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NTU EEE graduand (Class of 2018): Chan Zhen YueCurrently selected

NTU EEE graduating student, Mr Chan Zhen Yue, is part of our Class of 2018! He is graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) with Honours (Highest istinction). He is also an award winner for the upcoming NTU Convocation for the following: Defence Science & Technology Agency Gold Medal. We find out more about this NTU EEE graduand's experiences in the School!
What were some of your favourite activities in NTU EEE?
"My most favorite NTU EEE activity has got to be the annual EEE Family Day, where we get to chill and enjoy awesome food, games and performances. This event is one of the few chances that you will be able to meet most of the EEE cohort. My friends and I will always stay and wait for the lucky draw results!"
What do you like about NTU EEE?
"As one of the largest schools in NTU, us EEE students are blessed to have various opportunities to equip ourselves with an extensive span of knowledge. We also have EEE Garage which always organises workshops and trainings! Not forgetting, as NTU EEE students, we get to choose exciting projects such as Escape room game design, drones and IC related projects during our third year Design & Innovation Project (DIP) course."
What are some of your experiences as an NTU EEE student?
"I am fortunate and thankful to have had opportunities to present my work in multiple international conferences, including experiencing a two-week summer research experience in the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark.
Most importantly, NTU EEE felt like a family to me, where I met professors who gave me their unconditional support. Not forgetting, my peers who fought alongside me."
What are some of your achievements while being an NTU EEE undergraduate?
"During my undergraduate term, I was awarded the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Local Study Award, as well as the NTU President Research Scholar. However, the most significant achievement for me was completing the 300km Passau-Vienna bicycle route along the Danube with my friends during my exchange experience!"
What are your plans after graduating?
"I have started my career with LTA as a Project Engineer since June. I am currently working on railway signalling systems, and I wish to contribute to the reliability and safety of our driverless automatic train system."
What do you have to say to current and future undergrads?
"For those joining NTU EEE, know that it is a place full of possibilities. Just believe in your potential, always be open to a new skillset, and do not fear to start on something you are not familiar with.
For those who are already in NTU EEE, simply seize your opportunities and you will shine!"
NTU EEE Professor Shum Ping (left) and NTU EEE graduand Mr Chan Zhen Yue (right)
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Richard Palmer is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. He is a member of the Technology practice and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Richard Palmer is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. He is a member of the Technology practice and is based in the London office. Richard brings over 20 years of experience having held senior positions in software engineering, strategy consulting, cloud-based data analytics and forensics. During this time Richard has worked with many of the world's leading organisations in financial services, telecoms, media and travel.
Richard works with clients to use sophisticated technology to address complex legal, regulatory and business matters, including financial fraud investigation, compliance process enhancement and customer remediation. He brings deep domain expertise in developing and applying bespoke analytics solutions through the entire lifecycle, from original idea, through to implementation and benefit realisation.
Richard managed a portfolio of large-scale customer rectification programmes for a UK high street bank in order to return historical arrears management fees back to the customer. This entailed data extraction from multiple lending platforms, calculation of redress payments, customer tracing and payments. During this programme Richard developed a fully automated solution that has returned hundreds of millions of pounds in fees to over a million individual customers with minimal manual intervention or error.
Richard has also worked extensively with a Tier 1 investment bank throughout the Global FX Investigation. Richard led the team that undertook the investigation into a six-year back-book of FX trading and developed key insights on trading behaviour that were used to support settlement with the global regulators. These insights were subsequently integrated into custom built compliance monitoring solutions to form part of the remediation plan set-out by the regulators. This compliance monitoring solution and supporting business processes have been BAU across the bank for over three years and enjoyed positive feedback from its user groups. Due to this extensive work during the investigation and remediation, the bank benefitted from substantially lower fine from the regulators.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Richard held a position within EY's forensics and integrity services practice. Previously Richard was European Head of Software & Science for Opera Solutions working in Big Data analytics and has also held senior positions in management consulting and strategy consulting firms.
Richard holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, as well as an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Strategic Management.
Richard has published and presented at numerous data analytic conferences and has also acted as an advisor to the UK Government and EU on technology transfer programmes.
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M.B.A., Strategic Management, Imperial College Business School
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About EVEN WITH INSECTS
A novel about choice; the random decisions that determine the path that life will follow.
A story centred around three women who are likened in some way to the characteristics of various insects and are linked by their discordant proportions.
Ann is too tall, a lanky mosquito of a girl, Sophie is too fat, a bee of royal proportions and Jacqueline is too small, the sensual firefly of the team.
The story moves through time and chronicles the evolution of the women's careers, relationships and lifestyles.
Told with compassion and humour, even with insects is a good choice for book clubs.
Seldom have I come across a book that weaves the immediate magic of this one. Beneath the surface humour are currents and depths that touch the angst or half-hidden fears of many South Africans. The tone, extremely funny in places, foreshadows later events that are tragic. The author seems to suggest that life is a gift, precious, complex, often sad, and always unpredictable.
An extraordinary feature of this book is a compelling honesty that has an almost visceral effect. It touches on issues like affirmative action and the unfair retrenchment of talented individuals, on crime, on family relationships, on AIDS and emigration, in fact on all the components that make up the new South Africa. In addition there are fascinating snippets of new age philosophy, alternative medicine, and anthropological research. Underlying the facetious tone is a compelling honesty, a willingness to face emotions, especially guilt and grief. So powerfully do these aspects come across that one feels they spring directly from the author's heart and are not simply an artificial construct. Ann's feelings about betraying her husband and grief for the death of her son, understated as they are, create a new synthesis of reality. It is not in Coleridge's phrase, "the willing suspension of disbelief" but rather a sudden impact of poetic truth. "even with insects" is truly a remarkable book.
Dr. Michael Hurry, Sunday Independent
Even with Insects by Barbara Erasmus was a joyous read. This is a wonderful story with a powerful and delicious message about life. It has a 'Sex and the City' feel about it, with the main relationships centering on best girlfriends, and the love and support they provide for each other. There is also a tender undertone to the story that explores change, desire and regret. Any woman who has grown up in the suburbs of Cape Town, in both the old and new South Africa, will recognise aspects of it. It was heartwarming to read a book set in a Town I know so well, and I felt an instant affection and identification with the characters. The book is also apolitical but socially aware, about characters and relationships, not just about the country. If you've ever walked through Cape Town on a warm summer's day, had a mother-in-law who reminded you of a Doberman, or drunk red wine into the night with your best friends, you will like this book. It had me roaring with laughter every few pages.
Nandi Roos, Cape Times
A wicked sense of humour ensures that Barbara Erasmus pulls off her new book with flair. It follows the lives of three friends whose lives are complicated by random decisions that determine their life paths. The major issues are very relevant to society today such as suicide, losing a child, AIDS, infertility, infidelity and social standing. Mostly depressing topics, yes, but Erasmus carries them off with panache.
Alison Marshall, Citizen


September 2017 – Walk With Me?
Posted on September 30, 2017 by Walk With Me?
Live a life without victims, or victim hood. That's not to say that unpleasant things won't happen. They will. Only don't become a victim to it.
Posted on September 27, 2017 by Walk With Me?
If you can die without loss, then you are eternal.
Once you realize that life is about journeying and not arriving, you can start to feel more comfortable in your vehicle, instead of trying to turn your "car" into a home, life becomes your home, and you are never away from it, no matter how far you go!
Posted on September 26, 2017 by Walk With Me?
Upon discovering the connection between mind and world, most try to manifest money or better circumstances in their life. But wasn't it their emptiness that brought you to your inner world to begin with? Why should they satisfy now. Instead, cultivate a penetrating longing for God. He will manifest, but not in front of you– as you!
Posted on September 25, 2017 by Walk With Me?
I now realize that I suffer more from my unregulated instincts, my unconscious thoughts, and the hidden desires of my own heart than I could ever suffer from others, or any insult or annoyance they could inflict on me.
Posted on September 23, 2017 September 23, 2017 by Walk With Me?
No longer do I not seek praise, I demand it never come. To what do I owe this pride in my heart and my preference of self over others? To what do I owe this preferential love I grant myself? And what of my instant pardon that I bestow upon me the moments my faults arise? What have I that I have not by loan? Which accomplishment have I made independent of the world to which I owe my being?
Humility is the natural stance in the face of the creator. Pride is an obvious lie if only we "look behind the curtain" to see for ourselves that pride stands 50 feet in the air but does so supported by nothing at all. It's only a matter of time before it falls.
Posted on September 23, 2017 by Walk With Me?
Acceptance gives way to patience which leads the soul to contentment.
Peace is not the goal. It is only the requirement to live unconditionally.
What is the heights of holiness on earth is the lowest in heaven.
Loving everything and everyone unconditionally is not heroic. It is to finally achieve the basest level of heaven. It's the modus operandi of the universe. It does not make you special in the universe, it just lets you participate fully and peacefully. It doesn't make you a saint, you are already that. It makes you free to be who you are as a child of God, a being of light, the heart and mind of God.


