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Historic Yellow Springs Provides Glimpse into the Past
Nestled off Art School Road in the heart of West Pikeland, is a village that carries remnants of centuries of deep history, ranging from the first military hospital in North America to a spa resort to an orphan school for military soldiers' children. The village is known as Historic Yellow Springs, which consists of 142 acres of land and 16 buildings — 10 of which are owned by the nonprofit organization that maintains the historic district these days.
"Historic Yellow Springs is a vibrant and living village that brings people together through its many cultural and art events and programs, it's beautiful and inspiring landscape and its rich history," said Eileen McMonagle, executive director of Historic Yellow Springs, Inc. "The 300-year history of this village reflects the history of our nation and provides us with lessons in innovative rebirth and creativity. Historic Yellow Springs is a unique gem in Chester County that is preserved by and shared with the community now, and for many years to come."
The town dates back to 1681 when William Penn founded Pennsylvania and sold some of the land in northern Chester County after he made treaties with the Lenape Indians, according to historical records. There are records of Colonial settlers in the village as early as 1722.
The village was a spa town in its early days because it had – and still does – three springs with water rich in iron, magnesium, and sulfur. People traveled to the village to drink and bath in the water because they believed it had healing effects. The village was named after these springs, particularly the iron "yellow" spring water, according to McMonagle.
The health spa operations stopped during the Revolutionary War. Gen. George Washington set up a temporary headquarters in Yellow Springs on Sept. 17, 1777 – a few days after the Battle of the Brandywine. He then petitioned the Continental Congress and gained permission to build the first military hospital in North America there, according to historical records. The ruins of the hospital are still in the village today near an 18th century medicinal herb garden that is maintained by the Philadelphia Unit of the Herb Society of America.
The spa reopened after the war and became a fashionable spa in the first half of the 19th century. By 1838 it was owned and operated by Margaret Holman, a successful woman entrepreneur. The village ceased activities when the Civil War began in 1861, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the village to set up the Chester Springs Soldiers' Orphan Schools in 1868. At its pinnacle, the school housed 300 children and the school. The school was run by Eleanor Moore from 1873 to 1883. She was the only female principal in the state school system. The school system consolidated through to the 20th century with the Chester Springs School closing in 1912.
The 20th century saw the village of Yellow Springs flourish as a center for the arts. For instance, in 1916 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) purchased this entire village from the state. PAFA, which is based in Philadelphia and the oldest art school in North America, bought this bucolic setting to provide its students with a place to learn to paint "en plein air," in the style of the French Impressionists.
PAFA owned the property until the early 1950s. In 1952, filmmaker Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. and his wife Jean purchased the property and created Christian messages for television, radio, and film through his nonprofit corporation, Good News Productions. The Yeaworths also made a number of early science fiction classics in the village. "The Blob," starring Steve McQueen, was shot on sets throughout the village.
When the Yeaworths put the property up for sale in 1973, a group of community members known as the Yellow Springs Association, led by Cornelia D. Fraley, came together and purchased the property with the financial assistance of another organization, the Yellow Springs Foundation. The group of residents also got the property listed on the National Register of Historic Places and created nonprofits to carry out the mission of historic preservation and artistic talent. The two organizations – Yellow Springs Association and Yellow Springs Foundation – merged in 1974 to form Historic Yellow Springs, Inc.
Several of the historic buildings are still open to the public today, including the Lincoln Building, which is the nonprofit association's headquarters, the West Pikeland Township Building, which is also known as the Cultural Center, and The Washington, which hosts weddings and other special events. Art lessons are taught in the Chester Springs Studio, and the new Chester Springs Library, located in the village's orphan school infirmary, is available for local residents.
"We're a working, living, breathing village," said Maeve Daly, marketing and Historic Yellow Springs events manager. "We're a (nonprofit), but also a place where the community comes…it's a historic village but people are here all the time."
Historic Yellow Springs has several events planned for this upcoming year, including art and craft shows. The village also was recognized by the Chester County Historic Preservation Network in June with a lifetime membership award, according to Karen Marshall, the county's heritage preservation coordinator.
For more information about the village, click here.
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Global Essence Inc. is pleased to announce that it has achieved an "A" Certification Grade under BRC global standards for the second straight year. BRC Global Standards is a leading safety and quality certification program, used by over 20,000 certificated suppliers in 90 countries, with certification issued through a worldwide network of accredited Certification Bodies. A grade of "A" is the highest grade achievable through BRC, and signifies the unyielding commitment to quality throughout all of Global Essence's policies and operations.


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Original music, Recordings
Available now! "Making Up For Lost Time"
At long last, my album of original songs "Making Up For Lost Time" is complete and ready for production, scheduled for release on November 7. The album features 11 compositions (9 with lyrics) and features 10 of the DC area's top jazz performers.
I'm thrilled with how the music came out. I'm also thrilled with this super cover photo, shot by the brilliant DC photographer Darwyn M. Dave.
I hope you enjoy the finished product, coming soon to CD Baby (digital and CD) and your favorite digital music services.
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January 2018 gigs and a new Snow Day video
Happy New Year! I just sent out my list of performances for January 2018 to the mailing list. I also posted a new video for my song "Snow Day" (perfect for this "bomb cyclone" week we're experiencing in the US Northeast). Hope you enjoy it.
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New song: All I Ever Lost
I'm always on the lookout for inspiration for new songs, which usually comes in the form of a unique turn of phrase that turns into a lyric or a title. For this new song, a cabaret number called "All I Ever Lost," inspiration came from Dani Stoller, a talented singer/ actress/playwright I met last year at a cabaret hosted by Barbara Papendorp, another talented singer/actress who I have the pleasure of performing with regularly around the DC area. Dani told us a story of a failed relationship, concluding that "all I ever lost was my TV." Several months later, that sentiment evolved into this song, which Barbara and I premiered on Aug. 23 at Bistrot Lepic. Enjoy!
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Lucky So & So's on Millennium Stage!
It was a thrill to play on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage with the Lucky So & So's on August 18. Thanks to the talented crew for making us feel and sound like a big-time band. Please check out this video of our performance.
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April 2017: Playing the Fool at Mr. Henry's, plus first gig at Acadiana
Here's my live music schedule for April 2017. Please come out on April 1 (seriously!) for what promises to be a fun and foolish show with Barbara Papendorp (and special guests) at Mr. Henry's. We have a great band and fun selection of songs for the season, including some of my Spring selections.
I'll be at Acadiana on Easter Sunday, April 16, with the fine vocalist Tony Gudell and a trio. This is my first show at this elegant Cajun restaurant in downtown DC, and we'll be presenting an equally elegant program of American standards, including some lesser-known gems and a couple of my originals.
Barbara and I are back at the Blue Bar at the Henley Park Hotel on the 22nd, another chance to play their grand piano. After that, I'll be back with Aaron Myers and the band to close out the month with a show at Mr. Henry's on the 28th.
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Hanukkah starts on the late side this year (first candle Dec. 24), but it's not too early to start thinking about Hanukkah music. You can hear my Hanukkah "carol" on Aaron Myers' holiday album Snowing In Vegas. I created a video for the song this year to help spread the light. Enjoy!
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"Snowing In Vegas" now on Spotify!
The Aaron Myers holiday album "Snowing In Vegas" is now available on Spotify. The album features Aaron's new holiday classic "Love All Year, three of my original compositions ("Hanukkah Light", "Snow Day", and "Stand Right") plus the fun original title tune "It's Snowing In Vegas". Enjoy!
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Dinner Jazz at Dahlak: May 1
The new Wednesday night dinner jazz series at Dahlak continues on Wednesday May 1, when I'll be in the house on piano leading a vocal trio featuring singer Deirdre Jennings-Holton and Russell Snyder on bass. Looking forward to a fun evening of standards and original vocal and instrumental pieces.
Please come out and enjoy the music and tasty Eritrean food. The music starts at 7 pm, and there's no cover or minimum.
Dahlak (also the home of the DC Jazz Jam) is located at 1771 U St. NW in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood.
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Playing for my people
I'm back at the Black Fox this Friday Feb. 3, with the Black Fox Ensemble (Percy White on bass and Will Stephens on the drums). Aaron is out of town, so we will be backing vocalist CaShandra J (and perhaps some additional guest vocalists). Should be another enjoyable evening of standards and surprises.
On Saturday Feb. 11, I'll be joining Jason Mendelson and the Open Doors to play MetroSongs at Nerd Nite, a celebration of smarts and music at DC9 (9th & U Sts NW in DC). Tickets are $10 for the show, which starts at 6:30 pm. As a former mechanical and software engineer, I feel that I'll be playing for my people, and am looking forward to the nerdly vibe.
Playing for my people...
In addition to the above, Aaron Myers and the rest of the Black Fox Ensemble are still on track to play at the Soirée Saint-Valentin on Feb. 10 at La Maison Française in the French Embassy in NW DC.
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Posted by Duncan in Infrastructure, PeopleSoft.
I recently had to expose a client's PeopleSoft installation to the outside world, which I did in the usual manner (additional PIA in the DMZ etc).
We wanted to use the "closed by default, open by exception" approach, so we would start by blocking access to everything and then open the areas we needed access to URL by URL. I suspected that the final 'URL Whitelist' might take many iterations to get right and as the Reverse Proxy in the DMZ was outside of my control I needed to trial it somewhere else first.
I commandeered one of our less frequently used environments and went about searching for a quick/free method of blocking access. After trying a few different approaches I settled on Squid, the open-source forward-proxy / web-caching server. Although it's better known for running on Unix systems, there is a Windows implementation and it can operate perfectly well as a reverse-proxy.
Once I'd downloaded and unzipped the binaries, and installed it as a service (using this helpful write-up as a guide) it was just a case of setting the rules.
This would block any URL with DEV in (my chosen environment was DEV), but then allow any URLs in the 'good-urls.squid' file. I then had specify in the http_access section what to do with these ACL groups.
If none of the "access" lines cause a match, the default is the opposite of the last line in the list. If the last line was deny, the default is allow. Conversely, if the last line is allow, the default will be deny.
I was happy leaving my PeopleSoft environment on port 80 and Squid on 3128 as this is just a temporary setup for my testing. Obviously Squid would be on port 80 if this was a production setup.
I used 127.0.0.1 as Squid is on the same host as the PIA, and the rest is for forwarding.
In the Web Profile 'Virtual Addressing' tab, add the reverse proxy details. This willensure that PeopleSoft uses the reverse-proxy port number. Bounce the PIA.
If you want a nice custom 'Access Denied' page instead of the default Squid one, they can be found in 'C:\squid\share\errors\English'. They have no file extension, but they're HTML so a cinch to amend.
Lines 1 and 2 sort out the signon page.
Line 3 is the Employee Portal homepage.
Lines 4 and 5 are for images. Lines 6 and 8 are for viewing attachments and the Rich Text editor.
Lines 7, 9 and 10 are sample PeopleSoft pages/components.
The remainder deal with the timeout and signout links.
And you're done. There are a few little quirks to note.
Firstly, every time you change your URLs file you'll need to restart the Squid service, but it's a quick process so doesn't hold you up too much.
Secondly, PeopleSoft frequently uses the '?' special character as a URL delimiter so Squid only matches against the characters before this point. There are several occasions when you need to match against the full URL which is why I've used url_path_regex in the ACL section above. This allowed me to escape the special characters so that the log-out, time-out and view attachment links work ok.


