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Assembly Democratic Bill to Boost New Jersey's Minimum Wage Approved by Assembly
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Oliver, Spencer, Greenwald, Green, Johnson, Prieto & Wisniewski Bill Increases Minimum Wage to $8.50 per Hour and Requires Annual Adjustments
(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats to increase New Jersey's hourly minimum wage to $8.50 and require the rate to then be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index was approved 46-33 Thursday by the Assembly.
The bill, which would boost the minimum wage as of July 1, is sponsored by Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex/Passaic), Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D-Essex), Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-Camden), Speaker Pro Tem Jerry Green (D-Union/Middlesex/Somerset), Majority Conference Leader Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen), Budget Chairman Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson/Bergen) and Deputy Speaker John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex).
Oliver during the Assembly reorganization ceremony in January announced increasing the minimum wage – which is now $7.25 per hour – would be a Democratic priority this legislative session.
The bill (A-2162) specifically increases New Jersey's hourly minimum wage rate to $8.50 on July 1, 2012 and then requires that, starting in calendar year 2013, the minimum wage be adjusted annually based on any increase in the Consumer Price Index, with the adjustment taking effect on July 1 of each year.
"This is economic stimulus and a recognition that thousands of households in New Jersey are struggling to subsist on minimum wage jobs that do not allow them to support their families," Oliver said. "This is about livable wages for the lowest-income earners. Quite simply, we should all support economic stimulus, increased consumer spending and livable wages."
"Boosting the minimum wage has wide reaching positive economic benefits, acting as an economic stimulus," Spencer said. "As five Nobel Laureates and six past presidents of the American Economic Association stated in joining hundreds of other economists in calling for raising the minimum wage, a higher minimum wage can significantly improve the lives of low-income workers and their families, without the adverse effects that critics have claimed. It's the right thing to do."
"Having a minimum wage that accurately reflects the state's economic realities is common sense, but also an essential economic development tool that will have an immediate positive effect on our economy," Greenwald said. "Traditionally, New Jersey has been a leader in providing economic security for its lower-income working families by ensuring that the state mandates a fair minimum wage. The time to raise the state's minimum wage is now."
"With the worst recession in a generation still being felt across the nation, Democrats are focused on getting New Jersey's economy going again while helping working families make ends meet," Green said. "Raising the minimum wage should be a key part of an economic recovery agenda. It's also a must for many families struggling to get by in these difficult times."
"By boosting pay in the low-wage jobs on which more families are relying than ever, a stronger minimum wage will help restore the consumer spending that powers our economy and that local businesses need in order to grow," Johnson said. "A robust minimum wage is a key building block of sustainable economic recovery. It's long past time to provide this basic fairness."
"The minimum wage is becoming more and more important for our economy, since more workers are spending more time in low-wage jobs," Prieto said. "As a result, more families are relying on low-wage and minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. Raising the minimum wage promotes economic growth by putting money in the pockets of working families."
"About 1.4 million low-income workers across the country started the new year with a minimum-wage increase, but not in New Jersey," Wisniewski said. "Minimum wage increases stimulate the economy by increasing consumer spending, without adding to state and federal budget deficits. Consumer spending drives 70 percent of the economy, and increasing that ability to spend is key to jumpstarting production and re-hiring."


The Interestings centers on Jules, Ash, Ethan, Goodman and Jonah; a group of teenagers who meet at a summer camp for the artistically gifted in the mid-1970's. Though their backgrounds and talents are varied, their time at the camp creates a bond that will keep them together throughout the stages of adulthood.
It starts simply, with dry wit as the campers develop the ironic banter that will become standard through their early friendship. What seems like the familiar, awkward camp story is actually a delicate framework for the detailed relationships that will grow between the characters.
When Ethan and Ash find success well beyond what any of their friends could have imagined, their lifestyle beings to set them apart. It is here, as the group journeys through adulthood, where Wolitzer's talent begins to stand out. She is able to walk her characters through seemingly endless themes, namely the dynamics of friendship and envy, without making them appear fantastical or sending them down stereotypical paths. When I was worried it might bend, she made sure the character framework she created early on held strong and added beautiful dialogue to boot.
Wolitzer also manages to jump between time periods and points of view in such an amazingly natural way. Where I've been frustrated with this technique from other authors, The Interestings has this constant flow of life that could very easily be hard to follow if not done right.
When I was finished reading the last sentence, I let out this half whimper/half sigh and set my Kindle down for a few minutes. I went back and read all 16 of my highlights and then pre-ordered a physical copy. I highly suggest you do the same - whimper and sigh are optional.


