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This statistic shows the population of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia in 2017, by five year age groups. As of 2017, Catalonia had roughly 595 thousand inhabitants aged between 45 and 49 years old.
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Even your youngest singers will dig this jazzy Jingle Bells! With lots of unison and easy call-and-response vocal parts, this arrangement will practically sing itself. The jazz piano accompaniment is written so any accompanist can swing or use the ShowTrax CD for extra pizazz!


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ETERNITY'S END Release New Single & Music Video, "Hounds Of Tindalos"
24 October, 2021 /in FC Metal, News /by Eric Cerda
ETERNITY'S END have released "Hounds of Tindalos" – the third single to be taken from the band's upcoming third full-length, Embers Of War. Alongside the single release, the European technical power metal five-piece have also produced a music video for the track. The visual presentation showcases ETERNITY'S END performing within a futuristic setting, reflective of […]
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Japan's MAJUSTICE announce debut album featuring members of Loudness, TSO, Eternity's End, KELLY Simonz's BLIND FAITH, release preview video
MAJUSTICE is a multinational power metal band formed in 2021 by guitarist Jien Takahashi (STORMHEART/BASKERVILLE), who was heavily influenced by Timo Tolkki's composition skills (during the "classic" STRATOVARIUS period), as well as the guitar wizardry of Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen. MAJUSTICE features the powerful vocals of Iuri Sanson (ETERNITY'S END/ex-HIBRIA), the genius shred of […]
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Artaban´s Redemption to release "Broken Puppets" EP in May 2021
Artaban´s Redemption is a band created by Alvaro Weik at the end of 2020. It was a personal project created to put out some songs composed during that year. In May 2021 the band will release their debut EP: Broken Puppets. The 5 Power Metal songs tell a futuristic story where machines — provided with […]
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Sirenia guitarist Nils Courbaron covers Journey classic with members of Elvenking and Silent Winter
12 March, 2021 /in FC Metal, News /by Eric Cerda
Acclaimed guitarist Nils Courbaron (Sirenia, Think Of A New Kind) has released a metalized cover of the Journey classic, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)". Joining him on this Nils Courbaron Project interpretation are vocalist Mike Livas from Silent Winter and guitarist Mattia "Headmatt" Carli from Elvenking. The song can be streamed on Nils' official Spotify […]
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The Chair of the judging panel (Dr Peter Lanyon) for the 2016 Best Practice Awards in Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Health informed us that the CAT group has been selected as an award winner in the category of Outstanding Best Practice. He extended congratulations to the team for this excellent achievement. The panel was greatly impressed by the innovative approach taken by this initiative, in meeting the challenge of translating research into changes in clinical practice. The panel felt that there was strong evidence of impact on the delivery of patient care and that the collaborative approach taken to address emerging clinical issues, could be adopted by other services.
The group will receive a certificate that will be presented to all winners at the BSR Annual Conference in Glasgow.
In addition to the award, all winning projects will be turned into a short case study and collated into a case study pack for use by BSR in promotional activity going forward. This will include work with NICE, NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. These case study packs will be available at the annual conference and each case study will also be made into a poster, which will be on display in the main conference auditorium across the three days of conference.
Later this year a Best Practice Awards learning event open to all participating sites as a way of sharing best practice and influencing service change. This will involve presentations to peers and other select guests from the world of policy and commissioning.


The French call them film maudit—those scabrous, maligned, or otherwise compromised movies that may as well have been cursed.
To what ends has long been hard to say, with The Last Movie all but buried after its initial release. A long-overdue, and presumably long-in-the-making, restoration by Arbelos Films should cement its status as one of '70s cinema's true wild cards, a work of compacted beauty and corrosive angst. Those expecting a mess, something like the Easy Rider acid trip at feature length, may be surprised by the fierce lucidity with which Hopper deconstructs his own movie. So much so that the notoriety of the film's production, while credible enough, begins to seem a smokescreen for an altogether more audacious proposition: using a major Hollywood production as a site of critique.
While Hopper's jagged cutting between scenes certainly extends to the audience the insecurity described by Carson, there is nevertheless a fairly legible plot to be gleaned from the wreckage. We open on a shootout reminiscent of The Wild Bunch (1969), only this version—quickly revealed as a movie-within-the-movie—is helmed by Sam Fuller rather than Peckinpah (Fuller reprises the cigar-chomping persona previously essayed in Jean Luc-Godard's 1965 Pierrot le Fou, one of several points of contact with Godard in Hopper's movie, most in screaming shades of red).
Hopper's cad becomes increasingly abusive as he takes up with several varietals of the ugly American, while the movie itself jettisons continuity to pursue the self-revealing logic of a fever dream, not so much breaking the fourth wall as dynamiting it.
That thumbnail sketch only begins to suggest the film's multileveled critique. For one, its cumulative burlesque of Hollywood's cultural imperialism invites comparison with the likes of Godard and Santiago Álvarez, and the fact that a Universal production should be mentioned in the same breath as these radicals still boggles the mind. Each scene consumes what came before, with Hopper advancing the decidedly avant-garde agenda of using an essentially illusionistic medium to pierce illusions.
A case could be made for seeing the resulting bonfire of vanities as a kind of performance art. Not only for the way that Hopper flings himself into the role—as ever, his acting doesn't suggest a method to his madness so much as a madness to the Method—but because of the way the movie elevates risk to an operating principle, the better to exploit the weak spots of Hollywood's dream machine.
The one irreplaceable scene here shows the Peruvian villagers appropriating the tools of production, making their own movie on Fuller's abandoned set. It's cold outside—the restoration gives you the actors' breath—but Kansas allows the anxious town priest to lead him down to the spectacle in the town square, where the villagers use torches for lighting and wooden approximations of filmmaking equipment (shades of Kidlat Tahimik's 1977 wonder, Perfumed Nightmare).
Kansas gently chides the novice director for having his actors actually duke it out and proceeds to show the actors how to throw a "real" Hollywood punch. Of course the real Hollywood crew has not, in fact, abandoned the set, as Hopper's reflexive montage is at pains to remind us, and yet this scene is remarkably attuned to the postcolonial analysis driving what was then being called, hopefully, "third cinema." Not the least of The Last Movie's paradoxes is that a work so manifestly taken up with exhaustion should also be so adamant in its implicit demand for a new cinema.
More particularly, Hopper's mad movie judges the redemptive logic of the Western to be beyond redemption (as distinct from many of the so-called revisionist westerns of the same era, which either flip the script on the genre or accentuate its violence). In this, The Last Movie resonates with the subsequent work of many visual artists and avant-garde filmmakers who would take up Western iconography as a way of grappling with this country's interlocking mythologies of landscape, masculinity and violence.
But then, this wouldn't be Hopper's last movie. It would take ten years, but the equally raucous Out of the Blue (1980) picked up right where Hopper was always leaving off—by the skin of his teeth.
'The Last Movie' plays the Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco Sept. 7–12. Details and times here.


