Update: The dogs are coming back on November 21st!
Having a 'ruff' time with midterms? The McGill Humanities and Social Sciences Library invites students to take a 'paws' with Brandy and Astra, two Shetland Sheepdogs who are part of the Blue Ribbon Therapy Dog program.
Yesterday afternoon, students stopped by the Redpath Library Building Group Zone to spend some time with the dogs to clear their heads and take a well-deserved break from studying.
Harriet is happy to answer students' questions about her dogs.
Harriet Schleifer is a co-founder of the Blue Ribbon Therapy Dog program. She has been working with Brandy, who is 14 years old, for 12 years. Astra, who is only 2 years old, is the apprentice. Harriet and Brandy have been coming to McGill for many years; visit requests from the University have skyrocketed since the program began, with other universities and cegeps catching on as well.
Harriet takes her dogs on visits to hospitals, nursing homes, women's shelters and other universities. They also participate in a program where children read to dogs in order to improve their reading skills.
Astra sits pretty for some treats, while Brandy enjoys some attention.
Despite their packed social schedule, Brandy and Astra will be here again next week!
The visit will take place on November 21st from 12 to 2 pm in the Redpath Library Building Group Zone.
Therapy Dog visits are possible thanks to funding from the Mary H. Brown Fund!
After two hours, 14-year-old Brandy is ready for a nap!


On 10 Octiber 2017, the European Commission (EC) launched the "Digital Cities Challenge" at the European Week of Regions and Cities. The contest addresses city leaders and key stakeholders, inviting them to make their cities more productive, innovative, better places to live, and to put advanced technologies.at the service of their citizens.
The Challenge will select 15 cities which will then receive free high quality policy advice, coaching and facilitation, from high-level experts with local and international experience. This tailored support will help them to develop and implement strategic plans addressing economic growth and social welfare, all in their local language. Participating cities will also have access to intuitive assessment tools for digitalisation, innovative training, and a vast networking pool, including fellow cities, strategic stakeholders and Commission networks and platforms. This will help cities to stimulate investments through joint cross-regional actions for digital transformation.
The call for applications is open and can be found at the Digital Cities Challenge website.The Challenge is funded by the EU's COSME programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).


Looking for a last-minute gift for that John Deere fan in your life? Are you looking for a few stocking stuffers? Look no further! We have created a John Deere holiday gift guide to help you find that special gift or stocking stuffer.
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"Nick" Tredennick graduated from Texas Tech University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He received a master's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1970 from Texas Tech University; and received his doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering in 1976 from the University of Texas–Austin.
In 1970, Dr. Tredennick was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on active duty in the United States Air Force and entered Undergraduate Pilot Training. He graduated at the top of his class academically and was assigned as a pilot in a C130 squadron. In 1972, he left active duty to return to school, but continued to serve as a pilot with the Air Force Reserve, and later with the Air National Guard. He was awarded an Air Medal while flying ski-equipped C–130s out of Schenectady, New York on Arctic resupply missions in Greenland. In 1986, he transferred to the Naval Reserve, where he became an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer. He was recently selected for promotion to Captain and is currently the Commanding Officer of a Naval Air Systems Command unit.
Dr. Tredennick joined Motorola's Integrated Circuits Division as a senior design engineer in 1977. While at Motorola, he did the logic design and microcode for the MC68000 microprocessor, which became the central processing unit for Apple's Macintosh computer and numerous workstations. In 1979, he joined IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center as a research staff member, where he designed the Micro/370 microprocessor. While on sabbatical leave from IBM to teach at the University of California at Berkeley, he wrote Microprocessor Logic Design, a textbook used at several major universities. In 1987, he left IBM to become a founder and Director of Product Development for Nexgen Microsystems, a company that went public in 1995. He was later Chief Scientist at Altera Corporation, and has held various positions at several startup companies.
Dr. Tredennick is a member of the prestigious Army Science Board, a federal advisory board which counsels the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Army on science and technology matters. He is a contributing editor for Microprocessor Report and on the editorial board of Microprocessors and Microsystems. He also serves on the committee for the Asilomar Mircrocomputer Workshop. He is a computer engineering accreditation visitor for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and serves on the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and other professional organizations, and was elected a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions in microprocessor design. He was elected a member of the Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Academy in 1994. He holds nine patents in microprocessor design and reconfigurable computing and has published dozens of technical papers. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.
His interests include: microprocessors, technology trends, reconfigurable computing, public speaking, nerd humor, military vehicles, and engine rebuilding.
Dr. Tredennick is married to the former Sue Muneoka who hails from Honolulu, Hawaii.
It is in recognition of his achievements that Texas Tech names Nick Tredennick a DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER.


There are two kinds of people – those who are fascinated by snakes and those whose blood curdles at the mere mention of these slithery, cold-blooded creatures. In either case, a rattlesnake's speed, movement, and razor-sharp fangs makes our hearts beat fast and imaginations run wild. We've bagged up the chill-inspiring essence of these fierce reptiles in our Rattlesnake Bath Bombs. These large, green and black bath bombs offer a uniquely eerie experience to anyone brave enough to take a dip, making it the perfect gift for any special occasion or just to add some unexpected, dangerous fun to someone special's day.
Rattlesnake Bath Bombs are a cool novelty gift for all the children, teens, men, and women on your gift list. It's a weird and wild addition to Easter baskets, holiday care packages, and gift baskets. Slip a bag of this chilling, snake-inspired bath time gift in as a crazy stocking stuffer, or wrap it up as a wacky, yet useful white elephant gift.


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South Yorkshire police chief calls for more scrutiny of the Environment Agency
Thousands of people and animals were forced to leave their homes because of the flooding across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Paul Whitehouse and Robyn Vinter
South Yorkshire's policing chief has questioned whether the Environment Agency should face more rigorous public scrutiny after the recent deluge which left parts of Doncaster devastated while Sheffield, which got new flood defences after 2007 was largely spared.
It is more than a decade since large parts of Sheffield – including Meadowhall – were swamped and major new flood defences were installed as a result.
They proved sufficient to protect the city from the worst impact of the storm, but farming communities in Doncaster were badly affected when the River Don burst its banks further downstream, raising questions over whether water was simply funnelled through new and improved defences, leaving exposed.
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, spent time with the emergency services as the emergency and rescue operation unfolded and has now raised his own questions about the relationship between the Environment Agency and the communities it serves.
He said: "The local authorities and the emergency services are all subject to local scrutiny and most of their decision-making is taken locally.
"This is less true of the Environment Agency. Do we need greater transparency around its decisions and greater local accountability for them?
"Although the EA insisted that in deciding on a flood relief scheme or flood defences for one place, the consequences upstream and down of those decisions is always taken into account, many in the Don Valley believe they were the victims of decisions taken elsewhere.
"This needs to be far better understood in each locality," he said.
Dealing with the flooding had been especially challenging for the emergency services and other authorities because of the changing dynamics on the situation, said Dr Billings.
"Most critical incidents – such as a fire or terrorist attack – can be assessed, contained and dealt with fairly quickly.
"The floods were quite different. This was protracted, over many days and over a wide area.
"Weather forecasting was a major factory: how much rain was going to fall, over which parts of the country and over what timescale.
"Weather reports were changing on a daily basis. This then had implications for how likely it would be that rivers would overflow and at what points," he said.
Walking festival takes fundraiser's widower back to Yorkshire Dales family roots
Dr Billings also recognised the plight of both flooding victims and the demands public sector staff dealing with the situation took on board.
He visited Bentley in Doncaster, seeing one couple's home as the flood water receded.
"We met in the devastated downstairs rooms of the house. Their two children were upstairs where they had been living for five nights. Brown, foul smelling water was still present. Their ruined furniture and possessions were heaped up in the middle of the room.
"The high point that the water reached was marked by a pale orange line around the walls.
"This was he second time they had been flooded and they had no insurance. They seemed almost traumatised and looked around with weary resignation.
"There was nothing I could say," he said.
Dr Billings also visited some of the emergency service crews at work in the area, including those from police and the fire service who themselves were victims of the floods.
"Wherever I went people were full of praise for the emergency services," he said.
"There was a general recognition that officers had to act very swiftly and put in a lot of work and effort. Several knew of instances where officers had 'gone the extra mile' as one person put it," he said.
An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "Flood defence investment takes place where the risk is highest, wherever it is across the country and where it will benefit the most people and property.
"When building flood defences there is a legal requirement that they cannot increase the flood risk of communities either upstream or downstream, and if an increase in risk is identified, it must be mitigated.
"We take flood risk to all communities incredibly seriously and have a long-term plan to further upgrade and invest flood defences across the area to benefit local communities."

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The Musée de la civilisation de Québec's springbreak week themed "FOLLEMENT TECHNO!" is coming up March 3rd through March 11th 2012, and for this event Arcane Technologies created an interactive experience in augmented reality inspired by the Chapeaux! exhibition. Arcane Technologies also collaborated to create Planète Pixels, an immersive and interactive experience using Google Earth.