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Oral Roberts gets by Western Illinois 68-55
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Kaylan Mayberry scored 33 points and led fourth-seeded Oral Roberts to a 68-55 victory over No. 5 seed Western Illinois in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Summit League Women's Basketball Championships Sunday afternoon.
Mayberry made 13-of-17 field goal attempts, including 5-of-7 three-point shots, as the Golden Eagles improved to 14-15 for the season. They will play number one seed South Dakota in the 12 noon semifinal game Monday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. WIU ends its season 15-15.
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After making just 2 of its first 8 field goal attempts, ORU hit its next four, including a trey by Mayberry, to open a 13-9 lead. The Golden Eagles led 15-9 after one period and were ahead 28-19 at halftime.
Miller's resurgence highlights No. 2 SDSU's blowout of No. 7 IPFW
A basket by Mayberry gave ORU its biggest lead at 64-45 with 3:10 to play.
Mayberry was ORU's only double-figure scorer but 6-foot-5 senior Blair Bryce had 17 rebounds, leading the Eagles to a 47-37 advantage on the boards.
Sophie Reichelt had a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double for WIU while Michelle Maher also scored 15 points.
ORU shot 47 percent from the field, 28-of-59, while holding WIU to 28 percent (18-65).
No. 1 USD uses big second half to roll past No. 8 Denver


Last weekend we headed to the Suzuki Iron Night 2008, a 2 star TTR event that took place in one of the most beautiful valleys in Germany, eh sorry, Austria!
The thing with the Kleinwalsertal is a bit complicated: Actually it belongs to Austria but you can only reach it from Germany. The police wears Austrian uniforms but you pay German taxes on the petrol (which makes it way more expensive). Some people who are living there since many generations call themselves German, others Austrians. Anyway, it is a very open valley with some of the best backcountry and parks you can get in Germany, or shall I say Austria?
On Saturday the Iron Night (http://www.wirschanzen.de), one of the stops of the Suzuki Wir Schanzen contest series, was happening and a few thousand spectators were watching how rookies like Friedl May, Flo Buergel and Aaron Holterman killed it in the perfect park (when I say "perfect" I really mean perfect – the obstacles looked like they were cut out of plaster, the shapers did an amazing job!).
I won´t tell you yet who won as you will be able to read a detailed contest report in our "events" section later this day, together with some proper pictures (did I already tell you that I´m not the best photographer? Well, judging from my pictures I had a really bad day and could somebody please tell me why I have a flash if it is not working at night?).
I know the picture is way too dark but I´m not a very talented photographer, eh I mean the camera sucked!
But what I can tell you, the contest was a banger, the kids really enjoyed the easy going atmosphere and despite minus 12 degrees (I felt it was more like minus 20 degress but I´m a girl and we are always freezing, right?) the people didn´t go home until some guys almost killed themselves at the Best Trick Contest that ended the Iron NIght at around 10 o´clock.
As we all had tried to warm up our degenerated bodies with litres of Glühwein we had to cool them down again with litres of cool beer at the party in the casino that lasted until the early morning hours. Some kids literally took it a bit over the edge and crashed their car into a wall on the way home at 4.30 – fortunately they got not too bad injuries… Also if some people might think it is cool to drink and drive, it is not!
More information on the contest, the best trick and the winner in the events section of this website!


It's hard to believe but these are actually cake sculptures. BethAnn Goldberg is the creative cake master behind these hyper-realistic sculptures. She says about her cakes, "They are cakes that look like anything but! if you can dream it, we can create it in cake!".
Creative candle maker Asta from Kaunas, Lithuania creates amazingly realistic candles representing fruits as watermelon, kiwi or lemon. Every candle is handmade and hand-painted using Eco-friendly materials.