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Series: The Marked, Book 2
Iniquitous
For there to be light, you must first suffer the darkness. The end came at me jagged and skewed like puzzle pieces to a game I didn't know I was playing. Iniquitous is the heart-pounding third installment in The Marked saga, a fast-paced YA paranormal romance that grapples with love, loss, and self-discovery in a unique supernatural world filled with vampires, witches, shifters, and angels.
pathetic heroin
By Lori on 01-30-19
Hell is empty. The Devil is here. There is no road so long and winding as the one that leads you to the finish line. Every bend is meant to test you, every junction meant to bring you closer to that place where love and sacrifice meet. To that place in the valley where the sun doesn't quite reach. Infernal is the long-anticipated fourth installment in The Marked saga.
stupid girl
By Clueless loving Ethan POV on 08-24-19
The Marked Mage Chronicles, Book 1
By: Victoria Evers
Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell
Since moving to Mystic Harbor, Maine, I've made it my life's mission to avoid Reese Blackburn at all costs. Sure, he has cheekbones that could cut glass, not to mention bedroom eyes that could melt any girl into a puddle on the floor. Too bad that doesn't change the fact he's completely stab-worthy. When a fun night out on the town turns deadly, I quickly discover the quaint little hamlet of Mystic Harbor houses more than sandy beaches and adorable B&Bs. Beneath the New England charm rests a world where shifters, demons, vampires, and angelic hunters all vie for power.
Awesome series start!!
By Leyla on 10-24-17
Covetous
I was just your average 17-year-old girl, until I was Marked. Some may sell their souls; mine was taken. Not only are angelic hunters out to kill me, but Hell's deadliest Mage - the devilishly charming Crown Prince of Lust - is just as desperate to get his hands on me...again. No, he doesn't want me dead. This seductive trickster only has one thing on his mind: making me his new blushing bride. He can call me his "mate" all he wants. I'm not about ready to sign my soul away into eternal damnation, no matter how gorgeous he may be.
CW worthy series hands down
Viperous
Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell, Stephen Dexter
They did their best to destroy everything I hold dear, but heaven made one fatal flaw - they didn't kill me when they had the chance. You don't attack the ones I love and get away with it. I never asked for this. I never wanted to become what I am. But the path to hell isn't paved with good intentions. It's paved by the retribution of the worst kind of monsters. The ones we create. And heaven is about to face the deadliest of their makings.
Okay already
By Stacey on 06-25-21
The Trylle Trilogy, Book 3
By: Amanda Hocking
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn't surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind… even if it's the only way to save them?
✫✫ 5 Stars ✫✫
Trylle Trilogy, Book 2
When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she's a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she's about to learn that there's more to the story…. She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they'll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to marry a powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who's strictly off limits… and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until 11 years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.
Light and Fun!
By Felicity Fairchild on 06-28-12
A Young Adult Paranormal
By: J.L. Weil
My past comes back to terrorize me. Someone wants me dead, and the closer I get to the truth, the more I realize my whole life is a lie. I am no longer sure what is more frightening - the attempts on my life or the guy whose heart and soul are synchronized with mine.
Hmmmmm!
By Daileyk05 on 03-04-16
Black Crow
I've quickly learned that being the White Raven isn't easy. The dead are restless and angry, and I don't know the first thing about being a banshee. Those around me will get hurt. To keep them safe, I must endure painful decisions. Zane Hunter, the ultra-bad boy who stole my heart, is one of those difficult decisions. Our souls are synchronized, making us a compatible duo. Too bad I'm engaged to his brother.
First book was good. A little over the top but a decent story. This book is just god awful
By Brandi Hart on 05-08-16
Unleashing Fire
Fallen Legacies, Book 3
By: Julie Hall
Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen, Adam Gold
The Forsaken hunger for vengeance, leaving Steel and me with no choice but to follow Camiel to the only place strong enough to protect me - Eden, an ancient, hidden city darkened by my family's secrets. But Eden isn't the safe haven I expected, and family runs deeper than blood. As Thorne grows stronger by the day, his Fallen forces threaten to raze London - and then the world - to cinders. In order to stop him, the entire angelic community has to unite, but ancient feuds and millennia of prejudice put everything at risk.
By Erin on 10-16-21
Saving Angel
Divisa, Volume 1
Narrated by: Tara Millette
I wondered what my life would have been like if we had never moved to the ho-dunk town of Spring Valley, Illinois. Sure the internet service was splotchy, there was nothing but miles of wheat fields, and I probably wouldn't be faced with death at every corner. My only neighbor in this god-forsaken town was...well there really was only one to describe him, hot as hell. With his sinful dark looks, unusually silver eyes, and kissable lips, there was something about him that was more than meets the eye.
By rebma on 04-06-17
Soul Symmetry
War is coming. The veil between the living and the dead no longer exists. Evil is running rampant and the universe's symmetry balances on my fingertips. No big deal. Of course, nobody knows how or when the hallows will strike, or who among us is a traitor.
Fitting conclusion to exciting YA paranormal!
By LilMissMolly on 10-03-16
Dragon Queen
The Hidden King, Book 3
By: Jen L. Grey
Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Growing up, I always felt like an outsider - until Egan. Finding my fated mate brought clarity along with a world full of magical creatures and hidden risks. And with that knew knowledge, my past wasn't quite what it had seemed. I'd been part of this strange world for a lot longer than I'd even known.
By Madeleine East on 01-03-22
Amethyst Tears
Luminescence Trilogy, Book 2
By: J. L. Weil
Narrated by: Courtney Parker
From the moment Brianna Rafferty found out she was a witch, she knew, even by supernatural standards, she was different. Although she had answers, there was still one burning question...was she good or bad? To top it off, Lukas is alive. In the flesh, and he is as dreamy as ever. Problem is, Brianna can't figure out the words to tell Gavin. When the two actually meet, it's a freaking disaster. Fists flying. Magic swirling. Tempers flaring. Ugh. Boys. Being destined to become some kind of super witch isn't exactly awesomesauce....
By Val on 12-18-18
The steep descent into Hell is always paved with good intentions.
My name is Jemma Blackburn, and I'm a Slayer. Finding out I wasn't human was only the beginning of my problems. My best friend, Taylor, is still missing, and so is the Immortal Amulet, and it's my job alone to get them both back. I don't know who I can trust, and I'm still not sure I'm cut out for any of this, but I'm determined to figure it all out, or die trying. As if that wasn't bad enough, there's a new enemy in town and they've come bearing gifts - an ancient prophecy that is going to blur the very lines between good and evil. And, apparently, my blood is tied to the center of it. I don't have all the answers yet, but I'm getting closer and closer to discovering the truth. The truth about my bloodlines, and about who I really am. And, believe me when I say, it's going to change everything.
Invidious is the highly anticipated second installment in The Marked series, a fast-paced paranormal romance filled with self-discovery, mystery, love, and a unique supernatural world that will leave you captivated and hungry for more.
©2016 Bianca Scardoni (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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What listeners say about Invidious
Written for teens or written for stupid teens?
I really wanted to love this story, and in a way I did. it was original, at least to me. The issue is the author wants to represent a strong heroine, yet makes her out to be a completely stupid and weak character. No physical or mental strength, or adaptability.
We get that she was sheltered from the life she was meant for, however, does that have to be repeated in each interaction and conversation? this story could have been 3 hours shorter had the author assumed her audience could think and draw their own conclusion without it being drawn out for them each time.
Seriously, all she accomplished was to make her main character Gemma, seem ignorant and weak. What was more perplexing was Gemma's actual personal characteristics and beliefs were not so painfully and redundantly drawn out. it was left for readers to conclude. however, my perception was she is an innocent teen upon her arrival to her uncle's home. yet afterwards, all she wants is to get with any guy that shows interest. she had an "are you into me" conversation with 3 male characters, all the while the author is building an epic love story in the subtext. is this a story where you have to kiss a lot of frogs to get the prince sentiment??
The author's endless ramblings through Gemma makes everything so painfully obvious. no mystery left... Gemma is pretty but dumb. so sad... who in their right mind, that is being guarded 24/7 and is admittedly to being an open coward, by always saying she will run not fight, leaves her guards whenever convenient to get kidnapped, beaten, 9r put herself or others in harm? this is nature at work. #naturalselection.
Can't wait till the next book. I listened to both books in 3 days. Now I have to find another book.
Kourtneé
Wow! What a thrill
This book is absolutely enticing. Keeps you guessing and has many surprises. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the supernatural
I love listening to this series and I hope that there will be more to come
Melissa Zeltner
Loved this! Can't wait for more!
This is such a great read! hopefully we won't have to to wait long for more!!
How can the author finish the story like that?!
What did you love best about Invidious?
Well, I love the way Bianca mix suspense, mystery, adventure and a little of romance. In my opinion Bianca know how to put evething together to keep the listener on the edge of "and now?" or "how he dares...?"
Have you listened to any of Bailey Carr's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes and once more I enjoy it. Bailey's voice is pleasant, and the narrator's job is perfect, very articulate, with emotion, and diferentes voices to each one.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book is very interesting and have a good plot. I think Bianca did a good job, and finish the book on a dramatic way... So unfair of her! If you like the first one, probably will enjoy the second.
There is promise in this
but the last two chapters made me route for the "bad guys". The heroine is annoying, never takes advice, acts more like a 12 year old than a teen and the dialogue at the end was painful to the point of maybe not caring what happened to her.
Nicks
Performance was great, story only ok.
If you like mostly teenage first love, first times and heavy panting then this is the book for you. The plot is almost non existent. There is 80 percent descriptions of lust and only maybe 20 of actual story. The biggest problem I have with this story is it wasn't finished. It was intentionally left as a climactic cliffhanger to guarantee you have to buy the next book to maybe get to a conclusion.
can't wait for the next one!!! loved this one almost as much as the last!
great book but need the third book
this book is great but the ending sucks for not having the third book... I need the third book!
Michael KLINGENBERG
to melodramatic
not a bad story but the author is very self indulgent and way to melodramatic
*Annoying heroine*
The narrative is excellent and it's the only reason I continued listening to this book, sorry but I can't stand Gamma the mc she annoys the shit out of me of her miss know it all and wanting to save everyone and she can't even save herself grrr it's annoying and she knows that Nicky is shady ass still she followed her in the trees by herself gods sorry Bianca I got over your poetic way of writing but please don't make our heroine too annoying thanks.
Exciting Twists and Turns
Typical fantacy teen love story. What is not to love! Read the book ages ago and was very excited to listen to it. Performance was ok, missed the mood a bit with some parts but overall enjoyable
books 1 and 2 were a great read pitty audible decided not to do the 3 book. :(

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Q: WIX "The system cannot find the file" when it is really there So I am attempting to build a Wix installer.  And I am getting the following error.
Error   1   The system cannot find the file 'C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\AktionTLW2\bin\Debug\Templates\Federal.xml)'.

The relevant code is
<File Source="$(var.AktionTLW2.TargetDir)Templates\Federal.xml)"  />

When I change that to an explicit path, it does not give me an error:
<File Source="C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\AktionTLW2\bin\Debug\Templates\Federal.xml"/>

Notice the explicit path and the path in the error message are the same path.  So why doesn't the first work?

A: Theres a parenthesis at the end of the path of the error message.. Maybe that's what caused the error have a look at your config file and remove the bracket.