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<< Previous TITLE 19 / CHAPTER 4 / / Part I / § 1307 Next >>
19 USC 1307: Convict-made goods; importation prohibited Text contains those laws in effect on January 19, 2021
From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930Part I-Miscellaneous
Jump To: Source CreditPrior ProvisionsAmendmentsEffective DateMiscellaneous
§1307. Convict-made goods; importation prohibited
All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
"Forced labor", as herein used, shall mean all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily. For purposes of this section, the term "forced labor or/and indentured labor" includes forced or indentured child labor.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, §307, 46 Stat. 689 ; Pub. L. 106–200, title IV, §411(a), May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 298 ; Pub. L. 114–125, title IX, §910(a)(1), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 239 .)
Prior Provisions
Provisions in the same language as the provisions in this section were made by act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, §IV, I, 38 Stat. 195 , superseding similar provisions of previous tariff acts. That subdivision was superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, §307, 42 Stat. 937 , and repealed by section 321 of that act. Section 307 of act Sept. 21, 1922, was superseded by section 307 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
2016-Pub. L. 114–125 struck out "The provisions of this section relating to goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor or/and indentured labor, shall take effect on January 1, 1932; but in no case shall such provisions be applicable to goods, wares, articles, or merchandise so mined, produced, or manufactured which are not mined, produced, or manufactured in such quantities in the United States as to meet the consumptive demands of the United States." after "enforcement of this provision."
2000-Pub. L. 106–200 inserted at end "For purposes of this section, the term 'forced labor or/and indentured labor' includes forced or indentured child labor."
Pub. L. 114–125, title IX, §910(a)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 239 , provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 24, 2016]."
Pub. L. 106–200, title IV, §411(b), May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 298 , provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [May 18, 2000]."
Prohibition on Use of Funds To Prevent Enforcement of Ban on Importation of Convict-Made Goods
Pub. L. 108–90, title V, §514, Oct. 1, 2003, 117 Stat. 1154 , provided that: "For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a determination, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307)."
Prohibition on Use of Funds To Allow Importation of Forced or Indentured Child Labor
Pub. L. 108–90, title V, §515, Oct. 1, 2003, 117 Stat. 1154 , provided that: "For fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be used to allow-
"(1) the importation into the United States of any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as determined under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); or
"(2) the release into the United States of any good, ware, article, or merchandise on which there is in effect a detention order under such section 307 on the basis that the good, ware, article, or merchandise may have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor."
Reporting Requirement on Forced Labor Products Destined for United States Market
Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVII, §3702, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2275 , required the Commissioner of Customs, by 1 year after Oct. 17, 1998, to prepare and transmit to Congress a report, with specified information, on products made with forced labor that are destined for the United States market.
Sense of Congress Requesting President To Instruct Secretary of the Treasury To Enforce Section 1307 Without Delay
Pub. L. 100–418, title I, §1906, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1313 , related to Congressional findings of deplorable forced labor conditions in former Soviet Union and request of President to instruct Secretary of the Treasury to enforce this section without delay, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–199, title II, §204(a), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2322 .


Objectives: We aimed to (i) explore how health professionals and managers who work with young people seek to define developmentally appropriate healthcare (DAH), (ii) identify the range of conceptual dimensions present in their definitions and (iii) explore the controversies embedded in their characterisations of DAH.
Methods: A qualitative multisite ethnographic study was conducted across three hospitals in England. We undertook face-to-face semi-structured interviews with health professionals and managers; and non-participant observation in clinics, wards and meetings. Anonymised field notes and interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. The theme conceptualisations of DAH' was then further analysed, and the resulting themes categorised to form conceptual dimensions.
Results: We recruited 192 participants and conducted 65 interviews (41 with health professionals and 24 with managers) and approximately 1600 hours of non-participant observations (involving 103 health professionals and 72 managers). Despite the wide range of definitions provided by participants, five conceptual dimensions of DAH were identified: (i) biopsychosocial development and holistic care, (ii) acknowledgement of young people as a distinct group, (iii) adjustment of care as the young person develops, (iv) empowerment of the young person by embedding health education and health promotion and (v) interdisciplinary and interorganisational work. Also, some controversies were identified within most dimensions.
Conclusions: This study illustrates the lack of a generalised definition of DAH for young people among UK health professionals and managers, and presents a set of five core dimensions that can inform future research to help define and evaluate DAH for young people.


Australia to jail Nigerian student Igwebuike 25 October – Royal Times of Nigeria.
An Australian court will sentence a Nigerian post-graduate student, Jackson Igwebuike on 25 October, after he was found guilty of importing methamphetamine worth $10million to Canberra.
The drug, worth N3.6 billion was imported by Igwebuike to Canberra in ornate golden fish statues in October 2015, but alert security men intercepted the drugs and substituted the ice before he collected the parcel.
The drug could have had "calamitous consequences" if sold in the community, federal prosecutors told the court.
Lawyers for the 34 year-old Nigerian, a graduate of University of Benin, agreed he acted as "more than just a mere courier" when he accepted delivery of about 8.47 grams of pure ice before he attempted to board a Murrays bus to Sydney with the drugs in his bag.
An ACT Supreme Court jury found him guilty of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug in August.
Igwebuike was caught in a police sting after Australian Border Force officers intercepted packages destined for Canberra in October 2015.
His trial heard the drugs were discovered when three 20 kilogram statues that arrived in a shipping crate from China were X-rayed by officers at Port Botany on October 8.
Inside one statue of a fish they found 43 packages that contained a combined total of 10.58 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Federal police had swapped the drugs with an "inert substance" before the fish statue was put back together and repacked.
Taps of Igwebuike's phones picked up communication between the accused and another man in Igbo and with a freight company based in Sydney.
Prosecutors said Igwebuike used the name "Solomon David" and asked the company for the package to be delivered to an address in Kaleen.
Undercover police later watched as the packages were delivered to the address and collected by Igwebuike, who took them to a second address in the same suburb.
In a phone conversation with another man soon after, Igwebuike discussed transport and meeting places in Sydney.
He was arrested as he stood in a queue at the Jolimont Centre for a Murrays bus to Sydney on October 17.
Police seized a suitcase filled with 43 packages of the drug substitute.
Igwebuike said he hadn't known the statues had been filled with drugs.
He said he'd been approached by two men in a carpark and asked to pick up some decorative glass items.
Those men later showed up at his house after he had collected the parcels and broke the statues open, before threatening to kill his wife and destroy him if he didn't take the drugs to Sydney, he said.
Commonwealth prosecutor Edward Chen told a sentence hearing on Tuesday that Igwebuike had maintained he had been doing a favour for a friend and wouldn't admit he committed the crime for profit.
"The offender does not seem to demonstrate any willingness to accept responsibility for his actions," he said.
Defence barrister James Sabharwal said Igwebuike had come to Australia to study at the University of Canberra and the fact he would not now be able to complete his postgraduate studies was a form of punishment.
Mr Sabharwal said Igwebuike had worked in the kitchen at the territory's jail and used his income to make phone calls to his large family, including his wife, in Nigeria.
Igwebuike, who didn't "quite gel" with other inmates and was often alone, had been in custody since his arrest and could be deported when he was released, the court heard.
Mr Sabharwal said there was no evidence Igwebuike would have benefited from a large amount of money from his involvement.
Acting Chief Justice Hilary Penfold said some comments in a letter Igwebuike had written to the court, which indicated he did accept some responsibility, raised questions as to why he maintained his innocence to a pre-sentence report author.


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by Patricia Gima on March 12, 2013
Judge Rules New York's Sugary Drink Ban "Arbitrary and Capricious"
Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling struck down a New York law that was set to go into effect today, spearheaded by Mayor Bloomberg, prohibiting sugary drinks sold in containers above 16 ounces. Citing research that indicated 58% of New York adults are obese, Bloomberg pushed this plan as one way to combat obesity.
The law would have applied to venues serving food, such as restaurants, but not to grocery stores. The law was approved by the Board of Health and would have imposed $200 fines for transgressors. Judge Tingling took issue with the Board's authority in imposing the ban, noting that the separation of powers delegates the making of laws to the city council and not the executive branch. He also pointed to the many loopholes in the law that rendered it ineffective for its stated purpose, such as the no-limit on refills, the targeting of some sugary drinks but not others that are even more sugary, and the ban's applicability to restaurants but not grocery stores. The inherent self-contradicting provisions of the law rendered it "arbitrary and capricious," according to the judge.
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that he plans to appeal.
Find full coverage of the story at Bloomberg.com.


