text:
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Telling Her Story
Fortunately, many brilliant women are finally being heard in the long struggle for equality, and we are proud to present a series of events in which they take the stage.
About Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Telling Her Story
10th Aug 2019 to 26th Aug 2019
Various dates and times - see listing for details
Charlotte Square Gardens
40 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh New Town EH2 4HQ
Various - see event website for details
Event organiser/part of Edinburgh International Book Festival
Follow edbookfest on Twitter
Why does the gender pay gap still stand at over 18% in the UK? Fortunately, many brilliant women are finally being heard in the long struggle for equality, and we are proud to present a series of events in which they take the stage. From Carrie Gracie's account of her battle for equal pay within the BBC to Mariella Frostrup's anthology of female travel writers, and Sara Sheridan's female rewriting of Scotland's history to a new generation of novelists, this exuberant strand celebrates bold, defiant, revolutionary women, and gives a perspective of the world from the female point of view.
Cathy Newman
A DIFFERENT HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Saturday 10 August 20:30 - 21:30
Bloody Brilliant Women is Channel 4 News anchor Cathy Newman's paean to those who've shaped modern Britain, with the likes of Emmeline Pankhurst sharing pages with heroes like Beatrice Shilling, whose engineering prowess helped win the Battle of Britain. The award-winning journalist, who won yet more fans last year when she faced Jordan Peterson on live TV, shares some of the extraordinary stories of women she's unearthed with Rosemary Goring.
Caroline Criado Perez with Sally Magnusson
TIME'S UP ON IGNORANCE
Sunday 11 August 15:15 - 16:15
In conversation with Sally Magnusson, award-winning feminist campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez exposes the hidden systematic discrimination women face every day. Invisible Women is her clarion call for change, bringing together new research and stories revealing the gender data gap; a lack of knowledge which has created unseen bias against women everywhere from public policy to technology, business and the media. This event will be recorded for BBC Radio Scotland.
Siân Reynolds & Sara Sheridan
REWRITING SCOTTISH HERSTORY
Monday 12 August 10:30 - 11:30
Meet two women on a feminist mission. Former Stirling University professor Siân Reynolds is one of the editors of The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Join her in conversation with local author Sara Sheridan whose guidebook Where Are The Women? is a radical reimagining of Scottish heritage and landscape to include the women who were there all along. Chaired by Susan Stewart.
CRIMINALISATION OF LOVE
A pioneering voice in feminism and author of The Beauty Myth and Vagina, Naomi Wolf joins us to discuss Outrages. Subtitled Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love, it explores Britain's obscenity laws which criminalised homosexuality. The American journalist's book also reveals some of the lives lived in the shadow of these laws, connecting regressive Victorian ideas and modern notions of deviancy, free expression and love.
Nayrouz Qarmout with Kamila Shamsie
LIFE FOR WOMEN IN GAZA CITY
Following her headline-making visit to the Festival last year, Gaza-based writer Nayrouz Qarmout returns to launch The Sea Cloak, which has just been translated from Arabic into English. Today the Palestinian author talks to fellow writer Kamila Shamsie about what motivates her writing, and her work for the Ministry of Women's Affairs. This is only Qarmout's second trip out of Gaza since she moved there, having been born in a refugee camp in Damascus.
Sharon Blackie
BEWITCHED BY FAIRY TALES
Tuesday 13 August 15:30 - 16:30
Award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist, Sharon Blackie returns to her first love in a collection of modern-day retellings of fairy tales and folklore. With an explicit feminist slant, each story in Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women focuses on the female capacity for metamorphosis. Join Blackie for what promises to be an enchanting event.
Ruth Davidson
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN CELEBRATED
They say you should write about what you know – advice Ruth Davidson followed when she embarked on Yes She Can, a treatise on the power of inspirational women. When appointed in 2011, she was the youngest leader of a major UK political party and one of the first who was openly gay. In 2017, she delivered the Scottish Conservatives' best election result in a generation. Davidson makes her Book Festival debut, discussing the women who inspired her new book with Dame Katherine Grainger, Britain's most decorated female Olympic athlete.
New Daughters of Africa with Margaret Busby
GLOBAL FEMALE WRITERS
Wednesday 14 August 17:45 - 18:45
Margaret Busby's historical anthology Daughters of Africa was published 27 years ago to international acclaim. Now there's a companion volume. New Daughters of Africa is a glorious portrayal of the richness and range of over 200 contemporary women writers of African descent, showcasing a global sweep and diversity through memoir, letters, stories, poetry, essays and more. Contributing authors Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Bernardine Evaristo, Leila Aboulela and Candice Carty-Williams join Busby today to discuss the remarkable collection.
Mary Portas
WORK LIKE A WOMAN
Having transformed the high street, Mary 'Queen of Shops' Portas is back with a campaign calling time on macho culture in the workplace. Work Like a Woman is her call to arms for radically reshaping business culture for the benefit of both sexes, and with major successes in business and campaigning, Portas's manifesto might be worth getting behind. Hear about it in this empowering hour with a titan of British business, in conversation with Lennie Goodings.
EXPOSING INJUSTICE
Friday 16 August 20:30 - 21:30
The vile practice of upskirting wasn't an offence in Britain until activist Gina Martin came along. With no legal or political background, Martin changed the law within 18 months. Now, she wants to help others do the same. Be the Change is a campaigning handbook written to advise and empower. Meet an inspiring force of nature and learn how to follow in her footsteps.
Sofie Hagen
TACKLING FIGURES OF FUN
Danish comedian Sofie Hagen burst onto the UK stand-up scene in 2015 by taking the Best Newcomer Prize at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and she's gone on to establish herself as a sensitive and urgent voice for outsiders. Join her in Charlotte Square Gardens as she discusses body image and the notion that being fat is wrong in a society obsessed by shrinking – the topic of new book Happy Fat.
Nadine Aisha Jassat, Mariam Khan & Amna Saleem
IN THE WORDS OF MUSLIM WOMEN
In a time of heightened Islamophobia, racism and the misrepresentation of Muslim people, writer and activist Mariam Khan lets Muslim women speak for themselves. It's Not About The Burqa is the stunning result: a landmark anthology of essays by and about seventeen Muslim women. Join Khan and contributors Nadine Aisha Jassat and Amna Saleem for an illuminating and powerful event.
Mairi Kidd & Siobhán Parkinson
FEMINIST TREASURE TROVES
SAn event celebrating two feminist treasuries packed with inspirational Scottish and Irish women. With Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches, Mairi Kidd has curated a stunning collection of Scottish women throughout history, from Mary Queen of Scots to Maw Broon. Rocking The System, by former Irish Children's Laureate Siobhán Parkinson gathers twenty illustrated essays on Irish women. Join them for an empowering hour.unday 18 August 11:00 - 12:00
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara & Olja Savičević
DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES
Olja Savičević's Singer in the Night is an insightful, sensuous and funny exploration of a woman's recollections of a former lover. Gabriela Cabezón Cámara presents a lively feminist take on epic Martín Fierro in The Adventures of China Iron, which sees the hero's wife take a road trip through Argentina's landscape, history and potential future. Two new stars of world literature discuss their female protagonists.
Victoria Hislop
WOMEN IN WAR
Victoria Hislop's Those Who Are Loved is another sure-fire bestseller set amid tumultuous Mediterranean history. Themis survives the Nazi occupation of Greece only to become embroiled in the ensuing civil war. Her communist connections land her in a prison where she's forced to give birth. Sensitive and insightful about women's experience of the trauma of war, Hislop shows she's at the top of her game. She talks to James Runcie.
Arundhati Roy with Nicola Sturgeon
What did Arundhati Roy do between the publication of her Booker-winning debut The God of Small Things in 1997 and her extraordinary follow-up, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness two decades later? In a stunning new book of essays, we have the definitive answer. My Seditious Heart is much more than a series of illuminating observations on justice, rights and freedoms: it's a memoir of the Indian author's life – as a writer and as a citizen. Roy discusses her novels, her essays and her astonishing experiences with Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
THE GIRL FROM ANYTOWN
Returning to our roots can be tough, revealing and, as Tracey Thorn discovers in Another Planet, inspiring. The singer-songwriter behind Everything But The Girl follows up her bestselling Bedsit Disco Queen with a wonderfully witty walk through the maligned suburbia of her youth. Today, Thorn shares hilarious recollections of the physical and emotional cul-de-sacs of her Green Belt upbringing and its lasting impact.
Jenny Lindsay
GOING OFF SCRIPT
This Script is the second collection from prominent Edinburgh performance poet Jenny Lindsay, the founder of Flint and Pitch, a vital platform for new voices in the spoken word scene. Described as 'a densely packed firework of poetic feminism', the typically explosive volume deals with everything from our ageing bodies to the gendered world in which we live. See the charismatic wordsmith perform live tonight.
Mariella Frostrup
SHE'S GOT A TICKET TO RIDE
BBC Open Book presenter Mariella Frostrup joins us at the Book Festival with her new book of incredible travel writing by women. Wild Women collects the tales of well-known and undiscovered women from around the world and across the centuries, taking in journeys everywhere from Antarctica to the Andes. Frostrup talks to Jackie McGlone about her celebration of these wild, wonderful, intrepid voyagers.
Jenny Robertson & George Szirtes
MOTHERHOOD AND ALMÁS PITE
The impacts of Nazi and Soviet rule on women are explored in this event. Jenny Robertson's From Corsets to Communism charts the life and ideas of Zofia Nałkowska, a pioneering Polish writer who witnessed brutal atrocities. Renowned Hungarian poet and translator George Szirtes presents The Photographer at Sixteen, a tender memoir of his mother who survived two concentration camps then fled Hungary with her boys in 1956.
Carrie Gracie
LIBERTÉ, EGALITÉ, FAIR WOMEN'S PAY
Before Carrie Gracie became BBC China editor in 2014, much of her 30 year career had been devoted to the nation. It wasn't until a high-profile row with the BBC eighteen months ago that Gracie became known for another passion: equal pay for women. Her campaign led to change, with British companies now required to declare their gender pay gap. Gracie joins us to discuss her book, Equal, and her inspiring campaign.
William Fotheringham
WONDER WOMAN ON WHEELS
Who's the greatest rider in British cycling history? Beryl Burton. A dynamo who dominated road racing and time-trialling for three decades, she won 7 world titles and over 90 domestic championships in her career. It's high time she is recognised as her male counterparts are. Journalist William Fotheringham sets things straight in The Greatest: The Times and Life of Beryl Burton. Celebrate a true sporting legend tonight.
Tessa McWatt & Zeba Talkhani
ANATOMIES OF BELONGING
In a pair of moving memoirs, Guyana-born Canadian writer Tessa McWatt and Zeba Talkhani, who was raised in Saudi Arabia, explore themes of race, feminism, heritage and belonging. McWatt's Shame On Me is a journey through the multiple threads of her identity. In My Past Is a Foreign Country, Talkhani charts her experiences as a British Muslim feminist with nuance and generosity. They come together today to share their stories. Supported by the Eccles Centre at the British Library.
Sarah Henstra & Elle Nash
SEX, VIOLENCE AND OBSESSION
Two novelists discuss timely, provocative books about youth, gender politics and violence with author Helen McClory. Sarah Henstra's searing examination of rape culture on college campuses, The Red Word, won Canada's prestigious Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction when it was first published in 2018. Elle Nash's Animals Eat Each Other takes an unflinching look at obsessive love and has been described as a 'heart bomb.'
ACTING UP
Join cult actress, playwright and director Zawe Ashton for a witty dissection of her unconventional, darkly funny and touching memoir. Character Breakdown tells the story of Ashton's life as an actor, from her debut at the age of six to playing Fresh Meat's Vod. A celebrity autobiography with a difference: it both skewers and celebrates the world of entertainment.
FEELING SOUTHERN CHARMS
The first woman to win a Sports Journalism Award, Emma John has recently been taking more of an interest in the American South, and in particular bluegrass music. In Wayfaring Stranger, she writes of her initial struggle to adapt to the deep country ways, before a trip to the Appalachian Mountains changed everything for her – learn why in this evening's event.
In Women of Westminster, Labour MP Rachel Reeves tells the overlooked stories of leading and lesser known British politicians who have shaped a nation, from the earliest suffrage campaigns to Harriet Harman's legislation on the gender pay gap. Join Reeves for a remarkable and inspiring event celebrating female political pioneers then and now.
While we take every opportunity to ensure the details for Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Telling Her Story are accurate, we always advise that you contact the event organiser before setting out for the event to avoid disapointment.
Other Events at Charlotte Square Gardens or Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Power to the People
DeRay Mckesson talks to writers Casey Gerald, Ibram X Kendi, Fatima Bhutto and Regina Porter about why everyone, no matter who they are, should have a role in making a better society.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Telling New Stories
We need new stories to guide us through the complex maze of modernity. This strand brings together a dazzling array of world-leading thinkers to help find them.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Stories that Make Scotland
This year we focus more on our nation's rich, complex, troublesome past and the things that make it such a fascinating place to live right now.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Playing with Books
Embark on a theatrical journey into books, bringing stories to life through a mix of performance, music and discussion.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: The World on a Plate
Created with author and food and drink entrepreneur Nikki Welch, the food strand at this year's Festival has an irresistible series of events with internationally-renowned chefs.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Indigenous Voices
These canny events help even the most monolingual of us to enjoy the richness and diversity of languages beyond the dominant ones.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: The Fragile Planet
This series brings together environment specialists, scientists and activists to ask: how can we avert disaster and protect our planet?
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Unbound with Edinburgh Gin
The Book Festival gets playful at night presenting Unbound with Edinburgh Gin, a nightly literary cabaret in our atmospheric Spiegeltent.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Home Less
In this series, at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Val McDermid discusses the meaning of home for migrants and refugees, as well as the crisis facing the homeless in Britain today.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: We Are All Citizens
Explore and express your own ideas around being a citizen and hear from authors in conversations about the culture of food, everyday activism, housing schemes, refugees, belonging and home.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Illustrator in Residence
15th August 2019 - 22nd August 2019
Eilidh Muldoon is well known for her intricate and elegant drawings of the built and natural world and has a passion for storytelling. Join her for these illustration and picture book events.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Babble On - Spoken Word
Babble On - Spoken Word gives you the chance to get to know some of the most exhilarating and talented poets writing today a lot better.
Books Events you might like...
Barnhill with Norman Bissell
Blackwells Bookshop Edinburgh, Edinburgh Old Town
Author Norman Bissell joins Blackwell's Bookshop Edinburgh to launch his new novel Barnhill on Wednesday 24th July!
The Scottish Parliament in its Own Words: An Oral History
Join Thomas A.W. Stewart and contributors to the book to discuss their personal experiences of the Parliament's origins, early days and development over the past two decades!
10th Aug 2019 - 26th Aug 2019
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh New Town
Find Books events in Edinburgh
History Events you might like...
Arthur's Secrets
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh East
Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Arthur's Seat's turbulent past, created by fire and ice!
Man at Arms
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton
Come along to Dirleton Castle for one of Historic Scotland's special 'Man at Arms' talks, which tell tales of siege warfare and castle life, with a selection of medieval weapons on show!
Arthur's Amble
Come along for a gentle guided walk around Hunter's Bog and St. Margaret's Loch and learn more about Arthur's Seat's turbulent past.
Find History events in Edinburgh
Talks and Lectures Events you might like...
FFU Scotland CIC Edinburgh Support Meeting
Tollcross Community Centre Edinburgh, Edinburgh West
FFU Scotland CIC are a non profit social enterprise organisation for fibromyalgia and will be holding meetings in Edinburgh at Tollcross Community Centre throughout 2019.
Our Heritage in Our Hands: Caring for Scotland's Great Gardens
Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh West
Ann Steele gives this talk on how the National Trust for Scotland works to ensure that Scotland's great garden heritage is sustainable – now and for future generations.
Find Talks and Lectures events in Edinburgh