The death toll from Dengue has risen to 90 just four months into 2017, says the Ministry of Health.
The National Dengue Eradication Unit confirmed that several districts remain at risk with the Kurunegala district seeing a drastic spike in the rate of reported patients.
According to the Director of Kurunegala hospital, around 100 patients are currently receiving in-house treatment at the hospital.
Meanwhile, a large number of patients are also receiving in-house treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH).
Dr. Samaraweera urged the public to keep their environment clean in order to curb the spread of Dengue mosquitoes.


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Project: Third Parties in American Politics
DUE: Thursday, Feb 14
Yes, there are other political parties in the United States besides Democratic and Republican. These third parties, however, rarely get much publicity on the national political scene. For example, while Ross Perot was permitted to debate George Bush and Bill Clinton in 1992, Ralph Nader, a 30+ year political activist and recent presidential nominee for the Green Party, was prohibited from participating in the 2000 and 2004 presidential debates. In 2016, although the major party nominees, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, were unpopular,Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson didn't garner enough support to appear on the debate stage. For better or worse, the United States seems to be stuck with a two-party system.
For this project, you will choose a third party from the list below and do the following:
Write a historical background of your political party.
Describe your party's political philosophy/ideology and place them on the political spectrum.
Discuss party's positions on at least four major issues. Explain how the party justifies its positions.
Include any current news regarding your party and discuss its goals for the future.
Finally, conclude your paper with a personal reaction/opinion of this third party.
Create your presentation on Google Slides and include at least TEN SLIDES. Share with me at durban@bmchsd.org. I will give you plenty of time in class to work on this project. As always, grammar and spelling count, and plagiarism will result in a ZERO.
Here are the third parties from which you may choose (I have also included their official websites):
Working Families Party (http://www.workingfamilies.org)
Libertarian Party (http://www.lp.org)
Green Party (http://www.gp.org)
Democratic Socialists of America (www.dsausa.org)
Reform Party (http://www.reformparty.org)
Constitution Party (http://www.constitutionparty.com)
Progressive Party (VT) (http://progressiveparty.org)
Conservative Party (NY) (http://www.cpnys.org)
Third Parties in American Politics
Why do we have only two dominant parties in our democratic political system? The following article does a nice job of summarizing why the two-party system persists and why third parties have such difficulty elbowing their way in.
Third Parties in the U.S. Political Process
Also, I found a pretty good PowerPoint on the Youth Leadership Initiative website.
third_parties_summary.ppt
File Type: ppt
And finally, Ralph Nader's classic interview about third parties from Meet the Press.
Comparing Political Parties
Today we're comparing the two major parties in the United States. Visit their official websites and complete the following worksheet. Then, tonight for homework, summarize 2 recent news articles on Clinton and Trump (1 article each).
- Comparing Political Parties worksheet
Liberal or Conservative?
Here are today's notes on the differences between liberals and conservatives on major economic, social, moral, and foreign policy issues.
Liberals vs. Conservatives
Political Ideology in the U.S.
Political Typology Quiz
Political Ideology Worksheet
Article III - The Judicial Branch
Article II - Executive Branch
The Supreme Court in the 21st Century
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN THE 21STCENTURY
DUE: Friday, May 4th
The Supreme Court is responsible for interpreting the constitutionality of federal and state laws. In an increasingly complex and diverse country, the court makes decisions on some very controversial decisions. This project will examine some decisions of the Supreme Court from the year 2000 to today.
Task: You and a partner will write a 3-page research paperon one of the following cases:
Glossip v. Gross - Lethal Injection
Obergefeld v. Hodges– Same Sex Marriage
Reed v. Town of Gilbert AZ– freedom of religion
Walker v. Texas Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans– Confederate flag and free speech
Morse v. Frederick– Freedom of Speech in Schools
Elonis v. United States- Social Media and Free Speech
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores- Employment Discrimination
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar- Judicial Elections and Free Speech
Young v. United Parcel Service- Pregnancy Discrimination
Holt v. Hobbs- Religious Freedom in Prison
Maryland v. King– DNA swab of arrestees
Town of Greece v. Galloway – separation of church and state
Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby– birth control and religion in workplace
Roper v. Simmons– death penalty for underage
Van Orden v. Perry– separation of church and state
District of Columbia v. Heller– gun laws
McCullen v. Coakley– abortion and free speech
Riley v. California– search and seizure
Hall v. Florida– death penalty
www.oyez.org
http://www.uscourts.gov
http://www.scotusblog.com
https://supreme.justia.com
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/supremes.htm
The Choice 2016
FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to investigate what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — where they came from, how they lead and why they want one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.