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Why I support the call for an Office of Anglophone Affairs
G.J. Nashen	Canada, Language, Montreal, Published Opinion, Quebec	Bill 101, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Commissioner of Official Languages, David Birnbaum, English-speaking Quebecer, Freedom of expression, Graham Fraser, Lawrence Bergman, OQLF, Philippe Couillard, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Robert Libman	1 Comment
The need for an Office of Anglophone Affairs to represent the interests of 800,000 English-speaking Quebecers is reasonable and quite evident.
First, having three cabinet members of the Quebec Liberal Party who come from the English-speaking community does not absolve the government from its ongoing obligation to its English-speaking population. Cabinet members come and go, so do governments, and cabinet members have many more responsibilities than uniquely watching out for linguistic issues of their constituents.
The last four decades have shown us that English-speakers promoted to cabinet are no guarantee that the rights afforded to the English-speaking community will be respected in each ministry and throughout the government.
No disrespect or lack of appreciation to our Anglo MNAs, past or present. Their competencies are far from limited to their mother tongue. In D'Arcy McGee riding, for example, David Birnbaum is off to a great start, is very interested in his constituency and his assistance is quite sincere, I have no doubt. Lawrence Bergman was a model MNA, of the highest calibre. Robert Libman (Equality Party) was elected specifically because of his position on language and Bill 101 and had wide community support because he was a thorn in the side of the government – a voice specifically for the English-speaking community.
An Office of Anglophone Affairs would be such a representative body that is sorely lacking in Quebec City.
Editorial: An Office of Anglophone Affairs is needed now more than ever | Montreal Gazette.
Second, in an era when a judge of the Quebec Court rules that it is legitimate for the government to deny the rights and freedoms guaranteed to all Canadians and Quebecers, such as this week's ruling to uphold Bill 101 with respect to marked predominance of French on signs, it is clear that the Quebec English-speaking community needs greater presence within government. An office, as suggested by Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, would be a good start.
Smaller English wording on signs will convince more people to speak French? Nonsense. This is nothing more than the government, through its OQLF, bullying small business owners, who have enough trouble making a living in this province without being restricted from communicating with their non French-speaking customers.
It is harassment of Anglo seniors who have difficulty reading much too small English wording in the few cases where English is even provided.
It is an insult to English-speaking Quebecers that their language is diminished by such mean spirited laws that do absolutely nothing to promote the French language
It is pure politic and it is contrary to what Philippe Couillard told us in last year's election campaign ('English is not the enemy').
Finally, Quebecers were screaming their support for freedom of expression, alongside people of good will all across the planet just two weeks ago. Where are they today? Where are our business leaders demanding their freedom of expression to run their businesses as they see fit in order to create wealth in our province? Where are those politicians who waved their signs upholding freedom of expression? Where are all those marchers?
We're quick to cry for freedom for everyone all over the world. I fully support that. But what about right here in Quebec, in Canada, where we have something called a 'Notwithstanding Clause' that allows our own government to deny our rights? What about our own freedom of expression?
All other provinces have an office for their French-speaking communities. Anglo Quebecers need a voice too.
Court quashes challenge to Quebec's sign law (The Gazette)
Judge shoots down sign law challenge (CTV News)
Suburban | Feb. 4, 2015 | Click to enlarge
Hampstead stands with CSL against Bill 60
G.J. Nashen	Quebec, Resolution / Bylaw	Bill 60, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Hampstead, Mayor Bill Steinberg, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms	Leave a comment
Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mayor Bill Steinberg and the members of Hampstead Town Council have taken a principled and bold stand against the odious proposed "Charter of shame" (as coined by MP Irwin Cotler), the PQ government's Bill 60.
Mayor Steinberg announced at Monday night's rally outside Cote Saint-Luc City Hall that his town was poised to adopt a resolution later that night denouncing the bill as "racist and immoral". This strong language stands in sharp contrast to that of Cote Saint-Luc's resolution against the Charter of Quebec Values adopted in October.
The Hampstead resolution says, in part:
We believe in the fundamental right of freedom of religion and expression;
We believe that in a liberal democracy there is a very real place for the separation of church and state and that the state has no right to impose religious beliefs on its citizens. The separation of church and state should not, however, be confused with the persecution of religion by the state. It is the basic right of every citizen to be free to believe as he will and practice his religion free of state intervention, so long as the practicing of his religion does not interfere with the basic rights of other citizens to freely enjoy their own civil rights;
We believe the wearing of a Kipah, Sikh turban, or Hijab, is not an impediment to carrying out ones' duties as employees of the State. These symbols do not diminish the wearer, they do not impede the wearer and they are not prejudicial to those with whom the wearer of a religious symbol interacts;
We reject the notion that people who believe in a deity are somehow lesser citizens. We reject the notion that wearing an identifiable religious symbol that does not physically impede a person from performing his/her duties, is a basis for discrimination;
We believe in a Liberal Democracy the majority does not have the right to pass racist and discriminatory laws against any minority.
The strength of a society is not evidenced by its ability to subjugate its minorities but by its ability to protect them.
Should this Charter, or any variation which violates the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms or the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. be passed by the National Assembly, the Town of Hampstead will not recognize it as a valid law. We will not comply. We will not be complicit with hatred, racism and intolerance.
Mayor Steinberg and the council have shown solid leadership in taking this position and standing up against the Quebec government and their horrendous, discriminatory law.
Indeed, every municipality on the Island of Montreal, including the City of Montreal, has spoken out, either individually or through the Association of Suburban Municipalities against the so-called Charter of Quebec Values.
Town of Hampstead won't apply 'racist' Quebec charter CBC.ca
Hampstead passes resolution denouncing Quebec's proposed charter Globalnews.ca
Taking a stand against Bill 60: Hampstead, CSL, universities throw down gauntlet CTV News
Large crowd rallies against 'Charter of shame'
G.J. Nashen	Events, Jewish Community, Language	Beny Masella, Bill 14, Bill 60, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Chanukah, Charter of Quebec Values, Christmas, Hampstead, Irwin Cotler, Mayor Anthony Housefather, Mayor Bill Steinberg, Mitchell Brownstein, Montreal West, Peter Laviolette, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Rabbi Reuben Poupko, St. Richard's Parish	Leave a comment
"We're not going anywhere. We're staying!"
These ominous words uttered by Mayor Anthony Housefather echoed off the walls of Cote Saint-Luc city hall in an impassioned speech that delighted the crowd.
Major personalities to take the microphone included Rabbis Chaim Steinmetz and Reuben Poupko, Father Peter Laviolette and Mayors Bill Steinberg of Hampstead and Beny Masella of Montreal West.
Housefather gave an electrically charged plea to about 700 enthusiastic residents who cheered him on in great support before he even uttered his first word.
Cote Saint-Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather addresses the large crowd
"This is an odious bill that sends a message that some Quebecers are more equal than others," Housefather said. "This is not the charter of most Canadians, most Quebecers or most Cote Saint-Lucers," the mayor added saying that the government can remain secular. with equality between men and women without needing such legislation.
"We can light the Christmas tree and the menorah in front of city hall, we can employ staff wearing hijabs, kippas, turbans or crosses, and none of this interferes with offering excellent services at fair rates to our taxpayers," said Housefather. The mayor added that the city will never fire anyone for displaying their religious convictions and that we will go to court to fight this bill should it ever become law.
"Some people have asked why as a city we are speaking out against the Charter," said Mayor Anthony Housefather. "City government has an absolute right to speak out against the charter. Our council is unanimous in opposing it and, in fact, each and every city on the Montreal island has adopted positions against the charter. We are against the charter because it is a violation of both the Canadian and Quebec Charters of Rights and international treaties Canada has signed. It would reduce religious and linguistic freedoms in Quebec as the primacy of French is also bundled into the charter. In the same way CSL led the fight in opposing Bill 14 which would have reduced our residents linguistic rights we will also lead the fight against this charter. Indeed the charter is a municipal issue as it impacts our employees and how the municipality operates including forcing elected officials to adopt policies against their conscience."
Photo Pascal Dumont
Housefather ended with a poignant reminder citing former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's famous quote that the 'State has no business in the bedrooms of Canadians'. "Well, I say that the state has no business in the wardrobe of Canadians," the mayor emphasized, to wild applaud.
Mayor Bill Steinberg announced his council was set to adopt a resolution after the rally vowing to ignore and to fight Bill 60 if it were ever to be adopted into law.
Rabbi Steinmetz, the spiritual leader of Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation, worried aloud that a year ago he would never have thought twice about wearing his kippah elsewhere in Quebec. Today, he would be worried for his children's safety to wear a kippah outside of Montreal. He referred to Bill 60 as the "Charter of darkness". "It is destructive and divisive," he said. "This is cheap demagoguery. A ploy to get better results at the ballot box."
Citing the civil disobedience movement of Martin Luther King, the rabbi added, "We are here not just to oppose it Bill 60, but to deny its legitimacy. We will never respect this law. If it is ever passed, we will deny it and undermine it. We will act with civil disobedience and follow the lead of the Jewish General Hospital."
After Father Laviolette's remarks and illumination of the Christmas tree, the St. Richard's choir sang Christmas songs in English and Italian and ended off on a unique and hugely appreciated rendition of: "We wish you a happy Chanukah."
Rabbi Poupko of Congregation Beth Israel Beth Aaron added in, "I am glad they did not sing Silent Night. History has taught us that when rights are being trampled we must never remain silent."
Mount Royal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler was unable to attend the rally, but he sent a message calling Bill 60 'the Charter of shame'.
Mayor Masella acknowledged that while our communities have not elected PQ MNAs, "we need to tell the CAQ and the Liberals that there is no common ground here."
After the rally, the large crowd moved over to the giant menorah where Chabad Rabbi Mendel Raskin, just back from his native Casablanca, Morocco, and Rabbi David Cohen led them in song and celebration.
My view from up above as a light the giant menorah. The crowd spills into Cavendish Blvd. as limos wait to begin the parade.
I was privileged, as the Deputy Mayor, to climb into the 'cherry picker' to be hoisted up to the top of the menorah to light the six 'candles' (for night six of Chanukah) and sing the traditional blessings. The view was amazing from 30 or 40 feet in the air and I stated over the loudspeakers, "I hope Mme. Marois can see us lighting this menorah in Quebec City! These lights of freedom and celebration should shine bright across our province."
In Chabad tradition, jelly-filled donuts were passed around along with dreydles and Chanukah-gelt (Chocolate coins) and several youngsters were chosen to ride in limousines – with illuminated Chanukah menorahs atop their roofs – through the streets of Côte Saint-Luc, holiday melodies blaring for all too hear.
Watch Global News from CSL
Watch CBC News from CSL (advance to 5 minute mark)
Watch CTV News from CSL (first news item)
Des juifs et des chrétiens de Côte-Saint-Luc se révoltent contre la Charte (Huffington Post)
Hampstead council votes unanimously to condemn Bill 60 values charter (Montreal Gazette)
Cote Saint Luc, Hampstead, Universities denounce Charter (CTV News)
West-end mayors vow to defy values charter | The Canadian Jewish News.
Cllr. Mitchell Brownstein on Global Montreal
Rally in favour of religious freedoms – Dec. 2 at CSL City Hall
G.J. Nashen	Events, Jewish Community	Anthony Housefather, Bill 60, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Charter of Quebec Values, Freedom of religion, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms	Leave a comment
Join in a rally against the Charter of so-called Quebec Values and cast your vote in favour of religious freedom.
Come to Cote Saint-Luc City Hall, 5810 Cavendish Boulevard at 6pm on Monday, December 2, 2013.
The rally event will be preceded by a Christmas tree lighting event with Father Peter Laviolette of Saint Richard's Church of Côte Saint-Luc. Following the rally event will be a Chanukah menorah lighting event with Rabbi Mendel Raskin of Chabad of Côte Saint-Luc.
"We call on all our residents and our neighbours to attend this rally to send the message that residents of Montreal island municipalities reject the Parti Québécois' proposed Bill 60 that would restrict our rights as Canadians and Quebecers," Côte Saint-Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather said. "We hope that people from all faiths, backgrounds and communities will join us to send a message to the PQ government that we respect individual rights and freedoms and reject Bill 60 and the division it has caused."
Speakers at the rally will be Mayor Housefather, D'Arcy McGee MNA Lawrence Bergman and Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz of Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem. Hampstead mayor Bill Steinberg and Montreal West Mayor Beny Masalla will also address the crowd.
Many municipalities opposed to values charter
G.J. Nashen	Jewish Community, Quebec, Resolution / Bylaw	Anthony Housefather, Association of Suburban Municipalities, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Charter of Quebec Values, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms	1 Comment
Joel Goldenberg, The Suburban
The Association of Suburban Municipalities, representing the 15 demerged cities, released a statement opposing the charter, saying the plan "reveals a conscious denial of the multicultural reality of Montreal and will only lead to division and exclusion. The plan threatens the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms."
Côte St. Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather said, "I am appalled. I believe this charter does not reflect the common values of Quebec society but rather the narrow and mean-spirited values of the government and violates both the federal and Quebec charters of rights in its attack on religious freedom. The ban on religious symbols has a disproportionate effect on members of religions where observant individuals are required to wear a certain form of dress versus those who are members of religions where such dress is not a requirement. I will do all that I can to oppose this."
Hampstead mayor William Steinberg said publicly he will wear a very visible kippa if the charter passes. And the night before the charter was revealed, Hampstead council passed a resolution proposed by Councillor Jack Edery and seconded by Councillor Harvey Shaffer, saying the town believes in "the fundamental right of freedom of religion," and that while there should be separation of church and state, "we believe the wearing of a kippa, Sikh turban or hijab is not an impediment to carrying out one's duties as employees of the state. We reject the notion that people who believe in a deity are somewhat lesser citizens. We reject the notion that wearing an identifiable religious symbol that does not physically impede a person from performing their duties, is a basis for discrimination."
St. Laurent mayor Alan DeSousa advised patience, in terms of how discussion of the charter evolves. "The legislation, as presented, might not see the light of day in its present form, so before we get excited about it, let's take the time to see if it actually gets the support of the National Assembly." DeSousa added that the charter, "as currently drafted, doesn't correspond at all to the reality we live in St. Laurent. We've been in St. Laurent and in over 30 years, we've been able to find harmonious ways of welcoming people of all faiths, making them an integral part of our community, and active participants. We were the first to come out with a policy on intercultural integration that takes into account respect and harmony. That's one of the reasons St. Laurent is a community where people choose to live."
In my opinion: I am in complete agreement with our mayor, Anthony Housefather, who assured residents at the last public meeting of council, that we will oppose the charter and do everything possible to prevent it from passing and would not enforce it if required to do so in the Cote Saint-Luc civil service. We must all speak out forcefully when basic rights are trampled. This is a despicable and offensive attack by the PQ government.
Josh Freed: No saints allowed; time to rename our streets (gjnashen.wordpress.com)
Anthony Housefather: Beware the Secular Police (gjnashen.wordpress.com)
A time of joy and celebration of our real values
G.J. Nashen	Historical, Jewish Community	Anthony Housefather, Beth Chabad CSL, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Charter of Quebec Values, Gilad Shalit, Joel Lion, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Rabbi Mendel Raskin, Sukkot	3 Comments
Last night I joined Mayor Anthony Housefather and all eight members of City Council at the home of Rabbi Mendel and Sarah Raskin of Chabad Cote Saint-Luc. We sat in their Sukkah and enjoyed a lovely dinner in celebration of the holiday of Sukkot.
The Raskins established themselves in Cote Saint-Luc to build the Jewish Community within the Chabad movement. It was their dream and vision to eventually build the Hechal Menachem Community Centre and Synagogue. The long held dream was shared by many in the community and after 25 years of planning and praying the centre finally opened two years ago.
Rabbi Raskin was elated, for the first time, to have the entire City Council in his Sukkah, along with many guests. Consul General of Israel Joel Lion was also in attendance.
Mayor Housefather spoke passionately about Cote Saint-Luc's total opposition to the proposed Charter of Quebec Values. "This city was built upon the values of respecting the Quebec Charter of Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms," the Mayor said. "We value the right of people to express themselves as they freely choose, to live in peace and harmony with their neighbours. Never will we subscribe to a divisive and discriminatory policy that would restrict the rights of our staff to wear a turban, hijab or kippah."
Mayor Housefather, or Anthony as he prefers to be called, was widely applauded by all for his outstanding leadership and vision which has benefited not only residents in Hampstead (in his first years in municipal politics) and in Cote Saint-Luc, but throughout our provincial and federal ridings and indeed across Quebec.
It was my turn to speak and I reiterated my firm belief that Cote Saint-Luc is a big family, where residents help one another and that no matter their language or their religious affiliation, we are a close community, highly respectful of one another. We draw strength from our diversity and this makes us a stronger community. I used my own family's experience of blending my wife's heritage of Moroccan, Yemenite and Israeli ancestry with mine, from Romania, Russia, Austria and the U.S. Similar to so many other families in Cote Saint-Luc, we are all enriched by our collective history.
One councillor quipped that we should create a CSL Charter of Values that would be one of respect, tolerance and welcome our differences.
Several made mention that in past years Rabbi Raskin offered a prayer for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by Hamas for over five years. This year, we celebrated his freedom, noting that he was in Montreal just days ago to share his story. Talk about a time of joy and celebration!
The evening ended, as it always has, with dancing across two lanes of Cavendish Blvd. What a beautiful juxtaposition from a despicable Charter to the public celebration, one in which Consul General Lion described as a holiday that is to be shared with the whole world, one in which a Torah scroll representing each country on earth is paraded around.
Sarah Raskin thanked the council saying,"People do not realize that working for the public is a thankless job and takes hours of personal time in order to make things work. Our councillors are constantly thinking of how to enrich the quality of our lives."
Thanks to Rabbi Mendel and Sarah Raskin for bringing overwhelming joy and deep compassion to the people of Cote Saint-Luc and beyond.
MP Cotler's support of linguistic minorities must guide parliament
G.J. Nashen	Canada, Language, Quebec	Alliance Quebec, Bill 101, Bill 14, Charter of the French Language, Government of Canada, Human rights, Irwin Cotler, Liberal Party of Canada, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms	2 Comments
I'm very pleased that our Member of Parliament, Irwin Cotler, has broken a long parliamentary silence and has come out to denounce Bill 14. Cotler is internationally recognized for his support of human rights of oppressed peoples around the globe. This is his opportunity, as he likely approaches the end of an illustrious political career, to take a bold stand in support of the majority of his constituents, indeed for all Quebecers who stand for human rights and equality of all Canadian citizens.
There's a new bitterness around Bill 14, one that hasn't been manifested since the Alliance Quebec days. The community is very, very displeased by the divisive, mean-spirited direction the PQ has taken us in. We are also concerned by the continued silence of parliamentarians of all stripes in all legislatures in this country.
If this discrimination was happening to any other group in Canada there would be a loud (and even international) outcry. Idle no more – Anglo style?.
Why has it been acceptable to ignore and trample the rights of Quebec Anglos?
Thank you Professor Cotler. Now the challenge is yours to convince not only the Liberal Party of Canada but the Government of Canada to speak up in defence of Anglo Canadians in Quebec who have had their rights diminished for far too long.
Acceptable no more!


