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Men, Wait a Lonely Lifetime, Women
What I Learned from Helen Keller and My Father
My introduction to the life story of Helen Keller was through the film, The Miracle Worker. With the help of the acting brilliance of Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, I watched the impaired little girl transform not only herself but her family and teacher by her determination to overcome the loss of sight and hearing because of an illness in her infancy.
If you have seen this film, maybe you had the same reaction to Helen's bravery when she, faced with the desertion of her teacher, breaks free of her family's indulgence of her impairments and proves she is capable of learning.
In the film, she stumbles from one object to another in her front yard, naming each as her teacher had signed them to her, giving her utmost effort to vocalize words she has never heard.
During those moments in the film, I cheer for that little girl, fighting all the odds, including the people who loved her most, to be more, have more, achieve more than anyone believed she could, including her teacher.
By her supreme effort to prove she is capable of more than being a sightless, voiceless creature to be pitied, Helen is transformed into a heroine and a champion of those less fortunate.
That story, the legend the film created, has always inspired me and probably, with the help of women in my life and in my family who, in spite of adversity, kept faith with themselves, gave me the foundation that has seen me through my own, though meager in comparison, adversity. Women who, for their families and friends, follow their dreams, protect and provide for their children, stand by the men they love, even if they fall short of reaching their life's goal, never give up. Always adjusting, altering, sacrificing to meet the needs of the people they love.
These qualities are part of what make us all capable of heroism, at least in the eyes of those we love. When my father returned home as a veteran, there were no jobs. Despite his experience as an Army officer, the only work he could find was as a farm laborer, picking potatoes. He had to provide for his wife and children and he did this back-breaking work to ensure than none of us went hungry. While he was bending beneath the weight of this burden, my mother was working nights in the canning factory.
My mother's memoir of her WWII experiences is Following the Troops. She was proud of my father, even when she was run out of Boston because of him.
I'm an author and I write about women who, despite uncertainty, disadvantage or disappointment, take on life on their own terms, finding the men they need along the way, chasing them down when they have to.
Men like Eric Wasserman, women like Sylviana Innocenti.
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On the Approaching 12th Anniversary of 09/11/01
If There Are No Losers
Dreams & Aspirations – Repost
Teresa Bettridge says:
Leigh, how can I read Virginia's memoirs if I don't have a nook book? I really need to know how come she was 'run out of Boston'! I'm sure it makes for riveting reading, as my grandmother also told me tales of the hardship of living through the wars – she saw both the First World War and WWII – and the social changes, particularly in WWI, were incredible.
Also, I read about Helen Keller when I was really young in a Reader's Digest magazine. I was so astounded that someone could achieve what she did that I tried walking about with my eyes closed and not speaking; my mother begged me to give it up after a few accidents. However, it later led me to volunteering in a school for deaf children when I was in my teens, and I learned how to see the person first and not the disability.
I have just returned from a tall ship voyage where I worked alongside people who coped with severe health problems. One woman – I'll call her Celia – told me how she lost a leg when a young joyrider crushed her between her car and his, and ran away leaving her trapped. She was able to see that her leg had been severed above the knee, and it was 20 minutes before someone found her.
Celia very matter-of-factly told me her story, and showed me the prosthesis she wore, and where it had blistered her skin owing to the movement of the boat. She explained that the young lad who hit her came from a family of habitual criminals and had suffered appallingly himself. She said he was a child who'd never stood a chance of leading a normal life, and it was the knowledge that so many young people in her area lived with this kind of deprivation that took her to university, and subsequently and into social work.
This woman is amazing. She did the same work as the rest of us, befriended everyone, sang at the drop of a hat, made people laugh, and never, ever, did I see her without a smile on her face.
Meeting Celia has had a profound effect on the way I now see my life. I have always known, beyond a shadow of doubt that women are tough, but I think I'd temporarily forgotten that I am one! It's true that I'd confronted many of my own personal tigers on this trip, and I managed to achieve things I never thought possible. But Celia's attitude to people, and to life, has inspired me to view my own health issues in a totally different light. Because I will do what women have always done when facing difficulty – I will simply find ways to look at life from another angle. And this, I think is our greatest strength.
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Teresa, thank you so much for this story and for telling me about your experiences. I am continually astounded by the strength and fortitude of my fellow human beings, but I think women are beyond mere human capacity for endurance.
When I was editing the two books, Parachutes and Petticoats and Iancs, Conshis a Spam, I read some of the saddest, wisest, kindest and most horrendous accounts of women's triumphs and suffering during World War Two, and these were the experiences of women in Wales, a microcosm of the whole world at war.
We can be proud and grateful to all of the women who've gone before us and have been courageous enough to speak about their lives, hopes and disappointments, to let us know their side of the story.
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Q: Matplotlib widgets don't work properly with IPython I am using Matplotlib in a class to view 3-Dimensional physical data.
I have a fiew sliders and radiobuttons, in which I can update the view on the data (eg. which layer, or what scale to use).
This works perfectly fine in Pycharm when running a script. But when I use IPython in Pycharm, to work dynamically on my data, the widgets are either buggy (one of the sliders) or don't respond at all (all the other widgets). The tools of matplotlib for zooming and panning work totally fine though.
I am not quite sure, how to adress this problem, and what I can do for debugging. I beleave in both cases the backend is PyQt5.
There is one more difference, that might be a hint to a solution: the new opened matplotlib window, doesn't show the matplotlib logo, and is just white when run in Ipython.
Here is the minimal code, that reproduces the error. When run from pycharm, all is fine. When run in Pycharm debugger, aka IPython, the error.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.widgets import Slider, RadioButtons

def plot():
    def create_axes():
        ax_slider1 = plt.axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.3, 0.1])
        slider1 = Slider(label="", ax=ax_slider1, valmin=0, valmax=10)

        ax_slider2 = plt.axes([0.1, 0.25, 0.3, 0.1])
        slider2 = Slider(ax=ax_slider2, label="", valmin=0, valmax=10)

        ax_button = plt.axes([0.1, 0.5, 0.15, 0.1])
        button = RadioButtons(ax=ax_button, labels=["a", "b"])

        return slider1, slider2, button

    def update_axes():
        good_slider.ax.set_xlim(1, 2)
        fig.canvas.draw_idle()

    def update_good_slider(offset):
        print(offset)
        update_axes()

    def update_buttons(vlim_type):
        print(vlim_type)
        update_axes()

    def update_bad_slider(factor):
        print(factor)
        update_axes()

    fig, z_ax = plt.subplots()
    fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.5)

    good_slider, bad_slider, buttons = create_axes()

    good_slider.on_changed(update_good_slider)
    buttons.on_clicked(update_buttons)
    bad_slider.on_changed(update_bad_slider)
    plt.show()

plot()

Update
I eventually got it working with help from here, and reprogramming my code to be more object orientated, and saving the plot() into a variable (see the commment from @medium-dimensional).

