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The Wave Considered
There was madness in any direction, at any hour. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda….You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning….
And that, I think, was the handle—that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting—on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave….
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark —that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.
— Hunter S. Thompson, 1971, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
For some reason, I sit and read over this passage whenever I'm feeling particularly depressed, politically speaking. Not sure why. By no means is it an uplifting passage. In fact, you might call it 'eulogistic'. Maybe more 'elegistic' if the word actually existed.
I first came across it probably, oh, 5 years or so after it was written. Some nearly 35 years ago, yikes. As a tail-ender of the baby boom, my initial impression was full of, I don't know, disdain, let's call it. Another old hippie, waxing all nostalgic about how great it was back in `68, blah, blah, blah. Eat it, grandpa. Haven't you heard? Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust.
But now those words carry a little more resonance for me. Either because they've aged well or I haven't. From this particular vantage point, looking back and with the right kind of eye glasses, it seems as if ours is a regressive age, politically and economically, as Thompson's passage predicted. The wave broke and the promise of 1968 seems unattainable.
Is that too melodramatic? I don't know. We're still invading and occupying foreign countries both militarily and economically, plundering them in the name of advancing democracy. The rights and responsibilities of consumerism have trumped those of citizenship. We've raised a generation of children with lowered expectations because we hate paying taxes. And the fucking Rolling Stones are still on tour with almost the exact same play list they had 4 decades ago!
So no, that ain't progress, folks.
And the politics, oh lord, the politics. As a society we've disengaged and into the void has rushed… no, that's not the right word… slunk? oozed? gestated?… Yeah, let's go with gestated… into the void has gestated a breed of politician who make very few, non-fiduciary demands on us and rarely appeal to the better angels in our nature. Politicians test marketed and prepackaged in order to smooth over the rough edges of intellectualism, erudition or worldliness that might make the public feel self-conscious about their own lack of any of those traits. Keep it simple, stupid. Always avoid complexity. Hell, scorn it if given the opportunity. Nothing more than can fit on a bumper sticker. Slogans and jingles, if you don't mind, with the depth of a radio advertisement.
None of which should come as a surprise since, like almost every other aspect of our lives, politics and those that dwell within have been fully corporatized. Advertising and marketing is the lifeblood. Without that, well, it's all just shit we don't need at a price we really can't afford. And I'm not just talking money.
In a corporate world, we put our personal comfort and security above all else. If those we bestow positions of power on ensure us our comfort and security, everything else is negotiable. Free speech. Civil rights. Public space. Compromised government. When a government's compromised, those it purports to lead cannot claim to be free from the stain or stench of it.
Now I'm not bemoaning our fall from a 1960s paradise. I am well aware that it was an era never as pure and clean as some vocal boosters maintain. Yet, as the above quoted passage suggests, in the ongoing battle between progress and the status quo, revolution and reaction, Bilbo Baggins and Sauron, there was a point of time in the not-too-distant-past when the new guard had the old guard by the throat, demanding and receiving concessions in the way the world was run. It must've been heady times.
But we eased up, started taking things for granted, and it's all been pretty well in retreat since then. Sure, there's been seismic shifts since then but mostly elsewhere. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet empire, much of it bloodlessly. Latin America has shaken off its heavy coat colonialism, dictatorship and military rule to become a growing global force. China and India have fully embraced modernity in both dizzingly positive and ghastly ways.
Still, sitting here on this particular Sunday, darkness pervades much of my perspective. We've abrogated our duty as citizens and voters by our fierce insistence on being ignorant of matters of vital importance. Economic. Environmental. The democratic process. (Coalition in a parliamentary system? Anarchy, I say. Anarchy!) In so doing, we've handed over the keys of power to those who don't have society's best interests at heart. Demagogues. Rightwing, anti-government populists. Corporate lobbyists and big business technocrats. Ill-educated scions of the wealthy. Those claiming to stand in opposition to all that but who cave at the first sign of conflict.
It is darker still to me because as a child of the 60s (technically) but whose heart and head are really of the 70s (don't hate me for that), I feel responsible for the present state of affairs. Me and mine were the first wave of defectors from the cause of informed and engaged citizenry to that of consummate consumers. I didn't fight the law, so of course the law won. There wasn't even a fucking contest. Now, I'm struggling to figure out how to make amends.
And I just can't help feeling that I was the one who let Hunter S. Thompson down. I was part of that Generation of Swine. No amount of booze, drugs or shooting at things can ease the pain of that realization although they do help dull it somewhat.
— self-indulgently submitted by Cityslikr
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Head In The Toilet
We're sitting around the office staring at each other. That is, when we're not peaking around the corner at the plumber snaking the drain of our toilet. What exactly will he find down there, blocking up the system? I hope it's some sort of exotic snake, a cobra perhaps. To think I might've been that close to death each time I sat down to go about my business. It probably won't seem as thrilling a few decades hence, in my dotage, when such occasions are always a question of life or death.
On the other hand, Cityslikr knows what's clogging the pipes and when he's not looking at me or the plumber, he tries out one of those George Smitherman glares toward Acaphlegmic who lies on the couch across the room from us, smirking up at the ceiling, eyes closed, humming something that approximates a tune. He is high and Cityslikr believes he is the cause of the clog. Every time Acaphlegmic is startled awake (a frequent occurrence), he darts into the bathroom and flushes what can only be his stash down the toilet. Every time. It's like he has no memory of any previous occasion that he does it. Which is probably the case.
A certain pall has descended down around the office since Wednesday's night mayoral debate. This one seems to have taken it out of Cityslikr. He is unable to shrug it off, get past it and look ahead. The future's too bleak to be looking forward to.
"One of these assholes is going to win," he said to no one in particular. He kept wondering aloud why Sarah Thomson insisted on calling Deputy Mayor Pantalone, 'Joey'.
"Who's she playing to with that shit?" he demanded to know. "Who the fuck is she playing to!?"
Acaphlegmic just laughed, putting Cityslikr that much more on edge.
They have a complicated relationship, these two. Cityslikr admires what he imagines Acaphlegmic once was and detests what he's become. Acaphlegmic admires nothing about Cityslikr, imagining he and his ilk are all that has gone wrong in the world these days. Borrowing a moniker from Hunter S. Thompson, Acaphlegmic refers to Cityslikr as part of that 'Generation of Swine'. Cityslikr tolerates such ridicule as he, deep down, might well agree with that assessment.
"How have we let this happen?" he asks, as if he was reading my mind. The plumber pops his head out of the bathroom to answer the question, assuming I guess that Cityslikr was asking about the clog but is waved off and turns back to the task at hand. Acaphlegmic lets out another snort of bemusement.
"I mean, seriously. We didn't do anything wrong this time. We let the bastards have their way. We bowed down at the feet of their Milton Friedman statue."
"Gave them enough rope, what?" Acaphelgmic interjected, using that strange upper class British accent he sometimes affects for no apparent reason whatsoever. He then breaks out into a verse of The Clash's song, Tommy Gun.
Cityslikr stares over at him, malevolence changed to dismay. The plumber joins in, singing along with Acaphlegmic from the bathroom.
Tommy Gun, you'll be dead when the war is won.
Tommy Gun, but did you have to gun down everyone.
I can see it's kill or be killed, [garbled, garbled, garbled] something, something…
Whatever you want you're gonna get it!
As the song muddles on with even some startling attempts at harmonization, Cityslikr turns his attention full in my direction. He calls the front running mayoral candidates 'henchmen', sent in to bring down the hammer, the final blow on any remnants of the laughably called 'welfare state' that the city's been trying to desperately maintain for the last 7 years.
"And when it's all gone, guess who's going to get the blame?" he asks. "Us. The city. Because of our alleged fiscal irresponsibility."
He refers to Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone's run as little more than a bone thrown our way. To make us feel like we're not actively participating in the dismantling of the last vestiges of Trudeau's Just Society. To assuage whatever guilt we might be feeling. To mollify us.
Before he goes any further, Acaphlegmic bolts up from the couch and onto his feet and begins reciting.
"And that, I think, was the handle — that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting — on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave."
Ahh, Acaphlegmic certainly did love his Hunter S. Thompson. It never failed to amaze me how easily the words tripped off his tongue, how deeply imbedded in his memory they must be. How many times had he read the book? I mean, the man sometimes has trouble remembering his own address. Where did he summon this from? "So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark — that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back."
Recital over, Acaphlegmic sat back down on the couch, spent. But wait, he wasn't done just yet.
"The greatest decade in the history of mankind is coming to an end and as Presuming Ed here has so consistently pointed out, we have failed to paint it black."
Although sometimes, he did get his cultural references all entangled, much like his neuronal memory, I imagine. It is this kind of cheap sentiment, the '60s veneration, that drove Cityslikr nuts. The disgusted look on his face registered as much.
"Alright, which one of you boys has been playing with dolls again?"
This came from the plumber as he emerged from the bathroom holding a horribly disfigured dolls head. It was big enough that some force would've been necessary to push down into the drain. Cityslikr threw up his hands to such a degree of raging disbelief that I'd almost think he'd finally had it with Acaphlegmic and the break between them would actually happen this time. That is, if I hadn't seen it a few times before but never, ever over a situation that involved a doll's head being shoved down a toilet. This was new and there was no way of judging if it actually might be the final straw.
But the tension was broken when Acaphlegmic stood up and walked toward the plumber, never taking his eyes off the doll's head. As he came close, he reached out his hands, cupped together. The plumber was probably much more freaked out about the situation than we were but he'd never witnessed Acaphlegmic in action before. We were used to it although this was particularly odd.
Acaphlegmic accepted the doll's head from the plumber who just turned back and started assembling his tools. Quickly. For about a minute, Acaphlegmic stood, staring down at the doll's head in his hands before he turned and walked slowly and carefully back to the couch, his hands still out in front of him. He sat down, still transfixed by what the plumber had just retrieved from the toilet.
Cityslikr and I exchanged looks. Were we witnessing a real life Citizen Kane moment? Charles Foster Kane finally reunited with his Rosebud. The rediscovery of lost innocence and all that. I mean, it was too perfect, almost scripted.
"You found my bong, man."
And the magic was gone. Once again, Cityslikr threw his hands up and stormed away from the desk toward the door, heading out for a drink no doubt. As he left, we heard a familiar refrain.
"Fucking hippies."
I had to agree with my colleague's sentiment. It is little wonder that the future looks so bleak if this is what's become of the past. We may've thought we'd won but lost whatever ground we had gained when we stopped fighting and got all caught up celebrating at the victory parade.
The day was not a total loss, however. At least, we'd be able to use our toilet again.
— novelistically submitted by Urban Sophisticat
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Meet A Mayoral Candidate — Part III
Another Friday and another Meet A Mayoral Candidate post.
This week: MageeForMayor!
His name is Colin Magee and he is located in Toronto. According to his bio: The great only appear great because we are on our knees let us rise!
… after that, we got nothing.
It seems that what we're dealing with here is a political campaign driven exclusively by Twitter. We could find no website, no other contact info. We can't even be sure if there's an actual person involved or simply a Twitter account. (Although.. although we're intrigued by such a notion. No candidate. Just an account. The platform is formulated, added to and modified by a web of users. 21st-century participatory democracy at work, folks!)
To be fair, we here at All Fired Up in the Big Smoke are nothing short of raging incompetents in the field of social networking technology. All pertinent information may possibly be out there, easily accessed with a simple thumb click on a link that we remain oblivious to. So don't write MageeForMayor off on our account. Maybe someone reading this can uncover more details and let us know.
What we did discover as we lurched clumsily through the MageeForMayor Twitterworld is that MageeForMayor likes listening to Social Distortion and The Clash with a beer on a spring day. (Has that going for him.) He tweets in rhyme. (Less impressive.) He announced his candidacy for mayor on January 7th and met with his campaign team in mid-January and again in early February. It seems that MageeForMayor was upset about the Adam Giambrone debacle. Since mid-February there's been silence. Again, very possibly owing to our ineptitude rather than a lackadaisical approach by MageeForMayor.
It wasn't all a total bust, our time a-Twittering. While there, we stumbled across a vibrant cyber politico-scape©™®. Groups using the internet to communicate and to arrange non-virtual gatherings of like-minded, tech savvy folks who are passionately committed to the well being of this city.
We were already aware of activists like Dave Meslin who use the internet to promote various causes including reform for fairer proportional representation in our elections with projects like Better Ballots. Through links at MageeForMayor we came across #voteTO, an online based organization that, in its own words "is a grand experiment in attempting to endow a virtual body with real-world political presence." These are engaged (largely younger) citizens not ideologically driven, looking to contribute toward the betterment of the city where they live, work and play.
This is a deep, untapped, online well that offers a new and important method of public discourse and exchange. Serious candidates seeking political office in Toronto cannot simply ignore it especially those who have not been anointed and pre-ordained by the mainstream press as frontrunners or viable contenders. We too, following the proceedings from the sidelines, are missing out on an underground(swell) of support for new ideas and visions that will be heard in the not-too-distant future.
And think a Twitter political campaign demeans and diminishes the process, old man? Our leading contenders for mayor are already abiding by the 140 character rule. Cut! Cut!! Cut!!! Sell!!!! Sell!!!!! Sell!!!!!! Kick Union Ass!!!!!!!
Nailed it with 71 characters to spare!
This week we'll answer our own pathetic question we've been posing to mayoral candidates. If the present mayor would like his legacy to be that of the Transit Mayor, how would a Mayor Colin Magee like to see his legacy written?
Wait for it.. wait for it…
Mayor Colin Magee made everyday feel like a warm spring day, listening to Social Distortion and The Clash with a beer in hand for every Torontonian.
— dutifully submitted by Cityslikr
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Q: Scrapy follow vs follow_all From the tutorial of scrapy,there is an example: QuotesSpider.
When following link,
import scrapy