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Thank you for your interest in Ana Cole Interiors and the chance to work with you. At Ana Cole Interiors, our goal is to make the design process an enjoyable one for our clients. Whether in need of quick and straightforward guidance, or starting a full-scale project, we've got the know-how and experience to make your design dreams a reality. We specialize in all areas of design, including but not limited to: new-builds, remodel, renovation, interior design & decorating, custom window coverings and consulting.
We firmly believe that each or our clients deserve to have a place they love coming home to, and environments to do their very best work in. Our philosophy is simple - to create environments that inspire, rejuvenate and elevate the soul, body and mind.
Would hire again in a minute! Ana was wonderful and very easy to work with. She is fantastic at what she does and helped transform two of our spaces. She really understood our wants and needs and worked within our budget to create beautiful spaces for our family.
work they have done in our house a worthy investment.
In our situation we had difficulty making our space functional (with small children) and appealing. Ana took note of all the furniture & decorative elements we wanted to keep, as well as those we were looking to replace. She also took our suggestions and was happy to receive pictures of inspiration we had been saving. Ana provided us with mood boards and digital mock ups of what the space could look like. This is extremely helpful in picturing the space before you spend money on it. I look back on our original inspirations and am amazed at how Ana totally nailed our vision. In addition to the above, she is amazing to work with. She is punctual, organized, and detail oriented. Not to mention she truly loves doing her job. So far we have had Ana work on 2 projects in our current home and will most definitely use her for at least two more in the future.
From our first meeting with Ana we were very impressed. She was very professional and organized in her ideas. We explained that we were wanting her to put the finishing touches on our lower level entertainment room. She understood our ideas and suggested some we hadn't thought of. A short time later she presented us with her complete design package incorporating all ideas we had conveyed in our initial meeting and many of her own. We loved all of her ideas! Ana took care of the furniture ordering, storing orders as they arrived, framing all of our art, hanging wallpaper and the list goes on. She took all the work out of our hands and made the entire process easy and enjoyable. She sourced new tropical plants for our main floor as well as hung a gallery wall in our upper level to display pictures of our family. When our family went away on vacation she put the whole lower level together, hanging art and purchasing books and finishing touches to finish the whole look. We arrived home to such a wonderful surprise. Overall we were very impressed and pleased with Ana and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for design advice. You won't be sorry!
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Harassment & Diversity: Respecting Differences - Employee Version
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Race, Religion, Age, and Disability along with sex and gender constitute workplace harassment. It can occur in industrial, office, government, non-profit, schools and any other type of place of work you can think of it. Make sure that it doesn't occur in yours!.
The Employee Version of this popular workplace diversity training video focuses on employee sensitivity and awareness. It teaches why a harassment policy that emphasizes a respect for coworker differences is not only required by the law, but is also the right thing to do.
Both the manager and employee harassment training videos revolve around a dramatic story showing an all-too-common situation, where diverse cultural backgrounds test employees' interpersonal skills, and friction grows from "just kidding around" into illegal harassment. Our narrators, Littler Mendelson employment law attorneys Bruce Sarchet and Kevin O'Neill, provide their expertise and legal perspective.
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When "joking around" crosses the line and becomes workplace harassment.
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Home Lifestyle Sofia Coppola developing the drama of Edith Wharton at Apple
Sofia Coppola developing the drama of Edith Wharton at Apple
The project, designed as a limited series, is based on the author's "custom of the country".
Sofia Coppola strengthens its relationship with Apple.
The filmmaker will partner with the tech giant's TV + streaming service to develop a drama based on the novel by Edith Wharton The custom of the country. Apple considers it a limited series. The project follows the production of Coppola On the rocks, the first feature film produced in partnership with Apple with A24. The film with Bill Murray and Rashida Jones will be released this year.
First published in 1913, The custom of the country focuses on Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl trying to get into New York society. Unlike many of Wharton's other novels, it has never been adapted for the screen.
"Undine Spragg is my favorite literary anti-heroine, and I'm delighted to have it on the screen for the first time," said Coppola.
Should he go ahead, The custom of the country would be Coppola's first television series since the early days of her career, when she co-created and directed a short Comedy Central show called Hi Octane. Coppola also produced and co-wrote the holiday special A very Murray Christmas for Netflix in 2015.
Coppola is the latest top talent to work with Apple, which launched its TV + platform in November. The company has global agreements with tastes of The Morning ShowKerry Ehrin, Alfonso Cuarón, Jason Katims, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Justin Lin, Little america showrunner Lee Eisenberg, Dickinson creator Alena Smith, Annie Weisman, Monica Beletsky, Oprah Winfrey, Sharon Horgan and Simon Kinberg.
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What's the best way to conquer death? Noel Coward might answer, "Laugh at it." This is essentially what Coward does in his play, Blithe Spirit, the current Theatre Guild production now playing at the Midland Center for the Arts."
Coward wrote Blithe Spirit in seven days during the height of World War II. However, he sets this acerbic farce far away from the London blitz. Instead, it "takes place in the living room of Charles Condomine's house in Kent," and the war is never mentioned. When Charles asks Ruth if there is anything interesting in the Times, she replies, "Don't be silly."
In fact, when the play begins Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth are about to throw a dinner party. Condomine, an author, is conducting research for a book he intends to write about a murderous psychic. To that end he invites a neighborhood spiritualist to his home for dinner in order to learn some of the tricks of her trade. During the course of a séance, Madame Arcati, as she is called, accidentally conjures up the ghost of Condomine's first wife-Elvira. As one might imagine, this unexpected turn of events completely unhinges Condomine's comfortable country life.
Blithe Spirit is one of Coward's most successful and well-known plays, and sparkles with witty banter and biting one-liners. Director Kerr Anderson successfully recreates upper crust British society in the staging and overall atmosphere. Some of the play's best moments were in the scenes between Charles and his two wives. One of the most delightful scenes in this production is immediately after Elvira has come back from the dead, and Charles attempts to introduce her to Ruth. Charles' first sight of Elvira is a wonderful bit of comic timing. Of course, Ruth can't see Elvira, only Charles can, and consequently it is a series of mistaken remarks meant for one wife but answered by another. A second particularly fine scene is towards the end of the play between Elvira and Charles as they recount their past amours.
But even the best plays present challenges, and Coward's opening act is one example. Though the production's initial scene beautifully displayed the congenial familiarity of a married couple, Ruth's questions to Charles about his first wfie, Elvira, never really suggested her underlying jealousy. Once the dinner party began with the arrival of the first guests, it never quite lived up to the requisite sparkle and solicitousness that are traditional at such gatherings until Madam Arcati's entrance. Though Coward writes a memorable gem in this character, he also makes her séance scenes somewhat challenging to pull off, especially in the first act. Because he gives her a long preamble of séance requirements to explain to the others, Arcati needs clear reactions to her bizarre behavior from those around her for the scene to sustain its momentum. Though Charles instructs Ruth not to laugh, reactions are still needed, and Coward gives Dr. Bradman some rather sarcastic barbs to sling. So we need to see clear responses to her gestures, trances, and spells from her onstage audience otherwise it feels as though she's giving a soliloquy. One minor quibble about the staging occurred in the later breakfast scene. Though I suspect Ruth hides her face behind the morning newspaper because she is angry at Charles, the bit goes on too long and her reactions to what Charles was saying needed to be revealed. However, despite these few concerns, Anderson and his cast masterfully succeeded in pulling us into the world of the Condomines and their martial difficulties, and I found myself watching their troubles with delight.
In the starring role of Charles Condomine, Billy Urbanawiz, delivered the character with cool sophistication and great poise and assurance. However, maintaining this poise sometimes diminished Urbanawicz's ability to fully engage himself in each surprising situation that Charles encountered. Though British drawing room farce is often played with the illusion of nonchalance, there is an underlying energy that is necessary to its success. Condomine goes through drastic transformations, some of which are contented husband to frenzied lunatic to happy bigamist, which are quite challanging to embody, and Urbanawiz did a commendable job with this mercurial role.
Ellen Finney created the very straight-laced second wife, Ruth, as a wonderful counterpoint to the frivolous Elvira. Finney was at her best in scenes with Charles where her hurt and jealousy were apparent. Though Finney never quite lived up to the experienced hostess of act one, she did fight magnificently for her husband's love and showed us Ruth's growing frustration with her increasingly absurd situation. Her arguments with Charles were some of the best scenes of the show.
Kathleen McClaine as Elvira gave the best performance of the night as well as commanded the best British accent. There was never any doubt what this woman was thinking, and she not only captured the poise but also the cattiness of British drawing room farce. Her physical characterization of Elvira was also magnificently angular and self-assured. She combined childish playfulness with regal elegance for a most beguiling portrayal.
Nancy Anne Berdasco as Madame Arcati was perfectly cast and gave a convincing performance. This is one of the most rewarding as well as one of the most difficult parts to play, but Berdasco did an admirable job. Though there were fleeting moments when her passion for the occult could have gone even further, it came out clearest in the final act when she bursts onto the scene and saves the day. Her Arcati was always a welcome addition to every scene she was in.
Kimberly Hilliard as Edith made the most of her role and added interesting bits of eccentric detail that helped develop the character. It made the role a bit more visible so that her return at the end of the play seems more logical.
Tom Osborne's Dr. Bradman conveyed the sage wisdom of a seasoned doctor though he could have managed more outspokenness and sarcasm in his characterization.
Cathie Stewart as Mrs. Bradman is much more willing to enter into the fun of the séance than her husband, and Stewart demonstrated a likeable energy and chattiness though there were times it could have gone even further.
Karen Holthofer did a fabulous job clothing this wonderful cast. Arcati's costumes, particularly her first act ensemble, captured the eccentricities of this theatrical psychic. Eliva's ghostly grey was particularly apt as well as her 40s wig. In fact, both Ruth and Elvira's wigs suited them well.
Jim Ely's set exhibited the perfect 1940s English country home with its wood work, oriental rugs, and dark red walls. In addition to the beautifully detailed set, some nice special effects inserted throughout the play increased our appreciation of his expertise.
Blithe Spirit will continue its run Nov. 4 at 3p.m. and Nov. 8, 9, and 10 at 8 p. m. at the Midland Center for the Arts.
Denise Cole is an instructor of theatre in the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Central Michigan University.