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No Confidence the Minister Knows the Status of Workplace NL Appeals
Kevin Parsons, Workplace NL Critic for the Official Opposition, today during question period in the House of Assembly, asked the Minister Responsible for Workplace NL a number of questions concerning backlogged appeals and how long it will take to work these appeals through the system.
Parsons asked: "Is the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division meeting its requirement to deliver its decision within 60 days?" The Minister could not say.
Parsons asked: "How many clients are currently backlogged at the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division?" The Minister said about 150.
Parsons said: "Very interesting, Mr. Speaker. Minister, how long have they been waiting? Do you have a time frame that some of these 150 have been waiting?" The Minister could not give any details.
Parsons said: "Again, Mr. Speaker, I remind the minister that we get calls from clients all the time. They're waiting to hear from the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division and they want to know when because they've been put off and put off. You told us today that there are 150 clients out there waiting that are in this backlog, which is huge. I'd just ask: Can they expect it to be done within the next six months? Can they expect it to be done in the next seven months? What's the time frame?"
The Minister would only say the process is moving along.
Parsons said, "The Minister should be on top of this process and do more to ensure the people whose appeals are being heard get decisions more quickly."
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July 11 - 17, 2021: Issue 501
NAIDOC Week 2021: Heal Country - 'Although We Didn't Produce These Problems, We Suffer Them': 3 Ways You Can Help In NAIDOC's Call To Heal Country + Will Your Grandchildren Have The Chance To Visit Australia's Sacred Trees? Only If Our Sick Indifference To Aboriginal Heritage Is Cured + Australia Post Celebrates NAIDOC Week With Traditional Place Names On New Satchels
'Although we didn't produce these problems, we suffer them': 3 ways you can help in NAIDOC's call to Heal Country
Bhiamie Williamson, Australian National University
NAIDOC week has just begun and, after several tumultuous years of disasters in Australia, the theme this year is Heal Country.
In the last two years, Australia has suffered crippling drought that saw the Darling-Baaka run dry, catastrophic bushfires, and major flooding throughout coastal and inland areas of Australia's east.
Just two weeks ago, UNESCO's World Heritage Centre recommended one of our national treasures, the Great Barrier Reef, be listed as in danger.
If these events, and the thought of other inevitable climate change-driven disasters sadden or madden you, consider how it impacts Indigenous peoples.
So with this in mind, and the rest of NAIDOC week ahead of us, let's take a moment (most likely from lockdown) to explore the theme of Heal Country in more detail.
More Than A Landscape
For Indigenous people, Country is more than a landscape. We tell, and retell, stories of how our Country was made, and we continue to rely upon its resources — food, water, plants and animals — to sustain our ways of life. Country also holds much of our heritage, including scarred trees, stone arrangements, petroglyphs, rock art, tools and much more.
Indigenous people talk of, and to, Country, as they would another person. As the late eminent ethnographer Deborah Bird Rose famously wrote:
Country is not a generalised or undifferentiated type of place, such as one might indicate with terms like 'spending a day in the country' or 'going up the country'.
Rather, Country is a living entity with a yesterday, today and tomorrow, with a consciousness, and a will toward life.
As cultural and spiritual beings, and with deep and ongoing attachments to lands and waters, the impacts of climate change interrupt and make uncertain our unique ways of life. This increasing reality is shared with Indigenous peoples all over the world.
The Torres Strait Islands are under dire threat from climate change. Shutterstock
These sentiments were captured by Tishiko King, a Kulkalaig woman from the island of Masi in the Torres Strait. In her reflections on returning home in December 2020, she explained:
I had to pick up the bones of my Elders because erosion is damaging our burial sites. As First Nations people we know that these are our spirits of our old people, and it's a sign of disrespect.
It's desecrating who they are. It's that heart-wrenching pain in your chest.
This is why the National NAIDOC Committee has sought to draw attention to our struggle.
Why Heal Country?
Through this year's theme, the National NAIDOC Committee invites the whole nation to embrace "First Nations' cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage".
This requires understanding the depths of Indigenous peoples' connections to Country and treasuring our heritage values.
But "understanding" and "treasuring" will only go so far in the face of increased drought, more severe storms or changing seasons and animal behaviours as a result of climate change.
As Bianca McNeair, a Malgana woman from Western Australia and co-chair of the First People's Gathering on Climate Change, shared with The Guardian:
[Traditional Owners] are talking about how the birds' movements across country have changed, so that's changing songlines that they've been singing for thousands and thousands of years, and how that's impacting them as a community and culture.
All Australians have much at stake if radical steps to cut emissions aren't taken. For Indigenous peoples, the consequences of climate change are much more profound.
Country also holds heritage, including stone arrangements, rock art, tools and more. Shutterstock
Not All Disasters Are Natural
But talking only of climate change doesn't capture the full reality threatening Indigenous peoples ways of life.
The destruction of Juukan Gorge by Rio Tinto in 2020 caused international outrage for the clear disregard for not only Indigenous culture, but human history.
Likewise, the notorious McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory has been damaging the environment and nearby township of Borroloola, from the leaking of potentially harmful contaminants to waste rock that smouldered for months.
These events, as well as others, continue to be examined through the Juukan Gorge Senate inquiry.
Heal Country forces us to see these events not in isolation, but in a chain of disasters that continue to impact and threaten Indigenous peoples. It invites people to see the land and water through our eyes and understand that although we didn't produce these problems, we suffer from them.
Heal Country seeks reflection, for all Australians to ask themselves what they treasure about being from, and living on, this land.
If, like us, you find peace, pride and enjoyment from our natural values — our beaches, mountains, rivers, wetlands, forests, deserts and more — then perhaps it's time to get off the bench and become an advocate for change.
Read more: Rio Tinto just blasted away an ancient Aboriginal site. Here's why that was allowed
Three Ways You Can Help
Indigenous people continue to stand up for and protect their Country. But in a nation where their connections, culture and heritage are seen by governments as being of lesser value than minerals, it is often a lonely struggle.
I asked people to consider the impacts on Country, culture and heritage in my article for The Conversation during the 2019-2020 bushfires. Now, I ask that you consider it against the backdrop of an uncertain future.
Far from being powerless to protect Country, there is much an everyday Australian can do. Here are three examples:
1) Make a submission to the Juukan Gorge inquiry.
The Juukan Gorge inquiry is one of the most important in our recent history. The protection and management of Indigenous peoples' culture and heritage is being thoroughly examined, with recommendations to better balance the protection of these things against future economic growth.
You can lend your voice — or that of your organisation — to express support and solidarity with Indigenous peoples through a submission.
If events like coral bleaching sadden or madden you, consider how it impacts Indigenous peoples. Shutterstock
2) Donate to charities that support Indigenous land and sea management programs.
These organisations are key to advocating on behalf of Indigenous people and offer guidance, advice and support to Indigenous communities seeking to establish their own programs. Two of note include Firesticks Alliance and Country Needs People.
3) Write an email to your local member.
Ask your local member how they're supporting local Indigenous land and sea management programs, including ranger groups or cultural burning initiatives. If you live in the city, ask how their party supports Indigenous groups in their caring for Country aspirations.
Read more: Strength from perpetual grief: how Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis
Heal Country invites all Australians to walk with us, to stand beside us, to support us.
But perhaps most importantly, it invites Australians to love, treasure and fight for this land, as we have done, and will do, forever.
This story is part of a series The Conversation is running on the nexus between disaster, disadvantage and resilience. It is supported by a philanthropic grant from the Paul Ramsay foundation. You can read the rest of the stories here.
Bhiamie Williamson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Australian National University
Will your grandchildren have the chance to visit Australia's sacred trees? Only if our sick indifference to Aboriginal heritage is cured
Rob N. Williams, University of Sydney
Trees have always been a point of conflict between colonisers and Indigenous people.
At the very beginning of European-Indigenous interactions, skirmishes broke out because colonisers were ignorant of protocols and the desecration of important Indigenous sites and habitats. In the 19th century, as frontiers pushed west into the Country of Wiradjuri, colonists were indifferent to the sanctity of marked trees.
As a news article from the Daily Advertiser in 1941 reported:
The only carved tree […] unfortunately fell victim to the advancing tide of civilisation and was cut up and converted into railway sleepers that now possibly lie somewhere along the line between Yanco and Hay, or Leeton and Griffith.
Most recently, the binary difference between Indigenous and non-Indigenous systems were in the spotlight as Djab Wurrung custodians and activists fought to prevent the desecration of Djab Wurrung sacred trees. Dozens camped to protect a 350-year-old Djab Wurrung Direction Tree, and a Grandmother Tree estimated to be 800 years old.
This conflict showed it is not necessary for a tree to be modified for it to be considered sacred. It also showed us this failure, centuries old, is one born from a conflict of ideas and beliefs between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
This year's NAIDOC theme "Heal Country" asks all Australians to take stock of the ongoing threat and desecration of Indigenous heritage — including sacred, cultural trees. This heritage not only holds value for Indigenous Australians, but for all Australians as a cornerstone of our national identity.
Wiradjuri scar tree located on the outskirts of Narrandera, NSW. Rob Williams, Author provided
Sentinels In Ceremony, Birthing And Burials
Aboriginal ontology captures the relationship between all worldly and spiritual phenomena, and relationship to Country.
Aboriginal people view the landscape and all things within it not as inanimate places or objects, but as sentient landscapes and entities with agency and metaphysical properties.
Read more: 'Although we didn't produce these problems, we suffer them': 3 ways you can help in NAIDOC's call to Heal Country
Sacred trees are pivotal points in a nexus of interpersonal relationships between person-animal-plant, in person-person kinship, in identity and connection to place. They hold our ancestor stories, they are a direct link to our old people.
Trees transcend simple economics and sit at the centre of the sacred — they are sentinels in ceremony, birthing and burials.
In Wiradjuri Country, carved trees marked ceremonial grounds and burials. Burial trees were decorated with distinct diamond and scroll motifs, unique and powerful, and faced those buried.
Economically, trees provided generations of Indigenous people with shelter, fibre, tools, food and material for canoe-making.
The common thread in Indigenous tree use is its sustainable practice. Rarely would a tree be felled purely for economic gain because its inherent value is realised for spiritual and broader ecosystem health.
Importantly, people-tree beliefs systems are very much alive in Aboriginal societies of southeast Australia.
Read more: An open letter from 1,200 Australian academics on the Djab Wurrung trees
Scarred trees are still commonly made by Wiradjuri people. Species of eucalypt, particularly red gum, yellow and grey box are carved and, when their bark is soft, removed to make coolamons (wood or bark carrying container) and canoes. Red gums are manipulated while young, their branches interwoven. Commonly called ring trees, they are said to mark boundaries and line the banks of the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River).
Wiradjuri women still perform the ancient birthing ceremony of returning a child's gural (placenta) to Country. My daughter's gural was returned to Country and buried at the base of river red gum sapling on the banks of the Marrambidya.
This is her place now, she is connected to this sapling. It will grow as she grows, and she will return to this spot for the rest of her life.
A practice coolamon cut with my daughter and partner. Lillardia Briggs-Houston, Author provided
The Threat Of Public Indifference
Sacred trees also stand at the intersection of Aboriginal heritage and environmental protection, activism and politics. Economic- and wildfire-driven deforestation represent omnipresent threats to sacred trees and Indigenous heritage more broadly.
But even more insidious is the threat of public indifference. It's a sickness that has spread through our nation's institutions and political systems.
This sickness shows a lack of respect for Indigenous culture and our humanity. Its symptoms take the form of ongoing desecration of our heritage and incessant dispossession of Indigenous people.
Binyal (River Red Gum) ring tree boundary marker. They are often found along the Marrambidya Rob Williams, Author provided
Unless there's mainstream appreciation of Aboriginal culture and heritage, episodes like the destruction of Juukan Gorge, Djab Wurung and Kuyang will continue, and the public conversation will remain divisive.
The Riverina's Last Sacred Trees
In a small township called Narrandera situated along the Marrambidya (Murrumbidgee River), sacred Wiradjuri trees still survive. They represent a living continuum between the old ways and the new.
Most of this country along the Murrumbidgee has been consumed by Australia's unquenchable appetite for land and water. Almost everywhere you look, there are expanses of land cleared to make way for intensive crop cycles. Miles of irrigation fed by the Marrambidya deliver water to thirsty crops and livestock.
The land clearing and deforestation in this part of Australia is staggering, and it doesn't surprise me that our abysmal record qualified us as the only developed nation on the World Wildlife Fund's global list of deforestation hotspots.
Murrumbidgee Valley is the Riverina's only koala habitat. Shutterstock
One exception where communities of old trees still stand is in the Murrumbidgee Valley Regional Park, which hugs the Marrambidya and provides a corridor sanctuary for flora and fauna.
It's the most important ecological habitat in this part of Bidgee country, not only because of its remarkable biodiversity value (this is the Riverina's only koala habitat) or heritage value, but more so because of its scarceness.
Read more: Friday essay: this grandmother tree connects me to Country. I cried when I saw her burned
Here, some of the region's last sacred trees and important Aboriginal cultural sites survive.
The two photos below show a shield tree and a stone core. These were both found in the same stretch of the Murrumbidgee Valley Regional Park.
A Wiradjuri shield tree located in the Murrumbidgee Valley National Park. Rob Williams, Author provided
A stone core identified on a exposed surface in the Murrumbidgee Valley National Park. These are stones from which usable flakes, similar to a knife, are struck. They have distinct impressions made from these strikes. Rob Williams, Author provided
Sacred trees used to be common throughout the Riverina, but are now found only in a handful of state forests, national parks, or in vegetation reserves hugging the region's highways. Extrapolating beyond the fence line into farmland, one could presume they were once common throughout this territory prior to colonisation.
A Future For Sacred Trees
We must ask ourselves some tough questions. What will the next two centuries of unrestrained economic and infrastructure growth mean for Aboriginal heritage? Will your grandchildren have the same opportunity to visit and sit with sacred trees on Country — to listen to them, to speak to them and to appreciate them?
The ongoing desecration of Aboriginal heritage and Country, particularly our waterways, directly traumatises Aboriginal people. When we are denied access to Country and our heritage is destroyed, it leads to poorer health, well-being and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This is not just an Indigenous issue, or only about Indigenous struggle. Indigenous heritage is an asset all Australians can enjoy, celebrate, and advocate for greater protection and sustainable management. Once gone, it can never be replaced.
I acknowledge the Wiradjuri and all Indigenous people, their ancestors, elders, and youth, and advocate for their ongoing connection and right to access and protect Country.
I also acknowledge Lillardia Briggs-Houston, Wiradjuri, Gangulu and Yorta Yorta woman, for her advice and contributions to this piece.
Rob N. Williams, Archaeologist & PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
Australia Post Celebrates NAIDOC Week With Traditional Place Names On New Satchels
Australia Post is marking 2021 NAIDOC Week and its theme, "Heal Country!" by launching new packaging that includes a dedicated space for the inclusion of Traditional Place names for customers who wish to recognise traditional Country on their mail.
The organisation is also reflecting its ongoing commitment to celebrating First Nations culture by wrapping a number of its Street Posting Boxes in Indigenous artwork with a design created by Darwin's Marcus Lee of the Karajarri People.
Australia Post's National Indigenous Manager and Noongar man Chris Heelan said the move to provide room for Traditional Place names on satchels comes after being approached by First Nations Gomeroi woman Rachael McPhail, and has come about as a direct result of customer feedback.
Australia Post's National Indigenous Manager and Noongar man Chris Heelan
"We not only listened to Rachael, but to the overwhelming feedback from thousands of Australians who supported this fantastic concept to recognise traditional Country on their mail", Mr Heelan said.
"Including the Traditional Place name as part of the mailing address is a simple but meaningful way to promote and celebrate our Indigenous communities, which is something Australia Post has a long and proud history of doing."
Ms McPhail said she was delighted to see Australia Post build upon her idea and encouraged Australians to expand their knowledge of Indigenous heritage and start including Traditional Place names when sending letters and parcels.
"This is about paying respect to First Nations people, and their continuing connection to Country. If everyone adopts this small change, it will make a big difference," she said.
The newly designed Parcel Post and Express Post satchels, which also include an Acknowledgment of Country, have a nominated line below the recipient's name to include a Traditional Place name above the street address and postcode. Traditional Place names can also be used on letters, provided they appear above the street address and postcode.
For tips on how to identify First Nations localities and sending guidelines visit auspost.com.au/traditionalplacenames