class QuotesSpider(scrapy.Spider):
    name = "quotes"
    start_urls = [
        'http://quotes.toscrape.com/page/1/',
    ]

    def parse(self, response):
        page = response.url.split("/")[-2]
        filename = 'quotes-%s.html' % page
        with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(response.body)
        next_page = response.css('li.next a::attr(href)').get()
        if next_page is not None:
            yield response.follow(next_page, callback=self.parse)

This code will fetch all pages.
Alternatively,
import scrapy

class QuotesSpider(scrapy.Spider):
    name = "quotes"
    start_urls = [
        'http://quotes.toscrape.com/page/1/',
    ]

    def parse(self, response):
        page = response.url.split("/")[-2]
        filename = 'quotes-%s.html' % page
        with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(response.body)

        yield from response.follow_all(css='li.next a', callback=self.parse)
        # or equivalently
        # urls = response.css("li.next a")
        # yield from response.follow_all(urls=urls, callback=self.parse)

But when I replace yield from response.follow_all(css='li.next a', callback=self.parse) with yield response.follow(css='li.next a', callback=self.parse), it only fetch page 1. Since response.css("li.next a") return at most one selector, I expect it will also fetch all pages in latter case. Why?
Thanks in advance!

A: A little late:
It is because the response.follow() does not accept css as parameter, so the code only fetches the page 1 and then fails. The response you are getting is a TextResponse class. When you pass response.follow_all(css=..., what is happening is that the class is executing the method self.css(css) which returns an iterable of URLs, which is why it works. With response.follow(), there is no such method
You can read more in TextResponse