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TRIP PLANNER 12 days in Italy Itinerary
12 days in Italy Itinerary
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Start: Amsterdam
Drive to Venice Marco Polo Airport, Fly to Amsterdam
End: Amsterdam
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Florence is known for sightseeing, museums, and historic sites. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: explore the world behind art at Florence Academy of Fine Arts, make a trip to Palazzo Vecchio, pause for some serene contemplation at Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and steep yourself in history at Basilica of Santa Croce.
For photos, maps, traveler tips, and more tourist information, read Florence trip maker.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Florence is an approximately 5.5-hour flight. You can also drive; or take a train. Plan for somewhat warmer temperatures traveling from Amsterdam in August, with highs in Florence at 35°C and lows at 20°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 3rd (Wed) to allow time to take a train to Rome.
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Rome is known for historic sites, sightseeing, and nightlife. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: explore the ancient world of Colosseum, admire the masterpieces at Vatican Museums, steep yourself in history at Roman Forum, and pause for some serene contemplation at Pantheon.
For traveler tips, other places to visit, ratings, and more tourist information, you can read our Rome tour itinerary planner.
You can take a train from Florence to Rome in 2.5 hours. Alternatively, you can fly; or drive. In August in Rome, expect temperatures between 38°C during the day and 24°C at night. Cap off your sightseeing on the 6th (Sat) early enough to go by car to Positano.
Historic Sites · Museums
Positano — 2 nights
Often referred to as the gem of the Amalfi Coast, Positano remains one of southern Italy's most sought-after vacation locales, thanks to its hillside location and picturesque, pastel buildings.
Start off your visit on the 7th (Sun): get a new perspective on things with Boat Tours & Water Sports, stroll through Fornillo, and then tour the pleasant surroundings at Arienzo Beach Club, Positano. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: steep yourself in history at Duomo di Ravello, then admire the landmark architecture of Villa Rufolo, then contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Duomo di Sant'Andrea, and finally take a memorable drive along Amalfi Coast.
To find ratings, reviews, photos, and more tourist information, read our Positano itinerary maker.
Getting from Rome to Positano by car takes about 3.5 hours. Other options: do a combination of train and bus; or take a bus. In August, plan for daily highs up to 36°C, and evening lows to 26°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 8th (Mon) early enough to catch the flight to Venice.
Things to do in Positano
Outdoors · Beaches · Parks · Historic Sites
Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Duomo di Sant'Andrea
Venice — 2 nights
City of Romance
Virtually unchanged for the last six centuries, Venice is actually a group of islands made famous by a series of canals, bridges, monuments, piazzas, and narrow pedestrian lanes.
Kick off your visit on the 9th (Tue): enjoy breathtaking views from St Mark's Campanile, then admire the landmark architecture of Basilica di San Marco, then appreciate the extensive heritage of Piazza San Marco, and finally see the interesting displays at Doge's Palace. Keep things going the next day: take a stroll through Cannaregio, explore the activities along Canal Grande, then take in the views from Ponte di Rialto, then contemplate the long history of Ponte dei Sospiri, and finally admire the masterpieces at Gallerie dell'Accademia.
For where to stay, more things to do, reviews, and tourist information, go to the Venice trip itinerary site.
You can fly from Positano to Venice in 3 hours. Other options are to drive; or do a combination of bus and train. Traveling from Positano in August, expect little chillier with lows of 22°C in Venice. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 10th (Wed) to allow time to drive to Cavallino-Treporti.
Things to do in Venice
Historic Sites · Museums · Nature · Parks
Cavallino-Treporti — 2 nights
On the 11th (Thu), kick back and relax at Spiaggia di Ca' Ballarin and then step off the mainland to explore Lido. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 12th (Fri): stop by IBISCO and then tour the pleasant surroundings at Lio Piccolo.
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Traveling by car from Venice to Cavallino-Treporti takes an hour. In August, daily temperatures in Cavallino-Treporti can reach 34°C, while at night they dip to 22°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 12th (Fri) early enough to go by car back home.
Things to do in Cavallino-Treporti
Parks · Historic Sites · Beaches · Outdoors
Lio Piccolo
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Italy is a land of high fashion, fine art, exquisite architecture, luxury sports cars, outstanding cuisine--and an insatiable taste for "la dolce vita." It's also home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites in the world, making it an ideal place for your next holiday. The country boasts a varied landscape of mountain ranges, alpine lakes, and coastal towns, so it's no wonder travelers often refer to it as the bel paese (beautiful country). With so many places to visit, visitors often have a difficult time planning their itinerary. The smaller villages each feature a distinct character and a blend of architecture, art, and cuisine. In the country, you'll find countless archeological sites dating back to Roman times and beyond. The country's cities and seaside resorts are cosmopolitan powerhouses with museums, galleries, restaurants, shops, open-air markets, and pedestrian-friendly historic areas.


Earlier this week, His Holiness Pope John Paul II passed away. I would like to express my deepest respect for his dedicated efforts for world peace and offer my sincere condolences for the loss of such a great individual.
A new fiscal year has just begun. Those for whom this marks the beginning of a new stage of their lives, such as starting school or joining the workforce, may be experiencing some trepidation at the changes in their environment, but I am sure that out of this tension comes also the motivation to engage in their new tasks. My word of advice is "Never forget what it was like to be a beginner," and my wish for all those people is that they will further develop and improve themselves.
There is a passage in the Analects of Confucius that says, "The wise man is in harmony with other people and is not easily compromised; the man without virtue is easily compromised and not in harmony with other people." The best kind of person is the one who is capable of accommodating others, but who manages not to lose a sense of self. This is a person who is neither unduly led by other people, nor attempts to flatter others with obsequies. A person without virtue, on the other hand, is someone who makes no attempt to accommodate other people, even those with matching views. I wish everyone embarking on a new stage in their lives to be "in harmony" with others who hold different views, without forgetting to think independently about what it is that needs to be done.
On Monday, April 4, we compiled and announced the draft of the government's policy on the privatization of the postal services. The privatization is at the heart of the structural reforms we are advancing under the principle of "leave to the private sector what it can do."
Under the privatization plans, approximately 250,000 civil servants will become a part of the private sector. Special public status, however, will be given to those handling special mail, such as content-certified mail. Neither will we close down post offices in sparsely populated areas.
I will continue to vigorously work on the coordination process with the ruling parties, and plan to submit the bills on the privatization of the postal services to the Diet by the end of April.
I frequently receive inquiries via e-mail that ask "Why should the postal services be reformed and privatized when they are adequately run now?" I agree that over-the-counter services provided at post offices across the nation are convenient. However, the cost of operating postal savings and postal life insurance businesses in the private sector would be lower than continuing as a state-run business, and would also lead to improvements in services. You may recall that it was in fact a private corporation that was innovative enough to initiate some of the services in the mailing business we now take for granted, such as the parcel delivery of chilled goods.
President Horst Koehler of Germany visited my office on April 5. He offered me his strong words of encouragement regarding the privatization of the postal services, saying, "You have been working on this issue with patience and persistence. I believe the privatization will be realized." This was strong praise indeed from the president of a country that has already gone down the path of postal privatization.
Last week, I met with a group of graduate school students from the United States who will be the next generation of leaders in their respective countries. They asked me what it takes to be a leader, to which I responded, "Fight the big fight, and do not bother with trifles."
In saying this, I implied that we need to thoroughly discuss important issues to ensure that our opinion is reflected. Conversely, those matters that are not as relevant should not warrant a great deal of attention.
Above all, this means to adequately judge what is really important. There are matters that you may think important which other people do not, and vice versa. This is one of the most difficult aspects of ensuring smooth person-to-person interaction.
I will try to determine what is important in structural reforms and continue to advance them boldly.
* The title of this column "Lion Heart" is a reference to the Prime Minister's lion-like hairstyle and his unbending determination to advance structural reform.
Prime Minister Koizumi attended the ceremony inaugurating the joint training for new national public employees.
Two leaders discussed about enhancement of Japan-Germany cooperation, UN structural reforms that Japan and Germany are each promoting, among other topics.
Prime Minister Koizumi received a courtesy call from representatives of the boy scouts who were awarded the Fuji Badge.
Prime Minister Koizumi said, "Our bilateral relations have prospered greatly over the past year, and I intend to further develop these relations. Japan is willing to provide assistance."
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The TagAge Web site, created by Hansaprint and UPM Raflatac, lets businesses and consumers design and order their own printed and encoded NFC-enabled labels, cards and posters.
Sep 11, 2009—Finnish printing products and services company Hansaprint and RFID tag manufacturer UPM Raflatac have teamed up to establish TagAge, a Web portal that provides printed paper or plastic labels, stickers, cards, hangtags and posters with embedded Near Field Communication (NFC) tags to customers worldwide, through online orders. The new Web portal, launched on Sept. 3, allows a user to order thousands of printed NFC-enabled items, or just a few, customized the way that buyer sees fit.
The system is intended to meet a growing demand for media containing embedded NFC tags that Hansaprint's management predicts will correspond with sales of NFC-enabled mobile phones to consumers in the coming years. As NFC-enabled phones are predicted to be manufactured more commonly worldwide in the next few years, says Hansaprint's development manager, Tommi Katila, there are currently very few options available for those who might want to use their phones as NFC readers by purchasing a few NFC-integrated printed products.
Hansaprint decided to introduce the idea of a Web portal for smaller, customized orders of NFC-integrated printed products during a 2008 NFC Forum competition—an annual event hosted by the organization to promote the development and deployment of innovative NFC services. The idea was selected by the NFC Forum to be presented that year, Katila says, and was ultimately awarded second place in the competition. Based on the interest generated from that presentation, the company then approached UPM Raflatac early in 2009, and the two firms formed a partnership that led to the creation of TagAge.
With the portal, customers can order posters, business cards, labels, hangtags, disposable tickets, windshield stickers or conference badges, as well as other options. All of the items are plastic, with the exception of posters, which are made of paper but are coated with a protective layer to enhance their appearance and make them more suitable for outdoor use. The labels and smaller cards are available with an adhesive backing so they can be attached to various surfaces. The tags embedded in the adhesive cards and labels, however, will not function if applied to metal, says Jouko Aumasalo, UPM Raflatac's business development director, though such a tag could be provided for a customized application.
A user creates his or her own print layout by first uploading a JPG, GIF or PSD image file. The user chooses either a 35-millimeter-wide (1.4-inch wide) circular BullsEye inlay (containing either a Mifare Ultralight chip with 512 bits, or a Mifare Standard chip with 1 kilobyte of read/write memory) or a 45-by-76-millimeter (1.8-by-3-inch) rectangular RaceTrack inlay (also available with either a Mifare Ultralight or Standard chip). The user indicates the tag's position (known as the NFC-enabled hotspot) in his or her requested smart product, then inputs the information that should be encoded to the tag (a URL or phone number, for instance).


