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BkiUcUHxK7Ehm308pw3T | Gülzow – gmina w Niemczech w kraju związkowym Szlezwik-Holsztyn, w powiecie Herzogtum Lauenburg, wchodzi w skład Związku Gmin Schwarzenbek-Land.
Przypisy
Powiat Herzogtum Lauenburg
Gminy w Szlezwiku-Holsztynie | wikipedia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbFfxaJiQoRGw4dAW | Know Actor Angad Bedi Phone Number, House Address, Email Id, Whatsapp Id. Indian Film Actor Angad Bedi contact address details information. We are going to sharing answers of your questions like, How to contact Angad Bedi?, What is Email Id of Angad Bedi?, What is Phone number of Angad Bedi?, His Personal Contact Number, Office Address etc. Well, here you are welcomed to get his all useful contact details.
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BkiUdpA4eIOjRq_TxjuF | East Lancashire Railway
PICTURES: Valley gets in 1940s swing at heritage railway and market event
Enthusiasts donned military uniforms and 40s finery but battle re-enactments were cancelled after the Manchester terror attack
The Valley really got into the swing of things as the East Lancashire Railway 1940s weekend steamed into town.
Nostalgia enthusiasts donned military uniforms and forties finery to step back in time at the railway's annual weekend at their stations in Rawtenstall, Ramsbottom, Bury and Heywood across the Bank Holiday weekend.
But the popular battle re-enactments and weapon demonstrations were cancelled from the programme after the terror attack in Manchester that killed 22 people and injured 120.
Security at the stations was also increased following the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert on May 22.
A spokesperson from the East Lancashire Railway said they were "deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events".
East Lancs Railway 1940s weekend 2017
The railway also held a minute's silence at 11am at their Bury Bolton Street Station on Saturday to honour the victims of the tragedy.
The spokesperson added: "Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones at this sad time."
For the first time, to coincide with the heritage railway's 40s celebration a special 'Dig for Victory' market event was held on Rawtenstall town square on Saturday, May 27.
The traders from the monthly Clog Market were out in force and threw themselves into the style of the decade.
East Lancashire Railway 1940s weekend in Rawtenstall.
Organiser Jane Boys, from Rawtenstall, said "Rawtenstall town centre was alive to the tunes of the 40s.
People were flocking to the town square to join in the fun, eat, drink and enjoy the day and the atmosphere.
Despite a bit of blustery weather they kept calm and carried on!
"Water Brass Band played some cracking traditional brass sounds and the crowds were treated to the amazing choreography of AbouTime Dance Company who performed 'Cotton' - a very moving dance expressing the work of women and the cotton mill industry."
East Lancashire Railway 1940s weekend in Ramsbottom.
Jane added that singer Laura Wilkinson performed and played her ukulele and Geraldine Heyworth sang 40s songs to the 'absolute delight' of the crowds.
There was also a public reading of extracts from 'Letters Home' - a compilation of real letters sent from service personnel during the Second World War.
Local charities Rossendale Rubicon and Veterans In Communities attended, and the Whitaker museum hosted a pop-up bar.
WATCH: Haslingden hosts multi-faith peace vigil after Manchester terror attack
War Weekend | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUedDxK7IDM3wqgRu8 | Why are Nigerian letters so badly written?
What I don't understand is why they are so badly written. A 'citizen of Wales presently in England'? The nationalists haven't quite got their way yet. And why would such a 'citizen' have an email address with a Hong Kong top-level domain name? Surely there is a need for a site explaining how to create a plausible Nigerian letter. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUcoDxK0-nUKDhqSQ4 | Our Story | Team Structure | Our Clients | Foot Prints | Partners | Awards & Recognition | Events | Management Team | Foundation
Kamal Budhabhatti
Kamal Budhabhatti is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Craft Silicon Ltd. He founded Craft Silicon in October 2000. Today, under his leadership and vision, Craft Silicon has been recognized as one of the biggest software house across the emerging markets with its other development center and relationship office in India and USA respectively. He is a voracious programmer with expertise in C#, Java and Mobile computing.
Kamal is actively involved in researching & crafting necessities of the organization to position Craft Silicon among the best financial technology companies in the world.
Priya Budhabhatti
Executive Director & Co-founder
Priya Budhabhatti is a co-founder and executive director of the company. As a person with a deep knowledge in areas of process and compliance, guides the company in those areas in many significant ways. Her vision to lead the business in an ethical and professional way helps the company to have a better corporate governance. Her keen interest in employee training and motivational needs, guides the organisation on improving employee performance. In addition, she also heads the social responsibility arm of the corporate – Craft Silicon Foundation. Under her guidance, the foundation has changed the life of thousands of under privileged Kenyan youths with computer literacy and relevant jobs. She started a mentorship programme through the foundation especially for orphaned girl children of the society and who have difficulties pursuing their educational dreams.
Fredrick Okwaro
Head of Delivery Excellence
Fredrick joined Craft Silicon in 2007 and has held multiple roles in project, account and delivery management for customers in the Africa regions. In this role, Fredrick is responsible for the deployment of all enterprise applications of Microfinance vertical.
Pramoda Kumar Sahoo
Head of Development of
Alternate Channels
Head of Development of Alternate channels
He joined Craft Silicon in 2004 and has held multiple roles in various projects. He started by working on product development for Bankers Realm for a period of 8 years. Currently, Pramoda is in charge of Mobile banking , Internet Banking and Bankers Realm Switch.
Moushmi Shah
Head Of Development For
Core Banking, Microfinance and Sacco
Head Of Development For Core Banking, Microfinance and Sacco
She joined Craft Silicon in 2007. Her key responsibilities are to provide technical direction and decision process for all aspects of application development and security management. Fostering an environment in which developers, quality assurance and implementation engineers work coherently while developing, testing and deploying quality products.
Eva Njagi
Head of Support Channels
Since 2009, Eva is involved in implementation of critical business channel solutions for financial institutions across the globe.
Ann Wangu
Global Head of Mobile Banking & Merchant Operations
She brings a wealth of experience in the field of transactional business in the banking and non-banking sectors. Ann's team has spearheaded the acquisition and retention of a global merchant ecosystem of over 3,000 strategic partners, and equally manages our group mobile banking portfolio with over 30 banks.
Bhaven K. Shah
He joined Craft Silicon as Manager, Corporate Finance in 2012 and has over 10 years of experience. As the Head of Finance, Bhaven's key priorities were to support the company's growth, manage critical finance functions and adhere to regulatory and compliance requirements.
Joseph Christopher
Head of Corporate
For the past eight years, he has been responsible for Internal and External , corporate affairs and other supportive roles at Craft Silicon. Joseph plays a key role in new projects and launches of the organization. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfb84uzqgCTcsvvRH | Q: Text animation when hovering over an image Here's an "intro page" I'm trying to set up:
https://i.imgur.com/c1TgQDf.jpg
And I was thinking instead of having those three rows of text I could just make it so that when somebody hovers one of those three flags, above them a line fades in, depending on language (when hovering the mouse covers over the UK flag, the english line shows up, when hovering over the german flag, the german text shows up).
Here's what I tried so far (english part, the others are the same) :
.en {
text-align: center-top;
line-height: 0px;
color: transparent;
font-size: 30px;
-webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: all 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: all 0.5s ease; }
.en:hover {
line-height: 133px;
color: #e0e0e0;
}
.en img {
padding-right:20px;
}
I borrowed the CSS from here: designshack.net/articles/css/5-cool-css-hover-effects-you-can-copy-and-paste, it's the 3rd example, here's it in action: designshack.net/tutorialexamples/HoverEffects/Ex3.html
In there the text fades in downwards on blank space on the right of the image, while I want it to fade in upwards (horizontally centred on the page itself) above the three flags.
So far I can't really figure out how to make the text go above (I really am just a n00b), with the code above it just slides in some blank space under the flags, no text being shown...
Here's the html part: pastebin.com/NzRDmfiT
I didn't want to link to the page itself as I don't want to reveal the site yet. But if necessary, I could upload it somewhere so you would have an online copy to play with in the element inspector (or whatever it's called in other browsers).
A: You can achieve the desired behavior using jQuery:
$(function(){
$("#flags a").stop().hover(function(){
$( $(this).data("message") ).animate({
opacity: 1,
lineHeight: "+20px"
}, 1000);
},function(){
$( $(this).stop().data("message") ).animate({
opacity: 0,
lineHeight: "-20px"
}, 1000);
});
});
With the following HTML
<div id="content">
<div id="logo">
<img src="http://vengefulchip.tk/playground/logo.png" alt="Alternative text for the image">
</div>
<p id="de">Willkommen auf Stefans Gallery, klicken Sie auf, um die Deutsch Version der Website fortfahren.</p>
<p id="ro">Bine ati venit la Stefan's Gallery, dati click pentru a continua pe varianta in romana a site-ului.</p>
<p id="en">Welcome to Stefan's Gallery, click to proceed to the english version of the site.</p>
<div id="flags">
<a href="./de/" data-message="#de"><img src="http://vengefulchip.tk/playground/de.png" /></a>
<a href="./ro/" data-message="#ro"><img src="http://vengefulchip.tk/playground/ro.png" /></a>
<a href="./en/" data-message="#en"><img src="http://vengefulchip.tk/playground/en.png" /></a>
</div>
</div>
And the following CSS
body {
background-image: url('http://vengefulchip.tk/playground/pattern.jpg');
background-position: center center;
background-attachment: fixed;
}
#content {
position: relative;
background: rgba(25, 25, 25, .5);
border: 2px dashed rgba(45, 45, 45, .8);
padding-top: 25px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
margin-left: 10%;
margin-right: 12%;
margin-top: 2%;
margin-bottom: 2%;
}
#logo {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
#de, #ro, #en {
position: relative;
font-size: 25px;
font-family: "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 300;
color: #e0e0e0;
line-height: 0;
text-align: center;
opacity: 0;
width: 50%;
height: 20px;
margin: 10px auto;
}
#ro {
top: -30px;
}
#en {
top: -60px;
}
#flags {
position: relative;
margin: 10px auto;
width: 365px;
}
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BkiUdhQ5qoYAq3Pz9ZcR | Megadeth - Rust in Peace [ Megadeth] on. * FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. ( Guitar Recorded Versions). Guitar tab for: Dawn Patrol * Five Magics * Hangar 18 * Holy Wars. The Punishment Due * Lucretia * Poison Was the Cure * Rust in Peace.
Polaris * Take No Prisoners * Tornado of Souls. Learn how to play all of your favorite songs on the guitar using our vast collection of guitar are two types of acoustic guitar namely the steel- string acoustic guitar and the classical guitar. Steel- string acoustic guitars produce a metallic sound that.
Consistent for the first two album cycles, a few lineup changes followed in. 9Kitchen - The best recipes, healthy diets, how- to cooking guides, food inspiration, entertaining ideas, and trending foodie news. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdSU5qsFAfznZbnrh | Hearts make the short trip across the capital to take on rivals Hibernian on Tuesday night and Ladbrokes are offering a crazy 33/1 price boost for ANY goal to be scored in the Edinburgh derby! Money back if it ends 0-0!
Get a massive 33/1 on a goal to be scored in the Hibs vs Hearts game. This bet is normally available at 1/25! All you need to do is sign-up to a new Ladbrokes account.
Join Ladbrokes via our special links and claim 25/1 for a goal to be scored in Hibernian v Hearts!
3) Place a single bet of up to €/£1 on ANY goal to be scored in the Hibernian v Hearts game before the kick-off.
4) If a goal is scored, your account will be credited with extra winning to make payout equivalent to enhanced odds within 24 hours.
2. Bets placed in accordance with the terms and conditions will be eligible for the enhanced odds of 33/1 on a goal to be scored. Maximum one qualifying bet per customer.
3. If the bet loses, we will refund your stake up to £1 as a free bet, paid into your account within 24 hours.
4. This offer is available from 08:00 on Monday 23rd October 2017 until 19:45 on Tuesday 24th October 2017.
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"Claim 33/1 A goal to be scored in Hibernian v Hearts at Ladbrokes" | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfIM5qhDCgmFdhD3Z | West Memphis police responded to a shots fired call at 2 a.m., where they found a teenager that had been shot.
Police in West Memphis, Arkansas, say they responded to an early morning shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy.
The shooting took place in the 2000 block of Harrison Avenue in West Memphis at 2 a.m.
Detectives with the West Memphis Police Department are investigating. No suspect information is available at this time.
WMPD responded to 2000 E. Harrison @ 2 am to a shots fired call. They found a 16 yoa male that had been shot. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Detectives are investigating. Contact Crime Stoppers 870-732-4444 or WMPD 870-732-7555 if you have information. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfnQ5qhDC0V1enXJS | I have no clue what I've been doing the past half year. :D I know I studied, got marks at the finals, screwed up one paper badly but still got a H2A, learned how to play DotA (still don't see how people can play it for hours on end). I've played through several games, including Need for Speed Most Wanted, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Paper Mario: The 1000-Year Door, and so on.
I've progressed in knowledge quite a bit, although I'm not entirely sure how much or how quickly. I got bored pretty quickly, and all I can hope for is a more enjoyable semester during the next few months.
As for the blog, I've let it degenerate quite a bit after I updated the template. I just plainly have nothing to talk about. No class means nothing to rant about. I don't feel like writing out the story now, so that has also been patchy. I'm quitting Magic: the Gathering temporarily, so I'm probably not going to write any more articles from that avenue. I'm a studying student, and I have not gotten any new items to really review or take photos of. Even my Funny Stuff section has gotten abandoned because I think it's not funny, and I think plenty of you agree.
Where does that leave us? Nothing much. Is there any lesson I learned in the past half year? Not really, other than cold weather makes your bed a huge body magnet. I've barely even needed to bring out my jacket since it's not really all that cold, but that doesn't mean I'm invulnerable to cold. I just happen to go out when it's warmer, or when I don't have a chill.
I've started taking longer showers, probably a consequence of it being so comfortable in the shower. I just got my hair cut. It went from ridiculously long (by my standards, maybe that might change in the future) to ridiculously short (by my standards for my hair LOL). | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe3a6NNjgB1scaCqO | Plot: After Yumiko a female photographer had moved into a apartment, she was bruised almost every night. She shot herselfwith auto shutter camera in her sleep. She discovered that she was raped by a strange man. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdNo5ixsDMVd4_9mV | David Saef, GES' EVP of Strategy and MarketWorks, recently sat down with PCMA 's David McMillan to talk about how the events industry might adopt a shift toward flexible pricing.
Flexible pricing is just one of many trends that may influence the next generation of meetings and events. Click here to download a free copy of the GES Trend Tracker for more insights into what's on the horizon for planning, strategy, marketing, technology, and design.
Learn more and read the full story on PCMA's website. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdNs5qdmDApqFPXKr | Metropolis, Ill. mayor responds to divided reaction to governor's orders
Mayor Bill McDaniel said he was responding to many questions and concerns following recent postings by county officials. (Source: KFVS)
By Amber Ruch and Colin Baillie | May 13, 2020 at 2:20 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 5:31 PM
METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) - The mayor is responding to divided reactions regarding Governor JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order.
We talked to Mayor Bill McDaniel on Thursday.
"We are not going to hold grudges, we're not going to implement penalties to anyone," Mayor McDaniel said.
He said the City gets numerous complaints on both sides of the issue.
"If anybody's got a complaint about the way the businesses are, call the health department," he said. "They are the lead agency."
Metropolis resident Lee Dalton said, "Most should be open to, people should wear protection, use hand sanitizer and masks and, I mean, it should be okay as long as we practice social distancing."
Mayor McDaniel said he understood the frustration, "but I don't have the authority to tell them to go to work or not to go to work."
The mayor said on Wednesday he was responding to many questions and concerns following recent postings by county officials.
Earlier this week, the Massac County sheriff and Massac County State's Attorney posted their positions on the governor's order.
In the release, the mayor said he wanted to remind the community that the City did not shut down any businesses, nor enter any stay-at-home orders. He said it was mandated by the governor and is being carried out by the various agencies of the state of Illinois.
"As the City did not close the businesses, the City does not have the authority to open them," he said.
The mayor said he believed the governor's order would last for 30 days and then they would return to close to "normal" operations. Because of that belief, he said the City complied with the governor's request and announced the restrictions and instructions they were given.
"Neither I, as mayor, nor the City Council has the authority to decide what you as a business owner may or may not do at this point," he said in the release. "If YOU choose to open your business, that is up to YOU."
He said City government would comply with all orders that are in effect. However, he said the City can't and won't initiate enforcement actions on its own.
The City refers all complaints or callers to the Illinois State Police and the Southern Seven Health Department.
Mayor McDaniel said the Illinois Department of Public Health is the lead agency for the COVID-19 pandemic, and Southern Seven is its local branch. The mayor said it is up to them what actions can or will be taken.
Colin Baillie
Reporter, KFVS
Carterville, IL
Colin Baillie joined KFVS as a multimedia journalist in March 2020.
Organizers host "MLK Love Train"
Many hopped in cars with signs of unity, starting in Harrisburg and ending in Murphysboro.
Noelle Williams
Inmate found dead at Cape Girardeau Co. Jail
An inmate was found dead in his cell at the Justice Center on Saturday, January 16.
Search continues for endangered missing man in Williamson Co., Ill.
Marsha Heller and Noelle Williams
Cave-in-Rock Ferry back open | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa_rxK0-nUGYe4CTX | Country Music Hall of Fame member Kenny Rogers has 80 candles on his birthday cake today.
Before Kenny became a Country Music superstar, he played a couple of different types of music. In the mid 60's he was a member of the folk singing group The New Christy Minstrels. By 1967, Kenny was in The First Edition which later became Kenny Rogers and The First Edition.
Yep, before being a Gambler, he was checkin' out his condition.
Happy Birthday Kenny!! Here's Kenny 'Droppin' In".. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdgs4dbghTN2K2Pkb | package com.malalaoshi.android.adapters;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.util.TypedValue;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;
import com.malalaoshi.android.R;
import com.malalaoshi.android.activitys.WrongTopicActivity;
import com.malalaoshi.android.core.base.BaseRecycleAdapter;
import com.malalaoshi.android.core.utils.MiscUtil;
import com.malalaoshi.android.entity.TopicSubject;
/**
* Created by donald on 2017/5/9.
*/
public class TopicSubjectsAdapter extends BaseRecycleAdapter<TopicSubjectsAdapter.TopicSubjectViewHolder, TopicSubject> {
public TopicSubjectsAdapter(Context context) {
super(context);
}
@Override
public TopicSubjectViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
TextView textView = new TextView(mContext);
RecyclerView.LayoutParams layoutParams = new RecyclerView.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
// layoutParams.topMargin = MiscUtil.dp2px(10);
textView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
textView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
textView.setCompoundDrawablePadding(MiscUtil.dp2px(18f));
textView.setTextColor(MiscUtil.getColor(R.color.color_black_656970));
textView.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_SP, 20);
textView.setLines(1);
return new TopicSubjectViewHolder(textView);
}
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(TopicSubjectViewHolder holder, final int position) {
TopicSubject subject = getItem(position);
holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
WrongTopicActivity.launch(mContext, position, dataList);
}
});
holder.setup(subject);
}
class TopicSubjectViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
TopicSubjectViewHolder(View itemView) {
super(itemView);
}
public void setup(TopicSubject subject) {
TextView textView = (TextView) itemView;
if (textView == null) return;
String subjectName = subject.getSubject();
int topicNum = subject.getTopicNum();
if ("英语".equals(subjectName)){
textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(null, MiscUtil.getDrawable(R.drawable.topic_english), null, null);
}else if ("数学".equals(subjectName)){
textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(null, MiscUtil.getDrawable(R.drawable.topic_math), null, null);
}
textView.setText(topicNum + "题");
}
}
}
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BkiUc6k5qhLACGfB1QPU | Resumes could be used for any range of reasons but most often they are utilized to procure new employment.
Resumes could be properly used for any range of causes but most often they're employed to secure new employment.
Resumes might be used for any range of good reasons but often they are utilized to procure fresh job. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdpPxaJJQnJA_XkRT | ~30th Anniversary~
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd
Stephan King (novel) Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
"One of the late 20th century's finest tales of the supernatural and a justly famous classic."
"The movie is not about ghosts but about madness and the energies it sets loose in an isolated situation primed to magnify them."
"Kubrick's spellbinding foray into the realm of the horror film."
Channel 4 Film
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals--but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at the gorgeous Overlook Hotel. Based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, the film stars Jack Nicholson at his eyebrow-raising best in his portrayal of Jack Torrance, a Vermont schoolteacher working at the Overlook as a winter caretaker. The glorious early-20th century resort only operates in warm weather because the snowy roads deny access in the colder months, so Jack brings his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), with him, as well as his young son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who possesses some unique psychic powers. As the Torrances settle in for the long, lonely months ahead, strange, unexplainable things start occurring in the hotel--and in every scene Jack seems to be growing a little more evil and dangerous.... Cinematographer John Alcott (who also worked on BARRY LYNDON and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE) allows his Steadicam to float eerily through the deserted halls and corridors of the hotel, creating a creepy air of tension as Jack plummets into madness. Kubrick's obsessive eye for detail is prevalent throughout; the famous scene where Danny rides his toy buggy through the hotel is remarkable for Alcott's gliding camerawork and the desolate sound of the wheels alternately scraping across the hardwood and carpeted floors. Nicholson and Duvall are outstanding throughout, with both actors running the full gamut of human emotions as the film races towards a thrilling conclusion. Supplemented by an oddball cast of dead twin girls, suicidal ax-murdering ghosts, Scatman Crothers as the hotel cook, and many other weird and wonderful figures, Kubrick's film is a pulse-racing treat that is among the best in his inimitable body of work. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdvs5qsNCPYBLwnWT | Yemen: Inside a Crisis
© Giles Clarke for UN/OCHA, 2017
Until 26 January 2020
Described by the UN as the "world's worst" humanitarian crisis, the on-going conflict in Yemen has left an estimated 80% of the country's men, women and children in desperate need of assistance; but how has this man-made crisis affected the people of Yemen?
At the forefront of a major season of programming at IWM North, Yemen: Inside a Crisis is the UK's first exhibition to address Yemen's on-going conflict and humanitarian crisis. Showcasing around 50 objects and photographs, many of which have been exclusively sourced from Yemen for this exhibition.
© Veronique de Viguerie, 2017
The war in Yemen was sparked in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings of 2011. Following the forced removal of the country's president of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a period of political transition failed to address many of the country's core problems. As the political process faltered under the country's new president, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, clashes broke out in Yemen's most northerly governorate, Saada – home of the predominantly Zaydi Shia Houthi movement. When fighting between the Hadi government and the Houthis broke out in 2014, Yemen was already on the brink of collapse. Its political and economic situation made it one of the poorest and most fragile states in the world, but it was the introduction of conflict into a perfect storm of conditions that pushed Yemen over the edge. Having been notably absent from British media for the majority of the war's duration, the conflict and crisis in Yemen is now prevalent.
Taking this moment as its starting point, Yemen: Inside a Crisis explores how fighting has tipped the fragile nation into an economic tailspin. It also examines Britain's complex relationship with Yemen – from its control of the city of Aden in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to the paradoxical role it currently holds.
© Andrew Tunnard IWM
Inflation and the inaccessibility of food, water and healthcare are all addressed, particularly focusing on the physical and psychological effects that the conflict and crisis are having on Yemen's children. Key exhibits include worn Yemeni Rial notes, charity food vouchers, medical equipment used to treat malnutrition and cholera, dog-eared school books and harrowing images captured by Yemeni photographers. Extraordinary personal stories from people in Yemen give insight into the harsh realities faced by them every day, as well as the incredible resilience they have had to display.
© Murad Subay, 'Devoured', 2019, photographed by Andrew Tunnard IWM
Yemen: Inside a Crisis also features a commission of a new artwork by Yemeni street artist Murad Subay. Created especially for IWM, the artist's latest work, Devoured (2019), metaphorically represents the harsh physical and psychological realities faced daily by the Yemeni people, as well as the regional and international experience of the conflict situation.
As part of Yemen: Inside a Crisis we will take conversations and programmes beyond the museum's walls in the form of a travelling digital artwork, created by FutureEverything. Our interactive installation on the streets of Manchester uses touch and voice-activated technology to highlight issues addressed in the exhibition. The programme also includes a commission of new work from spoken word artist Amerah Saleh.
Yemen: Inside a Crisis is part of IWM's Conflict Now strand of programming, which features opinions of individuals who have seen, experienced and worked in areas of conflict. This exhibition has been curated with the support of Lead Advisor Iona Craig, an award-winning journalist who between 2010 and 2015 was based in Sanaa as Yemen correspondent for The Times.
There is no age restriction for Yemen: Inside a Crisis, however, all visitors are advised that the exhibition includes content showing the impact and consequences of war.
