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Q: Make a Column Based on Pandas Timeseries Minutes OHLCV Dataframe Where New Column Fills with Corresponding Day's First Value from a Specific Column My initial Pandas Dataframe is:
                               Open      High        Low         Close      Volume
2021-11-19 09:30:00-05:00   16549.50    16559.25    16516.25    16530.25    20198.0
2021-11-19 09:35:00-05:00   16530.50    16562.00    16525.50    16556.50    11274.0
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
2021-11-21 09:35:00-05:00   16556.50    16564.00    16544.00    16563.75    7632.0
2021-11-21 09:40:00-05:00   16563.75    16583.25    16555.50    16580.50    10404.0
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
2021-11-22 09:50:00-05:00   16580.25    16589.00    16571.25    16587.50    7997.0
2021-11-22 09:55:00-05:00   16580.25    16589.00    16571.25    16587.50    7997.0
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

My desired Dataframe from the above Dataframe:
                             Open       Days Open
2021-11-19 09:30:00-05:00   16549.50    16549.50
2021-11-19 09:35:00-05:00   16530.50    16549.50
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
2021-11-21 09:35:00-05:00   16556.50    16556.50
2021-11-21 09:40:00-05:00   16563.75    16556.50
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
2021-11-22 09:50:00-05:00   16580.25    16580.25
2021-11-22 09:55:00-05:00   16680.25    16580.25
...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

I tried the below code and get the first row for every day.
In [1]: df.groupby([df.index.date], axis=0).first()

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Here is my solution. May be there are better solutions than this solution.
#Here df is our initial ohlcv dataframe

#Groupby date and timestamp
df1 = pd.DataFrame(df.groupby([df.index.date, df.index], axis=0)['Open'].first())

#Make Timestamp as column
df1.reset_index(level=1, inplace=True)

#Groupby date and get the first row for every date. Then change set the Timestamp column as index
df1 = df1.groupby(level=[0]).first().set_index('level_1')

#Change the coulmn name Open to Days Open
df1.rename(columns={'Open':"Day's Open"}, inplace=True)

#Change the index name level_1 to None
df1.index.name = None

#Make a dataframe with Open column from initial ohlcv dataframe
df2 = pd.DataFrame(df['Open'])

#Make column named Days Open with Nan value
df2["Day's Open"]=np.nan

#Update the datafarame with daily open data
df2.update(df1)

#Fill the NAN value with last non-nan value
df2.fillna(method='ffill')

A: Here is my solution. May be there are better solutions than this solution.
#Here df is our initial ohlcv dataframe

#Groupby date and timestamp
df1 = pd.DataFrame(df.groupby([df.index.date, df.index], axis=0)['Open'].first())

#Make Timestamp as column
df1.reset_index(level=1, inplace=True)

#Groupby date and get the first row for every date. Then change set the Timestamp column as index
df1 = df1.groupby(level=[0]).first().set_index('level_1')

#Change the coulmn name Open to Days Open
df1.rename(columns={'Open':"Day's Open"}, inplace=True)

#Change the index name level_1 to None
df1.index.name = None

#Make a dataframe with Open column from initial ohlcv dataframe
df2 = pd.DataFrame(df['Open'])

#Make column named Days Open with Nan value
df2["Day's Open"]=np.nan

#Update the datafarame with daily open data
df2.update(df1)

#Fill the NAN values with last non-nan value
df2.fillna(method='ffill')


In the summer of 2012 a large group of enthusiastic people came together for a few days in Bristol. We were a motley bunch, from a range of backgrounds including the arts, academic research, public policy, environmental issues and community development, and the idea was to get to know each other over a couple of days and come up with new ideas for research projects that would explore issues of environmental change in fresh ways. There was funding available from the Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) "Connected Communities" strand and all of us were there because we were keen to secure a grant to develop something new and exciting. The challenge was to explore how the arts and humanities could help with some of the big questions we are facing with regard to our changing environment, whilst connecting communities of place and interest along the way.
I arrived somewhat apprehensively, never having been to one of these research "sandpit" events before, and I recognised few faces as I milled around, coffee in hand. But there was little time to wallow in nervousness or anxiety as I soon found myself thrown into a series of exercises and challenges designed to help me to find the people in the room with whom I would most like to work. It felt a little like speed dating. But I somehow managed to steal into a group of not-too-scary-looking people, settled myself down and began to relax a little.
Over the next couple of days found myself working closely with these erstwhile strangers from an assortment of universities , arts and environmental organisations. We exchanged ideas, stories and suggestions as we tip-toed around each other, each as yet uncertain of our place in the pecking order. It was a potent mix of shared passion, ideas, experience and creativity that I found inspiring, exhilarating and occasionally daunting. It was also a challenge. We came from disparate backgrounds, with a wide range of experience and approaches and, understandably, we didn't always agree.
At the end of an intense few days this small group of amicable people to which I now apparently belonged had distilled its ideas into a crude, basic notion of what our research idea would be. We had become a project team in a way I had never experienced before – a sort of whirlwind romance that had swiftly evolved into a long term engagement, with the prospect of marriage sometime in the future.
The challenge was only just beginning of course. We then had to put together our team and begin to do the actual work – always a bit of a shock to the system once the euphoria of being awarded funding dies down. It was my responsibility to lead the team that would be working with communities in Cardiff and the south wales valleys and I threw myself into the task with enthusiasm and energy, working closely with colleagues across the wider project.
Christmas is fast approaching and it's a gloomy Sunday afternoon here in Cardiff, so I have just lit the candles, turned on the lights on the tree and am about to start wrapping presents in front of my lovely open fire. I am burning eco friendly logs, but I can't resist adding a few lumps of shiny black coal that I have just found in the old coal scuttle at the back of the shed. Burning coal now has a very different resonance for me compared to the days of my childhood, when everything was about keeping the coal fire stoked so that the house would stay warm – at least the living room containing the fire would be warm anyway, even if there was ice on the inside of the bedroom windows.
Time will tell just how effective Stories of Change has been in shifting perceptions, but I for one have not burnt a lump of coal in my fireplace since I write this blog.
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Well, not all of them actually. My poor nose missed out, as films don't have provisions for smell-substitution. But nonetheless, I saw a film that is very likely to remain with me, in that corner of my heart where lie Holmes and Moriarty and Prometheus and Mimir the Giant, till the end of my days. :)
The film in question was Gunda by Kanti Shah. Like the avatars of Vishnu, even in Bollywood, every now and then comes a director and a film which delivers us poor cine-goers from the evils of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Yash Chopra and Karan Johar. Gunda by Kanti Shah is doubtlessly at the top of the avatar-list.
In fact, I am not exaggerating when I compare Gunda with Mahabharat. Just as Mahabharat was comprised of Shlokas, Gunda's beauty lies in its limerick-y dialogues. Just like that epic, this one is also a battle between good and evil. Not only the good of Shankar versus the evil of Bulla and company, but also the good, nay, the awesome of Kanti versus the despicably mediocre evil of Karan and Yash.
Kanti Shah has been described by movie reviewers as a lot of things: realist, existentialist, the ultimate post-modern maverick and so on. To me, it is simple: He is to films what Bradman was to cricket. Or Casanova was to love-making. GOD. Henceforth, Kanti Shah will be referred to as "God" in this review.
God displays his super-human abilities from the second scene itself, when the villains are introduced one by one in a manner that would have made Shakespeare proud. When Bulla says he always keeps it "khulla", it very likely shows his economic and perhaps political leanings. Bulla is the ultimate liberal capitalist. Open minded. Hence, "Rakhta hoon khulla!" Even his indulgence of his homosexual/hermaphrodite brother tells you the same thing... What a stunning way to portray the depth of the central negative character in one line itself! Subhan Allah!
Ibu Hatela asks the viewer "Khaayega kela?" While he might be unnecessarily pointing towards his penis, the deeper meaning is different. Ibu Hatela is promoting vegetarianism and healthy diet. Can you think of any better way than films to instill healthy habit in people? Even in the moments right before his death he tries to promote vegetarianism by asking his to-be murderer if he would like a banana. Gandhiji must have been wiping tears of joy from beyond the grave. Hats off, God. Hats off.
And then there is Shankar. Trying to live an honest, dignified life in a place and era where murders are a public sport and rape, a national pastime. His fight for survival is a metaphor for what the likes of God suffer against the cartels of the Chopras or Johars. What a way to bring out your internal pain! Simply fantabulous!
Well, yes, there is also a story, but tell me, after reading all this, do you really need it? GO WATCH GUNDA INSTEAD OF READING THIS REVIEW!
Priyanka July 30, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Gunda is one hell of a movie. It has had such an impact on my life. It has changed my perception of B-grade movies.
Earlier I would have thought a B-grade movie was meant to satiate the senses of your average-sexually-frustrated-Joe.
But I stand corrected.
Like you rightly say, Gunda is (an) EPIC!! The dialogues, the music ('Har ladki jo khana chahe, main woh meetha paan hoon'), the fight scenes, the rape scsnes(!!!), the big cats.. BRAVO, Kanti Shah, bravo! Oops, I mean, bravo, GOD, bravo :D
Mwahahaha.
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Die Tolbooth von Forres ist die ehemalige Tolbooth des ehemaligen schottischen Burghs Forres in der Council Area Moray. 1983 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Denkmalkategorie A aufgenommen.