OK Qigong gongers we're almost done! I can't believe we've reached 100 days of consistent Qigong practice this week. Hurray! It really was helpful knowing that we were doing this discipline together. This kept me going even on those wintry Sundays when I just wanted to collapse on my overstuffed couch and read a good book with a glass of wine or cup of tea…depending on the hour! I hope you feel how the immersion of qigong has seeped into your body. Now I wake up and my body wants to get out and begin my practice and of course I feel so much better once I do. I'd love to hear your experiences. Please share!
Holli had asked me about stances and why they're important. Qigong stances are the foundation of a practice. In fact when I first began my apprenticeship with Dr. Wang, he told me to practice 3-circle stance (in my book) for ½ hour in a deep modified horse stance before he'd take me on as his student. This was my first introduction to qigong and a grueling one! During the first 2 weeks I was nauseous with sweat dripping down my face (and I usually don't sweat much). My thighs shook for weeks but at the end of 4 months I had thighs of steel and I was strong and focused. It was an amazing initiation.
To illustrate the power of stances, Dr. Wang showed me one of his Chinese qigong books where a qigong master was lying on a bed of nails with a platform over him with an orchestra on top! He was performing his dantian breathing while they played. He built his super human power by standing in hug the tree stance for 7 hours a day! Now I know most of us have no desire or time to do such a feat but it shows you the potential of a dedicated practice.
The stances are the best way to build your stamina and qi, increase immunity and also shift you into a deep inner calm and immersion with the universe. If you can't do any other qigong, do a stance. "Hugging the tree" or "holding a qi ball" is the most common form that you'll see in all types of qigong. You can hold your arms by your lower dantian to focus energy development there or hold a qi ball in front at heart level. Always remember to get grounded first, sinking your energy into the earth and then lift your arms into position. Relax the shoulders with elbows pointed slightly downward. Simultaneously imagine long taproots reaching into the ground from your feet while a cord reaches from the top of your head into the heavens. This creates a gentle spinal stretch. Stand and focus on your dantian breathing. Begin with 1-3 minutes and slowly build up to 15 minutes or more. There are different stances to achieve various outcomes. The awkward stance is the most difficult but will stimulate the liver, spleen and kidney meridians and help gynecological problems including cancers. This form will also build bone strength, increase circulation in the pelvis, strengthen the hips, back, and legs.
In luscious springtime I go to our local park and indulge my senses with the perfumes of lilac and spring flowers, breathe in the deep greens to nourish my liver and wash away any stagnation with the sounds of the stream. It's glorious! I'll write about qigong color therapy with spring flowers soon.
So go out and enjoy spring. Breathe in the birth of life around you and let your soul sing!
A friend of mine took your class over a weekend and had so many positive things to say about it.
I am very interested in learning Qui Gong.
I have studied Reiki and Polarity therapy and feel this may just be the cherry on top of the cake!
I also had polio in my left leg with an inch difference in leg length and a size 5 in the left foot and a size 8 in the right. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as to how I should begin this practice.
Deborah, A student of mine has arthritic toes. I showed the class the leopard's paw for arthritic fingers and they have seen success. But what about the toes?
I would suggest soaking the feet in an epsom salt foot bath while doing the following exercises: Squeeze the toes together and then splay them apart. Flex and point the feet and rotate the ankles in both directions.End with massaging the feet while soothing them in the warm water.
While standing, raise up on the ball of one foot and slowly rotate the foot in circles. Repeat with other foot. I like to stretch the toes by gently putting weight on the top of one foot (with the toes pointing back). This last one might be painful but is a good stretch. Use a small ball to activate the circulation on the soles to increase qi and blood flow which is usually stagnant in arthritis. Depending on their level of practice, you can guide them in using their qi to heal the arthritis or at least alleviate the pain. I did this successfully with my thumb. It's amazing. I had a deformed joint from arthritis and I began to send healing qi through the thumb daily for a week. It cured it and the deformity disappeared!
Of course alkalizing the diet is important. Cut sugar ( except fruit) and follow a low glycemic diet.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are helpful ( if you're not allergic to shellfish) and there are many herbal supplements out to help with arthritis these days. Glad the group is improving with leopards paw. Keep sharing the Qi!