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However, Bhardwaj said that they only acquired construction permit in August last year.
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"Four Hours On Tuesdays" by Susan Abram
They left the Queensland gum trees behind and came upon the winding Serpent Trail, a narrow path that would take them east and out of Australia, then south, and into Africa.
"Should we?"
Thea asked with a mischevious smile because she already knew.
"How can we resist?" Ana replied.
Thea took Ana's outstretched hand and they walked down the long, deserted trail, where desert flame blossoms grew on either side. Alone on that path with Ana, Thea began to relax. She felt better, loose and free. There was plenty of time. They had met at 11 a.m. as always and it wasn't even noon yet. Still, there was much to see and neither Ana nor Thea wanted to spend their morning maneuvering around moms and grandmothers who pushed strollers in the Australian section of the Arboretum.
It was the third Tuesday of the month, also known as free admission day, a bonus for Ana and Thea. Their weekly Tuesdays for lunch or at museums sometimes cost them a little more than they should spend. But free day also meant crowds of school children and their teachers on field trips. If it were warmer, the crowds may have bothered Ana and Thea more, but the crisp air gave them a boost. Only a few rain-nourished clouds hovered nearby over the San Gabriel Mountains.
As they made their way down the path, they walked close together. They talked about Ana's work in real estate, a new vegan restaurant they could try, and Thea's latest freelance article. Now and then, their attention drifted to the unusual flurry of painted ladies that darted between the spiky ocotillos. Ana held out her free hand each time the butterflies passed by, hoping one would land on her palm. Thea watched her and wondered if the lavender scented perfume she sprayed on her neck earlier in the morning was noticeable.
"Have you noticed people don't smile or say good morning anymore?" Ana whispered, as a couple walked passed them without a word.
Thea nodded. Though it was something she too observed, she didn't care if anyone looked at them. It was better that way, more liberating.
When they reached the end of the Serpent Trail, the women paused to admire the umbrella shaped acacias that reminded them of photographs of the Serengeti. Up farther and off to the side, a cluster of trees with shorter trunks caught Thea's attention, especially the wide-spreading limbs that joined together at the top to create dense, arched canopies.
If they were younger and more impulsive, would she and Ana try to sneak under those branches? Would they hide in the patches of shadow and shade to be alone together? She tucked the thought away and instead, remembered a word she learned.
"I think we both have dendrophilia," Thea said.
"What's that?" Ana asked.
"A love of trees."
"Dendrophilia," Ana repeated as they kept walking. "It's almost a pretty word, but I don't like the 'philia' part."
Thea chuckled and tightened her fingers around Ana's hand.
They crossed a grassy field and took photos of a tall fountain they'd seen featured in an old television show about a rich, eccentric man who had the power to grant visitors to his island their secret fantasies. Signs all around the fountain warned people not to feed the many peacocks that lived at the Arboretum. So far, Ana and Thea hadn't seen any. They only heard the famous, high pitched cries in the distance.
"Uh oh…here we go," Thea said, as they approached another narrow trail that would take them deep into the redwoods of the Prehistoric Forest.
"Don't worry," Ana said. "We won't get lost."
The week before, Ana and Thea decided to take a hike through some lesser known canyons near Malibu, which had been closed after the massive Woolsey fire. The blaze left some parts of the hillsides and brush blackened in its wake and a "No Entry" sign had been posted at the trailhead's front gate. Lured by the tall grasses that had managed to grow and purple lupines that shot up high from the ash covered ground, they slid under the gate and went in anyway. They could see the ocean in the distance and Ana and Thea seemed to fall under the spell of both scene and solitude, unaware that they had wandered too far off from the common footpaths.
Hours later, when they located the exit well past 3 p.m., they were quiet, relieved that they found their way out before they were reported missing and on the evening news, but also anxious about the traffic home, the late dinners they still had to make and questions that awaited them.
The narrow trail into the Arboretum's so-called forest led them down a long, shaded passage, but it was quick, and they found themselves back onto another main road. They spotted a bench to sit and Ana rolled up the sleeves of her maroon sweater. Thea stroked Ana's bare arm with her fingers and they fell into a quiet trance. Everything around them, from the low lying succulents to the pink flowers at the tips of the trumpet trees looked so alive. It was as if the six years of drought had little effect on all that grew, as if the roots not only stored water, but also secrets of how to survive on so little.
Ana told Thea about a book she was reading by a scientist who theorized that life on earth began underground with microscopic bacteria. Thea liked to listen to Ana talk about what she was reading or a documentary she watched. Her voice was always filled with enthusiasm for what she learned. Thea tried to follow as Ana described the role of microbes and mitochondria. But her focus fell on Ana's eyes, and how they had taken in all the colors of the Arboretum: the dark green of the cypress trees, the chestnut shaded bark of the sequoias, and even a hint of gray of the rainclouds over the mountains. It was as if Ana's soul had internalized their whole day together, Thea thought.
"Anyway, there are still arguments about how bacteria evolved and the start of life," Ana said. "What was the catalyst that caused it all? There's still no definite answer."
Thea wished she had something smart to add. Instead, a question tumbled out.
"What was the cause of us?" she asked.
Ana remained quiet. A mist seemed to come over her eyes and her expression changed. Thea sensed her question punctured the peaceful moment they were sharing. She could feel Ana's thoughts flow away from her and over the walls of the Arboretum, toward a home built with love and commitment and where responsibilities awaited.
It had been almost 20 years since Ana and Thea had seen one another after graduating from college with sociology degrees. Several months ago, they found each other again at a coffee house. At that moment, it seemed to Thea as if no time had passed between them. She could still see that fierce drive in Ana's eyes to push beyond the mundane. Just being close to her again, inside that coffee house, made Thea's heart crackle back to life. For Thea, the memory of those two young, carefree women who seemed made of only breath and skin back then, who once whispered a promise to each other that they would grow old together, was as clear as when it had all first happened, as if they had never gone on to have lives and loves outside of each other.
"Let's go," Ana said, rising abruptly from the bench. Thea held out her hand, but Ana didn't take it. Instead, they walked in silence for a while as they headed up onto another small path around a murky pond, where turtles peeked their heads above the surface for sun. The west side of the Arboretum was free of visitors and so quiet that an airplane overhead sounded like a roaring warbird. Thea gazed at the plane and followed it as it slid southwest across the sky. She imagined couples on board going to far off places. Maybe to Guam, she thought,or a quick stop to Tokyo, and then to the real Australia.
As Thea day dreamed, she felt Ana leave her side.
"Look!" she heard. "How beautiful!"
At first, Thea thought Ana was running toward someone else. Instead, Ana hurried up to a massive elephant foot tree and wrapped her arms around its thick trunk. She smelled its bark, then closed her eyes and pressed her cheek against its rough, wrinkled surface. A calmness came over Ana then, and Thea froze, overwhelmed with longing and skin hunger.
Ana pulled her face away from the trunk and took a step back. She gave the tree one long, last look.
"Dendrophilia," Thea managed to whisper a few seconds later.
"Oh, come on," Ana said. "I saw how you looked at the roots of those ficus trees."
They giggled nervously as if they were on a first date and had just shared a new secret. As they walked on, a tangy smell in the air led them into the citrus groves. Ana picked up a honey tangerine from the ground, peeled its thin skin carefully, and gave half to Thea. It was juicy and sweet and Ana collected a few more to share as they headed toward the exit.
"I don't want to leave," Ana said, looking at Thea.
"Me neither," Thea replied.
Just then, a peacock strutted in front of them and blocked their way. He spread his train of feathers so that the blue-green eyespots on each plume stared in their direction. Thea had read on one of the many signs that a peacock flaunts his feathers to attract a new peahen. She and Ana watched as the giant bird rotated his body one way, then the other, his chest and body exposed without any care for the last peahen he had likely abandoned for the promise of new love. After a few rotations, the peacock quit and with his train of feathers still open and wide, strutted back toward the edge of the road. Thea nudged Ana toward the exit and they left in silence.
It was almost 3 and traffic would soon get bad. There was no time for coffee.
In the parking lot, they stood between their cars, and looked at each other, both still quiet. Ana stroked Thea's eyelids and cheek as if she could brush away the sorrow, as if it were dust. They moved closer into each other and shared a soft peck of a kiss on the lips that smelled of tangerines.
Their day together was over, but still felt heavy on Thea's mind as she drove away, toward the on-ramp heading west while Ana went to the east.
On the road home, Thea imagined Ana sitting next to her in the car and replayed images of their day. She tried to hold on to the butterflies, to the patches of shade under tree branches and to who they were for those four hours. But the concrete and steel of the highway and traffic all around her stole the colors away. Thea knew she should be grateful, but sometimes she wanted more than just Tuesdays, which they settled for because no one seemed to need or miss them on that day.
What was the cause of us? Thea had asked. Again, she regretted the question. Neither wanted to say, she knew, because the answer was rooted too deep into their past, where it had to remain.
Thea's vision blurred as she sped up to change lanes. Traffic stalled and she was stuck. Her impatience rose. She wanted to turn back to find Ana, but she knew her eagerness irritated Ana. There was nowhere to go, and in the end of it all, Thea just wanted to go home.
Her cell phone beeped, but Thea ignored it as traffic sped up.
Several minutes had passed until she exited the freeway. She took side streets for the rest of the drive home and when Thea reached her driveway, she parked and let the car's engine run. It was still early but already, there was that amber glow that comes with the late afternoon sun. Her legs felt heavy. She rested her head on the steering wheel for a moment until she noticed her phone still sat on the passenger seat.
Thea picked it up, saw the piercing, red light that blinked and swiped the alert to read the message.
"Better than nothing, isn't it? We have something good going on, something out of the reality of every day trudging along. I'm grateful for that and for all the days to come with you."
Thea slid the phone in her bag, cut the engine and got out of her car. When she reached the foot of her front stairs she paused. A familiar question surfaced in her mind. Where will they go for a few hours next Tuesday?
Susan Abram is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles who has written news stories about homelessness among women, the struggle to find mental health care, and juvenile justice for foster youth. Her short stories have appeared in Thrice Fiction, Lunch Ticket, and T/Our. She can be reached via Twitter: @sabramLA

