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EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia warned the United States IN WRITING about Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2012 and rejected his application for an entry visa to visit Mecca in 2011
Saudis developed intelligence separately from Russia, which also warned the U.S. about the accused Boston bomber
A letter to the Department of Homeland Security named Tsarnaev and three Pakistanis as potential jihadis worthy of U.S. investigation
Red flags from Saudi Arabia included Tsarnaev's name and information about a planned explosive attack on a major U.S. city
Saudi foreign minister, national security chief both met with Obama in the oval office in early 2013
By DAVID MARTOSKO and THE AMERICAN MEDIA INSTITUTE
PUBLISHED: 22:46 EST, 30 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:26 EST, 30 April 2013
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent a written warning about accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2012, long before pressure-cooker blasts killed three and injured hundreds, according to a senior Saudi government official with direct knowledge of the document.
The Saudi warning, the official told MailOnline, was separate from the multiple red flags raised by Russian intelligence in 2011, and was based on human intelligence developed independently in Yemen.
Citing security concerns, the Saudi government also denied an entry visa to the elder Tsarnaev brother in December 2011, when he hoped to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Tsarnaev's plans to visit Saudi Arabia have not been previously disclosed.
Was it preventable? A senior Saudi official says his country warned the U.S. about Tamerlane Tsarnaev in 2012, advising the federal government that he planned an attack on a major U.S. city
Did she know? Janet Napolitano (R) sits atop the Department of Homeland Security, the agency that allegedly received a detailed letter from the Saudi kingdom about Tsarnaev (L) and three Pakistani jihadis
The Saudis' warning to the U.S. government was also shared with the British government. 'It was very specific' and warned that 'something was going to happen in a major U.S. city,' the Saudi official said during an extensive interview.
It 'did name Tamerlan specifically,' he added. The 'government-to-government' letter, which he said was sent to the Department of Homeland Security at the highest level, did not name Boston or suggest a date for his planned attack.
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The letter likely came to DHS via the Saudi Ministry of Interior, the agency tasked with protecting the Saudi kingdom's homeland.
A Homeland Security official confirmed Tuesday evening on the condition of anonymity that the 2012 letter exists, saying he had heard of the Saudi communication before MailOnline inquired about it.
While U.S. intelligence agencies are exploring the possibility that Tsarnaev learned to make pressure-cooker bombs while visiting Dagestan in 2012, Saudi Arabia was his first choice for a travel destination until the kingdom turned down his visa request
As many as 4 million Muslims make pilgrimages annually to the Grand mosque in the city of Mecca. Tsarnaev sought to join them for an 'Umrah' journey, a trip that happens outside of the month reserved for the annual Hajj
A DHS official denied, however, that Homeland Security received any such warning from Saudi intelligence about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
'DHS has no knowledge of any communication from the Saudi government regarding information on the suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing prior to the attack,' MailOnline learned from one Homeland Security official who declined to be named in this report.
The White House took a similar view. 'We and other relevant U.S. government agencies have no record of such a letter being received,' said Caitlin Hayden, a spokesperson for the president's National Security Council.
An aide to a Republican member of the House Homeland Security Committee speculated Tuesday about why the Obama administration contradicted the knowledgeable Saudi official.
'It is possible the Department of Homeland Security received the information from the Saudi government but never passed it on to the White House,' the GOP staffer said. 'Communication between DHS and the White House's national security apparatus isn't always what it should be.'
'I can easily see it happening where one hand didn't know what the other was doing because of a turf war.'
'Just like the different agencies in the Boston JTTF [Joint Terrorism Task Force] want credit for breaking the Tsarnaev case,' the aide added, 'they sometimes jealously guard the very intel they should be sharing the most freely. Sometimes it makes no sense at all.'
Obama said Tuesday that an inter-agency review would leave no stone unturned in an effort to learn whether government agencies could have done more to prevent the Boston bombings
Two backpacks were left in shreds after the bombs they contained were detonated in the midst of dense crowds on Boston's Boylston Street. The Department of Homeland Security has been left to explain why
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mike McCaul plans to announce on Wednesday an investigative hearing to probe what U.S. intelligence knew prior to the Boston attacks, two senior Republican sources told MailOnline.
Separately, President Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. government will launch a wide-ranging inquiry into the sharing of information among the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security and other intelligence and law-enforcement agencies of the federal government.
'We want to leave no stone unturned,' the president said in a rare White House press conference.
The internal review will be led by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and several inspectors general.
'This is not an investigation,' Clapper's spokesman Shawn Turner said in a prepared statement. 'This is an independent review of information-sharing procedures. It is limited to the handling of information related to the suspects prior to the attack.'
It is not yet clear whether information from Saudi Arabia will be involved in Clapper's inter-agency review.
Eight-year-old Martin Richard was among the three people killed in the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15
Chaos: The bombing left thousands running for their lives and sent more than 200 to hospitals, including some whose limbs were torn off their bodies by the force of the blasts
Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz appeared on CNN Tuesday afternoon, upbraiding the Obama administration for presuming that the federal government's handling of intelligence prior to the Boston bombings was appropriate and effective.
'As soon as the bombing happened we had officials, locally and from the feds, saying, "Oh, this was an isolated case, there was just one person involved." We didn't know that,' Chaffetz said.
The 'starting point' for a federal investigation, he said, must be, 'This is unacceptable, we will not stand for it, we will get to the bottom of it, and we will not rest until we figure it out.'
'Mr. President,' he said, addressing Obama, 'the starting point should be an intolerance that this thing happened.'
GOP momentum? House Homeland Security Committee chair Mike McCaul (L) plans to convene a hearing to investigate the government's failure to prevent the Boston bombings. Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R), who serves on that committee, said on CNN that an inquiry should not presume all is well
The high-ranking Saudi official whom MailOnlne interviewed provided a wealth of detail about the warning he says his government sent to the United States. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk publicly about foreign intelligence, or about Saudi Arabia's diplomatic relationship with the United States.
He suggested that the Saudi Ministry of Interior sent the letter out of an abundance of caution in order to be helpful to the United States, even if its intelligence on Tsarnaev wasn't yet fully developed.
'With Saudi Arabia it's always code red,' he said. 'There's no code orange, or code yellow. Always red.'
The Saudi government, he added, alerted the U.S. in part because it believed American authorities should be inspecting packages that came to Tsarnaev in the mail, in order to search for bomb-making components.
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz (L) met with President Obama in January. His counterpart in the Saudi foreign ministry, Prince Saud bin al-Faisal (R) had an unscheduled meeting with Obama just two days after the Boston bombings
This New York City building houses the Saudi consulate that's nearest to Boston. It's here that Tamerlan Tsarnaev likely applied for an entry visa, a request that the Saudi government denied on security grounds
The written warning also named three Pakistanis who may be of interest to British authorities. The official declined to provide more details about the warning to the UK, but said the two governments received the same information.
The Ministry of Interior, he said, sent the letters in 2012, likely after Tsarnaev returned from Russia to the United States in July.
President Barack Obama's published schedule indicates that he met in the Oval Office with Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Interior minister, on January 14, 2013.
The Saudis denied Tsarnaev entry to the kingdom when he sought to travel to Mecca in December 2011 for a pilgrimage known as an Umrah – one that is undertaken during months that don't fall within the regular Hajj period of the year.
That rejected application came one month before he traveled to Russia, where U.S. intelligence sources believe he acquired training enabling him to construct and detonate the bombs that he and his younger brother placed hear the Boston Marathon's finish line.
The younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is in federal custody at a prison medical facility.
Celebration turned to mourning on April 15 after Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar allegedly detonated two powerful bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring more than 200
The Saudi official speculated that Tsarnaev's residence in the United States might have made it more difficult for him to gain entry into the kingdom.
'U.S.-based Muslims who become radicalized and want to visit Mecca create an unusual problem,' he said, compelling the Saudi government 'to carefully examine applications.'
In the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met with Secretary of State John Kerry on April 16, and then had an unscheduled meeting with President Obama on April 17.
'This is the DNA of the Saudi government,' said the Saudi official, referring to officials in the royal court in Riyadh. 'This is how they work. They sent the letter, but that wasn't enough. They then sent their top guy to meet personally with the president.'
He dismissed the idea that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was likely trained by al Qaeda while he was outside the United States last year.
The Saudis' Yemen-based sources, he explained, said militants referred to Tamerlan dismissively as 'the volunteer.'
'He was a gung-ho, self motivated jihadi who wasn't tasked by a larger group,' he said.
'There is no reason for anyone in Afghanistan to have in his thinking a scenario like this,' the official added, referring to pressure-cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon. 'He took the initiative. That's why they call him "the volunteer".'
'The Boston thing is beneath them,' he said of al Qaeda. 'They don't think like this. This is like a firecracker to them. They want something big.'
Richard Reid (L) was apprehended after a failed attempt to blow up an airliner with bombs concealed in his shoes. The Saudi government provided specific intelligence about Reid to the U.S., and now it has been revealed that they wrote to the American government about Tamerlan Tsarnaev (R) in 2012
Tamerlan may have boasted about his plans online, the Saudi official said, offering an explanation for how Yemen-based sources first learned of him. Militants have well-developed social networks that can enable news to migrate quickly across vast distances.
The Saudi government sometimes tracks radicals by launching fake jihadi websites to attract extremists. The Ministry of Interior then tracks them electronically, often across the world, and shares information with governments it considers friendly, including the United States.
'The Saudi Arabian government is doing everything it can to wipe out these people and treat America as a true friend,' the official said.
The Saudi intelligence services have a long history of providing credible information to American and British intelligence services about looming threats.
'This is the fourth time the Saudi Arabian government has given the U.S. specific intel' about a possible terror plot, the official said, citing prior warnings about Richard Reid, the so-called shoe bomber who repeatedly tried to light a fuse in his shoe to bring down American Airlines flight 63 bound for Miami in December 2001.
He also cited the 300-gram 'ink-cartridge bombs' planted on two cargo planes headed for the United States from Yemen in October 2010. Those explosives were intercepted in Dubai, and at an East Midlands airport in Great Britain.
The terror: A Boston firefighter carried an injured girl away from the scene after the Boston Marathon bombings. In all, Tsarnaev is believed to have killed three Americans, including an eight-year-old boy
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's namesake was a 15-century Central Asian warlord who referred to himself as 'the sword of Islam.' Sometimes spelled 'Tamerlane' in English, he was known for his cruelty.
When he conquered Baghdad, he reportedly made a pyramid of human skulls from unfortunate residents of that city.
Although still revered in Chechnya and throughout Central Asia, the original Tamerlane is sometimes vilified in modern-day Saudi textbooks.
Richard Miniter contributed the American Media Institute's reporting for this story.
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Obama administration officials threatened whistle-blowers on Benghazi, lawyer says
By James Rosen
FoxNews.com
At least four career officials at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency have retained lawyers or are in the process of doing so, as they prepare to provide sensitive information about the Benghazi attacks to Congress, Fox News has learned.
Victoria Toensing, a former Justice Department official and Republican counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, is now representing one of the State Department employees. She told Fox News her client and some of the others, who consider themselves whistle-blowers, have been threatened by unnamed Obama administration officials.
"I'm not talking generally, I'm talking specifically about Benghazi – that people have been threatened," Toensing said in an interview Monday. "And not just the State Department. People have been threatened at the CIA."
Toensing declined to name her client. She also refused to say whether the individual was on the ground in Benghazi on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, when terrorist attacks on two U.S. installations in the Libyan city killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
However, Toensing disclosed that her client has pertinent information on all three time periods investigators consider relevant to the attacks: the months that led up to the attack, when pleas by the ambassador and his staff for enhanced security in Benghazi were mostly rejected by senior officers at the State Department; the eight-hour time frame in which the attacks unfolded, and the eight-day period that followed the attacks, when Obama administration officials incorrectly described them as the result of a spontaneous protest over a video.
"It's frightening, and they're doing some very despicable threats to people," she said. "Not 'we're going to kill you,' or not 'we're going to prosecute you tomorrow,' but they're taking career people and making them well aware that their careers will be over [if they cooperate with congressional investigators]."
Federal law provides explicit protections for federal government employees who are identified as "whistle-blowers." The laws aim to ensure these individuals will not face repercussions from their superiors, or from other quarters, in retaliation for their provision of information about corruption or other forms of wrongdoing to Congress, or to an agency's inspector-general.
Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican from California who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday to complain that the department has not provided a process by which attorneys like Toensing can receive the security clearances necessary for them to review classified documents and other key evidence.
