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Q: How do you change the primary key sent to an update view in django? I want to change the primary key being sent to the update view from the template. Let me explain. Here is my template:

    {{ model_instance.username }}

This model_instance is an instance in a for loop of the context variable model_instances in a list view. This primary key of the model_instance will then be sent to the following view:
class UserUpdateView(generic.UpdateView):
    template_name = "leads/update.html"
    queryset = User.objects.all()
    context_object_name = "user"
    form_class = UserUpdateForm

    def get_success_url(self):
        return reverse("some-url")

However, the problem is that the primary key I am sending to UserUpdateView is the primary key for the model_instance model, not the User model. Moreover, there is no link like one-to-one relationships between the two models. However, there is a similarity. Both of the model_instance and user each have a username field that are the same.
In other words, I need to first retrieve the model_instance.username, and then query the User model to find the user instance with the same username I want to update. At the moment, the UserUpdateView is simply receiving the primary key for a model_instance in the template, which is not what I want. I hope you guys can help me with this issue, and please leave any questions you have. Thank you.

A: It's not intuitive enough but yes it is possible. It's also good to mention that you define a queryset attribute in the view, if you want update only one object then it's not necessary.
You can override the get_object method to do this :
class UserUpdateView(generic.UpdateView):
    template_name = "leads/update.html"
    # queryset = User.objects.all()
    context_object_name = "user"
    form_class = UserUpdateForm

    def get_success_url(self):
        return reverse("some-url")

    def get_object(self):
        # Here w'll retrieve the correct object to update

        # First we retrieve the username of the model_instance
        model_instance = ModelInstance.objects.get(pk=self.kwargs['pk'])
        username = model_instance.username  # Retrieve the username

        # After, retrieve the user with username=model_instance.username
        # Normally, the username must be unique per model_instance and per user. If not an error can be trowed.
        user = User.objects.get(username=username)
        # If username is not unique, try this approach
        # user = User.objects.filter(username=username).first()

        # Return the user object
        return user

This template link :

    {{ model_instance.username }}

will now point out the user to update, not the model_instance.
More about get_object

A: Since model_instance and user have the same username, you could pass in the model_instance.username when generating the url and change your UpdateView to specify slug_field = "username". You would also have to change your urlconfig to use "slug" instead of "pk" or add slug_url_kwarg = "pk" .

    {{ model_instance.username }}

class UserUpdateView(generic.UpdateView):
    template_name = "leads/update.html"
    queryset = User.objects.all()
    context_object_name = "user"
    form_class = UserUpdateForm
    slug_field = "username"
    slug_url_kwarg = "pk"

    def get_success_url(self):
        return reverse("some-url")


Wayne and I have been going back and forth for years about him wearing his Batman Beyond costumes again. When he finally resurrected his Terry McGinnis costume, we came to the agreement that if he wore it again, I'd do Melanie Walker's, aka Ten from the Royal Flush Gang, streetwear costume.
Not that I don't love Ten, but she wears a pink miniskirt. Urgh. Yes, that's how much I love Batman Beyond… enough to wear a pink miniskirt.
This may be one of the simplest cosplays I have ever done but it makes me so happy to do costumes from Batman Beyond.