text:
Home > News > Interview with Oliver Robinson
Interview with Oliver Robinson
25th September 2020 Tom BurgessNews
Tom Burgess from SCAN interviewed Oliver Robinson, the new President of the SU.
How has lockdown been? Have you learnt any new skills?
The skills I have been learning have all been work-related- just learning to be President! Nothing too interesting I'm afraid, it's all very dull stuff- I'm afraid I haven't been getting fit or anything in lockdown but I'm still doing my best.
What made you run for your role?
The reason I ran is that I believe the Union has a lot of work to be doing over the next year and I believed I was in a position where I could hopefully deliver on a lot of that. I'm sure you've seen we've come second to last in the National Student Survey. It's a devastating result for the Union itself and I think it is a clear indication that we have a lot of work to be doing in terms of making students feel heard. Actually engaging with them and doing what we are saying we are going to do. In my campaign, I've done my best to make public promises that are actionable.
What does your role involve?
I am President of the SU and Chair of the trustee board. This is a three part role, I am a full-time member of staff, trustee and political representative. I am therefore responsible but mostly in the role of political representation as SU President and for strategic oversight as chair of the trustee board.
What are your main aims going into this new year?
My foremost ambition is to ensure that by the end of my term the trustee board is fully elected. I think it is only right that the most powerful body in the SU is elected by the students. The charitable objectives are to represent and further the interests of the student body. I think the best way to ensure that is to make sure that we have a fully elected trustee board.
Is making the trustee board elected possible? How will you do it?
Yes, it is possible. You need to convene a company law meeting and 75% of the trustees will need to vote in favour of that change. It's definitely possible. I will certainly be proposing it at the first opportunity which will probably be after the governance and democracy review works through the system, which will hopefully be some time in autumn. Hopefully, we will have this done and dusted by Christmas. That's my dream.
How will you get the university to announce a climate emergency?
The university is reluctant to big changes like that. They don't like making big political declarations. My job is to convince them that it is worth making the political declaration as a statement of intent to back up. Lancaster University is a multi-million-pound organisation with huge environmental impacts. We're not as bad as other universities but I think cleaning up our investment strategy is a quick win-win.
Could you explain what Scrutiny Officers are and why we don't currently have them?
Each FTO/PTO is meant to have two students that keep an eye on their activities and hold meetings with them, I think on a bi-termly basis. The idea is that they produce reports on how well the officer is doing. This hasn't happened because they are a terrible way of producing scrutiny. I have a friend who was a scrutiny officer and they write reports that nobody reads and they arrange meetings that no one goes to. They are probably one of the least effective checks and balances in the entire Union. As far as I am concerned checks and balances should be the responsibility of political bodies, so that is the exec committee and hopefully in time the Union Council.
Just following up on that, are you planning on abolishing the scrutiny officers?
I plan to abolish them, they're pointless and get nothing done. I think they are well-intentioned, don't get me wrong. I'm not scornful of the scrutiny officers themselves, in practice they just don't work. If something is not working we need to change that. This is not an issue of operating the process badly but an issue with the process itself.
In the upcoming Constitutional Convention, what are your top priorities for change?
My top priority is twofold: the establishment of Union Council which is something that we voted for at the last AGM and for a majority elected trustee board. I would like to see the trustee board fully elected. I think that the governance and democracy review is a great opportunity for us to hold this constitutional convention in a way that is fair, gets the opinions of students and feeds back through professionals so we can get high-level legal advice where needed. Obviously, this shouldn't be acting as a limiter on what students want, but rather as a facilitator.
You have already mentioned the National Student Survey score (Lancaster second last above Durham) how do you plan on increasing this score?
It is worth highlighting that Durham SU has its own problems that are, in a way, even more significant than ours. Over the last year, our Union has made itself very unpopular in three ways. Firstly, there was the proposed sale of Sugar which kickstarted everything else. Secondly, we had an AGM that passed dozens of motions, lots of them are still unimplemented and untouched. Thirdly, perhaps most crucially was the ceasing of college sport. There will be big decisions to be made this year and students should be a part of it.
You have mentioned that you want to create the Union Council. Last time we had one the level of engagement slowly tapered off. How will you ensure engagement is maintained this time?
I think one of the best ways of maintaining engagement with a body is by giving it power. If an organisation or body is seen to have power and an impact it will maintain engagement. You need to make the Union Council more responsible for the management and oversight of the Union. To take jobs originally given to the board of trustees and bring them down through the organisation to ensure proper delegation of power. The trustee board should be doing one thing and that is providing assurance: financial assurance, governance assurance and reputational assurance. I hope to be leading a trustee board that takes a less interventionist stance on the affairs of the Union. There are still certain constitutional responsibilities that I set out but the governance and democracy review coming through will be part and parcel of this- setting out the different parts and roles of the different responsibilities of each element. This will hopefully balance out and create a fairer division of power.
The RON campaign was controversially disqualified from the Presidential election. What do you think about this?
It's constantly on my mind, I think that it kicked off the year in a very 2020 kind of way. It needs to be clear that the SU did not disqualify RON but that the National Union of Students did. The Union communicated that very poorly and I believe that we have a duty to be more transparent. I am going to be trying to get those numbers released to the student body and I will be doing my absolute best to ensure that we have confidence in our elections. All the democracy reform I put through is worthless if students don't trust that the electoral system they are putting their votes into.
What are you looking forward to doing when you get back to university?
I'm looking forward to going to bars and drinking with my friends. I'm looking forward to the reopening of Sugarhouse although I can't say when that is going to be as it will be entirely contingent on the government. I'm also looking forward to enjoying the city, being in the middle of it all.
What have you missed most about the city of Lancaster?
I think the buzz of the place. I live in a rural area so being in a city, even a small one like Lancaster can be really good but friends above all I miss most.
Final question, which is better Sultans or Ketcap?
Sultans, they're lovely and their curry is great.
Ellie Lawrence: VP (Education)
Number of student referrals for counselling on the rise
4th December 2018 Olivia Kenny
LA1:TV win national award
Applications drive funding focus
22nd May 2021 Sam Turner
Punishment for Roses sexism inadequate says York complainant
30th May 2015 Laura Wilkinson
Six Lancaster Walks to Explore this Autumn
The 6 Best Films About Uni Students