"It is unavoidable that Department employees identifying themselves as witnesses in the Committee's investigation will apply for a security clearance to allow their personal attorneys to handle sensitive or classified material," Issa wrote. "The Department's unwillingness to make the process for clearing an attorney more transparent appears to be an effort to interfere with the rights of employees to furnish information to Congress."
The Obama administration maintains that it has been more than forthcoming on Benghazi and that it is time for the State Department to move on. At a recent hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kerry noted that administration officials have testified at eight hearings on Benghazi, provided 20 briefings on the subject and turned over to Congress some 25,000 documents related to the killings.
"So if you have additional questions or you think there's some document that somehow you need, I'll work with you to try to get it and see if we can provide that to you," Kerry told committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., on April 17. But Kerry added: "I do not want to spend the next year coming up here talking about Benghazi."
Asked about Issa's complaints about attorneys not receiving security clearances, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell on Monday indicated that – far from threatening anyone – the administration hasn't been presented with any such cases. "I'm not aware of private counsel seeking security clearances or — or anything to that regard," Ventrell told reporters. "I'm not aware of whistle-blowers one way or another."
Ventrell cited the work of the FBI – whose probe of the attacks continues almost eight months later and without any known instances of perpetrators being brought to justice – and the Accountability Review Board. The board was an internal State Department review panel led by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Pickering and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen. An unclassified version of the board's final report that was released to the public contained no conclusions that suggested administration officials had willfully endangered their colleagues in Benghazi or had misled the public or Congress.
"And that should be enough," Ventrell said at Monday's press briefing. "Congress has its own prerogatives, but we've had a very thorough, independent investigation, which we completed and [which was] transparent and shared. And there are many folks who are, in a political manner, trying to sort of use this for their own political means, or ends."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/29/obama-administration-officials-have-threatened-whistle-blowers-on-benghazi/#ixzz2Rthf3qpM
Rep. Trey Gowdy: Explosive Benghazi hearings coming quickly – Washington Times
Rep. Trey Gowdy: 'Explosive' Benghazi hearings 'coming quickly'COMMENTS 177SIZE: + / -PRINTShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on google_plusone_shareShare on redditShare on linkedinShare on stumbleuponShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesBy Jessica Chasmar-The Washington Times Sunday, April 28, 2013Enlarge PhotoRep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican more >Ads by GoogleMan Cheats Credit Score1 simple trick & my credit score jumped 217 pts. Banks hate this!www.thecreditsolutionprogram.comSTORY TOPICSPoliticsWar_ConflictTrey GowdyUma PemmarajuU.S. Consulate FOLLOW US ONFACEBOOKQUESTION OF THE DAYThere have been no reports that Tamerlan Tsarnaevs wife went to the FBI to aid with its search. Will she be charged with involvement in the terror attack?YesNoUndecidedOtherLogin to VoteView resultsRep. Trey Gowdy, appearing on Fox News on Saturday afternoon, promised that "explosive" congressional hearings over the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, are "coming quickly.""There are more Benghazi hearings coming; I think they're going to be explosive," Mr. Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told Fox's Uma Pemmaraju.SPECIAL COVERAGE: Benghazi Attack Under MicroscopeMr. Gowdy wasn't able to give out too many details, but he hinted that the public for the first time might hear from witnesses to the terror attack that left four Americans dead."I am bound by certain measures of confidentiality, but I would tell you that you are getting very warm," Mr. Gowdy said when asked by Ms. Pemmaraju whether witnesses could be coming forward. "[The hearings] are coming sooner rather than later."He said several questions need to be answered, such as why there was a failure of security, "what happened during the siege itself and why aid was not sent," and whether the testimony by Susan E. Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was "grossly negligent or whether it was intentionally misleading."Mr. Gowdy added that in a trial, "direct evidence, direct testimony by eyewitnesses is always the most compelling.""Trust me when I tell you you will want to follow the hearings that are coming up," he reiterated.
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My Way News – APNewsBreak: Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap
WASHINGTON (AP) – Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S. government finally received details about the call.
In another conversation, the mother of now-dead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was recorded talking to someone in southern Russia who is under FBI investigation in an unrelated case, officials said.
The conversations are significant because, had they been revealed earlier, they might have been enough evidence for the FBI to initiate a more thorough investigation of the Tsarnaev family.
As it was, Russian authorities told the FBI only that they had concerns that Tamerlan and his mother were religious extremists. With no additional information, the FBI conducted a limited inquiry and closed the case in June 2011.
Two years later, authorities say Tamerlan and his brother, Dzhohkar, detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 260. Tamerlan was killed in a police shootout and Dzhohkar is under arrest.
In the past week, Russian authorities turned over to the United States information it had on Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva. The Tsarnaevs are ethnic Chechens who emigrated from southern Russia to the Boston area over the past 11 years.
Even had the FBI received the information from the Russian wiretaps earlier, it's not clear that the government could have prevented the attack.
In early 2011, the Russian FSB internal security service intercepted a conversation between Tamerlan and his mother vaguely discussing jihad, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation with reporters.
The two discussed the possibility of Tamerlan going to Palestine, but he told his mother he didn't speak the language there, according to the officials, who reviewed the information Russia shared with the U.S.
In a second call, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva spoke with a man in the Caucasus region of Russia who was under FBI investigation. Jacqueline Maguire, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington Field Office, where that investigation was based, declined to comment.
There was no information in the conversation that suggested a plot inside the United States, officials said.
It was not immediately clear why Russian authorities didn't share more information at the time. It is not unusual for countries, including the U.S., to be cagey with foreign authorities about what intelligence is being collected.
Nobody was available to discuss the matter early Sunday at FSB offices in Moscow.
Jim Treacy, the FBI's legal attache in Moscow between 2007 and 2009, said the Russians long asked for U.S. assistance regarding Chechen activity in the United States that might be related to terrorism.
"On any given day, you can get some very good cooperation," Treacy said. "The next you might find yourself totally shut out."
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva has denied that she or her sons were involved in terrorism. She has said she believed her sons have been framed by U.S. authorities.
But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers and Zubeidat's former brother-in-law, said Saturday he believes the mother had a "big-time influence" as her older son increasingly embraced his Muslim faith and decided to quit boxing and school.
After receiving the narrow tip from Russia in March 2011, the FBI opened a preliminary investigation into Tamerlan and his mother. But the scope was extremely limited under the FBI's internal procedures.
After a few months, they found no evidence Tamerlan or his mother were involved in terrorism.
The FBI asked Russia for more information. After hearing nothing, it closed the case in June 2011.
In the fall of 2011, the FSB contacted the CIA with the same information. Again the FBI asked Russia for more details and never heard back.
At that time, however, the CIA asked that Tamerlan's and his mother's name be entered into a massive U.S. terrorism database.
The CIA declined to comment Saturday.
Authorities have said they've seen no connection between the brothers and a foreign terrorist group. Dzhohkar told FBI interrogators that he and his brother were angry over wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the deaths of Muslim civilians there.
Family members have said Tamerlan was religiously apathetic until 2008 or 2009, when he met a conservative Muslim convert known only to the family as Misha. Misha, they said, steered Tamerlan toward a stricter version of Islam.
Two U.S. officials say investigators believe they have identified Misha. While it was not clear whether the FBI had spoken to him, the officials said they have not found a connection between Misha and the Boston attack or terrorism in general.
Associated Press writer Adam Goldman in Washington and Michael Kunzelman in Boston contributed to this report.
via My Way News – APNewsBreak: Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap.
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Perry blasts California newspaper for cartoon depicting Texas plant explosion
April 26, 2013: This photo shows an editorial cartoon that depicts Texas Gov. Rick Perry boasting about business booming in his state and then shows an explosion, that was featured in Thursday's edition of The Sacramento Bee newspaper, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he's disgusted a California newspaper ran a cartoon that depicts him boasting about booming business in Texas, then shows an explosion, a week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people in a Texas town.
Perry said he wants an apology from the Sacramento Bee on behalf of the town.
The cartoon in Thursday's edition shows Perry crowing that "Business is Booming," flanked by signs saying "Low Tax!" and "`Low Regs!" It's a play on the Republican's often-repeated mantra that his state's low-regulation, business-friendly climate has its economy humming.
The next panel reads "Boom!" as a blast engulfs the area behind the governor and his signs.
An April 17 explosion in the town of West, which is outside Waco, left a crater more than 90 feet wide and is estimated to have caused more than $100 million in damage. The blast occurred moments after a fire was reported at the West Fertilizer plant.
Ten of the people killed were first responders who rushed to the nighttime blaze.
In a letter to the Bee's editor, Perry said it "was with extreme disgust and disappointment I viewed your recent cartoon."
"While I will always welcome healthy policy debate, I won't stand for someone mocking the tragic deaths of my fellow Texans and our fellow Americans," Perry wrote. "Additionally, publishing this on the very day our state and nation paused to honor and mourn those who died only compounds the pain and suffering of the many Texans who lost family and friends in this disaster."
President Barack Obama was among those who attended a memorial service for the explosion victims Thursday at Baylor University in Waco.
The Bee's editorial page editor, Stuart Leavenworth, responded Friday that the artist, Jack Ohman, "made a strong statement about Gov. Rick Perry's disregard for worker safety, and his attempts to market Texas a place where industries can thrive with few regulations."
"It is unfortunate that Gov. Perry, and some on the blogosphere, have attempted to interpret the cartoon as being disrespectful for the victims of this tragedy," Leavenworth said. "As Ohman has made clear on his blog, he has complete empathy for the victims and people living by the plant.
"What he finds offensive is a governor who would gamble with the lives of families by not pushing for the strongest safety regulations. Perry's letter is an attempt to distract people from that message."
Ohman defended his cartoon with an Internet post, noting that the fertilizer plant "had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006" and that many "Texas cities have little or no zoning, resulting in homes being permitted next to sparely inspected businesses that store explosive chemicals."
"My job, as I understand it, is to be provocative," Ohman wrote. "I provoke, you decide. I don't dictate, I put out my opinion along with everyone else. I sign my name. I own it. In my opinion, I could have gone further. Much further."
California has seen Perry's touting of his state's pro-business prowess firsthand. In February, a public-private Texas marketing firm ran radio ads featuring Perry denigrating California's taxes and regulation, and then Perry traveled there to recruit jobs. He made a similar trip — this time backed by a print-media ad buy — to Chicago this past week.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, also a Republican, called for Ohman to be fired.
"I think it's reprehensible for a member of the media to sit in safety and mock such a profound tragedy regardless of any `point' he is trying to make," Dewhurst said.
Perry, meanwhile, wrote that the newspaper "owes the community of West, Texas, an immediate apology for your detestable attempt at satire."
Ohman posted that he had received "varying levels of concern about the cartoon depicting Gov. Rick Perry's marketing of Texas' loose regulations, juxtaposed with the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas," but that he would draw the cartoon again without thinking twice.
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Mesa, AZ. Home of the Apache Attack Helicopter and more…
.the hot desert air above Mesa,
Ariz., frequently pulses with the
sound of Apache attack helicopters as the intimidating machines are put
through their paces after emerging from
the Boeing production line.
It's a sound that's become familiar over
the nearly 30 years that the Mesa site has
built Apaches for the U.S. Army and a
growing number of international customers.
And Mesa employees are justly proud of
the site's most famous product.
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that was worthwhile," said Ramon Pena Jr.,
an electrical and mechanical assembler who
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Mesa's flagship line is rolling out the
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"We've gone from producing Block II
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"We've had a long-term investment strategy
here with an incredible foundation provided
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Almost Strangers
Gambon, Michael; Poliakoff, Stephen; Macfadyen, Matthew
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Narrative as Method
This three-part BBC television miniseries centers on the large weekend reunion of a prosperous Anglo-Jewish family at a luxurious West End hotel. Various family members discover one another and uncover family stories and secrets that reorient them in their lives. Writer-Director Stephen Poliakoff does not adhere to a conventional story structure, and this wandering tale is full of unexpected and rewarding narrative dips and turns.
Two family clusters are followed most closely in the story, although we are given glimpses, through flashback, of other compelling characters' intricate wartime histories. One branch of the family is made up of Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) and his parents, Raymond and Esther Symon (Michael Gambon and Jill Baker) who have grown distant from the larger family circle following a well-intentioned but failed business venture that cost Raymond his share of the family wealth. Daniel, intrigued by his glamorous relatives, is drawn more and more deeply into a relationship with his seductive and mysterious cousin Rebecca (Claire Skinner) and her dashing brother Charles (Toby Stephens). In the course of the weekend, crusty but endearing Raymond suffers a minor stroke, and we learn of the recent death of Rebecca and Charles' eldest brother following his descent into mental illness.
The most meaningful connections, however, belong to the past, and are brought to light in stages, effectively engaging our curiosity. The stories behind two captivating photographs, one of Raymond's father dancing fancifully and uncharacteristically on a lawn, and one of Daniel at age three, unaccountably dressed as an Italian Prince, are eventually uncovered to reveal a secret history that holds quite different meanings for Daniel and his father.