Drawing on the exhibition's themes, the marketing campaign questions the 'price of war'? In many areas of Yemen, food has been used as a weapon. The indicative costs featured in the campaign represent the unaffordability of food in Yemen. The costs have been calculated by comparing food prices in the UK and Yemen, and Gross National Income (GNI) of the two countries. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfEc5qhDCkVn5uOs5 | The high sneakers are made of supple leather and soft canvas. The lace-up shoes have a side pocket with brand logo and metal rivets. The sole of vulcanized rubber decorates a strip in contrast color. The inner lining is made of textile. The inner lining is made of textile. Ideal shoes for everyday life. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUaSPxK0zjCxN_qhBK | A delicate hammered band of gold is set with a teardrop-shaped stone. Mix with our Hammered Gold Bangle, Smooth Gold Bangle or Freshwater Pearl Bangle to create your own unique set!
Semi precious stones and 24k gold fill. Width of bangle is 2.75" | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUgDA5qhDCz6hCLKpw | Ruda (Rudolf) Šváb (29. září 1909, Saská Kamenice (Chemnitz), Německá říše – 31. března 1989, Praha) byl český malíř, ilustrátor, grafik a typograf.
Život
Ruda Šváb absolvoval v letech 1934–1940 Uměleckoprůmyslovou školu v Praze u profesorů Břetislava Bendy a Jaroslava Špillara. Od konce 30. let se věnoval ilustracím, a do roku 1943, kdy byl internován v koncentračním táboře, pracoval jako výtvarný redaktor časopisu Čin. Po skončení druhé světové války spolupracoval od roku 1949 se Státním nakladatelstvím dětské knihy.
Kromě ilustrací, které se většinou vyznačují naturalistickým detailem, se věnoval též grafice a tvorbě poštovních známek. Od roku 1949 byl členem Umělecké besedy a od roku 1952 SČUG Hollar.
Z knižních ilustrací
1939 – Bohumila Sílová: Paví Očko ve lví říši
1939 – Bohumila Sílová: Podivné cesty Pavího Očka
1940 – Bohumila Sílová: Cirkus Pavího Očka
1940 – Bohumila Sílová: Povídá se ve lví říši, povídá...
1940 – Ludvík Mühlstein: Vláďa hlásí finále
1941 – Kálmán Mikszáth: Zázračný deštník svatého Petra
1941 – Edvard Valenta: Strýček Eskymák
1943 – Zdeněk Deyl: Houserovy boty
1943 – Bohumila Sílová: Slavnost úplňku
1948 – Nikolaj Kornějevič Čukovskij: Mořský lovec
1950 – Alois Jirásek: Filosofská historie
1952 – Svatopluk Čech: Výlety pana Broučka
1952 – Jiří Mařánek: Zrádci neuniknou
1953 – Jan Čarek: Zvířátka-naši přátelé
1955 – Svatopluk Čech: Nový epochální výlet pana Broučka, tentokráte do XV. století
1957 – Bohumil Říha: O letadélku Káněti
1958 – Svatopluk Čech: Ve stínu lípy
1958 – Jiří Mařánek: Učeň tajného umění
1967 – Alexej Nikolajevič Tolstoj: Jak liška létala
1969 – Václav Kaplický: Bandita, Paťara a spol.
1983 – Vladimír Šustr: Dobrodružství malého Indiána
1984 – Jan Suchl: Ztracená osada
1985 – Bohumil Nohejl: Báječný trest
Odkazy
Reference
Externí odkazy
Knihovna Karla Dvořáčka Vyškov
Čeští výtvarníci
Čeští grafici
Čeští malíři 20. století
Čeští ilustrátoři
Absolventi Vysoké školy uměleckoprůmyslové v Praze
Narození v roce 1909
Narození 29. září
Narození v Saské Kamenici
Úmrtí v roce 1989
Úmrtí 31. března
Úmrtí v Praze
Muži | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe8TxaKgQRTAku4ec | Audio assistant Lachlan Bridgman, Makeup artist Jesse Richard, Producer Dean Watson, Floor manager Jake Baldwin, Camera operator Mat Harris, cast member Nathan Ware.
Cast member Rod Lara, assistant floor manager Simone Saliba.
Mainland Tonight's live studio audience!
Camera operators Lachlan McKay & Mat Harris. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
BkiUdYo4eIXguwdVFEH8 | How to Find a VAT Registration Number
By: Andra Picincu
Reviewed by: Jayne Thompson, LLB, LLM
Jim Dyson/Getty Images News/Getty Images
How to Search for a Tax ID for a Business
More than 160 countries worldwide are registered for VAT purposes and have a VAT number. This acronym stands for value-added tax. With a few exceptions, most businesses operating in these countries are legally required to charge, declare and deduct this tax at each stage of the supply chain. Under certain circumstances, American companies might need to conduct a VAT number lookup.
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
The easiest way to find a company's VAT ID is to check its invoices and other legal documents. This number may also be listed on its website.
What Is VAT?
VAT is a consumption tax that applies to all products and services that are sold and bought in the European Union, Australia, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and other regions around the world. In Canada and Australia, it's called GST or goods and services tax. Each country has its own VAT rate, which is mostly based on taxpayers' consumption.
The standard VAT rate in Norway, for example, is 25 percent. In Japan, it's only 8 percent. The value-added tax in Denmark and France is 20 percent. Hungary charges the highest VAT rate at 27 percent.
This tax is imposed on all commercial transactions in the supply chain, from production to sales. VAT numbers have the role of identifying the place of transaction as well as the tax status of the customer. Companies are required to list their VAT number on invoices. American companies deal with VAT when they sell software and other digital products in Europe, hold an inventory of goods in the EU or open branches in countries that charge VAT.
Find a Company's VAT ID
If you're doing business with suppliers, vendors or partners located in a VAT country, you may need their VAT number for invoicing purposes and legal compliance. There are a number of things you can do to find the VAT registration number of a company, both online and offline.
Start by checking the invoices and other legal documents issued by that company. EU businesses, for example, list their VAT ID along with their name and contact details on invoices. Billing details will usually include a brief description of the goods or services provided as well as the number of units, the price per item, the total cost excluding VAT, the total amount of VAT, the final price including VAT and other relevant information.
Make sure you know what to look for. A typical EU VAT registration number starts with the country code, such as AT for Austria, DE for Germany or PL for Poland, followed by eight to 12 characters. Be aware that each country uses a different VAT format. In Austria, for example, the VAT number starts with AU followed by nine characters, the first one always being a "U."
Check the Company's Website
Some EU countries, such as the Netherlands, require local businesses to list their VAT ID number on their websites. Many companies, though, list this number at the bottom of the home page or in other sections without being required to do so.
To conduct a VAT number lookup, check the company's website. Access its "about" and "contact" pages, its terms and conditions, the legal disclaimer and the privacy policy.
Once you've found its VAT ID, use the VAT Information Exchange System to check its validity. Head over to the European Commission's website and access VIES VAT number validation. Select the country where the company is located, enter its VAT number and click Verify. If the number is valid, the system will display the company's name and physical address. You may also use a different VAT checker, such as Avalara's VATlive or Vatcheck.eu.
Call the HMRC VAT Help Line
If you're doing business with a U.K. company, call HMRC at +44 2920 501 261 to get the information you need. This service is available Monday to Friday and handles general VAT inquiries. Most countries have a VAT help line, so don't hesitate to use it.
Another option is to contact the company in question and request its VAT registration number. A legitimate business should have no problem providing this information.
United States Council for International Business: Value Added Tax Rates (VAT) by Country
European Commission: VAT Identification Numbers
GOV.UK: VAT Record Keeping
nibusinessinfo.co.uk: Invoicing and Payment Terms
Avalara: EU VAT Number Formats
Investopedia: Value-Added Tax - VAT Definition
European Union: VAT and consumers
Andra Picincu is a digital marketing consultant with over 10 years of experience. She works closely with small businesses and large organizations alike to help them grow and increase brand awareness. She holds a BA in Marketing and International Business and a BA in Psychology. Over the past decade, she has turned her passion for marketing and writing into a successful business with an international audience. Current and former clients include The HOTH, Bisnode Sverige, Nutracelle, CLICK - The Coffee Lover's Protein Drink, InstaCuppa, Marketgoo, GoHarvey, Internet Brands, and more. In her daily life, Ms. Picincu provides digital marketing consulting and copywriting services. Her goal is to help businesses understand and reach their target audience in new, creative ways.
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How to Check a VAT
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How to Check FEIN Numbers | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUftvxK1fBGsWmx8jk | <?php
namespace modmore\Gitify\Command;
use modmore\Gitify\BaseCommand;
use modmore\Gitify\Mixins\DownloadModx;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
/**
* Class UpgradeModxCommand
* @package modmore\Gitify\Command
*/
class UpgradeModxCommand extends BaseCommand
{
use DownloadModx;
public $loadConfig = false;
public $loadModx = true;
protected function configure()
{
$this
->setName('modx:upgrade')
->setDescription('Downloads, configures and updates the current MODX installation.')
->addArgument(
'version',
InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
'The version of MODX to upgrade, in the format 2.3.2-pl. Leave empty or specify "latest" to install the last stable release.',
'latest'
)
->addOption(
'download',
'd',
InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
'Force download the MODX package even if it already exists in the cache folder.'
);
}
protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
{
$version = $this->input->getArgument('version');
$forced = $this->input->getOption('download');
if (!$this->getMODX($version, $forced)) {
return 1; // exit
}
// Create the XML config
$config = $this->createMODXConfig();
// Variables for running the setup
$tz = date_default_timezone_get();
$wd = GITIFY_WORKING_DIR;
$output->writeln("Running MODX Upgrade...");
// Actually run the CLI setup
exec("php -d date.timezone={$tz} {$wd}setup/index.php --installmode=upgrade --config={$config}", $setupOutput);
$output->writeln($setupOutput[0]);
// Try to clean up the config file
if (!unlink($config)) {
$output->writeln("<warning>Warning:: could not clean up the setup config file, please remove this manually.</warning>");
}
$output->writeln('Done! ' . $this->getRunStats());
return 0;
}
protected function createMODXConfig()
{
$directory = GITIFY_WORKING_DIR;
$config = array(
'inplace' => 1,
'unpacked' => 0,
'language' => $this->modx->getOption('manager_language'),
'core_path' => $this->modx->getOption('core_path'),
'remove_setup_directory' => true
);
$xml = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
$modx = $xml->createElement('modx');
foreach ($config as $key => $value) {
$modx->appendChild($xml->createElement($key, $value));
}
$xml->appendChild($modx);
$fh = fopen($directory . 'config.xml', "w+");
fwrite($fh, $xml->saveXML());
fclose($fh);
return $directory . 'config.xml';
}
}
| github | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
BkiUd5U5qYVBaeua0SOM | Lyssa Mandel is a bicoastal actor, comedian, writer, host/producer and neurotic hippie.
She's appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs, High Maintenance, the award-winning web series You Only Die Once, exclusive content for Zagat and multiple international commercials as the token chubby-but-charming chick (???!).
LA Weekly says she wants to be Oprah. She will not refute that.
Comedy-wise, Lyssa likes to overshare the smorgasbord of mental health delights that plague her in the hopes you'll realize you're not the only one. Credits include the Women in Comedy Festival and Stand Up 360 at Broadway Comedy Club. She's performed at The Comedy Store, The Creek and the Cave, New York Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, UCB, and 7 million indie venues, bars, coffee shops and pizza joints in NY and LA.
Lyssa is also a storyteller, an improviser and a self-taught jewelry designer, because she likes to keep her starving arts well rounded. She's a perpetual student of all that good stuff about consciousness and enlightenment and a practitioner of the Williamson Movement Technique. She loves BREAD, tomatoes, bright colors, desert flora and lethal procrastination.
She sounds pretentious, but she is also 5" tall with a giant shrub of curly hair, so how can you actually take her seriously? | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdY85qX_BxN0lN-uf | A POET ON THE FRONTLINE will introduce audiences to the world of Ryszard Kapuscinski, the famous daredevil war correspondent and one of the world's most important contemporary literary figures. Known as "Indiana Jones with a notepad," Kapuscinski is a legend among his peers who has been looking for the truths of human experience in the most dangerous places.
In this film, independent filmmaker Gabrielle Pfeiffer explores the challenges of the writer in the face of censorship, and examines the lines between journalism and literature. She considers Kapuscinski's distinction between recording the hard facts of a wartime event, and reaching deeper for the essence of human experience.
Ms. Pfeiffer traveled with Kapuscinski in four countries, capturing his true character, his passion, his humor and his demons. She interweaves Kapuscinski's childhood as a refugee in Poland during WWII, with his later experiences on the battlefields of the Third World, in a poetic reverie of the tragedy and the absurdity of war. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUc126NNjgB1scYDUV | Using angled holes or angled pocket holes to attach pieces of furniture together has slowly been gaining in popularity over the years. In the past you could only find it used on fine furniture, where the cosmetics of puttied fastener holes on the surface was unacceptable. But today it's becoming so commonplace, that you find furniture manufacturers like IKEA using it on a consistent basis.
Angled holes are used most commonly to "toe screw" boards together. If you think of toe nailing the bottom of a 2"x 4" stud to the bottom plate of a wall you're framing, you know what toe nailing is. The only difference between that and toe screwing, is that we're doing it to screw boards together, rather than nail them.
Where you don't find angled holes used a whole lot is on DIY projects. The main reason for this is the difficulty in drilling angled holes. It is virtually impossible to drill angled holes without a guide block and clamps, with each hole needing to bet set up and clamped, before drilling. This adds a level of complexity that most DIYers don't want to bother with.
However, drilling angled holes isn't as hard as most people think. While having a permanent setup and jig for drilling them is nice for drilling a lot of angled holes, you can set up to drill a single hole in a matter of minutes; and all you need is a drilling jig block and some clamps.
Generally speaking, it is easier and more accurate to drill angled holes with a drill press, than with a handheld drill. The drill bit is going to try and wander, and this is more easily controlled with a drill bit. But this assumes that you're going to use a clamp or vice with the drill press, rather than trying to do it freehand. As a general rule of thumb, drilling on a drill press is supposed to be done with the workpiece clamped in a vice, so this shouldn't be an issue.
Nevertheless, you can drill angled holes with electric hand drills as well. The only real precaution I'd make is to go slowly, as you can pull the jig out of position if the drill bit gets caught against the wood and bogs down. That will cause you to drill the hole in the wrong place or create a damaged edge on the hole, potentially causing serious problems for your project.
In theory, any drill bit can be used for drilling angled holes. But in practice the best drill bits for this are brad point drill bits. The brad point allows the drill bit to engage the workpiece, centering itself where you want the hole. This helps keep the drill bit from wandering off location when it engages the wood.
If you are not using a brad point drill bit for your angled holes, then it is recommended that you drill a small pilot hole, less than half the diameter of the final hole. This pilot hole should be drilled perpendicular to the surface of the workpiece, ensuring that the drill bit doesn't have a chance to wander. It will help hold the main drill bit for the hole on target when it comes into contact with the wood.
The actual angle you drill the hole will depend on the purpose of the hole you are drilling. Obviously, it will be for some sort of fastener; but what type? If you are drilling a pocket hole for use in toe screwing board together, than the most common angle is 15 degrees. Most angled hole jigs and drilling blocks are set for this dimension.
However, you can drill angled holes at whatever angle is appropriate for the project you are working on. Fifteen degrees is a shallow enough of an angle to show that if you can drill at 15 degrees, you can drill at pretty much any angle. There are adjustable jigs for drilling angled holes, which will allow you to select your own angle, from about 15 degrees all the way to 90 degrees.
The key to drilling any angled hole is the jig. This acts as a guide for the drill bit, ensuring that it stays aligned where you need it, so that the hole comes out where you want it. There are several models of jigs available on the market, but most are preset at 15 degrees and look something like the one on the left. The adjustable ones, which will do multiple angles, look like the one on the right.
Notice that both of these jigs have flat surfaces, both to come into contact with the workpiece to be drilled, and to be used for clamping. It is important to note that the one on the right will not hold the drill bit as steadily as the one on the left, so the hole could wander slightly if there isn't a pilot hole.
You can make your own angled hole jig easily enough out some scrap hardwood. To start, you need a block where you are sure the ends are exactly perpendicular to the sides. Drill a hole in the end of this block, keeping the edge of the hole a good ¼" from the edge of the block. Then, cut the block off at a 15 degree angle, or whatever angle you need your holes to be at. Finally, attach small blocks to both sides of it, so that they are flush with the cut edge of your angled hole jig, to act as a clamping surface.
The only problem with a jig of this sort is that it will not last as long as a commercial jig. The commercial jig above has a steel bushing for the drill bit to go through. The homemade one does not. However, if you only need to do a limited number of holes, this would work out quite well. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUd3E25V5heEVpEJuU | Le Méridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort rolled out the red carpet to welcome the Royal family from Malaysia.
PHUKET: Phuket security consultant Peter "Razor" Slade has released his first book, detailing the story of his life thus far, events which include fighting in the Vietnam War, being framed for murder in Australia, and seven years spent working in security in post-invasion Iraq.
An interview with Thailand's first qualified female wine maker, Nikki Lohitnavy, from GranMonte winery.
Exposed this week is the Managing Director & Founder of Luxury Events Phuket.
PHUKET: If you refer to the cafe on the corner of Rassada road as 'Pinky's' instead of the actual name of the Gallery Cafe, then you probably already know who Pinky Jatikavanich is.
PHUKET: South African Ambassador to Thailand, Robina Marks was in Phuket recently to promote the cuisine, the wine and relations between South Africa and Thailand. The Phuket News met up with the Ambassador to welcome her to the island and enjoy a chat over a lovely glass of Chablis.
PHUKET: Kamolrat "Teang" Poungtong, a talented dress maker from Nakhon Sri Thammrat province, has lived in Phuket since 1978.
PHUKET: Even those with a severe fear of heights are being encouraged to give it a go at the new Mid Air Circus Arts circus academy in Phuket.
PHUKET: Working through the night while most others on the island are sleeping might not be the ideal lifestyle for some, but for tour guide Chachai Hatsut it is a way of life.
What started as an innocent photo to keep the people of Bangkok informed about an explosion in February resulted in a Bangkok motorbike taxi driver becoming an overnight celebrity.
PHUKET: Phuket takes me by surprise on a daily basis. I went to Patong over Easter and felt transported to a distant city, which was a nice (although chaotic) change; we mostly spend our days in the Old Town, marveling at the architecture and enjoying a non farang-price meal. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUc6E4ubnjow-6MXCe | Johnston Historical Society
Home | Properties | Events | Publications | Johnston History
Detail of the gravestone of Anna C. Luther, Johnston Historical Cemetery #88. Photo by Christopher Martin.
The Johnston Historical Society was formed by a group of historically minded residents in the late 1970s. They had previously been members of the Johnston Bicentennial Committee/Farnum House Committee which, of course, had come together to celebrate the nation's 200th anniversary. The founders of the society saw the need for a permanent organization whose purpose would be to research and preserve the town's history. In the early 1980s the group met in what was then called the Farnum/Angell House, and the society received a big boost when the town deeded the house over to our group in 1984. We now had a permanent home for meetings, a second floor where a tenant could live, and a place where we could start gathering artifacts for our museum.
Around 2000 we opened our museum barn, built thanks to a grant from the Champlin Foundations. Our meetings were shifted to the barn, and we set up the museum. After research showed that our headquarters house had been built by Elijah Angell, we changed the name of the building to the Elijah Angell House. Today, it functions as a house museum and is part of the Johnston History Museum.
Around 2002 we were deeded the historic Belknap School property. Thanks to another grant from the Champlin Foundations we were able to restore the exterior around 2005-'06, and a further State Preservation Grant allowed us to complete the interior during 2009-'10. On May 15, 2010, the 1892 one-room schoolhouse re-opened to the public for the first time with a dedication ceremony attended by five former students who last sat behind the school's desks in the 1930s and early '40s.
Our society has been, and still is, involved in a number of activities. We are constantly adding to our collection of Johnston material. Monthly meetings with speakers are held at the barn. For the past few years we have hosted dinners and teas in the historical homes of some of our members. We have done much work with the town's one hundred cemeteries, and we have published a historical newsletter for over thirty years.
In the future we would like to start a program through which school children can tour the museum buildings and become acquainted with the history of their town.
President—Elise Carlson
Vice-President—Steve Merolla
Treasurer—Joe Jamroz
Recording Secretary—Carl Johnson
Corresponding Secretary—Christopher Martin
Trustees—Dan Brown, Doug Stephens, Marie Thierfelder, and Anthony Ursillo
Executive Board Meetings are held the second to last Wednesday of each month at our headquarters. All are welcome. General Meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month, September through June, at the museum. All are welcome.
Want to be a Member?
Dues are $20 per year for an individual, $30 per year for a family membership.
For additional information call (401) 231-3380.
The Johnston Historical Society is a 501c3 tax exempt organization. Tax returns are available for review upon request.
Please click the icon to visit and/or sign our Guestbook:
Johnston Historical Society, 101 Putnam Pike, Johnston, RI 02919, (401) 231-3380, johnstonhistorical1825@gmail.com
Unless otherwise noted, all content is © Johnston Historical Society. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUehDxK19JmhArErKL | When a family member is injured, there are often indirect consequences to other immediate family members living within the household such as the need to 'pick up slack' in chores, among other things, on behalf of the injured family member.
Personal injury lawyers as well as paralegals (who are usually forbidden from providing legal services on family law matters except whereas s. 61 of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3 relates to a right of action for dependent family members who suffer indirect harms due to the wrongful death or injury of another family member), often bring legal action on behalf of the directly injured party as well as the indirectly affected family member.
Typically, the law works in such a way as to limit the right to sue to those persons who were directly injured by a wrongdoer (whether accidental or otherwise). To some degree, this makes sense - for example, if your neighbour is injured in a car accident, you are unable to sue the person that injured your neighbour! Even if the neighbours injuries are such that you 'lend a hand', you are unable to sue for the stress and inconvenience caused to you because of an injury to your neighbour.
However, if the injured person is a certain family member as defined within the Family Law Act, other family members may have a right of action (right to sue). In many respects this seems obvious, especially when the injured family member was injured in some type of severe accident that has a significant impact and affects upon others within the household or family unit.
If a person is injured or killed by the fault or neglect of another under circumstances where the person is entitled to recover damages, or would have been entitled if not killed, the spouse, as defined in Part III (Support Obligations), children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of the person are entitled to recover their pecuniary loss resulting from the injury or death from the person from whom the person injured or killed is entitled to recover or would have been entitled if not killed, and to maintain an action for the purpose in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) an amount to compensate for the loss of guidance, care and companionship that the claimant might reasonably have expected to receive from the person if the injury or death had not occurred.
Of interest, the term "injuries" is undefined within the Family Act Law and accordingly, the scope and breadth of the types of injuries suffered appear as unlimited well beyond the first thoughts that injuries must involve some bodily harm. Even if the injured person has suffered an acute depression without any actual physical bodily harm, a right of action to the dependent family members may exist where the dependent family members are consequently affected. This could be the case where a wrongdoer engaged in a psychological infliction upon the injured person and the resulting stress cascades through the household.
In some circumstances, combination of the value of claims brought by the injured person as well as the value of the claims brought by the dependent family members may appear to exceed the Small Claims Court monetary jurisdiction; however, as each Plaintiff is a separate claimant, each has an independent right of action to bring claims for compensation up to the limit of the court.
Jane Dean Paralegal is licensed by the Law Society of Ontario to provide legal services addressing issues involving Tort Law, Contract Law, Provincial Offences, Construction Law, Business & Commerce, Employment Law, Criminal Law (Summary), Real Estate Disputes, Consumer Law and Human Rights within the Province of Ontario, Canada. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
BkiUarbxK6-gD0Sra9Gr | (413) 538-8204 I CUSTOMERSERVICE@HAZEN.COM
ABOUT HAZEN
In 1925, John N. Hazen started Hazen Paper Company in Holyoke as a decorative paper converter and embosser. John developed and trademarked a line he branded as Phantom Box Papers receiving a registered trade mark from the Patent Office in 1928. John's younger brother, Ted, joined Hazen in 1928 to help manage the growing company. Hazen grew rapidly in the 1930's and expanded into printing and foil laminating by the 1940's.
Ted's son, Bob, joined the Company in 1957 and John's son, Tom, signed on in 1960. The second generation brought a lot of passion to Hazen and expanded the company numerous times over the next three decades. Hazen Paper became known worldwide for specializing in foil and film lamination, gravure printing, specialty coating and rotary embossing's. Hazen products became widely used in luxury packaging, lottery and other security tickets, tags and labels, cards and cover stocks, as well as, for photo and fine art mounting.
By 1990 John H. Hazen had joined the Company shortly followed by Robert E. Hazen. The third generation continued to grow the Company and expand its capabilities with a special emphasis on coating, metallizing and holographic technology.