The minutes from the December 6, 2017 council meeting were reviewed. On a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Dae Kim, the minutes were approved by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Polak stated since Mr. Dong Lee was in transit to the meeting for his appeal, he would move to the next agenda item, decertification hearing of the ESM Compliance Program. .
Mr. Polak introduced the issue and referenced background information provided in the council packet.
Mr. Richard Kim, administrator/owner of the ESM Compliance Program, addressed the council noting his failure to timely complete the required site inspections for calendar year 2015 was due to numerous personal issues, including the passing of his father in November 2015. He completed all of the required inspections by March 1, 2016.
Mr. Polak asked if he is current on his 2017 inspections. Mr. Eriksen replied that he had submitted all but 1 of the scheduled 2017 inspections and had until January 31, 2018 to submit the 1 remaining inspection. Mr. Dae Kim asked if the council decertifies ESM today, what would be the impact to the six (6) drycleaners who received the late 2015 inspection. Mr. Eriksen responded if the council took the same position as they did with NDI, there would be no impact on the 6 drycleaners as the late inspections were completed by an approved inspector. With NDI, the council accepted all late inspections conducted by an approved inspector but disallowed all inspections not completed by an approved inspector. Mr. Daniel Kim voiced his opinion it could result in the same issues that surrounded the NDI decertification and does not view the extra 2 months ESM took to complete 6 inspections as a major mistake.
Mr. Bredenkamp made a motion not to decertify the ESM Compliance Program. The motion was seconded by Mr. Daniel Kim. Mr. Kang stated he received the summary of compliance program violations, which was requested by Mr. Dunham Friday evening January 12th, this past Wednesday and did not have time to study it. He would like to table action on this issue until the next meeting so he has time to study the compliance program violation summary. Mr. Bredenkamp called for the question. On a roll call vote the motion failed by a vote of 3-3-1, with Mr. Bredenkamp, Mr. Daniel Kim and Mr. Polak voting yes; Mr. Dunham, Mr. Kang and Mr. Young Kim voted no; Mr. Dae Kim abstained.
A lively discussion ensued regarding how to address the future of the ESM Compliance Program. Mr. Kang stated he needed more time to study the issue before he was prepared to make a decision on the ESM Compliance Program. Mr. Kang made a motion to table this issue until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young Kim. On a roll call vote, the motion passed by a vote of 4-2-1, with Mr. Dunham, Mr. Kang, Mr. Dae Kim and Mr. Young Kim voting yes; Mr. Bredenkamp and Mr. Polak voted no; Mr. Daniel Kim abstained.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information noting the policy cancelled on April 17, 2017 for failure to timely renew the facility's 2017 license. The 2017 license fee was paid on March 30, 2017 and the required licensing information was received on May 5, 2017 and the facility license was renewed. Mr. Dong Lee, drycleaning facility owner, reapplied for insurance coverage and new coverage was issued on July 19, 2017. On July 9, 2017, Mr. Lee requested the council waive the 60 day notice period for appealing the April 18, 2017 insurance cancellation.
On a motion by Mr. Dunham and a second by Mr. Daniel Kim, the council voted 7-0 to waive the 60 day notice period for appealing the insurance cancellation.
Mr. Jae Yoon translated on behalf of Mr. Dong Lee. Mr. Lee stated it was a mistake on his part and he apologized for his error.
After discussion, on a motion by Mr. Kang and a second by Mr. Dunham, the council voted 7- 0 to reinstate the insurance coverage without a lapse in coverage.
Included in the council packet were the current policies and procedures and the draft regulations previously approved by the council. Mr. Eriksen noted prior to the start of the meeting, Mr. Kang had distributed a summary sheet of proposed changes and revised policies and procedures reflecting his proposed changes.
Mr. Polak stated since he and Mr. Bredenkamp did not have the material Mr. Kang distributed to review, he would make a motion to table further discussion of this topic until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bredenkamp and on a roll call vote, passed by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Kang asked why the current draft compliance program rules had not been filed with JCAR. Mr. Eriksen responded the governor's office had requested to review the draft rules and despite numerous contacts, had not completed their review. A lengthy discussion of this rule filing process ensued.
Mr. Eriksen noted Mr. Jung had emailed the council members he was unable to attend this meeting but he would have a representative at the meeting.
Mr. Kang made a motion to table discussion until the next meeting since Mr. Jung was not present. Mr. Dae Kim seconded the motion and it passed by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Eriksen reported Senator Koehler held an informational meeting December 11, 2017 to discuss Amendment 001 to SB1648 with industry representatives, council members, legislators and representatives of the Illinois EPA. The meeting focused on expectations and interests of the parties participating in the meeting.
Senator Koehler is forming a subcommittee to study the bill and at this time all members have not been appointed nor any hearing dates set.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information on the issue. David Kay of Laicon, Inc. is requesting the council allow the substitution of the real estate owner for the environmental consultant as the second payee on the cleanup reimbursement warrant in limited situations where the remedial claim has not been released for funding by the council and the real estate owner provides the financing to conduct the cleanup.
Mr. Kay addressed the council and outlined in detail the issue. He acknowledged the remedial program claimant must still participate in the cleanup process including reviewing and approving all reimbursement requests. Invoices for remedial activities must be invoiced to the remedial program claimant and not to the real estate owner.
After general discussion, on a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Dae Kim, the council approved by a roll call vote of 6-0, Laicon's request to substitute the real estate owner for the environmental consultant on the reimbursement warrant subject to the criteria outlined in the council packet memo. Mr. Young Kim briefly left the meeting prior to the vote.
Standard flat fee billing for December 2017, licensing, underwriting, claims processing and site inspections.
Standard flat fee billing for September 2017, licensing, underwriting, claims processing and site inspections.
On a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Dunham, the bills were approved by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed the monthly activity report for December 31, 2017 noting 809 licenses were in effect at the end of the month compared to 855 as of December 31, 2017. Four hundred sixteen (416) active dry-cleaning facilities had pollution liability insurance coverage with the fund. Open claims totaled 160, with estimated reserves of $17.8 million. The November 2017 report was included in the council packet.
The December 31, 2017 financial statements reflect a fund balance of $1,644,986. The November 2017 financial statements were included in the council packet.
Mr. Eriksen noted there were four claim payment requests in excess of $75,000 requiring Council review and action.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information on the facility noting the budget request is for costs relating to an additional chemical oxidant injection, four bi-annual groundwater monitoring events, and related reporting. The administrator requested budget approval of $61,000.
On a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Kang, the council approved the administrator's budget request of $61,000 by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information on the facility noting the budget request is for two additional ISCO events and soil and groundwater confirmation sampling. The administrator requested budget approval of $72,250 and waiver of the two bid requirement.
On a motion by Mr. Young Kim and a second by Mr. Dae Kim, the council approved the administrator's budget request of $72,250 and waiver of the two bid requirement by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information on the facility noting the budget request is for construction and implementation of a chemical oxidant remedial system, confirmatory site investigation costs to evaluate the effectiveness of the remedial system and installation of a building control technology. The administrator requested budget approval of $202,650 and waiver of the two bid requirement.
On a motion by Mr. Young Kim and a second by Mr. Dunham, the council approved the administrator's budget request of $202,650 and waiver of the two bid requirement by a vote of 7-0.
Mr. Eriksen reviewed background information on the facility noting the budget request is for construction and implementation of a chemical oxidant remedial system, confirmatory site investigation costs to evaluate the effectiveness of the remedial system and installation of a building control technology. The administrator requested budget approval of $203,250 and waiver of the two bid requirement.
On a motion by Mr. Young Kim and a second by Mr. Dunham, the council approved the administrator's budget request of $203,250 and waiver of the two bid requirement by a vote of 7-0.
The council tentatively scheduled the next council meeting for Friday, March 9, 2018.
Mr. Eriksen commented the Korean American Drycleaners Association and the Illinois Professional Drycleaners and Launderers have requested council meeting videos be posted on YouTube for viewing by interested drycleaners and members of the public. By consensus, the council declined to place this topic on a future meeting agenda.
Mr. Eriksen reported Mr. Ted Jung's December 9, 2017 email to the council wishing to re-appeal the council's December 6, 2017 decision to deny payment of $100 to 4 drycleaners has been treated as an appeal of the council's decision and has been referred to the administrative law judge. Letters acknowledging the appeal have been sent to the 4 drycleaners.
NDI's appeal of Judge Flynn's decision upholding the Council's decision to decertify the NDI Compliance Program is scheduled for the initial filing in the First District Appellate Court on February 1, 2018.
Mr. Polak asked for public comment. Mr. Chang Lee of KADA presented several questions involving council member qualifications, involvement in drafting/supporting legislation, council member responsibilities, and understanding of council issues.
Mr. Eriksen noted there was one issue for discussion in Closed Session. On a motion by Mr. Young Kim and a second by Mr. Kang, the council voted 7-0 to go into closed session at 12:00 p.m.
The Council adjourned from closed session at 12:13 p.m. On a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Young Kim, the Council voted not to reduce the 2016 and 2017 license late payment penalties for Custom Cleaners of Carbondale. The motion passed 7-0.
There being no further business, on a motion by Mr. Bredenkamp and a second by Mr. Dae Kim, the council meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.


