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Q: This question ended with ?"? and I think it is a punctuation error, if it is incorrect is there a way to avoid using ?"? This question ended with ?"? and I think it is a punctuation error, if it is incorrect is there a way to avoid using ?"??

As a psychiatrist what will you do when a patient asks a question
about politics and you answer to his/her question, but now the patient
tells you, "So you have a lot of mental disorders, I have to treat you
first. Can I start?"?

A: It's okay -- it's a question within a question.  Take a look at How to punctuate a quoted question within a question?
Bonus: here's one way of avoiding the nested question:

A patient asks you, their psychiatrist, a question about politics and you answer the question.  But then the patient says, "So you have a lot of mental disorders, doctor, and I'll have to treat you first. Can I start?"  What will you do in this situation?

Or, as Marc suggested in a comment, you could leave everything as is, and delete the final question mark.

A: This is a style guide issue
There exist a number of different style guides for writing English in a number of different domains.  In America, popular style guides include the "Associated Press" or "AP" style guide, the Elements of Style by Strunk and White style guide, the "MLA" (Modern Language Association) style guide, and some others.
Of the American style guides I listed above, almost all of them agree: when a quotation is at the end of a sentence, place the punctuation inside the quotation marks and do not include any punctuation outside them.
In these styles, the correct sentence would be as follows:

As a psychiatrist what will you do when a patient asks a question about politics and you answer to his/her question, but now the patient tells you, "So you have a lot of mental disorders, I have to treat you first. Can I start?"

Or in other words, simply delete the trailing quotation mark.  Alternatively, you can restructure the sentence to avoid having the the double punctuation at the end.  Here's one possibility:

Let's say you answer a patient's question about politics, and the patient responds "So you have a lot of mental disorders, I have to treat you first," and "Can I start?"  What will you do?

Here, there is a single question per sentence, and each sentence gets only one question mark.  It may be easier to read this way.
Or, we can move the inner quote to a point earlier in the sentence, so that it isn't at the end where confusion arises.  For example:

As a psychiatrist, what will you do when a patient tells you "So you have a lot of mental disorders, I have to treat you first. Can I start?" in response to your comments about politics?

Here, the two potential question marks are not back to back, which removes potential confusion.
An alternative: "Logical Punctuation"
There is one dissenting style guide which is rapidly growing in popularity recently, known as "Logical Punctuation" or sometimes "British Style". In this style, quotation marks should include all the punctuation that was in the original quote, exactly as it appeared in the original quote.  The main sentence that the quotation is inside should be punctuated as normal for the sentence.  This style can lead to what appears to be double punctuation, as in your example sentence.
In this style, your sentence is simply correct.

As a psychiatrist what will you do when a patient asks a question about politics and you answer to his/her question, but now the patient tells you, "So you have a lot of mental disorders, I have to treat you first. Can I start?"?

Here, there are two questions, and so there are two question marks.  The first question is "...what will you do when your patient asks {THIS QUESTION}?", and the second question is "...Can I start?".  Again, two questions, so two question marks, all within a single sentence.
(You may notice I'm also using the logical punctuation style right now)
This isn't wrong, it's just a different style.  Of course, you should always be consistent to a single style when you write.  Now, mixing between styles within a single work is confusing, and can be stated to be simply wrong.

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$75 million sale of Limerick sewer system…
$75 million sale of Limerick sewer system completed
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As a result of the sale of the sewer system being finalized July 25, the seven full-time employees of the Limerick Sewer Department became employees of Aqua PA.
PUBLISHED: August 8, 2018 at 5:14 p.m. | UPDATED: September 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
LIMERICK >> The long-delayed sale of the Limerick Township sewer system to a private utility company for $75.1 million has finally been closed, township supervisors were informed this week.
The sale to Aqua Pennsylvania was approved by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission on July 13. The closing on the sale occurred on July 25, Assistant Township Manager/Treasurer Beth DiPrete said.
The system has two treatment plants, one on Possum Hollow Road and the other on King Road, as well as 18 pump stations and miles of underground pipe.
DiPrete said after deductions were made to the sale price to pay off a $3.7 million sewer bond incurred by the sewer authority, and other debts by the township, that the net gain for Limerick is $70,489,941.
Supervisors' Chairwoman Elaine DeWan said the board decided to sell the sewer system because of the potential for increased operating costs, and the need to pay for a number of major capital projects driven by the burgeoning population.
Twitter recap: Mega Projects and Sewer Systems
"When I moved here in 2001, there were 9,000 people and now there are 19,000," she said.
One of those capital projects can be seen at 646 Ridge Pike, where a new $10 million township and police building has risen where the former township building once stood. The township has been operating for months out of temporary quarters on South Limerick Road.
Plans call for the township to move back into the new offices on Aug. 15, when the township will be closed for business.
DiPrete said the township borrowed $6 million for that project because of the delay caused by the PUC in obtaining the money from the sewer system sale. "We initially thought it would close about December of last year," she said.
Another $4 million was borrowed to pay for the new public works garage built behind the new township building.
DeWan said the township built a new Limerick Fire Station on Ridge Pike and intends to undertake a $2.5 million renovation of the Linfield Fire station. Both fire companies are in the process of merging into a single company, but both stations are still needed, she said.
She said the sale will also fund other major capital projects, such as improvements to the intersection of Royersford Road and Linfield-Trappe Road.
"To pay for all that would have required us to double the township's taxes or more," DeWan said.
The sale was made easier, said DiPrete, by a change in Pennsylvania law on how the value of such facilities are calculated.
The transaction falls under the recently enacted Act 12, which allows municipalities that own water and wastewater systems to sell their systems to regulated public utilities at fair market valuation.
"Aqua is thrilled to welcome our new Limerick customers and employees," Aqua America Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin, said in a prepared statement.
"This purchase was a collaborative effort that will allow us to bring benefits to the Limerick community by leveraging expertise in compliance, large-scale purchasing power and efficiencies in a larger, regional operation."
Including Limerick, Aqua America has four fair market value asset purchase agreements in place, with Cheltenham, East Bradford and New Garden townships in Pennsylvania.
Also aided by Act 12, Exeter Township in Berks County sold its sewer treatment plant to Pennsylvania American Water Co. for $96 million earlier this year.
In the same prepared statement, Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca says his team will bring a sharp environmental focus to the service they provide for Limerick's residents.
"It's imperative we return treated wastewater back to our rivers and streams cleaner than when we first take it out," Lucca said. "I welcome our new employees who've done a great job ensuring the Limerick system is compliant and well maintained, and look forward to serving our new customers."
The sale of the Limerick system, which serves approximately 5,400 wastewater connections, comes with some historical baggage.
The township took over operation of the sewer system from the Limerick Sewer Authority in 2008 in what might be described as a hostile take-over and only after a protracted fight between the two.
Limerick Township Municipal Authority was created by the Limerick supervisors in 1966 and operated as an independent municipal authority.
In March, 2008, one month after the supervisors moved to dissolve the authority, the authority filed a court injunction to prevent the township from taking over the authority.
The township argued said such a power transfer would achieve cost savings for Limerick in the long run, while those representing the authority said pure politics were at play.
Much of the political accusations were aimed at former supervisors chairman David Kane, who was sentenced to four years in federal prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to filing a false income tax return, failure to file income tax returns, tax evasion and mail fraud.
Kane was a member of both the authority board and the board of supervisors and after he admitted publicly he wanted to install former supervisor Frank Kotch as sewer authority administrator, as well as install a member of Township Solicitor Joe McGrory's law firm as the authority solicitor, he was accused of cronyism.
But ultimately, the issue was resolved in the township's favor, after thousands of dollars in legal fees had been accumulated, and the transfer moved ahead in September of 2008.
Flash forward to 2016, when the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the $75.1 million sale of the township sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Inc.
The sale, which had been discussed previously, but not seriously, got more serious after the passage of Act 12 and the offers for the system started coming in much higher.
Aqua's $75.1 million bid came in 43 percent higher than the other two offers, includes an additional $400,000 for future developments and requires that sewer rates not be raised for three years.