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Home Fine Jewelry Earrings 14kt Yellow Gold Claddagh Hoop Earrings. 5/8"
Ross-Simons - 14kt Yellow Gold Claddagh Hoop Earrings. 5/8" is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 7.
The traditional Celtic symbol of love and devotion takes shape with these beautiful hoop earrings. For centuries, the Claddagh has been used to represent one's relationship with a friend or soulmate. Hanging length is 5/8". Snap-bar, 14kt yellow earrings.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Savannah from Beautiful! These gorgeous earrings were purchased as a gift for my sister, and she absolutely loves them! She wears petite earrings so these really fit the bill, and she wears them every day. And of course, the Claddagh is significant to us. These are petite and quality earrings.
Rated 5 out of 5 by AWE from Great, very small, great traveler, These earrings are comfortable, tiny, great travel earrings. The clasp is secure. I think they are beautiful and would also make a great gift for my grand daughter.
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Former American Idol judge Mariah Carey has made it very clear in the press that she did not enjoy her time on the show. Back in November, she revealed that the season 12 panel was supposed to just have three American Idol judges. Then producers threw Nicki Minaj in the mix and everything went sideways.
In another recent radio interview with Elivs Duran on the Z100 Morning Show, Mariah Carey continued to whine about her experience on the FOX reality show, saying viewers did not get to see the real her. "The real Mariah was so not there… I should have been a mentor on the show and that's it." Watch what else Mariah has to say about being on Idol and how she "didn't sign up" for it to become a drama-fueled "reality show" in the video below.
oh puh-leeeeeese!! carey was just as disgusting as minaj. that season was disastrous.
Mariah is not disgusting first of all – she has morals and talent to back up any claim.


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Celebrating 60 years of beauty, confidence and compassion; Tamaryn Green was crowned Miss South Africa 2018 at Sun Arena, Time Square in Pretoria. It was a grand affair with all the 'who's who' from around the country in attendance, as well as many hopeful young women who dream of wearing the crown.
One2One Event Technology celebrated this momentous occasion with all in attendance by providing two Green Screens as well as a Studio Booth. We loved interacting with the guests and giving them a chance to smile for the camera.
South Africa has produced many phenomenal women over the years with three of our queens winning Miss World and two winning Miss Universe. This includes the beautiful Rolene Straus who won Miss World in 2014 and the breath-taking Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters who won Miss Universe in 2017.
Miss SA 2018, Tamaryn Green, is a 23-year-old Medical student from Paarl whose dream has always been to help people. Walking away with a cash prize of R1-million and prizes worth R2-million, Miss South Africa has provided Miss Green with the platform to fulfill this dream of hers.


Are you fascinated and inspired by the art of sign writing? This class is your chance to dip a toe into the world of hand-lettered signs. Get a little bit of sign writing history and a hands on introduction to some of the equipment, skills and techniques all from a master sign writer with decades of experience.
Michael Braden began his signwriting career in Darwin N.T in 1977, as an apprentice under the tutelage of some of Australia's leading signwriters, who would flock to the tropics to escape the southern winters.
After making his way to Sydney in the early eighties, he was invited to join Althouse & Geiger, Australia's oldest and most respected sign company (est 1875). He also joined the Signwriter's Guild of Australia.
After traveling to London to further his knowledge in Gold leafing and glass work, he moved back to Sydney to open his own sign shop, employing tradesmen as well as training several apprentices.
Michael still enjoys the traditional brush skills required of the signwriter, and passing this knowledge on to those who wish to keep this great art alive.


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65 Years Ago – August 2, 2018
The Winters Express
August 14, 1953 Harold Parish of the Parish Brothers contracting firm said this week that work on the first phase of the Monticello Dam will begin within 10 days after the Bureau of Reclamation tells them to proceed. The low bid, submitted by Peter Kiewit for construction of the dam was $7,678,991. Guy F. Adkinson was the next low bidder with $8,417,560.10. Miss Pat Murray, 19year-old Winters telephone operator, will be Yolo county's entry in the State Fair "Maid of Magic" contest. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yandell of Long Beach are the parents of a daughter, born July 25, 1953. Airman Second Class Herman Campos, who for the past year has been serving on the air police in Iceland, expects to return to the states in September. Funeral rites were held yesterday afternoon in the Presbyterian Church for William Davis Overhouse, 89, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the Woodland Clinic. The General Services Administration of the federal government has called for bids for a warehouse and laboratory for the Bureau of Reclamation. Mrs. J. Chris Gertz of San Francisco is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Martinez of the Wolfskill district. Following a three weeks' trip to Pittsburgh, Pa., where she visited with relatives, Mrs. Daisy Rhodes has resumed her work at Day's Drug Store. At a pretty double ring ceremony Tuesday afternoon in St. Anthony's Catholic church Miss Marian Ramos became the bride of Mr. John M.C.Carbahal.]]>
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The complex is so quiet that sometimes I forget I live in an apartment. The apartment I live in was updated prior to my move in with dark cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, 2" faux wood blinds and wood laminate flooring in the common areas. The people in the complex that I've met are very nice. The amenities are great with a large pool, exercise room, basketball court, tv/game room and business center.
Apartments are spacious! You can pay rent online! They have wonderful amenities, and a extremely kind staff. Everything is beautiful, and I barely hear noises from my neighbors.
The staff here is incredible! They have gone above and beyond to help make our relocation possible. The community is safe and beautiful. We are so blessed to live in such a lovely community, with great schools, shopping and hospitality.
I was very particular and spent a great deal of time working with the front office to find what I wanted at the price range that I could afford. Cathy always went out of her way to assist me, constantly reviewing the options. She was never rude or dismissive. I am a very happy resident thanks to Cathy! Additionally, since I moved here, the maintenance team has been extremely helpful as well. They are quick, polite, and courteous!
The best place to live, excellent facilities and very good service of the administration.
Just moved here a few weeks ago and I still can't get over how gorgeous it is! The staff are very pleasant and extremely helpful no matter the issue, and maintenance is always there for you. I love that it feels more like a home here, and there's even fun family nights for the kids!!
Brittany and Edgar are amazing she has helped me each time I came in with a smile on her face, we appreciate her genuineness don't find that everywhere. I will refer family here in the future!!


This participatory film tells the story of people who have had problems when out and about in the community. The film was made to show people what its really like to have a learning disability and why Safe Places is needed.
The MJ Diversity Achievement of the year award for 2011.


Lancia PININFARINA COUPE (1978) "Lancia Gamma Pininfarina Coupe. Very rare in the US.
The Lancia Gamma (Tipo 830) was an executive car manufactured by Lancia. Following its debut at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show as Lancia's new flagship, the Gamma was marketed as 4 door fastback saloon as the Berlina (1976-1984) and as 2 door coupé (1977-1984), both designed by Pininfarina - with 15272 and 6790 manufactured respectively. The Gamma superceded the old Lancia Flavia. Although both were designed by Pininfarina, only the coupe was assembled on their production line (alongside the Ferrari 400), the saloon being a purely Lancia-built product.
The Lancia Gamma was a front-wheel drive car with longitudinally-mounted boxer engine and with either a 5-speed manual transmission. Lancia developed unique flat-4 engines for the Gamma. The Lancia Flavia and Flavia Coupe had used 1.8 and 2.0 litre flat four engines. Engine designer De Virgilio also drew up an engine for the Gamma which was a V6 4-cam with either 3- or 4-litre displacement, but this never came to fruition.
The flat engine, though large for a modern 4-cylinder petrol engine, lacked the cachet associated with six and eight cylinder engines but enabled Pininfarina chief stylist Aldo Brovarone to lower the coupé's bonnet line and to steeply rake its windscreen. Pressure cast in alloy with wet cylinder liners, the engine was light and produced 140 bhp (104 kW), (120 bhp (89 kW) in 2.0-litre form) its torque was available at just 2000 rpm. Initially available with a displacement of 2.5 L (Gamma 2500), it was later joined by a 2.0 L version (Gamma 2000), which resulted from the Italian tax system (cars with engines larger than 2.0 L are subject to heavier tax burden). Both displacements were using Weber carburetors, and the 2.5 L also came in a version fitted with fuel injection.
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UT research group contributes to international study on itch sensation
By Rebecca Schwan : August 19th, 2016
Researchers at The University of Toledo are investigating what makes us itch.
Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his research group recently completed a collaborative, interdisciplinary study of the body's itch response.
Karunarathne
"While itchiness is not a life-threatening health concern, it is uncomfortable and can be a quality of life issue for some people," Karunarathne said. "Our lab worked with researchers nationally and internationally to explore how the body interprets the itch sensation."
Led by Dr. Zhou-Feng Chen in the Center for the Study of Itch at Washington University School of Medicine, researchers explored the cell's sensory neuron response to itch-inducing stimuli. Karunarathne's research group was selected to participate due to its expertise in subcellular optogenetics, which is live cell imaging and signaling.
"Our lab designs and uses light-sensitive signaling proteins and precisely targeted light beams to control signaling in specific regions in single cells," Karunarathne said. "This way, we can use light for both controlling and monitoring cellular activities and understanding pathologically important cell behaviors such as cancer cell migration."
Imaging fluorescence biosensors help to capture activities in various cellular compartments. However, scientists do not have a precise way of controlling signaling activities in these subcellular locations.
In the body, a cell's transient receptor potential (TRP) channels transmit the sensation of pain, itch, temperature and touch to the brain. One channel, named TRPV1, responds to histamine signals, and another channel, TRPA1, responds to the itch-inducing chemical chlorquine.
Using their confocal subcellular fluorescence resonance energy transfer techniques, Karunarathne and his colleagues at UT were able to extract data that helped the team to identify a third member of the TRP family that also plays a role in the body's itch response.
"We examined the role TRPV4 plays in itch and tested the hypotheses that TRPV1 and TRPV4 cooperate to relay itch information in sensory neurons," Karunarathne said. "The study suggested that TRPV4 is required for cells to form complexes that relay itch signals."
This new discovery could lead to new pharmaceuticals that target TRPV4 to provide relief to chronic itch.
The team's work was published in Science Signaling online last month.
This entry was posted on Friday, August 19th, 2016 at 3:29 am and is filed under Natural Sciences and Mathematics, News, Research, UToday .