Share our family's nature adventures in the Pacific Northwest.
continued from yesterday's post. . .
This past Saturday our family went to Sequalitchew Beach in DuPont, Washington, at low tide. We had a wonderful time! First we parked in the DuPont Civic Center parking lot at 1700 Civic Drive, DuPont, WA 98327. Then we looked for the trail marker for the Sequalitchew Creek Trail and walked down to the beach. It took us about 45 minutes to walk down there. You can get down to the beach faster, but we paused to look at things, such as plants and damselflies, along the way and to take pictures.
At the end of the trail, to get to the beach, you walk through a short tunnel which runs under the railroad, and then wow, what a gorgeous view awaits!
One of the things I really wanted to do on our trip was to walk out to the old cement boat I had heard about from another mom at homeschool co-op. Looking around we spotted it far across the beach to the south (you can see it in both the picture above and the one below). The beach was a little uncomfortable at times to walk on due to being rocky, wet part of the time, and rather slanted much of the time, but it wasn't too bad. We looked at things along the way such as we saw a blue heron, a little crab, and some pretty flowers. It took us about half an hour to reach the beginning of the sand jetty.
after we stepped onto the beach.
See the cement boat in the distance?
The beach was quite wet part of the way!
stops along the way); we had just about reached the sand jetty.
Black Cottonwood Tree (Populus Trichocarpa) or "Where is all that Fluffy Stuff is Coming from?"


Washing Dishes with a View!
There is a reason stories end with "Happily Ever After".
Ever After is a back key, ocean front, dog friendly ( max of 2) with pet fee of $150 per week per pet.
The ground level bunkroom with 2 built in double bunks, sofa, air hockey table and a private bath offers lots of room for the kids to spread out. The elevator is just inside the door and will transport you, your luggage or, groceries to their designated floor.
The 2nd level is the main sleeping floor. To the left of the main entry are 2 rooms. One room has a king bed and private bath on the street side of the house. The other room is the king master with large private bath and is on the ocean side of the house. To the right of the entry door are 2 queen rooms with a full bath between. One located on the street side and one on the ocean side of the house.
The 3rd level is where you will find the recently updated kitchen, dining, and living area. Feel free to stay inside where it's cool or sit outside on the covered porch to enjoy the view and catch that glorious breeze. The elevator opens onto the hall between the dining area and the 2 remaining rooms. One room has a king with private bath while the other king room shares the hall bath with the living area.
Ever: adverb: for all time/ After: verb: to be in pursuit. As you leave Ever After you will realize you will be in pursuit of the contentment found here for all time. We hope you will come back and find it again and again.