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In this intimate story, based on the book My Abandonment by Peter Rock, Will (Ben Foster) is a military veteran battling PTSD who has been raising his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), alone and off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When they are discovered living on public lands, they are moved via social services into work and housing placement. But the adjustment is not easy and may be impossible for one of them. Directed by Debra Granik (Winter's Bone) and adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini.
Will: We can still think our own thoughts.
Slow and boring. On the flip side it was a clean movie with no curse words or immorality so that was great!
The first few minutes of Leave No Trace are as entrapping as the spider webs the camera notices in passing. They catch you up in a suspenseful wilderness tale that opens out to an urgent drama of conflict, beauty and growth.
The fissure between father and daughter approaches like a snake. It sneaks up on you, then leaves you in paralyzed shock.


Elm Park School is excited to welcome you in joining them in their 50th birthday celebrations. We invite past and present members of staff and students to join us in commemorating the past 50 years.
Whether you are looking to connect with old friends and teachers, curious to see what the school looks like now or share old memories, Elm Park would love to have you here!
Events begin at Elm Park School on Friday 27 October with current pupils and their families celebrating their own culture. On Saturday 28 October, the school will officially be opened to the public for our jubilee celebration.
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Biografia
Nata e cresciuta a Bari, nel 2002 si è laureata in Lettere con il massimo dei voti presso l'Università degli Studi di Bari. Presso lo stesso ateneo nel 2006 ha conseguito il Dottorato di ricerca in italianistica con una tesi sul critico letterario Giacomo Debenedetti. Nel 2016 ha conseguito anche un Dottorato in Storia delle donne e delle identità di genere presso l'Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" con una tesi sul femminismo e il Partito Comunista Italiano. È stata ricercatrice a tempo determinato di storia del pensiero politico presso l'Università degli Studi Roma Tre[2].

Impegno politico
Eleonora Forenza ha fatto parte dei collettivi e movimenti studenteschi di protesta fin dalla metà dagli anni novanta. Ha poi continuato il suo impegno sulle questioni universitarie anche come ricercatrice precaria, tra l'altro partecipando alle mobilitazioni e alle occupazioni dei tetti contro la riforma dell'università del governo Berlusconi IV. L'inizio dell'Università coincide anche con l'avvio della lunga militanza nel Partito della Rifondazione Comunista - Sinistra Europea, a cui si è iscritta il 6 marzo 1996 e di cui è tuttora militante e dirigente. Da giovane comunista ha partecipato attivamente alla stagione dell'impegno del Prc nei movimenti: nel 2001 era a Genova contro il G8, ha preso parte a diversi Forum sociali europei e mondiali, alle mobilitazioni pacifiste, alla carovana zapatista, al movimento femminista e per il reddito di base. Conclusa l'esperienza nei Giovani Comunisti, sezione giovanile del partito, nel 2006 è entrata a far parte del Comitato Politico Nazionale e poi della Direzione nazionale, diventando una firma del quotidiano Liberazione. Ha contribuito all'attività del Forum delle donne. È entrata a far parte della segreteria nazionale del Prc, con la responsabilità dell'Area Cultura e Conoscenza, dopo il Congresso di Chianciano, in cui ha sostenuto il documento "Rifondazione in movimento" e si è battuta contro lo scioglimento del partito. Al successivo Congresso di Napoli ha presentato degli emendamenti critici nei confronti della Federazione della Sinistra, proponendo invece la federazione dei conflitti, e di opposizione all'ipotesi della maggioranza di un fronte democratico per battere le destre in alleanza con il Partito Democratico di Pier Luigi Bersani. Alle elezioni politiche del 2013 è candidata alla Camera con Rivoluzione Civile, ma la lista non raggiunge la soglia di sbarramento del 4% e dunque non risulta eletta. Dopo il IX congresso del Prc, nel dicembre 2013 è tornata a far parte della Segreteria nazionale e, in seguito all'adesione del partito alla lista di sinistra L'Altra Europa con Tsipras, è stata candidata nella circoscrizione Italia meridionale per le elezioni europee del 2014. Nella tornata elettorale, la lista ha superato lo sbarramento del 4% e Forenza ha ottenuto 22.685 preferenze, risultando la prima dei non eletti dopo Barbara Spinelli (eletta in due circoscrizioni). In seguito alla scelta dell'Italia centrale come circoscrizione di elezione da parte della Spinelli, Forenza è stata eletta al Parlamento europeo. Entra così a far parte del gruppo GUE/NGL e delle Commissioni Commercio Internazionale, Diritti delle donne e uguaglianza di genere, Ambiente e salute. Nel gennaio 2017 viene candidata dalla GUE/NGL alla Presidenza del Parlamento europeo. Tuttavia sarà eletto presidente l'europarlamentare di Forza Italia Antonio Tajani.

Dal X Congresso di Rifondazione Comunista tenutosi nella primavera del 2017 è punto di riferimento del documento "Rivoluzione e rifondazione" che propone l'unità delle lotte e la costruzione di un nuovo blocco storico in alternativa all'unità della sinistra, proposta dalla maggioranza uscente. In continuità con la contrarietà al "tavolo della sinistra" esprime una forte critica anche rispetto al progetto del "Brancaccio", non chiaro sulla necessità di costruire una alternativa al Pd e al Pse: durante la prima assemblea esce dal teatro Brancaccio in solidarietà con Viola Carofalo, del centro sociale Ex Opg – Je so pazzo, a cui era stata negata la parola.

Per le elezioni politiche del marzo 2018 è candidata alla Camera con Potere al Popolo!, ma non risulta eletta a causa del mancato raggiungimento della soglia di sbarramento del 3% da parte della lista. Il suo partito abbandonerà poi il progetto nell'ottobre dello stesso anno.

Nel settembre 2018 a Bari subisce, uscendone illesa, un'aggressione da parte di alcuni militanti di Casapound muniti di tirapugni, catene, spranghe e altri arnesi, mentre partecipava a una manifestazione di piazza contro razzismo e fascismo con il proprio assistente (che ha riportato una grave ferita alla testa) e Claudio Riccio di Sinistra Italiana.

In occasione delle elezioni europee del 2019 è candidata come capolista nella circoscrizione Sud per la lista La Sinistra. Con 24443 preferenze sarà la candidata più votata, ma non sarà rieletta a causa del mancato raggiungimento della soglia di sbarramento da parte della lista.

Alle elezioni politiche del 2022 è candidata alla Camera nel Lazio per Unione Popolare. Non risulterà eletta a causa del mancato raggiungimento dello sbarramento da parte della lista.

Attività parlamentare
Il 27 giugno 2014 viene designata come capo delegazione della lista presso il GUE/NGL.

Il 5 luglio 2016 viene approvata dal Parlamento europeo la Relazione sull'attuazione delle raccomandazioni 2010 del Parlamento sulle norme sociali e ambientali, i diritti umani e la responsabilità delle imprese (2015/2038 (INI)) di cui è relatrice.

Il 25 ottobre 2018 il Parlamento Europeo approva una risoluzione di cui é firmataria contro la violenza fascista in Europa e per la messa fuorilegge dei gruppi neofascisti.

Riconoscimenti
 Premio "Valentino Gerratana" (2004) con il saggio Filosofia delle moltitudini e filosofia della praxis: alcune note sul concetto di senso comune nei Quaderni del carcere.
 Premio "Città di Melfi" (2004) – Sezione Tesi di laurea.