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Q: How to automatically adapt a websites zoomlevel to a fixed text-size? I'm using Chrome and know that I can manually change the zoom level of any webpage.  But since the font and its size changes between sites, I have to do it far too often, so I am sick of it.
Is there a Browser Extension for Chrome that does that for me? My goal is to have a consistent text size on all pages I visit. That would save me lots of effort and help my eyes, esp. when reading long articles.

A: No. There is no such tool because there is a lot of different things that play into the displayed text size.
You can easily adjust the zoom level using your Ctrl key and your mouse wheel. In addition you could adjust your Chrome settings and change the default font, zoom level and text size. In addition there are High DPI settings available within Windows that should also affect the display of websites.

A: Many extensions from https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/font?_category=extensions would achieve that, if using a Readability extension is a slight overkill solution.


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We know that employment is an important part of life for many people. It gives people economic independence as well as opportunities to socialise with others; to grow and feel fulfilled; to contribute and be part of society.
It is estimated that 65 percent of people with learning disabilities want to work; however, only 5 to 7 percent are in employment. We want this to change.
At my AFK, our mission is to give as many young people with disabilities as possible the opportunity to work or volunteer in their community. Our team of specialised job coaches provide support to both disabled employees and to employers, guaranteeing a great experience for everyone involved.
88% of trainees who got paid work through a placement from my AFK are still in employment.
We are proud of the work our job coaches and volunteers do to support young people with learning disabilities into work – 88% of trainees who secure a job through one of ourwork placements are still employed, either for the same or another company. We think that's definitely something to celebrate!
Patty recently completed a work placement as a classroom assistant at St. Mary's Primary School in Hornsey. She helped children develop their literacy skills and provided general classroom assistance.
Why is work important to you?
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Why is work important to you and what do you want to do next?
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Study Shows How Children Benefit from Intellectually Disabled Siblings
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Source: Times of Israel
Siblings of intellectually disabled children are more empathetic, better at teaching and enjoy better relationships with their siblings, according to a new Israeli study.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa queried mothers and children about their sibling relationships using artwork and questionnaires. They studied "typically developed" children's relationships with their disabled and non-disabled siblings.
"Having a child with a disability in a family places unique demands on all family members, including typically developing siblings," Tel Aviv University professor Anat Zaidman-Zait said in a statement. "Although challenges exist, they are often accompanied by both short- and long-term positive contributions."
"We found that children with siblings with intellectual disabilities scored higher on empathy, teaching and closeness and scored lower on conflict and rivalry than those with typically developing siblings," Zaidman-Zait said.
The paper, titled "The quality of the relationship between typically developing children and their siblings with and without intellectual disability: Insights from children's drawings", was published this month in the peer-reviewed medical journal Research in Developmental Disabilities.
The authors of the new study believe the research is the first of its kind, combining nonverbal reports, such as artwork, from children, with verbal reports from parents and children to examine this kind of sibling relationship.
The researchers evaluated 61 children aged 8-13, around half of whom had typically developed siblings, and half with intellectually disabled siblings. At this stage in "middle childhood," children have more contact with their disabled siblings and a more mature understanding of their disabilities, the authors said.
A control group with similar characteristics, but no disabled children in the family, went through the same research process. The only significant difference between the two groups was that mothers of children with disabilities had less college education on average, which was controlled for in the analysis.
The researchers asked the children to draw themselves alongside their siblings with colored pencils, then had licensed art therapists score the illustrations using several criteria, including: the distance on paper between the two figures; the location of figures on the page; evidence of support or assistance between the figures; the size of the figures; the presence or absence of a parent in the picture; and the amount of detail put into each figure.
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3 signs your company is committed to gender equality
How far is far enough when it comes to promoting women's advancement in the workplace?
The accounting profession may be a barometer for U.S. businesses at large, making great strides for gender equality in some areas, while lagging in key metrics. The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), for example, reports women comprise 60.9 percent of all accountants and auditors in the United States, yet account for less than 20 percent of partners in U.S. CPA firms.
Of course, the public accounting profession, as many others, is working to close the gender inequality gap. One professional services firm, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly), has identified an approach for addressing this critical and persistent industry issue. A top 15 national accounting and advisory firm, Baker Tilly challenged its organization's status quo in 2007 by creating the GROW (Growth and Retention of Women) initiative. Since then, the firm has worked systemically to advance its women leaders.
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From 2011 to 2014, Baker Tilly was recognized all four years as a "Best Accounting Firm for Women" by the American Society of Women Accountants/American Woman's Society of CPAs. From 2013 to 2015, the firm increased the percentage of women who hold company committee assignments from 17 percent to 31 percent. This year, 27 percent of Baker Tilly's professionals promoted to partner were women.
So, what defines the approach? How does an organization achieve its stated aim of a commitment to the recruitment, development, and retention of talented women professionals? And, more importantly, is the company you work for — or want to work for — one of them? Here are Baker Tilly's tips on engendering a workplace for the next wave of female leaders.
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1. Secure commitment from the top
Firms that are achieving gender parity understand that cultural shifts begin at the top and are only successful when leadership is fully engaged in change. Senior management must champion gender equality initiatives in order to drive programming throughout the organization.
The GROW committee at Baker Tilly includes members of the organization's leadership team to ensure this top-level exposure. It has also identified local GROW champions, "on-the-ground" liaisons who are helping to execute strategic accountability goals in each of the firm's offices across the country.
How do you gain senior management's attention, much less advocacy, for programs without a short-term financial impact? With ample research to back the assertion, companies like Baker Tilly recognize that diversity is a significant competitive differentiator.
"From the start, our approach has been that gender balance is the right thing and a strategic imperative for our firm's long-term success," Baker Tilly's Chairman and CEO Alan Whitman said. "There is a powerful business case for promoting women into leadership positions. Studies show that companies with diverse executive boards enjoy higher earnings and return on equity — and we know how important it is that our workforce reflect an increasingly diverse client base. Inclusive leadership helps us gain and retain the brightest talent and grow our client relationships, ultimately leading to a positive impact on the bottom line."
2. Create meaningful programming
While policies that are supportive to work-life balance (such as flexible work arrangements and enhanced parental leave) can be important components to many women's development programs, companies have ample opportunities to push diversity initiatives far beyond these issues.
"GROW has had a far-reaching effect on our organization's culture," Kim Herlitzka, principal of Baker Tilly's search and staffing practice and GROW committee chair, said. "It is a springboard for leadership training, strategic networking, professional development, and career advocacy programs benefitting both women and men. It has empowered new ideas and new directions for professionals to connect, learn and excel at local and national levels.
3. Measure results
Tracking performance in the advancement of women professionals within an organization is a hallmark of a robust gender equality program. Typical metrics can include the presence of women in leadership positions, comparative salary levels, promotions, and more.
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Baker Tilly produces a GROW annual report to publish its results as well as surveys its employees for feedback. In its most recent employee engagement survey, 84 percent of employees said they believe Baker Tilly promotes the growth and advancement of women in the firm.
"With the success of GROW, we've had the opportunity to refine the way we implement diversity programs with a coherent, systematic approach that increases buy-in, encourages change, and solidifies adoption by measuring progress and celebrating successes firm wide," Whitman said.
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For the past 40 odd years, we've been visiting the coast of the Olympic Peninsula, staying alternately at Mora campgrounds, Three Rivers, and LaPush Ocean Park, with occasional sojourns along the shore – beach hikes of 2-5 days duration. I'd posit that nature and our connection to it is a work of imagination; never static, changing ever as we change.
Here, for general enjoyment, are two shots of the same scene on the same day, but quite different, I think. One I prefer in color, the other black and white. Two miles north on Rialto Beach, itself just north of LaPush. A stone's throw from Hole-in-the-Wall, for those familiar with the area.
Same, with James Island on the horizon, left.
And further south, my brother Kael and sister-in-law Anne frightened great flocks of gulls on 2nd Beach, where we've been jumping waves in the 46 degree water since we were small.
This last trip was especially sweet if only because the forecast was consistently so bleak. Clouds and showers were predicted for both days represented above, and we were prepared with parkas and tarps. It reminded me of an old and now-departed friend adherence to what he called The Doctrine of Zero Expectations: expect little or nothing and you'll never be disappointed; you may even be pleasantly surprised.
Your BW image of the sea stack at is just breathtaking.
Thanks for seeing it, and making such a stunning reproduction.


