation as it allows the world to feel more predictable, enabling us to feel more in control, and less anxious".
In contrast, when isolation is thrust upon us, such as isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not had a choice to isolate, time to prepare or access to specialist training. The environment and available information are also rapidly changing, so the world can seem much less predictable than before. As we were unable to prepare for isolation, a lot more mental energy is needed to navigate the changing world around us. While this doesn't mean that we can't do well without preparation, it makes it a more challenging journey.
As coronavirus restrictions start to ease and we start to return to work and re-enter public spaces, what can we expect?
Every day life will be different
"Life will not simply pick up where we left off. Too much has changed – we have changed as individuals, as well as a society." Kim says.
We've developed new routines and expectations, and we need to create a new normal. Several factors are likely to contribute to nerves about restrictions relaxing and people will vary in how they respond. Generally, people will be fearful of the ongoing risk of transmission of COVID-19, apprehensive about resuming work or sending the kids back to school, and nervous about mixing in large groups again as we're out of practice! We're also likely to experience sensory overload as more people are out in public and activities resume – we'll be exposed to more and louder noise, smells and sights. However, when we establish our new normal, our anxieties will be eased and we will find ourselves developing new habits that help us to navigate our world.
You may be excited for the return to a life with social gatherings and international travel, or you may be apprehensive about re-entering a changed world, having enjoyed the benefits of social distancing.
Whether you're excited, anxious or a little bit of both, Kim has some tips to ease your transition from self-isolation and social distancing back to everyday life.
Three easy steps
Protect the good things that isolation has given you
There may be some things about isolation that you like – reduced time pressures, a new hobby, more time with the kids, or improved balance between different aspects of your life. Part of successful adaptation and 'thriving' post isolation is making time to continue doing things you enjoyed during isolation. Not only will this help you to find a sense of meaning and purpose in your isolation experience, but more importantly, these type of self-care activities decrease the impacts of sensory and mental overload and help you adapt more effectively.
Make it a staged transition
Just because you can do things again, doesn't mean you have to, and doesn't mean you have to do it all at once. Give yourself permission to take your time to make the transition – known as 'systematic desensitisation', or 'graded exposure'. Some days you will feel up to the challenge, other days not so much. Be kind to yourself. Be patient. Listen to what your mind and body are telling you. Create opportunities to do things, but without high levels of pressure.
Physical distancing combined with social connection leads to good mental health. Stay connected with your family, friends and colleagues via one of the many platforms we have available to us like zoom, skype and phone calls. Don't wait for it to all be over, take up hobbies, focus on activities which give you a sense of achievement. Choose small tasks remembering to be gentle with your brain, which is working overtime.
Unlike the elite researchers that Kim has worked with, our isolation has been thrust upon us. It's understandable that we may be feeling anxious. Be kind to yourself and remember that like explorers of Antarctica and space we're navigating unchartered territory, in our kitchens, homes and brains.
If you or someone you know is struggling please call life line on 13 11 14 or access the websites below for helpful information and resources:
Headspace: http://www.headspace.org.au
Beyond Blue: http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Reach Out: reachout.com
This article was written by Kate Johnson, Niamh Chapman and expert guest Associate Professor Kimberley Norris.
Kimberley Norris is a psychological scientist and clinical psychologist who works across academic, research, and clinical psychology practice settings. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Tasmania. Her overarching research and academic interests are focused on adaptation and resilience, and maximising human health, wellbeing and performance in both normal (e.g. academic) and extreme environments (e.g. Antarctica, space, FIFO).
(1) Workplace gender equality Agency (2020) Gendered impact of Covid-19, viewed 30 May 2020, available: https://www.wgea.gov.au/topics/gendered-impact-of-covid-19.
(2) Boniol, M, McIsaac, M, Xu, L, Wuliji, T, Diallo, K & Campbell, J (2019), Gender equity in the health workforce: Analysis of 104 countries, World Health Organisation, viewed 30 May 2020, available: https://www.who.int/hrh/resources/gender_equity-health_workforce_analysis/en/.
Image 1: Aurora Australis and Image 3: In The Ice, credit : Kimberley Norris
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Home Op-Eds During World War II, El Salvador rescued 40,000 Hungarian Jews
During World War II, El Salvador rescued 40,000 Hungarian Jews
by The Progressive Magazine
By Randy Jurado Ertll
Dec. 16 marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, where the Allied forces turned the tide against Hitler's evil forces in 1944.
Unfortunately, millions of Jews had already been murdered throughout Europe by then.
As we remember the valiant battle against Hitler, we also should note an amazing act of courage that has not received the attention it deserves: The government of El Salvador saved the lives of more than 40,000 Hungarian Jews that same year.
Working through its consular office in Geneva, the Salvadoran government came up with a creative plan. It decided to issue Salvadoran citizenship papers to Hungarian Jews who would otherwise have been sent to Nazi death camps.
The authors of this plan were Salvadoran Consul Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos and First Secretary/Honorary Consul George Mantello, who was of Jewish ancestry.
Mantello, whose original name was Mandl, spoke no Spanish and never set foot in El Salvador. But he had assisted Castellanos in business, and Castellanos more than returned the favor.
He gave Mantello his honorary position at the embassy. Mantello used it to publicize Nazi atrocities and then came up with the idea of offering citizenship to Hungarian Jews.
Castellanos embraced Mantello's efforts and Castellanos convinced the Salvadoran government to go along.
In Budapest, tens of thousands of Hungarians Jews were able to obtain Salvadoran citizenship papers free of charge. These were crucial for escaping the Nazi concentration camps and certain death.
Thanks to Castellanos and Mantello, El Salvador was the only country that offered nationality rights to Hungarian Jews on a massive scale during World War II.
Castellanos and Mantello deserve to be remembered as heroes.
Let us follow their example by assisting those within our own country who face deportation or oppression.
Of course, immigrants in the United States facing deportation are not nearly in the same kind of situation that Jews were in during World War II.
But the example of reaching across nationalities and across religions to assist fellow human beings in need is one that we all can take to heart.
Randy Jurado Ertll is a native of Los Angeles. He is of Salvadoran, French and Hungarian descent. He can be reached at pmproj@progressive.org.
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Humanity's careering forwards at a rate of knots in pretty much every department at the moment - electric cars, people born after the millennium getting picked for England, the second season of Fleabag - but we've not invested much in innovative ways of greeting each other lately. Fortunately, Donald Trump has got some ideas.
Greeting journalists outside the White House yesterday, Trump decided to swerve tired old standards - the salutations of our forebears, like 'hello', 'hi', 'how you doing?', or 'wassuuuuuup' - and invented his own new way of doing things: thudding bolshily toward the other party while booming "NO COLLUSION, NO COLLUSION".
It's quite catchy, in a way. Will it go the same way as 'ahoy-hoy', Alexander Graham Bell's preferred way of answering the phone which was sadly abandoned by everyone except Mr Burns? Will it find an odd kind of cachet among committed Trump cultists, like the Scout salute or the elbow bump beloved of germophobes and, for some reason, Ringo Starr? It's hard to say, and kind of hinges on whether there actually is any collusion after all.
That said, there are some lessons for us all here. This is a very blunt way of doing what PR experts would call 'getting in front of the story'. Try it for yourself: next time you meet your partner after a long day and realise you didn't wash the big pan after last night's tea like you said you would, walk menacingly toward them shouting, "NO WASHING UP, NO BURNED ON STROGANOFF" repeatedly.