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


In this episode, @TIP is getting the biggest problems out of his smallest son. The Kang vs KING.
@1Future @TRAEABN join @BoBATL in front of the lens for this visual directed by Gabriel Hart. You can download the song off E.P.I.C mixtape.


Anna McAfee is a Community Creator, Educator and Storyteller. She is a co-creator of the #LinkedInLocal movement, in initiative to connect offline in real life in 85 countries, and CEO of LocalX, a startup that empowers brands, organizations and charities to create, nurture and scale their own communities.
Based in a regional city in Australia called Coffs Harbour, Anna spends her weeks working to change the world through building communities and using tech for good, and spends her weekends simply wanting to be a wife, mom to 2, read a lot, and grow vegetables.


The company's commitment to equal opportunities has led it to conclude a number of agreements that enable the integration of people with disabilities who are at risk of social exclusion.
The company has been working with various foundations and NGOs since 2002, especially with Adecco Foundation to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, and the start-up of the Plan Familia for Ferrovial employees, which aims to improve the quality of life and facilitate the social integration and employment of family members with disabilities.
Last year Ferrovial joined the "Red de Empresas por una Sociedad Libre de Violencia de Género" (network of companies supporting a society with no gender-based violence), and this strengthens its commitment to raising public awareness and helping battered women find employment, as set out in the agreement signed with the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, through the Integra Foundation. Thanks to the work with this foundation, 264 people from disadvantaged groups, especially battered women, have been able to find employment.


Hawaii's growing senior population deserves special attention. The Salvation Army addresses the special concerns of the elderly by providing adult day health services and affordable senior housing for those eligible.
Provides a social, recreational, and therapeutic environment for older adults who need supervision and nursing services during the day, and have conditions ranging from physical disabilities to Alzheimer's Disease.
A 78-unit HUD afforable housing complex for seniors that provides supportive programming.


text:
{% extends 'templates/nhs_layout.html' %}
{% import 'includes/ui_element_macros.html' as ui_element_macros %}

{% block content %}

  Back

    Cancel an appointment
    Confirm cancellation

  {{
    ui_element_macros.appointment_confirmation({
      appointment_date: 'Friday 29th January 2016',
      appointment_time: '16:30',
      avatar_img_path: '/public/images/icon-avatar-helen-leaf.png',
      name: 'Dr Helen Leaf',
      appointment_type: 'Face to face'
    })
  }}