Naruto Cosplayers PH (NCPH) is in full support of the efforts of our counterpart Naruto Cosplayers USA (NCUS) to raise funds to support the Cosplay Against Bullying Campaign. We all all part of a group of sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts dedicating our time to spreading a message of friendship and ending hate both on and offline.
More than a year ago, Myk Castillo from the Philippines started a Facebook Page to promote "Cosplay Against Bullying." The page grew and cosplayers began to join in the campaign by sending their photos and creating images and quotes to support and spread the campaign. In 2014, we began spreading the campaign as part of our official CausePlay activities.
In that same year, Naruto Cosplayers US was formally formed and since bullying is a major issue in the US, the campaign moved its way to the United States through a small group of people with a dream to mitigate the effects of bullying in schools, workplaces, and anywhere else it can occur.
Given that the problem can happen to anyone, and that it is a problem so wide spread, the dream to inspire others to fight against it seemed impossible and doomed to fail. In the last 8 months of the activity in the states, however, followers on all CAB's social media outlets have more than doubled in a short amount of time.
However, this campaign needs your support more than ever. We encourage you to support the fund raising initiative below and share whatever you can to add more fuel to this campaign and spread it as well.
Please let us UNITE and STAND AGAINST BULLYING.
We thank you in advance for your support. Please spread this campaign to as many people as you can. This is not about us but about those who will need our help and together we can make a difference.
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Mit Sedimenteintrag beschreibt man den Eintrag von Sediment in Gewässer.

Der Sedimenteintrag in Fließgewässer ist normalerweise Teil der natürlichen Morphologie und belastet die Gewässerfauna nicht. Zu einem erhöhten Sedimenteintrag kommt es oft durch menschliche Eingriffe in das Gewässersystem. Hier ist vor allem der Anschluss von Regenentwässerungen oder Flussbegradigungen zu nennen, aber andere erosionsfördernde Effekte können die Sandfracht von Fließgewässern stark erhöhen. Die Auswirkung von erhöhtem Sedimenteintrag kann eine Versandung oder Verschlammung der Gewässersohle bewirken.

Unter natürlichen Bedingungen findet die Gewässerfauna meist Sohlsubstrat vor, das im Gebirge steinig bis kiesig, in mittleren Lagen sandig und in Gegenden mit nur geringen Flussgefälle schlammig ist. Je nach Substrat kann es den typischen Fisch-, Muschel- oder Insektenarten als Versteck und Lebensraum dienen. Veränderungen des Substrates können daher deutliche Auswirkungen auf die gesamte Fauna eines Fließgewässers haben.

Im Wesentlichen unterscheidet man den punktuellen und den diffusen Sedimenteintrag.

Der punktuelle Sedimenteintrag bezeichnet einzelne Sedimentquellen wie beispielsweise Regenwassereinleitungen oder eine durch Viehtritt zerstörte Ufervegetation.

Mit diffusem Sedimenteintrag beschreibt man den Sedimenteintrag der nicht auf einzelne Quellen zurückzuführen ist, sondern die stetige Erhöhung der Sandfracht auf der Strecke eines Fließgewässers.

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Melanocytic nevus of the face is a unique form of congenital nevus, fortunately rare and typically hair-bearing. These lesions have a relatively high risk of becoming malignant. They develop probably between 40 days of gestation and six months in utero. Genetic mechanisms may account for familial aggregation. These lesions, when large, make a formidable undertaking in view of the lack of suitable donor sites and multiple procedures involved in its treatment. Melanocytic nevus of the face is a particular challenge to a plastic surgeon not only because of a very high standard of skill required but also for the patient and parental concern for cosmetic results. We present a case of melanocytic nevus in a six-year-old female child which was surgically treated.
A six-year-old female patient was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery with a chief complaint of swelling on the right upper eyelid from past two years. Examination of the patient revealed soft, well-defined swelling over the right upper eyelid [[Figure 1]a and b]. Swelling was small in size initially which gradually increased to a size of 6 Χ 3 cm and was non-tender, mobile, non-pulsatile, non-compressible and soft in consistency. The lesion involved the right upper eyelid extending on to the right medial canthus region but the normal function of both the eyelids was intact. An incisional biopsy was subsequently performed, providing a diagnosis of benign melanocytic nevus. The child was planned for surgical management under general anaesthesia. The lesion over the right upper eyelid was excised preserving a margin of 1 mm at the lid margin [[Figure 2]a and b] and the skin cover was provided by a full-thickness skin graft obtained from right post-auricular region which was defatted and the dermis trimmed to reduce the bulkiness of the graft so that the cosmetic as well as functional outcome would be better [[Figure 3]a and b]. The graft donor site was closed primarily. The graft take-up over the recipient site was 100% with excellent colour match [[Figure 4]a and b]. The patient was discharged on the second postoperative day in a satisfactory condition. The surgical specimen measured 6 Χ 2.5 cm, with irregular surface but was well circumscribed. Histopathology revealed varying proportions of melanocytic nevus cells only within the dermis [Figure 5]. Based on the microscopic observations in correlation with clinical features, a final diagnosis of congenital melanocytic nevus was made. There was no impairment of the function of the eyelids or recurrence up to six months and patient is under regular follow-up.
Congenital pigmented nevi are present in approximately 2-3% of neonates. Fewer than 10% of these lesions are larger than 3 or 4 cm, a size cut-off below which the designation small is usually given.  It is now well established that congenital nevi and malignant melanoma are associated, despite the fact that the magnitude of risk of malignant transformation is still the subject of wide controversy. , Widely divergent figures range from 1.8% to up to 45%. A recent review on the subject has calculated an 8.52% incidence of melanoma developing within nevi larger than 2% of the total body surface during the first 15 years of life.  Despite the controversy, many clinicians agree that prophylactic excision of all giant and large hairy nevi is indicated.  The opinion that complete prophylactic excision of all congenital nevi should be accomplished in infancy and early childhood is well supported in the literature by the evidence that 60% of the malignancies developing in these lesions present in early childhood.  In one series, 10 to 20 malignant melanomas arising in congenital nevi were diagnosed before three years of age.  In addition, concerns about lack of parameters to predict as to which nevi are susceptible to malignant transformation, compounded with the fact that the diagnosis gets delayed and the course in case of a malignant change is invariably fatal are reasonable.  A recent review has concluded that an early aggressive approach to these lesions is responsible for the low risk of malignant melanoma reported in various series. , Surgical excision results in the debulking of tissue at risk for the development of malignant melanoma. Agreeing that early prophylactic excision is indicated but actually accomplishing it has posed a major management problem for most clinicians.
Large pigmented nevi of the face present a major deformity for the child and his or her parents. It is also a major challenge for the treating plastic surgeon to plan and achieve the best cosmetic results. There is complete consensus that the percentage risk of malignancy in these cases is fairly high. Complete early prophylactic excision of these lesions is warranted and should be accomplished in infancy or early childhood. The most common complications of eyelid reconstruction causing true functional impairment are ptosis, or the creation of a droopy upper eyelid and lagophthalmos, or tissue shortage preventing adequate closure.  Management may require multiple surgical procedures. Tissue expansion forms the most widely used modality of treatment. , Timely use of other modalities like full-thickness skin grafts and expanded flaps will decrease the number of stages of surgery while minimizing the risks of malignancy and reducing the psychological stress on the parents and the child.
1. Becher OJ, Souweidane M, Lavi E, Kramer K, Lis E, Marghoob AA, et al. Large congenital melanotic nevi in an extremity with neurocutaneous melanocytosis. Pediatr Dermatol 2009;26:79-82.
2. Greeley PW, Middleton AG, Curtin JW. Incidence of malignancy in giant pigmented nevi. Plast Reconstr Surg 1965;36:26-37.
3. Pilney FT, Broadbent TR, Woolf RM. Giant pigmented nevi of the face: Surgical management. Plast Reconstr Surg 1967;40:469-74.
4. Quaba AA, Wallace AF. The incidence of malignant melanoma (0 to 15 years of age) arising in large congenital nevocellular nevi. Plast Reconstr Surg 1986;78:174-9.
5. Dellon AL, Edelson RL, Chretien PB. Defining the malignant potential of the giant pigmented nevus. Plast Reconstr Surg 1976;57:611-7.
6. Rhodes AR, Wood WC, Sober AJ, Mihm MC. Nonepidermal origin of malignant melanoma associated with giant congenital nevocellular nevus. Plast Reconstr Surg 1981;67:782-90.
7. Kaplan EN. The risk of malignancy in large congenital nevi. Plast Reconstr Surg 1974;53:421-8.
8. Huemer GM. The value of full-thickness skin grafts in reconstruction of the periorbital region. Plast Reconstr Surg 2008;121:1857-8.
9. Bruce S, Bauer MD, Frank A, Vicari MD. An approach to excision of congenital giant pigmented nevi in infancy and early childhood, Plast Reconstr Surg 1988;82:1012-21.
10. Tannous ZS, Mihm MC Jr, Sober AJ, Duncan LM. Congenital melanocytic nevi: Clinical and histopathologic features, risk of melanoma, and clinical management. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005;52:197-203.
11. MacKie RM, English J, Aitchison TC, Fitzsimons CP, Wilson P. The number and distribution of benign pigmented moles (melanocytic naevi) in a healthy British population. Br J Dermatol 1985;13:167-74.