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The Miniota Methodist Church was active in the Manitoban community of Miniota, located south of Birtle, from 1883 to 1922. In 1890 Miniota was listed on a Methodist circuit along with Beulah, Blaris, Ethel, Arrow River and Carlingville. In 1897 Arrowton was added and Crandall joined the field in 1901. A Methodist church was built in 1901 and the circuit was reorganized in 1902 with Reverend S.W.L. Stewart officiating. This time the field consisted of Miniota, Beulah, Blaris, Crandall, Arrowton, Lavinia and Chumah. The field was technically divided in 1904 but all points still received service. The field was renamed the Miniota Circuit in 1907 and the mission included Miniota, Blaris, Beulah, and Brighton. Isabella was added in 1911. A Local Union was formed between Miniota's Presbyterian and Methodist congregations in 1922 before officially joining the United Church of Canada in 1925. Following Union, the Methodist church was used as a Masonic Hall.
The records of the Miniota Presbyterian Church came to The United Church of Canada Archives-Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario as part of a transfer of records from the Birtle-Miniota Wider Parish in 2003.
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In the past, Toshiba's multimedia Qosmio laptops have impressed us, but it's been a long time since the range was refreshed.
The X300-11S (£1199 inc. VAT) brings a new design and marks Toshiba's first dedicated gaming laptop, but it's not without flaws.
The bright red and black design scheme and flame decals suit flamboyant gamers, but may not be to all tastes. The large 4.1kg chassis is very heavy and bulky. Equally, the 95-minute battery life means it's strictly designed for home use.
The full-size keyboard is fairly well-fixed but has a slightly hard typing action. Unfortunately, all the keys are glossy and highly-reflective, so it can be tricky to see which key is which in bright conditions. A full panel of number-keys is also in place for easy gaming and data input use.
Powerful performance is provided by Intel's Centrino 2 technology and 4096MB of memory. Due to the low battery life, we were unable to obtain a benchmark score, but during use it delivered impressively powerful and reliable performance.
Gaming is its real strength, however. The nVidia GPU provides more than enough power for running the latest 3D games smoothly and reliably, and there's ample power for high-performance HD video and photo-editing tasks.
Unfortunately, multimedia features are where the Qosmio is flawed. The lack of a Blu-ray drive is unfortunate but inevitable, since the format pushed Toshiba's own HD DVD format out of the market. As a result, HD content must be played back from the Qosmio's hard drive.
The vibrant 17-inch Super-TFT screen compensates somewhat. Colour and brightness are outstanding and DVDs, photos and videos look great. For the full home cinema experience, the HDMI-out port lets you easily connect to an HDTV for a bigger picture.
Audio performance is also reliably strong. A five-speaker setup from audio specialist Harman Kardon has been used. While it can't compare to a full dedicated speaker system, music, movies and games all sound great and it adds to the multimedia usability.
Storage is strong, but not the best we've seen. The 320GB hard drive will be ample for most needs, as will the dual-layer DVD rewriter. The 5-in-1 media card reader provides support for the most common Flash storage formats to let you share files with digital cameras and PDAs.
While the Toshiba Qosmio X300-11S succeeds as an eye-catching, powerful and affordable gaming laptop, it's flawed for full multimedia use.
The lack of HD-compatibility is unfortunate at this price; so before your buy, make sure this isn't a feature you'll miss in the future.