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Voci correlate
 Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
 L'Altra Europa con Tsipras
 Partito della Sinistra Europea

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Europarlamentari dell'Italia della VIII legislatura
Politici del Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
Studenti dell'Università di Bari

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Recently, my friend found some lustful messages from a boy to her 15 year old daughter. Although it was both strange and uncomfortable to be faced with such explicit evidence that "my baby" was no longer a little girl, that was not what made me close my eyes and fight the urge to interrupt her mother's lecture at the time.
I cringed because my friend, after establishing that her daughter was still a virgin, urged her to keep it that way because that "is [her] most precious gift".
"But why did that bother you?" You may ask. Well,
A woman's value should not be reduced to what's between her legs
Modern women are educated, skilled; able to influence and contribute to society in more ways than they ever could before now- both at home and abroad. As such, we should be viewed more holistically and no longer be discussed as commodities, sexual or otherwise.
Describing a woman's virginity as her "most precious gift" suggests that she will lose her value or worth as soon as it's gone
Not only is calling a woman's virginity "her most precious gift" reductive, it suggests that she will lose her value and worth as a woman as soon as it's gone (as evidenced in the language I've sometimes heard ascribed to such women, like "damaged" or "used goods"). This is a belief that, sadly, many women have bought into causing feelings of guilt, shame and low self-worth. I've seen the latter cause many women to settle in their romantic relationships because they've been taught no "godly" or "good" man will want them in such instances. But, more than that, these belief systems can destroy their relationship with God (when Romans 8:35-37 makes it very clear that nothing can or should separate us from His love).
Women should not be demonised for being sexual beings, especially when men typically aren't
One of the things that served as both the frustration and inspiration to launching my website is the linear discussions that still exist about (Christian) womanhood. For example, whether it's Eve, Potiphar's wife, Delilah and/or Jezebel- we are taught that a woman who is comfortable with her sexuality is a "temptress" responsible for the downfall of godly men. Hence, women are taught to demonise their sexuality and see it as evil. Yet, if we are honest, men are not typically held to the same standards or scrutiny. Calling a woman's virginity a "gift" plays into this narrative and inequality, further exacerbating the afore-mentioned feelings of condemnation.
"So, what would you have told your God sister instead?" I hear you ask
If I could go back in time, I would tell her:
Despite what Trey Songz purports, God invented sex. Since all that's good and perfect comes from Him, sex is not evil. It is a natural part and process of life- as are any sexual desires that she
(or any woman for that matter!) may be feeling. However, God does put boundaries on these things by stating that they should only be explored in marriage.
I know that this seems extremely counterintuitive, particularly since mainstream culture says otherwise. However, Romans 12:1 says that we should "present [our] bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is [our] reasonable service" considering all He has done for us.
God has given you free-will; so you can choose whether or not to adhere to these commands. Just know that there are both natural and spiritual consequences for every decision that we make. Assuming you know how to handle the former, let's consider the spiritual perspective-
It's your job to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling"- meaning you need to decide whether you believe what the Bible says and what bearing that will have on your lifestyle choices.
This also means "doing things heartily as to the Lord and not to men" or remembering that your validation can only come from God. So, whatever decision you make, make sure you're not doing it as a people-pleaser afraid of judgement. We are called to "worship God in spirit and in truth," after all (not to bow to peer pressure on either side of the spectrum).
Also, don't let any of falling short hinder you from "going boldly before the throne of grace" to continue your relationship with God, though. You are never beyond redemption and that is exactly why Jesus died for you. Therein lies your value, my love, and that is your most precious gift.
Words by Nina Dafe
Nina Dafe is the founder and editor of the Faraboverubiescollection.com, and author of "The Ultimate Guide to Eve". Her mission is to help women understand God's blueprint to womanhood and become the woman He ordained them to be. Start her free email course "Understand God's Blueprint for Womanhood in 5 Days" now!
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Павел Дмитриевич Ахлестышев  (1845—1933) — государственный деятель Российской империи, тверской губернатор; .

Биография
Происходил из дворян; ещё его прадед, участник дворцового переворота 1741 года Михаил Афанасьевич Ахлёстышев (? — до 1769, в 1745 году получил диплом на потомственное дворянство. Отец, Дмитрий Дмитриевич женился в 1843 году на дочери гвардии капитана, Пелагее Павловне Рахмановой (1812—1896). У них  года, в Одессе, где Ахлёстышев был градоначальником, родился сын Павел; в 1847 году — дочь Анна.

Окончив юридический факультет Московского университета, Павел Дмитриевич Ахлестышев 14 ноября 1866 года поступил на службу во 2-й отдел 6-го департамента Правительствующего Сената канцелярским чиновником. В 1868 году перемещён чиновником особых поручении при Московском попечительном комитете о бедных без содержания, в 1871 году утверждён в звании почётного мирового судьи Москвы. В 1872 году был назначен исполняющим должность чиновника особых поручении при почётном опекуне, управляющим Московским воспитательным домом и занимал эту должность до 1877 года.

В январе 1878 года был избран бронницким уездным предводителем дворянства. В 1881 году избран на второе трёхлетие на эту должность и вновь почётным мировым судьёй Москвы. В 1884 году избран на очередное трёхлетие в должность бронницкого уездного предводителя дворянства. В 1885 году избран кандидатом на должность Московского губернского предводителя дворянства и почётным мировым судьёй по бронницкому уезду. В том же году пожалован в звание камергера.

В 1887 году снова избран бронницким уездным предводителем дворянства и в кандидаты на должность московского губернского предводителя дворянства. В этом же году он был назначен московским вице-губернатором и председателем попечительства над арестантами Московской исправительной тюрьмы.

В 1890 году, с 25 апреля он был назначен тверским губернатором и оставался в этой должности до 1 ноября 1897 года, когда был уволен по прошению, «с причислением к Министерству внутренних дел и с оставлением в придворном звании». В отличие от своего предшественника, А. Н. Сомова, он пристальное внимание уделил вопросам правопорядка и законопослушания. Учинив проверку полиции в уездах, Ахлёстышев поменял половину руководства, заменив их отставными армейскими офицерами и на таких же основаниях, то есть из отслуживших в армии, стал формироваться состав нижних чинов тверской полиции. Кроме этого Ахлёстышев стал выполнять задачу, поставленную председателем Комитета министров Н. Х. Бунге — привести губернское земство в «спокойное состояние». В период своего губернаторства П. Д. Ахлёстышев получил ряд наград: ордена Св. Владимира 3-й ст. (1891), Св. Станислава 1-й ст. (1894) и Св. Анны 1-й ст. (1896); вскоре после отставки произведён в тайные советники (5.04.1898) и пожалован в гофмейстеры.

В 1895 году он вступил с графом Сергеем Шереметевым Общество ревнителей русского исторического просвещения памяти императора Александра III, а позднее – в Московское историко-родословное общество.

Поселившись в своём подмосковном имении Федино, П. Д. Ахлёстышев до революции 1917 года был гласным Московского губернского земского собрания. Умер в 1933 году, но о его жизни при советской власти ничего не известно. В 1912 году в своём имении он выстроил по проекту академика архитектуры В. В. Суслова церковь во имя преподобного Серафима Саровского.

Примечания

Источники
 Придворный календарь на 1915 год. Комментарии

Ссылки
 Стачка на бумаготкацкой фабрике И. В. Залогина близ г. Твери // Рабочее движение в России в XIX веке: сборник документов и материалов. — Т. III. Ч. 2. — [Москва], 1952. — С. 148—149.