A: To make Matplotlib interactive in Jupyter Notebook, you need ipympl.
Once installed, you can use %matplotlib widget right after importing all the required package in your script.
Storing the class instance plot() in a variable might help keeping the reference to interactive widget alive.
The following code worked in JupyterLab for me:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.widgets import Slider, RadioButtons

%matplotlib widget

def plot():
    def create_axes():
        ax_slider1 = plt.axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.3, 0.1])
        slider1 = Slider(label="", ax=ax_slider1, valmin=0, valmax=10)

        ax_slider2 = plt.axes([0.1, 0.25, 0.3, 0.1])
        slider2 = Slider(ax=ax_slider2, label="", valmin=0, valmax=10)

        ax_button = plt.axes([0.1, 0.5, 0.15, 0.1])
        button = RadioButtons(ax=ax_button, labels=["a", "b"])

        return slider1, slider2, button

    def update_axes():
        good_slider.ax.set_xlim(1, 2)
        fig.canvas.draw_idle()

    def update_good_slider(offset):
        print(offset)
        update_axes()

    def update_buttons(vlim_type):
        print(vlim_type)
        update_axes()

    def update_bad_slider(factor):
        print(factor)
        update_axes()

    fig, z_ax = plt.subplots()
    fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.5)

    good_slider, bad_slider, buttons = create_axes()

    good_slider.on_changed(update_good_slider)
    buttons.on_clicked(update_buttons)
    bad_slider.on_changed(update_bad_slider)
    plt.show()

w = plot()

Jupyter Core packages on my machine:
IPython          : 8.0.1
ipykernel        : 6.9.1
ipywidgets       : 7.6.5
jupyter_client   : 7.1.2
jupyter_core     : 4.9.2
jupyter_server   : 1.13.5
jupyterlab       : 3.2.9
nbclient         : 0.5.11
nbconvert        : 6.4.2
nbformat         : 5.1.3
notebook         : 6.4.8
qtconsole        : not installed
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The striker was released in the summer after an injury-hit second season with the club. The striker had scored once in four starts and eight sub appearances for the Valiants.
However, in yet another dig at former manager Rob Page, Smurthwaite says the player was not treated "fairly" and may be given a second chance under new manager Bruno Ribeiro.


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Mystery Road screenwriter Kodie Bedford on big breaks
21 August 2018 By Maria Lewis
Growing up in Western Australia, Kodie Bedford dreamt of being Buffy. Now, as one of Australia's most promising screenwriters, she wants to write the next Buffy.
Kodie Bedford in her short film Last Drink at Frida's
"We're at an interesting time," says Kodie Bedford, smiling as she sits in a Marrickville cafe. "It's an exciting time." She's talking about the possibilities and opportunities available to someone like her: a young, ambitious, Indigenous screenwriter. Growing up in Geraldton, Western Australia, such possibilities seemed unattainable as a kid who was obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "Buffy was the first show (I saw) with a female superhero," she says. "I was probably the same age as her going through school. At first I wanted to be Buffy, then I realised 'oh, someone is writing Buffy' … I started reading Buffy scripts online back in the 90s, when it took 20 years to download. I knew I wanted to be a screenwriter and a showrunner, but I was stuck in Geraldton and it was like 'I'm in the most isolated place from film and TV, how am I gonna get there?'
"I got the job and moved to Sydney with seven and a half boxes."
A communications degree at the University of Western Australia seemed like the logical step, with Bedford originally focusing on journalism before she realised she was a little "too introverted" to handle life in the field. While staying with her family in The Kimberley after wrapping her studies, it was a chance encounter with a journalist from SBS that set her back on the path towards film and television. "The reporter, Emma Cooke, was interviewing my nan and we got chatting … She called three months later and was like 'there's a job going at SBS, you should apply for it'. My whole life changed course: I was a girl treading water. I got the job and moved to Sydney with seven and a half boxes. I'll always remember that because my autobiography is going to be called 'My Life In Seven And A Half Boxes'." Bedford cut her teeth on benchmark programs like NITV's Living Black, before heading over to ABC and working on Message Stick.
"It was an avenue for Indigenous filmmakers to get skills; learn how to shoot, how to produce, how to write, how to edit," she says. "If SBS and ABC weren't here, I just wouldn't have a job as a black female writer … and that makes me sad." Her time at the public broadcasters also put her in the path of Sally Riley, the former head of the Indigenous Department at Screen Australia, which is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary later this month. It was her passion for "taking Indigenous storytelling in a different direction" that Bedford says saw her follow Riley "like a puppy" as she took a show called Redfern Now – a joint venture with the Indigenous Department at Screen Australia and ABC TV – from concept through to completion. "She got this show up in ABC prime time and I look back now – that's 2012, 2013 – and that completely changed the direction of Indigenous storytelling in my opinion." It also encouraged her to take risks, with Bedford's time on Redfern Now motivating her to return to university and get a Masters of Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Technology Sydney.
Last Drink at Frida's
"I thought 'what would Buffy do?'" she laughs, when reflecting on leaving her position at the ABC to truly embed herself in the Australia film and television industry. At first, it was a shock to her system starting back at the bottom: making coffee for producers, running tapes, taking notes. Yet it also reaffirmed how hungry she was about the business. Bedford bucked the idea of one 'big break', with her shot coming in several smaller increments over time: the harder she worked, the luckier she got. The Indigenous Department's Pitch Short Blacks Initiative saw her submitted script – Last Drink at Frida's – selected and developed into a completed project, which screened throughout 2017 and Bedford says "opened doors". She added: "The short film initiative … without that, I wouldn't have a career". One of those doors was the TV adaptation of Ivan Sen's Mystery Road, directed by Rachel Perkins, which Bedford scored a job on as a note taker in the writers' room. When one of the writers left the project, there was an opening and she was perfectly positioned for it.
"I'm now living as a full-time screenwriter, which I thought I'd never be doing."
"The producer and the head writer Michaeley O'Brien were like 'why don't you do it Kodie?'" says Bedford, who penned episode two of the Screen Australia-supported series. "I could have died. It was a risk for them … it was the hardest job: there were tears and times where I was like 'what am I doing?' but then it all worked out. From there, I'm now living as a full-time screenwriter, which I thought I'd never be doing." There has been no slowing down for Bedford, with a placement on Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok in Queensland as well as writing on the teen-targeted Grace Beside Me for NITV. "Being an Indigenous woman, I always thought 'oh, they'll just force me to tell that story'. I wanted to tell superhero and Buffy stories – that was my dream." On Thor it became a reality, with her time working on the Marvel blockbuster "spurring a passion in me" as well as demonstrating how important diversity was not only in front of the camera but behind it as well. The Screen Australia-supported Grace Beside Me too held a special place for Bedford, who wished she had the series when she was 12 years old, adding "Australia needs this show".
Mystery Road TV series
Her pipe dream had been to work on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit at one point, but now Bedford is refocusing her gaze locally: especially in light of Mystery Road's success. "In Australian TV, particularly the commercial networks, I don't see what I see walking down a Sydney street on screen," she says. "When Mystery Road came on it was unlike anything else on the ABC. Its success amazes me and says to me that Australians do want Australian drama and Australians do want to see diversity on screen, which makes me so happy because it means I have a future."
A joint initiative between Screen Australia's Indigenous Department, ABC and the Australian Film Television and Radio School has seen Bedford utilise her childhood love of all things genre, with her horror short Scout in development – which she's set to write and direct – as part of the Shock Treatment program. Plus, with larger and larger spaces in writing rooms as a full-time staff member, the Western Australia local is starting to realise how she can use her capital in the industry. "My moment in my career now is trying to change perspectives on what Indigenous stories could be," says Bedford. "Stories have always been my escape, but they've also saved my life. And that's what I want people, the Government, everyone to know: stories save lives."
Mystery Road is now streaming on ABC iview (Australia) and Acorn TV (USA), and will premiere on Sky Soho (New Zealand) on 23 August 2018. The series is this week's New York Times Critics Pick.
Learn more about the 25th anniversary of Screen Australia's Indigenous Department here.
Mystery Road – behind the scenes
Director Rachel Perkins shares her experience directing the six-part series Mystery Road based on Ivan Sen's film of the same name.
Chris Butel
Celebrating Indigenous screen stories
Podcast – Penny Smallacombe: The power of authentic storytelling
Jessica Hobbs: takeaways from directing on season 4 of The Crown
Podcast – Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian screen industry

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Josephine Foti passed away Monday, July 2, 2018 at the Southington Care Center. She was born in Waterbury, the daughter of Antonio and Giuseppina (Raneri) Foti. She was educated in local schools, graduated with high honors from Slocum Grammar School and Crosby H.S., received her B.A. degree in Italian, Latin and Secondary Education from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven. She began her teaching career at Sacred Heart High School, then taught Italian and Latin for over 40 years at Crosby High School and became Crosby's Dept. Head of Foreign Languages. Her former students will remember her for direction of many activities including the production and presentations of Italian-American plays, especially the "commedia dell'arte" and a 30 year annual "Carnevale Dinner-Dance" for students and parents ,this highlighted by Italian "mangiathon".
She was involved in several roles and all phases of parish life and office work for St. Lucy Church, the library and School in Waterbury and had been a Lector there. She moved to Southington in 1997 and in 2006 assisted in administration of all parish office duties at Mary Our Queen Church, in 2013 received the Archdiocesan St. Joseph Medal Award.
Besides her Mary Our Queen extended family, she leaves her niece, Patricia Bouley and husband Gary, their children, Michael, Taryn and Kimberlyn of Wallingford, a nephew, Victor C. Foti, Jr. and wife Candice and daughter Heather of Harwinton, several cousins in CT, MA and Sicily, friends, colleagues especially Rosalie Griffin, Lucy Cutrali and Rosemarie Carvalho. She was predeceased by 2 brothers, Domenic and Victor C. Foti,Sr.