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The number of drawers that you might find in your Moroccan furniture will vary by each individual piece of furniture in your home. These drawers are designed with many fashionable accents including brass or steel handles and even some painted colors that are similar to what you might find on the rest of the furniture's body. However, the number of drawers will be different based on the type of furniture you have and the overall size of the furniture. For example, a dresser is more likely to have a larger number of drawers on it. You can find dressers that feature four to six drawers on average. These dresses might come with the exact same sizes on each option but some dressers might feature smaller drawers for private or personal items that you might want to store in one of these safer spots.
Small pieces of Moroccan furniture will clearly have fewer drawers. For example, your nightstand might feature only one or two drawers. This might be accentuated with an open storage spot that does not utilize its own drawer. A desk may also have four to six drawers but these will be smaller in size than what you'd get elsewhere. In addition, the desk might have its drawers divided from one end to another. The storage drawers you can use should be checked carefully so you might want to take a look at what's available no matter where you are trying to use for storage purposes in your home.


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La Martyr's Memorial B-Division League, conocida también como la Liga de Fútbol de Nepal B, es la segunda liga de fútbol más importante de Nepal, la cual es controlada por la All Nepal Football Association.

Historia
Fue creada en el año 2003 y participan entre 12 y 16 clubes, los cuales se enfrentan todos contra todos a una vuelta, en la que el campeón (y a veces el subcampeón) ascienden a la Liga de Fútbol de Nepal, mientras que los dos peores equipos del torneo descienden a la Liga de Fútbol de Nepal C.

Ediciones Anteriores

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190428/http://www.socceragenepal.com.np/newsoccer/news/interview.php?action=interview&sno=68
 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174705/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=804
 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718015125/http://www.websahar.com/nepal-a-division-football-league-the-countdown-has-begun_text19
 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225133702/http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/rising.detail.php?article_id=12665&cat_id=6
 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195936/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=7529

Nepal
Eventos deportivos en Nepal
Ligas de fútbol de Nepal

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I made a program with graphic interface and I use SetTimeCallBack() into my program, to call periodically (between 10ms and 100ms) a routine. Ok.
But if I not start the graphic (I not call the "Run" method of TopWindow), the SetTimeCallBack have not effect!!
This happens to you, also?
Have you got another idea?
Correct. Note however that even with GUI, you are not getting timer events at any time. You have to return from any invoked method.
Depends More in depth description of what you are trying to do would help.


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Oliver Beardon is at the helm of Sail Britain – a sailing programme that explores the British coastline from interdisciplinary perspectives, merging art and science to inspire positive change for the oceans.
On its 2018 programme, which began in June and finishes in October, Sail Britain has voyaged the western islands of Scotland, encountering the Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Isle of Mull, Orkney Islands, as well as mainland ports like Ullapool and Oban.
Oliver says the idea grew out of his love for the sea and for sailing. For the past three years he's volunteered his time to help more people experience the ocean and believes that unless people experience it, they won't feel like preserving it.
Artists, poets, filmmakers, geologists, travel writers, activists, students and research scientists are some of the crew who have taken part in this year's expedition, bringing with them unique perspectives on the ocean and diverse approaches to Sail Britain's wide-ranging coastline projects.
This year's projects have included exploring marine plastic pollution with sustainable product designer Alice Kettle; exploring conservation through painting and sketching with artist Jazz Austin; boat building on the Isle of Mull with traditional boat builder Ben Wilde; beach cleaning in Oban with local resident Janie Steele; and a geological research expedition funded by the Edinburgh Geological Society.
On the ocean for several months at a time, Oliver has seen first-hand the impact of climate change and plastic pollution on marine environments. Using specialist equipment, Sail Britain crew frequently trawled up microplastics like microbeads, plastic nurdles, plastic debris and textiles, which are impossible to see with the naked eye.
Oliver finds working with people from different backgrounds a real privilege and endlessly fulfilling, but says that at the heart of Sail Britain is its sailing experience, where people "pull together as a diverse team and sail as one".
It seems that Sail Britain is at the start of its thunderous journey and the success of Oliver's 2018 sailing season promises an even more adventurous year in 2019. He hopes ideas generated this year will inform expeditions to come, and is eager to secure grants and support to help develop his community of ocean protectors and the work they do to preserve the British coastline, the creatures that call it home and our oceans at large.
You can hear Oliver talk all about his recent summer trips sailing around Britain at Adventure Uncovered Live, taking place at The Crystal London on October 13th, 2018.