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Ariana Grande's "Excuse Me, I Love You" Concert Film To Debut On Netflix
Written by on December 10, 2020
Ariana Grande announced Wednesday that she will be releasing a concert film with Netflix later this month, titled Excuse Me, I Love You.
Along with a shot of the poster for the film, Grande posted on social media: "this as a love letter to u all, in celebration of all that we've shared over the past few years. I know this project only captures some of one tour (out of all the other hundreds of shows and moments we have shared over the past six or seven years… jesus lol) but i just wanted to thank u all for showing me more in this lifetime already than i ever dreamed of. Making music and doing all of this has been all I've known or fully given myself to consistently for a very long time now. although my heart is looking forward to a change of pace, i wanted to express again just how eternally thankful I am. I've learned, seen and felt so much. It's been such an honor to share so much of this life with u."
Th Sweetener World Tour took place through most of 2019 and was the first time Grande performed music from her fourth and fifth studio albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next.
Excuse Me, I Love You premiere on Netflix on Dec. 21.
Ariana Grande Announces Netflix World Tour Film 'Excuse Me, I Love You', Sets Premiere Date
Via www.msn.com
Ariana Grande will bring her dulcet tones and hit numbers to Netflix with her new tour film…
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BearShare es un programa gratuito o de pago, basado en Gnutella, con el cual se pueden bajar de forma rápida archivos de internet.

Algo que puede llegar a ser un defecto es el hecho de que los usuarios de este programa son los que comparten sus archivos. Un usuario tiene que estar conectado para poder bajar información de otra computadora.

Historia
Bearshare fue un aplicación de intercambio de archivos P2P basada en la red Gnutella, con un foro de soporte. Fue lanzado el 4 de diciembre de 2000. Los operadores originales de Free Peers, Inc. fueron Vicent Falco y Louis Tatta.

Luego el 27 de junio de 2005, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos tomó una decisión en el caso de MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., en donde los foros de BearShare debían cerrar.

El 4 de mayo de 2006, Free Peers aceptó pagar $30 millones en un acuerdo con la RIAA y transferir todos sus bienes a MusicLab, LLC. (un subsidiario de IMesh).

El 17 de agosto de 2006, MusicLab lanzó BearShare V6, una nueva aplicación que no tiene relación con la original, la cual no usa el protocolo Gnutella para nada, pero en vez de eso opera en la misma red que el cliente iMesh.

En agosto de 2006, MusicLab lanzó otra versión optimizada para descargas de videos llamada BearFlix. La primera versión de BearFlix fue 1.2.1.

El 27 de octubre de 2008, BearShare V7 fue liberado con soporte para iPod.

Versiones
Tres variaciones de la versión de BearShare que operaba con Gnutella fueron distribuidas por Free Peers: Free, Lite y Pro. La versión Free tenía mayores límites de rendimiento que la Lite pero contenía algo de adware. La versión Pro tenía mayores límites de rendimiento que ambas versiones pero costaba $24 US. Las series de los números de las versiones fueron desde 1.0 hasta 5.2.5.9.

Una variante del cliente original BearShare que operaba con Gnutella, fue llamada BearFlix, fue alterada para limitar el intercambio, las búsquedas y descargas de imágenes y videos los cuales son limitados en tamaño y duración. Es ofrecido como Basic y Pro ($19 US), versiones con diferencias en cuanto a sus límites de rendimiento como las correspondientes con las versiones BearShare, Lite y Pro. No existe versión Free en las versiones de BearFlix.

BearShare V6 (MusicLab) y posteriores versiones ofrecen descarga de música por pago en el formato DRM
WMA, como también contenido gratis en varios formatos, en su mayoría MP3. También incluye funciones de redes sociales, algo similar a Myspace. El contenido gratis es compartido por usuarios y automáticamente es verificado de ser legal por BearShare. La verificación se realiza usando huella digital acústica. Además, los archivos de video de más de 50 MB y 15 minutos de duración no pueden ser compartidos, garantizando que largometrajes no puedan ser transferidos a través de la red. Ningún otro contenido además de música o vídeos puede ser compartido, excluyendo archivos ejecutables y zip, entre otros.

Componentes
Entre las opciones con las que cuenta este programa son las de Buscar, Bajar, Cargas, Biblioteca, Teatro y Ayuda.

Buscar
Tal y como su nombre lo dice en esta opción se podrán poner los nombres de los archivos a buscar, se puede ser tan específico como se desee desde poner solo el nombre del archivo y que busque cualquier tipo de coincidencia, hasta especificar el tipo de archivo y dentro de esto esta la opción de poner el nombre del autor si se trata de canciones y videos.

Los tipos de archivos son Documentos, Cualquiera, Canciones, Videos, Música, Audio y Archivos.

Bajar
Aquellos documentos que ya se han buscado y además se han puesto a bajar. Aquí se ve el porcentaje del archivo que se ha bajado y el tiempo estimado de la descarga. Cuanto mayores sean las fuentes que tiene el archivo más rápido se bajarán estas. Pero esto depende de si los propietarios comparten sus archivos y de que estén conectados. El estado de En cola significa que el propietario del archivo ha recibido la solicitud de bajar el archivo pero en estos momentos está ocupado con otras peticiones, en este caso se recomienda esperar hasta se libere el servidor sin desconectarse ni pausar los archivos para que se descarguen más rápido. La forma en la que se descargan los archivos se mide en bits, por lo cual no hay que sorprenderse si se ve un archivo bajándose a 80kbits puesto que en realidad solo son 10 KB.

Tipos de descarga
Hay que tener en cuenta que los archivos se bajan directamente de las computadoras de otros usuarios por lo cual para que la información pueda ser obtenida debe de estar conectado a la red aunque sea uno de los propietarios de estos. Dentro de las opciones que se tienen están la de compartir los archivos que hacen que otros usuarios puedan descargarse un archivo usando su computadora como servidor. Mientras más usuarios sirvan como servidores el archivo se descargará más rápidamente.

Otras opciones
Dentro del área de descarga se tienen varias opciones extras que permiten hacer más dinámico el programa. Estas opciones son encontrar , continuar descarga, borrar, buscar más fuentes.

Encontrar servidor
En esta opción se buscan las computadoras de donde se están descargando los archivos, en esta opción se ven todos los archivos que tiene esa computadora para compartir. Los archivos que tienen más de diez fuentes piden una pequeña confirmación antes de contactar a los servidores.

Pausar descarga
Esto detiene temporalmente la descarga del archivo. Esta opción es muy buena cuando se tienen varias descargas pero se quiere que todo el ancho de banda se utilice para descargar un solo archivo, se le pone pausa a todos los demás archivos.

Continuar descarga
Una vez pausada una descarga se habilita esta opción para continuar con la descarga del archivo de manera normal.

Borrar
Esta opción elimina completamente la descarga de la lista de pendientes. Si el archivo ya había bajado algún sector de la información se pide una confirmación para eliminar realmente el archivo. Hay que tener mucho cuidado con esta opción ya que no siempre elimina completamente los archivos de la computadora, por lo cual es recomendable revisar periódicamente la carpeta de temporales del programa para evitar una sobresaturación en la computadora.

Buscar más fuentes
Cuando ocurre algún error en la descarga o pone una nota de se necesitan más fuentes, es necesario utilizar esta opción para reanudar la descarga, aunque no siempre se garantiza la descarga del archivo, da continuidad a la descarga que en caso contrario se detiene indefinidamente.

Cargas
Si se tienen archivos para compartir aquí se ve que usuarios están bajando tus archivos, cuanto queda para completar la descarga y los que ya terminaron de bajarse.

Biblioteca
Aquí se encuentran los archivos que tienes para compartir con otros usuarios y las veces que estos han encontrado tu archivo y lo han puesto a bajar, que lo vean no significa que se conecten a tu computadora para bajar los archivos.