Geschichte
Bereits im Mittelalter wurde Forres als Royal Burgh installiert. Der früheste Beleg einer Tolbooth in Forres datiert aus dem Jahr 1586. Im Laufe des 17. Jahrhunderts wurden Gefängniszellen für die kurzfristige Unterbringung von Straffälligen ergänzt. Eine weitere Quelle aus diesem Jahrhundert beschreibt das Gebäude als ruinös und bemerkt, dass das Mauerwerk das Reetdach kaum noch zu tragen vermochte.

Die heutige Tolbooth befindet sich am Standort eines Vorgängerbauwerks, das um 1700 errichtet wurde. Das nach einem Entwurf William Robertsons im Jahre 1839 fertiggestellte Gebäude knüpft stilistisch an das Vorgängerbauwerk an. Nach der Auflösung der Burghs beheimatete die Tolbooth das Stadtarchiv. 2011 wurde das zwischenzeitlich ungenutzte Gebäude in das Register gefährdeter denkmalgeschützter Bauwerke in Schottland aufgenommen. Da keine städtische Nachnutzung zu erwarten war, wurde der gemeinnützige Forres Heritage Trust gegründet, dessen Zweck der Erhalt des Gebäudes ist. Die Tolbooth wurde dem Verein später übertragen, der sich seit 2014 mit ihrer Restaurierung befasst. Bei einem Ortstermin im Jahre 2015 wurde ihr Zustand als gut bei gleichzeitig geringer Gefährdung eingestuft.

Beschreibung
Die Tolbooth steht an der Einmündung der Tolbooth Street in die High Street im Zentrum von Forres. Vor der Tolbooth steht das ebenfalls denkmalgeschützte Marktkreuz von Forres. Das Gebäude ist im historisierenden Stil des Scottish Baronial ausgestaltet. Markant ist der dreistufige Turm, an dessen Fuß sich ein rundbogiges Portal mit profiliertem Gewände befindet. Der Turm ist mit Ecktourellen, auskragender Pseudo-Zinnenbewehrung und einer oktogonalen Trommel mit geschweifter Haube ausgeführt. Auf der Haube thront eine Wetterfahne mit vergoldetem Hahn. Die Rundbogenfenster der Tolbooth, die auch Justizsäle und Verwahrungszellen beherbergt, sind bekrönt.

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We tend to associate the warning with great wealth or fame, but I think is has application in the EMS realm as well.
We often begin our careers with a flurry of training and activity. We attend classes and complete homework assignments. We study for tests.
We go on ride-alongs and fill out job applications. We interview and join organizations. Often there is a field internship and a probationary period.
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I used to wish for metal crushing car accidents and complex extrications until a group of four teenage girls pulled out in front of a van on a two-lane highway. The impact ripped the vehicle in half.
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I used to wish that I could be a part of a large MCI that would make the national news and be remembered for years to come. Then two students at Columbine High School showed up one morning with guns and bombs. I was sipping my morning coffee at a street corner post a few miles away.
I don't wish for MCIs anymore.
I used to wish for a prehospital delivery. I wanted to say that I had delivered a baby on my own.
Then a mother of five deep into her labor called 911 in a rural area 90 minutes from the closest hospital. Her meconium stained child was flaccid and struggled to breathe unassisted.
I don't wish for prehospital deliveries anymore.
It's worth remembering that when we wish for "good calls" and the opportunity to test ourselves, we are also wishing for fear and tragedy and pain and misery and grief and sorrow.
Often, in our wishes, we picture ourselves rendering care, but we fail to envision the screams of pain, the tears of family members and the horrible consequences of lives forever ruined.
I don't want to discount the value of experience. I'm glad that I've responded to challenging calls and that I know what it's like to rise to the occasion. There is a certain sense of satisfaction when the best within us rises to the occasion, even when the occasion happens to be the worst of human experience.


The first year I entered the National Pie Championships, I was awful. No, I was beyond awful. I'd watched a special on Food Network about it and arrogantly thought, "I can do that!," without ever considering that I'd never made my own pie crust before. After that first disasterous year, I read, practiced, and studied pies. By the next year, I won 1st place in 2 categories–custard and cream cheese.
This recipe is actually a take on two classics…egg custard/flan and coconut cream. It has the consistency of creamy egg custard/flan, but the flavor of coconut cream. It's also one of the quickest pies to make. Granted, it needs a night in the refrigerator to chill, but it's relatively quick to get in the oven.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter and shortening. Gradually add water until dough forms. Roll out and line pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
In a bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk and eggs. Add cream of coconut and milk. Whisk until completely combined. Stir in coconut extract. Pour into prepared pie crust.
Create an egg was of egg and 1 tbsp of water. Brush over crust edges. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the top with coconut. Increase temperature to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 15 minutes to allow coconut to brown slightly. To test custard doneness, insert a wet knife in the center. If it comes out clean or almost clean, remove the pie from the oven and allow to cool before refrigerating.
Refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours before serving.