    Lakeside Surgery

    22 Castelnau

    London

    NW13 9HJ

      Cancel this appointment

{% endblock %}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Natural Language Processing on Google Cloud
Kurs 3 von 4 in Advanced Machine Learning on Google Cloud Spezialisierung
This course is an introduction to sequence models and their applications, including an overview of sequence model architectures and how to handle inputs of variable length. • Predict future values of a time-series • Classify free form text • Address time-series and text problems with recurrent neural networks • Choose between RNNs/LSTMs and simpler models • Train and reuse word embeddings in text problems You will get hands-on practice building and optimizing your own text classification and sequence models on a variety of public datasets in the labs we'll work on together. Prerequisites: Basic SQL, familiarity with Python and TensorFlow
Excellent course for those who know RNN. Knowledge is refreshed and techniques are consolidated. More details about Google ecosystem is introduced.
I have only one remark, please improve lesson regarding NLP by includin model build etc.
Otherwise course is excellent and was helpful for me
This module reviews the topics covered in the course and provides additional resources for further learning.
Course Summary8:30
Congratulations on completing the natural language processing on Google Cloud course. We hope you enjoyed the course and learned valuable information about natural language processing that will help advance your career. Throughout the course, you explored how Google does NLP. You started with the NLP products and services on Google Cloud. Specifically the NLP solutions such as document AI and CCAI, short for contact center AI, and the pre-built APIs, such as the Dialogflow API. You practiced configuring the key components of the Dialogflow API, including intent, entity, and context in a hands-on lab. The application of these products and services does not require in-depth knowledge or coding background. Instead, it might need more field knowledge. Then you proceed to NLP development and explored Vertex AI, a unified ML development platform that combines two solutions to build an NLP model from end to end. AutoML, a no-code solution and custom training, a code-based solution. It opens a door to users without coding experience and profound ML background to build a custom NLP model by just clicking the UI. Regardless of the solution, you must follow a step-by-step workflow from data preparation to model training and remodel serving. The whole process is similar to serving food in a restaurant. In data preparation, you upload data and engineered data features, which is like preparing raw ingredients. In model training, you train and evaluate NLP models, which is like cooking and experimenting with recipes. In model serving, you deploy the model and monitor the entire workflow, which is like serving dishes on the table. You then applied this end-to-end workflow in an AutoML lab to build an NLP project for text classification. In the next three modules, you advanced to the backend of the NLP development and used TensorFlow coating with Vertex AI workbench a notebook tool. In Module 3, you solve the first challenge that you normally face when building an NLP model. How to represent text in a numeric format while retaining its meaning. You were introduced to different techniques, including basic vectorization, word embeddings, and transfer learning. Basic vectorization is a simple but fundamental technique to encode texts to vectors. You explored two major methods, including one-hot encoding, which encodes the word to a vector where one corresponds to its position in the vocabulary and zeros to the rest, and bag-of-words, which encodes the word to the frequency and occurs in a sentence. You then examined word embeddings, which are an improvement from basic vectorization. You walked through Word2vec, a widely-used word embedding technique that applies neural network to let a machine learn the word embedding matrix E through a massive sample text. Although word embeddings are a breakthrough in the use of neural networks to learn text representation, they are expensive to train. The best practice and current NLP is to use transfer learning, which relies on the word embeddings that are pre-trained for general purposes and then fine-tuned for specific tasks. You practiced how to use transfer learning and reusable embeddings on TensorFlow hub in the hands-on lab. When the text data is ready, you feed it to model training and prediction. In Module 4, you proceeded to the NLP models where you learned about multiple neural networks. You started with ANN, a narrow neural network, which has a single hidden layer between input and output. You investigated the fundamentals of a neural network and explored how a neural network learns. You then proceeded to DNN, a deep neural network with multiple layers between input and output. These layers considerably improve the learning capability of a neural network. Although a DNN has a higher learning capability than an ANN, a DNN does not have a memory, which leads to text prediction inefficiency. Here comes RNN, which brings memory to neural networks. It saves the memory from the past by passing the message called hidden state between cells. Now, a neural network can remember, however, an RNN was found to only have a short-term memory due to a problem called vanishing gradients. To be able to keep a long-term memory, an LSTM creates a complex structure by using two pipelines, including both cell state C for the long-term memory and hidden state h for short-term memory. The two pipelines pass the messages across the LSTM network. Now, an LSTM learns what to forget and what to remember. An LSTM has a long-term memory. However, it's complex and computation consuming. A variant of LSTM called GRU merges the long-term and short-term memory into one pipeline and simplifies the neural network layers. GSU improves computational efficiency and has been increasingly used in NLP field. NLP models briefly explained and artificial neural network, a narrow neural network with a single hidden layer, DNN, deep neural network. A deep neural network with multiple hidden layers. RNN, recurrent neural network. A neural network with short-term memory, LSTM, long short-term memory, a neural network with long-term memory, GRU, gated recurrent unit, an improved and simplified variant of LSTM. In the hands-on lab, you use Keras to build different neural networks, including DNN, RNN, and CNN. After learning the commonly used NLP models, you finally proceeded to the advanced NLP models where you learned about the state of the art NLP technologies developed by Google. You started with a popular sequence to sequence architecture called encoder-decoder. This model receives a sentence, a sequence of words as input and outputs the translated sentence word by word. To improve the encoder-decoder model, you can add an attention mechanism to it. The major change is that this new model involves not just sending the last hidden vector to the decoder, but sending every hidden vector at each timestep. This approach improves the performance of the model by teaching it where it has to pay attention based on the attention weights. You then learned about transformer, which is built on the attention mechanism. Transformer introduces self-attention and feed-forward layers in both the encoder and the decoder. Additionally, it adds a layer called encoder-decoder attention in the decoder. This layer helps the decoder focus only on the relevant parts of the input sentence. Multiple models have been trained based on the transformer architecture since it was published. BERT is the most popular model. The major difference is that BERT considers the order of the words in a sentence, but transformer doesn't. The position embeddings incorporate the order of the input sequence, which allows BERT to learn a vector representation for each position. After learning different advanced NLP models and architectures, you were introduced to large language models, which are general-purpose language models that can be pre-trained and then fine-tuned for specific purposes. Benefiting from pre-trained and fine-tuned large language models for downstream tasks might be the future of NLP. In the end, you had a hands-on lab to create a translation function by using encoder-decoder network. We hope that this course enriches your journey exploring natural language processing. For more training and hands-on practice with Machine Learning and AI, please explore the options available at cloud.google.com/training/machinelearning-ai. If you're interested in validating your expertise and showcasing your ability to transform businesses with Google Cloud technology, you might consider working toward a Google Cloud certification. You can learn more about Google Cloud Certification offerings at cloud.google.com/certifications. Thanks for completing this course. We'll see you next time.


text:
William HarrisonPrint Page
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
Headstone, erected by the Gregory North Rabbit Board, in memory of William Harrison, who was clerk for 33 years.
Gregory North Rabbit Board. The Deputy Chairman referred to the sudden death of Mr. W. H. Harrison on the 28th February last and paid a tribute to the very excellent services he had rendered the Board and expressed the sympathy all present with the widow and son. Mr. Harrison's death was not only a serious loss to the Board but to the community as he had been very highly respected by all. The followlng resolution was adopted by a standing vote. In expressing the deepest sympathy and sincerest condolence with the widow and son of the late Mr. W. H. Harrison, late Clerk to the Gregory North Rabbit Board, this meeting of the members of the Board wishes to place on record its high appreciation ot the very valuable services rendered by him during a period of nearly 34 years during which he held the position of Clerk. His conscientious and strict attention to his duties, and the keen interest he displayed in the work of the Board proved his great efficiency and his services were invaluable to the Board in the conduct of its affairs. His knowledge of Rabbit Board matters was extensive and unique, and he was frequently consulted in matters of doubt. In this respect his death has been a great loss to the Board in particular and to the pastoral industry in general. It was resolved that the Board erect a suitable headstone on the grave of the late Mr. Harrison.
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld), 9 May 1929.
Note: In 1891 the Rabbits Board Act established a number of boards charged with building and maintaining rabbit proof fences. Rabbit Boards were established in Warrego, Maranoa, Mitchell, Gregory North and Leichhardt in 1892 and the Darling Downs Rabbit Board was split off from the Maranoa Board in 1893.
Boulia-Mt Isa Highway , Boulia Cemetery, Boulia, 4829
Monument Manufacturer:
Melrose & Fenwick
Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
W.H.HARRISON
DIED AT BOULIA , 28TH FEBRUARY 1929
AGED 65 YEARS
ERECTED BY THE GREGORY NORTH RABBIT BOARD
OF WHICH HE WAS A CLERK FOR 33 YEARS.


There is not a lot of info out there about Gloria out of Lyon, France. Their sound is a throwback to the 60's, reminiscent of groups like The Ronettes and The Shangri-Las. They just released their debut LP, In Excelsis Stereo, via French label Howlin' Banana Records.
Give the fuzzed-out, jangly "In The Morning" (below) a spin, you're going to dig it. In Excelsis Stereo is out now and available in multiple formats from Howlin' Banana.
I missed on the Madcaps debut self-titled last year, I will not make that same mistake twice. These rockers out of Rennes, France play a sugary sweet brand of fuzzy garage pop tunes that could come off of any of the old Nuggets compilations of psych/garage songs from the 60's. Their ode to the Taco Truck could be our founder, Sean's theme song.
Below are two songs for your listening pleasure, "Too Big for Your Boots" from their new album, Hot Sauce, and "Emily Vandelay" from last year's debut. Both are great examples of what these guys can do.
Hot Sauce is out now on Howlin' Banana Records. Enjoy.
Travel Check is a four-piece garage rock band out of Paris, France. I stumbled across their Bandcamp page while searching for something new to listen to. Their fuzzy vocals and guitars along with driving beats are quite intoxicating, and grabbed my attention immediately. Check out "La Gravière" (below) to hear their fuzzed-out goodness for yourself.
They just released their newest 7 inch 66$ with Howlin' Banana Records and on their Bandcamp page. I highly recommend it.


A couple of good wargames for the iPad are on sale at 50% off this week. Tank Battle: North Africa and Civil War: 1863 are both available now for just 99 cents and will be until April 22.
That's down from their standard price of $1.99 each.
I've become a huge fan of this game over the course of the last few weeks. I've played it a whole lot – playing nearly all the missions in all the available free and paid-for campaigns at all three difficulty levels. Like a good book, I find this game quite hard to put down.
It was also included in our list of the Best iPad Apps of 2012.
The game had a recent update that added a number of new missions and campaigns – so I am still playing it fairly often.
I've also been playing Tank Battle: North Africa for a few months now, and enjoying it a lot too. I'll review it soon.
For now I can just say that I definitely recommend both these games – and at 99 cents today / this week is a great time to grab them.
Here's an App Store link for Civil War:1863, and for Tank Battle: North Africa.


Inspired by geometric designs found in mid-century modern furniture, this Ara 18 in. Brass Towel Bar in Stainless makes a bold statement in understated fashion. Getting ready in the morning is far from routine when you are surrounded by a bath that reflects your personal style. Sometimes accessories make all the difference and that's why Delta offers a variety of bath accessory items. From towel bars to robe hooks, we've got what you want.


text:
El ren (Rangifer tarandus) és una espècie de mamífer de la família dels cérvols (Cervidae). A l'estiu té una distribució circumpolar a la tundra, mentre que a l'hivern habita la taigà del nord d'Euràsia i Nord-amèrica, així com Groenlàndia i altres illes de l'Àrtic. Es tracta de l'única espècie de cérvol que ha estat domesticada.

Les poblacions americanes es coneixen amb el nom de caribús, que prové de la llengua dels micmac.

Descripció
La mida d'aquest animal varia molt d'una part de la seva distribució a l'altra.

El pes de la femella varia entre els 60 i 170 kg. En algunes subespècies de ren, el mascle és tan sols lleugerament més gros, però en d'altres pot assolir els 300 kg.

Ambdós sexes tenen banyes, però els mascles vells de la varietat que habita Escandinàvia les perden al desembre, els joves mascles a la primavera i les femelles durant l'estiu. Els domèstics tenen potes més curtes i pesen més que els seus parents salvatges.