In 2005 Hazen set up its holographic origination lab and design studio in Holyoke. Hazen acquired unique technology for creating holograms and rapidly developed the business and the derivative intellectual property. Hazen developed thousands of unique holographic designs and holds registered copyrights on at least a thousand originations. Hazen also holds several patents on the process it has developed.
In 2006, Hazen set up its first satellite plant in South East Indiana. This was a brand-new lamination and sheeting operation that ultimately operated 7 days per week, 24 hours per day, with more than 50 full time employees. After a very successful ten plus years Hazen sold this plant to API in 2016. The sale was a strategic move away from commodity type foil laminations to increase focus on growth opportunities in holography and specialty paper products in Holyoke.
In 2007 Hazen expanded its Holographic lab and set up a brand new holographic embossing and metallizing plant on Main Street in Holyoke. This was a major expansion into a new realm of manufacturing. It represented a huge financial investment on the part of the third generation. It was a very complex and challenging undertaking and the stakes were incredibly high. No sooner did this operation get off the ground than the world was hit with the Great Recession of 2008 – 2009. Hazen persevered through a steep learning curve during very hard economic times and ultimately this new Hazen operation became extremely successful. Hazen Holography is now known worldwide for the cover of the Super Bowl program and many international awards over the last decade.
Hazen continues to expand in 2021 with major additions to plant and equipment in Holyoke. Still owned and lead by John and Bob Hazen, the company is on a growth track and has big plans for the future.
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Great article from CoStar on the strong fundamentals in the multifamily asset class - particularly the Class B communities that PGP tends to focus on.
We are actively looking for new properties in the $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 price point, 50 to 100 units, with strong occupancy history and some value-add possibilities!
Apartment property performance in 2015 continued to outperform even the strong performance seen in 2014 and 2013, according to the latest financial data collected on thousands of multifamily complexes. And the net operating income performance for the property sector may still head higher.
The combined 2015 net operating income at nearly 5,900 conventional multifamily complexes reporting year-end numbers totaled $8.16 billion, according to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac data collected through April and analyzed by CoStar Group. Those complexes contained 1.16 million apartment units -- consequently representing NOI per unit of $7,044....
"As an investment, we feel multifamily makes sense as long as investors are selective and focus on the right product in the right markets," Resource's Rizzo said. "We think the best opportunities are in the older, existing Class B communities that are ripe for rehabilitation. Ideally they are located in suburban communities with employment growth and strong schools."
"Not only are these desirable areas to live but they are places where it is extremely difficult to build new supply. High-end, Class A, luxury apartments make up the majority of new construction. They are expensive and tend to be located in urban areas," she added.
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BkiUdo45qYVBZEfUiqmD | The PM who brandished coal in parliament is trying a u-turn on climate - Transcript, 2SM Mornings
Posted by Andrew Leigh 56sc on October 12, 2021
2SM MARCUS PAUL IN THE MORNING
SUBJECTS: JobKeeper; Glasgow summit; vaccination rates
MARCUS PAUL, HOST: Well, Treasury are reporting JobKeeper was a great success, and any clawback requiring billionaires to pay back money they didn't need would simply encourage them to damage their own business. I mean, this utterly fails to understand how corporations work. Once again, it means ordinary people face harsher consequences than mega rich businesses. Our JobKeeper warrior is Andrew Leigh. Good morning, mate.
ANDREW LEIGH, SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND CHARITIES: Morning, Marcus.
PAUL: Nice to talk to you, and again, congratulations on all the hard work you've done on this. Treasury confirms it knew the Government was paying our billions in JobKeeper to firms that, quote, 'may not need support', but they paid them anyway, and there's no need to claw that money back because that simply would be, you know, the politics of envy, Andrew.
LEIGH: Marcus, as you know, Labor called for JobKeeper. We wanted it to succeed and we celebrated every single job that was saved. JobKeeper didn't have to be run in a way that gave $58 million to OPSM, a big lick of which ended up in the pockets of their Italian billionaire owner, Leonardo Del Vecchio. It didn't have to give $6 million to Louis Vuitton, a big chunk of which ended up in the pockets of Bernard Arnault, their French billionaire owner. And JobKeeper didn't need to be run in a way in which some $14 billion - $1,400 for every Australian household - went to firms with rising revenues: and that's just in the first half of the program.
PAUL: Yeah, yep, and it goes on and on. Look, some have paid it back, which is good, and we applaud and appreciate that, but there are still many others that haven't, simply refused to, and probably, Andrew, some that we'll never see again.
LEIGH: That's right. Labor's not going to be forcing firms to repay, but we certainly welcome those that do. We've been putting pressure on firms such as Harvey Norman, which eventually did the right thing. Toyota, Iluka, Domino's have voluntarily repaid. I think it is important for these to look at their corporate social responsibility statements and see whether it's consistent with that, to be taking millions of dollars of taxpayer handouts at a time when other people are tightening their belts. The budget has real wages going backwards. We've seen many of these firms enjoying some of their best-ever profit years, thanks to support from the Australian taxpayer.
PAUL: What do you make about this? There's been a bit of a shift, if you like, from our biggest media organization, for a start: News Corp. Also, the Prime Minister is going to talk climate change with a number of his key ministers this week. Is this good news, or is it merely a bit of a smokescreen? Is it going to be nothing more than a gabfest, do you think, or will, finally, real action be undertaken by our government on climate change, Andrew?
LEIGH: Australia desperately needs a prime minister that will take climate change seriously. No other advanced country is as much risk from climate change. You've just got to look at bushfires, cyclones, extreme weather events, not to mention the potential loss of the Great Barrier Reef. If we act, then that's good for our economy, because we get those renewable jobs, but it also means we can go to these international meetings and encourage other nations to take action off the back of our work. Instead of leading, we're lagging, and the Prime Minister's decision not to go to these important climate change talks, again, will just make it harder for us to be taken seriously, make it harder to get the global action that our planet needs.
PAUL: Well, even Prince Charles, I see, has put the pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to attend the upcoming Glasgow Climate Summit. Is he going to go, Andrew, or is he not?
LEIGH: He said he won't, Marcus, and that's a real pity for Australia. That means that he won't be there alongside Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and many other world leaders who will be talking about the commitments their countries have been making over many years. It's that steady action that makes a difference. We know if you're going on a diet or looking to get fit, you need to start early and keep up the action day to day. Scott Morrison is desperately trying to execute a U-turn. The bloke who was waving around lumps of coal in parliament and saying that electric vehicles will end the weekend is now trying to rebrand himself as some kind of a latter-day Greta Thunberg. I think Australians will see through that pretty quickly.
PAUL: All right, mate, I have to leave it there because we've got an important announcement to be made very soon by New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet, and the Treasurer, Matt Kean, about business support as we get out of the lockdowns here in Sydney, which, as you know, finally a bit of freedom, Andrew, for us here. How are you going in the ACT by the way? I know the vax rates are pretty high there, thanks to Andrew Barr and the Labor Government.
LEIGH: 98 per cent first dose, and well over 70 per cent double dose, so we're doing well here with the over-16 population, Marcus. Restrictions lift on Friday, and I know so many of my constituents can't wait for life to begin to return to normal.
PAUL: I bet. All right, Andrew, good to chat. Let's talk again next week.
LEIGH: Likewise, thanks.
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BkiUdvU5qWTBHVEA11UM | Release Date: August 19th, 2005 (NJ-Emerson Quad, Bergenfield Cinema 5,Mansfield Cinema 14,Kinnelon 11,Middlebrook Cinema 10,and Parsippany Cinema 12) by Illuminare Entertainment.
BASIC PREMISE: Despite being from different cultures, John (Beach) and Angela (Kirshner) were best friends since grade school. Angela leaves town and at the end of high school, she ends up in a love triangle between John and T.J. (Olds).
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE: The genres of romance and drama are magically combined in this thoroughly entertaining film. The plot structure is very effective in setting up the suggested romance between John and Angela even before they hit their high school years. There are enough details about both of their families to show how different their cultures are--John is Native American with a very spiritual and warm father. What draws these two souls together is very obvious because of all the liveliness and attention they gave each other when they were kids--Angela certainly does not get this kind of attention at home. The inter-cultural relationship causes a lot of conflict and, eventually, jealous as soon as T.J. enters the picture later on. The well-written script brings life into every character. Concurrently, it also builds the tension up gradually until the last thirty minutes that are full of surprises. Kirshner and Beach both give very strong performances that grab hold of you from the very first frame. Amid a lot of Hollywood films with A-list actors who have no chemistry whatsoever, these lovers actually have chemistry and show it! On top of that, the production values are outstanding with superb cinematography, beautiful scenery, and a very effective musical score. This is a thoroughly engaging film from beginning to end.
SPIRITUAL VALUE: It is very easy to be moved by the profound, long-lasting love between John and Angela. Their love is tested just like in many romances. Fortunately, they always pass the test no matter what they go through and how much time passes by. John's rigorous devotion to Angela is very uplifting. They are truly soul mates. Also, their spiritual guidance is very poignant, inspiring, and ultimately rewarding. The last heartbreaking thirty minutes are filled with many beautiful, touching scenes that it is hard not to get teary-eyed. The very last scene is a perfectly satisfying way to end a film that is rich is spirituality and true love.
THE BOTTOM LINE: An emotionally-charged, well-acted, and beautiful gem of film that is full of twists and surprises. A film that must be seen NOW and that will linger in your mind FOREVER. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbVc5qX_AYtUxBjo2 | Balancing Sustainability With Sentiment, Historical Value
OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: Preparing Fenway Park For Game Day Pt. 2: Behind-The-Scenes Sustainability Efforts At Fenway ParkPt. 3: This PagePt. 4: Maintaining The Sanitary Sewer System At Fenway ParkPt. 5: Facility Management Surprises at Fenway Park
What are the challenges of balancing sustainability in a structure like Fenway Park with such sentimental, historical value to its city? Is there any pushback to changes made to be more sustainable?
We're always looking to have the best intentions in mind when it comes to the environment, the aesthetics, and the financial element. You have to balance the three. We certainly look to our architects and engineers to help us make the right decisions for us.
There are certainly a lot of challenges in this facility. The facility was built in 1912 and although it underwent renovations in 1934 and over the last 10 years, the base of the building has essentially stayed the same. It's a space challenge. There's not a lot of room. There's not a lot of room on the roof or our concourses. It is a challenge but it all goes back to our commitment to the environment, finances as well as aesthetics. It's balancing all three. We look for ways to be creative in the park and that goes for all of our operations.
Answers provided by Jon Lister, director of facilities management, Boston Red Sox. Lister has been with the Red Sox since November 2012. He was previously assistant director of facilities at Harvard University Athletics.
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BkiUdIE4eIZjpZeDTVvw | In the near decade of Christmases that it's been just me and Mom, we've settled into one new tradition for ourselves. Christmas Eve, which is typically the bigger celebratory night in Mexican culture, we'll venture out to the movies. It's typically dead (again, bigger celebratory night). We'll catch one of the last shows (which is in the 7:00 hour, they don't even bother scheduling later). Because my inclinations towards the theatric comes from Mom, we'll usually pick whatever musical is released that year. There's always one at Christmas. Into the Woods, The Greatest Showman, Mary Poppins Returns. Pretty obvious pick for us. Well, this year, that pick was Cats. I was gonna see it either way, but I tried dissuading her from it. "It's weird, there's no plot, the special effects look strange". But she knows the movies are my happy place, and before being subjected to a day full of extended family I barely know on Christmas Day, she insisted we still go out. And I'd already seen every other film playing at the local theaters (and even some that wouldn't be out until the next few days). It's no surprise that we were the only ones in the auditorium at 7:45 on Christmas Eve in Laredo Texas.
This adaptation was inevitable. Every year we get a new Broadway adaptation on film, and Cats is one of the most ubiquitous. It had a historically long run on the Great White Way, and it's a staple of high school theatres. I've personally avoided it. Mostly because I like my musicals to have plot, and I know this one doesn't. But I knew I'd see it at some point. My theory is that because this is so well known, we're basically just getting it out of the way. People were always going to ask when it would be adapted. And even if it went full animation (as it prolly should have), people would still ask for a live action one. Because people are weird. So this was given to us, hopefully to be lost behind the hype of the new Star Wars, and every other incredible film we got this year, and then the subject could be dropped. Heh. Right.
As I said, there's no real plot. A cat is abandoned in an alley and finds a group of similar felines. Tonight is a big night for them, it's the Jellicle Ball (they're apparently all Jellicle Cats, as they sing about for 8 minutes) which is when Old Deuteronomy (Dame Judi Dench) will choose one cat in order to ascend to heaven or something. She chooses the cat based on their performance of a special song, unique to each of them. So in other words, it's just an excuse for a bunch of different characters to sing about themselves in a totally nonsensical way. That varied cast of cats is why it's so popular in high schools, because it can give many actors their own opportunity to shine. I assume it works well on stage, but it's kinda weird on screen. At one point, Mom even turns to me and whispers "Are they all gonna just sing one at a time?" "Yup."
Right so no real plot, very weird CGI with animated animal bodies and human faces. I'd been trying to explain this to an elderly friend of the family who was excited to see it. "Yeah the animation's really weird" "But the makeup they do is so good, I want to see that" "It's not makeup, it's special effects" "I love the makeup!" "Ok, boomer".
One of the reasons I love going to the movies alone is I don't want to feel resonsible for whether or not my companion(s) enjoy it. I was on edge the first 15 min or so, wondering what Mom would say. The first number is kinda strange and drawn out, and it only gets slightly better from there. I heard some chuckles next to me. Then I heard what sounded like snoring. "Oh even better, she'll sleep thru it" I thought. That was shortlived. But about 20 min in or so, while Victoria is twirling across the screen, I hear "I like her, she's so cute". And I breathed a sigh of relief.
Because here's the thing, as I said, mom and I are theatre people. Once I realized she was going to be okay, I opted to imagine I was watching this on stage. I overlooked the weird animation and pictured what it'd look like with Broadway makeup. I let myself enjoy the music (hello Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber), and even moreso, the dancing. I hadn't expected the beautiful ballet ("She's so graceful!" Mom would later exclaim) and clever choreography. That's what I chose to focus on.
Also, can we take a moment to appreciate Sir Ian McKellan. Yes, he's in this, and he is absolutely the most committed kitty in the film. You would think he was performing Shakespeare, the way he embraced the role, and I love him for it. Other standouts include our newbie leading kitty Francesca Hayword, who I later learned was in the London Ballet (which makes total sense once you see her movement). Even covered in fur and whiskers, Jennifer Hudson can give me chills with her singing. I also liked Taylor Swift, mostly because I liked her song. I think if I were to be a Cat, I'd wanna be either Taylor's Bombalurina, or mischievious twin Rumpleteaser. Those two numbers were highlights for me.
Look, I absolutely get the vitriol and confusion this film is getting. I am 100% in the minority of those that legitimately enjoyed this film (Mom is another part of that minority), but I don't think this really should have been aimed at the masses. This is for a niche audience of theatre going folk who get what the film is going for. To everyone else, it's an acid trip. Hell, it was hella trippy for me too, I just knew how to look past it.
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BkiUcwI241xiEnW_4NAY | Q: Reuse of libcurl handles I'm using libcurl for an application in a thread that needs to send the same URL request every configuarble amount of minutes, so I have a loop in my thread that looks pretty much like this:
curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
curl = curl_easy_init();
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{
try
{
curl_easy_setopt(....);
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}
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For some unknown reason I see some TCP problems on wireshark hapenning consistantly. Apparently the TCP connection is not being closed properly:
Using a fresh handle at each iteration solved the problem, but is this truly the best practice ? Isn't there a way I can reuse the same connection and keep sending in the same frequency ? (maybe configure something on client side or server side).
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D., commented:
'Building on Ireland's innovations in digital diplomacy over the last year, our 2021 Bloomsday campaign is a global celebration of Joyce, as our diplomatic network mobilise hundreds of diverse partnerships to bring inspiring Irish literature to new audiences on six continents.'
Fans of literature worldwide can check out the full range of activities at Ireland.ie/Bloomsday. Some highlights include:
Ireland's Consulate General in New York have partnered with the University of Buffalo in unveiling a new 36-foot vibrant James Joyce mural in the city, creating a landmark for the Irish community and raising awareness of the home of the largest collection of Joycean manuscripts and materials.
In Mozambique, the Irish Embassy looks to uncover talented local writers with a Bloomsday Poetry Competition, open to all ages.
The Irish Embassy in London will host a virtual Bloomsday celebration of the life and works of James Joyce with the help of a few very special guests including author Emma Dabiri who will host the event, and actor Adrian Dunbar who will perform a reading by Joyce.
Ireland's Embassy in Indonesia are bringing Joyce's Ulysses to life with a Bloomsday Booth that recreates the iconic Sweney's pharmacy alongside an interactive exhibit, all displayed in one of Jakarta's most prominent shopping malls.
In Stockholm, the Irish Embassy combines Bloomsday with the great national celebration of Midsommar, presenting Molly's Midsommar, with the best of Irish and Swedish culture brought to audiences' from the city's harbour.
In Pretoria, the Embassy will take part in a cultural event on June 16 partnering with a literary social enterprise and non-profit group dedicated to enhancing access to literature for young people in inner-city Johannesburg, and will giveaway copies of Joyce's work.
Ireland's Embassy in Mexico collaborated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to present the Joyce in Latin America Conference, hosting high profile speakers and experts on James Joyce and Irish literature more broadly. One of the conference highlights was the announcement of the establishment of the Eavan Boland – Anne Enright Irish Studies Chair at UNAM. This is the first dedicated Chair in Irish literature in Mexico, and will be the corner stone for a developing Irish studies programme.
In Sydney, Ireland's Consulate partners with the University of Sydney to present a Joycean Jam, collaborating with local artistic collective Prankqueans to engage audiences in a celebration of Joyce's work through cabaret readings, spoken word and song.
In Atlanta, Nuala O'Connor, author of the acclaimed Nora, joins Emory's University's Geraldine Higgins, Consul General Ciara O'Floinn and others on 16 June for ''In Praise of Women''. This program, a collaboration between the Consulate of Ireland in Atlanta and Arís Theatre celebrates the women in Joyce's life and work, above all Nora Barnacle, the inspiration for Molly Bloom.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) have partnered to produce Opening Ulysses, a short film created in collaboration with 40 Irish Embassies and Consulates worldwide. Ahead of the centenary of the novel's publication next February, this specially commissioned film invites global audiences to engage with Ulysses through a playful, virtuosic reimagining of its opening line: Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.Filming has taken place in more than 40 locations across six continents, from Alaska to Abuja, Santiago to Seoul, Canberra to Chicago. The short film is available to view on the DFA YouTube channel.
As an additional initiative to reach new global audiences as part of DFA's Bloomsday campaign, Irish Embassies and Consulates have also organised a Global Joycean Book Giveaway. Over the Bloomsday period, more than 5,000 copies of Ulysses, Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will be distributed in 100+ cities on six continents, in 18 languages ranging from Chinese, Japanese and Latvian to Hebrew, Greek and Bahasa. To deliver this, our diplomatic network has partnered with hundreds of local organisations including national and public libraries, secondary schools, universities, development NGOs, bookshops, literary cafés, cultural centres, broadcast media and transport hubs.
The Opening Ulysses film is available to feature on media and multimedia platforms once DFA and MoLI are credited; please contact DFA Press Office for sharing/download details.
The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) is also encouraging readers to join thousands of others in finally picking up Ulysses this year as part of a free online public book club. 'Ulysses – for the rest of us!' will run for two months from 16 June 2021, and is hosted by American podcaster Conner Habib. Sign up for free at moli.ie/Ulysses
In Ireland the Bloomsday Festival, presented by the James Joyce Centre, is presenting an extensive range of programming from 11-16 June, including a Ulysses Punk Cabaret, Bloomsday Film Festival screenings, Joyce art exhibitions and drawing workshops. Find out more at bloomsdayfestival.ie. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- FileNet Corp. file late Monday said it expects to post first-quarter earnings of 10 cents a share on sales of around $97 million. For the whole year, the company expects to earn 70 cents per share on sales of $410 million. Wall Street analysts, on average, had expected first-quarter earnings of 15 cents per share on sales of $100 million, according to a Thomson First Call survey. For the year, estimates put earnings at 71 cents a share on sales of $416 million. (Corrects company's full-year earnings per share estimate.) | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Cole Inquiry
The report from the Cole Inquiry has been handed down to Governor-General Michael Jeffrey. The inquiry was setup by the Howard government just over twelve months ago to investigate claims of corruption in relation to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.
The report will be made public next week.
Mainstream media has speculated that the report will recommend a string of charges against former AWB executives. It is believed that around AUD$222 million of illegal payments were made to a Jordanian trucking company partly owned by Hussein's Iraqi regime. AWB executives claim it was a victim of the Iraq government's corruption.
The Australian government has also come under scrutiny for failing to investigate reports of the AWB breaching UN sanctions against Iraq. It is expected that the report will contain little about the government's role as that is outside the inquiry's terms of reference.
The opposition is expected to attack the government when the report is tabled in parliament this week. Opposition spokesman for Public Accountability, Kelvin Thomson said the inquiry was set up to return a verdict wanted by the government and that the terms of reference were deliberately narrow.
"The inquiry has been given rorted terms of reference. It has been limited to reporting on the conduct of AWB, it has not been allowed to make findings concerning the conduct of Howard Government ministers."
"The Opposition expressly raised this with Commissioner Cole earlier this year and this was Commissioner Cole's response."
"So all along, the Howard Government has been seeking a verdict of AWB guilty, Government innocent," said Mr Thomson.
Former chairman of AWB, Trevor Flugge said he will not read the report when it is released and said he has done nothing wrong but fears going to gaol.
Speaking to The Australian newspaper, Mr Flugge said he had no interest in reading the Cole report because the case has been built against him from the outset.
"My public life is obviously over. And I can't honestly say that I miss it," Mr Flugge said.
Reuters. "Report may nail Aussie role in Iraq scam" — The Times of India, November 25, 2006
AP. "Executives face criminal charges" — Gulfnews, November 25, 2006
AAP. "Flugge 'will not read AWB Iraq report'" — The Age, November 25, 2006
Lynn Bell. "Cole delivers AWB findings" — Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2006
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BkiUdLQ4uBhiyG-89eqc | Some use the term culture transformation or culture evolution. Some say shaping culture or hacking culture. Some say company culture and some say corporate culture. Some think of organizational culture, some of workplace culture. What is common is that it relates to behaviors, and the desire to achieve more of certain behaviors and less of others.
Making core values come alive.
When new core values need to be implemented, or when existing core values, but despite best efforts, are mostly just words on the wall.
When a sales force needs motivation and inspiration from a sales drive combining sales training, sales videos and sales competitions between individuals or teams.
When a fun and social way is desired to get everyone, not just the most motivated, to take small steps towards healthier habits.
When a tool is needed to lead groups between stations of activities, and when activities and competitions should be streamed to large screens.
When there is a need for an organisation to become more agile, to push for digital transformation or sustainability. When the goal cannot be achieved without high engagement levels.
When an organisation is not united enough due to different functions or locations. When personal connections are needed to make collaboration tools work well.
When everything have already been tried to create the greatest kick off ever. When the kick-off needs to generate real actions in the weeks that follow.
Cultr has a very direct approach to culture change. It simply tries to nudge, encourage, and activate people to do more of certain actions and behaviors. This means that if you know what you culture want, Cultr could help you see more of that.
Follow-up, modify, and see results of thousands of documented actions.
Users receive an email to download the app from their app store and then login to the app with the provided password.
They will find pre-selected challenges waiting for them. Start one and get a number of mini-missions waiting for them to select. The mini-missions are asking them to do small things that matter. They prove it by taking a image.
Their image and the images of all other users are shown on a feed that is called the Moodboard. They can see what other users have done. The Moodboard becomes a living proof of what your company or organisation actually does to make stuff happen. They can like the other users' missions and comment on them.
If they are into winning, there are leaderboards to climb.
Employees doing missions help to change to organisation, little by little, as actions mean more than words. And on top of it, they will think it is fun to use, to be challenged a bit, and to be a part of a movement to improve how things are done. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdr44dbghdUvaw1n2 | iOS has long supported many ways for you to share the content you're browsing, and iOS 9 is going to add a new one. iDownload blog has noticed that the latest beta release of iOS 9 includes an option to save a webpage in Safari as a PDF and transfer it to iBooks.
iBooks (and not other ebook apps) was the only option offered, but on the plus side this sharing option has also been sighted in other Apple apps, including Photos and Notes. That means that this new option is going to allow users to easily turn a webpage or other document into a very adequate PDF in seconds.
Getting that PDF out of iBooks is going to be a little more difficult, but iBooks will let you email the PDF so you can always simply send it to your inbox and work from there.
iOS 8.4 is expected to drop this week and bring iBooks textbook support to the iPhone, but iOS 9 won't be coming until this fall (if not later).