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Adam Schiff Got Mad… and Missed the Point
contraryperspective / November 22, 2019
Stuart Lyle
The denouement of a week of public testimony in the US House of Representatives Impeachment Inquiry was Adam Schiff's closing statement. He alternated between sneering at the Republicans and getting furious with their character assassinations and stonewalling. In contrast with Devin Nunes' obscurantist approach, Schiff quoted the Republican Ranking Member of a different era, Howard Baker, during the Watergate Hearings saying, "What did the President know and when did he know it?"
It was a relatively arcane reference, and it does not reach the core difference between the Nixon Watergate Hearings and the current Trump Impeachment Hearings. The Republicans of both eras circled the wagons to try to defend "their" President. They resisted the calls for the hearings, they questioned the loyalty of those like White House Counsel John Dean or Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who, in different eras, dared to testify "against" the President in service of the truth.
In the Watergate era, however, there was a shared understanding across the aisle in Congress that the President had to comply with Congressional subpoenas and that what was at stake was the Constitutional order itself. Congress has, in the past, jealously guarded powers invested in it by the Constitution. Republicans have been particularly vocal about this issue, but in recent years, only when a Democrat has occupied the White House.
Nixon reluctantly complied with some, though not all, of Congressional subpoenas. His resistance to others earned an article in the un-voted-upon articles of impeachment being prepared at the time he left office.
The Trump administration has resisted – in fact ignored – all the subpoenas issued by Congress in exercising its Constitutionally mandated oversight responsibility. Congressional Republicans see no foul, but echo the Administration's spurious claims that the investigation is a "witch hunt" and "illegitimate." The defense has been varied and scattershot, but can be summarized as the, "what about Hillary?" defense. They have been consistent only in trying to point out historical episodes where the Democrats have somehow gotten away with exactly the "crime" that they now self-righteously accuse a purportedly blameless Republican President of committing.
The core Constitutional issue here is not, in fact, whether Trump sought a personal favor in return for public funds and a politically valuable White House meeting. It is, rather, that the Constitution is under threat because the Republicans are, in effect, rewriting it to give the Executive sweeping powers that the founding fathers did not grant and explicitly feared.
Adam Schiff unfortunately missed the opportunity to sharpen the focus on this fundamental Constitutional issue. The Constitution is revered in the US and if he and the Democrats aim to garner maximum support for the current inquiry and process, they need to highlight that the Constitution itself is under siege. Fuming about how the President and all his willing henchmen and women in the White House and Congress gratuitously smeared Ambassador Yovanovitch may make good TV, but it misses the real point, and misses the opportunity to clear the fog so that citizens of all stripes can see the dangers of establishing new precedents of Executive power. Either Congress is a co-equal branch of government, or the US Constitution can be consigned to the history books.
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socrates2 says:
The "what-about-ist" deflection is as old as Adam and Cain. It's the subject-changer favored by the guilty and their apologists. Such "defense" tends to work with the weak minded or those who suffer severe ADHD. Such deflection operates on two levels–the first, as a subliminal plea to stray off topic and move on. The second operates at the ethical standard-setting level; it attempts to compare or relativize deviant behaviors. It tries to make another person's morals/ethics the _measure_ of our own. As in, "yeah, I'm bad, but 'not-as-bad -as' (finger-pointing) Jack the Ripper/Hitler/Stalin/Satan, etc."
For my money the "what about" phrase exposes the amorality of the nihilist…
greglaxer says:
I've been saying for a long time that Trump merited impeachment, on principle, long before the revelations of the attempted extortion of the (US-backed, if not outright-installed) Ukraine regime. However, I now grudgingly credit Speaker Pelosi with managing this process pretty well. We have heard from credible witnesses that POTUS didn't "give a shit" about anything except finding dirt to use against Biden in the campaign. Trump's repeated assertion that "This [impeachment proceedings] should not be happening!" overlooks the inconvenient truth that the Founding Fathers DID make provisions for removing "a bad man [elected official]" from office. Unfortunately, to be a member in good standing of the Republican Party now requires swearing personal fealty to Godfather Donald. The Constitution pales in importance next to this!! Therefore, I firmly predict Trump will be acquitted at trial in the Senate and we will be "treated" to hearing him boast of "total exoneration" from now until Election Day 2020…and beyond. Because the man just cannot bring himself to shut up! But at least an effort will have been made to see justice done, to keep the provisions of the Constitution alive.
greglaxer, strongly agree. Trump violated the Emoluments clause the moment he took the oath of office and failed to relinquish his foreign holdings (or accepted the first paycheck from said properties). Nothing at that point prevented the House from filing Articles of Impeachment. Sadly, the House leadership waited till Donald used his presidential powers to solicit favors that attacked a political rival. At that moment, all politicians went on the alert that anyone of them could be next. So, this impeachment is not about protecting or vindicating our Constitution; it's about saving their cowardly political hides. A shameful disgrace…
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Driver in Tuesday's fatal crash identified
The driver of a pickup truck who died after crashing head-on into a car in South Lebanon Township Tuesday morning has...
Driver in Tuesday's fatal crash identified The driver of a pickup truck who died after crashing head-on into a car in South Lebanon Township Tuesday morning has... Check out this story on ldnews.com: https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/2015/09/16/driver-tuesdays-fatal-crash-identified/73570284/
Lebanon Published 9:56 a.m. ET Sept. 16, 2015
A South Lebanon Township police officer investigates Tuesday morning's fatal crash on Route 897 at the Iona Road split. (Photo: MICHAEL K. DAKOTA)
The driver of a pickup truck who died after crashing head-on into a car in South Lebanon Township Tuesday morning has been identified.
William Russell, 68, of 1681 Christine Drive, Lebanon, was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital where he was taken by ambulance after his pickup truck collided with a car driven by 56-year-old Wendy Peck of Kleinfeltersville, at about 7:30 a.m. on Route 897 at the Iona Road split.
Russell was heading southbound on Route 897, also called South Fifth Avenue, and failed to yield to Peck's oncoming vehicle, police said.
Peck, a teacher at Harding Elementary School, was taken by Life Lion helicopter to Hershey Medical Center. Her condition was still not available Wednesday morning.
Russell is the 13th person to die as a result of crashes on Lebanon County roads this year, according to Lebanon Daily News records.
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Lea Thompson Net Worth 2021: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids, Bio-Wiki
Celebrated Name: Lea Thompson
Real Name/Full Name: Lea Katherine Thompson
Birth Place: Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Husband/Spouse (Name): Howard Deutch (m. 1989)
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): Yes (Zoey Deutch, Madelyn Deutch)
Is Lea Thompson Lesbian?: No
Profession: Actress, director, and television producer
Lea Thompson is a popular actress, director, and television producer from America. She is best known for her character as Lorraine Baines in the comedy film series Back to the Future trilogy. She also starred as Kathryn Kennish in the drama television series Switched at Birth from 2011 to 2017.
Maybe you know about Lea Thompson very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what her net worth is in 2021? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Lea Thompson's short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today's net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you're ready, let's start.
Lea Katherine Thompson was born on May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota as the daughter of Clifford and Barbara Barry Thompson. She has four siblings, including two brothers Andrew and Barry, and two sisters Coleen Goodrich and Shannon Katona.
She started performing ballet at the age of fourteen and won various scholarships to the San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.
Thompson joined the American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company at the age of twenty to perform dance professionally. At the same time, she moved to New York to pursue a career in acting.
Thompson met film director Howard Deutch on the set of the movie Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). The couple tied the knot in 1989, and together they have two children Madelyn (born 1991) and Zoey (born 1994).
Being born on 31 May 1961, Lea Thompson is 59 years old as of today's date 18th January 2021. Her height is 1.63 m tall, and her weight is 61 kg.
Lea Thompson made her acting debut in the movie Jaws 3-D in 1983. In the same year, she was seen as Cecily "Sissy" Loper in the video game MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?. Later, she did various recurring roles in movies like All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), and The Wild Life (1984), and others.
Thompson received widespread popularity when she played the role of Lorraine Baines McFly in the film Back to the Future in 1985. The following year, she appeared in SpaceCamp, Some Kind of Wonderful, Casual Sex?, Howard the Duck, and The Wizard of Loneliness.
In 1989, she played the lead role in the TV film Night Breaker for which she was nominated for the CableACE Award.
In the early 1990s, she did various types of roles, including the mother of the eponymous character in Dennis the Menace (1993), snooty ballet instructor in The Little Rascals (1994), and villainess in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).
Thompson became a household name when she starred in the television series "Caroline in the City," which aired on the NBC network from 1995 to 1999. She received the People's Choice Award for the role.
She took a sabbatical from acting and went on to appear in several Broadway plays. Thompson made her comeback starring in the movie Stealing Christmas (2003). She did guest appearances in television series like Ed, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hallmark Channel.
In 2006, she took part in the reality television series Celebrity Duets. The following year, she starred in television films, A Life Interrupted, Head Case, Exit Speed, Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer, and The Christmas Clause. She played the role of Irene Steele in the movie Left Behind.
In 2014, along with her dancing partner Artem Chigvintsev, Thompson took part in the reality television dancing competition, Dancing with the Stars. She finished in sixth place and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Lea Thompson has won several awards and nominations in her illustrious career. In 1987 she won the Young Artist Awards in the category of Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her work in the movie Some Kind of Wonderful. In 1990, she won the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actress.
In 1995, Thompson won the People's Choice Awards in the category of Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series for her work in the sitcom Caroline in the City. She also won the 1996 Satellite Awards for the same television series.
In 2014, she was given the best actress award at the American Movie Awards for her movie The Trouble with the Truth. She has also been nominated for several other awards including Saturn Awards (1985), and Satellite Awards (1996).
Net Worth & Salary of Lea Thompson in 2021
Lea Thompson Net Worth
As of January 2021, Lea Thompson has an estimated net worth of more than $16 million. She has made this huge fortune through her successful career as an actress, director, and television producer.
She has been a part of more than 50 commercially successful movies and television shows such as All the Right Moves, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, Fatal Secrets, Dinner in America, The Unspoken Truth, Jane Doe: Ties That Bind, and many more.
She has also directed some of the most popular movies of Hollywood, like Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall, American Housewife, Schooled, and others.
Thomson also performs at various concerts, award shows, and international tours, which helps in increasing her net worth.
Lea Thompson is one of the most renowned actresses and artists in the world. She has been able to make a name for herself through her constant hard work and dedication.


Ireland, NYC and the rest of the USA may not yet be experiencing the Spring weather but these images should get you in the mood for the Spring cleaning rituals.
It's the first day of Spring 2018 and the northern hemisphere is celebrating the countdown toward better weather and the time when we can put our winter clothes back in the closet. The Spring Equinox falls each year on March 20 and in 2018, it has far from brought the good weather with it.
Here's all you need to know about the Spring Equinox, as well as some great springtime images of Ireland to get you into the mood for the springtime cleaning ritual.
Daffodils soaking up the Spring sun. Image: iStock.
The Spring Equinox 2018, also known as the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere, take place annually on March 20, almost coinciding with the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland and in the US.
What is the meaning and definition of the Spring Equinox/First day of Spring?
The Spring Equinox is the time when the sun passes the celestial equator—the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth's equator—and days become longer. It is at this time that the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of astronomical spring. Meteorologists use the meteorological seasons, that are based on the annual temperature cycle and the state of the atmosphere, and they argue that the first day of summer is on March 1.
The weather for the Spring Equinox is far from Spring-like in both Ireland and the US. Snow is on the way to the East Coast and NYC once more, while more snow is also forecast for Ireland.
The Copper Coast in Ireland in the Spring. Image: Tourism Ireland.
Ross Errilly in the Spring. Image: Tourism Ireland.
Irish native Spring plants.Image: Tourism Ireland.
How will you be spending the first day of Spring 2018? Let us know in the comments section, below.