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Support for Creative Industry, Best Way To Solve Youth Unemployment – Minister
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohamed, has stressed the need for governments in Africa to invest in the Creative Industry as a way of solving youth unemployment and boosting the creative talent of youths.
The Minister, who made the remarks while briefing journalists on the just-concluded Annual General Meeting of the Afreximbank in Cairo, Egypt, where the Creative Industry featured prominently, said such support should be in form of providing grants for the sector and building Creative Industry infrastructure such as event places, cinemas, internet connectivity and cheap data.
According to him, what we find lacking in the Creative Industry really is that governments across the continent need to do more than what we are doing now. They need to create infrastructure we are not just talking about roads or bridges or airports but Creative Industry Infrastructure, both hardware and software.
"We have the population, we have the talents, we need infrastructure, we need government grants," said Alhaji Mohammed, who was a panellists at a session of the Afreximbank AGM that was dedicated to the Creative Industry.
He said with a high population of youths, most of whom are unemployed, the Creative Industry holds great potential for Africa because it's a limitless and renewable resource capable of creating wealth and employment.
The Minister said the continental bank has floated a $500 million Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Fund designed to boost African Creative Industry and the Media, including digital innovators and experts, fashion, film and music.
He said for the Creative Industry to thrive, governments on the continent should explore avenues for long term grants, capacity building and provision of infrastructure, adding: "You cannot grow the Creative Industry with debt."
Alhaji Mohammed also said all the available instruments at the moment cannot grow the Creative Industry, and that what is needed is 'patient money'.
"What we need is for venture capital firms to invest more in the Creative Industry. This is because out of the $1 billion venture capital investment in Nigeria in 2021, just 1 per cent went to the Creative industry," he said.
The Minister said with a population of about 52 million young people (between the ages of 18 and 35), who are hugely talented, and the digital revolution which provides internet access for about 104 million people and also with about 33 million Social Media users, Nigeria's Creative Industry is like a goldmine and, when properly harnessed, would serve as the country's new oil.
He expressed delight that Nigeria is far ahead of some of its peers on the continent in appreciating the potential of the Creative Industry and making policies towards enhancing the contribution of the sector to economic growth.
"I am proud to say that when we were in Cairo, I was able to thump my chest and say that Nigeria is doing the right thing. One example I cited is the collaboration between the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria/Bankers' Committee that will bring a brand new National Theatre, which will also have four hubs for music, ICT, fashion and film.
"We are actually creating a creative and entertainment centre, which is going to employ many people and stop capital flight because you can now do the post-production for your film and music right here in Nigeria," the Minister said.
Alhaji Mohammed, who also mentioned the floating of the $50 million Creative Industry Financial Initiative by the Central Bank, promised to engage the apex bank to ensure that the fund is accessible to the Creative Industry players.
He also harped on the need to improve on the collation, analysis and interpretation of data on the contribution of the Creative Sector to the GDP so that policy makers, development partners and other experts can make a case for favourable policies and funding for the industry.
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Ghana considering floating rare $50bn Century Bond
Ghana may soon join the likes of Argentina, Austria and Mexico to issue the rare 100-year bonds to finance national projects.
President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this at a ceremony in Beijing to sign some eight Ghana-China co-operation agreements.
"The Ministry of Finance and the economists in Ghana are looking at floating a $50 billion Century Bond. This will provide us with the resources to finance our infrastructural and industrial development. We are hoping that, at some stage, China will interest itself, and take a part of it as China's contribution to Ghana's development," he told Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Saturday.
Discussions about ultra-long term debts have been fraught with uncertainty due in part to interest rates fluctuations that can lower yields for investors; however, some analysts say there is a growing demand for these types of bonds.
Many of these long-term bonds contain an option that lets the issuer to partially or fully repay the debt before the scheduled maturity.
With Ghana exiting the IMF programme by the end of this year, President Akufo-Addo stressed that the country is determined never to return to that arrangement.
"In order to do so, we are looking seriously at how we can secure sources of long-term finance that will allow us to deal with our infrastructural development, and also realise the vision of a Ghana Beyond Aid."
Ghana and China on Saturday eight co-operation agreements and memoranda of understanding, in different sectors of their respective economies, aimed at deepening the ties of co-operation and the bonds of friendship that exist between the two countries.
The agreements were signed on Saturday September 1, 2018, after the President and the President and Xi Jinping held bilateral talks, as part of President Akufo-Addo's state visit to China.
The agreements are the "One belt one road Memorandum of Understanding", "Memorandum on Regional Aviation Co-operation", "Agreement for Co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy", and "Co-operation to carry out Maternal and Child Health Project".
The rest are "Framework Agreement on Financing Insurance Co-operation" ($2 billion Sino-Hydro deal), "Economic co-operation on Phase 2 project of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho", "Co-operation on the expansion of the Cape Coast Stadium", and "Co-operation on the supply of police vehicles to the Ghana Police Service."
Speaking with President Xi Jinping, prior to the signing of the eight agreements, President Akufo-Addo noted that the relationship between Ghana and China, over the years, have been excellent, noting that "Ghana has been a firm friend of China."
With China, for the last three years, being Ghana's largest trading partner, the President stated that "Chinese co-operation and investment in our economy are extremely essential" to the delivery of progress and prosperity to the Ghanaian people.
Highlighting some matters of critical concern to the country, President Akufo-Addo noted that his Government has been engaged in the fight against the menace of illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey, and told the Chinese President about the involvement of some Chinese nationals in the illegal activity.
He emphasised that his administration will not relent in the fight to restore the purity of Ghana's water bodies and the health of its environment.
President Akufo-Addo urged his President Xi Jinping to intervene in the matter, stating that "we want your help fully so that we can remove this impediment to the strong co-operation between Ghana and China."
On the development of Ghana's infrastructure, he also told his Chinese counterpart that Ghana is interested in receiving investments from China towards specific sectors of the economy, such as the railway and road network.
"We are thinking about a railway network that is intended to be a part of the Belt and Road Initiative, which will link our country to the Maghreb Region, and, thereby, recreate the old trade route that linked the Southern part of West Africa to North Africa," he added.
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Aram, son of Shem (Genesis 10:22-23), founded the nation of Aram, which was later known as Syria. The language that developed among these people was Aramaic (Heb. אֲרָמִ֔ית or 'Araamiyt; rendered "Syrian" in the KJV), a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew, having a similar alphabet but spoken differently (cf. 2 Kings 18:26; Isaiah 36:11). Abraham's immediate descendants spoke Hebrew, whereas Aramaic was used by Laban, the grandson of Abraham's brother (Genesis 31:47). A form of Aramaic came to be the common language of the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Persians (cf. Ezra 4:7; 2 Kings 18:17, 26), viz. East Semitic in contrast to the Northwest Semitic that developed among the Jews.
Prior to their exile, the soon-to-be Jewish captives were to learn the following statement in the Aramaic tongue in order to communicate it to their Babylonian captors: "The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens" (Jeremiah 10:11).1 The more capable Judean prisoners were taught to speak Aramaic (Chaldean) immediately (Daniel 1:4), and during and after the 70-years' Babylonian exile the Jews adopted the Aramaic tongue as their own. While the majority of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, large portions of Ezra (4:8–6:18; 7:12-26) and Daniel (2:4b–7:28) appear to have been written in Aramaic.2
By the time of Christ, although Hebrew continued to be used among the rabbis in Jerusalem, Aramaic had replaced pure Hebrew as the everyday vernacular of the Palestinian Jews (cf. Acts 1:19). Jesus could read and understand Hebrew (Luke 4:16-21), but he apparently spoke Aramaic (cf. Mark 5:41; 7:34; 15:34; Acts 26:14). When Hebraisti ("the Hebrew language") is mentioned in the New Testament, it most likely refers to Aramaic as the spoken language of the Hebrew people at this time (John 5:2; 19:13, 17, 20; Acts 21:40; 22:2; 26:14; Revelation 9:11; 16:16).
Though written in koinē Greek, the respective Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John employ Aramaic expressions.3 Mark and John go on to translate the words into Greek, which indicates both evangelists were communicating to non-Aramaic-speaking audiences. Matthew, on the other hand, mostly leaves these words untranslated, which suggests his readers were (or at least included) Aramaic-speaking Jews.4 Luke, however, omits most of the Aramaic terms altogether,5 and his third-person reference to Aramaic as "their own language" (Acts 1:19) implies that neither he nor his readership were Aramaic speakers.
The apostle Paul was bilingual,6 fluent in both Aramaic (the heart language of his ethic kinsmen) and Greek (the lingua franca of the Roman Empire) (Acts 21:37, 40; 22:2; cf. 26:14). In Paul's extant writings, Aramaic expressions are occasionally employed (Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Galatians 4:6), and he almost always refers to Peter by the Aramaic name Cephas (1 Corinthians 1:12; 3:11; 9:5; 15:5; Galatians 1:18; 2:9, 11, 14) – textual variation notwithstanding.7
Syriac, an Aramaic dialect, was the language of the inhabitants of eastern Syria and northern Mesopotamia. Not only were there Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and Mesopotamians present on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:9), the Lord's church was well established in Syria before the mid-first century (Acts 9:19; 11:19-26; 13:1-3). According to tradition, the apostles Thomas and Thaddeus took the gospel beyond the eastern borders of the Roman empire,8 and under King Abgar IX (ca. 190-206) Christianity became the official religion of the Parthian kingdom. By 225 churches were established throughout the Tigris-Euphrates valley, from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Syriac-Aramaic was the first language into which the Greek New Testament was translated, and Tatian, an Assyrian convert who studied under Justin Martyr in Rome, produced a harmony of the four Gospels known as the Diatessaron in the Syriac language (ca. 150-170). In fact, Syriac became the common language among Christians in eastern Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, and eventually India, Mongolia, and China. The Nestorian Monument, erected in 781, commemorates the arrival of Christianity into the capital of China in 635 and contains both Syriac and Chinese inscriptions. Two Christian cemeteries in Kyrgystan, dating from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries, have inscriptions on tombstones in both Syriac and Turkish.
While God is omnilingual, a variety of languages have been used through the ages to communicate and accomplish the divine will among God's human creation. Most students of the Bible are aware of the significance of Hebrew and koinē Greek, but Aramaic has also played a crucial role. It functioned as a suitable conduit of God's revelation and the original teachings of Christ, as well as an effective evangelistic tool among pre-Christian Jews, Jewish Christians, and later Eastern Christians. "There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without significance. Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me" (1 Corinthians 14:10-11).
As we continue the monumental task of taking the gospel into all the world, may we exercise diligence in contextualizing the message and clearly communicating it so that God's will can most effectively be accomplished in the lives of all who receive it (Isaiah 55:11).
1 All scripture quotations are from the NKJV.
2 Aramaic is also the primary language of the Jewish Talmud. The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal that Jewish Aramaic was unique and related to the Hebrew script.
3 Matthew 5:22; 6:24; 16:17; 27:33, 46; Mark 3:17; 5:41; 7:34; 14:36; 15:22, 34; John 1:42; 20:16.
4 See Matthew's Audience, Mark's Audience, Luke's Audience, John's Audience.
5 For example, the place of Jesus' execution is referred to by its Aramaic name Golgotha in Matthew, Mark and John, whereas Luke simply uses the Greek designation Chranion ("Skull"). Note that it was the Latin calvaria that influenced the KJV's rendering "Calvary." Besides Acts 1:19, Luke's only other employment of an Aramaic (Syriac) term is "mam[m]on" in his record of Jesus' speech in Luke 16:9, 11, 13.
6 Technically, with his miraculous gift of tongue-speaking (1 Corinthians 14:18), Paul would have been multilingual as circumstances necessitated. See Speaking in Tongues.
7 In the Corinthian correspondence, the Aramaic "Cephas" is used exclusively. In Galatians Paul alternates between the Aramaic and Greek names, but texts vary among the manuscripts in 1:18 and 2:7-14 ("Cephas" 1x/"Peter" 5x in NKJV vs. "Cephas" 4x/"Peter" 2x in NASB).
8 See Eusebius, Eccl. Hist. 1.13.4-22; 3.1.1. The early third-century Acts of Thomas, telling of the missionary journey of Thomas to India, was written in Syriac and first circulated in Edessa before it was translated and more widely distributed.
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Michelle Tisseyre (née Ahern; 13 December 1918 – 21 December 2014) was a Canadian television presenter who also worked in the fields of journalism and translations. She joined Radio-Canada in 1941 and did pioneering work as a broadcasting journalist on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio and television till 1947. Thereafter, she worked freelance for some time and then rejoined Radio-Canada in 1950, and was its director from 1953 to 1960 when the first TV show TV-Montreal was launched. In 1941, she became the first woman to present a 15-minute newsletter broadcast in CBC's French services.