Són remugants i per tant, tenen un estómac de quatre cavitats. Mengen principalment líquens a l'hivern. Tanmateix, també mengen fulles de salzes i bedolls, i també herbes. Poden arribar a menjar rates de camp, lèmmings (Lemmus lemmus), ocells i ous d'ocell.

Població
En estat salvatge, emigra en grans ramats i viatja des dels seus hàbitats de naixement als llocs on passa l'hivern. Les seves amples peülles l'ajuden a moure's per la neu o la tundra i, fins i tot, quan neda. A Alaska, hi viuen al voltant d'un milió d'individus, i un nombre similar al Canadà. A Euràsia, s'ha estimat una població d'uns cinc milions que són, sobretot, domèstics.

Els mascles normalment se separen del ramat i són solitaris, cosa que propicia els ramats matriarcals.

Aspectes culturals
Els rens destaquen per la seva presència en la cultura nadalenca, a través dels mítics rens que s'encarreguen de tirar el trineu de Santa Claus. Són també animals comuns als escuts de poblacions noruegues.

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Articles i informació sobre els rens  .
 Informació sobre el caribú i el ren .

Mamífers dels Estats Units

Mamífers del Canadà
Capreolins
Mamífers de Groenlàndia

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


2804 North Biagio Street is a $195,000, 2,400 square foot, 1.0 bath home on a 1.31 acre lot located in Ozark, MO.
Commercial building with many potential uses. It has Hwy 65 frontage, plus an additional lot to build on. The two lots combined are +/- 1.31 acres. Currently used as professional offices. Christian county records list as Office/Warehouse. Nearly 1,700 sq. ft. is finished office space with the remaining space being garage/storage.
I am interested in 2804 North Biagio Street, Ozark, MO 65721.


text:
Karl Plume
ADM, Cargill reach deal to swap U.S. Midwest grain elevators
CHICAGO Large U.S. grain merchants Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] and Archer Daniels Midland Co have reached a deal to swap some of their grain elevators in the U.S. Midwest in a deal expected to close later this summer, both companies said on Thursday.
Cargill quarterly profit dives 41% on trade tensions, U.S. floods
CHICAGO Global commodities trader Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] reported a 41% drop in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing supply disruptions stemming from the U.S.-China trade war and also flooding in the central United States that hit marketing and transportation of grains and livestock.
UPDATE 2-Cargill quarterly profit dives 41% on trade tensions, U.S. floods
CHICAGO, July 11 Global commodities trader Cargill Inc reported a 41% drop in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing supply disruptions stemming from the U.S.-China trade war and also flooding in the central United States that hit marketing and transportation of grains and livestock.
Major grain traders face one-two punch from U.S. floods, trade war
CHICAGO Severe U.S. weather likely dented earnings for large grain companies including Archer Daniels Midland Co and Bunge Ltd for a second straight quarter, adding to headwinds from a still-unresolved U.S.-China trade war, analysts and economists said.
LIVESTOCK-Nearby lean hog futures drop as U.S. herd expansion continues
CHICAGO, June 28 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by plentiful supplies of hogs and pork and deferred months buoyed by signs of a slowing multi-year U.S. hog herd expansion, traders said.
USDA reports large U.S. soybean sale to China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday reported a large soybean sale to China, an apparent goodwill gesture a day before the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in seven months.
LIVESTOCK-Lean hogs rally on short-covering before USDA confirms herd expansion
CHICAGO, June 27 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied on Thursday on short-covering and position squaring near the end of the month and quarter after prices hit multi-month lows earlier this week, traders said.
LIVESTOCK-Live cattle rise on technicals, seasonally tighter supply
CHICAGO, June 26 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, lifted by technical and seasonal buying and as warmer weather around the country fueled hopes that beef demand for outdoor grilling would rise.
LIVESTOCK-Lean hogs rise on short-covering, technicals after 3-day plunge
CHICAGO, June 25 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures bounced on Tuesday on short-covering and technical buying following a three-session plunge that sliced prices by more than 10%, traders said.
LIVESTOCK-Lean hogs tumble for third straight session on ample supply
CHICAGO, June 24 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply for a third straight session on Monday in a technical and fund- selling drop fueled by ample supplies of hogs and pork.
Suspected Japanese arsonist is ex-convict who believed studio stole his novel: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in two decades had been convicted of robbery and carried out the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarized, media said on Friday.
Iran dismisses Trump report that U.S. Navy downed 'provocative' drone
Editor's Picks Video
Washington Monument transformed into Apollo 11 rocket


As expected, on 12/4, the HTC 10 is officially unveiled. However, ahead of its launch, real images of this product has leaked. While the phone carrier of Taiwan (China) are gradually preparing to announce product new smartphone HTC 10 (HTC One M10), then on GSM Helpdesk – a informatic portal of the Netherlands – recently, it is surprised for or did they get information and the authentic image of this handset. Only it's not even 24 hours anymore is a portrait of the HTC 10 is officially unveiled. But ahead of its premiere it was soon revealed photos, even leaking the entire details of HTC 10 configuration. A question arises as why does technology firms HTC leak early information, photos of new smartphone product like that? Remember back to April in last year, when the company unveiled the HTC One M9, this product also leaked photos before being introduced. Perhap this is a PR trick, advertising for new products of HTC. If that's true then it seems like the tech firms of Taiwan, this is not only in recession but also a poor idea. Last year, HTC One M9 product after the launch has provoked the frustration about technology. If you take this product to compare with those the counter phone at the same time, other phones like Samsung, then it is not equal. About tactical PR, advertising also wrongs to soon to reveal the authentic image of the M9. That leads to results HTC only sold 5 million of One M9 in the first 3 months since this product officially hit shelves. Recently, the sales of HTC continuously decline. Dismal business forced the company to focus investment for launching a new high breakthrough model for draging the customer to continue support. HTC 10 is considered to be such products. Phone carrier Taiwan claims this will be the flagship of this company in this year, even confirms HTC 10 will have camera and performance the best in the world, far beyond the flagship is the head of the ranking table today as the iPhone 6S, the Galaxy S7 Edge. In particular, even the name of the generation phone, next the HTC One M9 is also changed according to intended to emphasize the especially it. With a product that is top notch is being leaked early images and information seems to be a mistake by HTC. When the product One M9 to reveal the picture ahead of its launch and was not successful last year, HTC 10 is also perfectly capable of falling into the same. Does HTC have really poor idea or this is a commercial of this company need to wait when this product is officially announced. However, just this February, the leader of HTC has ever admitted the failure is due to the weakness in the smartphone segment high level. According To Baodatviet. As expected, on 12/4, the HTC 10 is officially unveiled. However, ahead of its launch, real images of this product has leaked. While the phone carrier of Taiwan (China) are gradually preparing to announce product new smartphone HTC 10 (HTC One M10), then on GSM Helpdesk – a informatic portal of the Netherlands – recently, it is surprised for or did they get information and the authentic image of this handset. Only it's not even 24 hours anymore is a portrait of the HTC 10 is officially unveiled. But ahead of its premiere it was soon revealed photos, even leaking the entire details of HTC 10 configuration. A question arises as why does technology firms HTC leak early information, photos of new smartphone product like that? Remember back to April in last year, when the company unveiled the HTC One M9, this product also leaked photos before being introduced. Perhap this is a PR trick, advertising for new products of HTC. If that's true then it seems like the tech firms of Taiwan, this is not only in recession but also a poor idea. Last year, HTC One M9 product after the launch has provoked the frustration about technology. If you take this product to compare with those the counter phone at the same time, other phones like Samsung, then it is not equal. About tactical PR, advertising also wrongs to soon to reveal the authentic image of the M9. That leads to results HTC only sold 5 million of One M9 in the first 3 months since this product officially hit shelves. Recently, the sales of HTC continuously decline. Dismal business forced the company to focus investment for launching a new high breakthrough model for draging the customer to continue support. HTC 10 is considered to be such products. Phone carrier Taiwan claims this will be the flagship of this company in this year, even confirms HTC 10 will have camera and performance the best in the world, far beyond the flagship is the head of the ranking table today as the iPhone 6S, the Galaxy S7 Edge. In particular, even the name of the generation phone, next the HTC One M9 is also changed according to intended to emphasize the especially it. With a product that is top notch is being leaked early images and information seems to be a mistake by HTC. When the product One M9 to reveal the picture ahead of its launch and was not successful last year, HTC 10 is also perfectly capable of falling into the same. Does HTC have really poor idea or this is a commercial of this company need to wait when this product is officially announced. However, just this February, the leader of HTC has ever admitted the failure is due to the weakness in the smartphone segment high level. According To Baodatviet.