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Proposition 1A (2000)
Proposition 1A:
Gambling on Tribal Lands
By Hilary K. Davisson
Copyright © 2000 by University of the McGeorge School of Law
JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
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B.A., Political Science, UC Riverside, 1997
By amending the California Constitution, Proposition 1A authorizes the Governor to negotiate compacts with Indian Tribes to allow certain forms of gambling on Indian Lands in California notwithstanding constitutional proscriptions that otherwise would apply barring lotteries and casino-gambling of the type currently operating in Nevada and New Jersey. Any agreements negotiated by the Governor would need to be ratified by the Legislature. (Gambling on Tribal Lands Constitutional Amendment and Initiative, SCA 11, Assembly Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments Analysis, p. 2 (1999) (prepared by Romulo Lopez).)
In September of 1999, Governor Davis authorized Class III gaming activities (which includes slot machines) to be conducted on tribal lands by signing a 38-page agreement known as the Tribal-State Gaming Compact. At about the same time, the Legislature specifically ratified gaming compacts with 57 Indian tribes in Assembly Bill 1385. If Proposition 1A is approved by voters in the March 2000 election, the previously signed gaming Compact will become effective and Indian tribes will be able to conduct Nevada style gaming on tribal lands for the next 20 years.
A. Current Law
1. California
Under current California law, the State Constitution provides that the Legislature has no power to authorize lotteries, and prohibits the sale of lottery tickets in California. (Cal. Const. art. IV, § 19(a).) In 1984, California voters passed Proposition 37, an exception to the constitutional prohibition against lotteries. Proposition 37 included the California Lottery Act and created the California State Lottery. (Guy Levy, Note: Western Telcon v. California State Lottery n1; Will Native Americans Lose Again?, 19 T. Jefferson L. Rev. 361 (1997).) Two other exceptions to the original prohibition against lotteries have been created as amendments to the California Constitution. These amendments allow the Legislature to regulate horse race wagering and to authorize cities and counties to provide for charitable bingo games. (Cal. Const. art. IV, §§ 19(b), 19(c).) However, the Legislature has no power to authorize casinos of the type operating in Nevada and New Jersey. (Cal. Const. art. IV, § 19(e).) Therefore, legislation allowing gaming activity including slot machines and percentage card games is currently illegal in California.
2. Federal
Native Americans have historically participated in many forms of gambling as part of their traditional culture. (Eric Henderson, Symposium: Indian Gaming, Indian Gaming: Social Consequences, 29 Ariz. St. L.J. 205, 206 (1997).) Congress found that Indian Tribes began using gaming as a way to generate revenue. As a result, the United States Congress enacted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA") of 1998, to further promote tribal economic development, self-sufficiency and strong tribal government. IGRA states that "Indian tribes have the exclusive right to regulate gaming activity on Indian lands if the gaming activity is not specifically prohibited by Federal law and is conducted within a State which does not, as a matter of criminal law and public policy, prohibit such gaming activity." (25 U.S.C.A. § 2701(5) (West 1988).) California is a state that prohibits gaming activity. Therefore, in California, Indian Tribes do not have the exclusive right to regulate gaming activities on Indian land.
In addition, IGRA only authorizes state officials, such as governors, to enter into and negotiate tribal-state gaming compacts under the authority vested to them by the state Constitution and state statutes. IGRA does not vest in the state governors more power to enter into tribal-state gaming compacts than the governors are granted under state law. (See New Mexico ex rel. Clark v. Johnson, (1995) 120 N.M. 562, 572-73.) In California, the Legislature generally must ratify such gaming compacts. (See, e.g., Gambling on Tribal Lands Constitutional Amendment and Initiative, SCA 11, Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization Analysis, p. 3 (1999) (prepared by George Wiley).) However, the California Constitution does not grant the Legislature power to authorize the creation of casinos; instead, it actually directs the Legislature to prohibit casinos. (SCA 11, Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization Analysis, at 1.)
IGRA divides gambling activities into three categories. Class I gambling activities include social games solely for prizes of minimal value or traditional/ceremonial games used in connection with tribal celebrations or ceremonies. (25 U.S.C.A. § 2703(6) (West 1992).) Class II gambling activities include bingo and certain card games. (Id. at § 2703(7)(A).) Class II gaming specifically excludes any banking card games, such as baccarat, chemin de fer, or blackjack. (Id. at § 2703(7)(B).) Class III gambling activities include all other forms of gambling such as banked card games, video or electronic game, slot machines, lotteries, craps, and horse wagering. (Id. at § 2703(8).)
IGRA authorizes Class I gaming on Indian lands without any restrictions. (25 U.S.C.A. § 2710(a)(1) (West 1988).) Class II gaming is also within the jurisdiction of the Indian tribes, but requires that such Indian gaming be located within a state that permits such gaming and that such gaming is not specifically prohibited on Indian lands by federal law. (Id. at § 2710 (b)(1)(A).) An Indian tribe can operate Class III games only if the tribe and the state have agreed to a tribal-state compact that allows such games. (Id. at § 2710(d)(1)(C).) Currently, no compact authorizing Class III gaming activities exists. Hence, the federal government could step in at anytime and shut down the operations of Indian casinos offering Class III gaming activities.
B. Proposed Changes
1. Historical Context
a. Wilson-Pala Compact (1998)
In April 1998 Governor Wilson entered into a compact with the Pala Band of Mission Indians. This compact permitted specific types of Class III gambling on tribal lands. Subsequently, ten other tribes signed this agreement and these eleven compacts were approved by the Legislature in August of 1998. Governor Wilson planned to use it as a model for further agreements with other tribes. (Set a new standard. State needs a fair Indian gaming compact, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 18, 1999, at B6.) Although a California superior court ruled that Governor Wilson "did not possess authority to enter into a compact without legislative action," the Legislature approved the Pala Compact as Senate Bill 287 ("SB 287"). (Marcy Lechner, Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Tribal Casinos Initiative – Proposition 5, 1 Cal. Init. Rev. ¶ 36, (1998) .)
Senate Bill 287 was signed into law by Governor Wilson in August of 1998. This bill specifically ratified eleven tribal-state gaming compacts in accordance with IGRA. Further, "[a]ny other compact entered into between the State of California and any other federally recognized Indian tribe which is executed after August 24, 1998, is hereby ratified if (1) the compact is identical in all material aspects to any of the compacts ratified pursuant to this subdivision (a), and (2) the compact is not rejected by each house of the Legislature, two thirds of the membership thereof concurring." (Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Initiative, SB 287, stats. 1998, c. 409, to be codified at Cal. Gov't Code § 12012.5, subject to rejection of Proposition 29 by voters in March 2000.) It further designated Governor Wilson as the state officer, "responsible for negotiating and executing, on behalf of the state, tribal-state gaming compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes in the State of California. . . for the purpose of authorizing class III gaming." (Id.)