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Сесар Алехандро Фаллетти дос Сантос ( ; родился 2 декабря 1992 года, Артигас, Уругвай) — уругвайско-итальянский футболист, полузащитник футбольного клуба «Тернана».

Карьера
Сесар Фаллетти является воспитанником «Серро». За клуб дебютировал в матче против футбольного клуба «Рентистас», где получил жёлтую карточку, забил гол и отдал голевой пас. Всего за клуб сыграл 39 матчей, где забил 5 мячей и отдал 7 голевых передач.

31 августа 2013 года перешёл в футбольный клуб «Тернана». За клуб дебютировал в матче против «Читтаделлы», где отдал голевой пас. В матче против «Латина» получил две жёлтые карточки и был удалён с поля. Свой первый гол забил в ворота «Новары». Всего за клуб сыграл 128 матчей, где забил 17 мячей и отдал 15 голевых передач.

1 июля 2017 года перешёл в «Спортиво Лукеньо», но через 19 дней был продан «Болонье» за 2,5 миллиона евро. 5 августа 2017 года у Фаллетти возникли проблемы с коленом, из-за чего он смог дебютировать за клуб лишь 25 октября в матче против «Лацио». 23 ноября у него возникли проблемы с бедром; из-за этого он пропустил 8 дней. Свой первый гол забил в ворота «Дженоа». Всего за клуб сыграл 13 матчей, где забил 1 гол.

13 августа 2018 года был отдан в аренду в «Палермо». За клуб дебютировал в матче против футбольного клуба «Салернитана». Свой первый гол забил в ворота «Карпи». В матче против этого же клуба на 11-й минуте забил гол, на 15-й отдал голевую передачу на Илию Несторовского, но ещё в первом тайме, на 42-й минуте, разорвал отводящую мышцу и был заменён на Луку Фьордилино. Всего за клуб сыграл 32 матча, где забил 4 мяча и отдал 5 голевых передач.

27 августа 2019 года был отдан в аренду в «Тихуану». За клуб дебютировал в матче против футбольного клуба «Крус Асуль». Всего за клуб сыграл 12 матча, где отдал 1 голевую передачу.

14 сентября 2020 года вернулся в футбольный клуб «Тернана» на правах аренды. За клуб дебютировал в матче против «Витербезе». Свой первый гол забил в ворота «Паганезе». В конце ноября ему дали отдых. В матче против «Турриса» оформил дубль. По итогам сезона выиграл Суперкубок Серии C, группу C в чемпионате, а также стал лучшим бомбардиром этой группы. 18 февраля 2022 года выбыл до конца сезона из-за операции. 3 сентября получил неизвестную травму и выбыл на 37 дней.

Достижения
 Обладатель Суперкубка Серии C: 2021
 Чемпион группы C Серии C: 2020/21
 Лучший бомбардир группы C Серии C: 2020/21

Примечания

Футболисты Уругвая
Футболисты Италии
Игроки ФК «Серро»
Игроки ФК «Тернана»
Игроки ФК «Болонья»
Игроки ФК «Палермо»
Игроки ФК «Тихуана»