Since my youth, I think that I have never lost the intuition that community life could be a sign that God is love, and love alone. Gradually the conviction took shape in me that it was essential to create a community with men determined to give their whole life and who would always try to understand one another and be reconciled, a community where kindness of heart and simplicity would be at the centre of everything.
The Taizé community is an ecumenical monastic order with a strong devotion to peace and justice through prayer and meditation. The 100-strong community of Roman Catholic and Protestant monks is drawn from 30 countries across the world.
It was founded in 1940 by Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche (known as 'Brother Roger'). The 90-year-old monk died in August 2005 after being stabbed during a prayer service.
Today Taizé is one of the world's most important sites of Christian pilgrimage. Each year tens of thousands of young pilgrims flock to the small village of Taizé in central France to share in the community's way of life.
Prayer and silence are at the heart of the Taizé experience. Young people from every corner of the globe are encouraged to live out the Christian gospel in a spirit of joy, simplicity and reconciliation.
Ecumenism (a movement promoting Christian unity among Churches) is the key to Taizé's appeal, making it a magnet for people of many different cultures and traditions.


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Иван Александрович:
 Иван Александрович — великий князь рязанский в 1340-е годы.
 Иван Александрович (? — 1359) — великий князь смоленский.
 Иван Александрович (умер 1417) — посадник новгородский


There is a lot of health benefits to trampolin training. Trampolining is often promoted as one of the best and most effective exercises you can do! NASA believes that "rebound exercise is the most efficient, effective form of exercise yet devised by man." Trampolining is a low-impact workout that tones muscles and improves co-ordination.
A study carried out by NASA found that 10 minutes bouncing on a trampoline is a better cardiovascular workout than 33 minutes of running. The report said "for similar levels of heart rate and oxygen consumption, the magnitude of the bio-mechanical stimuli is greater with jumping on a trampoline than with running." Bouncing on a trampoline also stimulates the flow in a way that helps rid the body of toxins and waste.
Bouncing on a trampoline regularly can help increase your body's metabolic rate and its ability to burn calories more efficiently. As a result of the increased G-force felt when exercising on a trampoline, your cells become stronger and this sort of exercise helps boost the activity of immune cells keeping the body's natural defences high and reducing the chance of getting sick.
Trampolining can help reduce the risk of bone conditions such as brittle bone disease, fractures and osteoporosis. Placing the musculoskeletal system under repeated slight stress while you jump allows your bones to become stronger to cope with the pressure of rebound. Bone mineral condition is also improved at the same time. The trampoline pad absorbs the majority of the impact, so your bones and joints are protected while you exercise.


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CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET_NAME
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Change the name of the global ``autorcc`` target.

When :variable:`CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET` is enabled, a global custom target
named ``autorcc`` is created.  :variable:`CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTORCC_TARGET_NAME`
allows to set a different name for that target.

By default :variable:`CMAKE_GLOBAL_AUTOGEN_TARGET_NAME` is unset.

See the :manual:`cmake-qt(7)` manual for more information on using CMake
with Qt.

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BCB will be performing some of our favorite crowd pleasers at a favorite summer event, the Beaverton Farmer's Market. Come for the market vendors and samples, stay for the marches, movie themes, and other music. We'll be there from 8am-1pm.


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VOC gears up for the Great Cape Debate
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With the 2016 Local Government Elections less than two weeks away, political campaigning in the Western Cape is intensifying as politicians vie for votes. Amid growing public frustration with the current political landscape, this election is expected to be a hotly contested one.
In the build-up to the elections, VOC will host a public debate with the main contenders in the province – the Mayoral candidates for the ANC, DA, EFF, COPE and Al-Jamaah parties. The debate is being hosted in partnership with Radio Islam and ITV, and will be broadcast live on their respective platforms. The event will be held at the Islamia Auditorium in Lansdowne on Wednesday 27 July at 8pm.
Party representatives will be challenged on key issues such as their party manifestos, service delivery, corruption, inequality and the socio-economic conditions relevant to the Western Cape. The live audience will be allowed to pose questions directly to the party representatives.
According to the IEC, the highest number of political parties contesting the elections is in the Western Cape with 77. More than 7,000 candidates will contest the local government elections in the Western Cape on 3 August. Cape Town's metro has the longest proportional representation ballot paper, with 37 parties. This election has also seen a substantial increase in independent candidates, who feel they want to make a difference in their own communities without being subjected to party politics.
"The election race has been fierce. Already, we have seen political violence in parts of the country and in the Cape there is infighting in many parties as contenders vie for positions. The aim of the debate is to look past the politicking and address the bread-and-butter issues facing our communities. Our politicians need to fight for our vote," says VOC's organising team.
VOC has increased its election coverage throughout the past month with a weekly show called Election Watch on a Monday and Tuesday at 7pm. Political parties have been rounded up to discuss key issues, while ward candidates are also being given a platform to speak to their constituencies. The Breakfast Beat show profiles small political parties every Friday morning, while Sunday Live opens the debate to listeners to interact on election matters they feel is relevant.
Wednesday's debate is open to the public. If you are interested in attending, RSVP to news@vocfm.co.za


Susan attended Rutger's University's Douglas College before it offered a major in education. She obtained a degree in psychology and minored in education to become certified as an educator. After graduating, she completed her student teaching experience in Old Bridge, New Jersey. After a short period of substitute teaching and working as a teacher's aide in Red Bank Primary School, she was hired by Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, where she has been teaching for 22 years. Her ultimate goal is to get her Master's so she can work at the university level, supervising and guiding student teachers.