Even though signed into law, SB 287 has been put on hold pending the vote on Proposition 29 in the March 2000 election, which is a referendum on SB 287. (Indian Gaming, AB 1385, Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization Analysis, p. 4 (1999) (prepared by George Wiley).) In a referendum vote, a "yes" vote approves the law, and a "no" vote rejects the law. However, if Proposition 1A is approved, the eleven gaming compacts will become ineffective irrespective of the referendum vote on Proposition 29 since the compacts negotiated by Governor Davis would supersede the Pala Compacts. If Proposition 1A is not approved, the enforceability of the Pala Compacts will depend upon the outcome of the vote on Proposition 29 and upon a court's ruling of whether the gaming authorized by the Pala Compacts, "video lottery terminals," is a legal lottery or illegal gaming.
b. Proposition 5 (1998)
Even though eleven tribes signed the Pala Compact, "nearly all the tribes found the Pala compact so intrusive into traditional Indian sovereignty that it spurred them into action, resulting in the passage of Proposition 5." (Set a new standard. State needs a fair Indian gaming compact, San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 18, 1999, at B6.)
In the November 1998 General Election, voters approved by 63% Proposition 5, the "Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998," and gave "Indians a monopoly on high stakes gambling." (Fred Dickey, Inside Story. California's big gamble, L.A. Times Magazine, Jan. 9, 2000, at 14.) Although approved by voters in the November 1998 election, the California Supreme Court, in Hotel Employees v. Davis, ultimately decided that Proposition 5 was invalid because it was "inconsistent with the [anti-casino] provision of article IV, section 19, subdivision (e) of the California Constitution." (Hotel Employees v. Davis, (1999) 21 Cal. 4th 585, 589, 615.) Since Proposition 5 was a mere statutory measure, it was subject to the restrictions of the California Constitution.
Unlike Proposition 5, Proposition 1A is a constitutional amendment. Proposition 1A proposes to amend Article IV, Section 19 of the California Constitution to allow slot machines, lottery games, banking card games, and other games subject to the negotiation of compacts between the governor and the tribes, and ratified by the legislature. (Gambling on Tribal Lands Constitutional Amendment Initiative, California Voter Pamphlet, p. 4 (2000).) The Proposition also authorizes the operation of slot machines, lottery games, and banking card games on Indian tribal lands, subject to the compacts. (Id.) As a constitutional amendment, Proposition 1A will eliminate the potential problems Proposition 5 faced, giving Proposition 1A a better chance of surviving future judicial scrutiny.
2. Tribal- State Gaming Compact and Proposition 1A
a. Proposition 1A (Senate Constitutional Amendment 11)
Proposition 1A, if approved by voters, will amend the California Constitution to allow slot machines, lottery games, and banking card games on Indian tribal lands, subject to compacts negotiated between the governor and the tribes and ratified by the legislature. (Id.) Proposition 1A amends Article IV, section 19 of the State Constitution by adding the following subsection:
(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (e), and any other provision of state law, the Governor is authorized to negotiate and conclude compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature, for the operation of slot machines and for the conduct of lottery games and banking card games by federally recognized Indian tribes on Indian lands in California in accordance with federal law.
(Id. at 90.)
b. Tribal-State Gaming Compact (1999)
In September 1999, Governor Davis and Indian tribe representatives signed the Tribal-State Gaming Compact ("the Compact"). The Compact outlines reasons why the State of California entered into this agreement:
[O]ut of respect for the sovereignty of the Tribe; in recognition of the historical fact that Indian gaming has become the single largest revenue-producing activity for Indian tribes in the United States; out of a desire to terminate pending 'bad faith' litigation between the Tribe and the State; to initiate a new era of tribal-state cooperation in areas of mutual concern; out of a respect for the sentiment of the voters of California who, in approving Proposition 5, expressed their belief that the forms of gaming authorized herein should be allowed; and in anticipation of voter approval of SCA 11 as passed by the California Legislature.
(Tribal-State Gaming Compact, Preamble ¶ 6 (last modified Dec. 13, 1999) (visited Jan. 28, 2000) .)
The Compact states that it will not become effective until it is ratified by statute in accordance with the law and SCA 11 is approved by voters in the March 2000 general election. (Id. at § 11.1(c).) On the last day of the 1999 session, SCA 11 was overwhelmingly approved by the Legislature. Similarly, Assembly Bill 1385 ("AB 1385") was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor to specifically ratify the Tribal-State Gaming Compact between California and 57 tribes. (Indian Tribes: Tribal-State Gaming Compacts, AB 1385, stats. 1999 c. 874, to be codified at Cal. Gov't Code §§ 12012.5, 12012.75, 12012.85.) With the legislative approval of SCA 11 and the legislative ratification of the Compact through AB 1385, all that remains is the voter approval of SCA 11 (embodied in Proposition 1A) at the March 2000 general election. (James P. Sweeney, Tribes, Governor Sign Compacts, Legislature Ratified Gaming Agreements: Voters to Decide Constitutional Amendment, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 11, 1999, at A1.)
Because the Compact will become effective if Proposition 1A is approved by voters, it is important to outline some of the features of the Compact.
Tribal Gaming Agency: This is the regulatory agency set up primarily to "carry out the Tribe's regulatory responsibilities under IGRA and the Tribal Gaming Ordinance (Tribal-State Gaming Compact, § 2.20 (last modified Dec. 13, 1999) (visited Jan. 28, 2000) .) This agency is responsible for investigating gaming license applicants setting fees and issuing licenses, for inspecting safety features of gambling facilities, for enforcing terms of the Compact through fines and sanctions, and all other details involved with the operation of gaming. (Id. at §§ 6.4.2, 6.4.7, 6.5, 7.1.)
Class III gaming: The Compact authorizes tribes to operate class III gaming activities including slot machines and percentage card games. (Id. at § 4.1)
Gaming facilities: The Compact authorizes each tribe to operate no more than two gaming facilities and only on Indian lands. (Id. at § 4.2) Gaming facilities must meet certain building and safety codes and cannot be constructed or maintained in a manner that "endangers the health or safety of occupants." (Id. at § 6.4.2.)
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund: The Compact designates federally recognized tribes operating less than 350 gaming devices as "Non-Compact Tribes" making them eligible to receive $1.1 million per year from the "Revenue Sharing Trust Fund." Tribes with more than 350 gaming devices, "Compact Tribes," must make contributions to this Fund based on the number of terminals they have and their percentage of slot machine net earnings. If for some reason there is not enough money in the Trust Fund to pay each Non-Compact Tribe $1.1 million, then all available monies will be divided equally among the Non-Compact Tribes. Any money in excess of the $1.1 million per Non-Compact Tribe will be disbursed in the following years. (Id. at §§ 4.3.2, 4.3.2.1.)