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Enforcement of mediated settlement agreements
Time for an international standard
The current methods of enforcement for international mediated settlement agreements – by way of litigation or arbitration; enabling legislation; and consent awards – are considered inadequate. To address this matter, UNCITRAL has undertaken work on creating a new legal instrument for the expedited enforcement of such agreements.
In the past 20 years, mediation has become a common way to resolve international commercial disputes. There are now a variety of international mediation centres, such as the ICC International Centre for ADR and the Singapore International Mediation Centre.
An enduring challenge to mediation as a means of settling an international commercial dispute is that the result of a successful mediation is an international mediated settlement agreement (or IMSA), which traditionally has no better legal status than any other contract. There is currently no mechanism for IMSAs to be directly enforced internationally. This means that if one of the parties to an IMSA refuses to honour the parties' agreement, the other party will have to rely on one of the available methods, which are discussed below.
Current IMSA enforcement
Litigation or arbitration
Traditionally, if one party to an IMSA refuses to honour the parties' agreement, the other party has to sue on the settlement agreement, whether through court or arbitration. This undermines the benefits behind the original reason to go through mediation. Enforcement proceedings may well be simplified (because the dispute has been narrowed through the IMSA, as opposed to re-litigating on the terms of the original dispute), but additional time and costs will be incurred, perhaps substantially so. In addition, if a party is seeking to enforce an IMSA through domestic litigation, enforcement options outside the home jurisdiction will be limited (in the same way as domestic judgments).
Enabling legislation granting IMSAs award/judgment status
Certain states have enacted legislation that provides for an expedited process whereby settlement agreements are converted into enforceable judgments or arbitral awards. The Swiss civil procedure code (article 217) and the Italian decree on mediation in civil and commercial disputes (28/2010) are both good examples of this type of enabling legislation. Whether the law in question covers IMSAs will depend very much on the particular legislation.
Where an IMSA can be converted into a judgment, this method faces the same difficulties around enforcement by parties outside the home jurisdiction.
"It is time to dispense with the legal fiction which has been created between consent awards issued after – as opposed to before – the commencement of an arbitration."
A technical issue arises in legislation that converts an IMSA into an arbitral award (usually by the appointment of an arbitrator to endorse the IMSA). Most commentators agree that the New York Convention requires that a dispute exists at the time of appointment; if, therefore, an arbitrator is appointed after the settlement, the converted IMSA will likely not be enforceable as an arbitral award under the New York Convention.
Consent awards
The consent award method involves reaching a settlement after the commencement of arbitration proceedings and requesting that the arbitrator record the parties' IMSA as a consent award. As discussed above, consent awards are generally regarded as enforceable under the New York Convention. These types of awards are expressly referred to in the Model Law (article 30) and in most arbitration institutions' rules. This solution does little to assist parties that did not consider commencing arbitration before reaching a mediated settlement.
Arbitration–mediation–arbitration
One cannot help but question whether there is any legitimate reason to distinguish between consent awards on the basis of whether the arbitrator was appointed before or after the IMSA was agreed.
However, to avoid this issue, parties considering mediation should first commence arbitration, after which they can immediately suspend the arbitration in favour of mediation. Where the mediation is successful, the IMSA can then be recorded as an enforceable consent award. Should the mediation fail, the parties can resume the arbitration. This method is the rationale behind provisions such as SIAC's Arb-Med-Arb protocol.
This approach may attract some criticism as an attempt to legitimize what would otherwise be an 'unenforceable' IMSA, but it does comply with the technical requirements of the New York Convention.
Future IMSA enforcement
A 'New York Convention' for IMSAs
UNCITRAL is preparing an international instrument for the enforcement of IMSAs. This process is ongoing, with no clear idea yet as to what form such an instrument might take.
What has become clear is that the treatment and enforceability of IMSAs should not focus on the timing of the appointment of an arbitrator to bestow award status on the settlement agreement. It is time to dispense with the legal fiction which has been created between consent awards issued after – as opposed to before – the commencement of an arbitration. The terms of such agreements are primarily entered into without the supervision of the tribunal, and the tribunal has little or no input into the substance and form of the settlement agreement. The timing of the appointment of the tribunal therefore has limited effect on the content of an IMSA.
Perhaps the real question that we need to ask is this: do we want an international mechanism for the expedited enforcement of IMSAs? If the answer is yes, then we must determine what formal requirements should be in place before expedited enforcement can be granted.
Most of the participants in the UNCITRAL working group appear to favour an international mechanism for IMSAs. This view is not universal: some participants have expressed concern that there is no fundamental difference between agreements which are the outcome of negotiation and agreements resulting from mediation or conciliation. In other words, the legal status of an IMSA is no different from any other contract and, therefore, it is questionable whether such contracts should be granted special status.
Significant work remains to be done by the working group to agree a framework, starting with basic concepts: determining the scope and nature of agreements to be covered; developing a functional definition of 'international commercial mediation/conciliation'; setting out form and substance requirements for IMSAs; setting out requirements of due process. Even when the committee reaches consensus, many barriers still exist before a convention (or other instrument) is drafted and, eventually, ratified.
Regardless of the results of the UNCITRAL process, it is clear that the current avenues for enforcing IMSAs are inadequate, and there is interest for a more effective and internationally cohesive method of recognizing such agreements abroad. If, when and how this will occur – and how such an instrument would co-exist with other international dispute settlement mechanisms such as arbitration – will only be determined in due course.
KC Lye is a partner and Tim Robbins is an associate in the Singapore office of Norton Rose Fulbright.


You never miss an episode even though the show went off the air 15 years ago.
You think it's not possible to watch too much of, or talk too much about, Seinfeld.
You get angry if anything interferes with Seinfeld (damn BASEBALL).
You reference the show daily.
When surprised, you yell "GET OUT" and shove someone.
You've left a meeting on a high note.
You have at least one pet named after a Seinfeld character.
When someone says, "you'll never believe what so-an-so named their kid" you excitedly reply "SEVEN?!?" (One time I did this and my non-Seinfeld friends looked at me in bewilderment. In fact, the baby's name was Seven.).


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Dominican Republic, Americans Will Meet For History-Breaking Final
NORCECA PAN-AMERICAN CUP 2017
Stats through June 24th
The two most storied teams in tournament history have advanced to Sunday's final at the 2017 Pan American Cup. In one semi, the United States has advanced to its 7th final in history, while the Dominican Republic will play in its 12th. The two teams are tied (with Cuba) with 4 titles in the history of the tournament, and that tie will be broken, one way or the other, on Sunday.
The United States beat the home team Peru, while the Dominican Republic knocked off Puerto Rico, with both matches coming in straight-set sweeps.
Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19)
P2 Stats Report
The defending champions from the Dominican Republic have not dropped a set in the 2017 tournament, and continued that trend on Saturday with a sweep of Puerto Rico.
Bethania de la Cruz and Jineiry Martinez each had 12 points for the Dominican Republic, with De La Cruz making her mark offensively (12 kills) and Martinez dominating defensively (4 blocks).
"We are very happy with the victory," de la Cruz said after the match. "Congratulations to Puerto Rico for the good job. In spite of being very young they have a lot of power and good ball handling. They put pressure on us and we had to adjust the blocking and strengthen our concentration to achieve the win."
Courtesy: NORCECA
Puerto Rico could only muster 31 kills in 3 sets, and it took them 119 swings to get there (26% success rate). Santana Day led the team in all 3 scoring categories with 8 kills, 2 blocks, and 2 aces, and also had 11 excellent receptions in 17 attempts.
"My team is very young and tried to grow little by little," said Puerto Rican captain Natalia Valentin. "For moments we were able to be at their level but at the end their blocking was superior and sealed us."
Marcos Kwiek, the coach of the Dominican team, believes that the NORCECA region still needs to improve depth after his team rolled through the first 6 games of the tournament.
"Congratulations to the coach of Puerto Rico for the job he is doing with his team," Kwiek said. "They are young but with many strengths and complicated us for moments. It is very important to elevate the quality of the teams within our zone to have better competitive level."
USA def. Peru 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 27-25)
The United States is not quite as perfect as the Dominican Republic (they needed 5 sets to beat Puerto Rico in pool play), but they did remain undefeated with a very young, inexperienced team on Saturday by sweeping the hosts Peru 3-0.
The Americans dominated the first set, but Peru improved in each frame of the match. Ultimately, the American serve-and-block game was what carried the day. The U.S. had 6 aces, while Peru had none; and the Americans had 14 blocks, to just 4 for Peru. 4 of those blocks came by National Team veretan Rhamat Alhassan, with Madison Kingdon chipping in another 3.
Elizabeth McMahon led the Americans with 13 kills in 27 attempts, part of a team-high 16-point performance.
Angela Leyva had 16 points for Peru – she's been one of the most prolific scorers of the tournament, having gone over 20 in two matches this year.
"Today's match has been very important because Peru demanded the best from us for moments and we could control the match," said Team USA captain Micha Hancock after the match. She split time at setter with Lauren Carlini, an All-American who completed her collegiate career at Wisconsin last fall.
""From watching the game Peru showed against Argentina we knew it was not going to be an easy rival and today's game was going to be a tough one," said USA coach Karch Kiraly. "We had a marvelous level of volleyball in our match today."
"We knew the match was going to be difficult for the speed USA is showing but we were able to come back in the third set and even though we didn't win we could show our game and came out with the heads up," said Peruvian captain Mirtha Uribe. "We have to work harder and we are committed to keep improving and giving our best."
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West End Bus Program
The West End Bus Program provides affordable transportation for seniors and handicapped in the Goose Lake, Blue Ridge, and Anselmo areas as well as the west end of Lac Ste. Anne County. The bus is equipped with 15 leather seats, a TV screen and a surround sound system. Riders must be 50 years old or older to access the program.
The bus service provides scheduled shopping and medical trips to West Edmonton Mall and Spruce Grove, along with excursion and rentals by service clubs, special interest groups and community members. For travel schedules, please visit the West End Bus Facebook page.
The program is a multi-municipality venture between Woodlands County, Lac Ste. Anne County, and the Town of Mayerthorpe.
To register, contact the West End Bus Coordinator at 780 - 284 - 9321 or email at web@mayerthorpe.ca. Payment can be made in person at the Mayerthorpe Town Office or by mailing the Town of Mayerthorpe:
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Q: How do I run multiple terminal commands in Visual Studio Code? I want to run these commands after one another:
npm run build
git add build/
git commit -m "Latest version of build"
git push
firebase deploy

In Visual Studio Code terminal window. How do I do that? Copy/pasting does work, but maybe I could create a script or something?
I already tried to create a '.bat' file, but only the first command is executed then. '.sh' and '.cmd' also do not work.