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NATO and Beyond: President Trump Revitalized Our Alliances
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 2021
US President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Carl Court / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
The new NATO 2030: United for a New Era report shows how President Donald Trump has reinvigorated the West's central international security alliance. It proclaims, "the main characteristic of the current security environment is the re-emergence of geopolitical competition – that is, the profusion and escalation of state-based rivalries and disputes over territory, resources, and values." This reflects the 2018 National Defense Strategy issued by the U.S. Department of Defense which saw America "emerging from a period of strategic atrophy" into a world of "increased global disorder" where Great Power competition with Russia and China is the major challenge facing the country. By looking at the world as it is, President Trump sent a gale of fresh air into a becalmed foreign policy establishment on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
The first three "main findings" of the NATO document deal with the "changes to the geostrategic environment (including both Russia and China)" which have occurred since its 2010 Strategic Concept. Though the report paid lip service to "the dual-track approach of deterrence and dialogue with Russia" to placate those member states (like Germany) who shy away from confrontation, the report's message is strong. "The Alliance must respond to Russian threats and hostile actions in a politically united, determined, and coherent way, without a return to 'business as usual'" says its second findings, advising "NATO should evolve the content of its dual-track strategy to ensure its continued effectiveness by raising the costs for Russian aggression." Continue reading →
Posted in Alliance, Arms, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Britain, Britain, China, Defense Studies, Diplomacy, East Asia, Europe, France, France, Government, India, International Conflict, International Institutions, International Relations, Japan, National Security, NATO, North Korea, Opinion, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Security, Trade, United States, USINDOPACOM
China's Rise and the Weaponization of Soft and Hard Power: How the U.S., Japan, India and Australia are Responding
By John Garrick (Charles Darwin University) and Yan Bennett (Princeton University)
Detail from mural of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany in 2020. Source: Yan Bennett.
China has now fully weaponized its entire soft power repertoire and dramatically upgraded its military arsenal. The Middle Kingdom is no longer unwilling to openly challenge U.S. global hegemonic supremacy or coerce less powerful nations that do not accede to its will. The shocks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have unmasked the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ambition to be at the centre of global power, but at the same time, the CCP also faces uncertainty over China's chances of achieving its 2017 strategic targets set by General Secretary Xi to 'comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society' by 2021.
Wary of what a world order under the CCP might entail, democratic countries including the United States, Japan, Australia and India have re-activated the informal Quadrilateral Security Dialogue ('Quad'). The Quad involves informal summits, information exchanges and combined military drills known as the Malabar exercises. Including Australia in this year's Malabar drills follows an upgrade in June 2020 in the security relationship between Australia and India to a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'. Why ramp-up the QSD now and what are the potential risks and benefits to member nations? Continue reading →
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Time To Bring Taiwan In From The Cold: Start Working Towards A Normalization Of Relations
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 8, No. 2, February 2020
By Gerrit van der Wees
Taiwan into the UN rally held in front of the PRC Mission to the UN in New York City, September 22, 2018. Photo: Gerrit van der Wees.
A recent episode in Prague illustrates in two important ways that China's relations with the West are changing fast. It shows the need for the US and Western Europe to reimagine relations with Taiwan, bring Taiwan in from the cold of political isolation, start working towards a normalization of relations, and find a rightful place for that democratic country in the international family of nations.
A Prague Spring in the offing?
First, consider that policymakers in the Czech Republic are increasingly pushing back against the way China has been attempting to isolate Taiwan internationally. Led by the new mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib, elected in November 2018, and his up-and-coming Pirate Party, the city last year broke off sister-city ties with Beijing – which had imposed unacceptable "One China" conditions on the arrangement – and established ties with Taiwan's capital Taipei.
To be sure, at the national level, key policymakers like President Miloš Zeman and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, both associated with the right of center business community, are still very much in Beijing's pocket. But observers in Prague indicate that a new Prague Spring is in the offing. Continue reading →
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A fine chandelier signed "Freres Muller Luneville" with winged bronze structure and notorious glass engravings. This creation is an example of their later Art Deco styled lighting fixtures in the 1930's.
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(Muller Brothers) in Luneville, France, was one of the premier glassmakers of the period. The Mullers produced art glass competing with Daum and Galle from 1895 till the war intervened in 1914. Resuming production in 1919, the company concentrated on ceiling fixtures, wall sconces and table lamps. The Depression caused Muller Freres to cease production in 1933 and finally close down in 1936.
Sculpted sandblasted glass and patinated steel table lamp by the talented Marco de Gueltzl circa 1980's in its original vintage condition. This model is a rare creation.
French table lamp with twisted brass detail circa 1960's. Partially restored with new shade.
Pair of articulating Mid-Century brass desk lamps with a light switch on circular base, perforated shade and faceted glass circa 1960s.
Small curved gilded mirror crafted from wood originating from France circa 1940's designed with flower elements on the edges.
Sophisticated tripod valet with metallic details. Jacket, trouser, tie and shoe holder.
Beechwood structure and mahogany top.
The finely crafted "Jewels Mirror" by French designer François Lembo in the 1960's. Made out of gilded and enameled ceramic with black and green cabochons imitating natural stones.
A sandstone base made by French maker Jean Langlade circa 1920's with delicate color nuances and baluster shape with handles.
Signed "Langlade" at the bottom.
Elegant 1930's light-up display cabinet in mahogany veneer with sliding glass doors, two glass shelves and bottom sideboard with one keyed door. A great representation of the Art Deco style. Excellent restored condition.
Condition: The glass has been fully replaced. It has age appropriate indications of wear with light marks to the wood but is in overall excellent condition considering it's age.
A fantastic Napoleon III folding side table made out of ebonized and gilded oak veneer, brass sculpted cabriole legs, brass details on the structure and intricate carvings on the table top and structure. An excellent representation of Napoleon III style and craftsmanship.
20th century 6-arm chandelier with beautiful winged brass structure and engraved globes.
A geometrical art deco pendant in the style of Peter Behrens with steel structure.
Condition: Very good vintage condition, all original pieces.
A monumental pair of French Art Deco table lamps in an Asian style, produced around the 1930s. The pieces have been fully restored with new shades, rewired, and tested.
Sophisticated adjustable table lamp with detailed Art Deco glass shade by Muller Frères designed in France in the 1930s. Signed "Freres Muller Luneville" on the shade. Rewired and tested.
Table lamp built by hand by an unidentified french designer between the 1970's and 1980's. Structure ressembles a bird.
A fine example of Georges Jouve's fine craftsmanship circa 1950's.
Mid-Century restored adjustable desk lamp in black enameled steel and chrome structure, manufactured in France circa 1950's.
Art Deco finely crafted side table in zebrano veneer, legs in solid mahogany, its original mirrored tabletop and a parquetry bottom shelf circa 1930's.
Wear: Two marks of wear consistent with age and use.
Striking mahogany two-tier end table with tapered legs in Raphael style and angular shaped storage.
An antique French Art Nouveau two-tiered tea table attributed to the iconic Louis Majorelle, adorned with marquetry, decorative lacquered birds and delicate flowers, legs carved in a fish shape. An older and lighter version (7kgs) in comparaison to the second Louis Majorelle we have on show. This one bears no signature but the work is remarkably similar.
He began his career in the furniture making company of his father. He was copying old style furniture. Under the influence of Emile Gallé , he oriented his work on new shapes of furniture and a natural decor often underlined by fine marquettry. In 1900, he added blacksmith to his activity to realize the handles for the furniture and also railings or balconies. In 1901, he co-founded the Ecole de Nancy and became vice president. (Ecole de Nancy is the name of the Art Nouveau movement in Nancy). He became soon internationaly famous and openned in 1910 shops in Paris, Lille and Lyon.
In 1898, he asked Henri Sauvage to build his house in Nancy. The first complete Art Nouveau building in Nancy.
French gueridon table from the legendary Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech that was decorated by Jules Leleu circa 1940's with glass tabletop and tapered legs.
Elegant and large round gueridon game or side table in rosewood and walnut veneer with four brass leaf floral details and supported by curved legs with brass caps by one of the main precursor of Art Deco, Jules Leuleu in the french 1930's.
A designer and ensemblier, Jules Leleu was one of the key authors of the Art Deco movement. While he did not win the international fame of such contemporaries as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank, Leleu had a longer career and was easily their peer in the conception of trim, refined furniture forms and in the use of the opulent materials — from lacquer and ivory to sharkskin and exotic woods.