A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will help more Victorians escape from family violence, homelessness and life on the streets with 1,000 new public housing properties across the state.
The Andrews Labor Government has already delivered more than 1,500 additional community and public housing properties, putting a roof over the head of Victorians who have nowhere else to go.
Existing tenants will have the quality homes they deserve, with the Labor Government replacing up to 2,500 old public housing properties with modern, comfortable, energy efficient and secure properties.
There's more to do and only Labor will invest $209 million to build an additional 1,000 public housing properties over three years.
This will help get more Victorians off the streets and into a home of their own, so they can turn their lives around.
This investment will include 800 one and two-bedroom properties and 200 three-bedroom properties, providing homes for around 1,800 Victorians around the state.
Family violence is a major contributor to homelessness and these larger three-bedroom properties will be suitable for families, helping women escape violent relationships and build a new life with a stable home for their children.
The new properties will be built in Geelong and Ballarat, as well as Darebin, Maribyrnong, Stonnington and Whitehorse council areas in Melbourne.
These new homes will be built over three years, with all properties to be finished by 2022.
The former Liberal Government cut $330 million out of the public housing budget and Matthew Guy has now promised to put homeless people living in purpose-built housing in Brighton on the streets and sell off the land to developers.
Only Labor will help Victorians struggling with homelessness with an immediate boost to public housing properties where they're needed most.


text:
Q: How to do a simple "failable" main in springboot with @autowired? I'd like to do a simple main using Spring boot and have some fields autowired.
I'd like the app to fail (error-code != 0) if some exception is thrown in the process.
Example:
@SpringBootApplication
public class SqlInserterMain
{
    @Autowired
    private static JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ConfigurableApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(SqlInserterMain.class, args);

        insertData();

        context.close();
    }

    private static void insertData()
    {
        // Do something with jdbcTemplate.
        // If jdbcTemplate fails on exception, the app should fail and return some error code.
        System.out.println("YOYO" + jdbcTemplate);
    }
}

But, jdbcTemplate is null.
If I add a @component or an ApplicationRunner, the @autowire will work but I won't get the main to fail.
Any idea how to do a fast and simple main with some autowired fields that will fail on an exception? Thanks.

A: I think you want to execute code on startup
You can use ApplicationListener and auto wire JdbcTemplate or beans you need to execute task
@Component
@Order(0)
class MyApplicationListener
    implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent> {

    @Autowired
    private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;

    @Override
    public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationReadyEvent event) {
        System.out.println("YOYO" + jdbcTemplate);
    }
}

A: Eventually, I manually wired the bean, caught the exception, printed the exception and exit myself (close() or System.exit(1)) :(
I wish spring-boot had some way to behave like a normal java main.
@SpringBootApplication
public class SqlInserterMain
{
    private static JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ConfigurableApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(SqlInserterMain.class, args);

        try
        {
            jdbcTemplate = context.getBean(JdbcTemplate.class);

            insertData();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(1);
        }

        context.close();
    }

    private static void insertData()
    {
        // Do something with jdbcTemplate.
        // If jdbcTemplate fails on exception, the app should fail and return some error code.
        System.out.println("YOYO" + jdbcTemplate);
    }
}

A: I don't think SqlInserterMain is considered to be a bean managed by Spring (well, it's not instantiated by Spring, is it?). Just create an additional bean (as yAzou mentioned) or manually extract the JdbcTemplate from the Spring context.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Por que a Borda só afasta o elemento Horizontalmente e não Verticalmente? Porque a Borda no  só afasta o elemento lateralmente, porém verticalmente a borda fica para fora do container pai?
Repare nesse exemplo abaixo que quando eu uso a borda no  ela não fica para fora a esquerda da div, porém no top da div a borda fica para fora... A borda parece não ocupar espaço na vertical, apenas na horizontal. Por que isso acontece?
OBS: eu não quero um jeitinho para resolver isso, eu sei que por exemplo colocando display:inline-block no span resolveria. O que eu quero saber é por que a Borda só ocupa espaço horizontal e não vertical, ela empurra o próximo elemento para o lado, mas no topo ela não empurra, e ainda fica para fora do container, pq?

.container {
    width:200px;
    height:100px;
    border:1px solid black;
}
span {
    border:10px solid red;
    /* display:inline; */
}

    texttext

    text

    text

A: O span por ser um elemento inline por padrão, fica restrito à linha em que ele está, e não tem poder de influenciar (empurrar) elementos em outras linhas, apenas dentro da sua própria.
Como a borda aplicada irá ultrapassar para cima a para baixo da linha, ela apenas as invade, sem influenciar os elementos que lá estão, mas pode influenciar os elementos aos lados, pois estão na mesma linha. Isso diferencia basicamente os elementos em bloco e os inline (além de muitas outras diferenças), onde aqueles não ficam restritos à linha onde se localizam e empurram tudo que estiverem à volta, enquanto que estes só possuem influência dentro da sua linha.
Fiz uma pequena ilustração que mostra a borda do texto saindo da linha e invadindo as linhas de baixo e de cima, tal como ilustra o exemplo na pergunta:


text:
Трофи́мовский I — железнодорожная станция Приволжской железной дороги, входящая в Саратовский железнодорожный узел.

До революции станция располагалась в дачной местности, ныне в черте Саратова. От станции отходят на север пути Волжской рокады.

В 2008 году производилась реконструкция станции, на неё было затрачено 260 млн рублей.

Примечания

Станции Саратовского региона Приволжской железной дороги


www.inntrade.co.uk is a site operated by Inn Trade Associates Limited ("We"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 5694414 and have our registered office at Oak Tree Court, Mill Lane, Ness, Cheshire, CH64 8TP. Our VAT number is .
Where our site contains links to other sites and resou` rces provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.


text:
"Drinkable Book" to Filter Impure Water
August 17, 2015 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment
A so-called "drinkable book" was developed by a scientific team to disinfect contaminated water, with pages able to filter water supplies for approximately four years. The book contains metal nanoparticles which kill bacteria.
"The Drinkable Book" has been denominated so by graduate student Theresa Dankovich, while studying the purifying properties of paper. So it seems she has managed to create a simple method to clear out undrinkable water, a book capable to be moved easily from one place to another, while the pages contain bacteria-killing silver nanoparticles.
The silver nanoparticles were applied to the thick pages of the book, which are able to eliminate variants of microorganisms including bacteria and potential viruses. It has been widely known for centuries that silver (and other similar metals) is capable of extinguishing bacteria.
By continuing her studies at the University of Virginia's Center for Global Health, she extrapolated the properties of silver nanoparticles, creating ones that were derived from copper, which is far less expensive than silver.
Dankovich started analyzing field-related strategies of water purification in South Africa, Haiti, Kenya and northern Ghana.
She pointed out that she and her team wanted to find out whether the pages worked well on "real water", instead of just contaminated water from their laboratories.
After previously conducted field work regarding the filtering of lightly polluted water in an irrigation canal, they discovered a sample of highly impure water in a ditch where raw sewage had been discarded. Millions of bacteria had formed over there, offering them a real challenge.
However their findings and resolutions were remarkable, as they achieved 99.9 percent of purity with their silver and copper nanoparticles, meaning that the vast majority of bacteria were destroyed, whereas the low bacteria levels could have been compared to those of US drinkable water.
It seems some silver and copper particles were dissolved in water during the process, however the amount lost was minimum, she explained.
As she formed a nonprofit company, she started to develop their product, the book comprised of pages enhanced with silver nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are microscopic particles, to be more precise – especially a single molecule with dimensions in the nanometer range (less than 100 nanometers).
The sheets of thick paper contain instructions about water safety in English and in the language of the people from the above mentioned countries who could actually make use of this special book.
While the book can filter water supplies for four years, a page can provide 100 liters of potable water.
Now a researcher at US-based Carnegie Mellon University, Dankovich intends to conduct more fieldwork regarding this aspect in rural communities.
Photo Credits technologyexchangelab.org
Germaine Hicks
Germaine is an avid sports fan and as such, he decided on his current career path with the idea in mind that he would never, ever miss a Yankee game. Until now, he managed to make good on that promise. As you've probably guessed, he's our go-to sports guy.
Filed Under: Tech & Science


Berklee School of Music is a breeding ground for young talent. It's hard to keep tabs on everyone who comes out of there, but the NorCal raised Jack O'Brien of is a name you'll need to know. The recent graduate made his way back across the US, but ended up settling in Seattle and created his debut project, Boo Hoo. The release is made up of five singer/songwriter tracks that keep a simple, chill tone. The minimal style works because of Jack's immense talents that we hope to see more of as time passes.


Great new accessories and more treats — just for you!
You've been busy buying gifts for everyone else this holiday season. Go ahead, splurge a little and get yourself something nice.
These glittering crystal-and–abalone shell danglers are so chic, you'll plan your whole New Year's look around them ($38, chloeandisabel.com).
…earmuff head-phones that stay put while keeping ears toasty. Good Housekeeping Research Institute-approved sound quality! ($28, amazon.com).
Protect just about any smartphone from tumbles and boost its battery life by 80% with the Juice Pack Helium case ($80, amazon.com).
Jawbone's Up bracelet and app ($130, amazon.com) track how you sleep, eat, and move so you can keep that get-fit resolution.
Pretty pouches each hold 15 electronics wipes to de-germ computers, phones, and lenses ($15 for three packs, staywellkept.com).
Seven pairs of cotton-blend socks, done up in unexpected, uplifting color combinations, will keep your tootsies cozy and chic from workdays to weekend ($38, bodenusa.com).
Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings follows the fraught relationship of a wealthy girl and her maid in 19th-century Charleston ($28, amazon.com).
Google's new 16GB 7-inch Nexus is all you could want in a tablet: light, bright, fast, and intuitive ($229, amazon.com). Screens stay smudge-free when you use this chic stylus to tap and swipe ($25, kensington.com).
Yummy dark chocolate tinged with taste bud–tingling cayenne pepper ($5, amazon.com).
This Mini Jambox speaker delivers giant sound (think iTunes, Pandora, Spotify) from any Bluetooth-ready device in a jewel box of a package ($180, amazon.com).
All the hallmarks of an It bag — cobalt textured faux leather, gold hardware, loads of pockets — with zero buyer's remorse ($40, justfab.com).
The crystal cabochons dotting this gold-tone stretch bracelet will add style points to your 2014 workwear ($25, coldwatercreek.com).
For a speedy sofa makeover, add one of these touchable buys: a cozy cable-knit pillow (left; $25, homegoods.com) or a nubby wool felt one (right; $35, grandinroad.com).
On-trend and so comfy: These ankle-strap faux–patent leather Mira flats ($40, justfab.com) are the ideal shade of red.
Turn your phone off, and this screen protector ($25, amazon.com) lets you primp.