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Container gardening is a great way to get fresh veggies into your meals and teach kids about healthy choices.
You don't need a big backyard, a lot of time or a lot of gardening know-how to grow a successful spring garden. Container gardening only requires a couple of pots, some dirt and a few healthy plants to produce a bountiful mini-garden that yields enough food for your weeknight dinner salad or a fresh batch of salsa. Even better than the fresh food from your own yard (or back porch) is the opportunity to cultivate an understanding and respect of nature with your kids, teach them where food comes from, motivate healthy choices, and, best of all, get dirty while growing new memories.
Large pots. Any material will work, but terracotta tends to bake plants in the hot Tennessee sun so you may need to wrap it in bubble wrap to keep the plants from cooking.
A bag of organic potting soil.
A bag of organic fertilizer.
Plants. Some of the easiest spring/summer plants to grow are lettuces, basil, tomatoes and peppers. Mix and match for a colorful and tasty gardening experience.
Stick and ties for tomato or pepper plants.
Fill the pots 3/4 of the way with organic potting soil. Wearing gloves, mix in the organic fertilizer according to the directions on the package. Water lightly to wet the soil. Dig holes and place your plants in the soil. I like to put my lettuces around the edges and herbs and tomatoes in the center with a large stick and ties to support the tomato plant as it grows. Be mindful of instructions about how much room each plants needs.
Place the pots in a sunny spot that gets some shade. Water regularly.
Here's another tip: Before you pick out your plants, sit down and read "Growing Vegetable Soup" by Lois Ehlert with your child. This should spark early spring container ideas. Once you decide what you want to grow, purchase the plants for your pizza, salsa, salad or soup garden. In no time at all, you'll be enjoying the fruits of your labor.
This post was written by Calie Shackleford, a health coach, writer and author.
Do you have a garden? If so, how do you involve your children? Share in the comments below.


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Decompressione ha vari significati:

 in fisica è la diminuzione di pressione ed è l'opposto della compressione;
decompressione incontrollata o decompressione esplosiva
 in medicina si può riferire alla malattia da decompressione;
 in chirurgia può riferirsi ad una procedura usata per trattare la stenosi spinale, la stenosi arteriosa carotidea o ogni altra condizione in cui vi sia una compressione;
 in subacquea può riferirsi ad una tappa di decompressione, a un camera di decompressione, o a una tabella di decompressione;
 in informatica può essere l'azione inversa alla compressione dei dati;
 in psicologia può essere la pratica di rilassarsi dopo un periodo di stress.

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Firewall Gets Sexier with Age: The Rise of Next-Generation Firewall
It's uncommon to find something that actually gets better the longer it's on the shelf - so to speak – but IT has discovered the fountain of youth in the aptly named "firewall." The firewall was born 3 decades ago and is looking better and better every day – let's see how it's done. We won't keep you in suspense. The Firewall has had work done.
Early Firewall AKA: Security Guard
A firewall is a device designed to monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and determining what is safe to pass. While it was once an overworked and underpaid gate-keeper between trusted and untrusted networks, firewalls are now deployed to protect internal areas of a network, for example, data centers.
Proxy-Based Firewalls AKA: Toll Booth Operator
First came the proxy-based firewall, which filters all incoming and outgoing requests through separate connections to determine all connections are in adherence to security policy. While this method effectively limited connections between malicious sources and the network, it also limited valid connections, as it became overworked and tended to bottleneck – like an overworked tollbooth operator. Once traffic has backed up, all you can do is wait in line and hope someone will return from break or lunch and open another connection.
Stateful Firewalls AKA: Airport Security
Our tollbooth operator has been upgraded to airport security officer in the Stateful Firewall, which remembers trusted connections (trusted travelers) and allows them to pass with a quick pat-down or a glance, while it closely inspects any unfamiliar connections or requests. This alleviates the bottleneck to a certain extent, but everyone knows that lines at the airport can be cripplingly long even with the pilots, flight crew and diplomats breezing through security.
Web Application Firewalls (WAF) AKA: Border Patrol
Then came web applications, like a crowd of noisy children. Among the thousands of people who cross the border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong every day, thousands of school children happily (and loudly) skip home in long lines through special areas of the border – controlled by an automated card system. Web application firewalls are exactly what they sound like – tasked with providing a protective barrier between the network and various HTML attacks. Security has just become automated.
Next-Generation Firewalls AKA: Military Checkpoint
Next-generation firewall could be equated with a promotion from the airport equivalent of "X-ray technician" or border patrol, to a military checkpoint – responsible for the inspection and classification of all would-be travelers by taking information from multiple intelligent sources, blending it and making informed decisions on what traffic will pass and what traffic needs further inspection. Next-generation firewalls set rules for all incoming and outgoing network traffic and enforce these rules. Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN AKA: military police) came on board to work in conjunction with next-generation firewalls – streamlining the process and improving efficiency.
Special Operatives
We all know that threats slip through the cracks all the time – regardless of how diligent and observant our protections are – so the sexiest thing about next-generation firewalls is how well it plays with others – creating a unified front designed to give all-around protection and leveraging the power of the cloud to enhance protection. Products like Sangfor Technologies NGAF incorporate the power of advanced threat protection, DMZ, cloud sandboxing, WAF, AV and IPS to detect and mitigate threat. Deployment of Sangfor's NGAF is essentially the deployment of a team of highly-trained operatives – on a mission to seek out threats and neutralize them before an attack, using AI-powered malware detection like Engine Zero, or cloud-based intelligence and analytics platforms like Neural-X, to expand security detection capabilities for networks and endpoints. Sangfor NGAF has been deployed by government agencies like The Malaysian Road Transport Department (RTD) to protect their own networks which are essential to the safe travel of all Malaysian citizens.
The firewall has certainly had work done over the years, and you can really tell! Every year the firewall gets sexier, faster and more powerful – but then again, so do the threats it's supposed to defend against. Next-generation firewall has certainly found it's place in the world and won't be abandoned anytime soon, and Sangfor Technologies is committed to providing the sexiest protection available. Founded in 2000 and a publicly traded company as of 2018 (SANGFOR STOCK CODE: 300454 (CH)) Sangfor Technologies is the global leading vendor of IT infrastructure solutions specializing in Network Security and Cloud Computing. Visit us at www.sangfor.com and get in touch with Sangfor Technologies today to see what we can do to custom build IT solutions and keep you moving forward - safely.
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Does this and the machine learning as a service represent a big push into AI by Unisys?
Definitely. We think this is an area that is dramatically changing the technology aspect of AI. Everybody's using it; you see the big players like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook. They're all investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence in different areas.
We are definitely concentrating on machine learning. That's [what] we use the most with our clients. But definitely [there are] areas like deep learning or cognitive computing that … we will be tackling [in the near future].