She lived to the age of 96. She received several awards for her career achievements, including the Governor General's Literary Award for her translation of Winter (authored by Morley Callaghan), and being made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her work on publications. In 2001, at the age of 80, she returned to college, graduating in 2006 with a BA degree in Art History from McGill University. Apart from her children she was survived by 28 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Early life
Tisseyre was born Mary Jane Michelle Ahern on 13 December 1918 at Montreal, Quebec. She was born in a well-to-do family. Her father was John G. Ahern, a lawyer and bâtonnier of the Province of Québec who was also president of the Québec Bar. Ahern was the son of Michael Joseph Ahern, a surgeon of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Laval University. Her mother was Jeanne Marcil, daughter of Charles Marcil, who was a Member of Parliament for Bonaventure, Ottawa, for 36 years. Her mother divorced Ahern and moved to Sweden to reunite with her lover.

Initially, Tisseyre's education was in the Couvent du Sacré-Cœur de Sault-aux Récollets and at the Institut pédagogique de la Congrégation Notre-Dame. At the age of 12 she was hospitalized for one year for treatment for tuberculosis in the sanatorium in Saranac, Upstate New York. She then joined the McGill University in 1936 where she was the first French Canadian to be given admission to study history and philosophy. Here in 1937, she met Jacques de Brabant, director of Esterel resort in the Laurentien and married him. Following her marriage she discontinued her college studies. But this marriage did not last long as her husband left her for another woman during World War II; she divorced him in 1946. She was left with a child to manage on her own when she auditioned for employment with Radio Canada.