Custom Coloring Book. Turn your favorite photos into a coloring book!
You are at:Home»Gifts for HER»Turn Your Favorite Photos- to a Coloring Book!»Custom Coloring Book. Turn your favorite photos into a coloring book!
Previous ArticleTurn Your Favorite Photos- to a Coloring Book!


text:
Movie review: 'Django Unchained'
Filed Under action, drama, western
Jamie Foxx and Leonardo Di Caprio in Quentin Tarantino's ode to westploitation, 'Django Unchained'.
With the campy, violent, tongue-in-cheek pulp western Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino comes at us full-tilt, both guns appropriately blazing. Hollywood's most idiosyncratic working director seems intent on one-upping himself, doing to America's shameful history with slavery what he did for Nazis in Inglorious Basterds, and then some. Be prepared to squirm in your seat.
Tarantino name-checks Sergio Corbucci's classic 1966 spaghetti western Django, going so far as to feature its star, Franco Nero, in a cameo and to use its melancholic-yet-poppy theme song over the opening credits of a chain gang of slaves as it is lead across Texas circa 1958. This tableau is soon broken by Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz, who won an Academy Award for his performance in Basterds), a verbose German dentist-turned-bounty hunter seeking one specific slave, Django (Jamie Foxx), who can help him identify and take down the notorious Brittle Brothers in exchange for freedom and a share of the bounty.
Christoph Walt as Dr. King Schultz.
Just as their partnership is set to close, Schultz learns that Django plans to use his share of the money to purchase the freedom of his wife, Broomhilda von Shaft (Kerry Washington), held on a plantation deep in the heart of Mississippi. Schultz's conscience won't allow him to let his partner to venture into a place where no black man — free or otherwise — should go alone, so he convinces Django to work with him through the winter, honing his skills and learning to read in the process, in exchange for helping the man free his wife. What else can a good German do? She's named Broomhilda and Django is a real-life Siegfried, after all. Hildy is the property of Calvin Candie (Leonardo Di Caprio), the oily owner of a plantation called Candyland and a specialist in training and trading slaves for bare-knuckle death matches. To get to her, Django and Schultz have to pose as black slaver and a white buyer.
They make an unlikely but believable duo, thanks to Tarantino's signature brand of characterization and the performances of Foxx and Waltz, who share an easy and natural rapport onscreen that makes one wish for Django and Schultz: The Early Years. Waltz definitely gets the flashier role, and his genteel Old World charmer plays like Basterds' Colonel Landa using his powers for good instead of evil. Foxx does a nice slow burn as the stoic killer, a man of few words and fast action in the Man With No Name mold.
Overall, Django Unchained is a startling, funny, shocking, bloody, operatic, and thoroughly subversive piece of pop art. The N-word flies more often than the bullets (and there are plenty of those, too), blood flows by the gallon, and no antebellum atrocity is left unexposed. There is a point to it all, though, and the perversity, horror, and indignity is explored throughout its hefty 165-minute running time. In a way, QT has outdone Spielberg's comparatively anemic Lincoln.
Django Unchained doesn't flow as smoothly as some of the director's more accomplished works (possibly to the untimely passing of his long-time editor Sally Menke) and it lacks his usual array of vividly drawn characters. It still has plenty of his trademark tics — super-cool dialogue, a well-curated vintage '70s soundtrack, Mexican standoffs, etc. — and while it may not boast his usual polish, it is nevertheless quintessential Tarantino, and cathartic at that.
« Movie review: 'Jack Reacher'
Movie review: 'Les Misérables' »


Our manufacturing leadership goes beyond shop floor practices and our product portfolio. We have created a responsible business model that is inclusive.
At Wilson Cables, we endeavour to make conscientious and responsible choices along the cable manufacturing value chain. Our responsibility towards the environment and the communities in which we operate is central to our work philosophy.
We believe we are responsible stewards of the environment. Thus, our plants follow stringent environmental and pollution norms.
All our waste is either reused or recycled. We actively deploy green practices that improve energy efficiency not only in the interest of the Company but also the planet.


Kohler Free Standing Tub Interior | Schnoodlesoffun.com kohler freestanding tub drain. kohler freestanding tubs less than 50 inches. kohler freestanding tub filler.
Kohler Free Standing Tub Brilliant K 8333 Memoirs 5 Ft Freestanding Bath KOHLER Along With 0. Kohler Free Standing Tub Lovely KOHLER K 1800 HW1 Abrazo Freestanding Bath Honed White Soaking For 13. Kohler Free Standing Tub The Most China OEM Waltmal Freestanding Bathtub With Massage Jet And Also 4. Kohler Free Standing Tub Stylish Bathub New Freestanding Bathtubs Reve Pertaining To 7. Kohler Free Standing Tub Household Why Freestanding Baths KOHLER Intended For 1. Kohler Free Standing Tub Aspiration K 1800 Abrazo Freestanding Bath KOHLER Regarding 14. Kohler Free Standing Tub Aspiration Veil 66 X 36 Freestanding Bath With Center Toe Tap Drain KOHLER Along 9. Kohler Free Standing Tub Amazing Stargaze Freestanding Baths Bathroom New Products KOHLER With Regard To 6. Kohler Free Standing Tub Awesome Solid Surface Bathtub Lithocast Freestanding Baths By Pertaining To 16. Kohler Free Standing Tub Elegant Freestanding Tubs Contemporary 20 Amazing For 19. Kohler Free Standing Tub Inviting Hydrotherapy Freestanding 2015 06 22 Plumbing And Regarding 2. Kohler Free Standing Tub Household K 819 F62 Reve 5 Foot Freestanding Bath KOHLER Intended For. Kohler Free Standing Tub Home Stand Alone Tubs Awesome Cast Iron Baths In Addition To 15. Kohler Free Standing Tub Interesting Bathtub Freestanding Intended For 12. Kohler Free Standing Tub Elegant K 8333 Memoirs 5 Ft Freestanding Bath KOHLER For 8. Kohler Free Standing Tub House Freestanding Bathtubs Filler 18. Kohler Free Standing Tub Invigorate Solid Surface Bathtub Lithocast Freestanding Baths By For 3. Kohler Free Standing Tub Household In Demand The Freestanding Interior Design Center Of St Addition To 11.


Classic penguin sterling silver condiment set. Made by Alfred Dunhill in London. There are three waddling birds with striated feathers, stumpy wings, webbed feet, and beady glass eyes. Two are salt and pepper shakers with pierced and detachable heads. The third is a mustard pot with hinged shoulder. Spoon rests in pot with fish terminal gripped in downturned bill. It looks like someone has found a tasty snack. Fully marked with date letters 1962 (shakers) and 1966 (pot). Very good condition.


text:
Јужни () насељено је место полуурбаног типа (варошица) на југозападу европског дела Руске Федерације. Налази се у централном делу Краснодарске покрајине и административно припада њеном Динском рејону.

Према подацима националне статистичке службе РФ за 2016. у насељу су живела 6.382 становника.

Географија
Насеље Јужни се налази у централном делу Краснодарске покрајине на неких 10 километара северно од покрајинског центра Краснодара, односно на око 18 км западно од рејонског центра, станице Динскаје. Насеље лежи у јужном делу Кубањско-приазовске степе на надморској висини од око 39 m.

Историја
Савремено насеље Јужни развило се из живинарског совхоза "Кубањски № 19" основаног 1929. северно од града Краснодара.

Демографија
Према подацима са пописа становништва 2010. у селу је живело 5.121 становника, док је према проценама за 2017. ту живело 6.382 становника.