How Are Popes Elected and Crowned?
Question: Who was Pope after Saint Peter and how was he chosen? How are Popes elected and crowned today?
Answer: Historians are generally in agreement that Saint Peter named his own successor, a practice not generally followed by future Popes, although one or two did try, most lists of papal succession give Saint Linus as Peter's immediate replacement, although the Liber Pontificalis (LP), has Peter consecrating Saints Linus, Cletus, and Clement as what we would today call "auxiliary" bishops, and naming Clement to replace him at his death.1 The same list has Saint Anacletus following Clement, but most modern historians feel that he was the same person as Saint Cletus (in spite of being born in a different city according to LP, and in spite of having a separate feast day in the Roman Missal until well into the twentieth century). The important thing, of course, was that the papal power was passed down in an orderly manner.
It appears, though, that following Clement, the bishops of Rome were generally chosen by the survivors rather than being appointed by the previous Pope. LP indicates the length of the vacancy following the death of the remaining Popes; something that would be impossible to have if a hand picked successor was waiting to assume the papacy. Records are extremely sketchy, but it seems clear that the early Popes were elected by the general body of Christians in Rome. During the years of persecution, before Constantine legalized Christianity in the Empire, this was a manageable solution -- Rome was big city by ancient standards -- perhaps 400,000 at the time of Christ -- but the Christian population, recruited in secret by word of mouth, was occasionally thinned out by execution (or apostasy). And since the recently deceased Pope had generally been killed by the authorities, only the braver souls would have ventured forth to elect a new one. By modern standards, the election of Popes remained rather ad hoc for a number of centuries.
Even when Christianity became legal and had increased dramatically in numbers, the Roman populace continued to exercise their right to elect their Popes, just as the Christians in other cities continued to elect their bishops. Nonetheless, the Roman clergy and the aristocracy contributed to the decision, as did the Emperor. The idea of restricting the election to the clergy didn't take hold until 1059, and even then the crowd and the important families might influence an election. And the Emperors continued to exercise a veto right over candidates thought to be unsuitable until the pontificate of Pope Saint Pius X at the beginning of the twentieth century.
By the tenth century things had gotten out of hand. Theophylact, the commander-in-chief of the imperial forces at Ravenna, and his descendents controlled most of the appointments to the papacy between 904 and 964. His wife Theodora and daughter Marozia were illicitly linked to several popes. Marozia's son reigned as John XI (931-935) while in his early twenties, and her great-grandson ruled as John XII (955-964) at eighteen. Clearly. reform was in order, and had to start at the highest levels of the Church.
Nicholas II made a clear assertion of the clergy's independence in selecting the Church's supreme head. In April 1059, at a council in the Lateran he issued a decree that placed the responsibility for electing future popes exclusively in the hands of the cardinal-bishops, upon consultation with the lower cardinals, clergy and people. "Due honor and reverence" were reserved for the emperor, whose role in all of this was unspecified. Possibly it was hoped that he would be satisfied with protecting the City from foreign powers during the interregnum.
Thereafter, only the cardinal-bishops voted to elect the pope. The Cardinal Priest, Deusdedit, active in obtaining the same privilege for the other cardinals, went so far as to alter the decree of 1059 in his collection of canonical writings, referring to the cardinal-bishops simply as Cardinals. In 1179 the Third Lateran Council recognized all of the cardinals as electors in the decree Licet de evitanda.
The men today called Cardinals were originally the clergy of Rome. The bishops of the suburban sees around Rome: Ostia (the most important), Albano, Frascati, Palestrina, Porto and Santa Rufina, Sabina, and Velletri came to be called cardinal bishops. The pope also had seven priests responsible for maintaining each of the four major basilicas of Rome: St. Peter's, St. Paul's, St. Mary Major, and St. Lawrence; these twenty eight formed the cardinal priesthood. The Roman archdeacon, together with six municipal deacons and twelve suburban deacons, constituted the cardinal diaconate. For many centuries these men were all resident in Rome (although the powerful monarchs of Europe had their share of representatives) and did not exceed the theoretical maximum of 54.
Over the years the conclave rules have been changed by succeeding Popes -- rules about who may enter, how votes are to be cast, and how many are required. Pope Saint Pius X finally eliminated the voice of the Emperor in an election only in the early twentieth century. The most current rules were issued by Pope John Paul II in 1996. For a long time Cardinals have been chosen from among the nations, usually numbering more than 54; modern canon law requires that they be at least priests.
1. Raymond Davis, trans., Liber Pontificalis (Liverpool University Press, 1989), p. 2.
4. JND Kelly, Oxford Dictionary of Popes, p.198.
The footnote numbers begin again at "1" to preserve uniformity with the printed edition.
Continued from February: How are Popes elected and crowned?
It was traditional that a bishop should remain in the diocese to which he was consecrated for his lifetime. By custom the bishop was chosen from among the people who lived in the diocese and, in the early days, he could be anything from a layman to a priest. The decree ... by Pope Stephen IV (768-772) that the Bishop of Rome had to come from the cardinalate limited the papacy.... The first bishop to become pope was Formosus, the cardinal-bishop of suburbicarian Porto, who reigned from 891-896. Because he was a cardinal, there wasn't much question about his giving up one diocese to take over another. In effect, he was a suffragan bishop of Rome who had moved up.
[The famous cardinal-deacon] Hildebrand ... did not become a priest until his ordination was necessary in order for him to become bishop-pope of Rome as Gregory VII [in 1073].
Thus, for roughly the first half of the Church's history, the most important ceremony marking the installation of a newly elected Pope was his consecration as a bishop. The coronation of Popes could not have taken place until there was a papal crown, which didn't come into use in its simplest form until about the tenth century. The white cap that marked the Pope as a dignitary of the Imperial court came to be decorated with circular crowns, a total of three by somewhere in the fourteenth century.
Some contemporary polemicists, trying to impugn the validity of Pope John Paul II's papacy maintain that he was the first Pope to refuse the "papal coronation oath." For a period of time following the condemnation of Pope Honorius I for monothelitism -- "from the eighth century to the eleventh" -- newly elected Popes were required to swear an oath prior to their consecration. The Liber diurnus in which the oath was found, together with the oath itself, seem to have gone out of use at roughly the time Gregory VII became Pope. It is in this time period that Gregory and his successors assert their independence from the Imperial authorities and begin to wear crowns. Gregory's appreciation of his papal dignity was quite incompatible with having to make promises to any lesser authority of Church or state. No trace of the oath is found in modern accounts of papal coronations, and an account written in 1955 categorically stated that in "the act of Coronation. [t]here are no oaths, no special liturgical ceremonies."
13. In the lesson for the feast of St. Leo II. in the Roman Breviary the name of Pope Honorius occurs among those excommunicated by the Sixth Synod. Upon this we may well hear Bossuet: "They suppress as far as they can, the Liber Diurnus: they have erased this from the Roman Breviary. Have they therefore hidden it? Truth breaks out from all sides, and these things become so much the more evident, as they are the more studiously put out of sight."
Will you reverently receive, teach, and keep the traditions of the orthodox Fathers and the decreetals of the Holy and Apostolic See?
If he is a bishop, the newly elected Pope takes office immediately on accepting the election. (If he is not a bishop, he will be consecrated at the earliest reasonable time -- usually by the Bishop of Ostia, preserving the tradition that a metropolitan archbishop is consecrated by his most notable suffragan bishop.) But until recently, a coronation ceremony was held to publicly mark the ascension of the new Pope to the throne of Peter.
The coronation itself is a brief ceremony, but it follows the celebration of Pontifical Mass with all its glory. An elaborate procession of just about everyone of importance in Rome and the Catholic Church begins the ceremony -- at one time literally a "cavalcade" of dignitaries on horseback, and still the most elaborate and well organized ceremony in the world.
First come the religious; the mendicants, the monks, and the canons regular. Then come the Roman secular clergy; from the parishes, collegiate churches, and patriarchal basilicas. Then the papal household; the Swiss Guard, the confessors, and the chamberlains, and the chaplains, the judges of the Signatura and the Rota, and a number of other "intimates" of the Pope. The procession is in order of increasing rank, so next come Abbots, Penitentiaries of St. Peter's, Bishops, Archbishops, Patriarchs, the three ranks of Cardinals. Finally there come the clergy who will actually assist the Pope at Mass, followed by the Holy Father himself on the Sedia Gestatoria carried by a dozen men and surrounded by few dozen other attendants and dignitaries.
From the Vatican Palace to the portico of St. Peter's; to its chapel of the Blessed Sacrament for a few minutes in prayer before the monstrance; on to the chapel of St. Gregory to receive the obedience of the Cardinals, sing the Hour of Terce, and vest in the tunic, dalmatic, and chasuble of pontifical Mass. The procession to the main altar is interrupted three times as the Master of Ceremonies holds a long reed of burning flax before the Pope on the Sedia Gestatoria, saying "Sic transit gloria mundi -- thus passes the glory of the world."
The Pope receives the Pallium from the first Cardinal-Deacon before incensing the altar, and then receives again the obedience of all the prelates. The "praises of the Pope" are sung, really a litany asking God's blessing upon him. The Epistle and Gospel are sung in Latin and then Greek to show the universality of the Church. At the Offertory the papal sacristan tastes the wine and water, and after the Pope has chosen one unconsecrated host from a plate of three, eats the remaining two -- a precaution wishfully no longer necessary. The Pope receives Communion, taking the Precious Blood through a fistula, or golden straw.
The actual coronation follows, perhaps on the balcony of St. Peter's: The choir sings "Corona aurea super caput ejus -- A Golden Crown Upon His Head." ((based on Ecclesiasticus xlv). The Cardinal Dean recites the Lord's Prayer, (some accounts mention a collect at this point: Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dignitas Sacerdotii.... ) and the Dean of the College of Cardinals places the tiara on the Pope's head, saying: "Receive the tiara adorned with three crowns and know that thou art Father of Princes and Kings, Ruler of the World, Vicar of Our Savior Jesus Christ on earth, to him be the honor and glory forever and ever." Some accounts of papal coronations have the Pope granting an indulgence to the crowd, and giving his blessing.
1. Glen D. Kitler, The Papal Princes, pp. 93, 93.
4. Zsolt Aradi, The Popes, p. 99. See also p. 75.
7. Pontificale Romanum, Ordo consecrationis electi in episcopum, examen.
8. The description of the coronation is from Zsolt Aradi, op. cit. unless otherwise noted. It is written in the present tense in the hope that future Popes will return, at least in part, to this glorious tradition of our Holy Faith.
9. Francis B. Thornton, Cross Upon Cross: Life of Pope Pius IX (New York: Benzinger, 1955), p. 76; Catholic World, Volume 27, Issue 158, May 1878, "The Coronation of Pope Leo XIII," page 282 cited at www.biblelight.net/claims.htm (anti-Catholic source, with beautiful papal graphics!).