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module MiniOPF

export Grid, run_opf, DCOPF

#using JuMP
#using Ipopt
using AxisArrays

include("core/elements.jl")
include("core/opf.jl")
end

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Parker Kligerman will return to the Nationwide Series in a Penske Racing Dodge at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday in the season closer.
The 19-year-old Westporter has one Nationwide race under his belt. Kligerman shocked the competition in his debut at Kansas Speedway in October when he was the fastest qualifier in his Penske Racing Dodge.
The four drivers he out-qualified were Sprint Cup regulars Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers and Carl Edwards who were second through fifth, respectively. Kligerman led the opening seven laps, stayed on the lead lap the entire event and finished 16th.
The Staples High School grad, a Penske Developmental driver, ran the ARCA Series all year in the Cunningham Dodge. Kligerman won the most races and led the point standing most all season before losing the championship to Justin Lofton by five points.
"I'm looking forward to racing at Homestead. It'll be over a month since I last raced," said Kligerman, a freshman at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He spends some of his free time at Penske's race shop in Mooresville, N.C.
Lofton signed Wednesday to drive for Red Horse Racing in 2010. He will drive a Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
A week after the biggest victory of his 40-plus years in racing, car owner Bob Horn is still receiving congratulations for his first place finish with driver Matt Hirschman in the SK Modified race at the North-South Shootout in Concord, N.C.
"It's gonna settle in soon, but I still can't believe we finally won at that place," Horn said earlier in the week.
The driver-turned-owner gave much of the credit to friend and team member Rob Gallear.
"I was so busy at work that I didn't get to the track until race day," explained Horn, who is employed at North End Auto Parts in Meriden, which provided tires for Horn's modified.
Gallear, a former Darien resident now living in Sherman, and Chris Foster of Norwich, hauled the car to North Carolina Friday and prepared it for qualifying. There was one Horn present Friday, as Bob's daughter, Debbie, was on hand to prepare food for the team.
The 2004 Troyer chassis that Horn bought in 2005 was powered by a motor Horn built and was fast off the truck. Hirschman of Northampton, Pa., was quick in every practice session.
Getting to Concord Saturday was "a whirlwind adventure" according to Horn who flew to Atlanta and then Charlotte and arrived shortly before the race began.
On hand for the victory were Horn's sister Vanessa and her husband Ed Sennewald, who at one time worked for Nash Engineering. The Sennewald's now reside in Georgia.
"There are so many people I have to thank. Both LaJoie's (Don and brother Roger) helped me this year and many other years. Ron (Silk) was a big help as was Eric Berndt's grandfather" (owner of North End Auto parts) said Horn, whose sole responsibility at North End is building and working on race cars driven by Eric Berndt.
Silk, who has won at Waterford and Stafford driving for Horn and was fastest qualifier last year for the North-South race in Horn's car, finished fifth at Concord driving for Ed Partridge.
Berndt, who works with Horn at North End, ran as high as second in the race before fading. "Eric is a good guy and a good driver. We work side by side each day" noted Horn.
"Over the years we put so much effort into winning this race and to finally achieve what we worked hard for is so rewarding," said Horn.
His wife Cathy had a reminder of his victory when he arrived home. "She had a big fake check hanging on the wall," stated Horn.
The money came in handy, but anyone who knows Horn realizes seeing his car in Victory Lane in a race that grows in prestige each year was priceless.
Horn is busy. He presently is working on three race cars. "I'm building a new (SK) car and a new Tour car for Eric (Berndt) and rebuilding my car," explained the driver turned owner.
Scott Sharp said earlier this week he is looking forward to his debut as a car owner when the American LeMans Series opens its 2010 season in March in Sebring, Fl.
"I always thought about being and owner-driver and now I have the opportunity, said Sharp, who has Patron Spirits as sponsor. Patron executive Ed Brown will co-drive with Sharp, and his new Extreme Speed Motorsports entry.
Sharp, said his electrifying crash at Road Atlanta in October had no bearing on his decision to go from the LMP1 Class to LMP2 and noted the speeds between LMP1 and 2 is minimal.
"The LMP1 top speed is 170 and LMP2 is about 160. The difference is the cornering ability. LMP1 corners so much faster," Sharp said. "The opportunity to own my own team and race for Ferrari and have Patron continue its support of me was a determining factor."
His team debuts in March at Sebring, Fla.
Sharp, who had a one-shot ride at Indianapolis last year, was asked if he would entertain offers to return to the 500 this year. "If I had the opportunity to win I'd go. Last year was frustrating. I had a make shift crew and we never fast," explained Sharp, who drove for Panther Racing. "If Penske or one of the other top three teams called I'd be interested," Sharp added.
Sharp is a former IRL point champ and an Indy 500 pole winner.
The late Chuck Arnold, who resided in Stamford and was one of the top midget drivers in the country and earned the 1953 NASCAR Midget championship, has been selected for induction into the 2010 New England Auto Racing (NEAR) Hall of Fame.
Arnold, who died in 1997, raced midgets, sprinters and competed in the 1959 Indianapolis 500, starting 21st and finishing 15th. The induction ceremony is Jan. 31 at LaRenaissance banquet hall in East Windsor.


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Q: How does Spine.js generate unique IDs? Maybe I'm missing it but I'm not seeing where Spine.js generates unique ids for newly created records.
An example of this is clicking 'New Contact' in the Spine Contacts example (http://spine-contacts.herokuapp.com) and seeing the id in the url.
If you can explain how and include the line numbers from the source, that would be great.  Thanks!

A: based on their code from github spine.js the following function does the guid generation:
guid = function() {
    return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(c) {
        var r, v;
        r = Math.random() * 16 | 0;
        v = c === 'x' ? r : r & 3 | 8;
        return v.toString(16);
    }).toUpperCase();
};

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Between 12 and 24 February 2019, the National Museum in Warsaw will present 30 works by Pablo Picasso – ceramic art and prints from the Museum's collection. This is a unique opportunity to discover the artist's works that are usually not accessible to the general public.
On display will be ten plates with images of faces and still lifes. All of them document the early stage of the artist's fascination with ceramic art, and were created as unique pieces (Picasso's later works were usually manufactured in series of 25 to even 500 identical copies). The exhibition will also include the artist's prints from the NMW collection, mostly lithographs, such as 14 works from his longest series: Woman in an Armchair (1948–49). Its protagonist is Françoise Gilot, the artist's then partner, portrayed, among others, in a highlander-style sheepskin coat Picasso brought her from Poland. The presented lithographs will also include still lifes, such as an interesting print showing a jug and fruit, most likely drawn on the lithographic stone with a finger. Visitors will be able to see two colour linocuts from 1962 printed by the artist himself: Bust of a Woman in a Hat (portrait of Picasso's second wife, Jacqueline Roque) and The Luncheon on the Grass (after a painting by Édouard Manet). These works were donated by Henry Kahnweiler, a friend of the artist's and a collector of his works. The display will also feature Polish Girl (1948), a portrait of a young woman in a shawl – Picasso's only drawing held at the NMW.
This is the first incarnation of the Treasures of the NMW series, where the Museum will showcase the most interesting artworks from its storerooms.


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Q: Python asking for file path Hi i made a python script to copy values from one excel file to another but now i need to prompt the user so that they can select the files from their file explorer without changing the path in the script itself what is the best way to do this ? the people that are going to work with it also don't really know alot about scripts what is the best dummy proof way to just let them run it ?
My code is the following:
import openpyxl as xl
from openpyxl.styles import Alignment, Font

# opening the source excel file
filename = "C:\\excelProjects\\Test Meg Vanhoef.xlsx"
wb1 = xl.load_workbook(filename)
ws1 = wb1.worksheets[0]`

# opening the destination excel file
filename1 = "C:\\excelProjects\\2223 Aanstipschema EGS v061221 - met koppeling forms.xlsx"
wb2 = xl.load_workbook(filename1)
ws2 = wb2.active

# calculate total number of rows in source excel file
mr = ws1.max_row

for i in range(2, mr+1):
    #B
    ws2['B{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=12).value
    #C
    ws2['C{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=13).value
    #D
    ws2['D{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=17).value
    #E
    ws2['E{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=15).value
    #F
    if ws1.cell(row=i, column=21).value == 'Andere':
        ws2['F{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=22).value
    else:
        ws2['F{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=21).value
    #G
    Y_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=25).value
    Z_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=26).value
    ws2['G{}'.format(i)] = f"{Y_val} {Z_val}"