Teatro
El programa tiene la opción de utilizarlo como un programa para correr vídeos y música en esta opción permite previsualizar los archivos que se están bajando para ver si es lo que se buscaba. Esta opción no siempre funciona pero también sirve para ver lo que ya se ha bajado aunque hace muy lenta la computadora.

Ayuda
Un pequeño tutorial donde mediante la página principal se resuelven las dudas más frecuentes, un poco arcaico pero sirve cuando uno no sabe qué es lo que tiene que hacer para utilizar bien su programa. Por lo demás, el programa es muy bueno y muy sencillo de usar, solo basta con descargarlo y listo, y a diferencia de otros programas de música, esto no hace lenta la línea si es que estuvieras trabajando en otra cosa en la computadora.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 BearShare Sitio web Oficial
 Foros BearShare (en GnutellaForums.com)
 BearShare (original) V5 o comunidad anterior

Software de compartición de archivos
Software exclusivo para Windows

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Has anyone been able to load data from a file through the Oracle Enterprise Manager on Mac OS X? Specifically, I'm trying to follow the example in the 2-day DBA manual (Chp. 08 "Managing Schema Objects" --> "Loadng Data Into Tables"
Hi All, I have an Infocube with fields product plant customer quantity country I am trying to load data into it , few fields from a DSO and others from a flat file e.g plant and country from a dso and product, customer and quantity from a flat file.


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Brockton police raid two suspected drug houses
Justin Graeber
Several suspected drug dealers are off the streets after Brockton police served two search warrants in two days.
Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, the Brockton Police Gang Unit served a warrant at 120 Benhan St., according to Sgt. Frank Vardaro.
The target of the warrant, Jonathan Teixeira, 22, of that address, was arrested and charged with distributing a class A drug (heroin) and drug violations near a school zone.
Police found 12 grams of heroin in the house, along with $1,500 cash and disposable cell phones, Vardaro said.
On Monday morning, Brockton Police narcotics detectives along with support from the gang unit served a warrant at 427 Warren Ave., according to Lt. Paul Bonanca.
Ivon Almeida, 25, of 21 Charlotte St. in Brockton, Estefania Miranda, 23, of 427 Warren Ave. and Kevin Davis, 28, of 150 Central St. in Avon were all arrested and charged with possession of a class A drug (heroin) with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the drug law.
Around 7:30 a.m., police served the warrant, the result of a month-long investigation, Bonanca said. Police found heroin, along with more than $3,500 in cash and items including a digital scale, rubber gloves and plastic sandwich bags.
All the suspects were to be arraigned in Brockton District Court Tuesday.
Justin Graeber may be reached at jgraeber@enterprisenews.com or follow him on Twitter @justingraeber.


We told you the other day that Bud Light was going after the tailgating market by introducing Fan Cans. Now I am seeing commercials and even a dedicated website to selling goofy "Tailgate Approved" merchandise. Take a look at the latest commercials with "Jimmy Football".
In addition to the items featured in those videos, I am still not sure if items like the Grooler (a folding grill/cooler), the Natural Fake Grass Can Coozie or the 3-in-1 Condiment Gun are for real or fake. I am not about to put in my credit card just to find out if these are bogus or someone actually invented these things. Either way, you have to hand it to Bud Light for understanding and going after the tailgating demographic.
Editor's Note: Since publishing this post I have noticed quite a few visits resulting since the start of football season. (Must be from all the TV commercials Bud Light has been airing on college and NFL football games.) Many of you visiting are looking for more information on The Grooler. We don't sell them so if you were planning on emailing and asking about them, sorry but we don't have them. But if you are looking for a customized tailgating grill, look no further.
Since I customized a Margaritaville Tailgating Grill last week, I have received a number of inquiries regarding the potential of customizing more tailgating grills for other people. If you are interested and would like one customized for you, we can do a number of NCAA teams, Nascar drivers as well as all 32 NFL teams. The custom tailgating grills will look similar to the one you see below only with your team's logo and color scheme.
All of these custom tailgating grills are originally a Margaritaville Tailgating Grill that comes with the patented swing arm and rides on the outside of your car to and from the game. You choose the exact color scheme you prefer to fit your team colors. Since these are custom ordered to your exact specifications prices will vary.
All of the products are really for sale. One 3-in-1 condiment gun will be put up for auction in a few weeks.
I have an invention that is the perfect cooler for tailgating. You need to hear about it. Please contact me you will love it!!!!! Right up you alley!!!!!!
are willing to install the latest version of flash. no thanks.
I have a great new product that would be great foryour tailgate coneept and everyone would and can get one.
I have patent pending on my design of the glovescot. You can repersent your team and use your fingers and hold your budlight at the same time. Lets do this (251) 602-8398 for more info.
Bud Light finally rolled out a quality program – Bud Light Fantasy…www.budlightfantasy.com – Fantasy Football never looked so good!


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Home > News > Economic growth tumbles on a downturn in the external sector
Ireland GDP Q3 2018
Ireland: Economic growth tumbles on a downturn in the external sector
Quarterly national accounts data published by the Central Statistics Office on 13 December revealed that the Irish economy slowed markedly in the third quarter, owing to a notable deceleration in exports. This reflected weaker growth more widely across the Eurozone against the backdrop of heightened global trade tensions and Brexit-related uncertainties. The economy grew 0.9% over the previous quarter in Q3, following a revised 2.1% quarter-on-quarter expansion (previously reported: +2.5% quarter-on-quarter) in the second quarter. Volatility in the GDP reading from one quarter to the next highlights the highly open nature of the Irish economy and its sensitivity to even small changes in business due to the heavy presence of big multinationals.
On the domestic side of the economy, domestic demand rebounded to a 7.3% expansion over the previous quarter in Q3, to a 1.6% contraction in Q2. The upsurge was fueled by fixed investment growth soaring to 21.8% in the third quarter, up from 1.4% in the second quarter, as investment in machinery and equipment, and intangible assets bounced back amid elevated business confidence. On the other hand, private consumption growth moderated from 1.3% in the second quarter to 1.0% in Q3, as higher inflationary pressures ate into households' purchasing power and thus led to weaker private spending. Government spending also grew at a weaker pace of 1.8% in Q3, down from 2.1% in Q2.
A downturn in the external sector was behind the marked deterioration in growth in the third quarter from the previous period. Export growth plummeted to 1.5% in Q3, down from 6.8% in Q2, due to a broad-based slowdown in the Eurozone and persistent fears over what shape Brexit will ultimately take and the increasing global trend towards protectionism. Conversely, imports continued to accelerate, rising 7.1% in the third quarter following a 4.1% expansion in the second quarter. Statistical distortions created by multinational corporations make it difficult to gauge the true health of the Irish economy using standard indicators such as GDP.
Modified domestic demand, the national account metric developed by the CSO that strips out the more volatile components such as research and development, and aircraft leasing operations, fell 0.6% over the previous period in the third quarter, after contracting 2.6% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter. The improved reading indicates a firming in activity to some extent, marking a discrepancy with the GDP headline in this case.
Going forward, the possibility of a no-deal Brexit will continue to pose the most severe risk to the economic outlook; the Irish economy would be among the hardest hit in the Eurozone due to its highly integrated nature with the UK economy. The future of the Irish border also remains the most contentious point in the negotiations and threatens to jeopardize economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast panelists expect the economy to grow 3.7% in 2019, which is unchanged from last month's forecast. For 2020, the panel sees economic growth moderating to 3.1%.
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Ireland: Services PMI rises in December
The AIB services sector Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) jumped in December, rising to 50.1 from November's 45.4.
Ireland: Manufacturing PMI hits five-month high in December
The AIB manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 57.2 in December from November's 52.2, ending the year with the best result since July.
Ireland: Consumer confidence jumps further in December, albeit remains in negative terrain
The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer confidence jumped to 74.6 in December, from November's 65.5, marking the best reading since March.
Ireland: Manufacturing production rebounds in October
Manufacturing output increased 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in October, which contrasted September's 5.2% decrease.
Ireland: GDP bounces back in Q3, logging best reading in nearly four years
The economy bounced back strongly in the third quarter, growing at the fastest rate since Q4 2016 as the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures supported activity.
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Cops & Courts, Hays County, News
U.S. marshals: Guru hiding in Mexico
The Hindu leader who disappeared on the eve of his sentencing hearing for child sex abuse convictions is thought to be hiding in Mexico, officials say.
Prakashanand
Prakashanand Saraswati, 82, did not show up to court on March 7, three days after a Hays County jury found him guilty of 20 charges of sexual indecency with a child. Authorities believe he crossed into Mexico by Nuevo Laredo and is hiding in either Nuevo Laredo or Monterrey, U.S. Marshal Hector Gomez told the Austin American-Statesman.
"There are people that we've talked to who are devoted followers of his and they will sacrifice criminal charges and prosecution to help his flight. Another challenge for us is the financial support that his followers are providing him," Gomez told the newspaper.
After Prakashanand went missing, he was sentenced in absentia to 280 years in prison, 14 years for each of the convictions. District Judge Charles Ramsay has not decided whether the sentences will run concurrently or consecutively.
Marshals want to nab Prakashanand before he attempts to return to his native country of India where authorities might not grant extradition to the United States to serve his sentence, Gomez told the Statesman.
Praka-shanand's supporters, meanwhile, say they are unconvinced that he fled at all, suggesting that he may have become the victim of vigilante justice.
"The fact that he has not been discovered makes it very worrisome for me. My worst fear is that someone took the law into their own hands. I'm just scared that somebody has kidnapped or injured him," Bashist M. Sharma, his lead attorney, told the Hays Free Press.
Hays County District Attorney Sherri Tibbe, meanwhile, said her office has begun the process of bond forfeiture for the $1 million cash bond posted by wealthy devotee Peter Spiegel after Prakashanand was arrested in 2008.
The fate of a $10 million personal recognizance bond, also secured by Spiegel in 2008, will ultimately be decided in the court system through litigation, Tibbe said. Forfeited bond money goes to the county's general fund, she said.
In the punishment hearing, Spiegel, who has amassed a fortune in part by selling ionic air purifiers, health supplements and other products via television and telemarketing, testified that he didn't know that he'd be financially responsible for the hefty bonds.
Spiegel, a devotee of Swamiji for about 25 years, said that he was rushed into signing the $10 million bond in 2008, and was confused about what the document contained.
"I wasn't prepared," he testified. "I thought I was testifying in my confidence of Swamiji. I really don't know technically and legally of my situation now."
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03/28/2014 Suspect still hospitalized awaiting charges in Wimberley stabbing
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03/02/2011 Hindu guru's sexual abuse trial enters second week
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Q: Classification report I have a simple question about classification reports and validation generator in keras.
In my case each number in valid_generator.classes corresponds to an artist. But how do i know which number each artist has?