A: A quick-and-dirty solution is to make everything into one line, by separating
the commands with &&:
npm run build && git add build/ && git commit -m "Latest version of build" && git push && firebase deploy

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Gagging NHS workers a national scandal which will cost lives
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"Suppression of information is not just a matter of democracy it is now a major public health issue" says GMB Union
GMB has responded to reports NHS workers are being prevented from speaking out over chronic PPE shortages.
Frontline doctors have said they have been gagged from speaking out about shortages of protective equipment as they treat coronavirus patients – with some claiming managers have threatened their careers.
Helen O Connor, GMB Organiser, said: "Just as it seemed that the widespread and dangerous culture of gagging clauses and supressing the voices of NHS workers might be coming to an end it is now intensifying.
"Accurate and honest information about what is happening inside the NHS is key to getting to grips with this pandemic.
"It is a fact that this virus is causing the untimely deaths of NHS staff and patients.
"It is scandalous that hospital staff speaking out publicly face being sacked by ruthless NHS bosses who do not want failings in their leadership to be exposed.
"Suppression of information is not just a matter of democracy it is now a major public health issue.
"GMB Union will continue to protect and defend all of our NHS members and the voices of our members will be heard."
Media enquiries: GMB Press Office on 07958 156846 or at press.office@gmb.org.uk
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-uk-doctors-gagged-england-a9433171.html


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package control

import (
	"bazil.org/bazil/db"
	"bazil.org/bazil/server/control/wire"
	"golang.org/x/net/context"
	"google.golang.org/grpc"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
)

func (c controlRPC) VolumeCreate(ctx context.Context, req *wire.VolumeCreateRequest) (*wire.VolumeCreateResponse, error) {
	volumeCreate := func(tx *db.Tx) error {
		sharingKey, err := tx.SharingKeys().Get(req.SharingKeyName)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if _, err := tx.Volumes().Create(req.VolumeName, req.Backend, sharingKey); err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	}
	if err := c.app.DB.Update(volumeCreate); err != nil {
		switch err {
		case db.ErrVolNameInvalid:
			return nil, grpc.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
		case db.ErrVolNameExist:
			return nil, grpc.Errorf(codes.AlreadyExists, "%v", err)
		case db.ErrSharingKeyNameInvalid:
			return nil, grpc.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
		case db.ErrSharingKeyNotFound:
			return nil, grpc.Errorf(codes.FailedPrecondition, "%v", err)
		}
		return nil, err
	}
	return &wire.VolumeCreateResponse{}, nil
}


Lily Ivory hopes for a normal life when she opens Aunt Cora's Closet. With her magical knack for vintage fashion - she can sense vibrations of the past from clothing and jewelry - her store becomes a big hit. But when a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area, Lily may be the only one who can unravel the crime.
Witches and fashion - what's not to like!
As a reporter for a Southeastern Michigan newspaper, Avery finds herself in trouble at every turn. She has a list of enemies - and she's not afraid to cross them. Follow her as she crosses paths with her former boyfriend, a hot new love interest, and a family that cannot be contained - even by the law.
Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees. While working at the Honeybee Bakery - named after Lucy's cat - Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty - Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!
Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children's librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed $25 in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that's sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she's mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead.
Not just suspend disbelief, but kill it dead!
In New York Times best-selling author Victoria Laurie's newest Psychic Eye mystery, Abby Cooper has one rule to follow: Don't panic!
©2017 Victoria Laurie (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
STORY: I totally enjoy all of Victoria Laurie's Psychic Eye stories EXCEPT for one thing. They have quirky humor, good suspense and a nice side of romance. Now for the one thing that drives me bonkers. Several times she'll leave an obvious clue lying around in the story that all the characters overlook. Then when you're ready to start yealling at them to do something, call someone, or check out somebody you find out at the big "reveal" that they finally got it but it wasn't mentioned. All I can say is Aargh! Seriously, very enjoyable entertaining and educating reads.
Not like the others-couldn't finish!
What was most disappointing about Victoria Laurie's story?
I have enjoyed the previous books in the series, but she's obviously run out of plots and this one is awful. It took an hour and a half to even get to the plot of the story, the beginning was just filler. However even then it was just so boring and I found myself constantly rolling my eyes. I only got through the first few chapters and then couldn't take it anymore and didn't finish the book. I'm returning it. I just wanted to warn her fans that this is not on par with the other books.
Would you be willing to try another book from Victoria Laurie? Why or why not?
Absolutely! I own most of her books, I truly enjoy her writing, just not this one.
What didn't you like about Elizabeth Michaels's performance?
She reads well, great pronunciation, strong clear voice, good cadence and that's where the good ends. I have listened to the entire series and Ms. Michaels reading has been and is sub-par. The more characters there are, the worse it is. She needs to study with a good voice acting coach. I can only distinguish two separate characters the rest sound the same. And poor Brice, what she has done to this prominent FBI leader's voice is criminal. She makes him sound like a boy going through puberty, just awful! Her Southern/South West accents are completely atrocious! I'm a New Yorker but I've lived most of my adult life in the Southeastern part of the US, plus 3 years in Southern California, many Texan and Tex-Mex accents there as well. I'm not an accent scholar but she insults Texans with her poor attempts.
Could you see A Panicked Premonition being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
I think the entire series would make for entertaining viewing. I'm not not a casting director, I have no idea.
The first Victoria Lauri book I ever skipped chapters. I love this series because of Abby and Candance aka Sundance and Cassidy. There wasn't much of the the zany messes they usually get into. No "Lucy, you have some splainin' to do". There was only one time that I thought "Dutch is going to freak out". Plus Abby didn't do what Abby is best at doing, using her "crew". Not to mention how unfazed everyone was with her language. In previous stories, they cost her a quarter a word. I'm a US Navy Veteran, my language can be a bit colorful at times, so it's not that at all, it just wasn't an Abby-Dutch-Candance-Brice story, none of the characters were who they have been in previous books. As long as Ms. Lauri writes them, I'll listen. As far as Ms. Michaels, she needs to see a vocal acting coach. Don't try any more southern accents and do something about Brice's voice.
Always a great read in this series!
This was a good mystery and kept you guessing til the end. A little slow in the middle but well worth the coins or tokens. This really is a great series to listen too!
Abby and team do it again!
Candace and Abby are the best team in print when it comes to a psychic bad azz and the best private investigator in the world. This time they have to save Dave and the men they love have a business that needs their special abilities to save their reputations and keep the customers coming. Gotta love em and their fitness routine, too. More, More please!
What disappointed you about A Panicked Premonition?
Victoria Laurie did not ever, or very rarely, put foul language in her books. She was one of my favorite cozy mystery fans. Not any more. A Panicked Premonition was full of foul language. I couldn't get but half way through the book.
What could Victoria Laurie have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Leave the "f" language out. Maybe I could have stood the "s" language quite a bit less too.
Which character – as performed by Elizabeth Michaels – was your favorite?
I may be alone here, but I really enjoy the heck out of this series! I've read ever book in the psychic series. I like reading about Abby Cooper and her super sleuth skills. I will admit sometimes Laurie can water the characters down a little. I would like to see her write more books- I'm waiting?!?!? Ms. Laurie- can you not make the characters quite as scattered ?? Elizabeth Michaels does a great job as Cooper. I don't think any other voice at this point would do the character justice. With Michael 's voice, I have that mental image, and any other would mess up the mojo.
Abby Cooper and friends solve a most delicate mystery involving Dutch's side business and their handyman Dave who stands accused of murder!!
Well written as usual and a definite can't put down book. Laurie once again brings Abby and friends to a critical moment leaving the listener to believe all might be lost but then the answer comes to her.
Elizabeth Michaels performs the audiobook expertly. She has become Abby Cooper! She reads magnificently!
No issues with the production or quality of the audiobook.
good book apart from mistakes & Brice 's voice.


in the field with a rather intuitive than formal approach. It always keeps the nonexpert reader in mind, making even unavoidable complex theoretical concepts readily accessible. All commonly used methods are covered.
Ulrich Kubitscheck is the department head of Biophysical Chemistry at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat in Bonn, Germany. Having obtained his academic degrees from the University of Bremen, he spent his career working at The Weizmann Institute of Science and the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics of the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster before taking up his present appointment at Bonn University. Professor Kubitscheck develops single molecule imaging techniques, has authored over 60 scientific publications and has extensive experience in teaching courses on physical chemistry, biophysics and quantitative microscopy.