    #H
    ws2.cell(row=i, column=8).value = ws1.cell(row=i, column=27).value
    #I
    AG_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=33).value
    AB_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=28).value
    AC_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=29).value
    AN_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=40).value
    AH_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=34).value
    AJ_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=36).value

    ws2['I{}'.format(i)] = f"{AG_val} ({AB_val}, {AC_val}) \n{AN_val} ({AH_val}, {AJ_val})"
    ws2['I{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)
    #J
    AF_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=32).value
    ws1.cell(row=i, column=39).font = Font(bold=True)
    AM_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=39).value

    ws2['J{}'.format(i)] = f'{AF_val} ({AB_val}) \n{AM_val} ({AH_val})'
    ws2['J{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)
    #K
    ws2['K{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=50).value
    #L
    ws2['L{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=51).value
    #M
    ws2['M{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=16).value
    #N
    ws2['N{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=41).value
    #O
    ws2['O{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=47).value
    #P
    ws2['P{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=49).value
    #Q
    ws2['Q{}'.format(i)] = ws1.cell(row=i, column=52).value
    #S
    BA_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=53).value
    BB_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=54).value
    CS_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=96).value
    CT_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=97).value
    if CS_val != 'Nederlands' and CT_val != 'Nederlands':
        ws2['S{}'.format(i)] = f'{BA_val} \n{BB_val} \n\nTaal met moeder: {CS_val} \nTaal met vader: {CT_val}'
    elif CT_val == 'Nederlands':
        ws2['S{}'.format(i)] = f'{BA_val} \n{BB_val} \n\nTaal met vader: {CT_val}'
    elif CS_val == 'Nederlands':
        ws2['S{}'.format(i)] = f'{BA_val} \n{BB_val} \n\nTaal met moeder: {CS_val}'
    else:
        ws2['S{}'.format(i)] = f'{BA_val} \n{BB_val}'
    ws2['S{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)
    #W
    BG_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=59).value
    BH_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=60).value
    BI_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=61).value
    BJ_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=62).value
    BK_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=63).value
    BL_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=64).value
    BM_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=65).value

    if BK_val == None and BM_val == None:
        ws2['W{}'.format(i)] = f'{BG_val} \n{BH_val} \n{BI_val} \n{BJ_val} \n{BL_val}'
    elif BM_val == None:
        ws2['W{}'.format(i)] = f'{BG_val} \n{BH_val} \n{BI_val} \n{BJ_val} \nmedicatie: {BK_val} \n{BL_val}'
    elif BK_val == None:
        ws2['W{}'.format(i)] = f'{BG_val} \n{BH_val} \n{BI_val} \n{BJ_val} \n{BL_val} \nverwachtingen school: {BM_val}'
    else:
        ws2['W{}'.format(i)] = f'{BG_val} \n{BH_val} \n{BI_val} \n{BJ_val} \nmedicatie: {BK_val} \n{BL_val} \nverwachtingen school: {BM_val}'
    ws2['W{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)

    #AS
    BO_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=67).value
    BP_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=68).value
    BR_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=70).value

    ws2['AS{}'.format(i)] = f'Hobby / talenten: {BO_val} / {BR_val} \nInteresses: {BP_val}'
    ws2['AS{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)

    #AU
    BS_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=71).value
    BT_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=72).value
    BV_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=74).value
    BX_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=76).value
    BZ_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=78).value
    CB_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=80).value
    CD_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=82).value
    CE_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=83).value

    ws2['AU{}'.format(i)] = f'Talenten: {BS_val} / {BV_val} / {BT_val} \nLeermoeilijkheden: {BX_val} / {BZ_val} \nVroegere begeleiding: {CB_val} / {CD_val} \nBelemmerende factoren: {CE_val}'
    ws2['AU{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)

    #AW
    CF_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=84).value
    AO_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=41).value
    CJ_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=88).value
    CL_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=90).value
    CN_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=92).value
    CO_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=93).value
    CP_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=94).value
    CQ_val = ws1.cell(row=i, column=95).value

    if CO_val == 'ja':
        ws2['AW{}'.format(i)] = f"Karakter: {CF_val} \nMedisch: {BG_val}, {BH_val}, {BL_val}, {BM_val} \nFamiliaal: {AO_val} \nMoeilijkheden: {CI_val} / {CK_val} \nVroegere ondersteuning: {CM_val} / {CO_val} \nBelemmerende factoren: Indien \npestverleden \n{CQ_val} {CR_val}"
    else:
        ws2['AW{}'.format(i)] = f"Karakter: {CF_val} \nMedisch: {BG_val}, {BH_val}, {BL_val}, {BM_val} \nFamiliaal: {AO_val} \nMoeilijkheden: {CI_val} / {CK_val} \nVroegere ondersteuning: {CM_val} / {CO_val} \nBelemmerende factoren: Indien \n{CQ_val} {CR_val}"
    ws2['AW{}'.format(i)].alignment = Alignment(wrapText=True)

# saving the destination excel file
wb2.save(str(filename1))

A: import os
os.getcwd()

returns current working path. You can use it as a variable to output path.
You should ask users of the script to have the source Excel file in the same path as your .py file;
If I understood you correctly, this should help.

A: If you think the users are going to be non-technical, you can use a tkinter window to choose the files. For eg, the below code gets the 2 file paths, and then you can work with it.
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import filedialog

root = tk.Tk()
root.withdraw()

source_file_path = filedialog.askopenfilename(title="Choose source file")
target_file_path = filedialog.askopenfilename(title="Choose target file")

There are options, to filter file types, starter directory etc, for that you can refer the documentation.

A: I would use tkinter.filedialog for this task, consider following simple example
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import filedialog
filepath1 = ""
def callback():
    global filepath1
    filepath1 = filedialog.askopenfilename()
    root.destroy()
root = tk.Tk()
btn = tk.Button(root, text="Click to select file", command=callback)
btn.pack()
tk.mainloop()
print("User selected", filepath1)

If you are allowed to use external modules as you wish, then you might use easygui as follows
import easygui
filepath = easygui.fileopenbox("Select file")
print("User selected", filepath)

In order to install easygui just do pip install easygui


Scottsdale, Ariz. October 25, 2018 – cStor, a leading provider of data center, digital transformation, and cybersecurity solutions, announced today that Cisco has authorized cStor to participate in their Western States Contracting Alliance National Association of State Procurement Officials (WSCA-NASPO) Agreement.
Since 1993, WSCA served as the primary cooperative purchasing arm of NASPO and encouraged, fostered and guided participating members to work collaboratively to create true procurement cooperatives. WSCA-NASPO represents a unified, nationally-focused cooperative purchasing program that will leverage the collective expertise and experience of WSCA and NASPO.
Click here for more information on the Cisco WSCA-NASPO ValuePoint program.


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Would you like to apply for MoneyGram Recruitment 2018/2019 if yes then read and follow up the steps on how to apply accordingly. MoneyGram is a financial connection for friends and family. Each employee plays a part in helping the world transfer nearly $600 billion each year for everything from life's essentials, to emergency needs and even savings. Our multicultural company operates in more than 200 countries and territories throughout the globe and provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for all employees.
The Regional Compliance Officer is responsible for working directly with MoneyGram agents within assigned territory.
The incumbent is a primary compliance resource with responsibilities of: measuring Agents' Compliance and Anti-Fraud programs; driving training and awareness initiatives; and providing guidance and support to Agents.
The incumbent will also be responsible for driving Agents to implement or enhance compliance and anti-fraud policies and procedures and assist in the development of Compliance and Anti-Fraud programs, as required.
The Regional Compliance Officer will partner and liaison with business unit representatives to ensure that Agent policies and controls are practical, efficient and workable; captures MoneyGram policies and expectations, as well as regulatory requirements.
3-5 years' work experience within the financial services industry.
Demonstrated understanding of the MoneyGram's business practices, organizational structure and general policies and procedures.


Firewood features New American heirloom cuisine with seasonal menu rotations to incorporate the freshest regional produce. The majority of our dishes are prepared over open flame using chef-selected wood like cedar, cherry and maple to enhance flavors. Chef John Murcko is passionate about open flame cooking, and has returned to Park City after a successful career opening more than 25 restaurants in Park City and Sun Valley. Firewood's decor showcases turn of the century industrial warehouse finishes, reclaimed bricks and timbers, warehouse windows into the kitchen and a special Chef's table. Firewood also has space to host private parties and events in a separate bar level.