Along with the new sharing option, iOS 9 will also have the Apple News app. That app is going to give readers a new way to find the latest stories, and it's also going to offer web publishers a new source of revenue.
Another iOS 9 I'm looking forward to is the new split-screen and multi-window modes Apple showed off a few weeks back. The split-screen feature is going to let iPad Air 2 owners run two apps at once, but the rest of us iPad owners will be limited to only enjoying the slide-over feature and watching videos in their own pop out window.
Regarding file storage in IOS, Apple has backed itself into a corner.
Yes. Storage on iOS is still based on the assumption that it is on a phone (not a smartphone or tablet). It's not structured so apps can use it in a reasonable manner, and that limits what you can do with an iOS device.
This is one of the things Apple should have fixed before they released the iPad.
The problem now for Apple is that there are many nice apps that they would make obsolete by addressing this within IOS.
What do you mean by obsolete?
I can see how that would break apps, but how it would make them obsolete.
And I'm fine with breaking apps; Apple could have fixed the storage issue with any of the new versions of iOS. Those usually break apps anyway.
Goodreader for example provides for a file system and reading of many different file types.
Why do some websites only save 1 page- instead of all pages- as PDF to iBooks?
Because Apple didn't test this feature adequately before shipping it?
Other than this is an obvious software bug, I really don't know why it's happening. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdzE4uzqh_RadJwcE | Professor of Psychology at the University of Waikato.
I do research and teaching in the area of Cognitive Psychology. Cognitive Psychology is the study of thinking, attention, memory, and decision making.
I have worked for companies, for the US Air Force, and now for the University of Waikato.
Lots of research, some about ride sharing and some about what people notice when they drive.
Some of our recent research was used to change the drink driving laws.
In my lecture this afternoon, the sound equipment wasn't working and so I had to make my own sound effects for the students. They enjoyed it and I learned that IT staff will often change things from one day to the next without telling the users.
I have a PhD in Experimental Psychology.
Sam Charlton is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Waikato. Image: University of Waikato. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUezM4uzlh9r2JtF4q | Luke Bryan Crash My Playa
Luke Bryan Wraps SOLD OUT
Crash My Playa
NASHVILLE – January 22, 2018 – Four-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan wrapped the fourth annual SOLD-OUT four-night concert event, Crash My Playa, in Riviera Maya, Mexico on Saturday night. The concert destination weekend featured two headline shows by Luke as well as headline concerts by Blake Shelton and Sam Hunt. Additional performers included Dustin Lynch, Maren Morris, Brett Young, The Cadillac Three, Ryan Hurd, Adam Craig, Maggie Rose, Kendell Marvel and DJ Rock.
Luke kicked off Crash My Playa last Wednesday introducing the first performance of the Mexico event with Maggie Rose followed by Brett Young with Sam Hunt closing out night one. Day two included back to back Pool Party performances with Maren Morris and Sam Hunt. On the main stage that night was Adam Craig, Dustin Lynch and Luke and then the day closed with Kendell Marvel's Honky Tonk Experience playing late into the night with special guests. On Friday, Ryan Hurd opened the night's festivities then sat in during Maren's performance. The evening closed with Blake's marathon set which included an hour encore with Luke who dressed as 'throwback' Blake of the 90's. During that finale, Gwen Stefani made a cameo to perform a song with Luke and Blake as her backing band. On the final day, Dustin Lynch performed for the largest Pool Party gathering so far and later DJ Rock warmed up the crowd along with Nashville-natives trio The Cadillac Three before Luke wrapped the weekend with a set list of his hits as well as several covers, including Prince's "Party Like Its 1999" and "Sweet Caroline."
The four-night tropical getaway and concert experience was designed and produced by CID Presents as the ultimate all-inclusive Caribbean concert vacation. Guests were not only treated to poolside and nightly beachfront concerts, but were also provided with airport transportation, 24-hour concierge, optional daily activities and off-site adventures such as ATV's and Zip Lines, Catamaran, Snorkeling, Deep Sea Fishing and more. The event was self-produced by the production arm of CID Entertainment, the premier music travel and fan-focused experiential agency. Having developed and implemented VIP and travel packages for Luke's tours for years, CID was the perfect partner for Crash My Playa, designing a country music festival where fans could see their favorite artists on stage and enjoy the sun, beach, food and adventures with their friends.
About Luke Bryan
Country music superstar Luke Bryan is a two-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards and the Super Bowl LI National anthem performer. He has more certified digital singles than any other country artist with 40 million tracks and 12 million albums with three Billion music streams and he was the most-streamed country artist from 2012 to 2016. Luke has placed 19 singles at #1, 11 of which he co-wrote, and has headlined arena tours and sold-out stadiums across the U.S. performing for 1.5 Million fans in 2017 alone. Luke will launch the "What Makes You Country Tour" this February and will join Lionel Richie and Katy Perry at the judge's table for ABC's first season of American Idol premiering on March 11.
Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook
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BkiUa6A4uBhhxLtiLr1x | Personalized learning for the whole child. Learn more.
It's a Mystery!
Jen Stolze
2-4 Team Teacher
"Take Chances, Make Mistakes and Get Messy!" is the motto of The Magic School Bus's Ms. Frizzle - and Ms. Stolze. Ms. Stolze also LOVES everything Harry Potter, and would love to hear the untold stories. When she's not at LGS Ms. Stolze enjoys being an aunt and playing with her four dogs.
For the first time ever my son says he loves school. Homework is beginning to get easier and he is more aware of what he is being asked to do versus looking lost and not knowing what to do. He also talks about his "friends" which he hasn't ever done in the past."
Tricia from Milford, OH
The public school was unable to meet my son's academic or social needs. Linden Grove School offered the individualized education that has made school a positive for him. The small class sizes, enrichment programs, trained and caring teachers and the sense of community found at Linden Grove School are unmatched in our region."
Jennifer from West Chester, OH
Specialized Learning for the Whole Child
Linden Grove School is a private, state-accredited, not-for-profit school that offers an alternative learning program for students with autism and related learning needs.
Started over 30 years ago, LGS currently serves more than 80 students in grades K-8 from a five-county region in Greater Cincinnati.
Read more about our History and Mission.
Linden Grove School
Thank you, William - your students and your community are fortunate to have you!"Those who don't know me, I have autism. I was diagnosed at age 4. The people who evaluated me told my mother that I would never stand a chance in this world as an independent human being, and that I would never graduate from school. I didn't learn to properly speak until I was 6, my dad left me and my sister, my previous stepdad was frustrated with me, I was bullied in school, and mistreated by teachers. Nevertheless, I stand here today with a Masters Degree in Special Education, I live independently in my own house with my beautiful dog. I have presented many public presentations on my autism for the past 4 years, and have worked with kids with special needs for several years!" ~ William 💙 ... See MoreSee Less
Wed, July 17 admission to the Cincinnati Zoo is only $1 as part of The Macy's Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival. There will be live performances, special animal encounters and tons of kid friendly crafts. ... See MoreSee Less
Get $1 admission at the Cincinnati Zoo! - Cincinnati Parent Magazine
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50 years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins. To help commemorate their historic flight, an image of the rocket will be projected on the Washington monument. ... See MoreSee Less
Projection show on Washington Monument to mark Apollo 11 | WTOP
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BkiUbTXxK2li-LJsuGiG | In 1984, as part of the process to vertically integrate the manufacturing of ballistic spall liners and the U.S. Army's PASGT Helmet, Sioux Manufacturing Corporation (SMC) installed weaving and prepregging equipment to process ballistic aramid fibers. In the years since then, SMC has woven over 6.4 million linear yards of aramid fiber for ballistic applications around the world.
SMC's modern facility has the capability of weaving high-performance fabrics such as DuPont's Kevlar® and Teijin Ltd.'s Twaron®. With the capacity to weave in excess of 1.8 million linear yards of aramid fabric per year, woven fabrics ranging in size from 38" to 130" are 100% inspected at SMC, thereby assuring a high-quality product.
Water-Repellent Treatment
Before any application of water-repellent treatment, cloth is first washed in a scouring jig to remove finish from the surface of the yarn. After drying the cloth, waterproofing chemicals, such as fluorocarbons or wax-based substances, are applied using a dip coating line. The addition of this capability has given SMC the ability to provide quality water-repellent products and services.
Prepregging
Prepregging is accomplished with a customized PVB phenolic resin formulation. Surface coating is a two-station continuous operation with loading and unloading accomplished on the fly using festoons for accumulators at each end of the coating line. Broadgood widths range in size up to 72" wide with a maximum speed of 25 feet per minute.
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BkiUflXxK1yAgWt8Akv- | Birds, books and fatherhood: An interview with Jane Yolen
"Value the talents they all have, the work they do," says Jane Yolen. "AND TELL THEM THAT."
by Glen Herbert Continue reading Birds, books and fatherhood: An interview with Jane Yolen
Tying a bow tie with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
He wrote the world's biggest cheque, served under eight presidents, predicted the fall of the USSR and said, despite Reagan's insistence, that there wasn't a communist conspiracy in Latin America. And what do we remember most? The polka-dotted bow tie.
By Glen Herbert Continue reading Tying a bow tie with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Drawing with Tomi Ungerer
"As I look back, as I say, my life has been a fairy tale … [complete] with all its monsters. I think we have all kinds of characters within ourselves. And sometimes the most important characters we have within ourselves are our demons."
By Glen Herbert Continue reading Drawing with Tomi Ungerer
Making Oxtail Soup with Frank Solivan
Frank Solivan is a hunter, a fisherman, a poet. He writes songs, sings, and is the leader of Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen. Their latest album, Cold Spell, was nominated for the Grammy for 2015's best bluegrass album of the year. Oh, and he's a trained chef. Here he shares his recipe for Mexican oxtail soup.
By Frank Solivan Continue reading Making Oxtail Soup with Frank Solivan
The universe in stone: An interview with Mark Wilson
"There were catastrophes and mass killings, extraordinary times of evolutionary innovation, and landscapes we can scarcely imagine. All of this is recorded in the rocks beneath us."
By Glen Herbert Continue reading The universe in stone: An interview with Mark Wilson
"I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea …"
"Now I saw plainly the goodness of his observations about the middle station of life, how easy, how comfortably he had lived all his days, and never had been exposed to tempests at sea or troubles on shore; and I resolved that I would, like a true repenting prodigal, go home to my father."
By Daniel Defoe Continue reading "I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea …"
The best show in town
Wilkesboro, North Carolina's answer to the Oberammergau, Merlefest is the product of a community and a gift to the world.
By Glen Herbert Continue reading The best show in town
Chris Eldridge on being his father's son
"There aren't a lot of people who get to do what they love and make a living at it. Despite some of the craziness that goes along with not being at home for months on end, I feel very lucky."
By Glen Herbert Continue reading Chris Eldridge on being his father's son
It was just an ordinary house on an ordinary street. A place where they love you, no matter what you do.
By Joan Shewchun Continue reading Once upon a time
When John Wyndham wrote "The Chrysalids" sixty years ago, he had no idea that the concept at the heart of the story — anonymous global communication — would ever become a reality. Still, he seemed to have a good idea of what we'd do with it if it ever did.
By Glen Herbert Continue reading The Chrysalids at 60
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BkiUdhc25V5hc_OxxjqX | SAN DIEGO, 2018 - With 5 RubberStampChamp.com Offering Cosco stars for excellence and repair of custom finished products, countless potential customers as well as 50% Cosco stamps. These predefined operations that require precise labeling require free transport orders over durable shields of serum, bright colors, stamps for customers around the world. rubberstampchamp. Share now, RubberStampChamp.
Accogliente Products Posting TM is releasing its latest Elizabeth Document guide, the Document Fine Art TM collection is currently available for download on all your cell phones and you will be available. for art printing. The fabulous new Elizabeth Guide is full of tons of mixed media techniques. For a quick launch / PRURGENT October, 2018 - The creative company, Accogliente Products Posting TM, which produces Accogliente Products TM, the unique guide to creating no cost digital cameras on the Internet, as well as other fabulous Elizabeth Books, is currently establishing exciting new guide elizabeth-guide, Document Fine Art Collection tm. For their latest Elizabeth Guide, Accogliente Ink rubber stamp at rubber-stamp Products Posting tm worked with the expert designer, Rebekah Meier. Rebekah is a collection artist, specializing in personalization, advertising and award creation, and is the author of five books. It has several product lines, including adhesives with Therm ToInternet, a range of stencils and Crafter's Class, a range of rubber stamps with Perception Passion, as well as a type of rubber memory pads with ArtFoamies. Rebecca has a real love for textiles and paper, often merging them to create her art. In fact, she is a craft market consultant who really likes to train what she is aware of. The Fine Art Document TM collection is packed with 40 web pages and 14 mass techniques combined, including development of a seal of approval, coffee filtration, development with a gel press, swap sheets fractional and the printer ink pad. just to start! Each technique includes step-by-step instructions, as well as great photos, as well as an art gallery for the project full of other creative ideas.
SAN DIEGO, / PRNewswire / - Seal Champ has launched the Dropping Cost campaign, which offers consumers all of the 2,000 stamps offered by http: // world com. RubberStampChamp. Consumer stamps in a full range of 24 shapes, plus a unique collection of 11 interesting colors, free freight, from Dollar15. The 2000 stamps are among 24 practical and appreciated measures, including many good quality buildings. These clean and clean fingerprints requiring re-inking can then be re-tattooed for lot 2000 as the available stamps provide additional charges. They can easily be Playbook PM: GOP customized on http: // world to create stamps of attack, stamps. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdUw5qhDACtwISf-t | In 2010, Malcolm Shabazz and I traveled to Chicago to be a part of the annual Chairman Fred Hampton Street Party, celebrating the life of the assassinated Black Panther leader. While on that trip, we were introduced to Prince Amir, the grandson of Imam Malik aka Jeff Fort of the Black P. Stone Nation. Prince Amir and Malcolm hit it off immediately. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc1PxK7kjXLlzbqeU | Jay Z: 'Blue Ivy Is My Biggest Fan'
The father gushes over his daughter in the latest issue of Vanity Fair.
By Derrick Bryson Taylor · October 1, 2013 October 27, 2020
Jay Z may have millions of fans around the world, but his biggest fan lives right at home with him.
The rap mogul covers the latest issue of Vanity Fair and says his daughter simply loves his music. "…My album came out and I don't know if Blue ever heard any of my music prior to this album—she's only 18 months old and I don't play my music around the house," he confessed. "But his album was new, so we played it. And she loves all the songs. She plays a song and she goes, 'More, Daddy, more… Daddy song.'"
Jay Z, whose last album the Magna Carta Holy Grail was released this summer, says he loves watching his daughter enjoy his music. And for him, it wouldn't matter if no one ever bought the album because Blue adores it. "…The fact that she loves it so much, it gives me the greatest joy," shared the glowing father. "And that's not like a cliché. I'm really serious… She's genuine, she's honest, because she doesn't know it makes me happy. She just wants to hear it."
When asked if wife Beyoncé is still a good girl he said, "Nah. She's gangsta now." America has watched their love blossom over the last ten-plus years. But Jay Z says Beyoncé still would be interested in him even if he was a gas station attendant. "If I'm as cool as I am, yes," he shared. "But she's a charming Southern girl, you know, she's not impressed… But I would have definitely had to be this cool."
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Custom-Control Technology - Takes the guesswork out of selecting the proper temperature for different applications. Three distinct zones are clearly identified letting you set the right temperature for warming, slow cooking, or bread proofing., Bread Proofing - Operates at a consistently low temperature that prepares dough for baking by activating the yeast., Humidity Slide Control - Helps retain the flavor and texture of different foods by letting you control the amount of moisture inside the drawer., 2-Position Racks - Can be positioned front-to-back or side-to-side depending on the pan size., Power Indicator Light - Lets you know at a glance when the warming drawer is operating.
Sensor Temperature Control - Helps prevent food from drying out by keeping the warming drawer at a consistent temperature., Bread Proofing - Operates at a consistently low temperature that prepares dough for baking by activating the yeast., Humidity Slide Control - Helps retain the flavor and texture of different foods by letting you control the amount of moisture inside the drawer., 2-Position Racks - Can be positioned front-to-back or side-to-side depending on the pan size., Power Indicator Light - Lets you know at a glance when the warming drawer is operating.
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BkiUdz84dbgg9iX1JEJA | Q: Can I use full text search in Django with SQL Server? I want to have a similar function to full text search with Django for SQL Server. Instead of using only "icontains", full text search would make it easier to search in text field (e.g. lemmatisation, indexing, etc.)
I've been looking around but it seems there is only full text search for postgres.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/contrib/postgres/search/
But as my database is stored in SQL Server, I would need something similar for SQL Server.
Does anyone know if such full text search function is available in Django for SQL server or anything else I should try (e.g., Elasticsearch)?
A: SQL Server has full text search functionality as an optional component, the first Google result for "SQL Server full text search" is this. Once setup in SQL Server you can use it from any client.
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BkiUdSw5qsJBjnJ8953b | Front: A gold dinar coin, used in this region until superseded by more modern coins and notes.
Back: Al-Mustansirya University, Baghdad. Built in the mid-thirteenth century it was the most prominent university in the Islamic world in the Middle Ages. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbanxK0-nUh8iIGZp | SOP- Responsibility of Microbiology Dept.
To define the responsibilities of Microbiology Department.
This procedure is applicable to all personnel working in Microbiology Department.
Strict adherence to approved procedures.
To ensure Good Laboratory Practices.
To follow good documentation practices while making entries in Documents & records.
To ensure data integrity throughout the whole process of analysis & reporting.
To follow approved specifications and test procedure for analysis.
To ensure proper sanitation, cleaning and housekeeping in department.
To ensure availability of adequate media, reagents & other necessary requirements for lab and their timely procurement.
To record microbiological test results in template and verification of the data before its release.
To preparation of SOPs, Protocols & Reports for qualification &/or requalification.
Sampling, analysis and reporting of raw materials, finished products, intermediates, in-process, stability samples, raw water, potable water, process water, purified water , milli Q water, water for injection.
To perform environment monitoring of the area exposed directly to the product (powder processing area) as per their defined frequency using Settling Plate Count, Surface Examination Test & reporting the results.
Supervision of sterilization and depyrogenation runs.
To prepare & maintain trend data for the water analysis, environment monitoring. Drug substance &/or drug product analysis.
To submit the trend data to QA for the preparation of Annual Product Quality Review (APQR) of Drug Substances &/or Drug Product.
To perform area qualification as when required.
In case of any abnormalities or out of specification results observed, then immediately report to the head / designee for further necessary actions.
To assist Microbiology Head /designee for the investigation of any abnormal or out of specification results.
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BkiUdKo5qX_Bmvv0dhpm | All ShowsMusicalsComedy & Stand-upConcertsContemporary PopJazz & BluesVirtual Broadway Experiences
March 2022Mar 22
Shows in April
Hayes Hall Apr 12 - 18, 2022
The hit Broadway revival tours North America!
My Fair Lady has been referred to by some as the perfect musical. It premiered in 1956 on Broadway and has seen multiple revivals over the years in both New York and London, including this beautiful Tony-winning...
The outspoken talkshow host hits town for another late night evening of chat, comedy and entertainment.
Love him or hate him, the hugely controversial Leno followed in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson as the host of the Emmy Award-winning and top-rated...
Postmodern Jukebox
Hayes Hall Apr 6 - 7, 2022
Modern pop hits get the big band treatment
A pet project of jazz pianist Scott Bradlee, Postmodern Jukebox gained a loyal following through their Youtube channel. The collective cover modern pop tracks (and some old classics as well) in a big band...
Naples Philharmonic - Broadway's Leading Men
Artis-Naples Apr 1, 2022 - Apr 2, 2022
Naples Philharmonic - Prokofievs Fifth Symphony
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BkiUeAU5qoYA4p9vpgn5 | This decadent dessert is a Spring must-have. The zesty flavours of rhubarb with orange zest and ginger combined with the smooth vanilla and creamy mascarpone make this pie the talk of the town.
Turn dough out onto floured board. Divide dough in half. Roll out dough on floured surface.
Use immediately or wrap each dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. ***NOTE: This makes 2 pie crusts, freeze the other crust for another sweet or savoury pie dish.
Roll out canola oil crust between two pieces of waxed paper. Transfer to a 10 inch (25 cm) pie plate. Crimp edges of pastry. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 12 – 15 minutes until nicely browned. Let cool completely.
Place sugar, orange juice and rhubarb in medium saucepan. Simmer ingredients, stirring often, until rhubarb pieces break down and mixture thickens, about 15-20 minutes. Stir in zest, ginger and vanilla. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until completely chilled.
Meanwhile, place mascarpone cheese, icing sugar, honey, orange juice and zest and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat well, until mixture is smooth.
In medium size bowl, beat whipping cream until lightly whipped. Fold into mascarpone mixture. Transfer to cooled crust. Refrigerate until ready to serve with chilled rhubarb sauce. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdtI4uzlgqFtGoU6F | Q&A: Nancy Pelosi Talks About Syria With TIME
By Michael Scherer and Alex Altman @michaelschererSept. 05, 2013
Carolyn Kaster / AP
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
Syria: Inside the D.C. War
Three Reasons Congress May Not Approve War In Syria
Attacking Syria: Washington's Five Emerging War — And Non-War — Parties
Leading the minority party in Congress can be a marginal, thankless role. But as Barack Obama tries to thread a resolution through Congress to authorize the use of military force in Syria, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is playing a pivotal role in selling the decision to a skeptical caucus. Pelosi talked to TIME by phone on the evening of Sept. 3, hours after she made the case for punitive missile strikes against Syrian dictator Bashar Assad during a meeting at the White House. Below are excerpts of her comments, which are condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
How is Syria different from Iraq?
This is distinctly different from what happened in Iraq in a couple of respects. First and foremost, evidence, the intelligence, did not support the threat that was being described by the Bush Administration at the time. I was a senior Democrat on the Intelligence committee, and was one who received all of the documents—by law, they must show us what the documentation is. The evidence did not support the threat.
The intelligence this time does support the facts: that the Bashar Assad regime is responsible for the chemical weapons attack on [his] own people. Any violation of human rights, all of the killings that went on, really challenged the conscience of the world. But when you use a weapon of mass destruction against your own people … you not only challenge the conscience of the world, you challenge the credibility of the world leadership.
Is there lingering fatigue from Iraq?
The country is weary of war. There is absolutely no question about that. My caucus is a reflection of our constituents and they are weary of war. They do not want involvement. And that's why we weren't involved even though 100,000 people have been killed already in the conflict in Syria.
What the Bush administration was asking the country to do on the basis of a false premise was to go to war. This isn't about going to war. This is about a limited, tailored strike, of short duration, for a purpose, which is the use of weapons of mass destruction.
If this is approved, does it set a precedent?
We're talking about a highly unusual event…Hopefully, if this does happen, it will be a message to everyone—the North Koreans, the Iranians, the Syrians, anyone who would use a WMD or threaten to use one—that that's probably not a good idea.
Can you get a majority of your caucus? Is that important?
I don't know. I think it would be important to get a majority in the Congress. But I don't know if it's important how you would break it down. These issues are not really partisan.
Are we now going to be doing this every place? No. It is in our national security interest to do it, because [Assad] crossed a line when he used chemical weapons. President Obama did not draw a red line. That was drawn by humanity decades ago, to say that this is unacceptable. To ignore it is only to encourage those who would follow suit.
That is, I think, the challenge that we all have, that the president certainly has: [to present] the evidence that he did this, why is it in our interest to do something about it, what does it mean to regional stability, to our national security and to global security. And in think there is a very strong case that can be made in those regards.
What was your reaction to the decision to bring this to Congress?
I was encouraging consultation. I did not believe that the President needs to get authorization from congress. I think that it is great that he asked for it. I think that it strengthens his hand, and our country's hand, and our moral standing to Bashar Assad to have Congress support it. But it's a challenge for the reasons you mentioned. It's a challenge because the country is weary of war. This is a president who has taken us out of two wars. He has unwound the Iraq War and now the Afghanistan War. He knows, as Commander-in-chief, better than anybody how weary of war our country is.
What does it tell us about Obama?
I can't say that it isn't something that I didn't know before, but I certainly do think that it's a sign of strength… I would say he's a tough hombre.
If the vote passes, will there be a greater deterrence factor in the future, because the world knows the American people were behind it?
I would hope that that would have some impact. But just bc other countries don't want to assume a responsibility doesn't mean that we can't. Another point that I think is important now is people are saying I want to see what the UN will do. Well, the Security Council is becoming a convoy; it goes as slow as the slowest ship. And the slowest ship is the President of Russia. If that's the standard by which we measure our responsibilities, then we'll probably never do very much.