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public interface Renderer<T> {

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	Renderer<T> links(final Iterable<URL> links);

	Renderer<T> resources(final Iterable<URI> resources);

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Q: How to avoid Select statement in my for loop?  List<Checklist__c> newCheckLists = new List<Checklist__c>();
 Map<Id, Account> legalStructAccount = new Map<Id, Account>([SELECT LegalStructure__c FROM Account WHERE Id IN (SELECT Account__c FROM Legitimation__c WHERE Id IN :newLegitimations)]);

        Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>> ligitimatCheckListTemplate = new Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>>();

        for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimation : newLegitimations) {

            String legalStructure = legalStructAccount.get(eachLegitimation.Account__c).LegalStructure__c;
            ligitimatCheckListTemplate.put(eachLegitimation, [SELECT Name FROM ChecklistTemplate__c WHERE Entity__c ='legitimation' AND LegalStrucure__c includes (:legalStructure)]);
       }

        for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimationKey : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.keyset()){
             for (ChecklistTemplate__c eachChecklistTemplate : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.get(eachLegitimationKey)){
                Checklist__c checkList = new Checklist__c(
                    Name = eachChecklistTemplate.Name,
                    TemplateId__c = eachChecklistTemplate.Id,
                    LegitimationId__c = eachLegitimationKey.Id
                );
                newCheckLists.add(checkList);
            }
        }

    insert newCheckLists;
    }

A:
Added two section for both INCLUDE and IN

 List<Checklist__c> newCheckLists = new List<Checklist__c>();
 Map<Id, Account> legalStructAccount = new Map<Id, Account>([SELECT LegalStructure__c
                                                            FROM Account
                                                            WHERE Id IN (SELECT Account__c FROM Legitimation__c WHERE Id IN :newLegitimations)]);

 Map<string,List<ChecklistTemplate__c>> ChecklistTemplateMap = new Map<string,List<ChecklistTemplate__c>>();

If you want to use IN Clause:
    // if you use IN Clause Block----Start
List<String> legalList = new List<String>();
for (Legitimation__c eachString : newLegitimations) {
    legalList.add(legalStructAccount.get(eachString.Account__c).LegalStructure__c);
}
For(ChecklistTemplate__c ckhList:[SELECT  Id,LegalStrucure__c,Name FROM ChecklistTemplate__c WHERE Entity__c ='legitimation' AND LegalStrucure__c IN : legalList]){
        if (ChecklistTemplateMap.containsKey(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c))
           {
             ChecklistTemplateMap.get(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c). add(ckhList);
           }
        else{
             ChecklistTemplateMap.put(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c,ckhList);
           }
       }
// if you use IN Clause Block----End

If you want to use INCLUDE Clause
// if you use INCLUDES Clause Block----Start
   string [] legalList = new List<String>();
   String legalString='';
    for (Legitimation__c eachString : newLegitimations) {
       for(String st : checkmap.get(eachLegitimation).split(';')){
           legalList.add('\''+ st + '\'');
     }
}
system.debug('legalList---'+legalList);
String query = 'SELECT  Id,LegalStrucure__c,Name FROM ChecklistTemplate__c WHERE Entity__c ='legitimation' AND LegalStrucure__c INCLUDES(' + String.join(legalList, ',') + ')';
For(ChecklistTemplate__c ckhList: Database.query(query)){
        if (ChecklistTemplateMap.containsKey(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c))
           {
             ChecklistTemplateMap.get(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c).add(ckhList);
           }
        else{
             ChecklistTemplateMap.put(ckhList.LegalStrucure__c,ckhList);
           }
       }
// if you use INCLUDES Clause Block----End

   Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>> ligitimatCheckListTemplate = new Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>>();

        for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimation : newLegitimations) {

        String legalStructure = legalStructAccount.get(eachLegitimation.Account__c).LegalStructure__c;
        ligitimatCheckListTemplate.put(eachLegitimation,ChecklistTemplateMap.get(legalStructure));
   }
   for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimationKey : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.keyset()){
         for (ChecklistTemplate__c eachChecklistTemplate : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.get(eachLegitimationKey)){
            Checklist__c checkList = new Checklist__c(
                Name = eachChecklistTemplate.Name,
                TemplateId__c = eachChecklistTemplate.Id,
                LegitimationId__c = eachLegitimationKey.Id
            );
            newCheckLists.add(checkList);
        }
    }

    insert newCheckLists;

A: If you iterate over your newLegitimations list twice, you can collect all the legal structures contained within the list, store them, then query all of your relevant checklist templates at once, map them based on their legal structure and then call from that map on the second iteration of newLegitmitations.
List<Checklist__c> newCheckLists = new List<Checklist__c>();
Map<Id, Account> legalStructAccount = new Map<Id, Account>([SELECT LegalStructure__c FROM Account WHERE Id IN (SELECT Account__c FROM Legitimation__c WHERE Id IN :newLegitimations)]);
Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>> ligitimatCheckListTemplate = new Map<Legitimation__c, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>>();
Map<String, List<ChecklistTemplate__c>> checklistMap = new Map<String,List<ChecklistTemplate__c>>();
String legalStructures = '';
    for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimation : newLegitimations) {
        String legalStructure = legalStructAccount.get(eachLegitimation.Account__c).LegalStructure__c;
        legalStructures += legalStructure+',';
   }

   legalStructures = legalStructures.removeEnd(',');

   for(ChecklistTemplate__c template : [SELECT Name, LegalStructure__c FROM ChecklistTemplate__c WHERE Entity__c ='legitimation' AND LegalStructure__c includes (:legalStructures)]){
       if(!checklistMap.containsKey(template.legalStructure__c) checklistMap.put(template.LegalStructure__c, new List<ChecklistTemplate__c>{template});
       else checklistMap.get(template.legalStructure__c).add(template);
   }

   for(Legitimation__c eachLegitimation : newLegitimations){
       String legalStructure = legalStructAccount.get(eachLegitimation.Account__c).LegalStructure__c;
       if(checklistMap.containsKey(legalStructure)) ligitimatCheckListTemplate.put(eachLegitimation, checklistMap.get(legalStructure));
   }

    for (Legitimation__c eachLegitimationKey : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.keyset()){
         for (ChecklistTemplate__c eachChecklistTemplate : ligitimatCheckListTemplate.get(eachLegitimationKey)){
            Checklist__c checkList = new Checklist__c(
                Name = eachChecklistTemplate.Name,
                TemplateId__c = eachChecklistTemplate.Id,
                LegitimationId__c = eachLegitimationKey.Id
            );
            newCheckLists.add(checkList);
        }
    }

insert newCheckLists;
}


Caleb Irvin Doyle passed away unexpectedly at his home in Pomeroy Ridge, NB. on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Born in Saint John, NB, son of Timmy and Bobbie Joe Doyle.
Caleb is survived by his parents, god-sister, Janessa Daigle, niece, Mackenzie, goddaughter, Braelynn Giddens, godparents, Norma Firlotte and Larry Haley, uncle Doug Haley (Pam), cousins, Siera, Justin and Kyle Haley, uncle Larry Haley (Kelly), cousins, Christopher and Ryan Haley. More friends than you could count and many little cousins.
Caleb was predeceased by his brother, Randall.
Funeral service will be held at The S.O. Mehan & Son Funeral Home Ltd., 23 Main St., St. Stephen, N.B. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 2 p.m. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral arrangements in care of The S.O. Mehan & Son Funeral Home Ltd., 23 Main St., St. Stephen, NB.