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Covid destroys dad of three's kidney and leaves him needing lifesaving transplant
Lee Thompson lost two stone after suffering with sickness and diarrhoea for two weeks while fighting the virus
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A dad of three has been left needing a kidney transplant to save his life following his hospital battle with Covid.
Lee Thompson, 47 from Pontypridd is preparing to join the waiting list for organ donation after a two-week battle with coronavirus saw him drop two stone and lose his remaining kidney function.
His family were terrified of contracting the virus due to Lee's kidney disease and feared he wouldn't survive after doctors warned he couldn't afford to catch Covid-19 at the beginning of the pandemic.
Lee and his family were hit by the virus at the beginning of November.
It started with his wife, Kathryn Thompson, a primary school head teacher in Caerphilly, who came down with a cough.
"We didn't know if it was dust or something because I had been clearing and I put it down to that. We had been extremely cautious because he has been shielding," said Kathryn.
Lee has been suffering with kidney disease for the last 10 years. His doctors think it may have been caused by an infection which developed from bacteria entering his blood stream after he scraped his leg on a rock while kayaking.
"In March when this all started happening we spoke to Lee's doctors and asked them what the plan would be if Lee got the virus," Kathryn said.
"They said 'there is no plan, you absolutely cannot afford to catch the virus."
Because of this, Lee has been shielding since March and the whole family have gone to extreme lengths to avoid contact with anyone.
When schools returned in July Kathryn did not go back to work, nor did her eldest daughter who is a teaching assistant and her youngest daughter stayed home from school.
"I have been out of the house probably about three to four times since March," explained Lee.
Despite the extreme lengths the family went to, Kathryn still developed symptoms and tested positive for the virus. When she first started showing signs she stayed away from her family as much as possible and slept in a different room.
After Kathryn tested positive, her youngest daughter, Mali, started to complain she felt achey, then Lee became ill with sickness and diarrhoea.
Out of the family of five, four of them tested positive, with just one of the couple's daughters getting a negative result.
In the two weeks that Lee was sick with the virus unable to eat or keep anything down other than water, he lost two stone.
"What shocked me was my symptoms. Everyone talks about the lack of taste and cough but we all had different symptoms," said Lee.
He added: "I think that is one of the biggest problems out there and why the rates are so high, we are only looking at the coughing."
Due to his condition his consultants ordered a blood test at his GP, and the same day results showed he needed urgent hospital care.
He was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital where he was put on a drip before being transferred to the University Hospital of Wales as he urgently needed dialysis treatment.
"I don't know if he was putting a brave face for home but I could see the difference in him then, he became more unwell," explained Kathryn.
Lee said he can hardly remember anything from his time in hospital and said he was "pretty much out of it". He added that the staff in both hospitals were fantastic.
For Kathryn and her daughters, Lee being admitted to hospital was terrifying.
"We didn't know if he would survive it. We were so so careful, we have really made sacrifices to keep him safe," she said.
Lee was in the Heath hospital for a week before returning home, he now has to have dialysis for four hours three times a week before he can be added to the waiting list to receive a kidney transplant.
The dialysis involved four hour sessions three times a week, which Lee described as extremely draining.
Lee is now urging people to consider other symptoms for the virus.
"Don't let it go too long, don't think it is just a cold because it might not be, look at all of the symptoms not just the top ones, something that is further down the list. You might be spreading it and not be aware of it.
To show their support for their father and to help raise awareness, Lee's eldest daughters Morgyn and Seren will be abseiling down the transporter bridge in Newport on Sunday. Their youngest daughter Mali is unfortunately unable to do it as she is too young.
"I am really proud of them," said Lee.
The girls have already raised almost £2,500 for Kidney Research Unit for Wales Foundation, you can make a donation here.
Lee is currently taking time off from his job with Go Compare as a senior agile delivery manager until he is well enough to return working from home around his dialysis in the new year.