Career
In 1941, encouraged by Roger Baulu, Tisseyre started working as an announcer with Radio-Canada and she had very good fluency in both French and English languages. As a woman she was the first to broadcast 15-minute newsletter of war for the CBC French services, much to the chagrin of Michel Ouimet who was then a well known reporter. She became the first woman  journalist to interview Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico in 1944, and then such interviews became her special forte in reporting and interviewing. For three years, from 1944 to 1946, she was assigned to the CBC International Service. Along with René Lévesque and René Garneau, she was hostess of the show La voix du Canada, which was a special broadcast for the French armed forces of Canada working in various parts of the world during the war.

After the war, Tisseyre married for the second time on 17 January 1947. Her husband was  Pierre Tisseyre (1905–95) who was a French writer and journalist and who had come to Canada in 1945. She then left her job with CBC in 1947 and became a freelance journalist.

From 1953 to 1962, Tisseyre was the presenter of the Rendez-vous avec Michelle (Meet Michelle), a CBC television talk show, the first such show on TV in Canada. During 1955 to 1960, she also hosted many shows for the Music Hall, interviewing famous artists like Édith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour, Félix Leclerc and Jean-Pierre Ferland. At the start of her television shows, in 1953, she did a pre-planned stunt, in which she, as a slim presenter, flipped and overthrew a  judo world champion when he had become aggressive.

During 1962 to 1970, along with Wilfrid Lemoyne, Tisseyre was the hostess of the show known as Aujourd'hui which was the first of its kind related to public affairs which was very popular with viewership of over one million, as the subject discussed related to the reforms to be implemented in Québec society.

Tisseyre's career achievement also covered writing weekly articles for ten years for a Photo-Journal. She also wrote for the La revue populaire and the La revue moderne. In 1965, she edited the L'Encyclopédie de la femme canadienne (Encyclopedia of Canadian Women).