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Millennium mine site reclamation process. Photo by Peabody.
The Australian division of coal miner Peabody (NYSE: BTU) announced this week that its rehabilitation efforts to turn the Millennium mine site into grazing land will be completed two years ahead of schedule.
The land reclamation process at the open-pit coal mine started back in 2009 and the company is convinced that it will be done by 2020, as its own workforce is in charge of re-profiling the terrain using seven large bulldozers. Only this year, 380 hectares of land are expected to be recuperated.
Millennium is located 160 kilometres south-west of Mackay, a city in the northeastern Queensland state. The mine sits atop the Bowen Basin -which has the largest coal reserves in Australia- and it produced 2.8 million tonnes of marketable mineral in 2017. Operations are currently being ramped down as mid-2019 has been set as the date when the mine will reach the end of its active life.
After hearing this news, industry association Queensland Resources Council sent out a press release praising Peabody's work and highlighting the efforts taken by mining firms operating in the state to adhere to high environmental standards.
The group's CEO, Ian Macfarlane, said Peabody is a good example of responsible performance as is Glencore (LON:GLEN), a company that recently received an environmental certification from the Queensland Government for the rehabilitation of 220 hectares of land at its Rolleston open-cut coal mine south of Emerald.
"Queensland's resources industry has a proven track record of attracting new investment and creating new jobs because of the clear and stable regulatory environment in which it operates. We look forward to further investment in the resources sector which benefits every Queenslander through the industry's contribution to the budget bottom line," Macfarlane said in the brief.


I was disappointed when I watched you show last week featuring Harry Connick Jr. He laughed and joked about taken pain medication and their effect on him. Pain medication is no joke. There is nothing to laugh about. Millions of Americans are addicted to these medications. They started out innocently enough and found they liked the effects too much and continued to use them. It quickly became an addiction. Millions of people lose jobs, family, and some even their lives to this addiction. I respectfully request you remember this the next time you have a guest who wants to make light of their use of pain pills.
BTW, I feel so sad when I see you cry. Being a celeb and in the media picks up on all .....but for some strange reason most is focused on negative and I cannot tell you enough how you have provided me with positive. I have been very sick and you are the one I look forward to every day to give me hope. Thank-you for that.
attention scott rose,,,,,,,i too sent ellen one of my better frog paintings over 5 years ago and never got a responce one way or the other.this is a padern with celebs,. i sent one to martha stewert, and nate burkis too and never got a thank you or a sorry but no thanks or any thing.one woman who i did send a painting to did respond and i hold her in a verry high reguard today.that woman would be elyse luray from the PBS show the history detectives.she loved it ! she is a art expert after all and no better person to have one of my works on her wall.lol. and ime sure your art is fantastic too scott.you have the right idea.and event if it is in some ones livingroom other then ellen its still out in the world and not in your house.youve planted a seed and seeds take time to grow.just keep doing what your doing and crank it up to a higher level and DONT'E STOP! persistance is a proven success strategy.the sqweekey wheel gets the grease.
Hi Ellen Im Just writting to say i think you have the funniest show on tv, so how about you inviting that guy to your show off of the American Idol to sing pants on the ground thats an hit!We love that catch pharse thank you.
Ellen DeGeneres, First I want to say Congradulations on your marriage. I wanted to tell you that I'm also getting married to my partner. Our names Jimmy Gattis and Michael Hoover. We plan on getting married July 14th 2008. That's the news flash.
Coming from a gay woman's perspective, I think that Ellen Degeneres is an icon in both the straight and gay community. Helen is a comedian that is multi-talented and for that person who has made so many negative comments, I want to say to that person, Have you reached this far in life as Ellen has? I know the answer to this question. Then just shut your big Mouth. Lesbians have come this far in life and have been through this great battlefield. I agree for her not to disclose any personal information on her show. Does Montel Williams discuss his girlfriends on the air and does he talk about the wonderful experience he has had ever since he was able to discover that he is heterosexual. I say two thumbs up for Ellen. She's worked this hard and come this far and I wish her all the blessed luck in her relationship with portia de rossi. I think they look great together just like me and my baby look. Good night.
I think Ellen needs support for her kind heart, and I'm outraged at the way that this women from Mutts & Moms handled the situation.What can I do to help return the little dog igge to the girls. I'm a hair stylist too! with many dogs and this hurts my heart and I will assure you that the dog is hurting. Please help!
Ellen is nice, intelligent and amazing! Personal life is just personal life. What matters if she is lesbian or not? We need to give a break in these stuffs of colour, sexuality, nationality. We're all human beings. We're all here looking for happiness and a good life. Straight people, gay people? Bulls**t. Everybody has the right to be themselves and everybody has the duty to leave others live their lives as they wish.
She is so cool. That person who keeps bad mouthing her can get lost, have you ever heard the saying "if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all." I look up to her as a person, im gay and shes a great roll model.
"Her personal life is just that, personal?" Gimme a break, she made her fame by coming out and rubbing it in our face. Then she cheats on her girlfriends. But now she's afraid to speak about her life on her new show, she must have signed a "don't ask, don't tell" agreement with the producers. Have you EVER heard her say the word gay or lesbian on her new show? Or talk about her private life? Nope. She's a censored whore.
I think everyone is pretty much aware of the fact she is gay.no need to talk about it.And her personal life is just that,personal.
A "beloved television icon"? Gimme a break. She cheats on her lovers, is sort of back in the closet with her new show -- she never talks about her sexuality or love life on her show, she's afraid it will have a negative effect on her audience. She probably had to agree to the producers of the show to keep her mouth shut about her sexuality. She's a censored whore.
Sorry,I forgot that you are in a different time zone,i am in central.I apologize.please respond when you can. Thanks and God Bless!
I would like to ask Ellen a personal question about my life,and what i am thinking right now? and also would like to see if i can get tickets to her show somewhere?


Thanks to those who read and commented on Ben's Letterpress from Scratch article. There appears to be something of a resurgent interest in letterpress. In fact, getting started is not particularly expensive. If you're looking for more information on getting started, then be sure to take a look at the British Letterpress site, and the Briar Press Forums; and if you're looking for equipment (metal type and the like), then even Ebay is a good place to start. If you know of local resources, or you're a letterpress printer, then be sure to let me know, and perhaps I can then create a letterpress resources page.
It's from the cover of Funki Porcini's album Fast Asleep (I'll need to Google them). Larger version here.
And if that isn't enough to sate your appetite for Linotype, then see the Wikipedia entry, where you can also download the Linotype "manual".
If you're wondering what happened at TypeCon 2008, then take a look at Grant Hutchinson's Flickr set. Anyone else have photos / experiences they'd like to share. Did you attend?
Today I received, all the way from Chicago, my copy of Coudal's Field Tested Books book, and screen-printed poster. Highly recommended. The book is set in Electra (a Transitional style face—think Baskerville; relatively high contrast). Works well in this book. The sans used for headings / subheads is Berthold Akzidenz-Grotesk; not one of my personal favourites, but it does contrast well enough with Electra to do its job.
Also kudos to Coudal for actually including "A Note on the Type". I really wish more publishers would do this. Oh, and it's a really great read too. One of my favourites is Eric Spitznagel on Orwell's Animal Farm. It's limited edition, so hurry if you want to get a copy.
Tried unsuccessfully to find more of this kind of thing. Anyone know of any origami or origami-inspired type or lettering? Many thanks to Mark Schenk.
She's also author of the Secret Weapon Postcard Book, to be published in November.
A new magazine and and an interview with Erik Spiekermann. An interesting interview, where Spiekermann talks about his joy of designing numbers.
And, no, that's not him on the cover. Relaible sources tell me professor Spiekermann is in fact only 39 years old.
In my own experiments in type design, I concur. I'm having most difficulty with the numerals. It's easy if you copy or modify those from an existing font; but try to draw them from scratch—not at all easy. Mine look like they've been involved in (two) traffic accidents.
I was a little disappointed to read one of the negative comments on the interview. I don't see myself as a Spiekermann fanboy (though he was setting and designing type when most of us were still in diapers), but the guy has given a lot to type, including some damn fine typefaces; and for that he's deserving of at least some respect.
If you have some you'd like to send, then just mail them to jboardley@gmail.com.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned Rajpurohit's winning t-shirt design for Typohile. Emily at Punchcut reminds me that it's only available through August 15th. So, if you want one, hurry.
Mokka is available in regular, bold and italic, and is accompanied by small caps. You can read more about it in the MyFonts July newsletter.
Who can name the type used in today's header? Clue: it's mentioned above. Thanks for reading, subscribing, sending links, emails; and thanks for all your great comments. Have a sublime week.