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Clinton Morrison hits out at Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford
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Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford is an England-born player who has been chased by the Republic of Ireland in recent months.
Morrison has hit out at Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford and urged the Republic of Ireland to not bother in trying to encourage him to play for his country.
For some while now, there has been some talk about whether Bamford will represent Ireland with current boss Mick McCarthy insisting that he 'won't chase the player', as quoted by the Irish Times.
Added with that, former striker Robbie Keane also took aim at the Leeds man by launching an F-word rant about the 25-year-old, as quoted by the Irish Sun.
Speaking to Jim White on TalkSport (17/06/2019 at 10:40 am), Morrison explained what has annoyed him about the Bamford situation as he insisted that he will never be good enough to play for England
"What annoys me is that Patrick Bamford, I don't know him too well and I'm not being disrespectful here, I don't think Bamford would ever play for England," Morrison told TalkSport. "If Ireland keep calling and you keep saying no then don't bother. He's not better than McGoldrick or Shane Long. I don't know why we keep chasing him.
"I have watched him a few times for Leeds and all I keep talking about is his diving. For me personally, he's okay as a footballer, but he's not brilliant. Either you want to play or don't want to play.
"That's the biggest thing, we ask once, we aren't going to ask seven, eight or nine times. Then you keep saying after a year 'Oh, it's not going to happen for England, so you know what I'll use you as a stepping stone and try and get international caps'. If Kemar Roofe is fit, he plays ahead of Bamford every week.
"His attitude on the pitch doesn't look good. If the ball's not played into his path he would have a little moan. We [Ireland] may not have that much ability, but we work hard and that's how we get results. I am telling him [Bamford] now or one of his friends might be listening, playing for Ireland is one of the best decisions I made in my footballing career."
Morrison himself was a London-born player who went on to represent the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother - McCarthy was also the manager at that time.
Bamford will have to go a long way to play for England now, with the Leeds attacker currently plying his trade in the second tier of English football.
SEE ALSO: Winger's training video shows he's ready for Leeds move if Bielsa calls
During the recently concluded campaign, he came under huge stick by his own fans and the opposition, his diving and play acting didn't set well with the supporters.
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THE New WAVE OF HEALTH CARE IT
The New WAVE OF HEALTH CARE IT (A free virtual seminar focusing on the future of EHR: From policy to implementation) is today. You can register and participate by visiting the SearchHealthIT website.
Here's a brief description:
How do you ensure successful EHR readiness and deployment? New EHR requirements from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and other standards committees place increasing pressures on health care IT leaders to understand and asses EHR readiness and make key decisions about upgrading infrastructures.
Our one-day expert virtual seminar will help you identify where you should be focusing your storage, security, application integration and networking efforts over the next year to meet these requirements.
* Assess your IT infrastructure
* Plan for funding of your e-health infrastructure
* Determine which technologies will help you increase efficiencies and meet meaningful use mandates
* Implement best practices for PACS and EHR storage, mobile and wireless networking and data privacy and security
* Train staff quickly and stay on budget while implementing process changes
John D. Halamka, MD, MS
CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dr. John D. Halamka is an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was responsible for one of the first World Wide Web exchanges of electronic health records called CareWeb, which was recognized with the Martin Epstein Award at the 1997 AMIA fall meeting. He helped develop and leads the regional health information organization in Massachusetts, and his work on Health Information exchanges has been the basis for clinical and financial networks in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and California. Dr. Halamka blogs regularly at Life As A Healthcare CIO.
Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD
Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
Dr. Doug Fridsma's recent work revolves around how to develop, implement, and evaluate standards-based, interoperable clinical trials applications for managing clinical trials. Currently, he is one of the leaders of the BRIDG project, an NCI funded initiative that is part of the caBIG program and the aim of which is to develop a comprehensive formal representation of the shared semantics of clinical trials research. Dr. Fridsma serves on both the BRIDG Project Advisory Board, and the CDISC (the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium) Board of Directors. He will speak about the latest updates in policy from the ONC and what it means for health care IT professionals, followed by a question and answer session.
Claudia Tessier RHIA
President, mHealth Initiative Inc.
Claudia Tessier, MEd, RHIA, is President of mHealth Initiative, a not-for-profit organization that promotes the adoption of mobile devices and applications in healthcare as the future conduits of interoperability for essential health information and as a means of enabling participatory health. From 2001 to 2006 she was executive director of the Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA). Tessier authored The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcription, and she is preparing the 4th edition of The Surgical Word Book. She is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, writer, and consultant on healthcare documentation, the CCR, electronic medical records, and mHealth.
C. Peter Waegemann
Vice President for Development, mHealth Iniatiative Inc.
C. Peter Waegemann has been a visionary and promoter of electronic medical record systems, including founding the Medical Records Institute (MRI), a Boston-based organization involved in applied research and functioning as an educational clearinghouse, where he served as CEO and was also the Executive Director of its Center for Cell Phone Applications in HealthCare (C-PAHC). Considered an international leader in health informatics with a special interest in electronic patient record systems, standards, networking, mHealth, and the creation of the national information infrastructure, he is the most sought-after speaker on these topics. Waegemann as been cited as one of 20 outstanding people "who make healthcare better" (HealthLeaders 2007).
William "Buddy" Gillespie
Vice President-CTO and CIO Emeritus, WellSpan Health
William "Buddy" Gillespie is Vice President and CTO at WellSpan Health in York, Pennsylvania. Gillespie joined WellSpan Health in 1996 after serving as vice president of information services at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. As WellSpan's CTO, he is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of information technology to support integrated applications consisting of financial, clinical and administrative systems. Mr. Gillespie holds degrees in physics and mathematics from Athens University. He has been active in healthcare informatics for more than 25 years in both the development and implementation of technology solutions.
Al Gallant
Director of Technical Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Al Gallant is the Director of Technical Services for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. DHMC mission: To provide high-quality health care and comfort to the ill, to prevent illness among the well, and to advance health care through education, research, community service and the improvement of clinical practice. Gallant is also a contributor to SearchHealthIT.com.
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Wang works with sound as a conceptual means to explore the construction of new social space, focused on a collaborative and process-driven approach to production.
Wang's work has been recently shown at Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto; Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery; Taiwan Pavilion, the 54th Venice Biennale; Casino Luxembourg, among others. A performance commission will be seen at Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna in March.