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Albany Park Station Car Park
This car park has enough spaces for 68 cars and can be accessed from Steynton Avenue. It can be used as a unit base. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, parking, carpark, car-park, unit bases, train station] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Crayford Community Centre
The community space has a large hall which could be used as an office, a studio or a school hall. There are also smaller meeting rooms, corridors and a small kitchen. The whole venue has modern fittings and furniture including carpets and tall windows. [TAGS: Bexley, East London, halls, lecture theatre, high ceilings, auditorium, offices, multi-use, multiuse, contemporary, standard] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Lesney Farm Allotments
Greater London, England GB
This small allotment lies next to Erith Recreational Ground and Erith Leisure Centre. It is surrounded by a residential, suburban neighbourhood. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, allotments, private, public, green space, agriculture, crop, crops, allotments, plant, plants, gardening] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Danson Park
Danson Park is overlooked by Danson House, a grand Georgian villa. One of the park's best features is its beautiful 7.8 hectare boating lake, used for fishing, boating, sailing and other water sports. The park is also home to the largest children's playground in the borough with a wet play splash area, zip wire, large rope climbing frame, and refreshment kiosk. There is an area of hard standing which is suitable for parking and can accommodate a large number of vehicles. [TAGS; East London, ...
Edgwarebury Park
Edgwarebury Park is a 22-hectare park with extensive sports facilities, a playground and ornamental gardens. Edgwarebury Brook runs down the western side, with Edgware Way Grassland adjacent. Its most distinctive feature is its magnificent old hedgerows. The park is an excellent site for birdwatching and there is access from Edgware Way and Edgwarebury Lane. [Tags: North London, Barnet, parks, nature conservation, woods, woodland, grand, football pitches, pitch] For more information call us on ...
Albion Road Car Park
This multi-storey car park near the town centre can be used as a unit base. There are 323 spaces and there is an entrance from Albion Road. The height limit is 2.1 metres. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, parking, carpark, car-park, multi storey, multistorey, bases, cars, driving, vehicles, underground, covered, lit, big, large] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Belvedere Underpass
A well kept urban underpass with large white columns and a small square tunnel. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, underpasses, tunnels, bridge, bridges, dark, gritty, industrial, subway, subways, deserted] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Wantsunt Road
Wantsunt Road is a typical suburban street containing predominantly semi-detached housing. The nearest railway station is Bexley. [TAGS: East London, roads, streets, residential, wide, suburb, suburbs, semi detached, houses, driving] Apply to film below.
Coldblow Field
Coldblow Field is a vast open area made up of luscious greens from all angles. The meadow is largely surrounded by trees, making it a secluded and quiet space. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, meadows, field, fields. green space, empty, vast, flat, countryside, rural, thick grass, tall, grassy] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Erith Town Library
This local, modern library is located on Erith High Street in Bexley. It contains a children's reading area as well as meeting rooms for hire. The library is closed on Sundays. Parking is available in the Morrisons car park and there is also a car park nearby at the end of Queen Street which is free for the first 3 hours. [TAGS: east London, libraries, community, public, education, adult learning, room, traditional, basic, standard] For more information call us on the number below or email ...
Erith Recreation Ground
This recreational green space covers eleven acres. A mixture of rural and urban views can be seen from different points within the park. It contains two tennis courts, football pitches, and a large children's playground. It is next to Erith Leisure Centre which includes Erith Stadium, a running track and an athletics field Changing room facilities are based at Erith Stadium. [TAGS: Bexley, East London, park, parks, playing field, fields, common, rec, court, adventure, pitch] For more ...
Sutherland Road
Sutherland Road is a typical, quiet suburban street in Belvedere, Bexley. It has an interesting, industrial backdrop and is suitable for traffic control as it is a dead end road. [TAGS: East London, factory, suburb, suburbs, controllable, closure, dead-end, roads, street, streets, residential, closures] Apply to film below.
Penhill Park
This large local park is located within the Penhill Park Estate, built in the 1930s. It is a rectangular, level, grassed area almost entirely enclosed by the backs of the suburban houses. There are occasional ornamental trees around the perimeter and a children's playground as well as football pitches and a changing room. Parking is available on nearby streets. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, playing fields, field, recreation ground, rec, common, green space, area, open, vast, parks, play area, ...
Foots Cray Meadows
Foots Cray Meadows is an area of parkland and woodland (nearly 250 acres in all). It is the largest open space in the borough and consists of rolling fields, wildflower meadows and woodland. The River Cray runs right through the heart of it and can be crossed via the magnificent Five Arches Bridge which was built during the 18th century. The stable block remains the only standing part of the Foots Cray Estate. [TAGS: Bexley, East London, large, cast, big, nature reserve, park, field, meadow, ...
Bexleyheath Town Centre
Bexleyheath Town Centre is located in the heart of Bexley. It has a bustling atmosphere with interesting streets and a pedestrianised area in the centre of the town. There is also a wide open square with an old red brick clock tower. [TAGS: East London, Bexley, central, high street, streets, hub, busy, busy, shopping, retail, pedestrian, square, lampposts, lamp posts] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bexleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Jubilee Country Park
Jubilee Country Park is a sprawling nature reserve. It has chalk meadows and dense woodland that support a variety of wildlife including species that are rare in London. Facilities include three car parks, fenced picnic area, cycle track and nature trail. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, conservation, forest, woods, wood, trees, thicket, field, fields, vast, open, rolling, bridge, footbridge, trails, countryside, country, rural, wilderness, gritty, secluded, conservation] For more information call ...
Norman Park is one of the largest parks in Bromley, with two large expanses of flat grass, a small play area, a small running track and a car park. It offers views of the surrounding town skyline the adjoining stables. [TAGS: South London, parks, playing fields, field, open, large, green, grassy, athletics, tracks, parking, carpark, car-park, rural, countryside, road, roads, wide, through-road] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bromleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Danson House Cellar
The cellar of Danson House - a beautiful, Grade I listed, Georgian period villa with sumptuous interiors (see Danson House listing for more info). The cellar is dark and atmospheric, made up of archways, tunnels, and low-ceilinged rooms with stone and brick walls. Please note: we need a minimum of 2 weeks to arrange filming at this location. [TAGS: Bexley, East London, basement, basements, cellars, underground, historical, period, gloomy, dark, dimly lit, stately home, homes] For more ...
Orpington High Street
In the heart of Orpington, pedestrians and traffic share this wide, commercial high street which is lined with shops and retail outlets. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, streets, road, roads, centre, central, busy, retail, shop, shopping, traditional, town] Apply to film below.
Bromley Charter Market
Bromley Charter Market, held at the heart of town, is over 800 years old. Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the day, the pedestrianised High Street hosts an array of stalls offering a different range of products each day. [TAGS: South London, markets, outdoor, traditional, stall, trader, traders, shopping, pedestrian, busy, vibrant, local, community, fresh goods] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bromleyfilmoffice.co.uk
The Glades is a busy shopping centre in Bromley Town Centre. [TAGS: South London, shopping, mall, undercover, indoor, indoors, shops, retail, shop, shops] For more information or for permission to film, call The Glades directly on 020 8466 8899 or email bromley.information@theglades.co.uk
The Glades Car Park
Large, multi-storey car park attached to The Glades shopping centre. [TAGS: Bromley, South London, car-park, carpark, unit base, bases, parking lock, deck, vehicles, multi storey] For more information or for permission to film, call The Glades directly on 020 8466 8899 or email bromley.information@theglades.co.uk
West Wickham High Street
West Wickham has a typical, local high street with a variety of shops. Please note that this is also a bus route so any large scale filming will need to involve TFL. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, shopping, streets, commercial, central, centre, road, roads, driving, busy, retail] Apply to film here.
McAndrews Recreation Ground
McAndrews Park is split in two by a bush lined pedestrian path. One field offers a 5 a side football space and the other has two playgrounds and open grass land. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, recreation ground, grounds, rec, common, playing field, fields, pitch, pitches, playground, hedges, hedgerow, hedgerows, footpath, pathway] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bromleyfilmoffice.co.uk
East Street
East Street is an attractive, cobbled shopping area off the main High Street in Bromley. It has a range of restaurants, cafes and shops, including outside seating areas. It could double as a classically European shopping promenade filled with cafes. [TAGS: South London, double, Spanish, French, Europe, square, terrace, plaza, controllable, short hold, holds, traffic control, pedestrianised, pedestrian, cafe, cobblestone, cobbles, boulevard, road closure] Apply to film below.
The Knoll
The Knoll is a small open common and woodland in the Hayes District of Bromley. It has three areas of open water, open grassland and hidden pretty viewing areas. [TAGS: South London, park, parks, woodland, glade, hanging, trees, pond, ponds, lake, lakes, hole, murky, green, overgrown, grassy. waters, wilderness, woods, wood] For more information call the number below or email info@bromleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Croydon Road Recreation Ground
This is a medium-sized park with large flat open space surrounded by trees and intersected with paths and colourful flowerbeds. It includes a bandstand, cafe, children's play area, multi-use court, paddling pool (summer only), football fields, bowling green, tennis courts and toilets. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, parks, open space, spaces, green, bandstands, flowerbed, flower beds, playground, playgrounds, grassy, lawn] For more information call us on the number below or email ...
Betts Park
This local green space is located in Penge, Bromley. The park contains a unique view of the Croydon Canal, a children's play area, football fields, multi-use court, skateboard area and an outdoor gym. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, parks, green space, space, playing field, playground, playgrounds, pitches, basketball courts, sport, sports, recreation ground, canals] For more information call us on the number below or email info@bromleyfilmoffice.co.uk
Belvedere Road Open Space
This little communal green area is tucked away on a quiet residential street in Upper Norwood, Bromley. It contains a narrow pathway as well as a small number of flower beds including daffodils and buttercups. The closest train station is Crystal Palace, and Crystal Palace Park is a five minute walk away. [TAGS: South London, garden, square, small, community, suburb, suburbs, suburban, dappled, trees, lawn, patio] Apply to film below.
George Groves Road
This cul de sac is located in a residential area in Bromley. It is a typical suburban street with modern housing and unrestricted parking. The dead end also makes it suitable for traffic control. [TAGS: South London, Bromley, driving shot, shoot, road, roads, street, streets, cul-de-sac, dead-end, suburb, suburbs, houses, community, estate, retro] Apply to film below.