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By Najmi
Apache is a public domain Web server developed by a loosely knit group of programmers. Public domain refers to any program that is not copyrighted. Public-domain software is free and can be used without restrictions. The term public-domain software is often used incorrectly to include freeware, free software that is nevertheless copyrighted. The first version of Apache, based on the NCSA httpd Web server, was developed in 1995. Because it was developed from existing NCSA code plus various patches, it was called a patchy server - hence the name Apache Server.
As a result of its sophisticated features, excellent performance, and low price (it's free), Apache has become the world's most popular Web server. By some estimates, it is used to host more than 50% of all Web sites in the world.
Core development of the Apache Web server is performed by a group of about 20 volunteer programmers, called the Apache Group. However, because the source code is freely available, anyone can adapt the server for specific needs, and there is a large public library of Apache add-ons. Add ons' refers to a product designed to complement another product. For example, there are numerous add-on boards available that you can plug into a personal computer to give it additional capabilities. Another term for add-on board is expansion board. In many respects, development of Apache is similar to development of the Linux operating system.
The original version of Apache was written for UNIX, but there are now versions that run under OS/2, Windows and other platforms.
Apache has been shown to be substantially faster, more stable, and more feature-full than many other web servers. Although certain commercial servers have claimed to surpass Apache's speed (it has not been demonstrated that any of these "benchmarks" are a good way of measuring WWW server speed at any rate), we feel that it is better to have a mostly-fast free server than an extremely fast server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache is run on sites that get millions of hits per day, and they have experienced no performance difficulties.
Apache is run on over 6 million Internet servers (as of February 2000). It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group maintains rigorous standards before releasing new versions of their server, and our server runs without a hitch on over one half of all WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show up, we release patches and new versions as soon as they are available.
Who would have thought that a little freeware Web server could stand up to the combined onslaught of Netscape and Microsoft? Well, the Apache Project is doing quite well, thank you. By most accounts, Apache remains the No. 1 HTTP server on the Net. In fact, according to Netcraft, Apache currently hosts more sites than Microsoft and Netscape servers combined.
That's quite an accomplishment, considering that the Apache Group isn't even a company. Instead, it's a group of contributors who propose and approve changes to the code by voting.
The Apache Group and the free Apache HTTP server stand as an appealing throwback to the early, less-commercial, days of the Net when things seemed to be done for love, not for money. Free and open standards supported and maintained by the people who use them are still a good thing for the Web. And, hey, Apache is a damn fine server, too.
The Apache httpd server is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server. It implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616) and is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules. It can be customized by writing 'modules' using the Apache module API provides full source code and comes with an unrestrictive license runs on Windows NT/9x, Netware 5.x and above, OS/2, and most versions of Unix, as well as several other operating systems is actively being developed encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and patches implements many frequently requested features, including:
DBM Databases for Authentication
It allows you to easily set up password-protected pages with enormous numbers of authorized users, without bogging down the server.
Customized Responses to Errors and Problems
Allows you to set up files, or even CGI scripts, which are returned by the server in response to errors and problems, e.g. setup a script to intercept 500 Server Errors and perform on-the-fly diagnostics for both users and yourself.
Multiple Directory Index Directives
Allows you to say Directory Index index.html index.cgi, which instructs the server to either send back index.html or run index.cgi when a directory URL is requested, whichever it finds in the directory. Unlimited flexible URL rewriting and aliasing
Apache has no fixed limit on the numbers of Aliases and Redirects, which may be declared in the config files. In addition, a powerful rewriting engine can be used to solve most URL manipulation problems.
i.e. the ability to automatically serve clients of varying sophistication and HTML level compliance, with documents which offer the best representation of information that the client is capable of accepting.
A much requested feature, sometimes known as multi-homed servers. This allows the server to distinguish between requests made to different IP addresses or names (mapped to the same machine). Apache also offers dynamically configurable mass-virtual hosting.
Configurable Reliable Piped Logs
You can configure Apache to generate logs in the format that you want. In addition, on most Unix architectures, Apache can send log files to a pipe, allowing for log rotation, hit filtering, real-time splitting of multiple vhosts into separate logs, and asynchronous DNS resolving on the fly.
Taking your first steps into Apache territory are a lot easier than you think. If you are a regular Unix user, you will be well prepared to set up Apache. And the Windows version has the same install procedure as any other Windows application.
The first step is to obtain a copy of Apache. Because it's free there's no reason not to give it a try. The download files are 2.7MB for the Windows version, and a little over 1MB for the Unix version. Yes, it is possible to write slim, high-end applications.


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Q: Python lxml writing xml file I have such xml file made in Python (lxml library):
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<KmrFichier namespace1>
  <NomFichier>Mon_Fichier</NomFichier>
  <ListActions>
    <Action>
      <Description>-</Description>
      <Unit namespace 2 name='unit2'>
    </Action>
    <Action>
      <Description>-</Description>
      <Unit namespace 2 name='unit3'>
    </Action>
  </ListActions>
</KmrFichier>

I just can't manage to make an xml file from this.
It's appearing well with print() but all my tries to write it into an xml file give :
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<KmrFichier namespace1>
  <NomFichier>Mon_Fichier</NomFichier>
  <ListActions>
  </ListActions>
</KmrFichier>

My last try was with:
data = ET.tostring(data,pretty_print=False, xml_declaration=True, encoding='UTF-8').decode('UTF-8')
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Sarasota County Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates joined Sarasota County Commission Chair Paul Caragiulo, Commissioner Alan Maio and County Administrator Tom Harmer in the ceremonial shoveling of dirt as the county broke ground Jan. 26 on the Mid-County Tax Collector's Office.
The facility, which will be located at 6100 Sawyer Loop Road in Sarasota, is expected to be completed in the spring of 2018, county staff says, a bit later than the opening this winter that originally was anticipated.
"We're anxious for spring '18 to roll around," Deputy Sarasota County Tax Collector Rana Moye told The Sarasota News Leader in a Feb. 2 telephone interview, acknowledging that delays are commonplace with construction projects.
Ford-Coates began collaborating with the County Commission and county staff on plans for the facility in response to the Florida Legislature's requirement that county tax collectors' offices take over all drivers' license services by June 30, 2015, instead of just assisting the state with that work. Ford-Coates' staff was able to begin handling all the Sarasota County transactions in May 2015.
Moye told the News Leader on Feb. 2 that the office saw a 38.7% increase in its drivers' license services from 2014 to 2015 as a result of the changeover.
In 2015, Moye said, the Tax Collector's Office recorded 79,500 of the transactions. In 2016, she added, the number climbed to 92,800, a 17% uptick.
The design and construction process for the new 10,770-square-foot building has been a collaboration of the Sarasota County Tax Collector's Office, the county's Public Works Department staff, Fawley Bryant Architects and Tandem Construction, a county news release says.
"The architects have done a wonderful job," Moye told the News Leader. "It's definitely been a tandem effort," she added with a laugh.
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Ford-Coates has explained that after the facility opens, all driving tests will take place there.
The new office also will feature an after-hours payment drop-box and a drive-through window.
The building has been designed using sustainable practices and materials, the release notes. "It will feature LED lighting, high-efficiency air conditioning, the use of environmentally sustainable materials, and native plant species that will not require irrigation after establishment," the release adds.
"With a total construction cost of $3.86 million and a total project cost of $6.68 million, the Sarasota County Commission has made a significant investment into this project in an effort to provide excellent service for citizens," the release says.
Altogether, the Tax Collector's Office handles about 1 million transactions annually, Moye pointed out to the News Leader, including those involving drivers' licenses.