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Atlantic Schooners the Name of the Proposed CFL Team in Halifax
December 3, 2018 / Sebastian Farkas / Sports & Wellness
Edmonton – On Friday November 23rd, two days before the 106th Grey Cup, the announcement was made in Edmonton that the CFL team coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia would be named the Atlantic Schooners. Talks about a team coming to Atlantic Canada have been ongoing in the CFL for some time, but nothing had really materialized until recently.
Earlier this month, a group called Maritime Football Limited Partnership (MFLP), together with the CFL, put forth a ticket drive campaign along with a "name the team" contest to spark excitement at the prospect of a team making its way to Halifax in the near future. The name "Schooners" has some relevance as it was first proposed in the 1980s in the hopes of adding another CFL team to the league at the time, but things never quite materialized.
The team will look to begin play as early as the 2021 season: the only thing they now need is a stadium. MFLP placed a bid for stadium that would be constructed on the east side of the Halifax harbour, and would seat approximately 24, 000 fans. The estimated cost of the stadium is between $170 and $190 million dollars, and MFLP has expressed that they will need help from the public to construct this stadium. The team has begun receiving this public support as there have already been 5,000 deposits put down for season tickets for when the team hopes to begin play.
The CFL's commissioner, Randy Ambrose, is very excited about this team coming to Halifax. In his words, "As Canada's national league, the CFL aspires to have a presence from coast to coast. Our players want to play in the region and our fans tell us they want the league to expand east. We're happy to see fan excitement growing for an Atlantic franchise." This idea of the CFL as a truly coast to coast league with teams in all corners of the country is becoming a reality and many, both fans and players, are eager to see this reality in action in the coming years.
Sebastian Farkas is a third year Politics student, and Sports and Wellness Editor of The Athenaeum
Tags: #halifax, Atlantic Schooners, CFL, football