Limited number of Licensed gaming devices: Compact tribes may license up to 2000 devices by paying certain designated amounts into the Trust Fund. The more licenses obtained the higher per device amount must be paid to the Trust Fund on a quarterly basis. (Id. at § 4.2.2.2.)
Dispute resolution: The Compact requires the State and the Tribe to use their "best efforts" to resolve disputes under the Compact through negotiations whenever possible. (Id. at § 9.1.) In the event that disagreements cannot be resolved through arbitration, either party may go to federal or state court. (Id. at § 9.1.) Furthermore, if a dispute must be resolved in court, both parties agree to waive any immunity they have and consent to the jurisdiction of the court. (Id. at § 9.4.)
Public and Workplace health, Safety, and Liability: The Compact requires tribes to comply with public and workplace health and safety standards that are no less stringent than federal and state standards. Tribes must also carry public liability insurance for patron claims. (Id. at § 10.2.)
Off-Reservation Environmental Impacts: The Compact requires the Tribe to adopt an ordinance providing for environmental impact reports concerning potential off-Reservation environmental impacts for all projects. Further, the Tribe must make a "good faith effort" to comply with the policies and purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") and the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). (Id. at § 10.8.1.)
Duration and Amendments: Finally, the Compact specifies that it will remain effective until December 31, 2020 but its terms and conditions can be amended at any time if both parties mutually agree in writing. (Id. at §§ 11.2.1, 12.1.)
Two obstacles currently prevent Indian tribes from conducting Class III gaming activities on their tribal lands. First, IGRA allows Indian tribes to regulate gambling activity on tribal lands only if the activity is conducted within a State that doesn't prohibit this type of activity. Right now the California Constitution specifically prohibits Class III gaming activities. Second, Indian tribes can only operate Class III gaming if they have entered into a compact agreement with California that authorized this level of gaming.
Proposition 1A not only will amend the Constitution by making Class III gaming legal on tribal lands, but it will make effective the Tribal-State Gaming Compact authorizing Class III gaming. As a result, all Indian tribes that have or will sign the Compact with California will be allowed to conduct Class III gaming on Indian lands, including slot machines and percentage card games.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his part, says days before the ruling on the South China Sea dispute, 'We are not afraid of trouble'
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PRESIDENT'S SALUTE. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte salutes during a visit to the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 1, 2016. Photo by Francis Malasig/EPA
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 5, rejected the prospect of war ahead of a historic ruling by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, on the Philippines' case against China.
The historic case seeks to invalidate China's expansive claim over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Duterte stressed that the Philippines is willing to talk with China after the tribunal issues its ruling on July 12.
"We are not prepared to go to war. War is a dirty word," Duterte said at the 69th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force in Pampanga on Tuesday.
In his speech, Duterte said the Philippines remains "optimistic" that the tribunal will rule in the Philippines' favor.
If not, he said, the Philippines "will accept it" as a country that "honors international commitments," such as its ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
'We are not afraid of trouble'
"If it is favorable to us," he added, "let's talk."
"But we will proceed accordingly after we shall have the copy of the arbitral judgment. We will always decide for the greater interest of our country," Duterte said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his part, earlier said China will never compromise its sovereignty.
"No foreign country...should expect us to swallow the bitter pill of harm to our national sovereignty, security, or development interests," Xi said. "We are not afraid of trouble."
In his first meeting with his Cabinet on June 30, Duterte said the Philippines will not "flaunt" a possible ruling in the Philippines' favor. This is because "if we decide right, we might also find some alleviation for some of the problems here."
In a forum on Monday, July 4, Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr also said the Philippines "does not fear to negotiate" with China. Yasay said, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." – with reports from Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com
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The Summer of '85 is Francois Ozon's latest film and most person one to date. He takes us back to a time of innocence, intoxicating queer young love and death. This is a refreshing and different take on the coming of age genre.
The Summer of '85 is based on the book, Dance on Your Grave by Aidan Chambers. It is a story of friendship and love between two teenage boys during the summer of 1985. It begins as 16 year old Alexis(Felix Lefebvre) capsizes the boat of a friend and David (Benjamin Voisin), 18 years old, comes to the rescue.
Francois Ozon is back to his best with Summer of '85 reuniting also with actors Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, who plays David's mentally fragile mother and Melvil Poupaud as the gentle professor of English. He's also exploring his favourite themes of love, loss and death.
The Summer of '85 perfectly captures that obsessive, intense first love over a period of six weeks. The film had many titles but Ozon said he read the book in 1985 and that's the title that stuck. He also wrote a first draft of the script at that time too but it only focused on love. Thirty five years on and he's added more depth and complexity. Much like his earliest film, 5×2, Ozon starts at the end and much of the film is told through the use of flashback and feels episodic. This works well, not least because that is how memory works, we remember pieces rather than the whole. The intensity between the two leads is electric on the screen. It leaves the viewer feeling intoxicated and yet stifled by the intensity of the love Alexis feels for David. The supporting cast, especially Kate (Philippine Velge)) who forms a sort of love triangle between the two boys, is excellent.
Occasionally, where a director embarks on a passion project they can become so obsessive that they lose the audience. Happily, that is not the case here. Ozon's attention to the detail and the decision to film on a super 16 film to reinforce a time before digital film is inspired. There is enough intrigue to make this film compelling together with the performance of Lefebvre. This is a coming of age story that is refreshingly different and nuanced. The Summer of '85 reminds us of how everything is dramatic to the young and, your first love is the one that cuts the deepest.
Summer of '85 is released in cinemas across the UK and Curzon Home Cinema on Friday 23 October.
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The Church of Saint Athanasius (Greek: Άγιος Αθανάσιος) is a small historical church located at the southern end of the village Alepochori in the Evros regional unit, built in the post-Byzantine era and specifically in 1729. It is best known for the fresco of a dog-headed Saint Christopher, something rare in Greece. Today it's a historical landmark. The inside of the church is closed to the public.