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ANR team wins ANREP educational materials award
The "Ranch Water Quality Planning Instructor's Guide and Lesson Plan" won the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals bronze award in the category of Book or Comprehensive Program Curriculum.
The team includes Toby O'Geen, Bill Birmingham, Brooke Latack, DJ Eastburn, Dan Macon, David Lewis, David Lile, Devii Rao, Fadzayi Mashiri, Jeffrey Stackhouse, Jim Downing, Josh Davy, Julie Finzel, Kenneth Tate, Laura Snell, Leslie Roche, Lucien Crowder, Matthew Shapero, Michael Lennox, Morgan Doran, Randy Dahlgren, Rebecca Ozeran, Rob Atwill, Sandra Osterman, Stephanie Larson, Theresa Becchetti and Tracy Schohr.
The Ranch Water Quality Planning Instructor's Guide and Lesson Plan represents the evolution of the UC Ranch Water Quality Planning Partnership and shortcourse program. The Instructor's Guide was published in two formats – a dynamic PDF document and an HTML webpage. Both formats integrate 29 educational and instructional videos in a curated playlist on the UC ANR YouTube channel. This comprehensive training resource gives instructors the tools to plan and deliver a shortcourse that trains private and public grazing land managers to develop land stewardship and water quality management plans. The Instructor's Guide provides a wealth of contemporary information and resources about water quality management on rangelands and supports adaptation of the curriculum content and elements to local conditions and needs. The team began outreach and extension of these resources in November 2020. Through January 2021, the materials were downloaded 110 times and received 240 unique page views.
Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:45 PM
Tags: April 2021, rangeland, water quality
UC ANR goes to Washington
The UC ANR group at the nation's capitol from left, Gabe Youtsey, Lucas Frerichs, Clare Gupta, Dina Moore, Bill Frost,Glenda Humiston, Lorrene Ritchie, Mike Mellano, Cher Watte and Wendy Powers.
"We visited offices of 26 of California's 55-member congressional delegation in two days!" said Lucas Frerichs, government and community relations manager.
On March 6-9, a UC ANR delegation attended the 35th Annual Council on Agriculture Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) meetings in Washington D.C. CARET is part of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). They also made congressional visits to explain the importance of science and research to California.
From left, Humiston, Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Frerichs.
"Our primary purpose for the visits was to show the members of Congress all the good work UC ANR is doing throughout California, whether it's through our Cooperative Extension efforts, 4-H Youth Development program, nutrition programs, Integrated Pest Management, Master Gardeners, etc.," Frerichs said, "and the value that Californians receive from the money Congress allocates to the university for UC ANR programs."
Vice President Glenda Humiston was joined by AVP Wendy Powers, UCB College of Natural Resources Dean Keith Gilless, UCR College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Dean Kathryn Uhrich, Nutrition Policy Institute Director Lorrene Ritchie, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Clare Gupta, Chief Innovation Officer Gabe Youtsey, and Frerichs. Industry partners Bill Frost, former UC ANR AVP; Cher Watte, executive director of the California Asparagus Commission; Mike Mellano, fresh cut flower grower; Dina Moore, Humboldt County rancher; and Jean-Mari Peltier, managing partner of Environmental Solutions Group, served as CARET delegates from California.
The group split up into teams to visit the offices of Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, agriculture committee members, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and other California representatives.
Although no U.S. secretary of agriculture had been confirmed at the time of their visit, members expressed their support for agriculture.
"One thing that members of Congress – Republicans and Democrats – can certainly agree on is that the support for agriculture and the University of California is strong," Frerichs said.
Read more about the CARET visits in Powers' ANR Adventures blog.
From left, Youtsey, Mellano, Congressman Eric Swalwell, Ritchie, Frost and Powers.
Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 5:48 PM
Tags: Bill Frost, Cher Watte, Clare Gupta, Dina Moore, Gabe Youtsey, Glenda Humiston, Jean-Mari Peltier, Kathryn Uhrich, Keith Gilless, Lorrene Ritchie, Lucas Frerichs, March 2017, Mike Mellano, Wendy Powers
Bell named Vice Provost–Statewide Programs/Strategic Initiatives
Mark Bell will join UC ANR on May 1 as Vice Provost–Statewide Programs/Strategic Initiatives position. Bell is director of the UC Davis International Learning Center, a position he has held since 2007.
In this newly created position, Bell will provide leadership for a unified UC ANR program with strong statewide, campus and local presences. He will oversee the California Institute for Water Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute, the five UC ANR Strategic Initiatives and the nine UC ANR Statewide Programs. In addition, he will coordinate the Division's participation in the UC Presidential Initiatives, including the Global Food, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UC-Mexico and Carbon Neutrality initiatives.
"Mark's record of success working with international extension systems in the combined roles of manager and field researcher makes him the ideal choice to serve as Vice Provost–Statewide Programs/Strategic Initiatives," said VP Humiston in announcing his hiring.
"UC ANR can benefit from his skills and experience in leveraging research-extension linkages, adult education and information technology for agricultural development," she said. Prior to joining UC Davis, Bell, who speaks Spanish, worked for nine years at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and 11 years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.
At IRRI, he led development of the Rice Knowledge Bank – the world's major repository for rice-oriented training and extension materials aimed to help developing countries. He is currently leading development of Ag Extension, eAfghan Ag and e-China Apple at UC Davis International Learning Center.
As vice provost, he will serve on the UC ANR Program Council and collaborate closely with the Vice Provost of Cooperative Extension and the Director of the Research and Extension Center System. He will be located in the offices at 2801 Second Street in Davis.
Bell has a Ph.D. in soil science and bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences from the University of Queensland in Australia and a master's degree in soil science from the University of Reading, U.K.
Cassandra Swett
Swett joins UC ANR as UCCE specialist
Cassandra Swett joined UCCE on Jan. 2, 2017, as an assistant specialist in Cooperative Extension in the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis.
Prior to joining UCCE, Swett was an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Maryland, College Park, studying small fruit and grape diseases. Previously, Swett worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Doug Gubler, UCCE specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis.
Swett earned her B.S. in plant science from UC Santa Cruz, an M.S. in tropical plant pathology from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis.
Swett is located at 260 Hutchison Hall and can be reached at (530) 752-3377 and clswett@ucdavis.edu.
Stephanie Parreira
Parreira joins UC IPM as writer/editor
Stephanie Parreira joined UC IPM as a writer/editor on Feb. 13. Parreira will develop new and evaluate existing publications and products such as the "Pest Management Guidelines," year-round IPM programs, online tutorials, videos, identification cards, and other training materials. She will also assist UC IPM's urban and community IPM team with training courses about the principles of integrated pest management for UC Master Gardeners and other extenders of pest management information.
As a graduate student, Parreira sought to fill five major research gaps in honey bee pesticide toxicology: effects on whole colonies, effects on nurse bees (the youngest adult bees in a honey bee colony, which do not leave to collect pollen and nectar), effects of long-term exposure to field-realistic concentrations of pesticides, pesticide interactions, and effects of exposure through multiple routes (such as nectar and pollen). Outside of her research, she took many opportunities to speak to the public about current problems in bee health and what people can do to help bees thrive. She became especially interested in working in extension because of these experiences.
Parreira earned a B.A. in environmental studies and planning with a minor in biology from Sonoma State University in 2013, and earned an M.S. in horticulture with a focus in entomology from Oregon State University in 2016.
Parreira is located at the ANR building in Davis and can be reached at (530) 750-1391 and sparreira@ucanr.edu.
Michael Purnell
Purnell joins UC IPM as a programmer
Michael Purnell joined the Statewide IPM Program on Feb. 2 as a programmer. He will be working on developing tools for the web that will enhance and add to the existing UC IPM products. Some of these tools include improving and upgrading the plant problem diagnostics tool, IPM decision support tool, bee precaution pesticide ratings, and herbicide symptoms photo repository.
Before joining UC IPM, Purnell was a project manager and technical lead for Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA where he and his team developed code and designed technical diagrams to integrate Intel's administrative systems with third party on-premise and cloud solutions.
Purnell earned his B.S. and M.S. in computer science at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.
Purnell is based at the ANR building in Davis, with the IPM IT/Production team, and can be reached at (530) 750-1248 and mdpurnell@ucanr.edu.
Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 11:06 AM
Tags: Cassandra Swett, March 2017, Mark Bell, Michael Purnell, Stephanie Parreira
UC ANR invites legislators to Ag Day at the Capitol
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, second from left, stopped Lucas Frerichs and Meredith Turner in the Capitol hallway to discuss mandarins.
Ag Day at the Capitol was held in Sacramento on March 22. On Monday, March 20, Lucas Frerichs, Tyler Ash, Pam Kan-Rice and Meredith Turner of UC State Government Relations, visited the offices of all 120 legislators and the governor and lieutenant governor to invite them to visit the UC ANR booth at Ag Day. They handed out bags of UC-developed "Tango" mandarins, explaining that the seedless, easy-to-peel citrus variety is one of many California crops developed with UC ANR research.
We'll have more coverage of Ag Day at the Capitol in the next ANR Report.
To see Twitter coverage of Ag Day at the Capitol, look for the hashtags #CalAgDay and #growCAtogether.
From left, Ash, Frerichs, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Turner and Kan-Rice.
Posted on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 11:11 PM
Tags: Lucas Frerichs, March 2017, Meredith Turner, Pam Kan-Rice, Tyler Ash
FAQ on possible federal immigration enforcement actions on UC property
UC Office of the President has created a website for frequently asked questions on immigration enforcement actions.
Charles F. Robinson, UC general counsel and vice president of Legal Affairs, has issued the FAQ for members of the University of California community who are concerned about immigration enforcement actions occurring across the country and have asked about the possibility of enforcement actions occurring at UC. This document, published online at https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/content/frequently-asked-questions-federal-immigration-enforcement-actions, answers questions and provides information about how to respond in such a situation. Please keep in mind that Department of Homeland Security policies are in transition and this guidance will be updated as warranted.
A PDF version of the FAQ is available at https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/default/files/frequently-asked-questions-federal-immigration-enforcement-uc.pdf
The FAQ on immigration is also the first link under "Resources" on UC's Immigration website https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/immigration.
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BELLINGHAM, WASH. — Aug. 9, 2018 — eXp Realty, the largest residential real estate brokerage by geography in North America and a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPI), today announced 13 agents were honored as eXp Realty ICON agents for July 2018.
"We are so excited to welcome these outstanding agents into the eXp Realty ICON agent family. I am amazed by how this group of agents embodies eXp Realty's core values through mentoring agents and volunteering in their local communities," said eXp Realty President Vikki Bartholomae.
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New Delhi: authorities expects investments well worth Rs 25 lakh crore inside the infrastructure region by2019 so one can assist generate four crore jobs, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has stated.
"First two years have been spent in correcting the legacy we had inherited of stalled initiatives. We may want to manipulate to award initiatives well worth Rs 2.five lakh crore best as most of our efforts weredirected toward addressing roadblocks. The infrastructure area turned into one of the worst victims andmatters have been at standstill. but, with our grit we bulldozed majority of the problems impeding growth.
"We expect investments really worth Rs 25 lakh crore in the zone within the subsequent 3 years. We rolled out most of the people of the 403 caught tasks worth Rs three.eighty five lakh crore. The builderswho have been shying away were delivered returned once more and now the stage is about for anexceptional work," street delivery and Highways Minister Gadkari instructed PTI in an interview.
Mr Gadkari further said the union cabinet took as many as 21 foremost choices relating highways areabesides different policy projects.
The Minister similarly stated that with the massive tasks which can be lined up, the united states will witness at least 4 crore direct and indirect jobs and a boost in GDP by means of up to three per cent by means of 2019.
in the subsequent three hundred and sixty five days, the authorities will award projects worth at leastRs 5 lakh crore, he stated adding that projects really worth Rs 2.five lakh crore simplest may be offeredwithin the closing two years but now the target is to reap building of 41 km of highways a day.
when the machine receives streamline it is simpler to work, he said including the primary years werespent in fixing problems however now matters have come to be clean.
"there may be no dearth of money in pursuing the dream of a global–class infrastructure. What I say, I do.we are spending most effective Rs 12 lakh crore in Sagarmala project of which tasks well worth Rs 1,500 crore already have been rolled out," he said.
Mr Gadkari said that Rs 50,000 crore investment has already been coated up for the port region and ahuge work is underway to increase the waterways as well.
citing an example of the way awful the state of affairs changed into whilst he took fee in 2014, the Minister stated at that point Larsen & Toubro CMD had come to him expressing incapability to work within the highways zone.
"zone had collapsed… Larsen & Toubro chairman got here to me that searching for rejection of a smooth in Maharashtra and stated they have been geared up to pay penalty as their Board had decided to not to do any road venture as the business enterprise had suffered loss of Rs 2,500 crore.
"… now the same L&T because of reforms inside the area is doing paintings really worth Rs 15,000 crorewithin the highways sector. The situation has now changed," the Minister stated.
the way to carry returned matters on rail turned into a huge undertaking and marathon meeting with bankers, stakeholders, builders and officers bore end result, he stated.
"I had surely stated that where the government is at fault then receive it and do no longer make it astatus difficulty. There are mistakes but take a look at whether or not it's miles mala fide or bona fide. Ifit's miles bona fide and if there are faults of the authorities, we can not penalise the contractors. we'vecorrected our flaws now," he said.
Now there may be a complete turnaround and the public personal partnership that become at a standstill has turn out to be colourful with the authorities's new hybrid model.
"Seventeen initiatives have started on hybrid mode now and any other 25 are in pipeline," he stated.
beneath the brand new version, the government presents 40 per cent provide in resource at the same time as the relaxation has to be borne through the developer who is provided the assignment with at least eighty per cent land acquisition and with all necessary clearances.
The Minister said to similarly boost up projects, he has given instructions to officials on expediting theselection making procedure and warned them in opposition to sitting on documents for too long.
"It takes 3 to four months for a easy selection. i've asked the PMO to find out a approach to reform thesystem. i have briefed the high Minister how the initiatives have become behind schedule. i have made it clean that no officials can take a seat on any record past 3 days. If everyone holds it past 3 days thenmotion can be taken," the Minister said.
He stated that concerted efforts had expedited street tasks and the road constructing tempo that changed into barely 2 km an afternoon when the Narendra Modi government took over has reached round 24 km a day.
a completely important step the Ministry has taken is to construct cement concrete roads in place oftraditional bitumen roads and ninety five lakh tonnes cement has been committed with the aid of 37 cement makers at a completely low cost rate, he stated.
rating companies these days stated concerted efforts made to cope with execution bottlenecks have yielded advantageous outcomes and feature pondered in the 39 consistent with cent growth within thetempo of NH executions.
The Ministry of avenue delivery and Highways plans to growth both awards and execution within thecutting-edge monetary with the aid of 2.5 times, from that of the FY2016 tiers and for NHAI, theobjectives are greater steep with target execution of 8,000 km and target awards at 15,000 km.
The goal for the cutting-edge fiscal is sort of four times better than what become carried out over the past monetary.