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Liberated from the Tombs
When he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs coming out of the tombs met him. They were so fierce that no one could pass that way.
My kids aren't scared of cemeteries and graveyards. They have been stuck with iPads too often in the back seat of a station wagon while their clergy-mama officiated an interment or burial to find space dedicated to the dead to be off-putting or scary.
They have also heard too often about the empty tomb to find it intimidating on its own. "What else was in the tomb with Jesus?" they would ask, the dark specter of death needing additional fearfulness, apparently. "Bears? Ghosts? Bats?"
I, however, have a different response to the tomb. The tomb isn't just where the dead are buried, but where I keep all the broken pieces that I'd rather not let into the light just yet. The fear I can hold. The "what if" questions. The shame. The recollections of things done and left undone, and the foreboding of future transgressions going forward. The quiet persistent voices that tell me that I am not worthy of the light, should those boulders be rolled away from the entrance.
Jesus's presence both attracted and repulsed those who lived by the tombs. He could heal them and restore them, and he could also see them for who they could be and who they were created to glorify. They were terrifying not only because they lived among the dead but also because they represented our communal expectations of death—removed, distant, unknown, hopeless.
But they beg Jesus to allow them to leave the tombs. It is both a liberating thought and a terrifying one. What would it mean for us leave the tomb empty, to move into the light of new life? What would it mean to let go of the claim the tomb has on us, people with experience of loss, disappointment, and death? What might we see emanating from the tomb rather than the creations of our own making?
We may not imagine bears living in the tomb with Jesus. But we also don't see the empty tomb as it might be for us—liberation from all that keeps us from the fullness of life in Christ.
— Kit Lonergan
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Michele Canini (født 5. juni 1985) er en italiensk fodboldspiller.

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We used to, like in New Caledonia (in 2011), have a different way of lodging the athletes but in Samoa at first we were told that all athletes were going to be in hotels and lately we had information that it would be at the Baptist Church lodging," he said.
Charles Villierme said some of the lodgings in the Faleula compound are in better condition than others.
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Will the Recall Vote Make Wisconsin a Swing State?
President Obama's campaign posted a video Monday urging voters not to freak out over a few bad polls, and yet it shows a map labeling Wisconsin, a blue state, as a toss-up.
President Obama's campaign posted a video Monday urging voters not to freak out over a few bad polls, and yet it shows a map labeling Wisconsin, a blue state, as a toss-up. At this point in 2008, campaign manager Jim Messina reassures viewers, lots of polls showed Obama behind Sen. John McCain. But Messina's soothing words are a contrast to an electoral map that flashes across the screen showing while he talks. It shows Wisconsin -- a state Obama won by 14 points -- listed as a "toss up" by the campaign. On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters decide whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who pushed through a state law curbing the power of public sector unions. Walker is leading his Democratic challenger 50 percent to 47 percent, according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling. But PPP finds that Walker's lead would disappear if as many Democrats were planning on voting in this election as did in 2008. Likewise, a Marquette University poll showed 92 percent of Republican likely voters said they would "absolutely" vote, while just 77 percent of Democrats said that.
60 percent to 65 percent: The expected turnout Tuesday, high for a special election.
1: Actual fistfight over a Walker yard sign, as documented by Bloomberg's Timothy Jones and Mark Niquette.
26: Number of Republican offices around the state dedicated to helping Walker survive the recall that will start working for Romney the day after the election, the Associated Press' Thomas Beaumont reports.
$110 million: Money spent on recall election ads through May 21.
0: Percentage of those ads aired by Obama or Romney.
0: Number of visits Obama has made in support of Walker's challenger, Tom Barrett.
1984: Last election year when a Republican candidate carried Wisconsin.
52 percent: Obama's approval rating in Wisconsin.
6.8 percent: Wisconsin's unemployment rate, well below the national 8.2 percent rate, meaning its voters aren't as angry as less lucky voters in worse-off states.
5: Number of months till the election, plenty of time for recall passions to fade away, Beaumont notes.


A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children has long been recognized for its quality of care, but the hospital and more broadly its parent organization Nemours, is now getting more and more national recognition for the way it's using technology to improve its handling of health records.
Learn more about A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children's services on their website.


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The Best "Little Zoo" in the World!
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983, as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. Shortly after the backyard "zoo"began, it was quickly realized that its Belizean visitors were unfamiliar with the different species of wildlife which shared their country. This very aspect formented the commitment to develop the little zoo into a dynamic wildlife education center.
Today, the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutions.
A visit to the zoo is the best way to get an introduction to the animals of Belize, and to understand why it is important to protect the habitats that sustain them. We hope this website will be the the next best thing to visiting us in person. The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center believes that by bringing the people of Belize closer to the animals which are their natural heritage, they will feel proud of these special resources, and want to protect them for future generations.
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center receives over 15,000 school children every year as part of the progressive education programs, and popular zoo events include: April the Tapir's birthday party; summer camps; Science Fair; Teacher Training; and Student Career Training.
Why Should You Visit The Belize Zoo? - First, if you're a fan of the humane treatment of animals, you will be impressed by the way this little zoo is run. It's not fancy and it's not huge, but this zoo has a different vibe than any zoos you've seen in the past. The aforementioned visits from jungle animals who linger nearby to commune with the zoo's inhabitants makes this one unique facility. From quiet, spellbinding species to loud mouthed black howler monkeys who aren't shy about chatting up their relatives on the periphery of the zoo, the variety of animals you'll see is impressive. For the best of all experiences, take the Belize Zoo's night tour to see nocturnal residents awake and alert.
What is the best time to go to the Belize Zoo?
Any time you like! The zoo is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Zoo residents don't take vacations nor do they mind bad weather.
What is the best way to experience the Belize Zoo?
Prepare to see 170+ animals when you visit. Some will be napping. Others preening, jumping around or staring back at you. The zoo is wheelchair accessible, the first natural destination in the nation to have made this improvement - so there are no barriers. Expect to see animals from bio-diverse environments, including jungles, rivers, wetlands, rain forests and the sea. Take extra time to read stories written about each resident.
Where is the Belize Zoo located?
The zoo compound is situated on 29-acres of savanna, but all of the action happens at the zoo's epicenter, located just miles from Belize City.
What is the best way to get to the Belize Zoo?
Take the George Price Highway from Belize City if you're driving, but your best bet is booking a tour through a tour operator. They can handle all details including transportation and guide you through the zoo, making your visit both enjoyable and relaxing.
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MAMMALS OF BELIZE
Belize has approximately 145 mammal species living within its boundaries. Mammals exist within all different habitats of Belize, from the manatee and dolphins of the coastal zone, to the 5 different species of wildcat which live deep within the rain forests of the Maya Mountains.
The rain forest mammals of Belize, tend to be very secretive and mostly nocturnal. This makes them extremely difficult to see. They usually see, hear, smell or feel you long before you them. Rain forest mammals do not stand out in the open for easy viewing, but instead climb through the canopy or scurry over the forest floor well ahead of you. That is one reason the Belize Zoo is such a special place. Here you can see many of the rain forest species of Belize easily.
A visit to the zoo is the best way to get an introduction to the animals of Belize, and to understand why it is important to protect the habitats that sustain them.
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REPTILES OF BELIZE
The total number of reptiles and amphibians in Belize is unknown. New species for the country appear at regular intervals. To date, 139 species have been identified. The reason the total number of species is so tentative, is because of the habitats that reptiles and amphibians are found.
Amphibians have smooth, thin skin and require water to keep their bodies moist. They can be found under rocks, alongside streams, in swamps and marshes - places which are not the most comfortable for humans. Reptiles, with their scaly skin, are not restricted to wet habitats. Snakes and lizards can be found in any habitat, from the soil and leaf litter of the forest floor, to the upper canopy of the rainforest, to the mangrove forests of the coastline and Cayes of Belize.
The Belize Zoo supports a small display of the more common snakes of Belize including the most dangerous of Belizean snakes, the Fer-de-lance. The Zoo also makes frequent use of the harmless Boa Constrictor in its many environmental educational programs. Humans tend to have an irrational fear of snakes, while in reality, poisonous snakes are not frequently sighted. They tend to be secretive and nocturnal. The Belize Zoo education programs tend to focus on the positive aspects of snakes - they help to keep the population of far more prolific creatures which are harmful to humans, the rats, mice and insects of the tropics.
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BIRDS OF BELIZE
By one recent account, Belize supports 543 species of birds. Birds thrive in all of Belize's habitats. Wading birds congregate along the coastline and inner lagoons. The grasslands and savannas provide seeds for the many finches, and nesting trees for the giant Jabiru Stork. An in the tropical forests, there is an astonishing diversity of bird species.
Watching birds in the tropical forests of Belize can tend to be very frustrating at times, and extremely rewarding at others. The thick vegetation of tropical forests, and the typical behavior of quick, seemingly random movements of many forest birds, make them often difficult to see. Many birds also live in the upper canopy of the forest, making it a strain to be constantly looking upward. But early morning and late afternoon are excellent times to bird watch, as most bird species are feeding or moving to new locations.
The Belize Zoo has always had a strong collection of bird species, from parrots and macaws, to vultures and hawks, to wading birds, including the endangered Jabiru Stork. But besides the caged birds, the habitat round the zoo supports a variety of "free" birds thriving withing the savanna habitat.
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Cameron Brannagan set for new Liverpool deal
20-year-old midfield to be rewarded for breakout campaign
Jurgen Klopp hugs Cameron Brannagan as he is substituted during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield on May 08, 2016
Liverpool plan to reward Cameron Brannagan's progress with a new, improved contract at Anfield.
The 20-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Anfield, and has impressed manager Jurgen Klopp.
Brannagan made his senior debut in a Europa League tie at Bordeaux back in September, and has made a further eight appearances since, including his first Premier League start on the final day of the campaign at West Brom.
The Salford-born starlet penned a long-term deal with the Reds last October, which expires in 2018, but is set to be offered improved terms this summer in recognition of his development.
Liverpool have already seen two promising teenagers – Jordan Rossiter and Jerome Sinclair – choose to leave the club this summer, having been unable to agree new contracts. The Reds will get just £250,000 for Rossiter, who has signed for Glasgow Rangers, but hope to net as much as £4m for Watford-bound Sinclair at a Premier League tribunal.
Liverpool line up bid for Sadio Mane as a alternative to Mario Gotze
Former Liverpool youngster Adam Hammill on Wembley, growing up and reviving his career
Liverpool FC midfielder Luis Alberto could be handed Anfield lifeline
The club has been keen to adopt a hardline stance when it comes to Academy players' contracts, as they look to avoid losing out on talent cheaply.
That policy was in evidence last summer when Brad Smith's contract expired. Liverpool withheld his registration, and informed the Australian defender that any club wishing to sign him would have to take their chances at a tribunal. No clubs were willing to do so, and Smith returned to Anfield on a long-term contract in November.
Brannagan, though, is seen as someone with a bright future, having impressed whenever given the opportunity under Klopp. Liverpool will hope to tie the youngster's future down in the coming weeks.