Open Transactions is, at its core, a class library. [http://opentransactions.org/docs/ (See full documentation here.)] Also, be sure to read the [[API|detailed notes on the API]]. ---------- HIGH-LEVEL API
'''OT_ME''' -- The ''high-level API,'' as used from C++. Used for sending messages back and forth with an OT server.
'''OTMadeEasy''' -- A SWIG wrapper for the high-level API. Used for all other languages, such as Python, C Sharp, PHP, etc. ---------- LOW-LEVEL API
'''OT_API''' -- A C++ class that provides the ''lowest-level API'' (as a wrapper around this class library.)
'''OTAPI_Wrap''' -- The ''low-level API,'' as used in C++.
'''OTAPI_Basic''' -- The ''low-level API,'' as used in all other languages. ---------- USER / PSEUDONYM
'''OTPseudonym''' -- Used as an identity. Each user wallet may contain multiple Nyms. Each Nym may be registered at multiple servers. When contracts are signed or verified, it is the Nym performing these actions. Each Nym has master credentials, which issue sub-credentials, which contain key pairs for signing, encryption, and authentication. OTPseudonym also manages lists of request numbers and transaction numbers for that identity on various OT servers. A pseudonym may own many asset accounts.
'''OTIdentifier''' -- A 256-bit hash, usually of a public key or a contract, displayed as Base62. (The Nym's ID is a hash of his public key. An Asset Type's ID is the hash of its asset contract. The Server ID is a hash of the server contract. Etc.)
'''OTCredential''' -- This is the base class for credentials.
'''OTKeypair''' -- Encapsulates the functionality of a key pair (public/private key.)
'''OTSubcredential''' -- Derived from OTCredential. A subcredential is signed by a master credential. Subcredentials are what are actually used by Nyms for signing / verifying transactions.
'''OTKeyCredential''' -- A form of OTSubcredential that contains 3 OTKeypairs: for signing, authentication, and encryption. We won't use OTKeyCredential directly, but only as a common base class for OTSubkey and OTMasterkey.
'''OTSubkey''' -- Derived from OTKeyCredential. This is a form of subcredential that uses 3 key pairs (signing, encryption, and authentication.) There might be other subcredentials in the future which don't use key pairs, such as for 2-factor authentication. (But this specific subclass is for subcredentials with key pairs.)
'''OTMasterkey''' -- FYI, this is called "master key" instead of "master credential" because it ALWAYS has keys. Derived from OTKeyCredential. Each Nym has a "Source" string, and a NymID which is a hash of that source string. Each Nym also has a master credential(s), which can be used to issue sub-credentials. Most importantly, the master credential hashed ID should somehow verify against the source. For example, if the source is a traditional cert, then the master credential should be signed with that cert, and if it's not a self-signed cert, then it should also verify through its CA. Another example: if the source is a Namecoin address, then you should be able to lookup that Namecoin address and find the hashed ID for any master credential that claims that Namecoin address as a source. In this way, Namecoin can replace CAs. A master credential might also just be signed with itself (meaning revocation is not possible...) ---------- UTILITY CLASSES
'''OTLog''' -- The OT logging class. Verbosity defaults to 0 but you can change it in the config file (up to level 5.)
'''OTCleanup''' -- This class is used to making sure specific objects are destroyed when it goes out of scope. (So we don't have to worry about cleanup for every single exist path from a function -- we know it will cleanup no matter how the function returns.)
'''OTNumList''' -- A utility class used for manipulating sets of long integers. It is also able to handle input/output as a string containing comma-separated numbers.
'''OTSettings''' -- Used for loading up (or creating) the config file.
'''OTFolders''' -- Used to look up various folders in local storage. Such as: OTFolders::Mint(), OTFolders::Nyms(), etc.
'''OTDataFolder	''' -- Used for determining the data folder path across various platforms.
'''OTPaths''' -- Used for constructing any path in local storage, across various platforms.
'''OTAcctList''' -- The server needs to store a list of accounts, by asset type ID, to store the backing funds for vouchers. This class is useful for that. It's also useful for the same purpose, for stashes (in smart contracts.)
'''OTAmount''' -- Wrapper class for amounts, to be used wherever amounts are manipulated in OT. (It's not yet used in every place...) ---------- CONTRACTS / INSTRUMENTS
'''OTContract''' -- Most other classes are derived from this one. Contains the actual XML contents, as well as various data values that were loaded from those contents, including public keys. Also contains a list of signatures.
'''OTScriptable''' -- Derived from OTContract, but enables scriptable clauses. Also contains a list of parties (each with agents and asset accounts) as well as a list of bylaws (each with scripted clauses, internal state, hooks, callbacks, etc.)
'''OTServerContract''' -- Derived from OTContract. Specific to an OT server.
'''OTAssetContract''' -- Derived from OTContract. Specific to an ASSET TYPE. (May be registered on multiple servers.)
'''OTBasket''' -- Used in basket currencies. Derived from OTContract.
'''OTInstrument''' -- Has a date range, a server ID, and an asset ID. Derived from OTScriptable.
'''OTTrackable''' -- Has a transaction number, user ID, and an asset account ID. Derived from OTInstrument.
'''OTCheque''' -- A financial instrument. Derived from OTTrackable.
'''OTCronItem''' -- Derived from OTTrackable. OT has a central "Cron" object which runs recurring tasks, known as CronItems.
'''OTAgreement''' -- Derived from OTCronItem. It has a recipient and recipient asset account.
'''OTPaymentPlan''' -- Derived from OTAgreement. Allows merchants and customers to set up recurring payments. (Cancel anytime, with a receipt going to both inboxes.)
'''OTOffer''' -- Derived from OTInstrument. An OTMarket has a list of these.
'''OTTrade''' -- Derived from OTCronItem. These correspond to offers on the market. Anytime an offer processes on the market against another offer (a "trade") then the quantities are updated here and saved as the latest cron receipt (with a copy going to your inbox, along with a copy of your original signed market offer.)
'''OTSmartContract''' -- Derived from OTCronItem. All CronItems are actually derived from OTScriptable already (through OTTrackable/OTInstrument). But OTSmartContract is the first/only Cron Item specifically designed to take full advantage of both the cron system AND the scriptable system in conjunction with each other. Currently OTSmartContract is the only actual server-side scripting on OT.
'''OTPayment''' -- A useful wrapper class for generalizing instruments like OTCheque, OTSmartContract, OTPaymentPlan, and OTPurse. ---------- DIGITAL CASH
'''OTMint''' -- There is a different mint for each asset type, plus a new version of that mint replaces the old version, whenever a new series of the currency is rotated in. (This is necessary to allow the server operator to occasionally destroy the spent token database, which would otherwise continue growing forever, with the operator forced to maintain it forever.)
'''OTToken''' -- A basic unit of chaumian digital cash. Tokens have denominations (1, 5, 10, 25, 100, etc) and OTToken works together with OTMint. All of the Lucre code in OT resides in these two classes. (Coin, Bank, PublicBank, etc.)
'''OTPurse''' -- Since an OTToken can only have a set denominational amount (1, 5, 10, etc), it is necessary to carry purses full of tokens, in order to withdraw exactly the correct amount that you require (such as 8734, or 98, or 139, etc.) Thus, OT users will more commonly interact with purses than with actual tokens.
'''OTMint_Lucre	''' -- While OTMint is the abstract interface, this is the actual implementation for the token mint (using Lucre.)
'''OTToken_Lucre''' -- While OTToken is the abstract interface, this is the actual implementation for blinded tokens (using Lucre.) ---------- NUMBERED ACCOUNTS / SIGNED RECEIPTS
'''OTTransactionType''' -- This is the base class for OTLedger, OTTransaction, OTItem, and OTAccount. Derived from OTContract.
'''OTLedger''' -- Contains a list of transactions. Used in messages, and also used for inbox/outbox.
'''OTTransaction''' -- The basic transactional unit, including a transaction number(s), and a list of transaction items.
'''OTItem''' -- OTTransaction contains a list of these. (Usually two.) There might be a withdrawal item and a balance agreement item. Or a deposit item and a balance agreement item. Or a transfer item and a balance agreement item. Etc. (All transactions require a balance agreement.)
'''OTAccount''' -- The class that handles the intermediary file for account balances.
'''OTAcctFunctor''' -- Abstract base class for any operation that can be performed across a range of asset accounts.
'''OTAcctFunctor_PayDividend''' -- Used for paying a dividend to shareholders. It iterates across all the asset accounts of a certain share type, and for each, sends a payment cheque to the account owner. ---------- CRYPTO UTILITY CLASSES
'''OTEnvelope''' -- Encrypts/decrypts a piece of data (usually an OTASCIIArmor) using a Nym's private and public keys.
'''OTPassword''' -- OT is endeavoring to use secure password storage in RAM.
'''OTSymmetricKey''' -- For password-based crypto.
'''OTAsymmetricKey''' -- An OTPseudonym has a public/private key pair.
'''OTSignature''' -- An OTContract has a list of these.
'''OTASCIIArmor''' -- Takes string or binary data, and then packs it, compresses it, base-64 encodes it, and returns as a base64-encoded string. Derived from OTString.
'''OTSignedFile''' -- Uses a Nym to sign any content, and then stores it as an OT contract, including the file path information inside the contract as well.
'''OTCachedKey''' -- The private keys of the Nyms in the wallet are encrypted to the cached master key (as their "passphrase".) The cached key itself is randomly generated and then kept encrypted to a symmetric key from a key derivation algorithm (from the user's passphrase.) It uses threads to erase the cleartext portion of the cached key after X seconds have passed. The user will be forced to enter his passphrase again after X seconds.
'''OTCrypto''' -- OTCrypto is OT's abstract interface to crypto functionality. It's accessed as OTCrypto::It(). This makes it very easy, in the future, to swap other crypto libs in and out of OT.
'''OTKeyring''' -- If configured to do so, OT will cache the derived key (used in OTCachedKey, above, to unlock the actual cached master key) using the system keyring. Currently supporting: gnome-keyring, Mac Keychain, KDE KWallet, and Windows DPAPI.
'''OTPasswordData''' -- OTPasswordData is passed in those places where you need to collect a passphrase from the user. It contains the request string. For example, ''"Are you sure you want to transfer 10 BTC to Bob?"'' This way, no matter how deep the rabbit hole goes, no matter how many functions are called before the passphrase dialog actually has to pop up, the proper display string will be available to it. We will know, high-up in the API, that this is the action the caller is ultimately trying to accomplish. (There might be various signatures and verifications along the way, and we aren't sure until runtime, which one will be the first to trigger the dialog...)
'''OTSignatureMetadata''' -- Since Nyms are now able to have credentials, this means a Nym might have 20 credentials. So when you go to verify a signature, is OT supposed to just verify the signature against all 20 of them until it finds the right one? The solution is, we attach metadata to the signature which makes it much quicker/easier to find the right credential. OT doesn't even bother trying to verify certain credentials against a signature, if their metadata doesn't even match.
'''OTNym_or_SymmetricKey''' -- There are many places throughout OT where you have the ''option'' to use symmetric crypto (with a key) or asymmetric crypto (with a public and private key.) This class allows us to pass ''either one'' (a Nym or a Symmetric Key) into various functions, and the function will work either way.
'''OTCrypto_Decrypt_Output''' -- Sometimes I want to decrypt into an OTPassword (for encrypted symmetric keys being decrypted) and sometimes I want to decrypt into an OTPayload (For most other types of data.) This class allows me to do it either way without duplicating the static Decrypt() function, by wrapping both types.
'''OTCrypto_OpenSSL''' -- Derived from abstract base class OTCrypto. OTCrypto_OpenSSL contains the actual OpenSSL implementation for the crypto functionality in OT. If you wanted to use GPG instead, I already put the preprocessor defines into the code. Just make a copy of OTCrypto_OpenSSL, called OTCrypto_GPG. Then have that implementation call the GPG functions instead of the OpenSSL functions.
'''OTAsymmetricKey_OpenSSL''' -- If you make OTCrypto_GPG, then you must also make OTAsymmetricKey_GPG. (OTCrypto and OTAsymmetricKey are the abstract base classes and they go together -- if you subclass one, you must subclass both.)
'''OTLowLevelKeyData''' -- Wrapper class used for passing x509's and EVP_PKEYs around, so that a replacement crypto engine will not require changes to any function parameters throughout the rest of OT. We should always endeavor to use standard protected memory APIs and authentication agents (such as gpg-agent and ssh-agent.) We will endeavor to use our own crypto as a separate layer, wherever possible. We will endeavor to use random memory layout, and code obfuscation, stack smashing protection, static and dynamic analysis, clean out the buffer overflows etc. Security never stops! ---------- SCRIPTING
'''OTScript''' -- The abstract base class for scripting in OT.
'''OTScriptChai''' -- Derived from OTScript. This contains the actual implementation where OT makes chaiscript-specific calls. New languages are very easy to add. If you wanted to add, say, Lua, just make a copy of OTScriptChai called OTScriptLua, and code it to use Lua calls instead of chai calls (done.) ---------- SMART CONTRACTS
'''OTStash''' -- A stash is like an account hidden inside a smart contract. Smart contracts are able to ''"stash"'' funds internally, for use in scripts such as escrow and server wiring.
'''OTStashItem''' -- Used by OTStash. (Each named stash has a different storage account for each asset type.)
'''OTBylaw''' -- A smart contract contains a list of bylaws. Each bylaw contains scripted clauses, and persistent and constant variables (which are available from inside the clauses), as well as hooks (giving the ability for clauses to trigger at various times) and callbacks, which enable external code to ''ask'' the smart contract certain questions, like, ''Does Alice have the right to trigger the dispute clause?'' etc.
'''OTClause''' -- A scripted clause on a smart contract. A bylaw contains a list of these.
'''OTVariable''' -- A variable on a smart contract (Available from within all the clauses.) For example, one clause might increment a count, and store that count in a variable. Then later on, another clause is triggered, and it's able to see that same variable, and make decisions based on its state.
'''OTParty''' -- Each smart contract contains a list of named parties. For example, "Alice" and "Bob." Later on, which actual Nyms have signed and activated the contract, those names are associated with the specific NymIDs of the signers. All scripted clauses must refer to Nyms by ''name only'' -- this way if any "bad" IDs are somehow injected into a running clause, they will be useless, since the clause can only operate based on the names.
'''OTPartyAccount''' -- Each party to a smart contract must declare specific asset accounts by name. For example, ''"alice_gold"''. This way when the smart contract is running, it would be futile to inject any account IDs, since a scripted clause can only operate based on the account names, which are translated internally into their proper IDs, based on the signed contract.
'''OTAgent''' -- Each party has a list of agents who are authorized to act on behalf of that party. Currently the agent for any party is the same Nym. (The owner Nym -- aka the party -- is also the same Nym ID inside the authorized agent.) But in the future, this mechanism will enable corporations that can appoint agents to act on their behalf. ---------- CLIENT
'''OTClient''' -- The primary class on the client side.
'''OTServerConnection''' -- Manages the client's connection to a specific OT server.
'''OTWallet''' -- Manages client-side list of Nyms, Asset Contracts, Server Contracts, and Accounts.
'''OTCallback''' -- Used for the passphrase dialog. Let's say you are coding OT in Python. Make your own Python-based subclass of OTCallback, and code it to pop up a Python dialog to collect a passphrase.
'''OTCaller	''' -- Then create an OTCaller, and register your OTCallback instance with it, so that your passphrase dialog is what pops up whenever OT needs to collect a passphrase from the user. (Otherwise OT will be forced to ask at the command line, instead.) ---------- SERVER
'''OTServer''' -- The main class for the OT transaction server (transaction.exe).
'''OTClientConnection''' -- Manages a single client connection to that server.
'''OTCron''' -- Manages a list of Cron Items (that process their terms on a regular basis, including payment plans, market trades, and who knows, maybe someday: Ripple orders.)
'''OTMarket''' -- Manages a list of active offers, and processes trades between them. There may be many markets on any given OTServer. Derived from OTContract. ---------- FOR THE PROTOCOL
'''OTPayload''' -- Derived from OTData.
'''OTMessage''' -- Derived from OTContract.
'''OTMessageBuffer''' -- Contains a list of incoming OTMessages.
'''OTMessageOutbuffer''' -- Contains a list of sent messages. ---------- BASIC DATA TYPES
'''OTData''' -- The base class for binary data in OT. (Like OTString, except for binary data.)
'''OTString''' -- The basic string class for OT. (In the C++ language, the standard classes aren't meant to be used as "first class" classes, but need to be wrapped. OTString is built around its interface with other classes in the OT library, and it is easy to swap the internal string code later, without impacting anything else.)
'''OTStringXML''' -- Derived from OTString. Used in conjunction with the XML library that OT currently uses for its XML contracts. (irrxml.) ---------- DATABASE
'''OTDB::Storage''' -- The storage context (Abstract base class.)
'''OTDB::StorageFS''' -- Storage context (filesystem implementation.)
'''OTDB::Storable''' -- All "storable" objects are derived from this class. The OTDB::Storage class can save/retrieve these objects.
'''OTDB::OTPacker''' -- Abstract base class for the packer, which is used to pack storables before they are written to storage. Currently there are msgpack and protobuf implementations for this interface. (Protobuf being the one that is mostly used these days.)
'''OTDB::PackedBuffer''' -- The output from OTPacker that's written to local storage. Upon retrieval, this is the object that is unpacked in order to produce the original storable.
'''OTDB::OTDBString''' -- OTDB::Storage often writes/reads strings to/from local storage. This is the string storable.
'''OTDB::Blob''' -- OTDB::Storage often writes/reads blobs (Binary Large Objects) to/from local storage. This is the blob storable.
'''OTDB::StringMap''' -- OTDB::Storage often writes/reads string maps (key/value pairs) to/from local storage. This is the string map storable.
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Eliot Smith, who recently graduated from London Contemporary Dance School, has been offered a place at the Martha Graham Dance School in New York City.
It was Robert Cohan, Founding Artistic Director of The Place, who advised Eliot to audition for the Martha Graham Dance School. Cohan trained at the Martha Graham School, and began his professional career in dance when he joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1946.
Eliot auditioned and soon after was offered a place at the school plus part scholarship – the maximum scholarship they give. The two-year dance course costs £30,000 and Eliot has raised £10,000 so far. He has until November to raise the rest of the money, which he is hoping to do through sponsorship.
Eliot started dancing at Dance City in Newcastle at eleven years old. In 2006 Eliot founded his own youth dance group, Brazen Dance Company. From there he continued his dance training with Dance City on their Centre for Advanced Training Scheme for Ballet and Contemporary. In 2008 Eliot transferred to Laban Centre for Advanced Training and went on to study at Lewisham College in London gaining a first in Dance Foundation. During his time at The London Contemporary Dance School he was made an ambassador for the 2012 Olympics for the North East and in February 2011 Eliot was commissioned to make a brand new work to help raise money for Westminster Cathedral.