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Don't use a whole arsenal to kill a fly
When the repercussions and side effects have more impact than the underlying problem, we move away from the goal of effectiveness
Derek Oliveira
The metaphor of using an entire arsenal of weapons to kill a fly illustrates the overuse of disinfectant dispensers in an emergency in attempts to minimize the risks of contamination and the spread of COVID-19.
Several manufacturers are taking advantage of the situation to praise the performance and benefits of their disinfectant dispensing devices: electrostatic sprayers or foggers. In return, some health experts are sounding the alarm and warning about the risks of disinfectants and the precautions to be taken during their application. The purpose of spraying is not to apply more disinfectant but rather to allow more effective application only if all conditions are favourable.
In some situations, using such devices involves more risks than benefits.
What is the difference between spraying, electrostatic spraying, fogging, and other methods? The effectiveness of each depends on the type of disinfectant, the pathogen targeted, the surfaces, the size of the interior space, the location of the device, pre-cleaning practices, organic load, air movement, relative humidity, disinfectant volume, and contact time.
Electrostatic vs. traditional spraying
The guns in electrostatic spray disinfection systems have a nozzle that contains an electrode to apply an electrical charge (positive or negative) to the disinfectant solution as it is expelled from the device. This charge increases the force of attraction and allows the droplets to completely coat and thus adhere to the entire surface to which they are directed, even if they are irregular in shape.
In comparison, traditional spraying is a form of passive application that is not recommended for combating COVID-19. With traditional systems, the expelled disinfectant droplets are not charged and their adhesion to surfaces is not guaranteed. Therefore, traditional spraying does not provide such uniform coverage of the surface and may even cause more harm. With the splash produced, germs can be carried away from the target area, potentially spreading and contaminating other surfaces.
Misting also consists of dispersing a disinfectant solution in the form of droplets. The droplets produced here are so fine that they stay suspended longer, allowing them to disperse in the air and provide uniform coverage when they land on a surface. But, due to the size of the particles, misting poses an even greater inhalation hazard to the worker or people in the environment.
The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (CCNSE) recommends that only technicians or trained personnel should use misting or spraying devices. In addition, in the case of misting, protocols must be applied to ensure the safety of people, in particular:
Evacuating the space to be treated.
Sealing the doors, windows, and ventilation ducts of the room if people remain present elsewhere in the building.
Condemning for a few hours the room that has been treated and, preferably, putting up a poster indicating the time when the treatment was done and the time when it will be possible to return to the room.
Before entering, ventilating well to minimize negative allergic reactions.
The main advantages of electrostatic spraying
The attraction charge provides optimum coverage of droplets on surfaces
The marketing of electrostatic sprayers generally emphasizes the speed and the time savings provided by these devices. Studies show that the application speed can be up to 10 times faster than that of traditional tools (up to 14,000 square feet of office space per hour).
The electrostatic sprayer also saves material by using 60% less chemical per square foot.
Risk of electrocution
Few manufacturers would put forward the risk of electrocution that can occur when handling electrostatic devices but, while the discharge is obviously low, the fact remains that it happens frequently. The step of grounding the device and following manufacturers' recommendations is vital to prevent the user from receiving electric shocks.
Misleading advertising ads
Beware of false promises when it comes to sprayers. Here are some frequently encountered examples:
Faster drying. In disinfection, we do not necessarily want a surface to dry quickly; we want to respect the contact time prescribed by the manufacturer.
Disinfectant protection that lasts hours or days after a single application. This is not a benefit of the electrostatic sprayer, but rather of the disinfectant used. This statement is only true when using a chemical with persistent disinfectant properties, meaning it is able to provide protection for a certain period after application. Remember that disinfection is a temporary solution, while contamination is a permanent risk. Most of the time, as soon as a surface is touched or soiled, it is no longer disinfected!
A disinfectant spray that kills COVID-19 and other germs quickly with extraordinarily little effort. It is not the device that kills pathogens, but the product used according to its properties (viral, bacterial, sporicidal …). Contact time varies depending on the product; some can be one minute, others 10 minutes. There may be little effort for the application of the disinfectant product but the first step of cleaning the surfaces with a detergent and a mechanical action to dislodge debris and microorganisms should not be neglected.
Health risks of overexposure to chemicals
It is recognized that spraying can cause allergic reactions of varying severity depending on the product that is sprayed and the sensitivity of each. Although symptoms are most felt after prolonged or repetitive exposure over time, experts agree that unnecessary overexposure to disinfectants should be avoided. Ontario Public Health notes that it is essential to follow the manufacturer's instructions, in particular by wearing the appropriate PPE, and specifies that employees responsible for disinfection by electrostatic spray must ensure that all other people have left the premises.
It is important to remember that when an environment does not involve too many infectious risks for the health of users, there is no point in exposing them to chemicals dangerous to their health!
Product choice
Although Health Canada has a list of approved disinfectants for COVID-19, the products are not necessarily compatible with spraying or misting. It is the same scenario in the United States. Moreover, the Center for Disease Control does not recommend the use of an electrostatic sprayer or fogger for the application of a disinfectant solution, deeming the risks too high for users.
"The aerosolization risks of many 'N-list' disinfectants have not been investigated," said Ian Cull, president of Indoor Sciences, an environmental consultancy. "And there are very few that are approved for aerosolizing, misting or fogging." The EPA is continuing its research to find out whether sprayers and misters are effective against COVID-19.
The compatibility of the disinfectant solutions with the target surface, the infectious agent in question, and the environment must be considered. And, above all, you cannot disinfect without first cleaning. It is true that spraying saves time, but it does not eliminate the step of cleaning surfaces which must always be done beforehand to remove dirt and grime.
Spray recommendations:
Train personnel in the use of the device and aware of the risks associated with operation.
Develop a standardized process as clear and streamlined as possible so that it can be easily reproduced and adapted by staff for safe and compliant use.
Always wear gloves and eye protection when spraying chemicals, wear long clothing to cover the skin and look into antistatic gloves to avoid electric shock.
Never spray when people are in the room, especially children, who are more sensitive to the negative effects of chemicals than adults. Indeed, children must eat, drink, and breathe more per pound of body weight than adults due to their growth and development. Children are also less aware of the dangers and ways to avoid them, making them more vulnerable.
Since electrostatic spray systems occasionally produce sparks, special attention should be paid to nearby sources of flammable gases, liquids, and dust. Avoid turning the sprayer into a flamethrower!
Do not adapt a paint or fertilizer sprayer to spray disinfectant. Any device must be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
Due to the increased risk of inhalation, a product in its concentrated form should never be sprayed. Dilution may differ depending on the method of application. The dilution recommendations must be followed to the letter and ensure the compatibility of the product with the device.
Get advice! Consult professionals for any questions concerning the validation of the disinfection method, the choice of device, the choice of product, or application frequencies.
Derek Oliveira is a Senior Director for Gestion HB, a Canadian consulting firm that guides, supports, and advises its clients on ways to optimize the operational performance of their organizations in terms of building hygiene and sanitation.
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Overall, the cruise was wonderful. The excursions were excellent and the guides were well informed. One exception to the excursions was a guide that left part of the group without notice. Now, we bring a map supplied by Viking. The cabin had plenty of room, the bathroom was big, and well prepared every day. The food was tasty and plentiful. Did not like the special dress code for a few of the Viking restaurants. The size of the ship was small enough to enter the smaller harbors and was located near the city centers. We like Viking's policy of adults only on the cruises. A disadvantage of the Viking provided flights is Check-in is not an option the day before the flight, which is inconvenient. Our final flight was delayed for embarkation, but Viking made arrangements to pick us up at the airport on time to bring us to the ship. We like Viking and have booked our next Viking Cruise.
Overall, the cruise was wonderful.
The excursions were excellent and the guides were well informed. One exception to the excursions was a guide that left part of the group without notice. Now, we bring a map supplied by Viking.
The cabin had plenty of room, the bathroom was big, and well prepared every day.
The food was tasty and plentiful. Did not like the special dress code for a few of the Viking restaurants.
The size of the ship was small enough to enter the smaller harbors and was located near the city centers. We like Viking's policy of adults only on the cruises.
A disadvantage of the Viking provided flights is Check-in is not an option the day before the flight, which is inconvenient. Our final flight was delayed for embarkation, but Viking made arrangements to pick us up at the airport on time to bring us to the ship.
We like Viking and have booked our next Viking Cruise.
Guided abandoned part of the group without notice.