Tisseyre started performing for the theater in 1948 with the radio play Les Dames de notre temps. She continued to act in different roles for theatres in Montréal, between 1949 and 1970; the plays she acted in were: as Armande in Les femmes savantes (1949), Elmire in Tartuffe by the playwright Molière (1952) and Noëlle in La facture of Françoise Dorin (1970).

Tisseyre took up the career of a translator after she left CBC in 1970. She associated with her husband to do translation work at Les Éditions Pierre Tisseyre, her husband's publishing house. As editor, she translated a number of French-language books such as: La Collection des deux Solitudes — a series of novels by English Canadians like Winter by Morley Callaghan, Margaret Laurence, W. O. Mitchell and Robertson Davies.

Tisseyre ventured into politics once during the referendum campaign of 1980 when she addressed the Montreal Forum, an assembly of 15,000 people, most of them women.

After Tisseyre's husband died in 1995, she pursued her studies at the  McGill University and received a BA degree in 2006 when she was 88 years old.

Tisseyre  wrote her memoirs titled Intimate memoirs in 1998.

Personal life
Tisseyre  had five children. On May 26, 1977, her granddaughter Yaya drowned; on July 28, 1993, her son François died in a plane crash; and on March 3, 1995, her husband died. She died on December 21, 2014, at the age of 96 in Montreal.

Awards
The awards which Tisseyre received during her lifetime are:
Trophée Frigon — Best Television Host (1959)
Miss Radio-Télévision — Most Popular Artist (1959)
Governor General's Literary Award — Translation (1975)
Member of the Order of Canada (1976)
Médaille d'or de la Renaissance française (1997)
Officer of the Order of Canada (2001)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)

References

External links
 Fonds Michelle Tisseyre (R370) at Library and Archives Canada

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2014 deaths
Canadian women non-fiction writers
Canadian women journalists
Governor General's Award-winning translators
McGill University alumni
Officers of the Order of Canada
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Hi, reader! We are excited to announce that going forward, this column will no longer be called "the Grad School Guru" and is now "Your Grad School Guide." Our new name reflects that while the blog is written by a single, anonymous author, we are culling information from sources across the UW to provide you with the best advice and resources.
Everything else will stay the same. When you submit a question anonymously to Your Guide, you can still opt to receive a personalized response that will not be shared with anyone else. The methods of submitting a question, the kinds of questions answered and our dedication to providing you with resources and support to thrive in grad school will remain the same. Happy asking!
How do I get into a leadership position? I am returning to graduate school after nearly two decades in the workforce in assistant positions. I am ready to move upward in my career, if someone will just give me a chance. I am afraid that even when I graduate, I will still be seen as only qualified for assistant roles. Please help, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
This blog post was developed based on input from Dr. Bruce Avolio, Mark Pigott Chair in Business Strategic Leadership.
Thanks for reaching out to your Grad School Guide! I am excited that you are looking to take on leadership roles in your work and I hope I can give you some advice to help you get there.
I have lots of tips and ideas in store for you, but I also want to encourage you to reach out to folks at your campus Career Center or an advisor within your department. They may have additional ideas that are more tailored to your needs within your discipline and career. I'll list the contacts for the career centers at the end of this post. Your department's website will have more information about your graduate program advisor or graduate program coordinator.
Open to new and different experiences and perspectives. Has a global mindset.
Attitude: positive, hopeful, optimistic and humble.
Authentic and has a strong moral identity. This means acting in a moral and ethical way and being just, highly self-aware of how you impact others, and transparent. Willing to take hard stands on important issues.
Motivated to lead! This means you are interested in influencing others and spending the time to learn how to do so. Motivation to lead is usually a starting point for leadership.
Work ethic: conscientious, proactive, resilient and efficacious.
Able to suspend judgment and gather more data before coming to conclusions.
Willing to sacrifice self-interests for the good of the larger group.
Future-oriented in terms of goals and objectives.
Practice being empathetic to a coworker, peer, teacher or someone else.
Reflect on your morals and values. You may find journaling, doodling or list-writing helpful with this. Think about what you care about and how these values will inform your leadership.
Take a class in active listening.
Join a Registered Student Organization (see links below) and take a leadership position within the club. If you don't find a club that suits your interests, start your own!
Look for opportunities (formal or informal) to mentor an undergraduate student in your field.
Read a book written by someone with a different background or identity from your own to broaden your perspective.
Phew! There are a lot of ideas here, but if you pick only one and set an intentional goal to work on it this year, I am confident you'll make astounding progress!
Finally, don't be too hard on yourself! Starting grad school is a big, important step in taking more leadership roles. Celebrate the things that you are already doing to advance your career and put some trust in your process.


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5 Films and TV Shows Filming in the UK in 2023
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2023 is looking like an exciting year for the screen – here are five films and TV series currently filming in the UK and Ireland.
By Charlie Gardiner
The new year is upon us and as we look forward to what 2023 has in store for us, we celebrate the exciting productions that are back in full swing after the festivities. With award season looming, there are some exciting productions taking place up and down the country – from high-speed action films to royal dramas.
Let's take a look at five exciting productions happening in the UK and Ireland this month:
'Good Grief'
Known for his hugely successful Netflix series Schitts Creek, Dan Levy has crossed the pond to write and direct this upcoming romantic comedy starring Luke Evans, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel and Celia Imrie. Telling the story of Marc who – after losing his husband and mother – goes on holiday to Paris with his close friends for a weekend of self-discovery.
Good Grief is currently filming in London and while holding the capital close to its roots, held some of its castings here at Spotlight in early 2022. Casting director, Jessica Ronane, leads casting on the project while Levy has been largely involved in all parts of production.
'The Gentlemen'
Guy Ritchie is making his television debut with a new spin-off series that follows on from the events in his 2019 film of the same name. The series follows the antics of the British criminal underground as young soldier Eddie Halstead (played by rising talent, Theo James) inherits his father's estate – only to find out it is the base of criminal activity.
The cast – brought together by Daniel Hubbard and Rory Okey – is bursting with British talent, including Joely Richardson, Kaya Scodelario and Vinnie Jones. The Gentlemen is currently filming on location in South London and South East England with its release date yet to be announced.
'The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power'
After the huge success of the first season in 2022, the showrunners at Amazon Prime are bringing Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power back to our television screens with season 2. With a ground-breaking budget for the first season, the long-awaited return to Middle Earth was loved by Tolkien fans old and new – featuring a stellar cast of rising talent from all corners of the world.
New additions to the cast for the second season include Spotlight members Stuart Bowman, William Chubb and Gavi Singh Chera. Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is currently filming at the Bray Film Studios in Windsor and the Bovingdon Airfield Studios in Hertfordshire with a release date set for 2024.
'Back in Action'
Netflix's new action comedy Back in Action features Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in their first film together since they both starred in the remake of Annie back in 2014. Although the plot is still under wraps, this is likely to be an exciting release for Netflix as Diaz has come out of retirement to star in it and the script comes from comedy writer, Brendan O'Brien (Bad Neighbours).
Currently filming at Shepperton Studios in London, Back in Action is set to be released on Netflix at the end of 2023.
'The Crown'
The fifth season may have just recently been released on Netflix but that doesn't mean the cast and crew of the highly-anticipated royal drama have taken a break. Production on the sixth – and final – season is well underway, currently filming in Elstree Studios in North London.
Series creator, Peter Morgan, will oversee the production of the big finale with returning cast members gracing the thrones of Buckingham Palace once again. Spotlight members Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce and Lesley Manville star alongside Elizabeth Debicki, who will return to the iconic role of Princess Diana with Dominic West as Prince Charles.
The final season's plot is still top secret, with speculations about which big event in the timeline of the British Royal Family will close the epic series. The series is due to (hopefully) grace our screens in November 2023.
There's no doubt that 2023 is already shaping up to be a fantastic year for new releases – both on the silver screen and in the comfort of our own homes, with the UK and Ireland continuing to be home to some brilliant productions.
With that, keep your eyes peeled for what's to come and enjoy what the new year has in store!
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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Receives Export Award
Matt Laur
Thales Defense & Security, Inc. was awarded the International Trade Administration Export Achievement Certificate.
With the support of the U.S. Commercial Service the business entered new international markets for the first time this year.
Secretary Kelly M. Schulz of the Maryland Department of Commerce recognizes the business with the Secretary's Citation.
Today, Congressman David Trone of Maryland joined the U.S. Commercial Service's Assistant Secretary for Global Markets Ian Steff, to award Thales Defense & Security, Inc. with the International Trade Administration Export Achievement Certificate. This award recognizes the business for significantly increasing U.S. defense export sales in new international markets.
"Thales Defense & Security, Inc. manufactures elite technologies for the U.S. Armed Forces and then exports those technologies to U.S. allies around the world via connections we help arrange with foreign governments," said Ian Steff, who performs the non-exclusive duties and functions of Assistant Secretary for Global Markets. "The company's resourcefulness and proven tactics have helped it secure multi-million-dollar sales in key international markets."
Created in 2001 by the U.S. Commercial Service, the program aims to support U.S. businesses as they seek to gain traction in foreign markets. Since 1964, Thales Defense & Security, Inc. has been a member of the U.S. defense industrial base and with the support of the U.S. Commercial Service was able to enter new international markets for the first time this year.
"Defense exports are a key driver of Maryland's economy," said Congressman Trone. "When U.S. businesses increase sales overseas, they create new jobs here in Maryland. With the help of the U.S. Commercial Service, the Sixth District's own Thales Defense & Security, Inc. developed an aggressive global sales strategy."
In further recognition of the business' achievement growing export sales, Maryland's Secretary of Commerce, Kelly M. Schulz, recognized the business with the Secretary's Citation.
"The Commercial Service has provided invaluable support helping us significantly increase our international sales," said Thales Defense and Security, Inc.'s CEO Mike Sheehan. "The connections our company made at the Commerce Department's TradeWinds mission in India are helping us sell U.S. manufactured equipment into the South Asian market."
Thales Defense & Security, Inc., a subsidiary of Thales Group, provides world-class ground tactical, airborne and avionics, naval and maritime, and security capabilities for U.S. forces and friendly nations from its main facility in Clarksburg, Maryland. The company has sold more than 300,000 radios, vehicle adapters, tactical repeaters and base stations domestically and abroad to over 30 countries worldwide.
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Which attacking midfielder will Milan buy this summer?
With the season nearing its end, our thoughts uncontrollably switch to potential new signings that will make the scudetto-winning Milan side stronger, more complete and more balanced. Therefore we decided to ask your opinion as to who exactly Milan will buy to fill the critical position behind the strikers. Before I give my own prognosis, I'd like to address a more pressing issue.
We will never again see the great orchestrator of Milan's last two Champions League successes in red and black stripes. It's a sad day, but one that had to come sooner or later and we can only hope that this move is part of a masterplan that will bring success to the club in the long term. A part of me can't help but feel Pirlo could have contributed a few more years but what's there is there, and this summer will see a new player with more dynamism take the role of the midfield maestro.
As for reinforcements, there will be a 'dream signings' post next week but for now, I'll try to be strictly realistic when looking at solutions for the attacking midfield area. Hamsik would be the hardest to come by, Napoli is in a very good financial position and they'll be playing Champions League football next season. Next hardest would be Pastore because Milan's relationship with Palermo isn't one of love and they're not in dire need of money either. It may just take an astronomical figure to persuade them. If Berlusconi is willing to part with that kind of money, I'd love to see Pastore behind our strikers as he has all the makings of a magnificent player. As long as Milan's Brazilian squadron accept the Argentinian as one of them, I see no problems with his potential addition.
Nasri is one year away from the end of his contract at Emirates and, if he refuses to sign a new deal, he's likely to leave this summer. Arsene Wenger makes it a point to cash in on his young stars and Nasri would be no different. One of the cheapest solutions out of the bunch and at the same time one of the most proven and versatile, Nasri might be a player Allegri would push for if Hamsik and Pastore are out of reach. There's been so much talk about Ganso, I don't know what to think. Is he really that injury prone? Will he get better or will he stagnate until Milan gives up and sends him to Turkey? It's a gamble. He doesn't seem like the most clear-minded and determined person from what I've heard him say, but he does have friends in Milan so it's on Galliani and Allegri to judge how much potential he really has. Lamela is a complete mystery to me but it seems within reason that Milan will sign him even if someone else is brought in, considering his age and relatively low price-tag.
That's it for today, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section if you like.