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I offer professional rosary repair with a spiritual connection and understanding of the sentimental value of your rosary. Repairs may include replacement of missing beads and broken parts to a complete redesign of the rosary.
I'd like to see the rosary in person prior to giving you a final price. The listing for this work is for $10 plus return shipping, but that is not a final total. You may send me a picture via email for an initial evaluation. However, the final price will not be given until I actually see the rosary and discuss it with you. When the rosary is received, I'll call and/or email you with the final cost.
Your repaired rosary will be returned to you in an organza bag. The use of the bag will help keep the rosary safe from becoming tangled with other pieces and eliminate some of the reasons that rosaries become broken in the first place.
How do I ship my rosary?
I recommend that you send your rosary in a padded envelope with a stiff piece of cardboard on either side of the rosary. Or, better yet, use a USPS small flat rate box to protect it. Please make certain that your provide tissue or bubble wrap to protect the rosary in shipment.
PLEASE DO NOT USE TAPE to secure your rosary. Tape may damage the rosary parts. Please do not use tape or other adhesive to secure the rosary in the package as this can harm the finish on beads and/or metal parts.
Please send your package to the following address, enclosing your email address, phone number and any other information that will assist me in doing the best possible repair for you.
It makes me so sad when I hear someone say, "I have a rosary from (grandmother, mother, best fried, grandfather, dad), but it is broken and in a dresser drawer." The world needs prayer, the Pope tells us that Prayer and particularly praying the rosary is the most powerful source in the world. I love being able to repair a rosary and place it back in the loving hands of my customer. Therefore, I love repairing broken rosaries. They seem to have marvelous stories, traditions, and cherished memories associated with them.
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How do I dispose of a broken rosary that I do not want repaired?
The broken rosary should be buried or burned in much the same way one would retire an old flag, with honor and reverence.
Broken Rosaries that you do not want repaired can be donated to my work.
If you have old or broken rosaries or rosary parts that you will not be using again, we would be happy to take them off your hands. Parts and broken rosaries would be of great assistance in my repair work. Please understand that I do not purchase broken rosaries because there is no guarantee that I'll be able to use the parts. However, even if they cannot be used all donated rosaries will be treated with the utmost reverence and care. Nothing will be done to your rosary until I receive your written approval.