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Retired Teamsters fight to stop pension cuts
On Monday, more than 500 Teamsters went to Wayne State to voiced their disgust with the proposed pension cuts.
Retired Teamsters fight to stop pension cuts On Monday, more than 500 Teamsters went to Wayne State to voiced their disgust with the proposed pension cuts. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/1T98qSJ
Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Personal Finance Columnist Published 4:15 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2016 | Updated 3:10 p.m. ET Feb. 16, 2016
David Jackson, 78, of Detroit, listens as others make a statement during a public session. Bardley was a member of Teamsters for 35 years. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Hundreds of frustrated and angry Teamsters showed up to voice against the proposed pension cuts during a public session at Wayne State University on Monday, February 8, 2016, in Detroit. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Kenneth Feinberg, special master for the U.S. Department of Treasury, listens to Teamsters during a public session at Wayne State University. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Hundreds of frustrated and angry Teamsters showed up to voice against the proposed pension cuts. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Kenneth Feinberg, special master for the U.S. Department of Treasury, listens to Teamsters during a public session. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Christina Schlitt, 65, and her husband Bruce Schlitt, 65, both of Grosse Pointe Park, MI, listen as others make a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Joe Habroski, 57, of Saint Clair Shores, MI, listens as others make a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Walter Damm, 75, of Ann Arbor, MI, listens as others make a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Don Bardley, 66, of Hazel Park, MI, listens as others make a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Jerry Deaton, 70, of Hillsdale County, MI, Eddie Christopher, 71, of Howell, MI, and Don Hass, 63, of Eau Claire, MI, listen as others make a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Jerry Deaton, 70, of Hillsdale County, MI, makes a statement. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
David Diem, 75, of Dundee, makes a statement about the Teamsters pension fund during a jammed meeting at Wayne State University. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Hundreds of frustrated and angry Teamsters showed up to voice against the proposed pension cuts during a public session. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
People watch the meeting on TV outside the hall as hundreds of frustrated and angry Teamsters showed up to voice against the proposed pension cuts. Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press
Retired pensioners called a plan to rescue the Central States plan as "Pension Theft." The retirees said they don't know what they'll do if pensions are cut by up to 60%.
David Diem, 75, of Dundee, makes a statement about the Teamsters pension fund during a jammed meeting at Wayne State University.(Photo: Salwan Georges, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo
Frustrated and angry Teamsters showed up by the hundreds Monday and voiced their disgust with the proposed pension cuts at a public session at the Wayne State University in Detroit.
Dozens milled outside the lecture hall on the Wayne State campus with many holding signs saying "Pension Theft."
Bill Peck, 64, rode a bus with about 25 other Teamsters from western Michigan to Detroit and held a picket sign that said "your government found a way to steal your pension."
Peck, who lives in Grandville and belongs to Teamsters Local 406, said he worked 20 years for ABF Frieght and retired in 2011. Under the proposed rescue plan for the Central States Pension Fund, Peck said his monthly pension could be cut by 48%.
"It's our money," Peck said. "It's not their money. It's just like taking someone's wages away."
Bill Peck, 64, rode a bus with other Teamsters from western Michigan to Detroit to voice anger on the proposed cuts to his pension. (Photo: Susan Tompor)
Bill Scott, 68, said before the meeting that his pension would drop to $1,200 a month from about $2,600 a month should the proposed cuts take place.
Scott, who lives in Detroit and is a member of Teamsters Local 299, said he feels he would not be able to afford his $900 lease on his townhouse and would be forced to move.
"We're all upset because it's really a backroom deal," Scott said. "Who's going to go back to work at 70 years old?"
Bill Scott, 68, Detroit, said he'd see his pension drop to $1,200 a month from $2,600 a month under a proposed rescue plan for the Central States Pension Fund. (Photo: Susan Tompor)
The Central States fund said it covers 24,205 current retirees in Michigan — and 13,179 now face benefit reductions. Reduced pension benefits also would hit about 18,757 plan participants in Michigan who are not yet retired.
Nationwide, the proposed cuts by Central States trustees would affect about 270,000 people.
"I can't change the law. I have no authority to do that," said Kenneth Feinberg, who called for the Monday meeting and other public sessions that enabled Teamsters to speak out on a proposed rescue plan for the Central States Pension Fund. Feinberg has a role as the special master for the U.S. Department of Treasury's implementation of a pension reform act involving multi-employer plans.
Feinberg said he's heard countless objections including that the plan should be rejected in its entirety. He's heard that the cuts need to be more equitable. He also heard complaints on the voting, which indicates that if someone does not return a ballot that is deemed to be a 'yes' vote.
Feinberg told the crowd of more than 500 gathered in Detroit Monday afternoon that about three members of Treasury were hearing their comments at the Wayne State lecture hall.
"I'm here to listen. I can't explain how or why this law was enacted," Feinberg said. But he said he was in Detroit to better understand the objections before he renders a decision on whether Treasury should approve a rescue plan submitted by the trustees of the Central States Pension Fund.
He noted that the Treasury department is looking at thousands of pages of the proposed rescue plan and is reviewing whether the assumptions are correct and would enable the plan to survive.
Teamsters pension crisis driving deep cuts for retirees
The first woman to speak broke down in tears after noting that the pension cuts are tough on the working class.
"We're only asking for the money we earned over the courses of our careers," she said.
Another speaker blamed a disregard for conservative investing in managing the fund and noted that other Teamster pension funds in the country are in better shape.
A 70-year-old retiree spoke out and and said he worked for five companies that went out of business and he didn't see his final paychecks sometimes.
""If they cut my pension 60%, I don't know what I'm going to do," the retiree said. He noted that at 70, he's divorced and facing plenty of bills.
"I've got 20 years left on my mortgage."
Another speaker, who said his pension would be cut in half, said he could only explain his frustration one way.
"This is just plain robbery, that's what it is," he said.
One woman generated applause from the crowd after she spoke of her husband's hard work as a truck driver for years. She noted her husband was on the road and didn't get to go to a single graduation for any of their four children.
"He had to work," she said.
The cuts could come as early as July, if a proposed plan is approved as submitted by the fund trustees. Under the law, some plan participants cannot have their benefits reduced at all, including retirees 80 years of age and older (partial protection beginning at age 75), and participants receiving disability benefits.
If the plan is approved as submitted, many retirees said they may receive only half of what they receive now in retirement checks. Others -- who worked at some point for companies that went out of business and are called "orphans" -- have reported being told of deeper cuts to their existing pension checks ranging up to 70%.
The term "orphans" is used by Central States, not the law. But the category itself is required under the existing law for troubled pension funds to receive more substantial cuts.
Thomas Nyhan, executive director and general counsel for the Central States Pension Fund, acknowledges that the cuts will be painful but sees no alternatives.
"If there was any realistic alternative, we would have pursued it," Nyhan said in an e-mailed response to the Detroit Free Press. "Due to a combination of factors, the fund is projected to become insolvent in 10 years, at which point we will be unable to pay out benefits to retirees and beneficiaries."
Nyhan noted that although the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation "theoretically guarantees" some coverage of benefits in the case of insolvency, the PBGC's program that would cover the multiemployer plans, such as Central States, itself is projected to become insolvent in 9 years.
"If that happens, our participants' pension benefits would be reduced to essentially zero," Nyhan said in his e-mail to the Free Press.
Feinberg's role is to determine if the Treasury Department will accept the proposed plan as is, seek modifications or reject the plan. Treasury has 225 days to review the plan. A decision is expected by May 7 from Treasury.
Congress amended the pension law in December 2014, as part of the omnibus federal budget bill, to allow for deep pension cuts for troubled multiemployer plans. The change in the rules does not apply to single-employer plans.
The proposed rescue plan, which was submitted Sept. 25 by the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas fund, is designed to overcome serious shortfalls in funding. The Central States pension fund had assets of $17.8 billion as of Dec. 31 but is projected to become insolvent in 2026.
The pension cuts would be the first that would take place under the Kline-Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014.
The act requires the Treasury Department to approve an application if a pension fund's potential claims would cost the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. $1 billion or more.
Workers and retirees would vote on the cuts, but Treasury still has the power to carry out cuts.
Even if a majority of the plan's participants and beneficiaries vote against the proposed benefit reductions, the Treasury Department is required by Congress to permit the implementation of the benefit reductions or a modified version of the reductions, if the standards under the law are met, Feinberg has said.
Karen Friedman, executive vice president for the Pension Rights Center in Washington, D.C., said she views the change in the pension rules as a way to torpedo federal protections that were passed in 1974.
"If this can happen to these retirees, it can happen to a lot of other retirees," Friedman said.
Friedman spoke in Detroit Monday at the meeting and said the law needs to be changed and the proposal before the Treasury regarding Central States needs to be rejected. The room exploded into vigorous applause on her words.
Contact Susan Tompor: 313-222-8876 or stompor@freepress.com. Follow Susan on Twitter @Tompor.
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I don't own an e-reader and use a Kindle app on my Macbook. Like with Connor, there were times when she frustrated me lxura ultimately I loved her. Mackenzie is a such a good heroine!!! Dec 31, I enjoyed the family dynamics of the Baylor family, and it's neat to see everyone growing and dealing with everything without Nevada leading them.
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Hundreds Sick in 18 States From Salmonella Linked to Raw Foster Farms Chickens; Officials Say Outbreak Is Ongoing
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Lauren Saria | October 8, 2013 | 3:01pm
A public health alert was issued Monday for raw chicken packaged at three Foster Farms facilities in California. Since March, some 278 people have gotten sick from salmonella Heidelberg infection, mainly in California, though the illness has reached a total of 18 states so far.
Though the USDA was first notified of the illnesses in July, the outbreak still hasn't been directly linked to a specific product or production period.
See also: The Government Shutdown and Your Food: FDA Meat Inspections Will Continue, Other Food Safety Inspections Will Not
You can avoid suspect products by looking at the USDA mark of inspection. Raw products from the facilities in question will be marked with one of the establishment numbers below:
"P6137"
"P6137A"
No recall is in effect, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to monitor the outbreak while the Food Safety and Inspection Service continues to investigate, according to the USDA. The FSIS is one of the branches of the USDA that is continuing to work despite the government shutdown, though some of the staff has been furloughed.
A Foster Farms press release states, "It is also important to reassure the public that the FSIS process has not been affected by the recent government shutdown." Though other reports point out that because of the shutdown, investigators who conduct multi-state outbreak investigations won't be working.
A Centers for Disease Control staffer told Wired:
I know that we will not be conducting multi-state outbreak investigations. States may continue to find outbreaks, but we won't be doing the cross-state consultation and laboratory work to link outbreaks that might cross state borders.
And according to an ABC report:
"The Centers for Disease Control, which monitors the microbes that signal multi-state outbreaks of food poisoning, was working with a barebones staff because of the federal government shutdown, with all but two of the 80 staffers that normally analyze foodborne pathogens furloughed."
Both Foster Farms and the FSIS are taking this as an opportunity to remind consumers about the importance of fully cooking raw poultry to 165 degrees. Doing so will kill the bacteria, which can cause salmonellosis. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, chills, headache, nausea, and vomiting that can last up to seven days. Infections can be life-threatening to those with weak immune systems, such as infants, the elderly, and people with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
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TALLAHASSEE� Legislation to repeal an international driver�s license requirement for out-of-country visitors got a unanimous vote in the Florida Senate Wednesday and now heads to the governor�s desk to become law.
Gov.Rick Scott has already voiced his support for the legislation, which also passed the House unanimously, and said he will sign it. The bill will take effect immediately once the governor acts and will be retroactive to Jan. 1.
The bill amends a law passed in 2012. It required out-of-country visitors who wished to drive in Florida get an international driver�s license � called an International Driving Permit.
Canadian �snowbirds� were most angered by the bill. Many were unaware of it until they arrived in Florida this winter only to learn their home country driver�s licenses where no longer valid � though they had been in the past.
But he�s relieved that it will soon be repealed.
�I think common sense has prevailed in this whole matter and things (will) go right back to normal,� he said.
Finigan never bought the international driver�s license because it can�t be purchased outside of a visitor�s home country. He said he only learned about it after he was in Florida, so it was too late.
The 2012 law�s intent was to ensure all drivers in the state carried an English-version license, so law enforcement could better verify the visitor�s home country did permit him or her to drive. It was designed to eliminate the problem of licenses in foreign languages.
But that argument quickly grew unpopular as lawmakers� offices were flooded with unhappy Canadians� phone calls. Also concerns were raised that the law could violate the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949), which the U.S. has signed.
Canadian visitors were quick to point out that the majority of their licenses are already in English.
To receive the license, the driver had to be 18 years old and have a valid license in his or her home country. It cost between $15 and $25 and was good for no more than one year, according to House staff analysis of the repeal bill. The bill made no provision to reimburse those who already bought the licenses.
Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, released a statement after the bill passed, letting international visitors know they�re wanted.
-The Senate unanimously passed a bill (SB 160) that would waive military veterans� fees when they apply for professional licenses and initial certification from the Department of Health. Veterans are eligible for the fee waiver for 24 months once they have been honorably discharged. A House version of the bill awaits a floor vote.
-The Senate unanimously passed a bill titled the �Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for Military Children.� It reauthorizes Florida law dealing with military children who transition into the state�s educational system. Forty-three states have signed on to the compact. It�s designed to help military children who often go to school in several states before they graduate. The compact covers member states� policies on school placement, enrollment, records transfer and graduation.
The bill already passed unanimously in the House and now will go to the governor.


Fenerbahçe became the EuroLeague runner-up last season.
A total of six teams will represent Turkey in the European basketball club competitions next season, EuroLeague announced Tuesday.
Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe and Darüşşafaka will play in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, while Galatasaray, TOFAŞ and Türk Telekom will participate in the 7DAYS EuroCup.
Darüşşafaka will become the third Turkish team in the Euroleague next season after winning the 7DAYS EuroCup title in the 2017-2018 season.
The announcement came after a recent EuroLeague Commercial Assets Shareholders Executive Board (ECA) meeting. The board revealed the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup team lists for the 2018-2019 season.
It also reviewed the commercial strategy and agreed on the 2018-19 competition regulations.


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