Location
It is located in Alepochori, Evros, Greece. It is about 130 meters from the southernmost plot, in the area of the cemetery, on a small hill. Today it functions only as a cemetery, while in the past it also functioned as a parish church of the village. There are 3 post-Byzantine historical churches in the local area. Along with the post-Byzantine church of Saint Athanasius in Alepochori, there is Saint Athanasius in Metaxades (1695) and Saint Pantaleon in Paliouri (~18th century).

History
It was built in 1729 by the Greek Orthodox community in the village secretly during the Ottoman era. Most of the church was built under the ground as a result of fear not to provoke the Ottomans, as the Greek community often fell victim to janissaries and delibasis who looted area of Thrace. It was used as a "secret school" during the Ottoman era, so the Greek alphabet and the Orthodox faith was learned to the minors.

It was designated as a historical monument in 1953. The old church operated till 1952, when a new church was built for the village.

Design
It is made of limestone (the local stone from Metaxades), it is single-aisled and without Columns. Quite low and part of it in the ground. It has two entrances: one on the north side, while the main entrance is on the west side. The west side door was for women and the north door was for men.

It is built without windows, on which a wooden tiled roof is based, four-pitched, with a perimeter overhang of about 0.35m wide. The soil in the immediate vicinity of the church is covered with vegetation. According to the literature, the church was built in one phase, while its wall paintings dates back to 1729, according to a founding inscription, which is saved intact above the northern entrance of the main church (inside). Internally the church is divided, with by a plastered wooden partition, in a narthex and main part of church, which is separated from the sanctuary by a wooden iconostasis with two gates.

There are two entrances, with wooden double doors, one in the narthex on the west side and one in the main part of the church on the north side. The sanctuary ends in the semicircular apse with a hemispherical dome. In the north and the south wall of the sanctuary is formed by a niche with arch. In the dome of the apse there is an opening with a sloping upward direction, blind (with closed end), which served in the past, probably, the ventilation of the sanctuary. The wooden iconostasis is decorated with embossed elements, partially gilded and with written plant and geometric depictions. According to the literature, this is the original iconostasis of the church. In front of the iconostasis there are two stone carved Candlesticks. The floor of the building is paved with large, irregular slate slabs, joined with cement mortar.

Rare representation of Saint Christopher

The most characteristic thing about the monument that stands out is the mural, that of Saint Christopher which is presented with an animal-shaped head. Saint Christopher is sometimes represented as a Cynocephalus, with the head of a dog. There are only a very few in Greece. It is depicted with a long and sharp muzzle, a long mane on the neck and small sharp ears. Always in a standing position, in one hand he holds a rod and in the other the cross of Martyrdom. A similar representation of the Saint is exhibited in the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens.

Old tombstones
Around the church there are burials with interesting tombstones from the 18th century, but also newer to modern. The old tombstones come from the Christian inhabitants during the occupation of the Ottoman Empire and the Bulgarians after.

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In our house, there's nothing we like more than a big bowl of cereal. In fact we love cereal so much that we have a special 'cereal shelf'! We tend to mix and match in the mornings but we all have our own favourites.
Last week we were sent some NEW cereal to try and you'll never believe it - the Honey Monster's back!! It's like being back in the 80s - with the big yellow monster and the old Milky Way advert back on our screens I keep thinking the Delorean has been to collect me in the night and taken me back to my childhood! No such luck though.
Anyway, as I said, the Honey Monster is back and this week he's launched a brand new cereal called Honey Waffles and this morning chief taste tester Mister A sat down to sample them.
Unfortunately for me, he loves them which means I need a bigger shelf!
Ive always said I hate my photo took as I smile the smile as the Honey MOnster. Blimey its still true. "0 years on and still have the same smile.


Dustin Quinn passed away on February 4, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dusty was probably best known for his love of family, friendship, and the natural world; his help with hundreds of clients at Aspen Achievement Academy; his ability to listen and empathize with others; his simple and peaceful way of living; and his enduring questioning of societal and cultural norms in his quest for Truth. To this end, Dusty was very well-read and was an aspiring author with at least 20 short stories written. Perhaps plenty more of his written work will go unknown. Dusty traveled all over the United States and Mexico in search of answers to his philosophical questions. Along the way, he influenced and changed the lives of many people he encountered. Most recently, he was attending college in Minneapolis in pursuit of his dream of becoming a writer. He will be missed by many.
Dusty's remains were cremated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On February 16th, Dusty's ashes were released to the wilderness he loved in a ceremony near Teasdale, Utah. Dusty spent many years working, living, and loving in the Teasdale area. It was very fitting for him to rest there. The ceremony was attended by family members and many friends on a beautiful Colorado Plateau day. Dusty's ashes were spread among towering red rock formations against the backdrop of a crystal blue sky following prayers, songs, and shared memories and condolences.
Through a frustrating mistake made by the web hosting company, the counter for Dusty's site was reset back to zero. Just prior to the reset, the count was well over 3,000 hits; a testament to how many people still think about Dusty and visit these pages.
Dusty's friendships were not only large in love and sincerity but also in large in terms of the vast expanses of geography separating one from another. Even two years after his death, we are still being contacted by friends who are just learning the news and want to express their sorrow.
We've added a guestbook so family and friends can add their thoughts. Although he's been gone for two years now, we miss him no less and love him even more.
If you know of any of Dusty's friends who may not be aware of his passing, please share this website with him or her. We would also be grateful for any pictures, stories or kind words you would like to share with us, Dusty's friends and family. It's through our shared memories and conversations that Dusty's amazing spirit is still vibrant and present.


The Indianapolis Indians recently signed a deal with WXLW-950 AM to continue their radio partnership for the 2010 season as all Tribe regular-season and postseason games will again be broadcast live on the local station.
In addition to carrying the Indians, WXLW is home of "The Zone," "The Mancow Show" and "2 Live Stews," as well as various sports broadcasts for the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, Purdue University, Butler University and Ball State University.
Returning to the Indianapolis broadcasts in 2010 are Howard Kellman, who enters his 35th season and is expected to call his 5,000th game this season, and Scott McCauley, who is in his fifth season doing color for Indians games.