The profile on our tufted brush cassette is filled with bundles of galvanized steel wire. Sturdy construction ensures peak performance in the maintenance of runways, taxiways and other paved areas – no matter if there is ice, snow, rubber, or FOD on the surface. Tufted steel wire cassette is available in various profiles and lengths to fit the brush core of the sweeper.
The length of Saja brush cassettes is optimized for the brush core of each runway sweeper and sweeper-blower manufacturer. With just the right fit, you achieve the full sweeping width for your machine.
We use steel wires only from the most recognized suppliers, to ensure the highest standards and steady quality. Steel wire is galvanized to withstand chemicals used for the runways and taxiways. Single wires have 3-dimension corrugation to prevent the wires to break in rpm's up to 1250.
Material used in the bushings is "thermoplastic elastomer", in order to ensure the highest durability in most demanding weather conditions and physical stress. The bushing retains its flexibility even in very low temperatures. The material has been tested in Finland's rough winter conditions for example in Ivalo, Enontekiö and Kittilä Airports, where the temperature can easily reach -35 degrees Celcius.
The core of the cassette is made of Polyethylene for many reasons. As the bushings, also the profile endures low temperatures down to -35 degrees, which is mandatory in Scandinavian winter conditions. Polyethylene (HDPE) provides high stiffness in combination with outstanding impact strength even at very low temperatures. Plastic core is also lighter compared with metal ones to minimize the load of the broom shaft and its bearings.
No more flanges, screws, twists, glue or other tricks to fix the locking wire to the profile to keep the wires at place. Our 4 mm locking wire is inserted permanently. Feel free to try removing it.
Bushings made out of common plastic staying intact after sweeping at 1250 RPM in -35 °C (-31 °F)? We don't think so either. We use Thermoplastic elastomer to keep the flexibility at all weathers.
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Foundation of the quality comes from the experienced employees, who have worked with the cassettes more than 20 years. Premium raw materials and high-end production machinery ensure the steady quality and all of the processes are monitored by ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System for the constant improvement.
For fast and accurate assembly, you can get your brushes packed in sets. One complete set of brushes for one sweeper in one box/pallet makes the assembly fast and error-proof. If you use the same brush size in several sweepers, you may also get your brushes in lots. Our packages are marked well for easy identification.
Where to ship, how and where to be stored and local weather conditions define the way of proper packing. In every circumstance the brushes must remain in good condition.
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Settle in for an unforgettable shared meal at Li Bai Chinese Restaurant. Quiet and private, yet warm and inviting, the restaurant and its two private dining rooms present warm natural hues and elemental details – such as wood floors lined with rows of smooth white stones – which provide a serene background to golden accents and authentic Vietnamese elements.
Li Bai Chinese restaurant will introduce a special menu featuring sizzling Australian beef cooked in Chinese style with choices of exclusive sauce created by the talented chefs at Li Bai Restaurant during the month of April. Experience pan-fried sizzling Australian beef with Hoisin garlic sauce and pan-fried sizzling Australian beef with mushroom and black pepper sauce.
Being known as one of the most eminent restaurants in town with panoramic views over Ho Chi Minh City, Level 23 Signature Restaurant will introduce the exquisite grilled favorites every night in the month of April.
Food lovers don't miss a chance to have a fine dinner with choices of grilled US beef tenderloin and salmon with vegetables presenting on the block salt personally prepared by talented chefs at Signature Restaurant. There will be wine pairings recommended for those who love to enjoy the menu with the perfect wine accompaniment in a romantic atmosphere with violin and guitar music and spectacular views from level 23.
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There's a growing category of businesses looking to make money while saving the world. Rather, they look to have some sort of social or environmental impact while running a business and providing jobs. They're called for-benefit or part of the "fourth sector." If you're looking to get into the sector, good news: There's an effort underway in California to make it easier to do good while doing business.
Recently in Los Angeles, CA Fwd, via the California Economic Summit, co-hosted an event covering the impact economy, including brainstorming ideas about how to help for-benefit companies startup and grow in California and also discussing the benefits of using the innovative "Pay for Success" model to fund government programs and projects.
Calling it "Growing the Impact Economy in California," the Summit's Capital Action Team co-hosted the event with the White House's Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership. Since for-benefit companies don't fit in the same category as a for-profit or nonprofit, there are a number of barriers to starting up and growing through capital investment.
While barriers still exist, that hasn't stopped growing interest in becoming a social entrepreneur and measuring the impact of doing just that.
"There's a pent-up demand to find meaning in work and what's happened before is work gets rewarded on a monetary level alone," said Matt Bogoshian, senior policy council at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "There's a developing set of metrics that show triple bottom line outcomes that means not just monetary outcomes."
Advocates of the fourth sector say the benefit to society as a whole is that these kinds of entreprises can reduce reliance on government services while tackling challenges--climate change, poverty, the achievement gap--that government or business can solve alone.
"Growing the economy has always been the solution, but it has also contributed to the problem," said Heerad Sabeti, co-founder of Fourth Sector Network. "Today, solving one problem requires solving all the rest of them."
One of the most well-known for-benefit companies is TOMS Shoes but the fourth sector covers a large swath of businesses and have a growing support network--even co-working spaces dedicated to triple bottom line entrepreneurs. Sabeti told the attendees that the fourth sector is estimated to represent between five and 15 percent of GDP and 10 to 20 percent of jobs in the U.S.
One of those companies is Relan, which manufacturers products made from company billboards, banners and marketing materiel, which normally would have been thrown away. Attending the event--where she discovered the company was part of the fourth sector---Relan's president, Kari Brizius, said the company set out to help other organizations with their efforts to be more sustainable.
"Our biggest goal is to really help promote people's sustainability," said Brizius. "Granted we offer a product which is nice, but with a goal to really promote what the companies are doing internally and give them another avenue to do it than just simply saying, 'We're green. We're sustainable.'"
To make sure these companies in this special sector can do well while doing some good, advocates say there needs to be a more supportive ecosystem for helping for-benefit companies grow in California and nationwide. Economic development policies and programs are mostly designed for growing for-profit companies.
Those needs include more straightforward tax and investment policies that align better with those structures to help them gain more access to capital, which can be difficult to raise from traditional sources.
We'll feature more from the event, including strategies for building up the fourth sector, and more on the effort here on the Summit's blog.


When she first moved to Woodbury in 2000, Angela Verrastro looked for the same kind of cozy, neighborhood Italian restaurants that she frequented back in New York. There were a few that came close, but none that truly captured the vibe she was missing. Over a decade later, she's created her own—her popular Italian-American eatery Angelina's Kitchen, which has now been serving Woodbury for more than six years. We went into the kitchen with Verrastro to learn more about what makes the restaurant run so smoothly.
Like a recipe coming together for the first time, Angelina's Kitchen has developed bit by bit over the years. The original business idea was for a prepared meal service. "I wanted to provide the kind of meals I would feed to my own family," Verrastro explains. The endeavor soon became a wholesale operation. Verrastro found success selling her take-and-bake dishes in local grocery stores, but she couldn't help feeling like it wasn't quite what she set out to do. "It was very impersonal," she explains. "I didn't know my customers. I didn't know the people eating our food. At the end of the day, it wasn't why I started the business." She changed gears again, and with the confidence and experience she had gained from wholesale work, she prepared for something even bigger: a full-service restaurant.
It's a sentiment that sticks with Verrastro now, as she hopes to recreate that feeling in Woodbury. "When people leave, I want them to feel like they've left a friend's home and been taken care of really well," she says. It's not hard to imagine people leaving happy. A glance at the menu will reveal classic Italian favorites like eggplant parmesan, lasagna and bruschetta. The eggplant parmesan is a best-seller, along with the chicken soup, served with orzo pasta. "The chicken soup is super simple, and so good," says Verrastro. (I don't have to take her word for it, as I hear a woman ordering four quarts of it to go on my way out.) "We start by making stock with vegetables and chicken, and add carrots, celery, onions. Lots of veggies." The soup originally featured escarole, but that was taken out so that pickier kids can chow down happily (click here for the recipe so you—and your kiddos—can make it at home).
In addition to the chicken soup, many of the recipes at Angelina's Kitchen are from Verrastro's family, and almost everything is made from scratch. "It's something I wouldn't do any other way. I have to be proud of what we serve," she says. The kitchen makes fresh pasta, sauces, salad dressings, marinades, soups and stocks the old-fashioned way, with no shortcuts. There's also a collection of desserts, most of which are homemade.
The kitchen staff at Angelina's Kitchen would agree with that statement, as they all seem to genuinely enjoy what they do. Head cook Joe Navarrette, who's been on staff for 10 years, describes his coworkers as more like a family. He says one of his favorite dishes on the menu is called Sarah's Favorite. Verrastro laughs when she hears that. The meal is named for her daughter Sarah, and is an amped up version of mac and cheese with bacon, spinach and chicken. "She used to get it when she was 13," Verrastro says. "Now she's 24 and wants her name taken off it." The staff in the kitchen share a quick laugh before getting back to the day's prep work.
There are ten members of the kitchen staff, and they rotate duties to get everything done. Though Verrastro has taken a step back from most of the cooking responsibilities to handle more of the business needs of the restaurant, she makes sure to stay connected with her staff. "We have to do this as a team," she explains. "I respect everyone, and I wouldn't ask anyone to do a job I wouldn't do myself." The front-of-house team also work together to make sure they're providing customers with the best experience. Hilde Murphy helps customers with takeout and catering at Angelina's. Before she was an employee, she was a customer. "Before I worked here, I think I came every two days," she tells me. "I'm from Belgium, and Angela had lived there, so we started chatting." Murphy's favorite dishes are the braised beef and spaghetti bolognese. "I eat it almost each time I work here," she adds with a smile.
With her restaurant in full swing, Verrastro feels more connected now to the people eating her food. "Talking to the customers is a job I love," she says. While the restaurant to-dos keep her busy, she can always find a minute to chat with her patrons. Longtime server Kim Firkus also enjoys the community atmosphere at Angelina's. "I have another full-time job, but I like working here. It's like I'm entertaining people in my own home," Firkus says. As we chat about what her job entails, Verrastro chimes in, adding, "She takes care of people." It seems like that's what Angelina's Kitchen is all about.