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Daily Prelims Test – 18_October_2021
1. Consider the following:
1) Agar gel
2) Carrageenan
3) Alginate
4) Sagarika
Which among the above is/are extracted from sea weeds?
a) 2 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
In NEWS: The blue revolution: Seaweed is the crop of the future
● Seaweed has long been sourced by the food industry for its stabilising properties.
● Industries related to seaweed processing also have a huge potential for those specialising in microbiology, chemistry and food technology.
● Jayakumar, principal scientist, ICAR-CMFRI, Mandapam, points out that as the cultivation is less labour-intensive and less-technology driven, it has been taken up by almost 600 women in the region.
Extract from Sea weeds: Hence option (d) is correct.
1. Agar Gel
● When processed, it loses its pungency, and seaweed products such as agar gel can withstand high temperatures — it can be used as a stabiliser and thickener in pie fillings, icings and meringues.
● It is tasteless, it does not interfere with the flavour of the food, and in ice creams it is used to inhibit the crystallisation of ice.
● It is the main ingredient in falooda and jigarthanda is a seaweed-based product.
2. Carrageenan
● Fisherwomen in the Tamilnadu coastal regions have been trained in cultivating a species of seaweed called Kappaphycus alvarezii that yields carrageenan.
● Carrageenan is an additive used to thicken, emulsify, and preserve food and drinks — it's a commercially viable venture.
3. Alginate
● Alginate, another extract, is used in restructured and reformed food products such as chicken nuggets. As a binder and emulsifier, it helps meat retain its shape.
4. Sagarika
● It is derived from the sap of red and brown algae, which acts as a bioenhancer and stimulates the internal growth of plants.
● Researchers say that an extract from seaweed also helps in the faster germination of seeds, and this was successfully tested on cotton seeds.
● As organic farming becomes the buzzword, seaweed is becoming the fertiliser of the future.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-blue-revolution-seaweed-is-the-crop-of-the-future/article37000869.ece
2. Which of the following is correct with reference to the CSISA project?
a) Its aim is to provide a platform to the students of Atal Tinkering Labs
b) It aims to facilitate maize cultivation for farmers.
c) It aims to supply drinking water to Bengaluru
d) It aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
Answer: (b) It aims to facilitate maize cultivation for farmers.
In NEWS: International Day of Rural Women: A day in the life of a tribal woman farmer in Odisha
● Anita Naik, a farmer living near Simlipal National Park, has become an entrepreneur after turning to maize instead of paddy
● Over 70 per cent of rural women in India are engaged in agriculture.
● Women carry out a large portion of the farm work as cultivators and agricultural labourers. Yet, in most instances, they are not even counted and recognised as farmers.
● Millions of rural Indian women also shoulder the domestic work burden, a job that is undervalued and unrecognised economically.
● Growing rice is quite taxing as paddy is a labour-intensive crop involving sowing, irrigating, weeding and harvesting. Yields can vary and are often low due to limited resources, lack of awareness and appropriate machinery.
CSISA project:
● The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center's (CIMMYT) CSISA project (Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia) facilitated maize cultivation for farmers, such as those in Anita's village. Hence option (b) is correct.
● The aim was for them to make maximum use of the land all year-round and to move beyond personal consumption towards commercial production.
● CIMMYT's CSISA project began its sustainable intensification programme in some parts of Odisha's plateau region in early 2012.
● The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) was established in 2009 with a goal of benefiting more than 8 million farmers by the end of 2022.
● The project is led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and implemented jointly with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
● Operating in rural 'innovation hubs' in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, CSISA works to increase the adoption of various resource-conserving and climate-resilient technologies, and improve farmers' access to market information and enterprise development.
● CSISA supports women farmers by improving their access and exposure to modern and improved technological innovations, knowledge and entrepreneurial skills.
● CSISA works in synergy with regional and national efforts, collaborating with myriad public, civil society and private-sector partners.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/agriculture/international-day-of-rural-women-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-tribal-woman-farmer-in-odisha-79716
3. Consider the following statements:
1) Captive mines are mines from which the produced minerals could be used for its own consumption and as well as for selling it.
2) The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021 eliminates the differential treatment between captive and merchant mines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
In NEWS:
● The government has asked both private and state-owned companies with captive coal mines to produce 10 million tonnes more coal than targeted in the next six months to meet the increasing demand from consuming units.
● The 40 captive coal mines in the country are likely to produce 70 mt of coal this fiscal against the earlier target of 60 mt, officials familiar with the development told ET. The proposed output is nearly double of last year's 38 mt.
● The coal ministry had allowed captive miners to sell 50% of their annual output in the open market amid an acute fuel shortage as inventories at thermal plants fell to multi-year lows.
Mines:
Captive Mines:
● Captive mines are the mines that are owned by companies.
● The coal or mineral produced from these mines is for the exclusive use of the owner company of the mines.
● The company cannot sell coal or minerals outside. Some electricity generation companies used to have captive mines.
● Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowered central to reserve any mine for the particular end-use. These were the captive mines.
Non- Captive Mines:
● Non-captive Mines are mines from which the produced coals of minerals could be used for its own consumption and as well as for selling it. Hence statement (1) is incorrect
● Now, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 removed the distinction. Now captive mines will also be able to sell their stock. Hence statement (2) is correct
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/govt-asks-captive-coal-mines-to-boost-output-by-10-mt/articleshow/87034046.cms?from=mdr
4. With respect to Nihang, Consider the following statements:
1) It is an order of Sikh warriors.
2) Formation of the Nihang order can be traced back to the creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
In NEWS: Explained: Who are Nihangs, the Sikh sect in spotlight after Singhu lynching?
● A year and half after one of their groups chopped off the hand of an Assistant Sub Inspector of Punjab Police in Patiala after being intercepted to show a curfew pass during Covid lockdown, Nihang Sikhs are in spotlight again – for the early Friday morning brutal lynching of a man they accused of disrespecting holy scripture.
Nihang:
● Nihang is an order of Sikh warriors, characterised by blue robes, antiquated arms such as swords and spears, and decorated turbans surmounted by steel quoits. Hence statement (1) is correct.
● Etymologically the word Nihang stems more from the Sanskrit word nihshank which means without fear, unblemished, pure, carefree and indifferent to worldly gains and comfort.
● The word Nihang also occurs in a hymn in the Guru Granth Sahib, where it alludes to a fearless and unrestrained person.
● Formation of the Nihang order can be traced back to the creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Hence statement (2) is correct.
How were Nihangs different from other Sikhs, and other Sikh warriors?
● As per an account by the East India Company's Colonel James Skinner (1778-1841), Khalsa Sikhs were divided into two groups.
● Those who put on blue attire which Guru Gobind Singh used to wear at the time of battle and those who do not follow any restrictions on the colour of their dress.
● Both of them follow the profession of soldiery and are brave without peer in the art of musketry and chakarbaz, and the use of quoits.
● Nihangs observe the Khalsa code of conduct in its strictest sense.
● They do not profess any allegiance to an earthly master. Instead of saffron they hoist a blue Nishan Sahib (flag) atop their shrines.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-nihangs-sikh-sect-singhu-lynching-7573241/
5. With reference to Endosulfan, Consider the following statements:
1) It occurs naturally in the environment.
2) It is used to control insects on food and non-food crops.
In NEWS: Call for returning endosulfan in Kasaragod warehouses to manufacturing firm for disposal
● Disposal of endosulfan stocks faces a new hurdle, with a popular movement taking out a protest march to Plantation Corporation godowns in Kasaragod district.
● The protesters have called for the endosulfan stocks to be returned to the company for safe disposal in the Kasaragod district.
● Endosulfan is a pesticide and it does not occur naturally in the environment. Hence statement (1) is incorrect
● It is a cream-to-brown-coloured solid that may appear crystalline or in flakes.
● It has a distinct odour similar to turpentine.
● It is used to control insects on food and non-food crops and also as a wood preservative. Hence statement (2) is correct
● It is sold as a mixture of two different forms of the same chemical (referred to as α- and β-endosulfan).
● Endosulfan can be released into the air, water, and soil in areas where it is applied as a pesticide.
● The health effects of endosulfan depend on how much endosulfan you are exposed to and the length of that exposure.
● Toxic by inhalation, skin absorption, or ingestion.
● In 2012, when there was the threat of endosulfan leaks from old godowns, they were transferred to new godowns through a scheme called Operation Blossom Spring.
● It aims to restore organic farming practices back in the district and preserve the ecological balance
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/call-for-returning-endosulfan-in-kasaragod-warehouses-to-manufacturing-firm-for-disposal/article37011345.ece
6. Consider the following statements regarding Green crackers:
1) They were researched and developed by CSIR-NEERI.
2) They are composed of chemicals like arsenic, lithium, barium, and lead.
3) They release water vapour which does not allow the dust to rise.
c) 2 only
d) 3 only
Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
In NEWS: What are green crackers? Know which states imposed rules on fireworks this year
● In view of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related situation and concerns surrounding the rising level of pollution due to firecrackers during the festive season, several states have imposed certain rules on fireworks this year.
● These vary from either a complete or a partial ban on firecracker sales in these respective states to permitting the sale of 'green crackers' instead.
● Rajasthan to allow 'only' green crackers.
● The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2022.
● Tamil Nadu CM urges counterparts to relax ban, allow green crackers
What are green crackers?
● 'Green crackers' are low-emission fireworks permitted by the Supreme Court for celebrations to a moderate degree during festivals, relaxing the 'complete ban' on fireworks previously imposed in 2017.
● These green crackers, researched and developed by experts at the CSIR-NEERI (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), a government-funded research institute in the field of environmental science, have a small shell size compared to normal crackers. Hence statement (1) is correct.
● These green crackers are produced with less harmful raw materials, in accordance with instructions issued by the top court, and are made in a way that suppresses the dust when they are burnt – thus reducing emissions.
● They also do not contain harmful chemicals such as lithium, arsenic, barium, and lead and instead release water vapour that does not allow the dust to rise. Hence statement (2) is incorrect and statement (3) is correct.
● These green crackers are believed to cause 30 per cent less particulate matter pollution than traditional crackers and are thus considered generally less harmful than their conventional alternatives.
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-are-green-crackers-know-which-states-imposed-rules-on-fireworks-this-year-101634348648353.html
7. Consider the following statements regarding Foreign Currency Assets:
1) It is the largest component of the forex reserve.
2) It excludes the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
In NEWS: India's Forex reserves rise by $2.04 billion to $639.51 billion
● The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.039 billion to $639.516 billion.
● During the reporting week ended October 8, the rise in the reserves was on account of an increase in the Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data released
● Gold reserves were up by $464 million to $38.022 billion in the reporting week.
● The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rose by $28 million to $19.268 billion.
● The country's reserve position with the IMF declined by $3 million to $5.225 billion in the reporting week
Foreign Currency Assets
● FCA are assets that are valued based on a currency other than the country's own currency.
● FCA is the largest component of the forex reserve. It is expressed in dollar terms. Hence statement (1) is correct
● FCA includes the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Hence statement (2) is incorrect
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/indias-forex-reserves-rise-by-2-04-billion-to-639-51-billion/articleshow/87041938.cms
8. Consider the following statements regarding Zeolites:
1) They are naturally formed when the volcanic rocks react with alkaline groundwater.
2) They do not have any harmful environmental effects.
3) They are used as sorbents and catalysts.
d) 1,2 and 3
In NEWS: Zeolite oxygen concentrators: chemistry in three dimensions
● In biological systems, proteins are 1-dimensional polymers of amino acids.
● In recent years, this has been taken to a new level by the creation of extended 2- or 3- dimensional structures from linking together molecular units just as was done for polymers, but in two or three dimensions.
● Uses for these Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) take advantage of their stability, large surface area, controlled pore sizes, and tunable chemical environments
● Metal Organic frameworks (MOFs) are structured like COFs but have metals in complexes with organic entities
Zeolites:
● Zeolites are aluminosilicate minerals.
● The Zeolites are naturally formed when the volcanic rocks react with alkaline groundwater. Hence statement (1) is correct.
● However, naturally occurring zeolites are rarely pure and are contaminated to varying degrees by other minerals. For this reason, naturally occurring zeolites are excluded from important commercial applications.
● The zeolites are also produced by the process of slow crystallisation of silica-alumina gel.
● Zeolites are not reactive and are obtained from naturally occurring minerals, they do not have any harmful environmental effects. Hence statement (2) is correct.
● Zeolites are widely used as ion-exchange beds in domestic and commercial water purification, softening, and other applications.
● They have the potential of providing precise and specific separation of gases. This includes the removal of H2O, CO2, and SO2 from low-grade natural gas streams.
● Zeolites are also marketed as dietary supplements to treat cancer, diarrhoea, autism, herpes, and hangover. It is also used to balance pH and remove heavy metals in the body.
● Also, they are used as sorbents and catalysts. Hence statement 3 is correct
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/zeolite-oxygen-concentrators-chemistry-in-three-dimensions/article37027644.ece
1) Hypersonic weapons travel faster than five times the speed of sound.
2) India has become the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China to develop and successfully test hypersonic technology.
3) India is involved in developing a hypersonic cruise missile in cooperation with the USA.
a) 1 and 2 only
In NEWS: China tested 'nuclear capable hypersonic missile', says report
● China's military has carried out its first-ever test of a nuclear capable hypersonic missile
● Several countries, including the US, Russia and China, are developing hypersonic missiles which travel at a speed five times that of sound. Though slower than ballistic missiles, they are harder to intercept and can be manoeuvred. Hence statement (2) is correct.
● According to the FT report, the missile, whose launch was kept a secret by China, circled the globe before cruising towards its target, though missing its mark by around 24 miles.
About Hypersonic weapons
● Hypersonic weapons travel faster than five times the speed of sound. Hence statement (1) is correct.
● There are generally two categories of hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles powered by engines, and glide vehicles, which are launched nearly into space before diving back down to their targets.
● Hypersonic cruise missiles are maneuverable and fly at lower altitudes, making them more difficult to detect, whereas ballistic missiles fly on more predictable trajectories.
● India is involved in developing a hypersonic cruise missile in cooperation with Russia. That system, known as the Brahmos II, is based on a supersonic cruise missile. Hence statement (3) is incorrect.
● The hypersonic vehicle India tested is powered by a supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet, engine after being launched by a solid-fueled ballistic missile rocket motor. The test vehicle flew at an altitude of 30 kilometers at six times the speed of sound for about 20 seconds after separating from the launcher
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-tested-hypersonic-missile-in-august-says-ft-report-7576171/
10. With reference to casual workers employed in India, consider the following statements:
1) All casual workers are entitled for Employees Provident Fund coverage.
2) All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment.
3) The government can by a notification specify that an establishment or industry shall pay wages only through its bank account.
Which of the above statements are correct?
d) 1, 2 and 3
Code on Social Security, 2020:
● The Code replaces nine laws related to social security. These include the Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 among others.
● The code is applicable to any establishment (subject to size – threshold as may be notified by the central government).
● Social security fund: The code states that the central government will set up such a fund for unorganized workers, gig workers and platform workers.
● Further, state governments will also set up and administer separate social security funds for unorganized workers.
● Code on Wages, 2020 ,Section 6 & 7 are related to the number of regular working hours and Weekly day of rest & overtime provisions respectively. Hence statements (1) & (2) are correct.
● The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 has been amended by Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 (effective from 28.12.2016) to enable the employers to pay wages to their employees by (a) cash or (b) cheque or (c) crediting to their bank account.
● The amendment in the Act also enables the appropriate Government to specify the industrial or other establishment, by notification in the Official Gazette, which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting in his bank account. Hence statement (3) is correct.