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#pragma once
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/ElasticBeanstalk_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSStreamFwd.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/ConfigurationDeploymentStatus.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/DateTime.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSVector.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/ResponseMetadata.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/ConfigurationOptionSetting.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Xml
{
  class XmlNode;
} // namespace Xml
} // namespace Utils
namespace ElasticBeanstalk
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *
Describes the settings for a configuration set.

See Also:
   AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_ELASTICBEANSTALK_API ConfigurationSettingsDescription
  {
  public:
    ConfigurationSettingsDescription();
    ConfigurationSettingsDescription(const Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlNode& xmlNode);
    ConfigurationSettingsDescription& operator=(const Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlNode& xmlNode);

    void OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& ostream, const char* location, unsigned index, const char* locationValue) const;
    void OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& oStream, const char* location) const;

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetSolutionStackName() const{ return m_solutionStackName; }

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(const Aws::String& value) { m_solutionStackNameHasBeenSet = true; m_solutionStackName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(Aws::String&& value) { m_solutionStackNameHasBeenSet = true; m_solutionStackName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(const char* value) { m_solutionStackNameHasBeenSet = true; m_solutionStackName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithSolutionStackName(const Aws::String& value) { SetSolutionStackName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithSolutionStackName(Aws::String&& value) { SetSolutionStackName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the solution stack this configuration set uses.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithSolutionStackName(const char* value) { SetSolutionStackName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetPlatformArn() const{ return m_platformArn; }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(const Aws::String& value) { m_platformArnHasBeenSet = true; m_platformArn = value; }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(Aws::String&& value) { m_platformArnHasBeenSet = true; m_platformArn = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(const char* value) { m_platformArnHasBeenSet = true; m_platformArn.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithPlatformArn(const Aws::String& value) { SetPlatformArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithPlatformArn(Aws::String&& value) { SetPlatformArn(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithPlatformArn(const char* value) { SetPlatformArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetApplicationName() const{ return m_applicationName; }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(const Aws::String& value) { m_applicationNameHasBeenSet = true; m_applicationName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(Aws::String&& value) { m_applicationNameHasBeenSet = true; m_applicationName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(const char* value) { m_applicationNameHasBeenSet = true; m_applicationName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithApplicationName(const Aws::String& value) { SetApplicationName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithApplicationName(Aws::String&& value) { SetApplicationName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithApplicationName(const char* value) { SetApplicationName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetTemplateName() const{ return m_templateName; }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(const Aws::String& value) { m_templateNameHasBeenSet = true; m_templateName = value; }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(Aws::String&& value) { m_templateNameHasBeenSet = true; m_templateName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(const char* value) { m_templateNameHasBeenSet = true; m_templateName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithTemplateName(const Aws::String& value) { SetTemplateName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithTemplateName(Aws::String&& value) { SetTemplateName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the configuration template for this
     * configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithTemplateName(const char* value) { SetTemplateName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetDescription() const{ return m_description; }

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(const Aws::String& value) { m_descriptionHasBeenSet = true; m_description = value; }

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(Aws::String&& value) { m_descriptionHasBeenSet = true; m_description = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(const char* value) { m_descriptionHasBeenSet = true; m_description.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDescription(const Aws::String& value) { SetDescription(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDescription(Aws::String&& value) { SetDescription(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this configuration set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDescription(const char* value) { SetDescription(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetEnvironmentName() const{ return m_environmentName; }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(const Aws::String& value) { m_environmentNameHasBeenSet = true; m_environmentName = value; }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(Aws::String&& value) { m_environmentNameHasBeenSet = true; m_environmentName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(const char* value) { m_environmentNameHasBeenSet = true; m_environmentName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithEnvironmentName(const Aws::String& value) { SetEnvironmentName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithEnvironmentName(Aws::String&& value) { SetEnvironmentName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If not null, the name of the environment for this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithEnvironmentName(const char* value) { SetEnvironmentName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If this configuration set is associated with an environment, the
     * DeploymentStatus parameter indicates the deployment status of this
     * configuration set:

 null: This configuration is
     * not associated with a running environment.

     * pending: This is a draft configuration that is not deployed to the
     * associated environment but is in the process of deploying.

     * deployed: This is the configuration that is currently deployed to
     * the associated running environment.

 failed: This
     * is a draft configuration that failed to successfully deploy.

     */
    inline const ConfigurationDeploymentStatus& GetDeploymentStatus() const{ return m_deploymentStatus; }

    /**
     *
 If this configuration set is associated with an environment, the
     * DeploymentStatus parameter indicates the deployment status of this
     * configuration set:

 null: This configuration is
     * not associated with a running environment.