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Real socialism has been handed down to us by our ancestors who taught: 'All land belongs to Gopal, where then is the boundary line? Man is the maker of that line and he can therefore unmake it.' Gopal literally means shepherd; it also means God. In modern language it means the State, i.e., the People. That the land today does not belong to the people is too true. But the fault is not in the teaching. It is in us who have not lived up to it.
I have no doubt that we can make as good an approach to it as is possible for any nation, not excluding Russia, and that without violence. (H, 2-1-1937, p. 375)
No man should have more land than he needs for dignified sustenance. Who can dispute the fact that the grinding poverty of the masses is due to their having no land that they can call their own?
(H, 20-4-1940, p. 97)
Western Socialism
I have been a sympathetic student of the Western social order and I have discovered that, underlying the fever that fills the soul of the West, there is a restless search for truth. I value that spirit. Let us study our Eastern institutions in that spirit of scientific inquiry and we shall evolve a truer socialism and a truer communism than the world has yet dreamed of. It is surely wrong to presume that Western socialism or communism is the last word on the question of mass poverty. (ABP, 3-8-1934)
Socialism was not born with the discovery of the misuse of capital by capitalists. As I have contended, socialism, even communism, is explicit in the first verse of Ishopanishad. What is true is that when some reformers lost faith in the method of conversion, the technique of what is known as scientific socialism was born. I am engaged in solving the same problem that faces scientific socialists. It is true, however, that my approach is always and only through unadulterated non-violence. I may fail. If it does, it will be because of my ignorance of the technique of non-violence. I may be a bad exponent of the doctrine in which my faith is daily increasing. (H, 20-2-1937, p. 12)
My Socialism
I have claimed that I was a socialist long before those I know in India had avowed their creed. But my socialism was natural to me and not adopted from any books. It came out of my unshakable belief in non-violence. No man could be actively non-violent and not rise against social injustice, no matter where it occurred. Unfortunately, Western socialists have, so far as I know, believed in the necessity of violence for enforcing socialistic doctrines.
I have always held that social justice, even unto the least and the lowliest, is impossible of attainment by force. I have further believed that it is possible by proper training of the lowliest by non-violent means to secure redress of the wrongs suffered by them. That means non-violent non-co-operation.
Whilst I have the greatest admiration for the self-denial and spirit of sacrifice of our Socialists friends, I have never concealed the sharp difference between their method and mine. They frankly believe in violence and all that is in its bosom. I believe in non-violence through and through….
My socialism means 'even unto this last'. I do not want to rise on the ashes of the blind, the deaf and the dumb. In their (i.e., Indian) socialism, probably these have no place. Their one aim is material progress.
For instance, America aims at having a car for every citizen. I do not. I want freedom for full expression of my personality. I must be free to build a staircase to Sirius if I want to. That does not mean that I want to do any such thing. Under the other socialism, there is no individual freedom. You own nothing, not even your body. (H, 4-8-1946, p. 246)
Equality in Socialism
Socialism is a beautiful word and, so far as I am aware, in socialism all the members of society are equal—none low, none high. In the individual body, the head is not high because it is the top of the body, nor are the soles of the feet low because they touch the earth. Even as members of the individual body are equal, so are the members of society. This is socialism.
In it the prince and the peasant, the wealthy and the poor, the employer and employee are all on the same level. In terms of religion there is no duality in socialism. It is all unity.
Looking at society all the world over, there is nothing but duality or plurality. Unity is conspicuous by its absence. This man is high, that one is low, that is a Hindu, that a Muslim, third a Christian, fourth a Parsi, fifth a Sikh, sixth a Jew. Even among these there are sub-divisions. In the unity of my conception there is perfect unity in the plurality of designs. In order to reach this state we may not look on things philosophically and say that we need not make a move until all are converted to socialism. Without changing our life, we may go on giving addresses, forming parties and, hawk-like, seize the game when it comes our way. This is no socialism. The more we treat it as game to be seized, the further it must recede from us.
The Means
Socialism begins with the first convert. If there is one such, you can add zeros to the one and the first zero will count for ten and every addition will count for ten times the previous number. If, however, the beginner is zero in other words, no one makes the beginning, multiplicity of zeros will also produce zero value. Time and paper and occupied in writing zeros will be so much waste. This socialism is as pure as crystal. It, therefore, requires crystal-like means to achieve it. Impure means result in an impure end. Hence the prince and the peasant will not be equalized by cutting off the prince's head, nor can the process of cutting off equalize the employer and the employed.
One cannot reach truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth. Are not non-violence and truth twins? The answer is an emphatic 'no'. Non-violence is embedded in truth and vice versa. Hence has it been said that they are faces of the same coin. Either is inseparable from the other. Read the coin either way. The spelling of words will be different. The value is the same.
This blessed state is unattainable without perfect purity. Harbour impurity of mind or body and you have untruth and violence in you. Therefore, only truthful, non-violent and pure-hearted socialists will be able to establish a socialistic society in India and the world. To my knowledge there is no country in the world, which is purely socialistic. Without the means described above, the existence of such a society is impossible. (H, 13-7-1946, p. 232)
The Socialists and Communists say they can do nothing to bring about economic equality today. They will just carry on propaganda in its favour and to that end they believe in generating and accentuating hatred. They say, 'When they get control over the State, they will enforce equality. '
…I claim to be a foremost Communist although I make use of cars and other facilities offered to me by the rich. They have no hold on me and I can shed them at a moment's notice, if the interests of the masses demand it. (H, 31-3-1946, p. 64)
But it must be realized that the reform cannot be rushed. If it is to be brought about by non-violent means, it can only be done by education both of the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'. The former should be assured that there never would be force used against them. The 'have-nots' must be educated to know that no one can really compel them to do anything against their will, and that they can secure their freedom by learning the art of non-violence, i.e., self-suffering.
If the end in view is to be achieved, the education I have adumbrated has to be commenced now. An atmosphere of mutual respect and trust has to be established as the preliminary step. There can then be no violent conflict between the classes and the masses. (H, 20-4-1940, p. 97)
Truth and ahimsa must incarnate in socialism. In order that they can, the votary must have a living faith in God. Mere mechanical adherence to truth and ahimsa is likely to break down at the critical moment. Hence I have said that Truth is God. This God is a living Force. Our life is of that Force. That Force resides in but is not the body. He who denies the existence of that great Force denies to himself the use of that inexhaustible Power and thus remains impotent. He is like a rudderless ship which, tossed about here and there, perishes without making any headway. The socialism of such takes them nowhere, what to say of the society in which they live.
If such be the case, does it mean that no socialist believes in God? If there be any, why have they not made any visible progress? Then, again, many godly persons have lived before now; why have they not succeeded in founding a socialistic state?
It is difficult completely to silence these two doubts. Nevertheless, it is possible to say that it has perhaps never occurred to a believing socialist that there is any connection between his socialism and belief in God. It is equally safe to say that godly men as a rule never commended socialism to the masses. Superstitions have flourished in world in spite of godly men and women. In Hinduism itself untouchability has, till of late, held undoubted sway.
The fact is that it has always been a matter of strenuous research to know this great Force and its hidden possibilities.
Satyagraha Sure Method
My claim is that in the pursuit of that search lies the discovery of Satyagraha. It is not, claimed that all the laws of Satyagraha have been laid down or found. This I do say, fearlessly and firmly, that every worthy object can be achieved by the use of Satyagraha. It is the highest and infallible means, the greatest force. Socialism will not be reached by any other means. Satyagraha can rid society of all evils, political, economic and moral. (H, 20-7-1947, p. 240)
I believe in private enterprise and also in planned production. If you have only State production, men will become moral and intellectual paupers. They will forget their responsibilities. I would therefore allow the capitalist and zamindar to keep their factory and their land, but I would make them consider themselves trustees of their property. (ibid, p. 12)
I believe in the nationalization of key and principal industries as is laid down in the resolution of the Karachi Congress. More than that I cannot at present visualize. Nor do I want all the means of production to be nationalized. Is even Rabindranath Tagore to be nationalized? These are day dreams. (MS, p. 10)
I believe in private enterprise and also in planned production. If you have only State production, men will become moral and intellectual paupers. They will forget their responsibilities. I would therefore allow the capitalist and the zamindar to keep their factory and their land, but I would make them consider themselves trustees of their property.
Even without control of the State there can be nationalization. I can start a mill for the benefit of the workers. (ibid, p.13)
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Trump targets Dems in impeachment ad: 'They lost the election, now they want to STEAL this one' (Video)
By Lauren Richardson
The Democrats want to impeach President Trump for trying to drain the swamp.
President Trump is not taking the Democrats impeachment witch hunt lightly, in his usual form when attacked he is fighting back and not pulling any punches. Unfortunately for Joe Biden, the Democrats have made him the sacrificial lamb.
Trump is blasting Democrats and "their media lapdogs" in a new campaign ad, claiming they seek to impeach him for wanting to investigate corruption in Ukraine that involves former Vice President Joe Biden.
The 30-second ad that Trump tweeted out Friday afternoon opens with Biden boasting about getting the Ukrainian prosecutor fired after he threatened to withhold $1 billion from Kiev. The footage is from the former vice-president's January 2018 appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Democrats now seek to impeach Trump for asking Ukraine to investigate corruption, while "their media lapdogs fall in line," says the video as it shows the faces of CNN and MSNBC anchors.
"They lost the election, now they want to steal this one," the narrator intones over the footage of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California). "Don't let them."
The prosecutor whose firing Biden demanded was reportedly investigating a Ukrainian gas company that employed his son Hunter as a board member, to the tune of $50,000 a month, although he lacked any qualifications for the post – all while his father was the Barack Obama administration's point man for Ukraine policy.
During the course of the telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump brought up Biden stopping the prosecution and said "a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the attorney general [William Barr] would be great."
"There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great," Trump said on the call, according to the memo released by the White House. "Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it… It sounds horrible to me."
Trump released a declassified version of the whistleblowers complaint that says "multiple White House officials with direct knowledge" of the call expressed concern that Trump was using his office for his personal political gain.
House Democrats have argued this amounts to asking a foreign country to meddle in the upcoming 2020 election and used it as their basis for the impeachment inquiry.
Biden has been leading in the polls for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination until recently, and the Democrats investigation seems to be hurting Biden more than Trump.
Interestingly enough, the House launched unofficial impeachment proceedings against Trump, even before the White House published a declassified transcript of the call on Wednesday,
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The discovery of new catalysts drives chemistry forwards, yet this is still dependent on trial-and-error experimentation. Screening large numbers of molecules, additives and solvent systems is inefficient, costly and wasteful. We explore computational approaches to understand and explore structure, mechanism and selectivity in catalytic transformations. Increasingly, this is carried out predictively, rather than retrospectively, in the design and optimization of new chiral catalysts to achieve high levels of stereocontrol. Collaborations with leading research groups in catalysis and synthetic organic chemistry have been established to pursue these goals.
Veronique Gouverneur (Oxford); Ed Anderson (Oxford); Darren Dixon (Oxford)
Modeling catalysis in allosteric enzymes: Capturing conformational consequences.
Klem, H.; McCullagh, M.; Paton, R. S. Top. Catal. 2021, accepted. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-021-01521-1
BIMP Catalyzed 1,3‐Prototropic Shift for the Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Conjugated Cyclohexenones.
Golec, J. C.; Carter, E. M.; Ward, J. W.; Whittingham, W. G.; Simón, L.; Paton, R. S.; Dixon, D. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17417–17422
Enantiomerically enriched tetrahydropyridine allyl chlorides.
Karabiyikoglu S. I.; Brethomé, A. V.; Palacin, T.; Paton, R. S.; Fletcher, S. P. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 4125-4130
Hydrogen Bonding Phase-Transfer Catalysis with Ionic Reactants: Enantioselective Synthesis of beta-Fluoroamines.
Roagna, G.; Ascough, D. M. H.; Ibba, F.; Fontana, A.; Christensen, K. E.; Misale, A.; Trabanco, A. A.; Paton, R. S.; Pupo, G.; Gouverneur. V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14045–14051
Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalysed Insertion of Trifluorodiazoethanes into Tin Hydrides.
Hyde, S.; Veliks, J.; Ascough, D. M. H.; Szpera, R.; Paton, R. S.; Gouverneur, V. Tetrahedron (invited contribution) 2019, 75, 17-25
Hydrogen Bonding Phase-Transfer Catalysis with Potassium Fluoride: Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Fluoroamines.
Hydrogen Bonding Phase-Transfer Catalysis with Potassium Fluoride: Enantioselective Synthesis of Beta-Fluoroamines. Pupo, G.; Vicini, A. C. Ascough, D. M. H.; Ibba, F.; Christensen, K. E.; Thompson, A. L.; Brown, J. M.; Paton, R. S.; Gouverneur, V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2878–2883
Bifunctional Iminophosphorane Catalysed Enantioselective Sulfa-Michael Addition of Alkyl Thiols to Alkenyl Benzimidazoles.
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Catalytic Enantio‐and Diastereoselective Mannich Addition of TosMIC To Ketimines.
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Formation of quaternary centres by copper catalysed asymmetric conjugate addition to β-substituted cyclopentenones with the aid of a quantitative structure–selectivity relationship.
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Stereospecific 1,3-H Transfer of Indenols Proceeds Via Persistent Ion-Pairs Anchored by NH−Pi Interactions.
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Asymmetric Induction in C-Alkylation of Tropane-Derived Enamines: Congruence Between Computation and Experiment.
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Molecular Recognition in Asymmetric Counteranion Catalysis: Understanding Chiral Phosphate-Mediated Desymmetrization.
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Total Synthesis of (−)-Himalensine A.
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Play review: The Funeral Director – "life and death collide"
Stuti Pachisia
Category: Gender Studies, Life at SOAS
I decided to watch The Funeral Director, which won female playwright Iman Qureshi the Papatango Award, because I was struck by the authorship of the play. This was a play by an Asian, Muslim, queer woman about what it means to be exactly that in the UK today.
The premise may feel familiar: a Muslim couple in the Midlands, who run a Muslim funeral home, are sued for turning away a gay man whose partner committed suicide. On the surface, this seems to be derived from the 2012 incident of the Colorado baker who turned down a gay couple's wedding cake. The loaded point of difference, however, is that the couple, Ayesha and Zyed (played by Aryana Ramkhalawon and Maanuv Thiara respectively), are Muslim. So, when the media furore emerges, the couple is typified as not just being discriminatory, but "as another example of Muslims refusing to assimilate into British secular liberalism".
The play constantly grapples with these inscriptions of the self and society. As funeral home managers, Ayesha and Zeyd's profession is moderated by community goals. So even as Zeyd empathises with Tom, whose partner dies, he agrees with Ayesha's decision to turn him down, as she says, "[her] mother would". This fractured sense of self: where/who you are, and how much of it you can express being ultimately circumscribed by layers of society, is a deep concern of the play.
But this isn't where the concerns of queerness and religion end: part of why Ayesha turns him away is because she struggles with her own sexuality. In the face of a loving relationship – humorous, understanding and supportive (depicted beautifully by co-lead actors) lies Ayesha's reluctance to have sex with Zeyd. This reluctance, at the outset, is deeper and not rooted in shyness or primness, (as happens with stereotypical representations of Islamic and brown communities on stage). Instead, depictions of sex simmer, are as manifest on the stage as the ever-present funereal cold chamber. Foreplay, a birthday gift involving a dildo, feminine sexual pleasure, are all depicted and discussed. For that matter, the play does not even shy away from depicting homosexual romance between Ayesha and her once best friend (and once possible lover), Janey.
In fact, these clear-cut representations are what makes the play so powerful. The very components of living – religion, politics, sex, love and death – are typically represented on stage and literature as philosophic concerns of heterosexual white men. To see Ayesha and Zeyd grapple with them, in the ordinariness of the everyday life, is startling, if only in its ordinariness. Qureshi's writing is at its strongest when she takes seeming contradictions of living, like faith and sexuality, and places them side by side. She does this with a rare dignity and sensitivity, careful to not overpower one side with the other.
The strength of the play is its dialogue about these contradictions. Never preachy, and delivered with a comfortable back-and-forth, the dialogues weave humour into the complexities of living. The one weakness of its play is its music, simply used for transition. Even as singing is a central theme in the play (which Ramkhalawon's voice is particularly suited for), the interstitial music does not really contribute to the overall experience. Fortunately, not much of the play relies on this music. Rather, the play is dialogue-heavy, which can often work against holding the attention of the audience. But as the full house on a Tuesday and the rapturous applause from the audience at the end indicated, that was simply not a problem.
It's rare to watch a play that manages to retain the tenuous balance of minority politics, religion, sex, family and sexuality. It's even rarer to see these interactions unfold in the face of death, quite literally. The Funeral Director attempts to walk this tightrope, and it finishes the act, staying upright. It is worth the watch, if only because sensitive depictions of queer, Muslim women on stage remain the rarest of it all.
The Funeral Director is playing at the Southwark Playhouse till 24 November 2018.
Stuti Pachisia is studying for an MA in Comparative Literature at SOAS University of London. She is interested in culture, ecology, gender, society and policy, which means she spends most of the time feeling deeply troubled.