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import expect from 'expect'
import normalizeMin from '../normalizeMin'

describe('normalizeMin', () => {
  it('should do nothing when max does not change', () => {
    expect(normalizeMin(undefined, undefined, { max: undefined }, { max: undefined })).toBe(undefined)
    expect(normalizeMin(3, undefined, { max: 4 }, { max: 4 })).toBe(3)
    expect(normalizeMin('8', undefined, { max: '4' }, { max: '4' })).toBe('8')
    expect(normalizeMin(42, undefined, {}, {})).toBe(42)
  })

  it('should do set min when max changes but and min is undefined', () => {
    expect(normalizeMin(undefined, undefined, { max: '4' }, { max: '3' })).toBe('4')
  })

  it('should do nothing when max changes but is higher than min', () => {
    expect(normalizeMin(3, undefined, { max: 5 }, { max: 6 })).toBe(3)
    expect(normalizeMin('7', undefined, { max: '9' }, { max: '10' })).toBe('7')
  })

  it('should do raise min when max changes and is lower than min', () => {
    expect(normalizeMin(5, undefined, { max: 4 }, { max: 8 })).toBe(4)
    expect(normalizeMin('4', undefined, { max: '3' }, { max: '9' })).toBe('3')
  })

})

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No. 9 Maryland women's lacrosse falls to No. 14 Penn State, 16-9
The Terps suffer a season sweep by the Nittany Lions and move to 6-4 on the season.
By Joseph Lotano@JoeLotano1 Apr 11, 2021, 3:16pm EDT
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Entering desperation mode down nine goals late, No. 9 Maryland women's lacrosse attacker Hannah Leubecker ran coast to coast to try and provide a spark for the Terrapin offense in a lackluster outing versus No. 14 Penn State.
She dumped it off to midfielder Darby Welsh, whose side wrister was denied by senior goalkeeper Lucy Lowe. It was the story all day, as the defense for the Nittany Lions suffocated Maryland's shot attempts.
A collection of garbage time goals from the Terrapins made the final score a bit more appealing, but overall they were outmatched from start to finish, leading to a dominant 16-9 victory for the home team.
"Just disappointed in our effort today," head coach Cathy Reese said. "We're so far into the season and we're lacking consistency. That's not good enough for where we want to be as a program and where we want to be as a team this season."
Penn State struck first in Happy Valley as Maryland struggled to break through the Nittany Lion defense on the other end in the early going.
Attacker Brindi Griffin set up fellow attacker Catie May for the breakthrough goal at the 25:28 mark, but despite taking three draw controls to Penn State's zero in the opening minutes, the Terps failed to capitalize on its opportunities, eventually falling behind 3-1.
Holding onto the draw control advantage could only do so much as turnovers once again plagued the Terrapins. Four giveaways, three unforced, transitioned into nine shots from Penn State compared to Maryland's three.
After a timeout to regroup, the Terps were able to finally gain possession in Penn State territory, but another turnover segued into a fifth goal for the Nittany Lions.
The shot disparity in the first 15 minutes was key, as the Nittany Lions ran down Maryland's defense for 12 shots compared to the road team's four. The Terps also only had two of those be on goal, whereas Penn State delivered eight.
A second goal from freshman midfielder Kristin O'Neill made it 6-1, including a massive 17-5 shot margin as Maryland's scoring drought extended past 14 minutes of game time.
At the 8:48 mark, a free position opportunity by Griffin finally broke the extended drought for Maryland as they aimed to salvage a dismal first half. But it was Lowe — who earned her first start of the season on senior day — that continued to frustrate the Maryland attack as she maintained a .625 first half save percentage.
The Terps continued to look completely out of sorts against a strong Penn State defense, as the Nittany Lions tacked on two additional goals in the final minute of play to make it 9-3 heading into the half.
Major soul searching was needed heading into the second half of play, as the Terrapins faced its lowest scoring output in a first half all season.
Maryland came out aggressive from the start, but Lowe continued to turn away the Terps. Her two saves in the opening minutes of the half segued into another Nittany Lion score, increasing the Terps deficit to seven.
May responded on the other end with her signature behind the net play. She dropped defender Rachel Spilker before finding attacker Libby May for the team's fourth goal.
The Terps couldn't ride that momentous score from the May sisters, as Penn State cashed in once again, this time on the free position to take an 11-4 lead.
"We were getting the opportunities, but we just weren't able to finish them all," Griffin said. "I think we were only about 30% in shooting this game so I think that's definitely something we'll work on before our Hopkins game."
Maryland was able to answer back via Leubecker's first goal of the game, but Lowe came up clutch once again with her exceptional play in between the pipes, denying any chance of the Terps mounting a comeback.
Penn State continued to tally shot after shot against the Terrapin defense, with Maryland looking lost on both ends as the second half clock waned away. Penn State midfielder Mary Muldoon put the finishing touches on the blowout victory against the Terps, as the team's 15th goal commenced a running clock against a typically imposing Maryland team.
Attacker Julia Hoffman converted on a free position opportunity to remove the running clock notation, but the deficit was too steep to climb. Libby May and Leubecker made the score a little more respectable, but it was just too little too late for the Terps as they dropped to 6-4 in a failed attempt at exacting revenge against a feisty Penn State team.
Three things to know
1. Penn State played a perfect game. From the intensity on offense, to tremendous defense in the crease and in the cage, Penn State executed a perfect game plan from start to finish. The two teams had been trending in opposite directions since their last meeting, but the Nittany Lions denied Maryland in almost every facet. Maryland once again held the draw control advantage, but Penn State handled the Terrapin turnover issues to a tee, outshooting the Terps 35-27.
"Coming off of this loss, we're just going to try to learn from it, get better and then look forward toward our Hopkins game," Griffin said.
2. Turnovers once again plagued the Terps. Thursday's narrow victory against Rutgers was defined by costly unforced turnovers down the stretch for Maryland. That trend continued against the Nittany Lions, as the Terps committed 16 turnovers, with Penn State causing just eight of those. The draw circle favored the Terrapins 19-8, but they couldn't hold onto the ball thereafter, which also played into the severe disparity in quality shots.
"Here we are talking about [turnovers] again and and we're running out of time to put these kind of words into play and these actions into play, and make that change on the field," Reese said. "Overall, it just wasn't good all over the field."
3. This was not a typical Maryland performance. It was odd watching this game from start to finish, as the Terps had no real signs of momentum. The tides never seemed to change in favor of the Terrapins as they never led in the match. It was as atypical as a Cathy Reese's led Maryland team could not produce in this matchup. An expected revenge game from the Terrapins against a fellow top-15 team fell short of expectations, as this loss completed the season sweep in favor of the Nittany Lions.
"It's time to put our foot down and execute what we're practicing, execute what we're asking and make that transition from practice to the game," Reese said.