Holding down Shift down all the time is not the way to go.
I would like to switch running on or off with (x) or something.
Also while you are at it, could we make the stamina-meter a little slower?
That way we could run for further distances while it needs longer to charge up.
My guess is, at this stage it is a very short duration sprint but talent points will be able to increase it. Just a guess though!
Having a button to switch between running and walking (a toggle button) would not be a bad idea. I will research this to see what we can do.
As for skills - yes, there will be athletics skill.


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The type of such native handles is highly platform specific and in some cases the platform plugin will need more information to adopt a handle, just the handle in itself will not be sufficient. Therefore the public API consists of functions taking or returning a QVariant that contains a platform-specific value type. See for example QOpenGLContext::setNativeHandle() and QOpenGLContext::nativeHandle(). When running on Linux/X11, using the xcb platform plugin and the GLX windowing system interface, the variant contains a QGLXNativeContext. On other platforms a different class will be used. These classes are all placed in the Qt Platform Headers module.
Platform headers can be used in conjunction with QGuiApplication::platformFunction() to give a type safe interface to platform specific functionality. It is possible for headers defined in QtPlatformHeaders to define typedefs for functions that can be returned by a platform plugin from QGuiApplication::platformFunction(). Headers in QtPlatformHeaders can also implement wrapper functions for the function pointer, giving a static function that can be called from any context after the platform integration has been created. An implementation of this pattern is QXcbWindowFunctions::setWmWindowType(). This function retrieves a function pointer from QGuiApplication::platformFunction, and executes that function if the requested function was returned.
Note: Similar to the other QPA APIs, there are no binary compatibility guarantees for these classes, meaning that an application using these classes is only guaranteed to work with the Qt version it was developed against. Unlike QPA however, source compatibility is guaranteed.
As the module is header-only, no further modifications to the .pro files are required to use it.
Note: The module name (QtPlatformHeaders) must appear in the #include directive.
Note: It is not necessary to enclose the code in #ifdef directives depending on platform.
See also QXcbWindowFunctions and QWindowsWindowFunctions.


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Adelheid Kiesinger (* 1944) war von 2000 bis 2018 Stellvertretende Richterin am Verfassungsgerichtshof für das Land Baden-Württemberg.

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Ergotherapeutin
Adelheid Kiesinger war von Beruf Ergotherapeutin. Seit 1968 arbeitete sie im SRH Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, einem privaten Konzern für Bildungs- und Gesundheitsdienstleistungen. Zunächst leitete sie die Ergotherapie. Später baute sie die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit im Klinikum auf. Sie war langjährige Vorsitzende des Verbandes der Beschäftigungs- und Arbeitstherapeuten (Ergotherapeuten) in der zweiten Amtszeit von 1984 bis 1990.

Richterin am Verfassungsgerichtshof für das Land Baden-Württemberg
Kiesinger wurde am 29. Juni 2000 für die Wahlperiode 2000–2009 vom Landtag Baden-Württemberg für die Gruppe der Stellvertretenden Mitglieder ohne die Befähigung zum Richteramt mit 90 von 107 Stimmen in den Verfassungsgerichtshof für das Land Baden-Württemberg gewählt. Sie war zunächst Stellvertreterin für Sybille Stamm und nach deren Rücktritt vor Ende der Wahlperiode für Leni Breymaier. Für die Wahlperiode 2009–2018 wurde sie mit 105 von 117 Stimmen als Stellvertreterin von Leni Breymaier wiedergewählt. Ab 2016 war sie Stellvertreterin von Rosa-Maria Reiter, da Leni Breymaier das Amt vorzeitig aufgab. Kiesinger wurde 2018 verabschiedet.

Soziales und politisches Engagement
Im Rentenalter engagierte sich Kiesinger ehrenamtlich in verschiedenen sozialen Projekten. Außerdem kandidierte sie für den Ortschaftsrat ihrer Heimatgemeinde Ittersbach. Adelheid Kiesinger ist Mitglied der CDU und der Frauen-Union.

Privates
Adelheid Kiesinger ist verheiratet mit Peter Kiesinger, Sohn des ehemaligen Bundeskanzlers Kurt Georg Kiesinger. Sie haben drei erwachsene Kinder.

Publikationen

Einzelnachweise

Richter (Verfassungsgerichtshof für das Land Baden-Württemberg)
CDU-Mitglied
Familienmitglied einer berühmten Person
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Deutscher
Geboren 1944
Frau

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Q: call onQueryTextChange while pressing backspace (delete) key in my search view , when i delete my query's text using my backspace (delete) key no results got returned please see the below images for better understanding
see here i search for test1 which is an object in my adapter and am getting the result..

okay here i queried one more time but i have none objects with this name so am not getting anything as result which is fine

now here i pressed backspace(delete key) and now my query text is test and i have a object with this name in my adapter but am not getting any thing in return

my onQueryTextChange is being called when deleting the texts of query.    how can fix this ?? any clue ??
codes:
Search_View.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
                @Override
            public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String Text) {

                return false;
            }
                @Override
            public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
                if (newText.length() == 0) {
                    notesAdapter = new NotesAdapter(getActivity(), getData());
                    recyclerView.setAdapter(notesAdapter);
                }
                if ( notesAdapter != null) {
                    notesAdapter.getFilter().filter(newText);
                }
                return true;
            }
        });

my notesAdapter's filtering portion:
private static class UserFilter extends Filter {

    private final NotesAdapter adapter;

    private final List<Information> originalList;

    private final List<Information> filteredList;

    private UserFilter(NotesAdapter adapter, List<Information> originalList) {
        super();
        this.adapter = adapter;
        this.originalList = new ArrayList<>(originalList);
        this.filteredList = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    @Override
    protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint) {
        filteredList.clear();
        final FilterResults results = new FilterResults();

        if (constraint == null || constraint.length() == 0) {
            filteredList.addAll(originalList);

        } else {
            final String filterPattern = constraint.toString().toLowerCase().trim();

            for (final Information user : originalList) {

                    if ( (user.title != null && user.title.toLowerCase().contains(filterPattern)) ||(user.address != null &&(user.address.toLowerCase().contains(filterPattern))) ||
                            (user.postType != null && (user.postType.toLowerCase().contains(filterPattern)) )|| (user.publisher != null&& (user.publisher.toLowerCase().contains(filterPattern)))
                            )

                    {
                        filteredList.add(user);

                    }

            }
        }
        results.values = filteredList;
        results.count = filteredList.size();
        return results;
    }

    @Override
    protected void publishResults(CharSequence constraint, FilterResults results) {
        adapter.filteredUserList.clear();
        if  ((ArrayList<Information>) results.values != null ) {

            adapter.filteredUserList.addAll((ArrayList<Information>) results.values);
        }
        adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

    } }

A: I've Created one method inside my adapter to apply search function.
Here is what I've did..
CustomAdaperte
//Original list to be used for adapter
private List<CustomerPaid> customerList;
//Same list used for search
private List<CustomerPaid> tempCustomerListForSearch;

public CustomAdapter(List<CustomerPaid> customerList) {
        this.customerList = customerList;
        tempCustomerListForSearch = new ArrayList<>();
        tempCustomerListForSearch.addAll(customerList);
}