     * pending: This is a draft configuration that is not deployed to the
     * associated environment but is in the process of deploying.

     * deployed: This is the configuration that is currently deployed to
     * the associated running environment.

 failed: This
     * is a draft configuration that failed to successfully deploy.

     */
    inline void SetDeploymentStatus(const ConfigurationDeploymentStatus& value) { m_deploymentStatusHasBeenSet = true; m_deploymentStatus = value; }

    /**
     *
 If this configuration set is associated with an environment, the
     * DeploymentStatus parameter indicates the deployment status of this
     * configuration set:

 null: This configuration is
     * not associated with a running environment.

     * pending: This is a draft configuration that is not deployed to the
     * associated environment but is in the process of deploying.

     * deployed: This is the configuration that is currently deployed to
     * the associated running environment.

 failed: This
     * is a draft configuration that failed to successfully deploy.

     */
    inline void SetDeploymentStatus(ConfigurationDeploymentStatus&& value) { m_deploymentStatusHasBeenSet = true; m_deploymentStatus = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
 If this configuration set is associated with an environment, the
     * DeploymentStatus parameter indicates the deployment status of this
     * configuration set:

 null: This configuration is
     * not associated with a running environment.

     * pending: This is a draft configuration that is not deployed to the
     * associated environment but is in the process of deploying.

     * deployed: This is the configuration that is currently deployed to
     * the associated running environment.

 failed: This
     * is a draft configuration that failed to successfully deploy.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDeploymentStatus(const ConfigurationDeploymentStatus& value) { SetDeploymentStatus(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 If this configuration set is associated with an environment, the
     * DeploymentStatus parameter indicates the deployment status of this
     * configuration set:

 null: This configuration is
     * not associated with a running environment.

     * pending: This is a draft configuration that is not deployed to the
     * associated environment but is in the process of deploying.

     * deployed: This is the configuration that is currently deployed to
     * the associated running environment.

 failed: This
     * is a draft configuration that failed to successfully deploy.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDeploymentStatus(ConfigurationDeploymentStatus&& value) { SetDeploymentStatus(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was created.

     */
    inline const Aws::Utils::DateTime& GetDateCreated() const{ return m_dateCreated; }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was created.

     */
    inline void SetDateCreated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { m_dateCreatedHasBeenSet = true; m_dateCreated = value; }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was created.

     */
    inline void SetDateCreated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { m_dateCreatedHasBeenSet = true; m_dateCreated = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was created.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDateCreated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { SetDateCreated(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was created.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDateCreated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { SetDateCreated(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was last modified.

     */
    inline const Aws::Utils::DateTime& GetDateUpdated() const{ return m_dateUpdated; }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was last modified.

     */
    inline void SetDateUpdated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { m_dateUpdatedHasBeenSet = true; m_dateUpdated = value; }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was last modified.

     */
    inline void SetDateUpdated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { m_dateUpdatedHasBeenSet = true; m_dateUpdated = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was last modified.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDateUpdated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { SetDateUpdated(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The date (in UTC time) when this configuration set was last modified.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithDateUpdated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { SetDateUpdated(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting>& GetOptionSettings() const{ return m_optionSettings; }

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline void SetOptionSettings(const Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting>& value) { m_optionSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_optionSettings = value; }

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline void SetOptionSettings(Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting>&& value) { m_optionSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_optionSettings = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithOptionSettings(const Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting>& value) { SetOptionSettings(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithOptionSettings(Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting>&& value) { SetOptionSettings(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& AddOptionSettings(const ConfigurationOptionSetting& value) { m_optionSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_optionSettings.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
A list of the configuration options and their values in this configuration
     * set.

     */
    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& AddOptionSettings(ConfigurationOptionSetting&& value) { m_optionSettingsHasBeenSet = true; m_optionSettings.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    inline const ResponseMetadata& GetResponseMetadata() const{ return m_responseMetadata; }

    inline void SetResponseMetadata(const ResponseMetadata& value) { m_responseMetadataHasBeenSet = true; m_responseMetadata = value; }

    inline void SetResponseMetadata(ResponseMetadata&& value) { m_responseMetadataHasBeenSet = true; m_responseMetadata = std::move(value); }

    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithResponseMetadata(const ResponseMetadata& value) { SetResponseMetadata(value); return *this;}

    inline ConfigurationSettingsDescription& WithResponseMetadata(ResponseMetadata&& value) { SetResponseMetadata(std::move(value)); return *this;}

  private:
    Aws::String m_solutionStackName;
    bool m_solutionStackNameHasBeenSet;
    Aws::String m_platformArn;
    bool m_platformArnHasBeenSet;
    Aws::String m_applicationName;
    bool m_applicationNameHasBeenSet;
    Aws::String m_templateName;
    bool m_templateNameHasBeenSet;
    Aws::String m_description;
    bool m_descriptionHasBeenSet;
    Aws::String m_environmentName;
    bool m_environmentNameHasBeenSet;
    ConfigurationDeploymentStatus m_deploymentStatus;
    bool m_deploymentStatusHasBeenSet;
    Aws::Utils::DateTime m_dateCreated;
    bool m_dateCreatedHasBeenSet;
    Aws::Utils::DateTime m_dateUpdated;
    bool m_dateUpdatedHasBeenSet;
    Aws::Vector<ConfigurationOptionSetting> m_optionSettings;
    bool m_optionSettingsHasBeenSet;
    ResponseMetadata m_responseMetadata;
    bool m_responseMetadataHasBeenSet;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace ElasticBeanstalk
} // namespace Aws

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Renderer::Renderer(Shape & s, Color & c) : renderWidget(NULL), shape(s), color(c) {
    // // qDebug() << "in Renderer::Renderer";
}

Renderer::Renderer(RenderGLWidget * glw, Shape & s, Color & c) : renderWidget(glw), shape(s), color(c)  {
    // // qDebug() << "in Renderer::Renderer";
}

Renderer::~Renderer() {
    // // qDebug() << "in Renderer::~Renderer";
}

std::vector<float> Renderer::createVertices() const {
    // qDebug() << "in Renderer::createVertices";
    std::vector<float> verts;    // return variable

    std::vector<QVector3D> pts = shape.get_points();
    QVector3D col = color.get_color(true);

    for (std::vector<QVector3D>::const_iterator it = pts.begin(); it != pts.end(); ++it) {
        verts.push_back(it->x());
        verts.push_back(it->y());
        verts.push_back(it->z());
        verts.push_back(col.x());
        verts.push_back(col.y());
        verts.push_back(col.z());
        // if this is the first point do not re-add point yet
        if (it == pts.begin()) {
            continue;
        }
        // because GL_LINES will be used for drawing arrays each point is repeated
        verts.push_back(it->x());
        verts.push_back(it->y());
        verts.push_back(it->z());
        verts.push_back(col.x());
        verts.push_back(col.y());
        verts.push_back(col.z());
    }
	// add first point here
	verts.push_back(verts[0]);
	verts.push_back(verts[1]);
	verts.push_back(verts[2]);
	verts.push_back(verts[3]);
	verts.push_back(verts[4]);
	verts.push_back(verts[5]);

    return verts;
}

bool Renderer::render() {
    // qDebug() << "in Renderer::render";

    if (!renderWidget) {
        return false;
    }

    // set vertices
    renderWidget->setVertices(createVertices());

    // reinitialize and update
    renderWidget->reinitGL();
    renderWidget->update();

    return true;
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    // qDebug() << "in Renderer::setSpace";
    renderWidget = glw;
    return true;
}


The sauce can be prepared in advance and can be stored in the refrigerator like any salad dressing.
If you like, you can roast fresh peppers and make it more authentic, however, roasted peppers that come in a jar work well since the sauce add plenty of flavor. Enjoy!
Rinse and drain the roasted bell peppers, pat dry with a paper towel, cut into bite-size pieces, arrange them in a serving dish.
To prepare the dressing, mince garlic with a garlic press. Place garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and salt into a food processor or a blender. Blend until it is smooth. It will thicken as it emulsifies. Taste to see if you need to add more lemon juice or salt. Add water and mix again.
Pour dressing over the roasted bell peppers. Garnish with chopped walnuts. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
This looks and sounds so delicious! I don't think I've ever tried this dish before. Going in my to-make list:) Thank you for sharing!
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