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Welcome to 'My Love of Reading for Its Own Sake.' I'm sure many of you have noticed that the book publishing industry is experiencing periods of chaos and upheaval. The role of virtually everyone within that structure has changed dramatically. Publishers, generally speaking, no longer do what they did before except for the very select. Agents and editors have taken on roles that once fell within the domain of the publisher. Authors have become independent and self-reliant out of necessity faced with a vast range of tools and resources to enable them to publish and reach an audience. As these events unfold, my personal view remains that the reader often seems to be left out of the equation. There seems to be an enormous amount of clutter and frenetic activity occurring out there, wherever 'out there' happens to be.
I made a personal decision to circumvent all of that by reaching out to readers directly. As a result, I am making two manuscripts to start, available to anyone who is interested, free of charge. I encourage you to download them directly from this Web site and forward and share as you wish. I should also say these are not fly-by-night manuscripts, that I have spent years working on each and each has been professionally edited and designed. To maintain this commitment, I can only provide the manuscripts in an electronic format, either e-pub or pdf versions. I am well aware that roughly 75% of book purchases are made in hard copy. Unfortunately, I can't provide hard copy books free of charge and of course, there is a shipping cost too. Simply, I hope you enjoy the reading experience. The two novels are quite different in subject matter. Please read the accompanying descriptions. And please feel free to comment constructively, if you wish. I should also mention that each novel contains adult content and may not be appropriate for those under 17 years of age.
Mo Gold and Arthur Birdwell aka Birdie, are fish out of water. Mo—Jewish and sardonic. Birdie—Black, thoughtful and gargantuan. Private detectives. Read more.
The protaganist is Mordecai Goldman—a man born of chaos and steeped in violence. The story spans the 1920's to the present day. The reader is engaged in Mordecai's life from the moment his little brother, Simmy, comes home with a knife stuck in his shoulder. Read more.