/**
 * Filters the data stored in list
 * @param textSearch
 */
public void filter(String textSearch){
    textSearch = textSearch.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault());

    customerList.clear();

    if (textSearch.length() == 0) {

        customerList.addAll(tempCustomerListForSearch);
    } else {

        for (CustomerPaid customerPaid : tempCustomerListForSearch) {
            if (customerPaid.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()).contains(textSearch))
                customerList.add(customerPaid);
        }
    }
    notifyDataSetChanged();
}

@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return customerList.size();
}

Inside your activity:
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
            return false;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
                customAdapter.filter(newText);
            return false;
        }
    });


text:
package tamaized.voidcraft.client.render;

import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager;
import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
import net.minecraft.entity.player.EnumPlayerModelParts;
import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3d;
import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderPlayerEvent;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
import tamaized.voidcraft.common.capabilities.CapabilityList;
import tamaized.voidcraft.common.events.CustomElytraHandler;

public class RenderPlayer {

	@SubscribeEvent
	public void renderPlayer(RenderPlayerEvent.Pre e) {
		GlStateManager.pushMatrix();
		EntityPlayer player = e.getEntityPlayer();
		if (player != null) {
			// renderElytra(player, e.getPartialRenderTick());
		}
	}

	@SubscribeEvent
	public void renderPlayer(RenderPlayerEvent.Post e) {
		GlStateManager.popMatrix();
	}

	private void renderElytra(EntityPlayer player, float partialTick) {
		GlStateManager.pushMatrix();
		{
			if (CustomElytraHandler.isElytraFlying(player)) {
				// rotateCorpse(player, player.ticksExisted + e.getPartialRenderTick(), interpolateRotation(player.prevRenderYawOffset, player.renderYawOffset, e.getPartialRenderTick()), e.getPartialRenderTick());
				float f = (float) player.getCapability(CapabilityList.ELYTRAFLYING, null).getElytraTime() + partialTick;
				float zf1 = MathHelper.clamp(f * f / 100.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
				GlStateManager.rotate(zf1 * (-90.0F - player.rotationPitch), 1.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F);
				Vec3d vec3d = player.getLook(partialTick);
				double d0 = player.motionX * player.motionX + player.motionZ * player.motionZ;
				double d1 = vec3d.x * vec3d.x + vec3d.z * vec3d.z;

				if (d0 > 0.0D && d1 > 0.0D) {
					double d2 = (player.motionX * vec3d.x + player.motionZ * vec3d.z) / (Math.sqrt(d0) * Math.sqrt(d1));
					double d3 = player.motionX * vec3d.z - player.motionZ * vec3d.x;
					GlStateManager.rotate((float) (Math.signum(d3) * Math.acos(d2)) * 180.0F / (float) Math.PI, 0.0F, 1.0F, 0.0F);
				}
			}
		}
		GlStateManager.popMatrix();
	}

	protected void rotateCorpse(EntityPlayer entityLiving, float p_77043_2_, float p_77043_3_, float partialTicks) {
		GlStateManager.rotate(180.0F - p_77043_3_, 0.0F, 1.0F, 0.0F);

		if (entityLiving.deathTime > 0) {
			float f = ((float) entityLiving.deathTime + partialTicks - 1.0F) / 20.0F * 1.6F;
			f = MathHelper.sqrt(f);

			if (f > 1.0F) {
				f = 1.0F;
			}

			GlStateManager.rotate(f * 90F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
		} else {
			String s = TextFormatting.getTextWithoutFormattingCodes(entityLiving.getName());

			if (s != null && ("Dinnerbone".equals(s) || "Grumm".equals(s)) && (!(entityLiving instanceof EntityPlayer) || ((EntityPlayer) entityLiving).isWearing(EnumPlayerModelParts.CAPE))) {
				GlStateManager.translate(0.0F, entityLiving.height + 0.1F, 0.0F);
				GlStateManager.rotate(180.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
			}
		}
	}

	protected float interpolateRotation(float prevYawOffset, float yawOffset, float partialTicks) {
		float f;