As a historical narrative it's striking that you, someone who became the first woman speaker in large part because of a war that had gone badly, are now leading the charge for more military intervention.
I'm not exactly leading the charge. But I'm supporting the president.
You're one of the most vocal in Congress.
It does not represent any change in me… This is a completely different situation. The only similarity it has is that it involves the use of force. So if you're saying, you didn't want to use force in Iraq, yes. And you do want to have a targeted, limited strike in Syria? Yes. I think it's two different sets of facts.
The polls are even worse today on the question of Syria than they were on Iraq.
I don't know that anybody has walked up to me in the street or in a store or in the grocery and said to me, I hope you bomb Assad. Certainly plenty have said no; thumbs down, thumbs down, thumbs down.
[Obama] winding down the other two wars is an indication. It gives him credibility about being very, very careful about the use of force. Nobody takes it lightly, but he takes it as seriously as requires it.
Who are we, as a country? You know, we are the superpower. If other countries do not want to fight this fight, then we have to decide if that's what we want to do. And maybe we will, and maybe we won't. But at least we'll be able to say we had a chance to do something and we did it. Or [decide that we] don't think it was worth it. And that changes everything. That changes a great deal. I don't think we should be gassing little kids, but what business is it of mine? No. It's plenty business of yours. Because they have crossed a line.
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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) — A Labrador Retriever is recovering nicely after undergoing reconstructive surgery for injuries suffered when he was hit by a car and left on the side of the road.
Brennan, a yellow lab, was struck on Dec. 4 in Dade City. The driver who hit him did not stay at the scene and he was left helplessly waiting for someone to stop.
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"That's extraordinary, I know that there are spotted dogs that will not leave one another, we deal with that quite often," Mac Steinmeyer, a volunteer at Maxx and Me Rescue, told WFTS. "But in this situation the dog stayed with him because of his injury."
The dogs' owner picked up Dale, but surrendered Brennan to Pasco County Animal Services.
Brennan's knee, hip and ankle were left completely limp from the accident.
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BkiUewLxK7kjXIdHAFbb | ISP Appoints New Deputy Director
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Maj. Sheldon Kelley has been appointed the new deputy director of Idaho State Police. (Photo courtesy of ISP)
BOISE, Idaho – A law enforcement officer originally from Rupert has been named the next deputy director of Idaho State Police.
Maj. Sheldon Kelley will begin his duties on July 2.
Lt. Col. Kendrick Wills, who will replace current ISP director Col. Ralph Powell on June 30, selected Kelley as deputy director.
"Maj. Kelley is highly deserving of this promotion and I'm confident he'll handle his new role with the integrity and outstanding attention to detail for which he is well known throughout ISP and the Idaho law enforcement community," Wills said in a prepared statement.
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began his career with the Idaho State Police in 1997 following six years of service in the United States Army. After attending the Idaho Peace Officer Standards Training and ISP training academies, he was assigned as a resident trooper to the Gooding County area.
In 2002, he was promoted to ISP District 3 (Treasure Valley) Investigations as a member of a narcotics investigation team. Maj. Kelley then took a position as a Sergeant in District 3 Patrol in 2008. He was promoted to District 3 Patrol lieutenant in 2010, Headquarters captain in 2012, and then to major in April 2016. He is proud to have served nine years on the ISP Honor Guard.
Maj. Kelley holds a Bachelor's Degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, possesses the POST Management Certificate, and is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI Executive Command College, and the FBI National Academy as a member of the 261st Session.
"I believe the men and women of the Idaho State Police are a group of incredibly smart, talented and dedicated people," Kelley said. "I am honored to be part of such a progressive and professional organization."
Source: Idaho State Police
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BkiUf03xK6wB9dbuWV-w | Marlow Moss: Exhibitions
This page will list the exhibitions in which Moss's work has been shown.
Where there is no specific title for the event the location will be used as an identifier.
Where known, the works shown will be listed and, if available, the exhibit numbers of the pieces.
It is possible that pages will be built later illustrating the works shown at the larger exhibitions.
Konstruktivisten 1936 Kunsthalle, Basel PR25 referred to as Basel
Marlow Moss 1953 Hanover Gallery, London. PR46 referred to as Hanover 1953
Measurement and Proportion May 1955 A. I. A. Gallery, London PR59 ?, PR61 (10) ?, PR62 ? PR64 ? referred to as AIA
Cinguante Ans de Peinture Abstraite 1957 Galerie Creuze, Paris PR71 referred to as Galerie Creuze
Marlow Moss: Sculptures and Paintings 1958 Mar - Apr Hanover Gallery, London PR29, PR60 (3), PR62 (12), PR65 (8), PR67 (6), PR68 (7), PR69 (2), PR70 (4), PR71 (1), PR73 (9), PR74 (10), PR75 (14), PR76 (13), PR77 (15), SC4 (23), SC16, SC18, SC19 (17), SC20, SC21, SC22, SC23 (21), SC24 (22) referred to as Hanover 1958
Marlow Moss 1962 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam PR8, PR9 (3), PR11 (2), PR15 (4), PR17 (5), PR18 (6), PR20 (7), PR24(8), PR27, PR28 (10), PR29 (12), PR31 (11), PR34 (13), PR35 (14), PR37 (15), PR38 (16), PR39 (17), PR40 (18), PR45 (19), PR48 (21), PR49 (23), PR50 (24), PR51 (20), SC20 (57), PR52 (22), PR53 (25), PR54 (), PR55 (28), PR56 (27), PR57 (31), PR58 (32), PR59 (33), PR60 (29), PR61 (30), PR62 (34), PR64 (35), PR65 (36), PR67 (37), PR68 (40), PR69 (38 or 39), PR71 (38 or 39), PR72 (45), PR73 (41), PR74 (43), PR75 (44), PR76 (42), PR77 (46), SC5 (47), SC6 (48), SC7 (49), SC8 (50), SC9 (52), SC11 (51), SC15 (53), SC17 (54), SC19 (55), SC20 (57), SC21 (56), SC23 (58), SC24 (59), WP13, WP20, WP22 referred to as Amsterdam
Mondriaan, de Stiil and their Impact 1964 Marlborough-Gerson
Gallery, New York PR28 (68), PR35 (69), SC23 (70) referred to as Marlborough-Gerson
Marlow Moss 1972 Middelburg Town Hall PR15, PR17, PR18, PR19, PR20, PR23, PR24, PR27, PR29, PR30, PR31, PR37, PR38, PR39, PR40, PR42, PR43, PR44, PR45, PR48, PR49, PR50, PR53, PR54, PR55, PR56, PR57, PR58, PR60, PR64, PR67, PR69, PR74, PR76, SC4, SC5, SC7, SC9, SC11, SC14, SC17, SC19, SC20, SC24 referred to as Middelburg
Marlow Moss (1890-1958) Bilder, Konstruktionen, Zeichnungen 1973-74 Gimpel Galerie, Zurich
Gimpel Fils, London PR8 (1), PR15 (2), PR19 (4), PR20 (3), PR23 (5), PR24 (6), PR27 (7), PR29 (10), PR30 (9), PR31(8), PR37 (11), PR38 (12), PR39 (13), PR40 (14), PR42 (15), PR43 (16), PR44 (17), PR45(18), PR48 (19), PR49 (20), PR50 (21), PR53 (22), PR54 (23), PR55 (24), PR56 (25), PR57 (26), PR58 (27), PR69 (28), PR74 (30), PR76 (29), SC5 (31), SC7 (32), SC9 (34), SC11 (33), SC14 (35), SC17 (36), SC19 (37), SC20 (39), SC24 (38) referred to as Gimpel
De Still, Cercle et Carre 1974 Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne PR15 (103/4), PR23 referred to as Gmurzynska
Cornwall 1945-1955 1977 New Art Centre, London PR43 (92), PR48 (93), PR49 (9), PR55 (94) referred to as New Art Centre
Women Artists 1550-1950 1977 Los Angeles County Museum PR20 (146), PR55 referred to as Los Angeles
The Non-Objective world: 1914-1939 1978 Annely Juda Gallery, London. PR8 (120), PR23, PR31 referred to as Annely Juda
Abstraction-Creation: 1931-1936 1978 Musee d'Art Moderne
de la Ville de Paris and at the West-fällisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster. PR15 (2), PR23 (1) referred to as Paris
Marlow Moss 1979 Carus Gallery, New York PR15 (1), PR23, PR29 (4), PR30, PR43 (5), PR45 (6), PR76 (8), WP10 (7), WP11 (8), WP12 (9), WP15 (11), WP18 (12), WP21 (14), WP23 (15), WP25 (16), WP26 (17) referred to as Carus
L'autre moitie de L'avant-garde: 1910-1940: femmes peintres et femmes sculpteurs dans les mouvements d'avant-qarde historiques 1980 Milan / Paris PR8 referred to as Milan/Paris
Women Artists in the Avant-Garde, 1910-1935 1984 Rachel Adler
Gallery, New York PR15 (23) referred to as Rachel Adler
Contrasts of form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910-1980 1985 Museum of Modern Art, New York PR29 referred to as MoMA
Cornwall: 1925-1975: A Sense of Place, A Sense of Light 1985 Michael Parkin Fine Art, London PR54 (84) referred to as Michael Parkin
Paris: Arte Abstracto - Arte Concreto - Cercle Et Carre - 1930 1990 Institut Valencia d'Art Moderne PR8 (206), PR12 (205), PR20 (207) referred to as Valencia
Sammlung Marguerite Arp 1991-92 Castelgrande, Bellinzona, then Westfälisches Landesmuseum fur Kunst
und Kulturgeschichte, Münster and Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern. PR12 (154) referred to as Bellinzona
Marlow Moss: Ruimte, Beweciing en Licht Dec 1994 - Mar 95 Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem PR12, PR17, PR18, PR20, PR27, PR30, PR31, PR51, PR53, PR59, PR60, PR64, PR67, PR68, PR69, PR73, PR74, PR75, PR76, PR78, SC5, SC6, SC11, SC19, SC24, WP3, WP14, WP16, WP19, WP24, WP27, WP28, WP29, WP30, WP31, WP32, WP33, WP34, WP35, WP36, WP37, WP38, WP39, WP40, WP41.
And photographs of SC1, SC3, SC10, SC12, SC13, SC25 and SC26. referred to as Arnhem
Paris: Capital of the Arts 2002 Royal Academy, London PR12 (98) referred to as Royal Academy
De Bomen Van Pythagoras 2003 Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort PR67 referred to as Mondriaanhuis
Modern British 2004 Jonathan Clarke Fine
Art, London PR60 (27) referred to as Jonathan Clarke
Mondriaan - Montparnasse Abstractie in Paris 2005 Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort PR11 referred to as Amersfoort
Aspects of Modern British Art 2007 2007 Austin / Desmond Fine
Art, London PR51 (12) referred to as Austin/Desmond 2007
Summer Exhibition of Modern British, International and
Contemporary Art 2008 Austin / Desmond Fine Art, London PR58 (29) referred to as Austin/Desmond 2008
Marlow Moss: Space, Movement, Light 2013 Tate St Ives referred to as St Ives
Marlow Moss A Forgotten Maverick 2017 Feb-May Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich Curated by Sabine Schaschl and Lucy Howarth. Referred to as Zürich
About the Line 2017 Sep-Nov Christie's, London PR62
Iconoplastic: 100 Years of De Stijl 2017 Oct-Dec Sotheby's, New York PR58, PR68 referred to as Iconoplastic
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BkiUbgM4ubnjopEPudAF | Q: Advantages/Disadvantages of BFGS vs. L-BFGS-B vs. PORT I am looking for advantages and disadvantages of the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno algorithm (BFGS), the L-BFGS-B and PORT algorithm in optimization. Which one promises the best results and why?
A: The three algorithms don't attempt to solve the same problem, so choosing between them will depend on what problem you ARE trying to solve.
BFGS attempts to solve a general nonlinear optimization problem without any constraints. You can think of it as an approximation to Newton's method, where the approximation is a clever "estimation" of the Hessian that updates with each iteration.
L-BFGS-B is a variant of BFGS that allows the incorporation of "box" constraints, i.e., constraints of the form $a_i \leq \theta_i \leq b_i$ for any or all parameters $\theta_i$. Obviously, if you don't have any box constraints, you shouldn't bother to use L-BFGS-B, and if you do, you shouldn't use the unconstrained version of BFGS.
ETA: Jim points out in comments above that L-BFGS-B uses a limited memory version of BFGS as well as incorporating box constraints. This could be important for your application, or not. I haven't run into memory constraints in a long time, but that is a function of my application area and work environment, and, as Jim observes, "it is widely used[in machine learning] because it is more memory efficient than plain vanilla BFGS".
PORT is a particular implementation of the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm, and solves a nonlinear least squares problem. Note that in this case the objective function is fixed, namely, $\sum_{i=1}^N(y_i-f(\theta,x_i))^2$, although you still get to specify $f$. Obviously if this is not your objective function you can't use PORT! But if it is, then you should use L-M in preference to the less-specialized BFGS algorithms.
A: I infer from your question that you're an R user, and you want to know whether to use optim (which has BFGS and L-BFGS-B options) or nlminb (which uses PORT).
See my answer here. The relevant bit:
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*optim can use a number of different algorithms including conjugate gradient, Newton, quasi-Newton, Nelder-Mead and simulated annealing. The last two don't need gradient information and so can be useful if gradients aren't available or not feasible to calculate (but are likely to be slower and require more parameter fine-tuning, respectively). It also has an option to return the computed Hessian at the solution, which you would need if you want standard errors along with the solution itself.
*nlminb uses a quasi-Newton algorithm that fills the same niche as the "L-BFGS-B" method in optim. In my experience it seems a bit more robust than optim in that it's more likely to return a solution in marginal cases where optim will fail to converge, although that's likely problem-dependent. It has the nice feature, if you provide an explicit gradient function, of doing a numerical check of its values at the solution. If these values don't match those obtained from numerical differencing, nlminb will give a warning; this helps to ensure you haven't made a mistake in specifying the gradient (easy to do with complicated likelihoods).
However, for modern work you should be able to do better than either of these, as the underlying routines are all several decades old. See the Optimization task view on CRAN for a list of general optimizer packages. In particular, I'd recommend the nloptr, minqa and lbfgsb3 packages. Also, Rcgmin, Rvmmin and Rtnmin provide replacements for the routines built into optim. Finally, optimr is a shell that lets you call other optimization functions using the same interface.
nloptr and minqa are both used by the very popular lme4 package for mixed modelling, so there's a vote of confidence if you need it.
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Mar 14, 2018 4:36am
By Candice Mehta-Culjak
Zara Tindall showed off her delightful baby bump while attending the Cheltenham Festival Champion Day on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old, who is expecting her second child in just a matter of months, kept cozy for the outdoor event in an oversized black coat, a teal turtleneck jumper and tapered trousers. She completed the down-to-earth look with a grey trilby hat and a statement bag by Paul Costelloe.
The beloved royal arrived to the festival on the arm of her husband, Mike Tindall. She was later pictured laughing and chatting with a group of close friends.
Her mother, the Princess Royal, was also pictured alongside the expectant royal on the first day of the popular racing event.
Zara attended the popular event alongside hubby Mike Tindall and mum Princess Anne.
The Queen's granddaughter kept her growing baby bump cosy in an oversized coat.
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A spokesperson for the pair said in a statement: "I can confirm Zara is pregnant with her second child."
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson later revealed The Queen and Royal Family are "very pleased" about the pregnancy.
The equestrian champ and former England rugby player are already the proud parents to Mia Tindall, who turned four on January 17th.
British Royal FamilyA sibling for Mia! Zara Tindall is pregnant with her second child
British Royal FamilyZara Tindall makes her first public appearance since miscarriage
On Christmas Eve last year, Zara and Mike made the devastating announcement they had miscarried.It's believed Zara was about four months into her pregnancy.
"Very sadly, Zara and Mike Tindall have lost their baby. At this difficult time, we ask that everyone respects their privacy," a rep for the couple said at the time.
The couple are already the proud parents to Mia, who turns four this month.
Speaking about their loss in May, Mike revealed little Mia had been their "saving grace."
"One thing you do learn is how many other people have had to go through the same," the 39-year-old told the Sunday Times.
"The saving grace for us has been Mia, our daughter who is now three. However down we feel she will come running up in our faces," Mike continued.
"When I was playing [rugby] I hardly saw her; now we can see her grow up. I can take her swimming and I can take her to Ninja Tots. You'll never be able to see her there because she disappears in a puff of smoke."
After Prince William and Duchess Catherine welcome their third child in April, this newest addition will become The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's seventh great-grandchild, and Princess Anne's fourth grandchild.
Overall, the bub will become the 19th in line to the British throne.
Mike Tindall,
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BkiUdCo241xg966rOcOI | Al Jazira Al Hamra contract with Moroccan coach Mujahid
Al-Jazira Al-Hamra Club announced its contract with Moroccan coach Ahmed Megahed to coach the first football team, to replace Brazilian coach Fabio, who was dismissed after the team's negative results.
The club said in a statement yesterday: "The contract with the new coach coincides with the club's management, headed by Saif Hamad bin Qadib Al Zaabi, keenness on the team's return to positive results and a return to competition."
The Secretary-General of the club, Abdul Nasser Al Shamsi, signed the contract with the coach and wished him success in his mission, while the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ali Al-Ghazali, expressed the confidence of the club management in Coach Mujahid, who has great experience and full knowledge of Emirates football through his leadership of the teams of Al-Taawon, Hatta, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Emirates and Al-Dhafra clubs.
At the age of 61, a citizen's referee blows his whistle for the 200th time in the "Dubai Basket". | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc985qWTA4Mh7gtJj | Brian McNally Says Toodle-oo to 44.
By Andrew Goldman • 10/02/00 12:00am
The New Life of Brian
For the first time since he opened Odeon with his brother Keith in 1980, Brian McNally doesn't have a New York restaurant to call his own. Eight months ago, Mr. McNally quietly signed over the lease of 44 at the Royalton Hotel–once the power-lunch spot for the publishing set–to the hotel's owner, Ian Schrager. Even though the lease had four and a half years left on it, sources close to the situation told The Transom that Mr. Schrager had been eager to regain control over the restaurant for some time. The power crowd had long since moved on, especially since the opening of the new Condé Nast building's titanium-walled café.
Mr. McNally said that Jeffrey Chodorow, who is partners with Mr. Schrager on the food and bar businesses in his hotels, will take over and that 44 will likely become the New York branch of Spoon, a joint venture with French chef Alain Ducasse. He also said that the entire Royalton may be slated for a facelift.
"It's sort of weird, not having a place," the 50-ish Mr. McNally said. "Now I realize that the only reason that I had any social life at all was because I had a restaurant. Nobody calls now, you know what I mean? In order to have a bloody social life again, I've got to open a new restaurant."
For a while, it seemed like Mr. McNally–whose previous glories have included 150 Wooster–had traded up from restaurateur to hotelier status, but now even that appears to be changing. Back in 1997, Mr. McNally announced that he was opening two hotels in Miami and New York with Philip Pilevsky, a political science professor who made his fortune as a real estate trader. Mr. McNally's decision to jump into a hotel bed with Mr. Pilevsky certainly must have complicated the restaurateur's relationship with Mr. Schrager. Mr. Pilevsky had formerly been Mr. Schrager's partner in building the Morgans, Paramount, and Royalton hotels, but the relationship reportedly did not end on a cordial note. Mr. Pilevsky was not invited to develop the Delano hotel in Miami with Mr. Schrager, and Mr. McNally did not last too long running the Delano's Blue Door restaurant. So, in what was perceived in media and real estate circles to be a $100 million pissing contest, Mr. Pilevsky and Mr. McNally unveiled the plans for the Shore Club hotel, to go up a block and a half away from the Delano. They also announced plans to develop a boutique hotel on Bryant Park, close to the Royalton. Not surprisingly, the announcement that Messrs. McNally and Pilevsky were doing business together was followed by much speculation that Mr. McNally would not be long for Mr. Schrager's operation. Mr. McNally's presence as both a competitive developer and Royalton tenant reportedly infuriated Mr. Schrager.
Now maybe Mr. Schrager and Mr. McNally can finally be chums again. Mr. McNally seems to be edging out of his partnership with Mr. Pilevsky. Mr. McNally, according to sources, is a bit fed up with construction delays that have kept both hotels closed and is trying to distance himself as much as possible from the projects, seeing them as both a major drain on his time and, ultimately, not as lucrative as he once thought. Mr. McNally did allow that he "didn't expect it to take this long."
When the pair announced the Miami hotel in 1997, they claimed it would be open the following year. Now, three years later, Mr. Pilevsky claims that the Shore Club will be open in the next 60 to 90 days. Sources familiar with the construction claim that the end of March is more realistic.
Mr. Pilevsky denied that he and Mr. McNally were going through any sort of divorce. "We did change our previous arrangement so it was better for both of us," he told The Transom. "I don't want to get into details." Mr. Pilevsky confirmed that Mr. McNally has given up his financial stake in the two properties and is now on retainer as a consultant.
Mr. McNally, whose consulting gig with Mr. Pilevsky will last a minimum of two years according to one source, said that his current plan involves "basking around in the Mediterranean doing nothing." He said that he also plans to open another restaurant in Manhattan. "No big huge deal," he said. "Just somewhere where I can hang out and dispense booze."
When Is A Spade Not A Spade?
Carla Gahr said that she nearly threw up when she strolled into the Jack Spade boutique on Greene Street last August and saw a little orange book called Honesty perched on one of the shelves. "I thought, 'This looks just like my little orange book!'" said Ms. Gahr, a 36-year-old photographer who lives in Chelsea.
Ms. Gahr alleged that the design of her book was ripped off by her acquaintance Andy Spade, the former copywriter who opened the Jack Spade boutique in December.
Mr. Spade is the lesser-known business partner and president of the obscenely successful Kate Spade handbag empire, which he and his future wife Kate Brosnahan started in 1993. Last year, Neiman Marcus bought 56 percent of the company for a reported $33.6 million. Mr. Spade also happens to be the brother of acerbic Just Shoot Me imp David Spade.
Ms. Gahr made Mr. Spade's acquaintance in the early 90's, when he was the creative director for the advertising agency Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners and she was dropping off her photography portfolio for the agency's consideration. Ms. Gahr never got any work from the agency, but in the summer of 1999, after she had incorporated some artsy New York street-scene photos she had shot into a small handmade orange book, she called Mr. Spade, who by that point was the creative director of Kate Spade.
Ms. Gahr thought that perhaps Mr. Spade might like to sell her books in the Spade store on consignment. "Oh, Carla, it's beautiful," she remembered Mr. Spade telling her when she met with him at his hair salon to drop off the book. "Let me see what I can do for you." She didn't hear anything from him after that.
Last spring, Ms. Gahr says she bumped into Mr. Spade on the street again and gave him two similar books she'd created, The Kind and Next of Kin . She said she told him that she had managed to convince the Paul Smith boutique and the Gotham Book Mart to sell her books for $20. Again, according to Ms. Gahr, Mr. Spade told her he'd see what he could do, but never called.
On July 31, Ms. Gahr opened the New York Post and grimaced at an article titled "On The Wallet Watch–'Honesty' Not Big Apple's Policy," about a sociological experiment of Mr. Spade's in which he dropped 100 Jack Spade wallets on the ground and a photographer secretly took pictures of those who picked them up. To Ms. Gahr's horror, the Post reported that Mr. Spade had compiled the photographs and results of the experiment into "an orange-covered booklet" being sold under the title of Honesty , which was exclusively for sale at Jack Spade for $9.
Honesty and Sweet People (the title of Ms. Gahr's book) have a striking number of similarities: identical dimensions (four-and-a-half by six-and-a-half inches), orange covers that wrap around the book with two-inch overflaps, and plaintive titles like Honesty 's "Woman on Rollerblades" and Sweet People' s "Woman with Yams." Both feature similar mundane human subjects shot on the streets of New York. Mr. Spade's book, though, features text and larger photos which are reproduced as part of the book's pages. Ms. Gahr's photographs are small laser reproductions ensconced in antique-style photo corners.
"To be honest with you, I do see similarities between some of the things she did in terms of paper stock, but conceptually, [ Sweet People ] had nothing to do with [ Honesty ]," Mr. Spade told The Transom. Mr. Spade said that Kate Spade has long used construction paper for business cards and company stationery, and that Jack Spade, since its inception in 1997, has put the color orange in heavy rotation in its products.
Mr. Spade added that a designer named Walker MacWilliam, who was not familiar with Sweet People , did the design. "I liked her books very much," Mr. Spade said. "But they're a completely different subject matter … I'd really feel terrible if she felt that way."
Ms. Gahr said that she does feel pretty crummy, but added: "I'm not the litigious type."