Види још
 Краснодарски крај
 Дински рејон

Референце

Спољашње везе

 Званичан сајт Динског рејона

Варошице и села Краснодарског краја
Википројект географија/Насеља у Русији


text:
Poffy The Cucumber June 2, 2009
TAKEN for a thrill-ride.
Liam Neeson has always stood up for what's right (as Oskar Schindler, as Rob Roy, Michael Collins, hell, even as Qui-Gon Jinn) – but he's never been so BADASS about it.
In the European production, TAKEN, Neeson is Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA operative – he calls himself a "Preventer of Bad Things" with "a very particular set of skills" – whose 17-year-old daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace) travels to France and is kidnapped by Euro slave traders for Mid-Eastern royalty and super-rich white men. And Mills comes to her rescue, kicking arse, taking names and leaving no prisoners.
In short, utterly preposterous. And utterly enjoyable.
And utterly Euro. Written by the great Luc Besson (LEON) and directed by the striking Pierre Morel (DISTRICT 13), meaning there seems to be little or no stinking MPAA presence; Neeson can get away with shooting bad guys in the back (without them drawing on him first), torturing bad guys (while describing how the "U.S. outsourced these techniques"), killing ruthlessly and callously, in short, stooping to the bad guys' level to get the job done without any mitigating factors besides his daughter's life being at stake.
Famke Janssen is the underused ex-wife, Xander Berkeley is the ex-wife's rich new hubbie, also underused; ingenue Maggie Grace keeps reminding us of how much better Kristen Stewart would've fitted her role; and Leland Orser is one of Mills's CIA buddies – and he's NOT whining about anything.
With TAKEN being such a hard, satisfying ride, I wouldn't be whining either.
TAKEN (Jan 2009) R
Director: Pierre Morel.
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Radivoje Bukvic, Mathieu Busson, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley, Nicolas Giraud, Maggie Grace, Jon Gries.
Tags:2009, Action, Alpha-T, Drama, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Pierre Morel, Radivoje Bukvic, Rating-7, Robert Mark Kamen, Xander Berkeley


text:
VIDEO: Watch City of Burien present oral arguments against FAA in court
Oct 25, 2019 | Burien, Burien News, Environment, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, News, Politics, Sea-Tac Airport, Video
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, the City of Burien appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle, to present oral arguments against the Federal Aviation Administration.
Attorney Matt Adams of the Dentons Law Firm, along with the FAA's attorney, presented oral arguments before a panel of three judges who asked pointed questions of both sides.
"My read is that the judges were engaged and appeared eager to understand the complexity of the issues at hand," Quiet Skies Coalition President Larry Cripe said.
Below is full video of the testimony:
"As I've said before, it could take a while before we receive a decision," Cripe added. "In some ways, the oral arguments for a case like ours are almost a formality, and the judges will need time to sift through the details in our petitioners brief and in the FAA's response which are the primary means by which they enlighten themselves in order to make a sound decision. Keep faith that our case is strong and that the points we made in the petitioners brief are good ones."
Cripe added:
"We've come this far due to all of your support. Please continue to files noise complaints – it matters. Please continue to address all elected officials on taking stronger action against this unbridled growth in civil aviation. We matter."
For more info, visit https://www.quietskiescoalition.net.
PreviousA statement from Advertiser Fa'izah Bradford for Highline School Board
NextLETTER: 'I'm looking forward to voting for candidates who are ready…'


text:
Home Debrecen Economy + Business
Nine New Electric Car Charging Stations Available
New electric charging stations with their parking spaces were created in the citizen city with the assistance of "Jedlik Ányos Plan – Electric charging station subprogram for local governments" tender which was launched by the Ministry of National Economy.
The charging station which is located at the Kossuth square at Hatvan street was inaugurated by Mr. Lajos Barcsa, Vice-mayor on Thursday morning. Nine similar charging stations were created all over the city, and the tenth one was established at Segner square, to be available in 2019. Previously, there was only one public charging station in Debrecen.
SOURCEcivishir.hu
Green Future
Previous articleNatural History Museum (MTTM) to Move to Debrecen?
Next articleEuropean Capital of Culture 2023 Results.
Debrecen Today
Several New Hotels to be Developed in Debrecen
Debrecen Today - January 19, 2021


In the second part of our exclusive interview with Jules Stewart, Stewart discusses what it's like moving away from script supervisor and into the director's chair, reading tabloids, and her relationship with her daughter, Kristen.
What is a risk for you to step away from being a script supervisor and step into the directing chair?
JS: Anytime you do something that you have never done before, it's a risk. I really didn't have anything to lose. When the financiers said, "We want you to direct, or we are not going to give you the money" it was sort of a done deal. I had no choice.
You mentioned casting is so important. How do you find the right actors for the part?
JS: You can't be afraid of making mistakes because then you will never move forward. So you can take that and put that aside. For me, when you are doing a project that requires people to step outside of their comfort zone you have to find people that are engaged, that want to do it — that are not afraid of the material. You need to find people that want to go that extra mile and make the character even more intense. They have to have the ability to not just act, they have to transform that character. They have to be that character, and that's what makes the performances real.
How hands-on were you with the film?
JS. I was 100 percent involved. I did everything. The writing process was fun. It took us about a year to write this. You know you give it to people to read and they give you notes and this project was supposed to be funded three times. So when people are willing to give you money and they give you notes, you make the changes they want. So it went through a huge changing project, but ultimately, it came back to the original idea. It went full circle.
How do the notes affect your progress on the film?
JS: You take all the notes — this is my process. You take all the notes, you say okay, and then you don't do anything — then you think about them. At first you are inclined to say no and keep everything the way it is. But then you have to realize that other people have good ideas. When you start to make some of the changes you realize "Wow, this really works" or it doesn't work at all and you throw it away. I only took the notes that I thought were moving the project in a forward, positive notion. I didn't take bad ideas ever.
Did you feel as a first-time director there was something to prove?
JS: No. I was just out to tell a good story and just make a film. I had a job just like everyone else on the set. It was my job to orchestrate the choreography, the camera work, and the attitude of the performances. That was just my job. We filmed it all in 22 days. It went by so fast; it was like nothing.
Who would you love to work with in the future?
JS: Oh, that's a tough one. I love Gary Oldman and Sandra Bullock. There are so many great performers today that it's hard to just pick one.
What's it like reading about your personal life and/or daughter's personal life in the tabloids?
JS: If you read that you are crazy. People write things that aren't true all the time; they make things up to sell their papers. We don't buy into it. We don't care; they could write whatever they want. A couple of years ago, when I was in the grocery store I read that my daughter was having an alien baby. It's like, really? [laughs] You deal with it. It's rubbish and it's a desperate attempt to get people to spend their money.
What do you like to do in your spare time when you are not working?
JS: Well, I am a painter and I refurbish old cars. I like to rebuild old vintage automobiles. I paint them. I redo the interior. My friends work on the motors and stuff.
I read that you did a cook-off with Kristen on your Twitter. Is that true?
JS: Kristen loves a good challenge. We agreed to do a lasagna cook-off and we had all of our friends over and they were judges. Kristen won the cook-off and I was really proud of her.
Do you like using Twitter to connect with your fans?
JS: It's completely awesome. It's awesome to have people support you and make you feel like you are doing the right thing. It gives you that little something that helps you to keep going.
Where can people check out K-11?
JS: It's on cable television. So if you have that, you can see it now On Demand. We are releasing it on DVD, which is probably what I would do, is buy the DVD. It has special features. It has director commentary, music videos, etc. But if you really want to see it, like now, you can find it On Demand.
Follow Jules Stewart on Twitter @RealJulesStew and read our part one of our interview here.
Is Lebron James Signing With Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports Agency?
Monica Gleberman began writing in 2000. She has been published on CNN and in the Suffolk Times, Examiner, The Daily Collegian, Demand Studios, Patch, and The Tattoo.


text:
Coronavirus Ireland: World 'dangerously unprepared' for next pandemic claims new report
The report slams world leaders for their failure to heed warnings to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak
Mark O'BrienNews Reporter
Nurses take care of a patient in a coronavirus ICU ward (Image: Marco Mantovani/Getty Images)
The world is "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, a damning new report has claimed.
The report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, an independent body set up by the World Health Organization and the World Bank, has slammed the political leaders for their failure to heed warnings to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak.
An initial report released last year before the COVID-19 outbreak warned of "a rapidly spreading pandemic due to a lethal respiratory pathogen" that could kill millions an wreak havoc on the global economy.
The new reported, titled A World in Disorder, said world leaders had never before "been so clearly forewarned of the dangers of a devastating pandemic" but they failed to take steps to prevent the spread of the killer virus.
Coronavirus Ireland: Dublin could see 5,000 cases a day with current trajectory, top professor Sam McConkey warns
Coronavirus latest: Dublin may face tighter restrictions after accounting for majority of new COVID-19 cases
The report also claimed that the cost of properly preparing for the pandemic would have been dramatically less than astronomical sums being spent to currently fight the disease.
And it added that a failure to heed the lessons learned from the current crisis would lead to even more damaging when the next pandemic hits.
It read: "Failure to learn the lessons of Covid-19 or to act on them with the necessary resources and commitment will mean that the next pandemic, which is sure to come, will be even more damaging."
The virus continues to rage across Ireland with cases surging in Dublin.
The Government will publish its new medium-term COVID-19 plan that will see five levels of restrictions introduced to Ireland for the next six to nine months.
The country will initially be put on level two from midnight tonight but there will be additional restrictions put in place for Dublin.
We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
Dublin Live's Coronavirus Ireland newsletter sign-up
Sign up for the Dublin Live coronavirus newsletter by simply entering your email address in this article here.
The FREE email will land into your inbox every single morning at around 9:30am and give you all the latest news you need to know regarding the coronavirus in Ireland.
Whether it be about the latest restrictions, supermarket opening hours, schools and workplaces or anything else - this newsletter will have you covered for everything.
For the latest news and breaking news visit dublinlive.ie/news.
Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
Follow us on Twitter @DublinLive - the official Dublin Live Twitter account - real news in real time.
We're also on Facebook/dublinlive - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the capital.
Dublin Dream Homes: Check out this snazzy southside Victorian terrace house
PropertyStunning!