Бронницкие уездные предводители дворянства
Тверские губернаторы
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After the arrival of Mi Pay and Redmi Go in India, Xiaomi has another announcement this week. The company has launched Google Lens integration within the native MIUI camera app. This means instead of downloading an app, the platform is available with a single tap.
The confirmation arrived on the Indian section of MIUI's forums. Google Lens essentially gives you context about stuff around you - animals, books, music covers, points of interest, QR scanner, recognizing landscapes, etc. It can also automatically collect info from a business card and store it, so you don't have to wear those around. You can also just point the camera to a calendar date and instantly add a task in your Calendar.
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After 4 years, 1 month and 17 days of trying, I'm thrilled to announce that I'm expecting our third child in March. We are, of course, planning a midwife-assisted homebirth.
So, why did I wait so long to share the news?
Well, at first I didn't know I was pregnant. I'd had pneumonia the entire month of June, preceded by the flu, so the last thing I was expecting after all this time was a positive pregnancy test. I also have extremely irregular cycles, ranging from 25-62 days, so I literally can never count on when I'm officially "late" from month to month. And after many, many negative tests in the past, I avoid testing all all cost unless I truly think that I could indeed be pregnant.
I also wanted to be cautiously optimistic until I was certain that things were developing normally. I didn't want to share the news, only to have to un-share at a later date. We've always been late sharers - not until about 12-14 weeks with both of our other children.
This is also why we also didn't tell our children until about 8 weeks, when my morning sickness became too severe to write off as the flu.
The first 3 months were a nonstop blur of vomiting, broken capillaries in my face and constant nausea when I wasn't vomiting. It made me very thankful that my other children are older so that it didn't scare them and I was still able to care for them. My husband was the greatest help, taking over meals, handling most of the housework, etc so that I could take care of myself.
I've rarely been sick in all the years we've been married, so this was quite a new experience for us. I couldn't have gotten through it so smoothly without him.
Despite this rough start, I'm still thrilled to be expecting and it has been worth every moment with my head in a bucket to date. It just gets better from here on out and I'm continually excited for each new development that transpires.
I thought it might be useful to compare and contrast my previous pregnancies, so here's a run-down of the most significant differences to date.
I was not sick a day with my first and only had mild morning sickness with my second. This time around, I wasn't able to keep much of anything down for the first 12 weeks and even passed out on occasion (not a great experience). It started to ease off after about 13 weeks and now it's down to daily nausea, but no vomiting. I still have to be careful about what I eat, drink and smell, but it's completely manageable at this point.
I never came close to passing out before, and was utterly shocked to wake up on the floor when it happened.
While I typically start to experience Braxton-Hicks around 16 weeks, this time they were noticeable starting at 14 weeks.
With my first, I felt fetal movement around 14 weeks and by 17 weeks, my husband could watch her moving inside my abdomen. With my second, I had an anterior placenta, so although I felt fetal movement around the same time, they didn't increase in strength until about 17 weeks, and weren't visible until around 18 weeks.
This time, I first felt fetal movement around 13.5 weeks, but at this time it's still mainly little pokes and prods. I did start feeling more whole-body type movements just yesterday. This makes me suspect another anterior placenta.
The first challenge we faced was finding a midwife. We live in an extremely rural area where there are few options for OBs, let alone midwives. Due to my history of extremely rapid labors, distance was also a factor in selecting a midwife who actually has a chance of reaching us in time.
The first midwife I contacted was unable to accept due to a scheduled vacation right when I was due, with clients both before and after. I know how difficult it can be to get away and completely understand that you can't be everything to everyone all the time; sometimes, you have to say no.
Thus, I was down to a single option - if she couldn't take me, then I would have to search for an underground CPM (my state has a very hostile climate toward homebirth, with or without a CNM in attendance) within range who could attend me.
Luckily, she was willing to accept me. My next appointment is this evening, which I'm eagerly anticipating. At my last appointment, she had two clients who she thought might both have their babies that night, so I'm anxious to see what transpired.
I intend to make regular updates on our progress and preparation toward our homebirth, which will be filmed and shared on GivingBirthNaturally.com, so check back often for updates.
I'm not really showing much yet, but I'll post a picture of my belly-to-date soon.
Congratulations - you must be so excited after such a long wait!
Great news. Thanks for sharing!
Hope you stay feeling better.
With the severe morning sickness this time, could it be twins?
My husband is a fraternal twin, his twin has twins, my uncle has twins and so forth...so the thought had definitely crossed my mind.
Due to the family history of multiples, and because I'd had very light spotting while I had pneumonia (which could have been implantation bleeding, just spotting, or an actual abnormally-light period due to dehydration) and that I'd had chest x-rays without anyone even asking if I could be pregnant, nor ruling it out (I'd been sick for a month, lost 15 pounds, and was so weak it didn't even cross my mind as a possibility), and the fact that my positive pregnancy test was extremely dark (the positive line appeared after only 10 seconds and is visibly much darker than the control line), I thought in this instance the benefits of an early ultrasound would outweigh the risks, especially to know whether the baby had been exposed to the radiation from the x-rays.
So, at 8 weeks, 3 days, I had an early abdominal ultrasound that showed a single sac and baby. I had not been pregnant at the time of the x-rays, which was a huge relief.
It turns out that I was only 4 weeks, 4 days when I took that test. With my other children, the positive line was extremely faint at that stage, so my best guess is that my HCG levels are just higher with this pregnancy than before.
Just found your website after looking for ways to naturally induce labor. Congrats on your little miracle!!!
I agree with others- wondering if you're having twins?! That is some severe morning sickness right there! My capillaries in my face break when I vomit, too, and it can look quite scary sometimes. So I know what you mean!
And this is my third pregnancy (due in a week!). I have to attest to the fetal movement. I felt it really early this time 13-14 weeks. I have partial anterior placenta and had full anterior placentas in my two previous full term pregnancies.
Ahhh... I'm long-winded tonight, sorry. Anyway, congrats again!!!
i just came across your website.. congrats. I'm due march 7th with my second.
I love hearing about differences in pregnancies... i felt my son kick at about 14 weeks and everyone told me i was crazy.. by 17 weeks i could feel them on the outside and he was active all day and night. this one i felt at 13 weeks but much different, more mild jabs. at 18 weeks i felt it on the outside but this baby isn't very active yet so i only feel the kicks when i'm really trying.
i look forward to following your website.. i'm planning a water birth if all goes the way i'm hoping. i hear you on the midwife thing, home births are shunned around here and midwifes are hard to come by. although i just moved so i be missing info!
Congratulations! I'm in the final stretch of my third pregnancy and I've enjoyed it, knowing it's my last. I've hit the bloating stage though, which always makes it a wee less glam. I hope you take lots of naps!
How exciting for you and finding a midwife able to accept you too!
I hope all progresses fantastically for you. I had horrid morning sickness with my first but once that went away the rest of my pregnancy was fantastic.
I think waiting to share is a good idea. I've known people to share right away and as you mentioned, have to unshare later. Congratulatiosn!
Congratulations. It is not easy deciding on having a baby other than in a hospital. I wish you luck on your mid-wife assisted home birth. This is an exiting time and having your baby at home can be such a different experience than giving birth in the non-personal setting of a hospital. I hope it is a smooth birthing process and turns out to be as special as it sounds.
Seems more women are opting for the completely natural unassisted approach. I think it's a backlash the the clinical approach of the hospitals.
Thank you for sharing your observations about how different pregnancies can be. I had a friend tell me if she had her fourth child first, she would have stopped at one. However, I don't believe her. Good luck with the newest member of your family.
Do you think you had HG with this birth? I too am due Mar of 2010, live in rural area and had a hard time finding a midwife to take us!! Our first was a homebirth in FL. Anyway, I had HG with both pregnancies (Hyperemesis Gravidarum) and it is really horrific. Characterized by serious weight loss and constant vomiting and nausea. I took Zofran for it both times, but this pregnancy, I really should have been in the hospital for dehydration in retrospect.
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Get a glimpse into Melodie's process at one of her workshops. Each session features a demonstration of her two-step naked raku process including form and design. During the first half of the day, Melodie will demonstrate throwing, trimming, mixing and etching. In the second half, Melodie demonstrates how to build a raku kiln and fire a piece. You'll receive a pre-made tile to etch and take home. Lunch isn't provided so feel free to brown bag it!
This Nashville tradition continues with this years 40th Annual Fall Tennessee Craft Fair.
Stop by booth number G30, just down from the main entrance, to see my newest work including Christmas ornaments. It's never too early to shop for the holidays!
If you've ever wanted to see a raku firing in action, this is your chance. Shop with thirty local artisans selling their wares and see other art demos throughout the evening. And be sure to stop by the s'mores pit!
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Meet Melodie and shop the collection. Melodie's original work will also be on display and available for sale on this special night. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.