A favourite with the locals of Glynde when it comes to sharing a feast with family and friends, Café Brunelli is open every day from breakfast when the kitchen makes up big hearty breakfasts and the baristas are busy serving heart-starting coffees. Brunelli's stays open right through until the evening, and like the locations in the city and West Lakes, it is a favourite meeting spot for big brunches, drinks and delicious Italian meals. The comprehensive menu includes burgers, pizzas, pastas, risottos and savoury crepes, so there is plenty to choose from, and dining here is a joy for those with a sweet tooth. Choose a cherry ripe or Nutella pizza or be dazzled by the counter filled with gorgeous handmade chocolates. Importantly, the bar is fully stocked so it is never a bad time to visit. A great choice for excellent dining and traditional, happy service.


Heading into the weekend we've got a variety of posts from someone consuming 2.7 terabytes of data — yes– terabytes on their home connection, while we get a vote of confidence in Cassandra (and Mogo DB) and Oracle (s orcl) trash talks VMware (s vmw). Have a great weekend.
Hitachi Data Systems Buys ParaScale (From The Register) Smart, smart move by HDS, getting ParaScale's IP and engineering team for a song. HDS keeps a low profile, but ParaScale's tech should give a pedestal from which to start touting its cloud storage story.
ISP's Top Data Hog Gobbles 2.7TB of Data in a Month (From Ars Technica) Almost makes me think twice about never feeling bad for ISPs. Without caps, their networks could become bogged down as we collectively consume more data. But my pity subsides quickly.
Oracle: Our Full Virtualization Stack Beats VMware (From ZDNet) It's a bold statement, but it's not that cut and dry. For one, Oracle lock-in makes VMware look open source. Also, VMware essentially has its own top-to-bottom stack thanks to tight Cisco and EMC alliances.
Acquia Uses Gluster Storage for Drupal Gardens SaaS Offering (From CloudAve) Not too much news here, but further proof that cloud computing plus open source is a great combo for web startups.
Apache's Cassandra Adds Column Data Analysis (From InformationWeek) Everything about this article reinforces a result I've seen shaping up for a while. Cassandra gets love because of its Facebook roots, but it won't be the first NoSQL database to make it big (that would be MongoDB).
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Another great workshop with Master Sam F.S. Chin has come and gone. What a great time! I was happy to meet some new practitioners and revisit friends and was sorry to have missed several this time around. I am also happy to announce that I have been graded by Master Chin and received Student Level Five ranking in the I Liq Chuan system.