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A: You can use below way to export test cases from VSTS to MS excel:

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*Define a query for the test case you want to export. Create new query for all test case -> specify Work Item Type = Test case.

*Connect in MS excel. MS excel -> Team ribbon -> New List -> Servers -> add -> input VSTS URL(https://account.visualstudio.com) -> OK -> Close -> select a team project -> connect -> choose Query list -> select the query you just created -> OK.

Now all the test cases are export to MS excel. And you can click Choose Colums to add or remove displayed columns.

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Even before attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba had several constitutions either proposed or adopted by insurgents as governing documents for territory they controlled during their war against Spain. Cuba has had several constitutions since winning its independence. The first constitution since the Cuban Revolution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended. In 2018, Cuba became engaged in a major revision of its constitution, which was widely discussed by the people and by academics. The current constitution was then enacted in 2019.

Early models
Events in early 19th-century Spain prompted a general concern with constitutions throughout Spain's overseas possessions. In 1808, both Ferdinand VII of Spain and his predecessor and father, Charles IV of Spain, resigned their claims to the throne in favor of Napoleon Bonaparte, who in turn passed the crown to his brother Joseph Bonaparte. In the ensuing Peninsular War, the Spanish waged a war of independence against the French Empire. On 19 March 1812, the Cortes Generales in refuge in Cádiz adopted the Spanish Constitution of 1812, which established a constitutional monarchy and eliminated many basic institutions that privileged some groups over others. The Cortes included representatives from throughout the Spanish Empire, including Cuba.

Several models of constitutional government were proposed for Cuba.  offered "a charter for Cuban autonomy under Spanish rule" in Diario de la Habana in 1810, elaborated as the Project for an Autonomous Government in Cuba in 1811. The next year, Bayamo attorney Joaquín Infante living in Caracas wrote his Constitutional Project for the Island of Cuba. He reconciled his liberal political principles with slavery in Cuba, noting that slavery existed in the United States alongside republican government. Spanish authorities imprisoned him for his writings. In 1821, Félix Varela represented Cuba in the Cortes Generales of Spain during a short period when the Constitution of 1812 was revived. He joined in a petition to the Crown for the independence of Spain's Latin American colonies, supported by his Project of Instruction for the Politically and Economically Autonomous Government of the Overseas Provinces.

Guáimaro Constitution

The Guáimaro Constitution was the governing document written by the idealistic and politically liberal faction in the insurgency that contested Spanish colonial rule in Cuba and imposed on Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, the conservative who claimed leadership of the independence movement. It was nominally in effect from 1869 to 1878 during the Ten Years' War against Spain.

Jimaguayú Constitution
Two ad hoc constitutions were adopted in the course of Cuba's last fight for independence from Spain (1895–1898). On 16 September 1895, delegates representing the rebel forces adopted a constitution in Jimaguayú, the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba in Arms, and set it to be reviewed in two years by a representative assembly. It described relations between civil and military authority. It named key officials and outlined the requirements of a peace treaty with Spain. In September 1897, the assembly met in , adopted a new document on 30 October, and named a new president and vice-president.

La Yaya Constitution
La Yaya Constitution written in 1897 was the last constitution before the defeat of the Spanish. The principal notable passages of this constitution on equal civil rights, the right of suffrage and the rights governing equal education for all Cubans were written by General José Braulio Alemán Urquía. This constitution was used as template for the 1901 Constitution.

1901 Constitution

The 1901 Constitution, was Cuba's first as an independent state. It incorporated eight principles set out in the Platt Amendment without which United States troops would not have been withdrawn from Cuba, including the clause that the U.S. has the right to intervene in Cuba's affairs to protect its independence and guarantee the stability of its government. All but one of the Platt Amendment principles remained in force until a treaty between Cuba and the U.S., the Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1934), negotiated as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, took effect on 9 June 1934, leaving the U.S. only its right to a permanent lease to its Guantanamo Naval Station.

1940 Constitution

During the presidency of Federico Laredo Brú, a Constitutional Assembly was elected in November 1939 to write a new constitution. The Assembly debated publicly for six months and adopted the constitution at the Capitol in Havana. It was signed by the delegates on 1 July 1940, and took effect on 10 October 1940. It provided for land reform, public education, universal healthcare, minimum wage, and other progressive ideas, many of which were not implemented in practice. The constitution abolished capital punishment and established as national policy restrictions on the size of land holdings and an end to common ownership of sugar plantations and sugar mills, but these principles were never translated into legislation. The constitution ordained a presidency and a bicameral congress, both with a four-year tenure, with a ban on direct re-elections to the office of president (though non-consecutive re-election would be tolerated; similar to the current constitution of Chile) with executive power shared with a new, separate office of Prime Minister of Cuba, to be nominated by the president. Fulgencio Batista suspended parts of this constitution after seizing power in 1952. It was completely suspended after the Cuban revolution.

1976 Constitution

After 16 years of non-constitutional government from 1959 to 1975, the revolutionary government of Cuba sought to institutionalize the revolution by putting a new constitution to a popular vote. The Constitution of 1976, modeled after the 1936 Soviet Constitution, was adopted by referendum on 15 February 1976, in which it was approved by 99.02% of voters, in a 98% turnout. It took effect on 24 February 1976. This constitution called for a centralized control of the market and re-committed the state to providing its citizens with access to free education and health care, as in the 1940 constitution. Article 53 gave citizens freedom of speech, and Article 54 gave citizens the right to assemble.

The dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc plunged Cuba into an era of economic crisis known as the Special Period in Time of Peace. In response, the constitution was amended in 1992 to remove certain limitations on foreign investment and grant foreign corporations a limited right to own property on the island if they established joint ventures with the government. Another amendment established that Cuba is a secular state rather than an atheist state, prompting an expansion of local participation in religious observance, increased social service work on the part of sectarian international charities, and public recognition of religious pluralism. In 2002, the constitution was amended to stipulate that the socialistic system was permanent and irrevocable.

2019 Constitution

On 14 July 2018, a Cuban Communist Party task force drafted a new constitutional text, then given to a National Assembly commission headed by Party First Secretary Raúl Castro to assess, refine, and forward the new draft constitution to the National Assembly plenary. The reforms were seen as part of the attempt to modernize the Cuban government. The draft contained 87 new articles, increasing the total from 137 to 229. Among the reforms were the following:
 The recognition of private property under heavy regulation.
 The restoration of the positions of President and Prime Minister of Cuba as posts separate from President of the Council of State and of Ministers.
 The transfer of head of Council of State to the President of the National Assembly.
 The position of mayor being added to that of president of a municipal assembly.
 The creation of a requirement for presidential-appointed Provincial Governors and Lieutenant Governors to be ratified by local municipal governments.
 The acknowledgement of climate change and its threat.
 The establishment of provincial councils made up of municipal leaders.
 The creation of a two consecutive five-year term limit imposed on the president.
 Defining marriage as "a social and legal institution" and "one form of family organization" (formerly included legalization of same-sex marriage).
 Extending the terms of municipal council delegates to five years.
 Banning discrimination based on gender, race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
 The restoration of a presumption of innocence in the justice system, last provided for in the 1940 constitution.

The new constitution was presented to the National Assembly of People's Power by secretary of the Council of State Homero Acosta for approval on 21 July 2018 before being slated to a national referendum. The National Assembly then approved the new constitution on 22 July 2018, a day ahead of schedule. It was announced that a popular consultation which allows citizen input for potential amendments to the text of the proposed constitution would start on 13 August and conclude on 15 November.