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Passionate, a fighter, and a dreamer meet Dahiana Perez | Leading Latina 2018
by LENY
Dahiana Perez is a television host with extensive experience in media, production, and photography. Currently, Perez hosts "El Corazon de la Medicina"; a weekly talk show focused on presenting health information in simple terminology with the goal of educating the community about health issues, prevention, and treatment.
Dahiana also hosts "Mas Latinos"; a show presented on Azteca TV network that highlights the lives of Latinos who reside outside of their respective countries, and how they overcome various obstacles to achieve their dreams and goals. Apart from hosting successful programs across various networks, she recently collaborated with the hit YouTube TV show "Latino-Ish," which delves into real stories about the struggles Latinos experience in the US.
Before becoming a TV host with a passion for the media arts, Dahiana was born in the Dominican Republic. At the age of 13, she arrived in NYC where she continued her education and went on to pursue a B.A. degree in Media Communication Arts at The City College of New York. Upon receiving her degree, Dahiana worked as a Media Assistant with Tiffany & Co, a premier, luxury, multinational, jewelry and silverware company, where she provided general assistance to the Director of Worldwide Media Relations; and administrative support to their Americas Media Relations team.
Moderator -TV/Radio Host | Dahiana Perez
After gaining experience as a Media Assistant, Dahiana joined the multi-platform, national media company, Univision Communications Inc. At UCI, Dahiana performed duties that enhanced her expertise in many areas such as, performing research to create coverage reports for executive management; collaborating with the distribution of social media content (English and Spanish) for the President's blog; bilingual proofreading and editing of media alerts and press releases for broadcast, print and online media distribution; content management of their corporate website; as well as leading daily media recaps.
In 2012, Dahiana began to expand and create her own opportunities by founding and producing her own weekly talk show called "Manana es Hoy," where she focuses on issues relevant to the Latino community. The show features interviews with local business owners, professionals, prominent authors, and educators; with discussions about healthy living, lifestyle changes, culture, fashion and the arts.
Dahiana Perez is also a photographer and freelancer for other national TV shows. She currently lives in New York City where she manages a photo lab/studio and promotes her photo booth business, PhotoFusion. She believes that through photography, you can freeze a special moment and make it last a lifetime.
Currently presenting as a host at Acceso Total a Telemundo network program.
You can learn more about Dahiana Perez at @dahianapereztv
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The sadness weighing down my heart is compounded by a sense of guilt at not having seen her in a couple of years - life happens, as it does, and you always think there'll be time. Until there's not.
She used to call me "sister". She was fun, vivacious, beautiful, so very clever, and had more determination and motivation in her pinkie finger than most have in our our whole bodies, and she had already achieved so much in her 25 years than some do in a lifetime.
I taught her Dad, which is how we met. And if you've never taught adults before it may sound strange, but students can and sometimes do become friends. It's part of the beauty of being a trainer in far-flung lands - you meet people who touch your life in so many different ways. Teaching enriches you personally as well as professionally.
But I didn't teach Fatima, rather her dynamic father Jerzy who - along with Fatima's mum Angela - loved Australia so much they planned to move there and work. Jerzy and Angela are such energetic people, always so positive - both of one another and all those around them, encouraging excellence, believing in the best. I could see where their daughter's strength of character came from.
How do we say goodbye to friends lost in such tragic circumstances? I don't know about you, but I'm going to hold her memory close in my heart, remember her sunshine, and live every single day with peace in my heart.


Globo.com is the Internet segment of Globo Group (Grupo Globo), the largest media group in Brazil and one of the largests worldwide. It is the main Web portal for news, sports and entertainment in Brazil and besides its self-generated content, has exclusive rights to stream several sports championships through Internet in Brazil. Globo.com is responsible for providing Internet solutions for all organizations within Globo Group and is moving from traditional infrastructure to the cloud computing model. It currently manages two large datacenters with +1.6 Tb/s Internet bandwith.


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Who are FansBet?
We've all heard the clichés – "betting with a difference" "putting the fans first" "gambling but not as we know it" well what if there was a bookmakers who used more than tired old sayings and were truly committed to giving something back.
FansBet was founded on three simple principles, about fans, by fans, for fans, but what does that even mean? FansBet was started by a group of passionate football fans who love their clubs, love a bet and wanted to combine the two passions, so they did.
The FansBet team is made up of football, boxing, golf, tennis, cricket and horse racing fans – we've even got a wrestling fan too, but don't hold that against him, he's a good lad really.
It's not just sports fans who make up the FansBet team, some of the leading industry experts in horse racing, some of the biggest stars in football and some of boxing's brightest prospects are all part of the FansBet family.
Whether it's former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson giving us his take on the Three Lions' next game, Super middleweight World Boxing Champion Callum Smith offering us an exclusive insight into his training regime or award-winning horse trainer Amy Murphy giving us a behind-the-scenes look at her stables, FansBet has a unique pool of ambassadors.
How does FansBet work?
The main ethos of FansBet isn't just fans working together, it's giving back and that's where we truly differ as we're the only bookmaker committed to sharing 50% of net profits directly with the fans.
When you sign up to FansBet you're asked to choose a branch, or supporter's cause you want to be affiliated with, when you win you collect your winnings as usual, when you don't win, your chosen cause receives funds, equivalent to 50% of our profits.
A quick look over our odds and the bespoke special bets we create for our fan partners will show that we're highly competitive and in many cases offer the best odds available on certain games and events.
Once our fan partners have signed up, anyone who opens a FansBet account and chooses them as a beneficiary will see a share of profits going directly to that fan partner. That way you'll be helping an initiative that's supported by them and in turn you.
Visit FansBet.com to open an account or sign up as a fan partner.
Why bet with FansBet?
There's never a guarantee of winning when you place a bet, but with FansBet there is a guarantee that your money can go towards causes that matter to you.
Let's be honest if you're a sports fan and you don't have a cause that's close to your heart, then you're a sports fan with nothing to complain about – which just isn't possible!
There's no other bookmaker dedicated to working together with fans, to help fund causes that can improve the matchday experience of supporters across the UK.
What have FansBet achieved so far?
Over the past 18 months we've signed up dozens of fan partners with all manner of causes, ranging from helping fans get to away games, to building safe standing areas in the ground.
From working with a range of fan partners, we see first-hand how it's often a small group of volunteers giving up their time, energy and whatever money they can spare to help fellow fans of the club they love. At FansBet we've shown them, they don't have to go it alone.
Our, sorry, your money has already begun to make a difference – and that's a fact, not a cliché.
FansBet is the only bookmaker committed to sharing 50% of net profits directly with fans.