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02/15/2017 06:17 pm ET Updated Feb 16, 2017
Canada Debates Whether The U.S. Is Still A Safe Place For Refugees
Refugees are risking their lives to apply for asylum in Canada rather than in the U.S.
By Nick Robins-Early
Dozens of asylum-seekers have walked miles in freezing temperatures to illegally cross from the United States into Canada, arriving in small towns along the border in recent weeks.
Amid fears that U.S. President Donald Trump's platform means the U.S. is no longer a safe place for refugees, they're trying to get around the Safe Third Country Agreement, a reciprocal deal the U.S. and Canada signed in 2002 establishing that refugees must file asylum claims in whichever of the two nations they arrive in first.
Already, two men making the journey into Canada have lost their fingers to frostbite. Afraid that dangerous irregular crossings will rise, refugee rights organizations and immigration lawyers are leading the calls to revisit the agreement.
But it's not just because of Trump. Advocates say heightened anxiety over the new U.S. administration and a small surge in irregular crossings are bringing attention to an agreement that's always put refugees at risk.
"Our view is that the United States has never been a safe country for all refugees," said Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
Christinne Muschi/Reuters
A man walks with his luggage down Roxham Road in Champlain, New York, toward the U.S.-Canada border in Hemmingford, Quebec, on Feb. 13, 2017.
In theory, the Safe Third Country Agreement is meant to stop cross-border asylum claims and prevent internal migration issues. But lawyers and rights groups say that the U.S. and Canadian systems are too dissimilar for the agreement to be fair to all refugees, and that it should be suspended to stop people from endangering their lives trying to get to Canada, where the asylum process and climate for refugees are seen as more favorable.
"The reality is that despite our similarities, our laws are different. The criteria is not exactly the same, the adjudication is not the same," said Michael Niren, immigration lawyer and CEO of VisaPlace.com.
"There are cases where an asylum-seeker in the U.S. wouldn't get approved but would get approved in Canada, and possibly vice-versa," he said.
Under the current agreement, refugees can't, for example, arrive in the U.S. but then decide to make a Canadian asylum claim at the nearest U.S.-Canada land border crossing. (There are exceptions, including for unaccompanied minors or people with direct relatives in one of the two countries, but they are limited.)
However, once people get past the border of the country they want to settle in, the agreement no longer applies. That's why people are making the illegal crossings in the first place ― once they're in Canada, they can apply for Canadian asylum.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers take a Sudanese family into custody after they walked across the U.S.-Canada border into Hemmingford, Quebec, on Feb. 12, 2017.
The longstanding debate over the Safe Third Country Agreement has gained increased media attention and urgency in recent weeks, as uncertainty grows over U.S. asylum and immigration policy under Trump.
Immigration lawyers are reporting a spike in calls since Trump's election, not only from those seeking asylum but from a wide range of immigrants who are worried about what the new administration will mean for their status.
"Every time there's a news cycle about another move the Trump administration makes, it's met with an increase in phone calls from the U.S.," Niren said. "We're getting calls from ... individuals who thought they would be making a refugee claim in the United States or who are in the process of it and are worried. They are considering Canada."
Dench made the same observation. "The situation since President Trump came into office has got markedly worse," she said, citing Trump's now-suspended ban on immigration from seven Muslim majority countries and his anti-refugee rhetoric.
Yet Trump is likely not the sole reason behind the increase in irregular crossings, Dench says, explaining that the global number of refugees has risen in recent years and it's only natural that a certain percentage of that group will find its way to Canada. Those crossing illegally also make up a tiny percentage of Canada's overall refugee intake.
A family from Yemen crosses the U.S.-Canada border into Hemmingford, Quebec, on Feb. 14, 2017.
Dench's organization and other refugee advocacy groups have long opposed the Safe Third Country Agreement and have challenged its legality in Canadian federal court. They believe that the government should make use of an article in the agreement that allows either party to unilaterally suspend the Safe Third Country designation for a renewable period of three months.
The agreement has created a situation in which people who worry they won't receive a fair asylum hearing in the United States are now pushed toward illegally crossing the border, immigration lawyers argue.
The argument is similar to one that migration experts have advanced amid the refugee crisis in Europe. For years, aid groups have called for greater access to safe and legal means of applying for asylum in the European Union to prevent migrant deaths and irregular crossings.
A similar debate over what constitutes a safe third country also exists in the context of the European crisis, after the EU and Turkey reached a controversial agreement to return migrants entering EU countries to Turkey. Rights groups believe that Turkey shouldn't qualify as a safe third country due to restrictive laws and poor conditions for refugees there.
Yet despite some parallels, the scale of irregular crossings into Canada from the U.S. is infinitely smaller than migration to Europe. Advocates of suspending the agreement dismiss fears that doing so would cause a massive surge in asylum applications ― and even if that happens, they say, it would be better to deal with refugees in an orderly way through legal channels.
Canada has so far shut down talk of revisiting the Safe Third Country Agreement. Following Trump's immigration ban, a spokeswoman for the Canadian government, Nancy Caron, issued a statement saying the Canadian government "has no indication that the executive order has any impact on the American asylum system."
But keeping the agreement in place contradicts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's repeated vows that Canada is a welcoming and open place for refugees, lawyers and rights advocates allege.
"The messaging from the Prime Minister's office is very positive for intending immigrants and asylum seekers, but in law and in practice, it's a very different story," said Toronto immigration lawyer Matthew Jeffery.
"We hope that the government will seriously consider withdrawing from the agreement, but until they do so, all we can tell people who are in the United States is that you can't really come into Canada."
Correction: This article previously described VisaPlace as a Canada-based law firm. It is a Canada and U.S.-based immigration legal tech and marketing company.
Nick Robins-Early
Senior World News Reporter, HuffPost
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Costa Rica offers 767 miles of coastline waiting to be discovered and appreciated. As small as it is, Costa Rica boasts a great variety of incredibly fascinating underwater life unknown to most of us. The Pacific Coast offers the magnificent view of big marine animals in great quantities, while the Atlantic Coast offers an abundance of life forms in and around its coral reefs. Although diving is a recent sport in Costa Rica, the practice is spreading quickly through the country. The favorite exploration spots are coastal islands and underwater rock formations, a few kilometers away from the beach. Some say half of the beauty of Costa Rica lies underwater. Most of the diving schools and equipment suppliers are located on the Pacific coast. Isla del Coco is one of the most famous diving destinations in the world because of its richness in marine fauna, including more than 156 fish species. This spot became famous with Jaques Costeau's visit in 1987. This island also has scientific interest because of the unspoiled ecosystems that make it a living natural laboratory.
Caño Island is also a great spot. It was declared a national park in order to protect the variety of its flora and fauna, and is one of the most known and visited by national and international diving groups. At this island divers are always challenged with whale sharks and other marine mammals. The magnificence of the view of enormous schools of fish will have you trying to get as close as you can.
The central Pacific waters are turbulent and some of the currents are reserved for expert divers.
Other diving spots of importance include the coral reefs between Cahuita and Manzanillo on the Caribbean coast and in the North Pacific region the area around the Santa Rosa National Park (Catalina Islands) and Ocotal.