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La Coppa del Mondo di slittino su pista naturale 2018-19, ventisettesima edizione della manifestazione organizzata dalla Federazione Internazionale Slittino, ebbe inizio il 15 dicembre 2018 a Kühtai e si concluse il 16 febbraio 2019 a Umhausen. Furono disputate sette gare nel singolo uomini, nel singolo donne e nel doppio, in sei differenti località.

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Singolo uomini

Singolo donne

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Wilga brunatna (Oriolus szalayi) – gatunek średniej wielkości ptaka z rodziny wilgowatych (Oriolidae). Występuje na Nowej Gwinei oraz pobliskich wyspach na zachód od niej (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool). Nie wyróżnia się podgatunków.

 Morfologia
Długość ciała około 28 cm. Masa ciała 79–115 g.

 Środowisko
Środowiskiem życia wilg brunatnych są wilgotne lasy równikowe, lasy namorzynowe oraz suche lasy strefy międzyzwrotnikowej.

 Status
IUCN uznaje wilgę brunatną za gatunek najmniejszej troski (LC, Least Concern) nieprzerwanie od 1988 roku. Liczebność populacji nie została oszacowana; w 1990 roku ptak ten opisany został jako zazwyczaj pospolity. Trend liczebności populacji uznawany jest za stabilny.