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The Mont-Tremblant area is a true natural paradise in Quebec, Canada that has lured both city and country-dwellers with its plentiful beauty, abundant sporting activities and first-rate nightlife and entertainment. Its picturesque villages are reminiscent of some of Europe's most famous ski locales, providing visitors an inviting stop for their next vacation. Mont-Tremblant delivers an authentic mountain retreat with a variety of activities from scuba diving to downhill skiing to suit every traveler.


Works of art created by area community leaders will be auctioned off during a special event at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the Hannibal Arts Council (HAC), 105 S. Main St.
Tickets are $20 per person and are available at HAC. Reservations may be made by calling HAC at 573-221-6545 or emailing reservations@hannibalarts.com. Tickets will also be available at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Hannibal Arts Council and its programs.
The Bad Art by Good People title is truly meant to be tongue in cheek, as the end-product of the community leader working with an artist/mentor will more than likely be good. Community leaders were matched with artists/mentors by drawing names out of a hat back in November. The Hannibal Arts Council is excited to connect community leaders and artists in a new way by implementing this new fundraising concept, which was modified from similar ones produced by arts organizations in Kansas and Ohio.
The artist/mentor/community leader teams for the inaugural Bad Art by Good People project are: Steve Ayers and Joel Booth, Brenda Benson and Michael Gaines, Rebecca Butler and McKenzie Disselhorst, Kim Caisse and Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd, Brenda Beck Fisher and Rajah Maples, Kelly Eddington and Janet Wells, Patricia Garey and Josh Williams, Pat Kerns and Dr. Michael Bukstein, Sally Kintz and Jimmy O'Donnell, Josh McCurdy and Kate Dougherty, Deb Myers and Stacy Roach, Stephen Schisler and Mary Lynne Richards, Cyndi Taylor and Mayor Jim Hark, Kevin Warning and Julie Leverenz, Lisa Wiese and Dr. Debbie Baumann.


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Six Troup Co. elementary schools named Title I Reward Schools
By Olivia Gunn | March 3, 2017 at 4:56 PM EST - Updated August 12 at 4:31 PM
TROUP COUNTY, GA (WTVM) - The Georgia Department of Education lists six Troup County elementary schools as 2016-2017 Title I Reward schools. The number of Title I Reward Schools in Troup County increased by four from last year.
Reward Schools fall into one of two categories. The Highest-Performing School is among the five percent of the state's Title I schools with the highest performance over three years, for the "all students" group on the statewide assessments. The Highest-Progress School is among ten percent of the state's Title I schools making the most progress in improving on the statewide test.
"To see our schools making progress and being recognized is an honor," said Dr. Cole Pugh, Superintendent of the Troup County School System. "This year, we have six schools on the list. This shows the tremendous work our staff and students are doing to make Troup County a stand-out district."
See the Title I Reward Schools below:
Highest-Performing Schools:
Hollis Hand Elementary School
Highest-Progress Schools:
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School
Hogansville Elementary School
Long Cane Elementary School
West Point Elementary School
For more information about the Troup County School system, click here.