Fred writes: We spent another day on the backroads of Uganda visiting with 13 grannies at their homes. We observed several fine gardens being prepared for planting. They're prepping the planting holes now and will plant the seed in another week or two when the next semi-annual rainy season begins. We also prayed with each one that their garden would produce abundantly. No all of them have gardens – we've met a few who are blind and one today wasn't able to get up from her mat on the floor – but some of them we've seen have been astounding. While the grand kids are away at school the grannies work on preparing and maintaining their gardens. The idea is that they will be able to raise enough crop to not only feed their family but also enough extra to sell so they can pay the kids' school fees. If you can't pay, you don't go to school here.
We're learning many things about how to best to help people in other cultures work their way out of poverty. It's so easy as westerners to want to just put together a team, write a check, and fix the problem. We can see, though, the dependency problems that creates. As we ride the bodas through the little towns along the way we can hear the kids calling out for money from the mzungus. When we pull into the villages it's like the circus just pulled into town. People come from all around the village to see what we have brought for them. It's encouraging to see how The Way Home Africa is working to break that cycle with the people they serve. They're working hard to fade into the background as they train up more and more Ugandans to do the work on the ground. They're also willing to apply tough love in situations where the recipients sit back on their hands expecting the work to be done for them.
Well tomorrow it's back to the bush on our trusty bodas and will be joined on our journey for a day by Tim Johnson. Please continue to pray for us and for the work of The Way Home Africa.
Meet SEFOLO-ZA, Granny of 14 !!!
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Jill Krementz attends the dress rehearsal for "Porgy & Bess," prior to its much awaited opening this evening.
Porgy & Bess curtain call photographed by Jill Krementz at final dress rehearsal on September 19, 2019.
Guest Diary• BY: Jill Krementz
Tonight: The Gershwins' modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson's stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.
As you approach the entrance be sure to look up at the banner by artist Kerry James Marshall.
A detail of the banner by Kerry James Marshall for "Porgy and Bess."
Excerpt from Michael Cooper in Friday's NY Times: "The Met is asking audiences to take a new perspective even before they enter the opera house. The artist Kerry James Marshall, acclaimed for huge paintings that are fantasias of black life and history, has created an arresting "Porgy and Bess" banner that hangs outside.
It upends the traditional image of Porgy, a disabled beggar, and the woman he loves, Bess, who has suffered from abuse and addiction. Mr. Marshall's Porgy — drawn in a muscular social realist, almost comic-book-superhero style — stands braced for action, wielding his crutch like a weapon and carrying Bess, on his shoulders."
The photographers are asked to congregate inside the stage door an hour before the performance.
While waiting I met five of the seven young actors awaiting their "wrangler:" Sophia-Amira Sussewell, Chenyari Randall, Anahera Smith-McDaniel, Busiso Maldonado-Hazel, and Neo Randall.
Bess and Porgy on stage with several of the youngsters in Catfish Row.
Left: I often see Peter Duchin at the opera and other musical events. He and I have known each other since we were infants — each in cribs at Doctor's Hospital in 1940.
Right: Patricia Beard and Peter who are working together on a memoir of Peter's life.
Eric Owens and Angel Blue.
Harolyn Blackwell (lyric coloratura soprano who has performed in operas, concerts and on Broadway), with Henry Grossman (my longtime friend and colleague who not only photographs all the operas but has also performed there as a principal tenor).
The Conducter David Robertson joins the cast in taking a bow.
Robertson is also music director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Sydney, Australia, and works widely as a guest conductor.
Following the rehearsal there was a Q&A on stage with five of the performers who encouraged the many students who were attending to always come up to the singers whenever they see them and to ask questions — and that they themselves were encouraged when they were young and wanted to do the same.
As I was leaving, I noticed a post-rehearsal meeting going on with Peter Gelb, Michael Yergen (set designer), and James Robinson (the Director of the Opera).
All photographs © by Jill Krementz: all rights reserved. Contact JK here.
Barbara Hodes spent a weekend in SoHo, finding new spots to shop in contemporary locations behind the ancient doors and buildings of the area.
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Diving, snorkeling, surfing, and sailing are all world class, and the Seychelles encompass some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The larger granitic inner islands of the Seychelles (primarily Mahxe9, Praslin, and La Digue) are the most developed for tourists, with many luxury five-star Seychelles resorts.
The Seychelles are a great destination during any season, blessed with a warm, tropical climate all year long and located outside the cyclone belt. A quality that has earned them the nickname, the land of perpetual summer.
Common foods and dishes Staple foods include fish, seafood and shellfish dishes, often accompanied with rice. Fish dishes are cooked in several ways, such as steamed, grilled, wrapped in banana leaves, baked, salted and smoked. Curry dishes with rice are also a significant aspect of the country's cuisine.
Seychelles Is Over 99% water The exclusive economic zone of the Seychelles is 1,374,000km2; of that, only 459km2 is landmass across all 115 islands, making it only 0.03% land. Most of the islands are uninhabited with 90% of the population living on Mahe island.
Island hopping, scuba diving, hopping on a cruise, and chilling on the beaches are a few of the fun things to do in Seychelles. Which are the best things to do in Seychelles with kids? Beau Vallon Beach, Anse Lazio, and La Digue are a few of the family-friendly places on the island.
He renamed the largest island Isle de Sxe9chelles in honour of Viscount Jean Moreau de Sxe9chelles, Minister of Finance during the reign of Louis XV (later Anglicised as Seychelles). This name was later used for the island group, whilst Mahxe9 was again used for the largest granitic island.
Well, it turns out that the Seychelles islands were named after Jean Moreau de Sxe9chelles, Louis XV's Minister of Finance, in 1756 when the French set a Stone of Possession on the islands Mahxe9. Before then, it was a transit point for trade between Africa and Asia.
noun (used with a plural verb) a republic consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, NE of Madagascar: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Seychelles is a paradise on Earth. The beautiful country is blessed with deep blue waters and white sandy beaches with exotic sea life, becoming a famous honeymoon destination. The 115-island country is within the Indian Ocean off East Africa and actually has the least population among independent African countries.
Seychelles is unique The world's only granite islands in mid-ocean, the world's oldest ocean islands, the world's largest raised coral atoll and a whole host of attractions make up what is surely the world's ultimate tropical paradise.
Shark chutney, also called Chatini Rekin, is often served as a starter. This typical dish of Seychelles cuisine is prepared by grinding and boiling shark meat, which is served with lemon juice, salt, pepper, fried onions, turmeric and a very strong fruit, typical of the country: the bilimbi.
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Seychelles were once home to crocodiles.
There's buried treasure waiting to be found.
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The local delicacy is fruitbat curry.
In general I'd say the waters around the Seychelles are relatively safe to swim in. There are some beaches which are not safe to swim on such as Anse Indendance on Mahe where the surf and tide is very strong. Like anywhere in the world you should always check locally where is safe to swim and where isn't.
The Seychelles are not really known for nightlife so night birds will have to settle for relatively calm evenings. In the absence of discos and casinos, the mainstream hotels take up the responsibility of entertaining guests. Gaming houses perhaps provide the most expensive form of entertainment in Seychelles.
The coco de mer, native to the islands, produces the largest seed in the world. The distinctly shaped nut can weigh up to 33 pounds. 5. Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, is the smallest in the world and can be easily explored on foot in less than a day.
Creole culture and lifestyle Creoles, indigenous Seychelles population, are peaceful and friendly, always smiling people. They take it slow and are kind to tourists and to each other. If you are invited to a Creole home, be sure to bring a little present it`s a custom around here.
Origin of the name: Seychelles Later Mah took the name of Isle de chelles in honour of Viscount Jean Moreau de Schelles, Minister of Finance during the reign of Louis XV. Later, this name (anglicised to Seychelles) became the name of the entire archipelago, while Mahreturned to be used for the main island.
Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in
French Colonization Seychelles, a collection of islands, came under French control in . However, France did not send settlers until . Seychelles was surrendered to the British in
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