		for (f = yawOffset - prevYawOffset; f < -180.0F; f += 360.0F) {
			;
		}

		while (f >= 180.0F) {
			f -= 360.0F;
		}

		return prevYawOffset + partialTicks * f;
	}

}


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April 13th, 2019. Published by The Irish Times.
The hacking of a security camera outside the home of a leading leftist politician is the latest episode to cast light on a deep-state apparatus in Spain, which has used espionage, theft and fake news to discredit perceived enemies of the conservative elite.
This week it emerged that the leader of the Podemos party, Pablo Iglesias, had complained to the police last autumn when he discovered that footage from a camera installed outside his house near Madrid was being streamed on a website available for free viewing. Iglesias shares the property with his partner, Podemos spokeswoman Irene Montero, and their two children.
Pablo Echenique, a senior figure in the party, linked the incident to a series of scandals apparently exposing the involvement of police officers and government officials in plots against politicians.
"I think there's a lot of work still to be done to clean up the state sewers," he said.
April 1st, 2019. Published by The Irish Times.
February 11, 2019. Published by The New Republic.
February 2, 2019. Published by The Irish Times.
Spain's foreign ministry announced this week it was preparing to launch a campaign that would explain to the world, with total transparency, the details, as they unfold, of the trial of Catalan independence leaders due to begin this month.
Irene Lozano, secretary of state for the ministry's Global Spain department, is charged with the task, which she said will include countering a torrent of "fake news" produced by the Catalan independence movement.
"We realise how much is at stake and we have to do this right," she told EFE news agency.
January 23, 2019. Published by Politico.
MADRID — There's a new force in Spanish politics and it has its sights set on women's rights.
Support for feminism has snowballed in recent years, but now there's a backlash led by the far-right Vox party, whose success in a regional election in Andalusia has propelled it into the mainstream.
Earlier this week, the words "Go home Pedro" were sprayed in English on the outside of the Casa Llotja de Mar building in central Barcelona and a Catalan independence flag was daubed underneath.
MADRID — Forty years after its creation, Spain's constitution is back in the political limelight.
Drafted three years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the document — seen as the linchpin of the country's so-called transition from authoritarian rule to parliamentary democracy — has attained an almost mythical status among many Spaniards.
It is two o'clock on a Tuesday morning and in the seaside town of Canet de Mar a dozen people are hard at work in the darkness. Dressed in white laboratory overalls and goggles, they move silently, plucking cardboard yellow ribbons off trees. Some of them have long-handled gardening shears, which they use to cut down the ribbons that are out of arm's reach. They gather up the debris in black bin liners and move on.
It may look like an eccentric gardening club but this is in fact a group of political activists who believe they are on the front line of the campaign against Catalan separatism.
Spain's transition out of fascism occurred within living memory. And it meant ignoring the dead.
"Exclusive: Photograph of the remains of Franco," a Twitter user posted in late August. It was a joke: The accompanying picture showed not the dusty bones of Spain's former dictator, but a portrait of the current king, Felipe VI.
Before dying, in 1975, Francisco Franco anointed Felipe's father, Juan Carlos, to lead the country and keep in place his authoritarian, quasi-fascist "National Catholic" ideology. Instead, the new monarch led Spain into a process of express-speed modernization, helping create a modern parliamentary democracy. Yet four decades on, that transition still feels incomplete to many Spaniards—and nowhere is that more apparent than in the debate over what to do with the former dictator's remains.
MÁLAGA, Spain – After his sister was lynched for being a lesbian and he was hounded for being related to her, Lassana Koulibaly fled his native Mali.
With the vague idea of reaching Europe, the 20-year-old traveled through Algeria and Libya before arriving in Morocco, where a friend told him to try to get to Spain.
EL MIRÓN, Spain — It's mid-morning in El Mirón and the main square is empty, except for a large stork, which glides overhead to its nest on top of the church nearby. The children's playground, a strip of grass on the edge of town with some swings and a slide, is empty. And beyond stretch the plains of Castilla y León.
When Estela Martín got a black lotus flower tattooed on the upper part of her right foot at the age of 18, her parents were unhappy about it, but she saw it as a positive symbol.
"I've always liked the idea that the lotus represents, which is that you have to fight for what you want," she says.
But 12 years later, that same tattoo has left her fighting to save her ambition of a career in the Spanish military.
April 30th, 2018. Published by Politico.
GERNIKA, Spain — Arnaldo Otegi, who is widely credited with helping persuade ETA to abandon its four-decade terrorist campaign, says the peace now in place in the Basque Country is irreversible and dismisses as "impossible" the prospect of dissidents breaking it.
César Strawberry has found it hard to concentrate on his music recently.
The singer found fame in Spain with rap-rock band Def Con Dos and their notoriously explicit lyrics.
But his controversial commentary has also brought him into direct conflict with the Spanish state.
"It's a co-ordinated strategy aimed at making people scared of speaking out, of expressing themselves and at cutting back a system of freedoms," says Strawberry.
Flawed judiciary system and legacy of fascism continue to plague Spain's political parties.
March 7th, 2018. Published by Politico.
MADRID — The stench of corruption clings to Spanish politics — and especially to the ruling Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy.
Between July 2015 and September 2016, 1,378 officials or politicians from across the spectrum faced trial on corruption charges, according to the General Council for the Judiciary.
The PP is desperately trying to keep its litany of scandals off the political agenda. But, with the liberal Ciudadanos party breathing down its neck in polls and high-profile cases rarely out of the headlines, the party has been forced to shift its position. Where it previously insisted allegations were either unfounded or politically motivated, Rajoy's PP now acknowledges there has been a problem.
Seven families lead an exhumation of the country's fascist past.
February 5th, 2018. Published by Politico.
EL VALLE DE LOS CAÍDOS, Spain — In a wooded valley some 60 kilometers northwest of Madrid, the wounds of Spain's violent history are being torn open.
December 27th, 2017. Published by The Irish Times.
Perched on a hill to the west of the city centre, the Montjuïc Communications Tower overlooks a large esplanade in front of Barcelona's Olympic Stadium. A coiled spike of white that spirals into the sky, it was designed by star architect Santiago Calatrava for the 1992 Olympic Games.
Down below, to the south, the Mediterranean calmly shimmers and stretching away to the west is the Zona Franca industrial area. From this vantage point, the landmarks that help draw around 17 million tourists to Barcelona each year – the unfinished Sagrada Família church and the Güell park, or the bustling Ramblas promenade – are not visible. But the connection between Barcelona's hosting of the Olympics and the city's current status as a hyper-tourist hub is undisputed.
October 6, 2017. Published by BBC Online.
The front page of Barcelona's La Vanguardia newspaper on 4 October was dominated by the ongoing Catalan crisis.
An aerial photograph showed tens of thousands of people demonstrating in the city centre the previous day, when a region-wide strike had been staged in protest at attempts by Spanish security forces to stop people voting in Sunday's independence referendum.
The article below the photograph underlined how successful the strike had been.
In Madrid, meanwhile, Catalonia was also hogging the headlines but a different version of events was being presented.
El País' front-page photograph of the strike was of two dozen youths running on to a road to stop a car, suggesting chaos rather than organised protest.
"The Catalan government takes its insurrection on to the streets on a day of disorder," read a headline above it.
October 1, 2017. Published by The Irish Times.
Pepa Mainou was the first person to vote in L'Arenal de Llevant school on Sunday morning. She, like dozens of others, had queued outside the building, in Barcelona's Poblenou district, since 5am. Four hours later, after casting her vote in favour of independence, she was clapped and cheered as she left the building.
"This means a lot to me," she told The Irish Times. Born in 1935, when Spainwas still a short-lived republic, she said she had waited decades for this vote, which offered the possibility of creating a new republican state for Catalonia.
September 30th, 2017. Published by The Irish Times.
Many Catalans, who favor neither independence nor the brand of unity advocated by Madrid, feel left out in the cold ahead of independence vote.
September 27th, 2017. Published by Politico.
August 19th, 2017, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
RIPOLL — The Plaça Cívica is at the heart of the small Catalan town of Ripoll. On one side of the square sits a Benedictine monastery founded in the ninth century, while a large Catalan independence flag hanging from the town hall next door reflects the nationalist leanings of many of its residents. A handful of cafés and shops sit on the other side of the square.
Can this man kill Uber?
Tito Álvarez may be remembered as the man who cut short the tech giant's European ambitions.
June 29th, 2017, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
MADRID — Alberto 'Tito' Álvarez is a short, pot-bellied taxi driver from Barcelona. He's also the man who might one day be remembered for bringing Uber to heel.
For many pensioners, Britain's divorce from the EU raises the prospect of having to return home.
May 28th, 2017, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
MÁLAGA, Spain — Taking aim at the dart board at a pub in Fuengirola, Alf Brewer looks every bit the British retiree living the good life on the Costa del Sol. But despite his beachwear and sun-reddened face, he stands out among a politically detached British expat community. A long-time member of the Labour Party, he has been tirelessly campaigning for its international branch since moving to Spain 10 years ago.
MELILLA, Spain — The immigrant temporary stay center in Melilla is a long way from John Masal's glamorous idea of life in Europe. But the 19-year-old from Sierra Leone says he's happy because this is Europe — Spain, to be precise.
A group of civil intermediaries is expected to inform the French authorities in Bayonne on Saturday morning of the whereabouts of several arms caches belonging to Eta, culminating, a few hours later, in the disarmament of the terrorist group.
April 3rd, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
It's 10am in Casablanca's bustling central souk and Suzanne Niamke is opening up her beauty salon. It's one of several dozen small businesses here that make up a section of the bazaar called the Senegalese Market, a group of shops, services and restaurants run by people not just from Senegal but from all over sub-Saharan Africa.
February 23rd, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
After several years of steadily increasing tensions between Madrid and Catalonia, in recent weeks the relationship has become particularly strained.
The Catalan government wants to hold a legally binding referendum on independence by the end of September, as part of its so-called "roadmap" towards creating a new state. The Spanish government says any such vote would be unconstitutional. The standoff has been played out recently in the courts, with several high-profile Catalan nationalists on trial or under investigation for allegedly breaking the law by promoting the independence project.
As president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont (54) is the political figurehead of the independence movement and his mood seems to be a mixture of optimism at the prospect of fulfilling a lifelong dream and exasperation at the behaviour of Madrid.
Leaders will battle for the soul of the leftist party at its conference this weekend.
February 10th, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
MADRID — A battle at the top of Podemos, the leftist anti-austerity party that took Spanish politics by storm three years ago, has spilled out into the open ahead of a big membership conference this weekend.
February 2nd, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
MADRID — On a January morning outside a government building in central Madrid, a group of campaigners from the Platform for Mortgage Victims (PAH) gathers to hand a document to the authorities, calling on them to ensure that banks pay back in full money to those who have suffered financial abuses.
January 13th, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
Sitting in the offices of one of his law firm clients, Jason Coghlan, wears a blazer and tie that lends him an air of formality. He could almost give the impression of being a conventional lawyer. However, the illusion is shattered when he starts recalling his shady, often violent past, which has taken him from the criminal underworld of northwest England to professional respectability on Spain's Costa del Sol.
Pro-independence parties prepare for mass acts of civil disobedience against the Spanish state.
December 14th, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
December 3rd, 21016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
November 10th, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
Burgos doesn't look like a hotbed of hip-hop. Situated on the plains of northern Spain, this picturesque city is known for its quiet streets, 13th-century cathedral and as a stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.
November 3rd, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
October 15th, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
Last Saturday, the Catalan soccer player Gerard Piqué revealed he will retire from the Spanish national team after the 2018 World Cup.
October 1, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
September 29, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
TORDESILLAS, Spain — The town of Tordesillas has held its annual festival, known as Toro de la Vega, on the second or third Tuesday of September since medieval times. A bull is set loose and runs across the bridge into nearby fields, where locals on horseback spear the animal to death with lances.
September 26, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
August 30, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
June 28, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
June 24, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
June 24, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
Spain's most divisive politician wants independence for Basque Country within two legislatures and insists there will be no return to violence.
June 14, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by The Irish Times.
Protests in 2011 set out to break up a political duopoly. In that, if not much else, they succeeded.
May 13, 2016, by Guy Hedgecoe. Published by Politico.
Controversial pastime is lumped in with a past Spain's left wing seeks to obliterate.
Release of convicted Basque nationalist Arnaldo Otegi reignites dreams of independence.
Can the PSOE leader put an end to Spain's political impasse?
Roadmap envisages new state by 2018.
A court case in Argentina forces a fresh look at the civil war.
The end of the road for Rafa Benítez?
Real Madrid look set to sack their coach.
The euro zone's fourth-largest economy is on a knife edge.
The town of Navalcarnero has lived Spain's recent economic rollercoaster in a particularly dramatic fashion.
Has the party ended for Podemos?
After a meteoric rise, Spain's radical left loses its lustre.
Forty years after his death, Spain still struggles with a dictator.
Tensions within separatist movement may stall "democratic disconnection" from Spain.
Tensions as Melilla refugee centre overflows.
In Spain, a dispute breaks out over a medieval Islamic place of worship turned Catholic church.
Making EU leaders nervous, populist left-wing political group aims to roll back austerity and renew welfare policies.


For those that haven't seen the ELCA membership records over the last 20+ years, here they are - link.
I don't know how accurate these records are (I suspect 2009 had more members leaving then they record.) But despite that, the membership records do not paint a very good picture of the state of our denomination.
The ELCA has stopped preaching the law and the gospel. Because of this, people don't see their need for Jesus. Add to that, the ELCA preaching that "everyone is saved." This false teaching does not draw anyone to Christ or His church. The ELCA offers nothing that the Unitarian church doesn't already have.
The silver-lining? Fewer ELCA members supporting and listening to the false teachings.