"The World We're In," by British author Will Hutton - A discussion of America and the EU.
If you're American, you probably haven't heard of this book. "The World We're In," by British author Will Hutton, is aimed at Britons with the goal of convincing them to join the European Union as full members. As such, it pits positive "European" democracy and capitalism against the less positive "American" versions. (Specifically, Hutton is attacking conservative American ideology, but in the end, this doesn't matter so much; see below). I'll give the book a "+", but for rather complicated reasons. This book is a classic example of taking two gray objects, then painting one black and one white. Lily-pure Europe embodies compassion, growth without exploitation, and a clear long-term vision for an enlightened society. Vulgar (conservative) America represents unbalanced greed, questionable morals, and zeal for short-term profit at the expense of mature planning. (Can we get any more stereotyped?) Hutton notes in a few places that America has its merits and the EU "has yet to achieve its full potential", but why sweat the details of these two gray objects? One is clearly black, and the other white. Britain is heading down the wrong path, and Hutton aims to sound the alarm so that it can get back on track. If you can get past the rhetoric and unabashed European haughtiness, Hutton does make some interesting and worthwhile points. His analysis of American capitalism is a different view than you will get in the Wall Street Journal or even the New York Times. His biting criticism of America's recent tendency toward unilateralism and our companies' relentless focus on shareholder value should not be dismissed. He is correct that America has been taken over by conservatives in the past 30 years, and we have suffered mightily for it. And because of our global arrogance, other parts of the world are suffering too. That's the black part of America. The white part of Europe is its more balanced perspective in both politics and economics. ...read more.
Of all EU countries, UK social and economic policies and its respective performance receive by far the greatest amount of attention in this book. Hutton is critical of Great Britain's current US-inspired economic model for its past inability to build a social contract capable of producing outcomes similar to those implemented in mainland Europe, in particular when it comes to higher quality of public services, properly functioning public transport and decent social provision. There are, however, signs of things on the mend in UK, and he mentions the new Companies Law requiring directors to acknowledge obligations to the whole organisations they serve, rather than just their shareholders; new regulations in respect of pension fund trustees designed to engender a longer-term view of the companies in which they invest; increased corporate social and environmental responsibility; EU information and consultation directive involving workers in the process of corporate decision making. He qualifies though that transformation has been occurring in a piecemeal and unsystematic fashion there, a signal of still strong reluctance and distrust of the EU-driven change. Hutton posits that only when a growing, successful, politically accountable EU is achieved, and the reasons for its success are properly understood, will the Euroscepticism in UK and other European states be allayed. He argues that the UK is more similar to Europe than to the US and should therefore be looking more to Europe for solutions of its problems than across the Atlantic. The European system brings higher productivity, quality workers, organisational creativity and high social protection. It is based on income redistribution, social insurance, means tested social benefits, provision of public health and education that requires higher taxes and social security contributions than in the US, and on a combination of employment protection, labour market regulation and higher trade union representation. This model has not, he stresses, created higher unemployment as has been anticipated by some. The current global system, argues Hutton, disallows government autonomy and gives the maximum freedom to business, whatever the irrationalities and extravagant waste. ...read more.
Contrary to what he implies, this split did not begin with the election of George W. Bush but has it roots in the emergence of the post Cold War world. But there is no denying that under Bush the tensions have increased. They are in part economic (the emergence of US protectionism), in part conflicts of judge and interests (the so-called "Axis of Evil" issues) and increasingly about a very different way of seeing the future world order. Bush's America believes it is through the allegedly enlightened and benevolent unilateral exercise of its own power that its interests can be achieved. The Europeans believe that peace, justice and prosperity can only be assured by the creation of institutions of global governance and the rule of law to which even the most powerful states must be held account. Hence the bitter disputes over EU support for, and US opposition to the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Agreement, a stronger UN and so on. It remains to be seen whether the combination of these differences push the European Union into a more independent definition of its own global mission. Where Hutton is right on target is his insistence that the left should dump its anachronistic opposition to closer European integration (again including the euro). He argues convincingly that the left has a vested interest in encouraging the emergence of a democratic, federal European Union. The right and capital have all the Europe they need. Labour and civil society need much "more Europe" to achieve their goals. This is why the left should be leading the demand for a democratic, federal constitution for the EU. This should include the right of citizens to elect future President of the Commission, an end to secretive, inter-governmental law making by EU governments in favour of an open, Parliament style legislature in Brussels, giving the already agreed Charter of Fundamental Rights legal force and many other reforms. Who knows, the next step could be the development of a serious trans-national European left with a strategy and programme for democratic global governance. ...read more.
recently completed reports on the financial situation of the EU (as a new EU budget is due) and on the EU's Justice and Home Affairs policy for the next five years (as under the new constitution, this policy area will be subject to QMV rather than unanimity in the Council of Ministers).
system. During the whole of Cold War, NATO was the main insurance of the system in terms of providing a defended and secure zone of the market. It also provided a platform of constructive diplomacy and diminished the effects of European rivalries, thus creating an internal peace system.2 NATO was designed to protect its members in case of an aggression.
This clash between institutional Catholicism and emergent Protestantism contributed to the collapse of a stable world view, which eventually led to panic and hyper-suspiciousness on both sides, it was a return not only to the unforgettable century of the apostles but also to the unedifying centuries of the Hebrew King 6.
The call for actions of a state will always be involved unless we won't define the social phenomena related to migration with the security terms implying the notion of collective essential danger. There is then a real need for desecuritising the migration discourse.
This can be seen in the World Bank's definition of good governance which revolved around the ideas of reduced state intervention in economic decision making, the establishment of free markets and the elimination of unnecessary public subsidies as well as an increased integration into the world economy ().
consumers are closely involved in identifying solutions to environmental problems; * People have the information they need to make environmentally friendly choices; * There is raised awareness of the importance of using land wisely in order to preserve natural habitats and landscapes, and minimise urban pollution.
What was the original purpose of NATO?
Romania ? with lower prices and a location closer to the Middle East ? while drawing down forces based in Germany. Russian leaders opposed NATO?s expansion into Eastern Europe as aggressive and anti-Russian. They view NATO expansion as reasserting dividing lines on the map of Europe but pushed closer to Russia?s borders.