from sklearn.metrics import classification_report, confusion_matrix

valid_generator.reset()

valid_generator = _val_generator.flow_from_dataframe(dataframe = test_info,
    directory = test_folder, x_col = "filename",
    y_col = "artist", seed = 42,
    batch_size = 1, shuffle = False,
    class_mode="sparse", target_size = IMAGE_SIZE)

Y_pred = model.predict(valid_generator)
y_pred = np.argmax(Y_pred, axis=1)

print(classification_report(valid_generator.classes, y_pred))

Output:
     precision    recall  f1-score   support
0       0.43      0.45      0.44        44
1       0.80      0.40      0.53        10
2       0.50      0.35      0.41        20
3       0.33      0.24      0.28        21
4       0.79      0.50      0.61        22
5       0.56      0.58      0.57        77
6       0.62      0.38      0.47        21

etc..

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Come on out for a fun time of broom hockey and pizza.
This event will be a special time of fellowship for our ladies starting at 11 am. Please see bulletin for specific details.
We will be having communion in the PM service.
There will be a home Bible study from the book of Romans starting at 7 pm. A signup sheet has been posted with the host family's address. Please pick up a study sheet from the lobby to prepare for the discussion.
There will be a men's meeting and prayer time in the Fellowship Hall at 4:30 pm. A signup sheet has been posted. Please bring your own meat to through on the grill and a side as well.
In place of our normal evening service, we will be grilling out on the grounds, singing favorite hymns, and honoring our new graduates. Grills will be read to go by 5 pm.


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La placa de Groenlàndia és una suposada placa tectònica que abasta Groenlàndia. Està delimitada a l'oest per l'estret de Nares, una probable falla transformant, al sud-oest per la d'Ungava que defineix l'estret de Davis, al sud-est per la dorsal mesoatlàntica, i al nord-est per la dorsal de Gakkel; la seva vora nord-oest encara és objecte d'exploració (els científics danesos tenen l'esperança que la placa s'estengui fins a la dorsal de Lomonosov). El crató de Groenlàndia està format per algunes de les roques més antigues de la superfície terrestre. El cinturó supracortical d'Isua, al sud-oest de Groenlàndia, conté les roques més antigues conegudes de la Terra; s'ha determinat que posseeixen una antiguitat de 3.700-3.800 milions d'anys.

El basament precambrià de Groenlàndia va formar part integral de l'escut canadenc, o sigui, el cor del placa nord-americana. Groenlàndia es va formar en dues etapes de divergència a partir del cos principal de l'Amèrica del Nord. La primera durant el període Cretaci, quna es va formar va formar la badia de Baffin. La badia de Baffin és l'extensió nord-oest i extrem del sistema de divergència de l'Atlàntic Nord-Mar del Labrador que va començar a formar-se fa 140 milions d'anys, en el període Cretaci primerenc. El mar del Labrador va començar a obrir-se fa 69 milions d'anys, durant el període Maastrichtià, però la separació del fons del mar sembla haver acabat durant l'Oligocè, fa uns 30-35 milions d'anys. S'han proposat correlacions entre les unitats tectòniques del Canadà i Groenlàndia, però encara no es coneix amb precisió l'ajustament previ al desplaçament entre Groenlàndia i Canadà.

Des del tancament de la divergència de l'Atlàntic Nord-Mar del Labrador, Greenlàndia s'ha desplaçat en gran manera juntament amb Amèrica del Nord; per tant, hi ha dubtes sobre si la placa de Groenlàndia ha de ser considerada en l'actualitat una placa independent. No obstant això, la zona entre Groenlàndia i l'illa de Baffin és extremadament activa des d'un punt de vista sísmic, sent l'epicentre de nombrosos terratrèmols, inclòs el terratrèmol de magnitud 7,3 del 1933. Fins a l'actualitat encara no ha estat possible correlacionar la sismicitat amb estructures geològiques específiques o anomalies geofísiques. S'ha suggerit que la sismicitat de la regió estaria relacionada amb tensions associades amb l'ajust postglacial.

Referències

Plaques tectòniques
Geografia de Groenlàndia


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In 1985, with only about 10% of the community developed, the Community Association formed. Because the Area Structure Plan had not had 3rd reading, delayed over transportation issues, the Association worked with the Ward Alderman and the developer to create significant changes to the community design. The threshold of population for the community was moved down from 16,000 to 9,500 by upscaling lot sizes; the Community Centre site was moved from immediately north of Crowchild Twin Arenas to the interior of the community; 2 school sites were amalgamated between Scenic Acres Boulevard and Scurfield Drive, adjacent to the new Community Centre site; Scenic Acres Boulevard was re-aligned to create a significant shift to the south from its previous alignment with its connection to Stoney Trail, with the intention to prevent short-cutting; the Community Association successfully negotiated to have the site of the Nose Hill Drive LRT station moved about 200 meters to the west; a land-swap among three parties was negotiated to permit safe access/egress from LRT parking; and through public input, both the grade of Stoney Trail was lowered and the berm system built higher to reduce noise pollution from Stoney Trail.
The only land SACA has direct control over in terms of development, is the land at 8825 Scurfield Drive where the Volleyball Courts and Community Centre are currently located. The land along Scenic Acres Drive where the Tennis and Basketball Courts are located was, until very recently, designated to be the future home of school. So although recreation facilities have been built on that parcel of land they were built to be temporary and/or to be assumed by the school when it was built. Now the school board has handed the land back to the City of Calgary, the City controls the land; SACA can only advocate for its continued use as community recreation.
The land at 8825 Scurfield Drive was set aside by the Developer as community land to be developed to include community facilities. This is a matter of public record. Since SACA's inception in 1985 is has done its best to develop these lands as per the needs of the community as a whole. This started with the building of the community centre in 1997, the extension of the centre in 2004, the addition of the Volleyball courts in 2006, the inclusion of temporary rinks in 2007/8, the re-landscaping of the lands to include a berm/trees to create a natural buffer between the community lands and residential homes in 2008 and the addition of a storage garage in 2012. The next phase, timeline dependant on funding, is to build a permanent base for the larger of the two temporary rinks.