White Light, Veiled Heat
On the evening of Sept. 25, if you had wanted to find Manhattan's highest per-square-foot concentration of lifts, nips, tucks and pancaked faces, you'd have had to go no further than the New York Friars Club on East 55th Street. The masses had arrived to attend the opening reception of the art show In Search of the White Light , featuring the work of the glamorous, self-described "artist, healer and gardener," Brenda Kravitz.
The slender, 67-year-old Ms. Kravitz greeted guests in the dark-wood-paneled Milton Berle Room. A couple of her enormous paintings of white lilies served as a backdrop. She wore a low-cut, floor-length black lace and sequin dress that she designed, long beaded earrings, dark lipstick and heavy lashes that were partially obscured by a black veil which tumbling from a silk flower in her red hair.
"I'm a certified Reiki practitioner and I belong to a healing group," said Ms. Kravitz. "I feel very strongly that white light has healing qualities. When I'm out there working with lilies, I kind of feel it's an empowering thing. Gardening is a very strong part of what I do," she went on. "It's a godly occupation."
Makeup is also a very strong part of what Ms. Kravitz does, and she offered that "when people comment on the way I dress, I say, 'You think I only know how to decorate canvases; why not me?'" She laughed. "I haven't had my face done, if you want to know that," offered Ms. Kravitz, whose complexion put The Transom's far younger one to shame. Then she could resist no longer. She reached out and clutched The Transom's hand to spread her gift of Reiki. "Really. Healing. Healing, my friend. Healing and exercise and organic food and so forth," she said.
Meanwhile, the soirée grew to fraternity-party proportions. "Did the kids get trampled?" someone yelled. Some trays of non-organic-looking pigs-in-a-blanket went round, and plumes of cigar smoke swirled about the gold drapes and Gucci glasses.
One elderly spitfire with painted eyebrows confided: "See, when you're young, you don't care about beauty. When you get old, you want beauty!" Then she craned her neck to get an eyeful of Pamela Anderson's studmuffin Marcus Schenkenberg, who was milling demurely on the other side of the room.
– Beth Broome
The Transom Also Hears …
… Save for maybe GQ editor Art Cooper, Talk magazine co-founder Tina Brown is about the last person anyone in the media world could expect to see whizzing through France on a Trek 20-speed. So The Transom was skeptical when we heard that Ms. Brown took part in Disney chief executive Michael Eisner's annual four-day bike trip to the Dordogne. But sacre bleu , she is true! Ms. Brown returned our call to tell us that, indeed, she had ridden the metal beast for four days straight with no mishaps.
Did she train beforehand? "I was planning to, but then I heard from [former Ralph Lauren president] Hamilton South that [former New York City Ballet dancer] Heather Watts didn't even get on a bicycle. I decided it was okay not to bother … The only thing I did was a heavy shopping excursion to Ralph Lauren."
Writer Fran Lebowitz was there, too. "She turned out to be a real ace biker, Fran," Ms. Brown said. "Much better than advertised." And what about Mr. Eisner? Did he pop open a can of whup-ass on the hills? "Eisner was in a very relaxed mood," Ms. Brown said, adding, "I'll tell you the real ace biker there was [USA Networks chairman] Barry [Diller]. Barry was the champ."
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BkiUfOs5qhLBgmacwko7 | Q: Storing data to Local Storage using Javascript How am I able to store the original password to my local storage?
I have two inputs username and password:
<input id="myInput" type="text" name="myInput" placeholder="Input">
<input id="myPW" type="password" name="myPassword" placeholder="Password">
What I want to do in my javascript is to store my username, password converted to Base64, and the original data of password. But it only store the username and Base64 password. The original password won't stored. How am I able to fix it?
A: Because you set inpw.value to empty string before using it to push the original password.
userArray.push(inp.value);
localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(userArray));
inp.value = "";
passArray.push(window.btoa(inpw.value));
localStorage.setItem('pass', JSON.stringify(passArray));
inpw.value = ""; // This makes next inpw.value equals ""
origPassArray.push(inpw.value); // So this will push an empty string to the array
localStorage.setItem('orig', JSON.stringify(origPassArray));
inpw.value = "";
A: You inpw is emty after line inpw.value = ""; In addition, don't repeat your self. I do some refactor. You should write functions to get the credential to localstore like
const storedValue = ['user', 'pass', 'origin']
const credential = getCredentialFromStore(storedValue)
const getCredentialFromStore = (storedValue) => {
const result = []
storedValue.forEach(item => {
result[item] = localStorage.getItem(item) ? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(item)) : [];
})
return result
}
And also write some function to set the credential to localstore like
const addToCredential = (credential, key, value) => {
credential[key].push(value);
localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(credential[key]));
return credential
}
Using :
addToCredential(credential, 'user', inp.value)
addToCredential(credential, 'pass', window.btoa(inpw.value))
addToCredential(credential, 'orig', inpw.value)
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BkiUdbQ5qhDBeSTLEzBD | COMMENTS: I love this effect. The handling is clean, straight-forward, and is designed to highlight these aspects even to the untrained eye of the layman. Finally, 1 wanted to take away the sting of the sucker ending, so I now end with the funny kicker of pulling the silk out of the spot that is stuck to your forehead. I feel that it is much better to end with a laugh instead of an "I got you!"
PROCEDURES: You need two identical eighteen-inch silks, a circle of tape the same color as the silks, a real egg, and a fake egg with a hole in it. (The Silk to Egg props are a standard dealer item.) You also need a small glass. I use the largest possible silk so as to convey that if a silk is so large that it can be tucked into a hollow egg, there is no room possible inside the egg to conceal anything else.
Cut the piece of tape into a circle about the same size as the hole in the fake egg. Then place this tape on the real egg in the same spot as the hole in the fake egg. The real egg and one of the silks are placed into the right coat pocket. The fake egg and the other silk are placed in the left coat pocket. In the figures, the fake egg is the one with the spots. The glass is on the table (or a chair) in full view.
To begin, say;seemtobeanHudic;thatappreciatesthefinerpointsofmagic,soTri;I dosome-thingthat 1 rarelydo.l amgoingtoteadiyouamagictrickofyourveryown.Allyouneedisahandkerchief and alefthand."
The left hand reaches into the left coat pocket, frn-gerpalm the fake egg, then emerge holding the silk. FIG. 1 shows the egg in a fingerpalm position.
Take the silk with your right hand and wave it about; then stuff it into your Iefthand, actually pushing it into the hole in the fake egg. I have enlarged the hole in my egg so that I can quickly push the silk into the egg. Continue, "Oncethe handkerchief is completely in the left hand, all you need to do is make a magical pass..." Turn and gaze at a female in the crowd (or at a male if you are female) and say, "Hi there. "Continue, "Now we have an egg. "Open your left hand to display the egg. Make sure you don't flash the opening in the egg. Say, "The handkerchief has traveled invisibly into my pocket. Ta-da!" Remove the silk from your right pocket with your right hand (FIG. 2).
Say, "I know some of you out there are thinking, 'How did he do i-Adi.' ijpourse, some :Vyou are thinking;, WHY did he do that?' Well, I did it to Aun:.: you how it was done. All you need is a FAKE^gg. It's made out of plastic... kid by a decoy! Anyway, you also need two handkerchiefs. Now I realize that revealing these key points seems like the whole picture, but be sure, you of the details. One iui!u;KC?'!:ii'>:!is in the right pocket. I will leave it hanging out... kind of a visual aid."
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BkiUbOg5qhLACAkw_eMj | package d3bug.poc;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.ComponentEvent;
import java.awt.event.ComponentListener;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JLayeredPane;
public class ResizingBackground {
private JLabel imageLabel;
private ImageIcon backgroundIcon;
private ImageIcon oldIcon;
private JLayeredPane layeredPane;
private double imageRatio;
public ResizingBackground(ImageIcon background,JLayeredPane layeredPane) {
this.backgroundIcon = background;
this.layeredPane = layeredPane;
setupBackground();
}
private void setupBackground() {
imageLabel = new JLabel();
layeredPane.add(imageLabel,new Integer(-1000));
layeredPane.moveToBack(imageLabel);
layeredPane.addComponentListener(new ComponentListener() {
public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent ev) {}
public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent ev) {}
public void componentResized(ComponentEvent ev) { fitImageToWindow(); }
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent ev) { fitImageToWindow(); }
});
int w = backgroundIcon.getIconWidth();
int h = backgroundIcon.getIconHeight();
imageRatio = (double)w/(double)h;
}
private void fitImageToWindow() {
Image im = backgroundIcon.getImage();
int width = layeredPane.getWidth();
int height = layeredPane.getHeight();
if (width == 0 || height == 0) {
return;
}
imageLabel.setSize(width, height);
Image newImage = newImagePreserveRatio(im,width,height);
Icon oldIcon = imageLabel.getIcon();
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(newImage);
imageLabel.setIcon(icon);
if (oldIcon != null && oldIcon instanceof ImageIcon) {
((ImageIcon)oldIcon).getImage().flush();
}
imageLabel.setSize(width, height);
}
private Image newImagePreserveRatio(Image im, int width, int height) {
int w = width;
int h = height;
double r = imageRatio;
int widthForHeight = (int)(height * r);
int heightForWidth = (int)(width / r);
/* Ensure image will fill area but preserve ratio */
if (widthForHeight < width) {
w = width;
h = heightForWidth;
} else if (heightForWidth < height) {
w = widthForHeight;
h = height;
}
Image newImage = im.getScaledInstance(w, h, Image.SCALE_FAST);
newImage.setAccelerationPriority(1);
return newImage;
}
}
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I saw this couch and thought it would make a great story with my friend. The teddy bear was a long lost item from a child guest of this abandoned hotel.
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BkiUdsW6NNjgB0Ss2hQ_ | The California Energy Commission (CEC) held expects to receive a proposal to study Mohave Ground Squirrel habitat connectivity from researchers by 15 October. The Mohave Ground Squirrel is a threatened species that is found only in the western Mojave Desert, and lives in habitat being fragmented by urbanization, transportation corridors and now energy development.
Solar Millennium sought to build the a large solar power installation near the town of Ridgecrest that would have destroyed the Mohave Ground Squirrel's habitat. The CEC opposed the project on the grounds that its ecological impact would be too significant, so Solar Millennium is planning to conduct a multi-year study of Mohave Ground Squirrel activity in the area to identify where in the area it could build an industrial operation. The company's researchers will present their study plan by October 15th.
Calico Solar Project "Cut in Half"
There is a lot of press on the California Energy Commission's (CEC) preliminary approval of Tessera Solar LLC's Calico Solar power project. The press is portraying Tessera Solar's project as being halved by government authorities or "crazy hippies" who are trying to save the desert tortoise instead of building a larger solar power plant. What most people just now entering the debate do not realize is that Tessera Solar's project is actually proposed for public land, and will receive taxpayer-backed financing in the form of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) requested that Tessera Solar LLC submit detailed logs on the reliability of its "Suncatcher" solar technology, potentially reflecting doubt about the effectiveness of the company's proposals. According to transcripts of a 20 September CEC hearing, the CEC Staff believed that Tessera Solar should be required to submit reliability data in order to be allowed to proceed with its Imperial Valley Solar project, which is proposed for over 6,000 acres of California Desert habitat. Tessera Solar is the same company that is also proposing to bulldoze another 4,600 acres of the Mojave Desert for the Calico Solar power project.
You may have read my post on an educational protest held at the site for the proposed Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System, which will destroy thousands of acres of old growth desert habitat. Chris Clarke posted a video on his website consisting of interviews of desert experts who provide an overview of the resources and natural heritage that will be lost. If you were unable to visit the site, I highly recommend checking out this well made video.
Mojave Desert Land Trust Reaches Goal!
Congratulations to the Mojave Desert Land Trust for closing escrow on the Quail Mountain property located adjacent to the Joshua Tree National Park. The Land Trust's efforts will ensure that this valuable wildlife corridor will maintain a healthy ecosystem in Joshua Tree National Park and surrounding desert habitat. The Mojave Desert Land Trust's grassroots efforts and community awareness is a valuable part of citizen efforts to preserve beautiful open space in California's deserts for future generations.
You can also read Morongo Bill's write-up on this good news!
The California Energy Commission's (CEC) preliminary approval of Tessera Solar's Calico Solar power project would permit the company to build in some of the most sensitive and highest quality desert tortoise habitat available in the area. The CEC Commissioners could have chosen a less destructive layout that avoids the highest quality habitat, but instead approved the more destructive layout, known as "Scenario 5.5." For 60 extra megawatts, the CEC is permitting the potential loss of 18 extra tortoises.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) made two decisions this past week that will contribute significantly to the decline of the ecological health of the Mojave Desert. In the first decision, the CEC gave final approval to BrightSource Energy's Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System. In the second, the CEC issued a proposed decision to approve the Calico Solar power project, subject to a 30 day public comment period. Unless the CEC is persuaded to rethink its position during the comment period, the Calico project will be approved.
A group of citizens passionate about the old growth desert habitat that will be destroyed to make way for the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System will hold an educational event on the site from 14-16 September. The event will also serve to protest the poor choice of locations by BrightSource Energy, which will bulldoze over 3,000 acres of ancient desert plants and over two dozen desert tortoises for the site later this year.
The group will take the opportunity to educate visitors about the rich ecology of the site. I highly encourage those interested in learning more about desert ecology, and the impact of industrial development on public lands to visit the Ivanpah Valley event. You can find more information on this event at Chris Clarke's blog, Coyote Crossing. The site is located just a short drive West of Primm, Nevada, and about 2.5 hours from Victorville off the I-15.
My last post highlighted two pieces of legislation currently stuck in Congressional committees that could improve conditions in California's deserts. I previously assessed that the California Desert Protection Act of 2010 (CDPA 2010) was unlikely to see a full vote before the Senate and House before the end of the legislative calendar in November. However, I just read analysis by Politico--a publication that closely follows trends on the Hill--that suggests a Republican turnover in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee could severely limit opportunities to protect western wilderness over the next few years.
...and there are a couple of proposed bills that could benefit desert conservation and promote sensible land management.
Two solar companies. Two sites. Two different outcomes. The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced today that the Abengoa Solar power project--which will be located on former agricultural land--will be granted its license to start construction this year. Abengoa Solar is sited on private land that is not nearly as ecologically sensitive as the site chosen by Tessera Solar LLC for its Calico Solar power project.
The CEC sent Tessera Solar back to the drawing board earlier this month after it deemed much of the Calico site to contain high quality desert tortoise habitat. In response to the CEC request, Tessera Solar just submitted 6 options for reduced footprints seeking to alleviate the CEC's concerns. The original layout probably would have displaced or killed over 100 desert tortoises.
For those following the proposed Calico Solar power project (see previous post), the California Energy Commission scheduled a workshop for 9 September at 10AM. Even though the actual workshop is held in Sacramento, members of the public can tune in by dialing in via telephone or computer. Just follow the instructions on the September 9 notice posted on the CEC's Calico Solar site.
The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss potential alternative layouts for the Calico Solar power project site. Depending on the issues discussed at the workshop, a revised layout may be presented to the CEC during the Committee Conference scheduled for 20 September.
When I'm not reading the beautiful prose of the California Energy Commission or the determined theatrics of evidentiary hearing transcripts, I try to find time to read books on desert ecology and environmental policy. I've just finished two books that I think are worth reading, especially for people that are passionate about desert conservation and sensible environmental policy.
According to a notice posted on the California Energy Commission (CEC) website, the Commission "cannot recommend approval of the Calico Solar Project as proposed" by Tessera Solar LLC because of the "scope and scale" of the environmental damage that the project would do to high quality Mojave Desert habitat. The CEC's decision is an important message to energy companies that hastily choose to build large scale projects on pristine public land, and will hopefully encourage other energy companies to select sites that will not have such high impacts on ecologically sensitive land. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUbnK6NNjgBvv4NUmW | W Financial has provided a $7,500,000 bridge loan collateralized by a 233-unit, two-story, garden-style apartment rental community located on East Cone Boulevard in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The timing of the closing was critical in order to take advantage of a time-sensitive 1031 tax-free exchange deadline. W Financial was called in and was able to get up to speed quickly, closing the loan within three days preserving the 1031 tax-free exchange. The borrower expects to repay the W Financial loan with conventional agency financing. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUexXxK3YB9i3RMv93 | Can we manage the consumer journey?
Consumer behaviour is constantly evolving. It is essential that today's hotelier understands what their consumer is doing, and ensures that their revenue management strategy is aligned so that every opportunity is captured whilst engaging with the consumer at every touch point. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd_c4uBhhw71LMrB7 | Could Hawthorne in Destiny 2 be the Exo-Stranger?
As Destiny 2 spins up with the pre-order beta this week, Guardians are scrambling to piece together as much information about the game as they can. Of particular interest is something found in the description of the Collector's Edition regarding Hawthorne, a character that some speculate could be the Exo-Stranger that fascinated players in the original Destiny.
While it is possible that Hawthorne is a completely new character in Destiny 2 that we've never seen before, it's also not beyond the realm of possibility that Hawthorne is indeed the Exo-Stranger. Hawthorne, like the Exo-Stranger, is a woman. We also know that the Exo-Stranger, while familiar with Guardians and the Light, is not a Guardian themselves and, as they state after the Guardian defeats a group of Vex on Venus, they were not "forged in the Light." This also seems to fit with the description on the Collector's Edition, as we know that Hawthorne was born in the City, which would explain being familiar with Guardians and Light. And, like the Exo-Stranger, Hawthorne has survived outside of the City and without Guardian protection.
Yes, it's a stretch and much more information is required to fill in the gaps, but you must admit that it would be odd for Bungie to include a new character with so many similarities. This is especially true when you consider the huge amount of interest in the Exo-Stranger and desire for her to have a bigger role in the story.
Oh, and did you know that the Exo-Stranger in Destiny is voiced by Laruen Cohan, the actor who plays Maggie on The Walking Dead? That's cool.
Update: It's unlikely that the Exo-Stranger and Hawthorne have anything to do with one another. Hawthorne is listed in the Destiny 2 beta as someone you need to see regarding clans, indicating she's an NPC you might find at the Farm. On top of that, Luke Smith told PC Gamer that Bungie felt they had tied off the Exo-Stranger's story already, which is pretty crazy if you ask me. He also said they had no clue what the Darkness was in Destiny, so who knows where things go on those two fronts.
Read up on how to download the Destiny 2 beta, and various start times for the Destiny 2 beta. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbBA4ubnjom5B4zot | ZEBRAS IN AMERICA EPISODE 43
On episode 43 we delve in to Black Panther and stop mid-cast to watch a movie then come back to finish recording.
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KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT PUNK! (MY PRESENTATION ON CM PUNK)
That clip that you just watched is very important because it sums up the very real punk attitude of Phil Brooks AKA CM Punk who is, in my opinion, one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever.
Now...you have to understand that before authentic Punk personas like CM Punk came along in the early 2000's, WWE/Vince McMahon's idea of "punk" was a gimmick like The Nasty Boys...
...Pretty generic right? They look like villains from a Police Academy movie or a Double Dragon video game. You know? Just give 'em dirty clothes and slap some graffiti in the background somewhere and they'll look "punk". But we all know that's not authentic.
Sidenote – I mean no disrespect towards The Nasty Boys. They're a legendary tag team and some of the nicest guys I've ever met...
But they're more of a street punk persona than like punk punk persona like all the characters we've seen so far tonight. And that's what CM Punk was/is. Both him and his wrestling persona/character are truly punk. Hence the name. Stone Cold Steve Austin once said in order for a wrestling character/gimmick to work you have to be yourself just turned all the way up and I think CM Punk took that quote to heart.
For example – CM Punk is drug free. In the punk world that's Straight-edge.
He Incorporated the idea of being straight-edge in to his character so much that it became a popular symbol/t-shirt.
And I know merchandise is all about capitalism and making money (which is kind of the opposite of punk), but at least the message behind being straight-edge/drug-free is a positive message. I mean let's be real here, kids & impressionable young people are the ones buying most of the wrestling merch so you gotta give Punk some credit for bringing a Punk-based drug-free ideology in to the mainstream...
His Pepsi tattoo is rumored to be a reference/nod to Minor Threat member Brian Baker. When asked about his coca cola tattoo Brian said "I just like coke." When Punk was asked about his Pepsi tattoo he simply said; "I just like Pepsi."
But these are just light examples of CM Punk bringing his punk ideology in to wrestling. It's time to go a little deeper...
Whats one of the most defining things about punk & punk music?
Going against authority. Fighting the system.
CM Punk did that on the highest level. It should come as no surprise at this point that he is someone who doesn't do well with authority. Instead of making enemies with other wrestlers backstage, CM Punk made enemies with his bosses. The people who wrote his checks. There are countless examples of CM Punk clashing with "the suits" in the WWE office but I'm going to get in to my two personal favorite examples...
CM Punk was a fan of wrestling long before he became a wrestler himself. Here he is as a teenager at an autograph signing with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
From day one, CM Punk never had the traditional body of a popular pro-wrestler. He's an average sized guy when compared to the average big man wrestler. This is why that video clip at the start was so important because he called out all the famous traditional big men of wrestling like John Cena, Hulk Hogan & The Rock. A big part of CM Punk's persona (both in real life and in the wrestling ring) is that he had a chip on his shoulder from always being told he couldn't make it as a wrestler because of he was too small.
Small & medium sized guys like Rey Mysterio, Macho Man, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and countless others kind of paved the way for him.
CM Punk recognized this and he always made a point to pay respect to the smaller-framed wrestlers who came before him. It just so happens that CM Punk's in-ring homages to certain wrestlers also doubled as a giant dirty punk-stench middle finger to the authority figures in the WWE.
Macho Man & Bret Hart are two of CM Punk's favorite professional wrestlers. They influenced him. Macho Man & Bret Hart also had very real personal issues with the WWE and left on initially bad terms (Macho Man was rumored to have had an affair with Vince McMahon's daughter while Bret Hart was screwed over by Vince MacMahon during his last appearance on WWF television). For years Vince MacMahon wanted nothing to do with The Macho Man or Bret Hart after they left the company and CM Punk knew this which is why he liked to reference said wrestlers in the ring in the most not-so subtle ways. He knew it would piss off Vince McMahon and the WWE corporation as a whole.
For example – The Macho Man Randy Savage (who died before making peace with Vince MacMahon) was known for his famous elbow off the top rope. So, as a way to stick it to Vince, CM Punk would sometimes imitate the Macho Man's famous move in matches...
Similarly – CM Punk would sometimes wear pink & black ring attire to shoutout Bret Hart's famous ring attire. Again – there was a lot of personal animosity between Bret Hart & Vince McMahon. CM Punk's pink trunks were his way of trying to piss off "the suits" who had personal beef with Bret Hart (It's like CM Punk wasn't going to let the WWE forget the legacy of these legendary wrestlers no matter how hard they tried)
Now...for those of you who don't know, CM Punk no longer wrestles. His punk attitude became too much and he left the company on pretty bad terms and has yet to return. Instead, he did another punk move and, at the age of 37, stepped in to the world of mixed martial arts. And just like his early pro-wrestling career, he had a lot of naysayers, skeptics & cynics about his future as an MMA fighter. But in true punk fashion, CM Punk fought back at every opportunity. True he lost his one & only MMA fight to date, but I doubt most people would step in to the world of mixed martial arts in the their late 30's with a body that's been battered from pro-wrestling for the last 20 years.
I'm going to leave you with this video clip where, in true punk fashion, CM Punk calmly fights back in an interview where he was being made fun of because the interviewer thought that a professional wrestler could never make it as a mixed martial artist. This is a great example of Phil Brooks' punk attitude.
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THE SCHOOL OF TARKOVSKY PART 14: MOVING IMAGERY PART 2
In the latest installment of The School Of Tarkovsky we're going to take a look at some more moving imagery that may or may not have been an influence on more recent films (if you haven't checked out the first entry make sure to check it out here).
Not only are both films below semi-meditative coming of age films, the but imagery of a child holding an apple or looking down well is very similar (it should be noted that The Pink Smoke's John Cribbs' once called The Spirit Of The Beehive "Tarkovsky For Kids")
Ivan's Childhood / The Spirit Of The Beehive
Like The Spirit Of The Beehive, The 400 Blows is another coming of age story with similar shots to Ivan's Childhood...
Ivan's Childhood / The 400 Blows
There's obviously no way of knowing is Rian Johnson is a Tarkovsky fan but this shot from Brick is way too similar to the above shot in Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev / Brick
Same with Tarkovsky's Stalker...
Stalker / Brick
Ivan's Childhood / The Headless Woman
This shot from The Mirror always reminded me of Ringu/The Ring
The Mirror / Rungu
The Mirror / Sudden Manhattan
Andrei Rublev / Post Tenebras Lux
Nostalghia / Tree Of Life
As I've stated in previous entries - Claire Denis did work on Tarkovsky's films in the past so perhaps some of that rubbed off on her (or maybe not)
Andrei Rublev / Trouble Every Day
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Labels: adrienne shelly, andrei tarkovsky, claire denis, comparison, School Of Tarkovsky
ZEBRAS IN AMERICA EPISODE(S) 41 & 42
We decided to drop two episodes in one day to make up for the mini break we took a few weeks ago.