It was announced that 135,000 meetings would be held during the popular consultation. Each of these would be run by 7,600 two-person teams who would receive specialized training. Cuban exiles were invited to take part in the meetings. Following consideration of amendments, a referendum was held to pass the Constitution on 24 February 2019, succeeding with 86.85% of the popular vote. The popular consultation began as scheduled on 13 August 2018, in tandem with the 92nd birthday of the late Cuban President Fidel Castro. The popular consultation concluded as scheduled on 15 November 2018. On 1 December 2018, Granma Newspaper reported that the Cuban Parliament would be summoned to vote on proposed amendments to the new Constitution on 21 December.

The new constitution was debated at the 8th Plenum of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee which took place between 12 and 13 December 2018. At the meeting, the amended draft of the proposed constitution was drawn up by a group commissioned by the National Assembly of People's Power. However, details of what was amended would not be made public until it was approved by the National Assembly. On 18 December 2018, it was revealed that one of the changes to the new constitution which would have paved the way for same sex marriage was dropped. On 20 December 2018, another change to the new Cuban Constitution was dropped and its language once again reinserts direction to building a communist society. On 21 December 2018, the Cuba National Assembly approved the amended constitution, completing the final step for a referendum. On 24 February 2019, the new constitution was approved by 90.15% of voters, with a turnout of 84%. On 7 March, it was announced that the National Assembly would meet 10 April 2019 to determine the timeframe of when the new constitution would go into effect. On 28 March, it was announced the Council of State had held a meeting on 25 March and decided that the new constitution would be proclaimed by the National Assembly on 10 April. Upon being proclaimed, the new constitution would be adopted.

The new constitution was proclaimed as scheduled on 10 April 2019. After being proclaimed, the Constitution of Cuba was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, ensuring its entry into force. It was also announced that new laws enforcing the constitutional reform of the judicial system must be enacted within 18 months. This includes, among other things, the enactment of presumption of innocence in criminal cases and introduction of habeas corpus. An electoral law which would enforce the change in the structure of government in Cuba also must be enacted within six months. Within the following three months, the National Assembly would elect a president of the country, who must then appoint provincial governors and a prime minister, a new post separating the role of head of state from the role of head of government.

See also

 Constitutional economics
 Constitutionalism
 Constitutional law
 Cuban law

References

External links

 Constitutions of Cuba, original Spanish language text, Political Database of the Americas
 Constitución de la Republica de Cuba, original Spanish language text of 2002, the Portal Cuba
 Republic of Cuba, 1940 Constitution, English translation
 The Rule of Law and Cuba, includes links to the Cuban Penal Code and Cuban Constitution in Spanish and some English translations, Cuba Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at Florida State University
 2019 Constitution Text

Government of Cuba
Politics of Cuba
1976 establishments in Cuba

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As part of the citywide biennial performance art festival, PERFORMA 09, Eyebeam presents Postgravity Art :: Syntapiens by the Slovenian artist collaborative of Dragan Živadinov, Dunja Zupančič, and Miha Turšič.
Signifying the 50-year time span of their multimedia theatre project, Dragan Živadinov, Dunja Zupančič , and Miha Turšič will stage a 50-hour event at Eyebeam. The performers will take the audience on a journey through the concepts of "theatre in zero-gravity" starting with the first "informance" on Tuesday, November 10, at 8PM, and continuing with hourly events through to November 12, which can be viewed during gallery hours, and followed on Eyebeam's website and Twitter feed.
The November 10 "informance" will be a performative event combining live actors and multiple video projections, leading the audience through the myth of postgravity art and its historical influences: Trieste Constructivistic Ambiente, 1927; Malevich's Planits, 1920; and Herman Potočnik Noordung, 1928. The succeeding events in the 50-hour cycle will present a selected array of topics related to the concept of postgravity art. Through gallery talks and audience interaction, in the Eyebeam gallery and in virtual space, audiences can expect a grand tour of work-life between Ljubljana and Star City, in search of the code of Zero Gravity.
Artists Statement:
Postgravity Art is not a style formation, it is not the zeitgeist, but the conditions in which art will be produced in the future. It therefore needs a new space of construction-a zero-gravity space.
In 1995, the 50-year theatre project, Noordung 1995 – 2045 began. By 2045, during the fifth and final reprise, cosmonaut Dragan Živadinov (trained at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre, Star City) will use a spacecraft to send 14 satellites into geostatic orbit, where they will transmit signals representing the roles played by each of the deceased performers to Earth, and at the same time send high-resolution 3D projections of their faces into deep space. As images of cosmonauts, or "space sailors", they will continue the act of searching for eternal truth.
Dragan Živadinov:
Candidate Cosmonaut, Co-founder of Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK)
Dragan studied theatrical direction at the Academy of Music, Radio, Television and Film in Ljubljana from 1980 – 1984. He was a cofounder of the art movement NSK in 1985. During the '80s he constructed the style "retro-gardism", where he constructed retro-gardist events and observatories. In 1983, he founded the retro-garde Theatre of Scipio Nasica's Sisters, and in 1987, the cosmokinetic observatory Red Pilot. In the early '90s, he constructed "informances" and transformed Red Pilot into the Noordung Cosmokinetic Cabinet. In 1995, he embarked on the 50-year theatrical process Noordung 1995-2045, through the style of "telecosmism." In 1998 he became a candidate cosmonaut, and in 1999 realized Biomechanics Noordung, the first complete theatre production in zero-gravity conditions. Since 2000, he has been constructing post-gravitational theatrical abstracts, and in 2005, he staged the first reprise of Noordung 1995-2005-2045. The second reprise will take place in 2015.
Dunja Zupančič:
Mechatronic Artist
Dunja graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1987, with a thesis on Eisenstein and the Russian avant-garde. During the '80s, using processes involving the montage of abstract textures and the construction of composites, she produced pictures of monumental size. During the '90s, using the engineering of pneumatic and hydraulic elements, she constructed mechatronic abstracts and art satellites (umbots). On December 15, 1999, she visualized and materialized Biomechanics Noordung, the first complete theatrical production performed in conditions of zero-gravity. Since 2000, she has devoted herself to substitutes of corporeality, which she translates into amorphous structures with the help of digital tools. In 2007, she devised an art satellite/technological demonstrator for a 50-year theatre production.
Miha Turšič:
Designer of zero-gravity environments
Miha studied industrial design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana from 1994 – 1999. He began his professional career as a digital visualizations designer at the digital production house ARXEL TRIBE.
In 1998, he co-founded the design company ASOBI. Since 2005, he has directed his research towards the design of zero-gravity environments. In 2006, the international design magazine I.D. proclaimed ASOBI designers of the year in the Lighting category; and he constructed a memorial centre in Vitanje dedicated to the pioneer of space technology, Herman Potočnik Noordung. His products combine design with cosmistic structures in conditions of zero-gravity. In 2008, he devises the GOD-Zero Gravity Design brand. Miha Turšič collaborates with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Russia.
About Performa 09
Performa 09, the third edition of the internationally acclaimed biennial of new visual art performance presented by Performa, will be held in New York City from November 1-22, 2009. The three-week festival will showcase new work by more than 80 of the most exciting artists working today, in an innovative program breaking down the boundaries between visual art, music, dance, poetry, fashion, architecture, graphic design, and the culinary arts. Presented in collaboration with a consortium of more than 60 arts institutions and 25 curators, as well as a network of public spaces and private venues across the city, Performa 09 will ignite New York City with energy and ideas, acting as a vital "think tank" linking minds across the five boroughs and bringing audiences together for brilliant new performances in all disciplines.
Performa is a non-profit multidisciplinary arts organization established by RoseLee Goldberg in 2004, dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. Performa launched New York's first performance biennial, Performa 05, in 2005, followed by Performa 07 in 2007. http://www.performa-arts.org
Supported by: Consulate General of Slovenia
Also featured at: Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe (NYPL). A performing arts festival marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, presented by The New York Public library for the Performing Arts in partnership with key New York City cultural organizations and academic institutions, November 2009–March 2010. www.performingrevolution.org
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