I originally released Trite a little over two years ago. Since then I have continued to fix bugs and add new functionality as spare time allowed. The primary reason for this is that Trite is a tool I often use where I work but another important reason is that I am constantly working to improve my knowledge and abilities.
This isn't a bug fix or new functionality but is something I consider important. Trite was my first major project in Go so naturally I did some things incorrect or weird being a novice with the language. Making the Trite code more idiomatic Go was about going back and refactoring to make it more readable and hopefully more extensible.
One of Go's great features is cross platform compilation. However, some things, like dealing with standard in/out/err is a little different between Windows and Linux/OSX. By switching to the ssh/terminal sub-repo Trite is better able to handle prompting the user for a password in a secure manner and also reattaching stdout if the user decides to ctrl+c during the prompting phase. Also windows does not have the same concept of user and group ownership for files that Linux/OSX does and so there are some OS specific exceptions. The majority of the code is the same across platforms though.
The Trite server now has a root landing page with links to the structure dump .sql and XtraBackup files. Before you had to travel directly to the /tables or /backups path. Not a huge deal but a nice convenience.
The way I originally implemented Trite's download and apply logic never really sat well with me. It worked but it was messy, especially if exceptions were encountered during run time. I didn't really understand how to use Go's channels and deal with concurrency properly at the time. With the prior logic, you specified a number of worker threads and Trite would begin downloading that many files at once. Then due to file size differences the downloads and imports would begin to offset. It was a crude attempt to fix a single threaded performance problem where for a single worker during the table import phase nothing was being downloaded. Once I understood this problem properly and had more experience with Go's concurrency primitives a better solution became clear. Create a download queue that is single threaded and allow table imports to perform concurrently if necessary. So the NIC is always in use and not over saturated with multiple file downloads. An additional benefit to this new logic was the ability to clean up and handle errors better when they occur.
The new progress display was a bit tricky to write but makes for a much better user experience. The display is closely related to the new table download and import logic. The problem with the previous logic was that downloading and importing was happening concurrently for many tables. It only made sense to notify when a table had been restored. Otherwise the display output would have been a jumbled mess. The progress display is now single threaded. A table will begin with a status of "Downloading," then "Applying" and finally "Restored." A tables status only occupies a single line and that information is rewritten when the status is updated. If a problem occurs then a status of "ERROR" is shown and information is written to the error file. So if a very large table takes a while to download and apply, the display will stay on an applying status for that table, even though smaller tables may be downloading and importing in the background. As soon as the long running table has finished importing the display will quickly catch up, printing any other tables that may have finished already, stopping on the table currently being processed and its status.
The display will also now show the download progress for large files. The Trite client defaults to showing the downloaded percentage for any file over 5 gigabytes. The size a file must be for download progress to be shown can be adjusted with the -progressLimit flag. Some very large tables can take dozens of minutes or hours to download even on a fast internal network and it's nice to see that Trite is in fact still running properly.
MySQL encodes certain Unicode characters on the file system. If you create a schema or table with the omega character "Ω" for example, MySQL will create a directory or file named "@7P" on disk even though the character is properly visible within the database. I referenced the MySQL source code to determine how MySQL does this and created a mysqlUTF8 library in Go for Trite to import. Trite can now properly work with Unicode MySQL objects and find the correct path and file names within an XtraBackup or MySQL data directory. This wasn't something I personally had to deal with where I work but knew it could affect some users and wanted to make sure it was not an issue for non-native English speakers that might want to use Trite.
If something went wrong Trite used to just dump a stack trace to the user. This was not very helpful at all. Trite now does its best to detect when an error occurs, display that an error occurred, log the error and some database information to a file and try to continue processing. That file by default is "trite.err" in the directory where trite is invoked. The -errorLog flag allows you to explicitly set the location and name of the error file if desired. If a problem happens during download the partial file is removed. If a problem happens during table import or stored routine, trigger or view creation the current process list and show engine innodb status is captured and also logged to the error file to aid in debugging.
I added MySQL's clear text client side plugin functionality to the wonderful Go MySQL driver which Trite uses. I have configured users MySQL accounts where I work to be authenticated via LDAP and not natively within MySQL. So Trite naturally has support via the -tls flag to use the clear text client side plugin and it also assumes MySQL is configured with TLS to prevent passwords being compromised by tcp capture.
One of Go's primary advantages is being able to take advantage of all cpu cores on a server. PGZIP is a drop in replacement for the standard Go gzip library that allows all cpu cores to be used during compression/decompression. Using Trite to restore a 12 gigabyte database consisting of mostly text across the internet took me about 2 1⁄2 hours. Using on the fly compression with the new -gz client flag the restore time is reduced to just 30 minutes! A massive time savings and the Trite server in this case was on a fairly under powered Linux vm and the client was a macbook pro laptop. Compressed transfers could be even faster on serious enterprise grade hardware.
The next big thing for Trite is probably the ability to serve tables from an active MySQL database instead of an XtraBackup prepared with the –export option. MySQL 5.6/MariaDB 10 and above support this and it would be a quicker restore option than requiring an XtraBackup. This is a fair amount of work though and I'm not sure of the exact time line of when this might be accomplished.