On episode 41 we interview Ekaj director Cati Gonzalez...
On episode 42 Scott & I catch up to discuss everything from Uma Thurman to Prayer For The Rollerboys.
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ZEBRAS IN AMERICA EPISODE 40: AN INTERVIEW WITH LIAM GAVIN (DIRECTOR OF A DARK SONG)!
Dark Song director Liam Gavin was kind enough to sit down and talk with us about everything from "grief horror" & the New French Extremity to Nicholas Roeg & the "post-horror" label.
This was a great discussion that I know you all will enjoy (sorry we've been m.i.a. for a few weeks)
Labels: horror, interview, podcast
THE CINEMA OF JOHN WILSON TOLD THROUGH MOVING IMAGES & STILLS
I first met John on the set of High Maintenance when it was a Vimeo show. A mutual friend of ours was working on it and asked us to be extras. I had just finished working an overnight and I was dumb tired, plus I ate two mcgriddles and was feeling extra Swayzed out. We played casting directors for Stomp, that musical where everyone makes dance beats out of the environment. I kept on asking dude who he was, if he was from Mastic Shirley and how we knew each other. I am still not sure how we know each other.
Does anyone really know anyone?
We talked about Titticut Follies, the merits of Werner Herzog's narrative films (particularly the delightfully moribund Stroszek), and Les Blank over cigarettes and Ramen noodles.
I wanted to quit smoking but he was super into smoking. I like wanton disregard for health and other types of unhealthy but hilarious behavior. He told me made a movie about how to keep smoking and I wanted to see it because it sounded tight. He emailed me his movies that night and I watched all of them. They are short and easily digestible. I find his movies to hit the notes that I like to look for in art and life - Tao simplicity meets a panic attack. How To Remain Single appeals to a withering social sense of decency. Escape From Park City shows the incredulous nature of the Sundance Film Festival, but is also hysterical and soul quenching if you have a soul (not everybody does). The Road To Magnasanti highlights the decline of New York using a Sim City experiment as a jumping off point. That movie destroyed me and made Marcus hate New York more than he already did.
I could continue to describe all of his movies but you can watch all of them in under two hours, so you should. You should watch them because. they are brief enough that they fit into our modern ADHD mind's needs for easy consumption and constant stimuli (i.e. mad short). and they are great, duh.
When my fiance (ww.saskiakahn.com) used his films as a teaching tool for young teenagers I asked him to send me a brief description of what he does and I believe it to be appropriate:
I like to shoot on cheap, available media because too much production kills spontaneity. My two requirements for a camera are that they turn on quickly and have a great zoom. I don't like when films feel like they need to be a certain length in order to reach an audience. Films have to have purpose before anything else. Money was a serious hurdle until I realized you don't need it. Release your films for free & people will eventually catch on if they're worth anything. Gotta keep moving.
-Scott Thorough
Amidst the organized chaos and awkward goings-on within the cinematic universe of John Wilson, we often find hidden imagery & messages almost like something out of John Carpenter's They Live. Some messages come off as warnings or signs of caution ("The Hunt Is On"). Other times he offers words of encouragement & positivity ("chill out", "relax" or "life is getting better"). I consider Wilson to be a New York City filmmaker. The hidden messages in his movies could be for anyone but being a New Yorker/someone who lives in New York is a little extra. New York City is a hard place and we sometimes need both words of encouragement and warnings to be on guard.
Temporary Color
Escape From Park City
Road To Magnasanti
How To Remain Single
The Spiritual Life Of Wholesale Goods
How To Keep Smoking
A lot of the hidden messages & words of encouragement are often taken from an ad or a commercial which leads in to our next category...
Product placement is all over John Wilson's work. The idea of ironic product placement and familiar labels shoved down our throats is certainly nothing new but Wilson's approach is slightly refreshing and a little comical. I for one try my best to avoid stuff like Mcdonalds and microwaved food (I'm much healthier now), but every once in a while I find myself wanting a bagel bite or a quarter pounder which is a struggle a lot of people face (especially folks on the go like New Yorkers).
How To Live With Bed Bugs
Escpe From Park City
The Road To Magnasanti
How To Walk In Manhattan
Much like previous Cinema Of… Alums (Abel Ferrara, Jim Jarmusch, etc), the majority of John Wilson's films represent New York City. But what sets Wilson's exploration of the big apple apart from the aforementioned filmmakers is that he's from a newer/younger generation. We're no longer in the romanticized world of street artists, junkies, squatters & no wave music. We're now in the era of overpriced rent, paranoia & non-stop high-rise construction.
To really emphasize how I feel about New York City, here is an excerpt from a piece I wrote for The Pink Smoke last year on Michael Haneke's The 7th Continent.
I can't even really talk to a lot of people about my disdain for New York City because everyone blindly loves it here and can't fathom why someone would strongly dislike the so-called greatest city in the world. I find it sad & hilarious when the same people who defend New York City's "charm" are the same people who are always tired, frustrated & broken because of New York City. Makes no sense to me. I mean think about it – part of the charm of New York City is that it's rough, grimey & dirty. That's not charming.
Seriously, why is it that whenever something awesome happens in New York City (the kind of awesome stuff that could only happen in New York City like a great concert or a cool event at a museum) all you hear is; "Only in New York". But when something shitty happens (the kind of shitty thing that could only happen in New York City like ridiculously overpriced rent or garbage everywhere on the street), all you hear is; "well that could happen anywhere. Don't put that on New York City!" Fuck that double standard. Modern-day New York City is a terrible place that is only inviting to folks who are well off or believe in the false myth of what it is. I honestly see no reason for anyone to move to New York City unless you have a well/high-paying job. Everything is overpriced & expensive. There are too many people. It's crowded. And whats worse is that New York City is overcrowded with mostly rude assholes. There are certainly rude assholes everywhere but its heightened when so many flock to the same place. It's easy to avoid assholes in Atlanta or Miami because there are less people there. Things are more spread out. But you can't really avoid them in New York.
There's nothing more annoying than when people come to visit and gush about how great New York City is when they're only visiting for a week (or less). Try living here and experiencing this every day. Are people over the age of 15 still really impressed & amazed at all the blinkly bullshit in midtown Manhattan?
And before you go and get all offended (because we all know no matter how "tough" New Yorkers claim to be, they're some of the most sensitive crybabies on earth especially when it comes criticism of their precious city), I was born in New York City (Queens to be exact). I've lived in New York City for a total of 20 years out of my 36 years of life thus far. So I'm a New Yorker by default and feel I have the right to complain and voice my opinion.
(POSSIBLE) INFLUENCES & VISUAL SIMILARITIES
John's films are very much his own but from his use of text (Jonas Mekas) to technology/modern gadgets (Chris Marker), you can see shades of filmmakers that came before him.
La Jetee / Escape From Park City
Walden / Road To Magnasanti
The Red Desert / Road To Magnasanti
The Red Desert / How To Quit Smoking
A sub-category of John Wilson's vision of New York city is the post-9/11 world we live in (you can also still feel the residue of Guiliani-era New York City). When you isolate all the images of (the very real) police officers in the films of John Wilson it looks quite unnerving (walk through Penn Station at random times of the day to see exactly what I'm talking about).
How To Clean A Cast-Iron Pan
OUT OF CONTEXT AWKWARD HUMOR
You almost cant put it in to words but on a basic/surface level, John Wilson has a talent for awkward humor. Whether it's the uncomfortable fumbling voiceover narration, the quick zoom-ins, the iphone cinematography, or the random shots of people riding the train, I find myself chuckling quite a bit at his movies. To get a better sense of what I'm talking about, it's probably best to just watch some of his films below
How To Act On Reality TV
The (sometimes) loneliness & misery found in John Wilson's films are specific to New York City and nowhere else (this is dangerous for someone like me who feels beat down by New York because I enjoy watching Wilson's films but sometimes feel a little depressed afterwards because they really hit home). Like I eluded to earlier, New York City is no longer the romanticized place it once was, but the dirt, filth, grime & crevices are still there. And outside of all that, there's a huge feeling of displacement and not belonging in Wilson's vision of New York City which some poeple relate to very much.
Labels: comedy, comparison, director, New York City, the 00's, young directors
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BkiUd5U5qg5A6DwoM8LA | Wim Oudshoorn (Leiden, 14 mei 1934? - Oegstgeest, 25 april 2011) was een Nederlands expert en schrijver op het gebied van groente-, tuin- en kamerplanten.
Oudshoorn wilde oorspronkelijk stuurman worden op de handelsvloot, maar hij ging werken in het plantenkwekersbedrijf van zijn vader en werd later leraar op verschillende tuinbouwscholen.
Daarnaast schreef Oudshoorn ruim 80 boeken over tuinaanleg, groente en fruit, kweken en tuin- en kamerplanten, voornamelijk uitgegeven door Kosmos Uitgevers, waarvan er in totaal meer dan 1,5 miljoen werden verkocht. Ook verscheen hij regelmatig op tv in tuin- en natuurprogramma's.
Nederlands schrijver
Tuinbouwkundige | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUcw45qhLA33KHLp0P | Kalliope 001 :: top purfling.
Routing the top purfling channel for Chubbuck Kalliope 001.
Rogue 005 :: top purfling.
Routing the top purfling channel for Chubbuck Rogue 005.
Chubbuck Guitars :: routing binding ledges.
Routing the body binding ledges on Kalliope 001 and Rogue 005.
Chubbuck Guitars :: binding glue-up.
Gluing purfles to the binding before bending on Kalliope 001 and Rogue 005. | c4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUc605qoaAwj4XNs6_ | Walk #961: Cleveland Way: Kildale to Boulby Cliffs
P2012DSC02845 Park Farm bunkbarn. P2012DSC02849 Houses in Kildale.
County North Yorkshire, Cleveland
Start Location Kildale
End Location Boulby Cliffs
Description This walk has three varied segments. A brilliantly scenic section climbs up to Captain Cook's Monument on Easby Moor, and then continues across Great Ayton Moor. A strenuous diversion then takes in the outlying peak of Roseberry Topping. The middle section of the walk takes the trail through Guisborough Forest and through Skelton to reach the seaside town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea. A final wonderful leg takes the trail east over the high cliffs, descending down into Skinningrove before reaching Boulby Cliffs, the highest cliffs on the eastern coast of England.
Pack Today I carried my Macpac Glissade rucksack containing my North Face Westwind tent, spare clothes, waterproofs, water, and enough food for two days. In total it weighed about thirty-five pounds.
Condition I feel tired after this walk, but otherwise have no problems. One of my little toes has a non-painful shalow blister, but I do not known on which day of the trip that occured.
Weather The day was sunny with patchy cloud; it was not overly warm, and was an ideal for walking. There was a fairly hefty breeze at times on the high coastal cliffs towards the end of hte day.
OS map Landranger number 94 (Whitby & Esk Dale, Robin Hood's Bay) and Landranger number 93 (Middlesbrough, Darlington & Hartlepool)
P2012DSC02850 A John Wesley memorial in Kildale. P2012DSC02853 Bankside Farm.
P2012DSC02858 The path heading west through the Coate Moor Woods. P2012DSC02860 The Captain Cook Monument on Easby Moor.
I awoke early and lay in my sleeping bag listening to the radio at low volume, not wanting to disturb the other walker, Colin, who was still asleep nearby. By the time I returned from my morning ablutions he was awake and we chatted as I cooked myself breakfast. I felt a little stiff after what had been a very difficult day's walk yesterday, but I was looking forward to what promised to be a great day amongst beautiful scenery. Most of all, I was looking forward to reaching Saltburn and the coast before the end of the day.
Colin soon disappeared, but I took my time getting ready and picking up the sandwiches which the farmer had made for me. I left about twenty minutes after Colin, climbing away from the farm to join the road where I had left the trail yesterday. An easy descent down a quiet road led to a larger one. A couple of cars passed me on this road; parents taking their children to school.
Kildale was the largest place I had seen since Osmotherley, but it was so small that I passed through it within a few minutes and was soon passing under a railway line. A steep climb then followed along a road; I was not looking forward to this after yesterday's travails, but it turned out to be easier than I expected and I did not need to stop during the ascent. It helped that the climb was along a road which is always easier.
A path then headed through woodland, slowly and easily climbing as it did so. A short but steep section led to Captain Cook's Monument at the top of Easby Moor, a memorial to one of Yorkshire's most famous sons. The views from the monument were suitably grand; I could see almost all the hills that I traversed yesterday, their peaks standing proud in the sunshine.
The descent was easy along a good path that obviously provides the main route up to the monument, and I soon reached the road at the bottom. Another climb followed, although this was short and hardly onerous. Soon I was striding along a good path across moorland, my next target of Roseberry Topping occasionally visible through the trees on my left. Soon I reached the point where the trail makes another diversion to the hill. Colin was standing at the junction eating a sandwich; we said a quick hello before he disappeared off towards the sea.
Since I did not want to carry my pack to the summit only to return the same way, I dropped it into a deep patch of heather where I hoped it would remain unmolested. As usual when I take my pack off I felt as light as a feather, and I nearly jogged down the hillside to the plain of Roseberry Common, a flat area of ground that lies between the main bulk of the moor and the separate summit of Roseberry Topping. The next ascent was steep, and on the way I met an elderly man who was slowly but steadily climbing the slope. He was collecting for an air ambulance, and was walking the trail in eight days. We exchanged pleasantries and I sped on up the hill.
About ten people were enjoying the spectacular views from the summit. A couple had binoculars and were staring to the north over Middlesborough. If the summit is this busy on a Friday morning, I can only imagine how crowded it gets on a weekend afternoon. I was more concerned with the view to the east, where the sea shimmered in clear view. The line of hills I had crossed yesterday lay in the opposite direction, and the terrain between me and the sea seemed much flatter and easier.
I was slightly concerned about the security of my pack and did not linger on the summit. It took me twenty minutes to descend from Roseberry Topping and ascend back onto the moor, where I was glad to see that my pack was safely where I had left it. I pulled it onto an area of shorter grass and munched on my sandwiches whilst the sun dried my sweaty socks. It was a glorious day, and I knew that the worst of my journey to the sea was over.
The elderly walker approached as I was getting ready to go, and we chatted for a while. He had taken up walking after an angina attack, and had already completed Hadrian's Wall twice and the Pennine Way once. Sadly I could not talk for long, and soon I was striding off across the moorland. A gentle descent down to a boggy area of ground was followed by a climb past a farmhouse to reach Guisborough Woods.
Shortly after entering the woods I made a mistake; I asked advice from a passer-by about the correct route and followed his advice against my better judgement. I headed down a track only to realise that the correct route lay at the top of Highcliff Nab. Rather than turn back I continued along tracks that regained the height unnecessarily lost before I rejoined the trail about half a mile further on.
The route through the woodland was not particularly enjoyable, although gaps in the trees granted me some grand views over Guisborough and beyond. The paths and tracks rose and fell annoyingly and there were many junctions to negotiate, although fortunately these were well waymarked. I passed a group of Duke of Edinburgh award scheme students toiling their way uphill before starting a long descent past a motorcycle scrambling track to reach the main road in Slapewath.
I was ahead of schedule, so I decided to nip into the pub in the village, which was situated just off the main road. I half-expected the elderly gent to enter as I supped my pint, but there was no sign of him by the time I left. A long climb led uphill past an old quarry, after which another ascent led to a long track called Airy Hill Lane. The sea was visible at times as the track slowly fell. The trail passed another couple of pubs in Skelton Green before starting a steep descent into Skelton.
Given the grandeur of the scenery earlier in the day, the approach to Saltburn was rather a let-down. The trail crossed a new road and headed through a housing estate before descending through woodland to cross the Skelton Burn. One highlight of the day was a magnificent brick viaduct that seemed to fly over the valley, its arches so tall that it was hard to see the top. The railway line across the viaduct is still in use by mineral trains to the Boulby Mine, although it nce went as far as Whitby.
The trail annoyingly rose and fell along the valley before eventually climbing up to join a road in Saltburn. I had never seen this side of the town before and I was impressed by the quality of the architecture - it certainly did not appear to have suffered the same fate as so many seaside resorts. A long, zigzagging road took me down to the seafront, where I joined the route I had followed on my coastal walk.
Here I was faced with a decision. It had been my intention to stop at Saltburn for the night, but there was no campsite and I really did not feel like paying for a bed and breakfast. There was enough daylight for me to walk a few more miles, and I was feeling fit. I stopped on a seafront bench to buy an ice cream and then made my way across the outfall of the Skelton Burn towards a pub. Sadly this was not serving food until six, far longer than I wanted to wait, so I had a quick pint of shandy whilst the barmaid kindly filled up my water bottles.
Despite being heavily loaded with water, the ascent up the cliffs to the south of Saltburn proved easy, and the views back towards the pier and onto Merske and Redcar rewarded the effort. Once at the top the going was easy; the cliffs rose slowly enough that it hardly felt like a climb, and the good views out to sea occupied my mind. Soon a railway line came in from the right, and the path squeezed between it and the cliff edge. Nearby there was a strange monument I remembered from my previous walk, a circular steel sculpture with a series of objects hanging down from it.
A nearby spot seemed ideal for camping, but I was still feeling fit and there was still plenty of daylight left. The railway line curved away inland as the cliffs began to fall, and eventually a series of steps led down onto the beach. I trudged through the sand before climbing up to pass between the abutments of an old railway bridge on Skinningrove jetty. The village of Skinningrove itself is not the prettiest on this stretch of coast, the steel works having dominated the area for a number of years. But the people were friendly as I sat down once more to empty sand out of my boots and contemplate my next move.
I was tempted to put my tent up above the tideline on the beach, but instead I decided to continue on. A steep but mercifully short ascent took me back up onto the cliffs, and the next mile was pleasant and relatively level walking. A combine harvester was just completing a field of barley as the trail turned to head inland, joining a track that passed a farm. A path then climbed steeply through gorse, and soon I was at the top of the cliffs.
Several reasonable camping spots came into view; each was relatively secluded whilst offering a flat area of shortish grass and grand views. But by this point I had settled my mind on one target: the highest cliffs on the east coast of England at Rock Cliff lay only a mile away, and it seemed like a promising place to wild camp. I pressed on; the gradient was not too steep but the path was narrow in places, with a fence protecting fields to the right. Good views kept me going, and soon a trig pillar marking the highest point on the cliffs came into view in a field to my right.
There was no really suitable place to camp on the path, but the field that housed the trig pillar had been harvested. I nipped over a stile and quickly erected my tent in the corner of the field next to the fence. The hefty breeze on the 210-metre cliffs were keeping the insects away, and I lay outside my tent as I watched the sun go down. It was not a bad place to spend the night; the brow of the hill kept me out of sight of the nearby farm, and I was not damaging any crops. Once it got dark I settled into my sleeping bad and fell quickly asleep.
P2012DSC02865 The view from the Captain Cook Monument on Easby Moor. P2012DSC02867 The view from the Captain Cook Monument on Easby Moor, showing the terrain walked over yesterday.
This walk starts at Park Farm at NZ602084, about a mile to the southwest of Kildale. Walk past the farmhouse and then turn right through a gateway to enter a field to the east of the farm. Once through the gate, angle right to join a fence that heads uphill on the right. After a quarter of a mile a stile is reached beside a field gate; cross this to join the Cleveland Way on a road at NZ605085. Turn left and go through a clapper gate beside a cattle grid and continue along the road.
Follow the road as it heads north. After a sixth of a mile it curves to the left to head north-northwestwards for another quarter of a mile until it ends at a T-junction with another road. Turn right along this road and follow it as it enters the hamlet of Kildale. Take the first road off to the left, Station Road, and after passing some cottages on the right, turn right down another road. This descends downhill, curving to the left to pass under a railway bridge at NZ606096, and then cross a bridge over a stream.
Follow the road to a cattle grid, after which it starts climbing uphill in a rough northerly direction. it passes Bankside Farm on the right and some barns on the left to reach a clapper gate beside a cattle grid. The ascent starts to slacken three-quarters of a mile after the railway bridge. On a right-hand bend at the crest of the hill, turn left to join a gravel track that goes through a gate to enter woodland.
Follow the track westwards; when the track curves to the right after a fifth of a mile, turn left to follow a footpath through the trees. The path passes a stile and continues on as the tip of Captain Cook's Monument becomes visible ahead. After leaving the trees the path climbs steeply up stone steps. Go through a gap in a stone wall and continue uphill across moorland to reach the monument at NZ590101.
At the monument turn right to follow a flagstone path northwards. It descends across the moors and becomes a gravel path that heads downhill through trees. After half a mile it goes through a pedestrian gate beside a field gate to reach Dikes Lane at NZ591110. Turn right for a few yards to pass a car park on the right, and then turn left. Ignore a larger track angling off to the right, and instead take a footpath that heads up steps to the north. When the steps end a more gradual ascent continues, following a fence and then a wall on the left. Continue along this path until a pedestrian gate is reached at NZ587127, 0.9 miles after the road.
Here the trail makes another official diversion to visit the outlying summit of Roseberry Topping which lies half a mile to the west. Go through the pedestrian gate and turn left down some steps. Eventually the gradient slackens; continue on with a wall on the left to reach the base of Roseberry Topping. More steps and a steep zigzagging path lead up to reach the craggy summit at NZ579125. Once there, descend off the hill by the same route and climb the steps back up to reach the pedestrian gate and the main Cleveland Way route.
Three paths radiate out from the gate across the moorland; take the middle path that heads eastwards; do not take the path that runs along the wall on the left or the one beside the trees on the right. This path climbs a slight summit before falling to reach a bridleway gate. Go through this gate to join a track and then turn right along this track. It immediately curves to the left and continues falling with forestry on the left. Go through a vehicle barrier and then turn right along another track to reach a bridleway gate beside a field gate.
Go through this, pass another vehicle barrier and continue uphill. After a couple of hundred yards turn left to join a narrow footpath that heads across the moorland. The path curves to the left and the right as it descends, joining a fence on the left. It crosses a rough, reedy area with flagstones across boggy sections before starting to climb alongside a wall, passing Highcliffe Farm on the left. Go through a bridleway gate through a fence near the farm and continue climbing. The wall and path both curve to the left, aiming for trees ahead. Ignore a gate off to the left, and shortly afterwards turn left through a clapper gate to enter the woodland at NZ611135.
Follow the path as it skirts just inside the western edge of the woodland. The path curves to the right away from the wall for a short distance to meet a track. Turn left along the track for a few yards, and then right along another path that climbs up to reach the summit of Highcliff Nab. Follow the path as it curves to the right at the top and climbs slightly for a couple of hundred yards to join a track. Turn left to follow this track eastwards as it slowly falls. Ignore a track leading off to the right, and instead follow the main track as it curves down to the left to join another track at NZ619141.
Continue northeastwards along this track; when it curves to the right, turn left to continue straight on along a path through the forest. This path climbs uphill and then curves to the right; do not continue straight on downhill. It then curves to the left, still climbing to join another track. Continue along this track; as it soon curves to the right continue straight on along another path that curves to the right. As the path forks, take the lesser left-hand branch.
When it forks again, take the lesser right-hand branch that climbs uphill to join a bigger path. Turn left down this and follow it as it descends. When it meets another track, turn left and follow it alongside a fence on the right and trees on the left. After a while the path curves to the right up a few steps to reach a pedestrian gate. Go through this and follow it as it immediately curves to the left. The path descends to cross a stream and climbs up the other side. Follow a fence on the right to reach a clapper gate that leads out onto a track at NZ639154.
Turn left to follow this track as it plunges steeply downhill. Just before a tarmac track is joined at the bottom, turn right through a clapper gate to enter woodland. The path runs between fences; when the fence on the left ends, continue following the fence on the right as it curves to the right. The path climbs uphill; go through a squeeze-stile as the path continues climbing. Go through a second field stile, following a fence on the left to reach a track. Turn right up this track for about five yards and then left through a third squeeze stile, after which the path continues between fences.
Go through a fourth squeeze stile and follow the path as it curves half-left across an area of tracks to reach a fifth squeeze stile. On the other side the path continues between fences. A sixth and seventh squeeze stile guard a track coming down the hillside, and the path continues beyond these without fences. When another path is reached, turn left downhill to reach a clapper gate beside a field gate and then turn left along a track that parallels the A171 main road. It passes a little picnic area on the right and then joins the A171 at NZ642157.
Carefully cross the A171 to reach the pavement on the northern side of the road, and start following the road westwards, passing the Fox and Hounds pub away to the right (this is the first pub on the trail since Osmotherley, about 30 miles away). Take the first road to the right and then immediately turn left along an access road. When the road soon ends next to a house, go through a squeeze stile to join a path with a fence on the right; this leads to a second squeeze stile. Immediately afterwards the path curves to the right to join another path, passing a disused quarry on the left.