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As migrant caravan in Mexico arrives at the U.S. border, hundreds are already there — waiting for asylum
The Rivera Ruiz family from Honduras, traveling in the migrant caravan with other Central American migrants, arrives at the Hotel Migrante shelter in Mexicali, Mexico.
(Guillermo Arias / AFP/Getty Images)
Reporting from TIJUANA —
As the remnants of a migrant caravan targeted by President Trump arrived in Mexicali, Mexico, on Tuesday, more than 100 migrants — mostly from Mexico — were already waiting in a plaza at the border between Tijuana and San Diego to seek asylum.
While the caravan cast a spotlight on a specific group of people slowly traveling north to the border to seek asylum, the U.S. side of the port at San Ysidro regularly bustles with people from all over the world asking for protection.
When more asylum seekers arrive at the port than Customs and Border Protection officers can process at one time, migrants end up milling in the plaza outside El Chaparral, the name of Mexico's half of the port, to find out whether they'll have to return another day to make their formal request. The port had a backlog in December when some asylum-seekers waited weeks in Tijuana for their turn to ask for help.
A man from the Mexican state of Michoacan became a de facto leader of the group waiting on Tuesday, negotiating with U.S. officials on how many people could come into the port of entry and when.
He, along with a few other volunteers, made a list throughout the day of those who wanted to ask for asylum. By midafternoon, the count was up to 388 and growing, though not everyone stayed to see whether they would get in that day.
"The situation is very bad here. We have a lot of problems," the man said. "There's a lot of violence in Mexico."
He said he had fled his hometown under cover and feared what might happen to him if the gangs found out that he'd left.
"I'd rather be locked up in the U.S. than killed here in Mexico," he said.
He'd been waiting in Tijuana for seven days to request asylum.
Honduran Esmeralda Rivera rests at the Hotel Migrante shelter in Mexicali, Mexico.
(Guillermo Arias / AFP/Getty Images )
If migrants tell border officials that they are afraid to go back to their home countries, under U.S. law the officials must process them for asylum. The asylum-seekers generally wait in detention facilities until officers interview them to gauge the credibility of their claims.
If officers believe their claims, then the immigrants wait their turn for judges to hear their cases and make a final determination. During those hearings, asylum-seekers have to show that they have been persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a social group, including sexual orientation.
A little before 3 p.m., U.S. officials told the man from Michoacan to bring in the first 10 people on the list. Carrying a duffle bag for one woman who had a small child with her, he escorted the small group, which included a family with two teenage boys from the state of Chihuahua.
When they arrived at the gate to the U.S. section of the port, the man wished them good luck and urged one of the boys to study hard and stay out of trouble.
As the afternoon passed, children played in the plaza, kicking an empty water bottle as if it were a soccer ball. Most of the adults sought shelter from the sun under a few nearby trees. Several shared food they were able to purchase with the little money they had.
One woman from Honduras, who had been part of the caravan until the group received temporary documents from Mexico to travel north, waited nervously with her 2-year-old daughter. Her husband had already sought asylum with their 4-year-old daughter and had gone on to Atlanta to live with a sponsor.
She worried about stories she'd heard about border officials taking children away from their parents, even though her husband hadn't had any problems. A Mexican official had told the group that morning that they couldn't ask for asylum in the United States.
As her daughter napped, she read Psalm 91 quietly to herself, asking God for confidence and strength.
She recalled the bus rides from city to city that she took with her family to escape the violence in her hometown of La Ceiba.
She said she was scared to go outside with her children, even in the daytime, because gangs there didn't care if someone was carrying a child. Gang members would ask for money and punish those who didn't deliver.
Reina Carolina Garcia waits at the Hotel Migrante shelter in Mexicali, Mexico.
As the afternoon wore on, the man from Michoacan found out that officers had agreed to take in 80 more people for processing. He asked everyone to sit down and began reading down the list, asking people to line up across the plaza.
He called the woman from Honduras, and after she gathered the small bags filled with clothing and a teddy bear that people had donated to her in Mexico, she took her place in line — No. 23.
Tourists filmed the scene on their phones as the migrants walked to the port of entry.
The man from Michoacan carefully counted that he had 80 people before telling the rest waiting in the plaza to try again tomorrow.
One man clutched his belongings in a trash bag, and the Honduran woman whispered prayers as the procession wound up a ramp to the hallway that leads to the United States. Around 5:30 p.m., Border Patrol officers began taking them inside the port facility, cautioning that anyone past No. 80 would have to turn around and try again another day.
Morrissey writes for the San Diego Union Tribune.
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DrThom.ie: first online GP sets up 'shop' in Ireland
Online GP DrThom.ie launches Irish operation
Daniel O'Carroll
A handy convenience or a potentially dangerous endeavour?
That's the question being asked in medical circles about Ireland's first ever online GP (General Practitioner) doctor service, which allows users to collect prescriptions for inhalers, erectile dysfunction, and, controversially, the morning-after contraception pill, over the internet.
DrThom.ie is the online progeny of two Irish Medical Council (IMC) regulated doctors, and allows its doctors to "provide online consultations without the need to see a doctor face to face".
The easy three step process is plastered over its website: fill out a questionnaire, pay the fee, and wait for your prescription to come in the post.
DrThom.ie is part of a bigger 'Dr Thom' operation: DrThom.com earlier this month posted a notice announcing the launching of its services in Ireland; it already does a trade in the UK and has thusfar seen over 200,000 'patients'.
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) however have already expressed their worry at the website's recent arrival, saying that face-to-face consultation is part of the medical process.
During a physical exam, the Union claims, other problems often show up: "other things often turn up" unbeknownst to the patient, a spokesperson for the Union claimed.
The Union has also called on the Irish Medical Council (IMC), the body responsible for the regulation of doctors in Ireland, to "urgently" look into the matter.
Because the website does not actually dispense prescription medications but only prescribes them, it is not breaking any law - thus regulation could prove difficult.
The UK version of the site, however, offers a much broader range of diagnoses.
Mental health (depression), heart health, diabetes, and sexual health, are all categories which can be seen at one of the online 'clinics' -- therefore it seems likely that the three 'treatments' being tested on the Irish markets may grow as the site takes off here.
It will be interesting to see what kind of a reaction the site gets over the coming months.
A promo video from the UK branch of the website. Would you use this service?
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Unless you live under a rock or just frankly don't care, there's a movie that comes out today that is insanely popular. The second movie in The Hunger Games series, Catching Fire has arrived. I, personally, will be seeing it very soon. And yes, I HAVE read the books.
I actually didn't become a fan of the books until after Catching Fire came out. I wasn't into dystopian stories at the time and I will admit that the book probably flew under my radar because of the cover. Yes, I totally did judge a book by its cover but in my defense, again I wasn't reading the genre nor does the cover of the book tell you anything about the story. But thanks to book bloggers who had been talking the book up a storm, I finally gave in and loved it. The first person narrative totally had me wrapped in the storyline.
Why do I like these stories so much? Maybe there have been other strong young female heroines before her, but I really loved Katniss. The way Suzanne Collins wrote her made me connect with her right from the start. She's strong and independent but not so much that she rejects help all together. It was very easy in the beginning to compare these books to the Twilight series, especially with the love triangle thing going. I personally find these books to be so on the complete opposite side of spectrum. Katniss > Bella like whoa. Also after this series came out, there were so many copycats, some good, some bad, but this one is still tops.
Are the books violent? Sure, I guess. *shrugs* I personally don't find them extremely violent. Same goes with the movies. I don't know what that says about me. But I don't find them disturbing. And had I read these when I was a teenager, I doubt I would have been horrified by what I read.
Jennifer Lawrence has done a wonderful job at bringing Katniss to life in the movies. I really love her performance (well I love her in general) and even though she wasn't originally my first pick, she's been magnificent. In case anyone is wondering my original choices for the trio was Hailee Steinfeld as Katniss, Hunter Parrish as Peeta and Josh Hutcherson as Gale (is it bad that I had thought he was taller than what he really is?). I can't say yet if Catching Fire will be as good as the book, but the first movie was one of the more faithful movie adaptations that I've seen though I wasn't a big fan of the changes in the muttation scene. So I'm looking forward to seeing it and the goal is to see it in IMAX because a lot of scenes were shot with IMAX cameras. And we all SHOULD know that seeing a movie shot with IMAX characters in an actual IMAX theater is the best way to see a movie.
And in case you're wondering about the picture in this post? Yes that's me cosplaying as Katniss. Last year I went to Dragon Con and I wanted to cosplay. As it was my first con and I didn't want to go all out, I was having trouble coming up with a character until it was finally suggested that I go as Katniss. And I did. It's not entirely authentic (there are some excellent and authentic Katniss's out there) but I felt I did a pretty good job. I ordered a bow (which I later spray painted black to give it a more camouflage feel), arrows, quiver, shooting gloves (which I wore incorrectly in this pic so you can't see it), and a Mockingjay pin. I bought boots that looked somewhat like Katniss's, borrowed the jacket from a friend, dressed somewhat similar to the opening woods scene, and then did my hair in a braid as best as I could. Obviously as I am Asian, wore glasses, and had braces at the time, I'm not entirely authentic but you know what? I had a ton of fun. Many people knew who I was, called me Katniss, and wanted to take my picture. And there were a lot of young girls who were big fans of my costume. To this day, I loved that costume and among my friends, I may refer to myself as Katniss in third person (you're judging, I know it).
Oh and for the record, I don't actually know how to use the bow and arrows. One day, hopefully. As promised.