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Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
A photomontage of fireworks from a Guy Fawkes Night display at Roundwood Park in Harlesden, London. Credit: Billy Hicks, under Creative Commons licence
Senior lecturer Caroline Nielsen investigates the history of Bonfire Night:
Most people in England are probably familiar with this rhyme:
'Remember, Remember the 5th of November
I see no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot'
The rhyme refers to the 1605 Gunpowder Treason plot; a failed assassination attempt on King James I of England and Scotland. Rhymes like this one have been around more or less since the plot itself. They were designed to give children a mnemonic history lesson. Earlier rhymes could be detailed, like this nineteenth-century one:
Gunpowder treason and plot
I hope that night will never be forgot.
The king and his train
Had like to be slain:
36 barrels of gunpowder
Set below London to blow, London up!.
Holla boys! Holla boys!
Let the bells ring!
God save the King
A stick or a stake
For [Queen] Victoria's sake,
And pray ye remember the bonfire night.'
(quoted in M. E. S. Wright, Rhymes Old and New (1900), p. 14)
But behind these simple rhymes lies a complex history of religious intolerance, persecution and violence.
The Gunpowder Plot was a religious sectarian plot against the Protestant monarch James I and his court. Early seventeenth-century England was fraught with religious divisions. Catholics were actively discriminated against in law and in wider society. Catholics were not allowed to practice their faith publicly. There were fines for not going to Protestant churches or for not educating one's children to be Protestant or for hiding a priest. Catholics priests risked imprisonment or execution for saying Mass. Many English Catholics had initially hoped that James (who was married to a Catholic) would curb some of these laws, but that didn't happen. Frustrated by James' perceived unwillingness to help his loyal Catholic subjects, a small group of conspirators decided to act. The plotters would be deemed to be terrorists now: they were willing to kill potentially large numbers of people indiscriminately for their cause. The plot was stopped at the last minute. One of the conspirators, Guido (or Guy) Fawkes was caught red-handed in Parliament, not far from the pile of gunpowder barrels intended to kill James. Fawkes was arrested and taken away for interrogation and torture. This is why Fawkes is the most well-known of all the conspirators, even though he was not heavily involved in the early planning (Fraser, 97-100). Most of the other conspirators were caught over the next fortnight, and the main trials began in January 1606. (Fraser, 211-226.)
In recognition of his brush with death, James passed a law in 1606 that there should be an annual national 'thanksgiving' event on the 5th November. Contemporaries believed that God had acted to save James, and by extension the Protestant monarchy. The 5th of November was to be a day of state religious observance. It wasn't until 1859 that James' act for this national 'remembrance' day was repealed.
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century people commemorated in a set way. People were encouraged at church services and civic events to 'remember, remember'. Souvenir sermons were printed throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on the 5th November. All shared the same prejudicial theme: that Protestantism was inherently better than Catholicism.
People gradually began to add other rituals to the religious services such as processions, bonfires and fireworks. These rituals also tapped into the earlier religious traditions of having parties with bonfires for Halloween (31st Oct), All Saints (1st Nov) and All Souls (2nd Nov). Now synonymous with Bonfire Night, the 'Guy' ritual was actually one of these later additions to the event. It is thought to date from the 1620s. Effigies of the Pope would be paraded around the crowd and then ceremoniously dumped on top of the bonfire. One can't imagine the fear and horror felt by seventeenth-century Catholics, watching as their neighbours and friends publicly burnt symbols of their faith. Sometimes the Devil would be burnt in effigy. According to historian David Cressy, it wasn't until the nineteenth century that the effigy was identified as 'Guy Fawkes' (Cressy, 147).
The legacy of the Plot was heightened religious discrimination at a state level. The plotters were a tiny minority: they didn't represent other English Catholics, the vast majority of whom just wished to practice their faith and live quietly. It was this silent majority which proved to be the victims. The plot hardened the English state's already-prejudicial attitudes towards the Catholic minority. The plot was used to justify the passing of a series of acts which limited Catholics' rights. Catholics could not practice law, nor serve in the military. They couldn't officially act as legal guardians or executors in wills. They were barred from studying in English universities (although some did study in Scotland). They were banned from voting in elections until 1829. People became openly more anti-Catholic. Wild rumours spread about Catholics, and there were even periodic riots against Catholic people throughout the eighteenth centuries and into the nineteenth. (Fraser, 283).
Lewes Bonfire Night, procession of the Martyr's Crosses. Unknown author, under Creative Commons licence
Festivals and celebrations change meaning over successive generations. Our contemporary understanding and enjoyment of Bonfire Night is very different than that of the inhabitants of seventeenth-century England. To them, the 5th of November was a public religious event centred on Protestantism and a Protestant monarchy and driven by anti-Catholic sentiment. To us in the 21st century, Bonfire Night is now all about food, drink and watching beautiful fireworks displays with friends, family and our wider communities. 'Firework Night' is often used in schools as a way to teach fire and firework safety. The emphasis of the event now is very much on keeping everyone safe so we can come together as communities, rather than on encouraging religious division. Political effigies are still burnt in some places: the Lewes festival in Sussex featured in national headlines yesterday for its fire procession and its political effigies. But this event is now largely an exception. Effigies are not usually the central feature of contemporary Fireworks Night events, and are often omitted totally. But this omission doesn't mean that we should forget the hidden histories of the 5th of November. We should be open about the history of this commemoration, and willing to highlight the historic legacy of the Plot.
If you would like to know more about the history of festivals, and of Bonfire Night, try:
David Cressy, Bonfires and Bells: National Memory and the Protestant Calendar in Elizabethan and Stuart England (London: Sutton, 2004), chapter 9.
Antonia Fraser, The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1996).
Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, Halloween: An American Holiday, An American History (Pelican: 1998).
Posted in History and Heritage and tagged bonfire night, british history, fifth of november, Guy Fawkes, History, november on 8 Nov 2019 by menysnoweballes.
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Estonia will be holding a parliamentary election on March 4, 2007, with advance voting taking place on February 19-23. The election will be the fifth legislative poll since 1991, when the country, along with neighboring Latvia and Lithuania, recovered its independence following fifty-one years of annexation by the Soviet Union. But voters in the smallest and northernmost of the three Baltic republics didn't need go to the polls to choose members of the country's 101-member unicameral Parliament, the Riigikogu, since on February 26-28 they were able to cast electronic votes, or e-votes, using Internet-connected personal computers equipped with an ID card reader.
E-voting also allows voters to change their vote by re-voting electronically, or by voting in a polling place. In either case, only the last vote cast by the elector will be counted, and any previously cast e-vote shall be deleted.
Internet voting was introduced in Estonia for the first time in the 2005 municipal elections. However, only 1.85% of the voters - 0.88% of the electorate - cast an electronic vote in the event, whereas 3.4% of the electorate cast e-votes in the 2007 parliamentary election, according to preliminary figures published by Estonia's National Electoral Committee.
Members of the Riigikogu are elected for a four-year term of office by universal suffrage and proportional representation (PR) in twelve multi-member constituencies, where electors vote for a specific candidate within a party list. Nonetheless, the overall distribution of parliamentary mandates is determined on a nationwide basis: Riigikogu seats are apportioned among parties polling at least five percent of the vote (electoral coalitions are not allowed since 1999), according to a modified form of the largest average method, which replaces the traditional d'Hondt divisors (1, 2, 3 and so on) with the series 10.9, 20.9, 30.9, etc. This procedure, mathematically equivalent to elevating the number of votes polled by each qualifying party to the power 1.111111... - 10 divided by 9, that is the reciprocal of 0.9 - and then distributing the seats according to the standard d'Hondt rule, favors the largest parties at the expense of the smaller ones: simply put, the increase brought about by exponentiation becomes larger as the number of votes increases.
In practice, the application of this unusual formula hasn't had much of an impact in the composition of successive Estonian legislatures: compared to the traditional d'Hondt method, the larger parties have usually picked up between one and three extra seats each, while smaller parties have lost no more than one seat apiece.
The five percent threshold and the modified PR rule notwithstanding, Estonia's post-independence party system has been characterized by a high degree of fragmentation and volatility, and the country has been ruled by a succession of shaky coalition cabinets which have lasted on average just over a year in office - a problem common to all three Baltic republics during both their present and preceding periods of independence. Nonetheless, center-right governments have been the norm in post-independence Estonia, except from 1995 to 1999, when the now-defunct, center-left Coalition Party was the country's dominant political force.
The results of the last Riigikogu election, held in March 2003, gave some tentative indications of increasing party stability. In the election, the minority center-right coalition government of the Estonian Centre and Reform parties that had been in power since the beginning of 2002 managed to improve its parliamentary standing, in stark contrast to the 1995 and 1999 legislative elections, when the incumbent parties at the time were soundly rejected at the polls. Nonetheless, the ruling alliance ended up being replaced by another center-right coalition comprised of the new, anti-corruption Res Publica, the Reform Party and the People's Union. However, the new government, headed by Juhan Parts of Res Publica, lasted only two years in office: in March 2005 it lost a parliamentary vote of confidence and was subsequently replaced by yet another right-of-center coalition government of the Centre Party, the Reform Party and the People's Union, led by Andrus Ansip of the Estonian Reform Party.
The ruling coalition went on to poll strongly in municipal elections held later that year, but Res Publica (Latin for "Public Matter"), which had emerged as the second largest party in the 2003 legislative vote (when it tied with the Centre Party as the largest parliamentary force), fared poorly and subsequently merged with an older conservative party, Pro Patria Union. As a result, there are now only five parties represented in the Riigikogu: Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica, Estonian Centre Party, Estonian Reform Party, Estonian People's Union, and the Social Democratic Party.
Like neighboring Latvia, Estonia has a sizable number of ethnic Russian inhabitants (as of 2006, just over a quarter of the country's declining population), but many of them do not have Estonian citizenship and cannot vote in parliamentary elections. In the 2003 Riigikogu election, the largely Russian-speaking Estonian United People's Party (now the Constitution Party) fell below the five percent threshold and lost its legislative representation. As in Latvia, the integration of what remains a significant Russian minority continues to be a major problem that has called the attention of Amnesty International. This issue also has foreign policy repercussions: Russia routinely accuses Estonia of discriminating against ethnic Russians, and relations between both countries remain tense, all the more so since Russia stubbornly clings to the fiction that Estonia (along with Latvia and Lithuania) voluntarily sought annexation to the Soviet Union in 1940.
Despite frequent cabinet upheavals since regaining independence, Estonia has consistently pursued a foreign policy strongly oriented towards the West in general and the European Union (EU) in particular. In light of its poor relations with Russia - not to mention the painful memories of the 1940-91 annexation to the U.S.S.R. - it came as no surprise that Estonia eagerly pursued membership in the EU as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), securing both in 2004.
Likewise, Estonia has re-oriented its trade towards the West, forging a particularly strong relationship with neighboring Finland - a country with whom Estonia shares a linguistic affinity, as the Estonian and Finnish languages are closely related. Although the Estonian economy has been performing strongly in the years since independence, the country remains among the poorest members of the European Union.
All the same, Estonia has become the first country in the world to hold a national legislative election using the Internet as a means of voting - a high-tech initiative that may be a harbinger of things to come.
Voter turnout stood at 61%, up from 58.2% in the 2003 parliamentary election.
The Estonian Reform Party of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip emerged as the election's big winner, increasing its parliamentary representation from 19 to 31 seats and displacing the Centre Party - which picked up an additional seat - as the country's largest political force. However, the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica suffered a major setback, losing sixteen seats with respect to the overall total won by its component parties in 2003 (when they ran separately); nonetheless, the merged party retained significant electoral support.
In all, six parties are represented in the new Riigikogu: Reform, Centre, the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union, the Social Democrats (who increased their representation from six to ten seats), the People's Union (who lost seven of their thirteen seats) and the Estonian Greens, who secured parliamentary representation on their electoral debut.
Although the Reform-Centre-People's Union coalition government won re-election with an enlarged legislative majority, the ruling parties didn't form another government, due to differences between Reform and the Centre Party over Estonia's flat tax system. In April 2007 - one month after the election - incumbent Prime Minister Ansip formed a new center-right coalition government composed of his Reform Party, the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union, and the Social Democrats.


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Dah-ling I Love You, Don't Give My Parks Avenues
By Grist staff on Jul 31, 2001
The U.S. National Park Service should stop worrying so much about pleasing visitors and instead focus on protecting natural resources, says an advisory panel. In its report, which is slated to be made public tomorrow, the National Park System Advisory Board says that the agency should "[a]dopt the conservation of biodiversity as a core principle" and reduce the environmental impact of its operations. The panel's recommendations clash with the Bush administration's parks plan, which emphasizes improving the experience of visitors by fixing crumbling roads and faulty sewer systems, and constructing new visitor facilities.


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Over 19 people dead and 32 wounded after a bus carrying Catholic pilgrims to religious site in Mexico crashed (photos)
Home » News » Over 19 people dead and 32 wounded after a bus carrying Catholic pilgrims to religious site in Mexico crashed (photos)
At least 19 people have died and 32 more injured after a bus carrying Catholic pilgrims to a religious site in Central Mexico crashed on Friday, November 26.
Authorities said the bus lost its brakes and slammed into a building in the State of Mexico.
Six of the victims suffered injuries so severe they were flown to a hospital in Toluca, the state capital.
Ricardo de la Cruz, the assistant state interior secretary, said the accident occurred in the township of Joquicingo, southwest of Mexico City.
The bus was heading from the western state of Michoacan to Chalma, a town that has been visited by Roman Catholic pilgrims for centuries, when the accident occurred.
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