The path climbs steps uphill and curves to the left to reach a third squeeze stile. The path continues up more steps that take it above the quarry to reach a fourth squeeze stile. More steps lead to a fifth squeeze stile and some benches. Here the path curves to the right to follow a fence on the right; the gradient slackens as the path heads north with woodland to the left. The path goes through another squeeze stile and turns right to head uphill with a hedge on the right. It goes through a gap in a stone wall and continues on with a wall on the right to join the end of a track in the corner of a field at NZ642164.
Turn left and follow this track as it heads northeast, passing Airy Hill Farm on the right. The track slowly becomes better quality as it heads on, passing under some power lines and then houses on the left. The track ends at a road junction in Skelton Green after 1.4 miles at NZ656181. Turn right to follow a road north through the village; it passes the Green Inn on the right before ending at a T-junction with Boosbeck Road at NZ656183.
Cross the road and go through a clapper gate to join a surfaced path that runs between fences. The path crosses another path and continues on to another clapper gate. The path squeezes past the end of a hedge and runs downhill between hedges before curving to the right and descending to reach Swilly Lane in Skelton. Turn right down Swilly Lane for a few yards before taking a path that leads off to the left, heading steeply down steps. The path joins a road on the left and follows this for a few yards to reach the High Street at NZ658188.
Carefully cross the road, and on the other side head down Coniston Road. Pass the library on the right and then turn right down Derwent Road. This soon curves to the left and continues downhill. When it ends at a T-junction with Windermere Drive, cross the road and continue on, still following Derwent Road. This curves to the left and then the right; when it ends squeeze through a gap in a hedge to enter some scrubland. The path curves to the left to head north across the scrubland; it passes through a gap in a hedge to enter another field. Cross this to reach Bowland Road.
Cross Bowland Road and head straight on along a gravel path between houses. The path curves to the right to enter woods, following a fence on the right. It passes under a large road bridge carrying the A174 road overhead. On the other side the path opens out into a field on the left; at the end of the field it curves to the left and then the right past a fence to enter woodland. The path heads downhill, initially along a slope and then steps. It curves to the right and follows a river on the left to reach a footbridge over the river at NZ660201, with a railway viaduct high overhead.
Cross the footbridge and follow the path on the other side as it heads under the arches of the viaduct. The path then curves to the left up a track, and then right to enter Saltburn Valley Gardens. When the track forks, take the right-hand branch which heads downhill. When this meets a surfaced road continue straight on up a slight slope. At a little picnic area, turn left up a surfaced path. When this curves to the right, turn left up steps to reach Albion Terrace in Saltburn. Turn right to follow this road north; it soon swings to the right and becomes Glenside. Continue along this road until it ends at a T-junction; here turn right to head straight on. When the road forks, take the right-hand branch that heads down a zigzag to reach the sea at NZ667216. Care needs taking on the zigzag as the pavements are narrow.
At the bottom, turn right to follow the road southeastwards. It immediately crosses the Skelton Beck on a bridge and then curves to the left to head towards The Ship pub. The road curves to the right just before the pub; follow it for a few yards past the pub car park and then turn left up a path. When this forks after a few yards, head up a series of steps on the left that head uphill to reach the top of the cliffs. The steps end and a path slopes uphill along the edge of the cliffs. Go through a gap in a fence and continue along the edge of the cliffs.
1.3 miles after The Ship, the path goes through a fence at NZ688218 and becomes increasingly squeezed by the cliff edge on the left and a railway line on the right. The latter eventually curves away and the path continues on along the cliff edge. It passes a large metal sculpture and heads on; after a while it curves to the right away from the sea, then left through a hedge, and left once more to rejoin the cliff edge.
At NZ707204 the path turns to the left and heads down a series of steps that lead down towards the beach. Join the beach and turn right to start following it eastwards as it approaches Skinningrove Jetty. Climb up onto the jetty using a ramp, and then pass between the abutments of an old bridge and then turn right to follow a track alongside the shore. This passes a car park on the right and then joins a road called Marine Terrace. Turn left along this, passing houses on the right, and when the road ends squeeze past the end of the houses to reach another road. Turn left to reach a bridge over the river in Skinningrove at NZ714200.
Cross the bridge and follow the road as it curves to the right. On the bend, turn left up some steps that lead up the hillside to the east, soon joining the clifftop. The path squeezes between the cliffs on the left and a fence on the right. A mile after Skinningrove at NZ729197, the path turns right to head inland. The path climbs as it follows a hedge on the left and ends at a junction with a track. Turn left to follow this track as it heads eastwards; it goes through a clapper gate beside a farm gate and after 150 yards enters a farmyard.
When the track ends in the farmyard, head diagonally across some grass to reach a stile. Cross the stile and head up a path to reach a second stile. The path climbs through bracken; a couple of stretches of boardwalk are crossed before the path follows a stone wall on the right. The wall becomes a fence; follow the cliffs as the path generally climbs, although there are some minor descents. Go through a clapper gate and continue on. This particular walk ended on the highest cliffs in England at NZ750195.
P2012DSC02872 The view from the Captain Cook Monument on Easby Moor towards Roseberry Topping. P2012DSC02876 The descent north off Easby Moor.
Park Farm, Kildale Captain Cook's Monument 3.0 764 243
Captain Cook's Monument Roseberry Topping 2.6 587 699
Roseberry Topping Slapewath 6.1 928 1480
Slapewath Saltburn seafront 4.9 627 1007
Saltburn seafront Skinningrove 3.8 735 732
Skinningrove Rock Cliff, Boulby 2.5 778 131
This makes a total distance of 22.9 miles, with 4419 feet of ascent and 4292 feet of descent.
I spent the night camping beside the trail at Bulby Cliffs, the highest cliffs in England. Although there was no pottable water, it was a perfectly pleasant wild-camp.
P2012DSC02881 The view back over Easby Moor from the climb onto Great Ayton Moor. P2012DSC02882 The climb onto Great Ayton Moor.
P2012DSC02883 The view back over Easby Moor from the climb onto Great Ayton Moor. P2012DSC02885 The path across Great Ayton Moor.
P2012DSC02888 The descent towards Roseberry Topping from Great Ayton Moor. P2012DSC02895 Roseberry Topping summit.
P2012DSC02897 The view from Roseberry Topping summit towards Great Ayton Moor. P2012DSC02906 The view from Roseberry Topping summit.
P2012DSC02915 The view from Roseberry Topping summit towards Great Ayton Moor. P2012DSC02920 The view back up Roseberry Topping.
P2012DSC02926 Hot boots. P2012DSC02927 It's easier without a rucksack...
P2012DSC02929 Jack. P2012DSC02930 Lookinbg west across Newton Moor.
P2012DSC02934 The boggy area of ground near The Race. P2012DSC02937 Highcliff Nab.
P2012DSC02943 Following the trail east through Guisborough Woods. P2012DSC02945 Following the trail east through Guisborough Woods.
P2012DSC02947 Following the trail east through Guisborough Woods. P2012DSC02953 The quarry at Slapewath.
P2012DSC02960 Following Airy Hill Lane northeastwards. P2012DSC02961 A strange toy on a fencepost.
P2012DSC02970 Skelton Beck. P2012DSC02971 The high railway viaduct above Skelton Beck.
P2012DSC02972 The high railway viaduct above Skelton Beck. P2012DSC02975 Following the path through the nature reserve towards Saltburn.
P2012DSC02977 A Cleveland Way fingerpost in Saltburn. P2012DSC02984 The view along the cliffs east from Saltburn.
P2012DSC02986 Saltburn pier. P2012DSC02991 A boat in the beach in Saltburn.
P2012DSC02995 The mortuary in Saltburn. P2012DSC03000 Hunt Cliff.
P2012DSC03001 The path along Hunt Cliff. P2012DSC03007 Hunt Cliff.
P2012DSC03013 The path sandwiched between the raiway line and cliff edge. P2012DSC03015 The sculpture near Warsett Hill.
P2012DSC03017 The sculpture near Warsett Hill. P2012DSC03018 An old air ventilation pump house.
P2012DSC03026 Skinningrove steelworks. P2012DSC03029 The descent towards Skinningrove.
P2012DSC03032 The beach near Skinningrove Jetty. P2012DSC03035 KIlton Burn in Skinningrove.
P2012DSC03042 The view back down over Skinningrove. P2012DSC03048 A combine working late.
P2012DSC03054 The climb up onto Rock Cliff. P2012DSC03060 Following Rock Cliff southeastwards.
P2012DSC03065 My tent on Boulby Cliffs.
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BkiUdao5qdmDAKB16HAS | Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this man after an attempted theft from Tesco, in Market Rasen.
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this man and woman after a theft from the Co-Op, in Welton.
The Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance has landed in Market Rasen after a collision between a motorbike and car earlier today (Friday).
UPDATE (Wednesday 5.15pm) - A third man has died following a collision in Heath Lane, Welton Cliff, on Monday March 25.
Firefighters from across the Lincolnshire Wolds were called to a commercial building fire on the former RAF Binbrook air field last night (Sunday).
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this man in connection with a public order offence in Market Rasen last week.
A group of Tealby students ditched the classroom last Friday (March 15) to take part in the global protests against climate change.
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to these people who may be able to assist with their theft investigation from Market Rasen.
A family living in North Thoresby have been left devastated after they lost nearly all their belongings in a fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning (March 5).
All ages can enjoy an evening of clowning, comedy and courage in a show coming to Alford.
The family of a man from Caistor who was killed after a crash on Tuesday (February 26) have today released a tribute to him.
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this person, who may be able to assist with their investigation into the theft of artificial turf from a Market Rasen.
Staff at a Market Rasen beauty salon have got a 'spring' in their step after making the final for two awards.
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this person, who may be able to assist with their investigation into the theft of several joints of meat from a store in Welton.
Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to this person, who may be able to assist with their investigation into the theft of baby milk in Market Rasen.
Lincolnshire Police have confirmed that an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have died and three are still seriously injured following a collision near Market Rasen last night (Monday).
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are trying to trace the relatives of a Swaby woman who died at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, in Grimsby, on Tuesday (February 5).
Lincolnshire Police have confirmed that enquiries are continuing after a robbery in Market Rasen at the weekend.
Lincolnshire Police confirmed this morning (Wednesday) that a 20-year-old woman has died following a collision between Horncastle and Scrivelsby yesterday evening (Tuesday). | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe4DxK1yAgXBVGWCG | Another Devastating Review That I Liked
Josephine Meckseper, Blaffer installation view, swiped from KUHF (I hope they don't mind--I am a member)
There was a show at the Blaffer Gallery Josephine Meckseper. I saw it late last year and thought it was kind of bad. Now what I should have done was to take notes about why I thought it was bad. Instead, I was too lazy. Fortunately, Michael Bise wasn't.
I thought Meckseper's exhibition at the Blaffer Gallery was one of the worst shows I've seen there. A hipster pastiche of Hans Haacke and Haim Steinbach, Meckseper situates various images and objects that have to do with politics, advertising and the capitalist economy's strategic conflation of the two, on shelves and in display cases that reference museum vitrines and department store windows. In addition to her exhibition at the Blaffer, Meckseper also created a razor-sharp critique of capitalism by designing a window display for the Houston Galleria's Neiman Marcus. (Michael Bise, Glasstire, February 2010)
Bise definitely wasn't lazy like me!
But the fact that I've seen the Meckseper show half a dozen times and haven't come away with much more than he did leads me to believe that there's not much more there.
Young trust-fund artists from premium graduate schools have increasingly thrown themselves prostrate at the feet of Frankfurt School-style critical theory, offering up their tender nether regions in support of whatever social or cultural agenda the academic left finds currently fashionable. Rather than attempting to create visual art that is complicated and contrarian enough to allow new meaning to grow out of it, their work, like Meckseper's, is created as an illustration of already baked — sometimes only halfway — ideas from the reading lists of tenured professors like [Semiotext(e) founder Sylvère] Lotringer who haven't had to worry about making rent or paying for prescription drugs in a long time.
The problem is that neither Meckseper nor Lotringer will even claim her work as political. In an interview on KUHF's Front Row, Meckseper asserted that her work was to be viewed ironically (whatever that means), while Lotringer claimed in his lecture that her work was not about politics but about the question of whether politics can be addressed by art. From a red, white and blue carpeted hallway to a silver showroom dummy adorned with a protest sign and a tiny American flag juxtaposed with a menorah, it's pretty clear that Meckseper is not only addressing politics with art, but is doing so about as thoughtfully as Glenn Beck with a piece of chalk.
OK, it's unfair for me to present such large, undigested chunks of someone else's work. Cowardly even--if I have such a poor opinion of Meckseper's show, I should say so in my own words. Mea culpa.
My words in this case would do little more than echo Bise's--this show struck me as lazy and flabby. Seriously, if someone wanted to create art installations that made fun bad political art, they'd look like this. I saw neither incisive analysis nor heart on display here.
So thank you Michael Bise for being such a hard-ass, and thanks Glasstire for publishing this highly entertaining take-down.
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Dylan Larkin had a goal for the Red Wings, who snapped their two-game skid. Jimmy Howard made 32 saves.
Leon Draisaitl and Matt Benning scored for the Oilers, who have lost three in a row.
Detroit got on the board four minutes into the second period when Larkin scored his 21st of the season on a quick wrist shot.
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BkiUdX84uBhi6bG9lUwW | The Metropolitan Vintage Dance & Social Club will hold its Seventh Annual Armistice Ball, a 1918-style ragtime soiree, on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8-11 p.m., at the Madison Community House, 25 Cook Ave., Madison.
The Metropolitan Club Orchestra will provide hot dance tunes of the early 20th century. A workshop in dances of the era will be held at the Madison Community House from 2-4 p.m., that day. Ball tickets are $35 per person in advance or $40 at the door ($15 in advance/$20 at the door with a student I.D.). They may be purchased online at www.armisticeball.com.
This year, the Met Club is also sponsoring a Sunday morning tea brunch at the Cosy Cupboard Tea Room in Convent Station. The cost is $35, and reservations should be made directly with the Cosy Cupboard at 973-998-6676.
The Metropolitan Club Orchestra recreates the popular music of the early 20th century, with tunes dating from c.1906 to c.1926. The band includes renowned musicians Dan Levinson, reeds; Randy Sandke, trumpet; Jim Fryer, trombone; Jesse Gelber, piano; Matt Tolentino, tuba; Mike Kuehn, banjo; and Sue Fischer, drums.
At the Saturday afternoon workshop, novices can master the basics of period dances including the one-step, foxtrot, tango, blues, and waltz. It will be led by instructors Jan and Al Seabra of Raritan, who teach vintage dance in Bridgewater. The workshop is included in the ticket price.
A ceremony at intermission will honor active and retired military personnel in attendance. Attire of the 19-teens or '20s, military uniforms, or appropriate modern dress is requested.
All profits benefit the Thursday Morning Club of Madison. The Thursday Morning Club is a social and philanthropic organization which owns and operates the Madison Community House, the Community House Nursery School, and the Before and After School Care program. Since its inception the club has provided support for community programs as well as a meeting place for Madison's sports, recreational, and civic groups. Visit www.tmcmch.org.
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Season One
Author Old Game Hermit
It look a little longer than I wanted for me to get this post out. But as they say, better late than never! It's been over a year since I shared my thoughts on Star Wars: Resistance. Resistance was a show that didn't really tickle my fancy. Maybe it's because it was aimed at younger viewers, I don't know. But for whatever reason, I just had a really hard time getting into it. That being said, I was very apprehensive when I learned about Disney's next animated Star Wars series, The Bad Batch. In fact, I put off watching the show until the first season was complete. But I did finally settle down and binge watch the whole show. And now I'm ready to provide my critique.
If you watched the final season of The Clone Wars, than you are already familiar with the Bad Batch. The Bad Batch is a group of semi-defective clone troopers, each with their own unique traits. Initially, these clones were considered rejects, but it soon became apparent that when working together, their unpredictability was more of a blessing than a hindrance. In fact, this unit of troopers became legendary for their unorthodox tactics that always seem to prevail against insurmountable odds. Well, the Bad Batch proved to be extremely popular with fans. Disney noticed this and eventually they were given their own show.
The Bad Batch is very much an extension of The Clone Wars. In fact, the first episode starts off with The Clone Wars title card. But this only lasts a few seconds before it is replaced it with "The Bad Batch". The series begins with the execution of Order 66. We get to see this event play out from the perspective of the Bad Batch (who due to their genetic imperfections, seem resistant to the order). In fact, it is at this moment that we actually get to see an important piece of Star Wars lore from a new perspective; the killing of Jedi Depa Billaba. In case the name escapes you, Depa Billaba was the teacher to a padawan named Caleb Dume (aka: Kanan Jarrus) – one of the stars of Star Wars Rebels. I mention this because we've seen this moment described before in the Kanan comic book. Interestingly enough, this time around, the event is portrayed a quite a bit different. Yes, the gist of it is the same, but we now have The Bad Batch injected into the moment. I mention this mainly because this retelling of the event is actually a pretty major retcon in the new canon. Until now, the Lucasfilm Story Group has done a fairly decent job at keeping the Star Wars canon running smoothly. But now, we actually have two official stories that contradict each other. I know I've gone off on a bit of a tangent here, but I can't help but worry about what this means for the future of canon consistency.
All that aside, the show itself does a pretty fantastic job of providing insight to earliest moments of the Galactic Empire. Many long-time questions are finally answered. For example, why did the empire decide to conscript storm troopers instead of keeping a clone army? Well, the answer is found in this show. But for all The Bad Batch gets right, there's still and handful of things that really annoyed me. This show, like so many other forms of Star Wars media seems intent on trying to link every aspect of the Star Wars universe together even when it's completely unnecessary. Specifically, I'm talking about an episode where the Bad Batch encounter a young rancor. But instead of just letting this creature be some random unimportant rancor, it naturally has to be THE RANCOR from Return of the Jedi… why?!
Still, the show does introduce us to a new and very interesting character, Omega. Omega is intriguing because she is a female clone. That's right, she's just as much of a clone as all the others except her DNA was modified to make her female instead of male. The Bad Batch encounter her early in the series and take her under their wing. Omega ends up being a major character in the show, but due to her age she's often a liability to the group. Still, I'm excited to see just what becomes of this character in future seasons as she matures.
I will say that I enjoyed this show much more than Resistance. It certainly had its epic moments. But it didn't seem to capture my attention like the later seasons of the The Clone Wars did. Still, I'm very curious to see what happens next. With that in mind, I'm definitely looking forward to season two. Let's see if Disney is able to polish this series up enough to give it the shine it really deserves.
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BkiUejvxK03BfNelXlEN | Wizards of the Coast settles Hex lawsuit
Reaches agreement with Cryptozoic and Hex over similarities with Magic: The Gathering
Monday 28th September 2015
Wizards of the Coast has settled its lawsuit with Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment over the crowdfunded card game, Hex: Shards of Fate.
The suit, which accused Cryptozoic and Hex of infringing WOTC's IP rights, was filed in May. The two sides have now reached an out-of-court settlement agreement and license, though the terms were not disclosed.
At the root of WOTC's complaint were the similarities between Hex: Shards of Fate and Magic: The Gathering. In a statement released over the weekend, CEO Greg Leeds stated that the company encourages fans of trading card games to play competing products.
"However, we will not hesitate to take action to protect our intellectual property and the amazing work of hundreds of dedicated Magic team members around the world," Leeds said.
"That is why we brought this lawsuit and why we are happy to announce its resolution through a settlement and license that both protects the valuable intellectual property of Magic: The Gathering and allows Cryptozoic and Hex to move forward with Hex: Shards of Fate."
Whether the agreement is favourable to Cryptozoic and Hex isn't clear, but the companies took a firm stance against the lawsuit when it was first filed. Indeed, Cryptozoic accused WOTC of trying to, "snuff out fair competition."
Inevitably, the companies are now more sanguine about the matter. "We recognise that Wizards owns valuable intellectual property in Magic: The Gathering, are happy to have this matter settled and excited to move forward with Hex: Shards of Fate," said Hex Entertainment CEO Cory Jones.
"We believe that the gaming community will benefit from knowing that Hex: Shards of Fate is no longer subject to litigation."
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BkiUdl3xaJiQn-58DJX0 | It seems that the statement "the long is wait is over" becomes an over-statement for Amy and Sheldon as the question of a proposal was way over Season 8. Now that the management of the "Big Bang Theory" confirms two more seasons for its avid viewers, Amy can now answer the pending question. Not that Sheldon was the one waiting in vain here, for most of the show's series, Amy has been through a lot with her egocentric and indifferent boyfriend.
Well, good thing though that the schemes of Ramona Nowitzki did not work out to end "Big Bang Theory's" giftedly genius love team, and perhaps Sheldon's indifference do have some benefits at some end only. In a report from Metro US, Amy may have a different answer to Sheldon's proposal in connection to Ramona's kiss, and because she doesn't know Sheldon's indifference to Ramona's feelings. However, avid viewers still believe that love wins in the end and that is something worthy to watch out for when Season 11 premieres on Monday.
In the promo release of Spoiler TV at the "Big Bang Theory" Season 11 Episode 1, Amy is set to answer Sheldon's proposal which was left off of the Season 10's final episode. Sheldon, ring in hand, went to Princeton and surprises Amy with a wedding proposal, something that is so atypical to sweetness for Sheldon but was long been a plan when he brought the ring in Season 8. The next best thing to happen will be the answer and the wedding preparations which is definitely hilarious, thanks to Sheldon and his friends.
Here's the tip, if Sheldon's mother, Mary will return, hopefully, it will be for a big event to happen, as casts like Laurie Metcalf, Riki Lindhome, and Stephen Hawking will reprise their roles from previous seasons. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette seem to be a struggle as they receive unexpected news or a new blessing for their growing family. All these and more as the "Big Bang Theory" returns for Season 11 on September 25, Monday 8 p.m. E.T before the spinoff "Young Sheldon at 8:30 p.m. E.T only on CBS. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUe-3xK7ICUt7cQ3ki | Virginia bill allowing Uber, Lyft approved
After a yearlong ban, app-based ride-sharing services soon will have a law allowing them to operate legally.
Virginia bill allowing Uber, Lyft approved After a yearlong ban, app-based ride-sharing services soon will have a law allowing them to operate legally. Check out this story on newsleader.com: http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2015/02/01/virginia-bill-allowing-uber-lyft-approved/22702597/
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)(Photo: AP)
RICHMOND – After a yearlong ban, Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-sharing services soon will have a law allowing them to operate legally in Virginia.
The House of Delegates on Friday joined the Senate in passing a bill that would set licensing requirements for such services' drivers. The legislation is similar to an interim agreement approved by state officials last August after the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles sent cease-and-desist letters banning the taxicab-like service from the state.
The House voted 67-28 in favor of HB 1662, sponsored by Del. Tom Rust, R-Herndon.
"Uber, Lyft and other transportation network companies provide a transportation service that Virginians clearly like to use," Rust said. But he wants to make sure users feel comfortable and safe.
"When the governor signs it into law, Virginians can take advantage of this new technology with assurance that reasonable safety and liability measures are governing its use," Rust said.
Under his bill, drivers would have to be at least 21 and undergo background checks that examine their criminal history, driving record and sex offender status. The bill also requires that drivers purchase liability insurance with at least $1 million in coverage.
The companies would be required to pay an initial licensing fee of $70,000 and then $3,000 every year thereafter.
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a companion measure — SB 1025, sponsored by Sen. John Watkins, R-Midlothian. The two bills still must be reconciled: The House will now consider SB 1025, and the Senate will consider HB 1662. Then final legislation will be sent to Gov. Terry McAuliffe to be signed into law.
House Speaker Bill Howell was pleased that legislators from both sides of the aisle could agree on regulations for ride-sharing services. "It was important that we got this bill right, and the bipartisan support in today's vote is a testament to the hard work that so many put into it," he said Friday.
Apps like Uber and Lyft allow users to indicate their pickup location and destination on their smartphones. The company's drivers see this and can decide whether they want to pick up the customer. Depending on the number of drivers in the user's area, someone can arrive for pickup in a matter of minutes.
Like Virginia, states across the country are wrestling with how to regulate these "transportation network companies." Taxi drivers say the services threaten their livelihood, because nearly anyone who owns a car and can pass a background check is eligible to be a driver. This, in turn, can flood the market — hurting business for cab drivers.
Del. Tim Hugo, R-Centreville, co-sponsored HB 1662. "Improving transportation for Virginians takes more than just building infrastructure," he said. "It requires us to embrace new technology to better meet citizens' transportation needs."
An analysis of the legislation by the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget estimated that it will cost $640,000 to regulate the ride-sharing services during the first year and $440,000 annually after that. But the fees paid by the companies and drivers will cover the costs, the department said.
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