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Linki zewnętrzne

Wilgowate
Ptaki Azji
Ptaki Oceanii
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1900 roku


Back in April we hosted photographer Vincent Feldman for a special photo lecture at the Rikumo concept store. Vincent presented his Tokyo Mo-dan project, a series of black-and-white photographs recording the modern architecture of Tokyo. Over glasses of wine, he led us through his impression of the city, what informs his eye, and how he will continue this project as he returns to teach at Temple University Japan this summer.
Missed all the fun? Read our Q+A with Vincent on the Journal, and make sure to check our events page for upcoming (always free) workshops and lectures.


One of the main purposes of ObamaCare, also known by most people as the Affordable Care Act (ok not everyone knows), is reducing healthcare spending for Americans overall. Healthcare spending accounts for almost one-fifth of the overall US Economy. This is a massive number considering other countries spend significantly less and their quality of healthcare is not worse than America's. In fact Business Insider ranked the US 37th in the world for overall healthcare system performance. YES, that means 36 countries have a better healthcare system than the US.
One of the ACA's cost-cutting tools is financially penalizing hospitals by reducing government Medicare reimbursements to them if they have an excess number of patients who are released from the hospital and then readmitted within a month for heart attacks, heart failure and and pneumonia.
Another is requiring health insurers who spend less than 80 percent of the premiums they receive from customers on health benefits for them to reimburse some money to those customers. Insurers of large companies have to spend at least 85 percent of the premiums they receive on benefits or pay refunds.
In 2018, there will be a 40 percent excise tax slapped on health insurance plans whose premiums exceed $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families. This tax on so-called Cadillac plans is designed to tamp down overuse of medical care by people with those plans.
The law also encourages hospitals, primary care physicians and other medical providers to join forces in so-called Accountable Care Organizations, whose goal is to coordinate care for their patients and, if they meet certain quality targets such as keeping those people healthy and out of the hospital, get paid more by Medicare.
We think, as the government works on reducing healthcare spending, decreasing hospital stays and hospital readmission, and overall healthcare spending, the need for in-home healthcare services is going to grow. This is a good sign for aging seniors that have spent countless days in and out of the hospital for trivial tests and procedures. Hopefully, the government will push to allow our skilled nurses and home health aides to handle as much of the peripheral medical tasks as possible.


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Roger Graham Hackney (born 2 September 1957) is a Welsh former long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games and won a silver medal for Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

Biography
Hackney, who was a member of the Royal Air Force, and trained at Aldershot, Farnham and District AC, specialised in the 3000m steeplechase. He made his Olympics debut as a 22-year old at the 1980 Moscow Games and was seventh in his semi-final, only just missing out on a spot in the final, with the next best time of the competitors that missed out.

At the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Hackney came fifth in the final of the steeplechase.

His best performance in the Olympics came at the 1984 Los Angeles Games where he ran the semi-final in 8:20.77 and qualified for the final, in which he finished 10th.

He won a silver medal representing Wales in the steeplechase at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, in a time of 8:25.15, behind Canada's Graeme Fell and ahead of Colin Reitz, another British athlete. The field was weakened by the absence of many African countries, most notably Kenya, which boycotted the competition over the Thatcher government's sporting links with apartheid South Africa. In 1986 he was also eighth at the European Championships.

He was part of the Great British Olympic team for a third and final time at the 1988 Seoul Games. By then aged 31, Hackney once more made it to the semi-final stage, but was unable to complete the race and didn't register a time.

His personal best time, 8:18.91, is a Welsh record and was set in 1988, while competing in Belgium. He is the only non Belgian man to win the Lotto Cross Cup.

He now works in Leeds as an orthopaedic surgeon.

International competitions
 All results regarding 3000 metres steeplechase unless stated otherwise.

References

External links

Roger Hackney at Sports Reference

1957 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Swansea
Welsh male long-distance runners
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games


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Iran declares ban on western music
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Tue 20 Dec 2005 11.21 EST
The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has banned western music from state radio and TV stations, it was announced today.
In a move reminiscent of the 1979 Islamic revolution, when popular music was outlawed, Mr Ahmadinejad - the head of the Supreme Cultural Revolutionary Council - ordered the implementation of a ruling prohibiting all forms of western music.
It means music including classical compositions will be barred from public service broadcast outlets, local media said. "Blocking indecent and western music from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is required," a statement on the council's website said.
The move will silence the hip-hop that can frequently be heard blaring from car radios in Tehran's streets.
It means music including Rush, by Eric Clapton, and Hotel California, by the Eagles, both of which regularly accompany Iranian broadcasts, will be outlawed.
Earlier this month, Ali Rahbari, the conductor of Tehran's symphony orchestra, resigned and left Iran to protest against the treatment of the music industry the country.
In his farewell concerts, he played Beethoven's ninth symphony to near sellout crowds over several nights - the work's first performances in Tehran since 1979.
The concerts angered many conservatives, prompting newspaper columns that accused Mr Rahbari of promoting western values.
Music was outlawed soon after the 1979 revolution, and many musicians went abroad and built an Iranian music industry in Los Angeles.
However, as revolutionary fervour faded, some light classical music was allowed on Iranian radio and television, and limited public concerts were held in the late 80s.
In the 90s - particularly under the leadership of the reformist president Mohammad Khatami, who came to power in 1997 - authorities began relaxing restrictions further.
Currently, western music, films and clothing are widely available in Iran. Bootleg videos and DVDs of films banned by the state are on sale on the black market.
Mr Ahmadinejad's order means the state broadcasting authority must execute the decree and prepare a report on its implementation within six months, according to the IRAN Persian daily.
The ban applies to state-run radio and TV, but it seems Iranians with satellite dishes will still be able to receive broadcasts originating outside the country.
Mr Ahmadinejad took office in August on a platform of reverting to ultra-conservative principles following the eight years of reformist-led rule under Mr Khatami.
Since coming to power, he has caused international concern with his determination to continue Iran's nuclear weapon programme. He has also received severe criticism overseas for anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli comments.


Welcome to a mini guide of eating and drinking in Seven Dials Brighton!
Seven Dials is my new local area and as I've already fallen in love with multiple places here as well as added about a gazillion to my list, I thought it would be a crime not to share them with you!
Seven Dials is very easily accessible from other parts of Brighton: it's a mere 10 minutes walk away from the train station and about a 15-minute walk from central Brighton and the seaside.
I've divided this post into two parts: pubs and restaurants as well as cafes and bakeries – let's get started!
The Cow – Our closest pub and one that I've become very fond of due to spending a lot of time there with a cup of tea and a laptop. It's a bit on the pricier side, but the service is really lovely and there's lots of cosy nooks and crannies to hide away in!
Good Companions – This pub was recommended to us by our moving man, and oh boy do I love it! It has all the ingredients that make a great pub – gorgeous (slightly worn, but in a good way) wooden tables, mismatched chairs and a big beer garden.
The French Horn – A French pub! Their food menu looks amazing and I can't wait to try the Sunday raclette, which is their alternative for Sunday roast.
Red Snapper – A small independent and colourfully decorated Thai restaurant serving food that's free from MSG, colourings, preservatives and additives. There are lots of options for vegans and meat-eaters alike as well as lots of gluten-free options too!
Murasaki – A 'Japanese gastropub' serving a wide variety of Japanese tapas dishes as well as Japanese alcohol and organic wines.
The Almond Tree – Vegetarian cafe with lots of vegan options serving cheap veggie dishes such as kebabs and buddha bowls. The best thing is that it's super cheap, too – the most expensive dish is only £8!
Latina Cafe & Deli – A cafe deli serving everything from cakes and tapas to charcuterie and grocery items!
The Flour Pot Bakery – A lovely small bakery part of the little Brighton based cafe & bakery chain. They serve amazing cakes (try the orange polenta one!) as well as lots of savoury treats and it's very beautifully decorated, too.
Small Batch Coffee – The Seven Dials branch of this coffee roastery chain, known for their amazing coffee. I personally love their sweet treats too – you gotta try the vegan banana and pecan cookie!
Found – A tiny shop/cafe selling old vintage furniture and other tidbits as well serving coffee and selling toasties and pastries!