As you may know, from the time of antiquity, the image of two oxen yoked to a cart or plow has been regarded by pagans, Jews, and Christians as a very apt image for marriage. That's right. When our ancestors thought of the love between husband and wife, they quite naturally imagined two oxen yoked together, looking in the same direction and performing a common task. Thus when Saint Paul advises Christians against marrying unbelievers, he tells them not to be "unevenly yoked" (2 Corinthians 6:14). Even today, our English word conjugal, referring to the unique love between husband and wife, is simply a Latin term meaning "yoked together." I repeat: The yoke, that Y-shaped piece of wood that joins two oxen to a cart or plow, has long been regarded as a symbol for the covenant of marriage.
On the night before He died, Christ took bread into His hands, blessed and broke it, and gave it to His disciples saying, "This is My Body." The Blessed Sacrament is Christ—the whole Christ. He was giving us Himself. In so many other things, He laid the stress upon the invisible, the immaterial; His Kingdom, He said, is not of this earth: His peace is not of this world. Yet in giving Himself to the world, He deliberately chose to emphasize His Body. Why?
The body is for us the means by which we can give ourselves wholly. We say, "Go. My thoughts are with you," or "My soul goes with you." And we know that, though something of our self is with the traveler, essentially we remain separate from him. We can give someone devoted care, unfailing kindness, and all our worldly possessions, but we still have kept our selves. But when we give our body willingly to another as the means of deliberate self-donation, then our union with the other is complete. We surrender our intimacy, the secret of ourselves, in the giving of our body. And we cannot give it without our will, our thoughts, our minds, and our souls.
Christ surrendered the secret of Himself to each one of us when He gave us His Body. In Holy Communion, the surrender of the secret of Himself goes on. "With desire," He said, "have I desired this hour," the hour when He was to consecrate bread in order that, not only to the whole race would He give His Spirit, but to each individual, the gift of Himself….
We incline to think that the comparison of Christ's oneness with His Church to human marriage is an attempt to find a symbol for Christ's love, that the marriage is the greater reality. But it is the other way about. The marriage of man and woman is the dim showing of the reflected glory of Christ's union through the giving of Himself in the flesh to humanity….
What we are asked to do is to be made one with Christ, to allow Him to abide in us, to make His home in us, and gradually, through the oneness that results from living one life, and through the miracles of His love, consummated again and again in Communion with Him, to become Christs, to live in Him as Our Lady did. When we are changed into Him, as the bread into the Host, then, with His power, we can follow His example.
Wherein Thou my Bridegroom doth hide Thy Face!
This present life I should despise.
Would rob the earth of majesty.
Than, having seen, to lose the sight.
And I see Thee, Lord, in Paradise. Amen.


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Het Faeröers voetbalelftal speelde in totaal zes interlands in het jaar 2000, waarvan twee duels in de kwalificatiereeks voor het WK voetbal 2002 in Japan en Zuid-Korea. De nationale selectie stond voor het zevende opeenvolgende jaar onder leiding van de Deense bondscoach Allan Simonsen, de opvolger van de eind 1993 opgestapte Páll Guðlaugsson. Op de in 1993 geïntroduceerde FIFA-wereldranglijst zakte Faeröer in 2000 van de 112de (januari 2000) naar de 117de plaats (december 2000).

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However, recently -- just when Keith thought he'd achieved everything he'd set out to do -- the country star developed a friendship with legendary actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood, and ultimately wrote a song to be included in Eastwood's new movie, The Mule. Keith says the experience made him re-think the scope of his goals, and reminded him that nothing is off-limits or impossible.
"This Clint Eastwood thing made me get a bigger bucket!" he jokes.
While the project may have reinvigorated his sense of possibility, Keith has long been willing to take chances in his career. He dates that trait back to the time he walked away from his deal at Mercury Nashville and signed to then-independent label DreamWorks Records in 1999, after Mercury refused to release a then-new single, called "How Do You Like Me Now?!," that he brought to the table.
"I talked them into dropping ["How Do You Like Me Now?!"] at Mercury, took that album and walked across the street. I was right, you know?" Keith explains. "I had everybody disagreeing with me. Once I took that album across the street, and I was right, and it was [ACM] Album of the Year -- I was pretty fearless after that."
The singer took a major risk in walking away from his label home, but he knew he had to fight for his song. The success he found with "How Do You Like Me Now?!" gave Keith renewed confidence in his musical instincts.
"It was really hard to tell myself 'no' after that, you know what I mean?" he goes on to say. "Once I signed with DreamWorks and I sold [the song] to them and I was right -- then it was like, 'Now I know what I need to do. It's clear as a bell now.'"
The lesson Keith learned by putting out that track applies to life in general, even beyond the music industry: "Be yourself," he adds. "Go do what you do and let it land where it lands. Quit trying to be a turntable success."