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Why Social Media and Sustainability Should Go Hand in Hand
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By Jeff Sutton
A Natural Fit: Social Media & Sustainability from thinkPARALLAX on Vimeo.
Over the last decade, we have seen social media and sustainability play an increasingly important role in the way that businesses conduct and talk about themselves. Together they've helped push corporations to new levels of transparency, opened up avenues for greater engagement, forced organizations to rethink their role in society, and aligned individuals, businesses and communities around shared purpose.
Unfortunately, for all the common benefits, many companies still haven't quite figured out how to put the two together effectively. This article puts it bluntly: "Brands are blowing a major opportunity to communicate their sustainability initiatives to millions of consumers with social media updates that are 'inane, safe and saccharinely artificial in their bonhomie.'"
This study by the Pew Research Center in association with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation found that "clear majorities of Twitter (63 percent) and Facebook users (63 percent) now say each platform serves as a source for news about events and issues outside the realm of friends and family." Social media has quickly taken a front seat to other, more traditional ways of receiving information – and the trend shows no sign of slowing down. If sustainability messages seek to reach specific audiences, it stands to reason that those messages should be communicated through the audiences' preferred channels.
But identifying proper channels is only one part of the equation. Organizations must then engage audiences – no short order in light of the amount of messaging vying for users' attention. According to cio.com, Facebook's 1.44 billion monthly active users sent out an average of 31.25 million messages every minute – and that's only one network. That figure doesn't even begin to account for LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Medium or any of the host of other social media apps available to users. Making sustainability messages stand out in an ocean of noise means doing more than posting links to a report PDF.
What follows are a few examples of companies that have risen above the social media fracas to effectively engage with audiences on their sustainability initiatives.
In April, H&M utilized a strong social media push to raise awareness for the brand's sustainability programs and reduce the environmental footprint of the fast fashion industry. Using the hashtag #WorldRecycleWeek, H&M encouraged customers to "close the loop in fashion" by recycling unwanted clothes at their stores.
While many people have questioned the fast fashion giant's agenda or decried it as corporate greenwashing, leveraging the power of social media provided H&M the platform to engage with these critics and respond publicly to through exposure and awareness of their sustainability efforts. No matter what you thought, if you interacted with the brand at all, it was there, in your face, and difficult not to notice.
The social media rollout surrounding #WorldRecycleWeek is especially noteworthy in the way that it catered directly to audiences and demographics that might not normally spend much time thinking about issues of sustainability. Rather than using social media to call out facts and data about the environmental ills of non-recycled clothing (very little of which would likely have resonated with an average fast-fashion consumer), an online music video by musician M.I.A. urging H&M's customers to "rewear it" and be part of H&M's sustainability initiative. Through their efforts, H&M used social media to "dress up" its sustainability story.
Outside the realm of environmental sustainability, Toms shoes regularly uses social media to promote initiatives in the arena of social good. Once a year, Toms promotes One Day Without Shoes using the hashtag #withoutshoes on social media to raise awareness about children's health. Last year, they gave shoes to over 27,000 children based on the results of the one-day campaign.
As noted in the video that accompanies this article, consistency is a key part of building a corporate social responsibility (CSR) message that resonates, and Toms provides a compelling example of how effective this can be. Last year marked the ninth year that Toms has run the campaign – and it's already planning for 2017. This consistency demonstrates that the brand is dedicated to their initiative for the long term. And, more importantly, it gives the campaign a chance to grow. Next year will likely be bigger than ever.
Outside the realm of consumer-facing brands, the software corporation SAP has also found success in communicating its sustainability efforts through social media. The company created its own separate Twitter account (@sap4good) for its sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives and posts enough compelling content to gain over 15,000 followers. Much of the company's success rests in the fact that SAP posts more than what it is doing for sustainability on its own end; it also utilizes social media by engaging with users, collaborating with peers and sharing interesting posts from other organizations – creating a truly social community.
As sustainability professionals, we regularly have the opportunity to interact with organizations that are doing amazing things to benefit our planet. Some of these organizations have become quite adept at interweaving sustainability initiatives into their social media – and they've begun to reap the benefits. Unfortunately, we've also seen examples of initiatives that go largely unnoticed, simply because they aren't communicated effectively.
For many of these corporations, the challenge is understanding how to effectively engage their audiences on these topics using language and media that may be foreign to the boardroom. For brands and marketers, social media channels have been a mainstay for years, but many corporate communications and sustainability teams have been much slower to adapt. Which is a shame, because social media is more than just a marketing tool, it's a powerful platform for driving engagement on critical issues with your core audiences (and ones that historically may have been unheard). In today's world, if you're not talking about these issues on the channels where your audience lives, the message may be interpreted that they aren't important enough to discuss.
There is no debating that both social media and sustainability have proven to be a tremendous force for positive change. Now as sustainability practitioners, we just have to find the creativity and desire to learn how to use them together.
Jeff Sutton is the Vice President of thinkPARALLAX, a sustainability communications agency committed to building brands with purpose. Their work sits at the intersection of business strategy, corporate responsibility, and communication. Creating communication strategies, campaigns, and stories that influence behavior and drive positive change in the world and greater business community.
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The Unified Government designated Minnesota Avenue as a corridor for redevelopment to support revitalization of downtown Kansas City, Kansas. BHC RHODES was selected to design a portion of Minnesota Avenue using the template set in the 7th and Minnesota Improvements and Downtown Master Plan. New sidewalk, traffic signal, ADA ramps, parking, decorative street lights, landscaping drainage improvements and mill and overlay were constructed to enhance the streetscape. BHC RHODES also provided lead inspection services for street and drainage improvements along with sidewalk replacement, street lights and a new traffic signal in the 8th Street and Minnesota Avenue intersection. This project was funded and administered by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS.